I didn't really forget, but I slept in late today and then was busy till now. Sorry Nacchi! She will always be my favorite of the original members. And wow, she is 29! Great time for a comeback and I'm not surprised that it'll be different than her old stuff. Her next single release date is set for September 15th. But, lucky girl, that is not all. This fall she will be releasing not only a 2011 calendar but her 10th PB! Her last couple of photobooks were great, so I might have to buy this one. Unfortunately, I'm low on cash and H!P merch tends to be more expensive than AKB merch. However, her comeback won't be as much fun without Utaban. At least we can be sure that we'll be in for a vocal treat.
Here are some idols that are dear to my heart and who I consider, at least musically, inactive. Here are my personal break-in videos of each. (I do love history.)
Wink
What doesn't scream 80s? I am not familiar with too much Japanese old pop. This is still my favorite from Wink, but most of their stuff is fun to listen to.
SweetS
This is my first J-pop experience that I can recall. This was back in the days when I didn't have a laptop or use headphones. I had to share a computer with my little sister. She used to make fun of me, well the song, when I listened to it. I mostly just watched the pv because I wasn't too familiar computers in my middle school days.
W
You know why! Just kidding. I was addicted to this pv even before I knew who W was. I thought they looked like twins. This was still in the period of anime/ manga with a bit of J-pop thrown in.
Hinoi Team
The good old days of para para. I still think I have this one memorized.
Miki Fujimoto
She will always be a classic. I wish she didn't join Morning Musume.
I thought senbatsu was supposed to be special. This single is basically promoting everything, but the girls. I mean three out of the four songs are being used in commercials. I thought this was an odd senbatsu single, although we only have one to go by. The single paired with the election should be about the girls. Leave the promotions and favoritism for the other singles. I would understand, a little bit, if this was the 19th single. I'm reading too much into this. It just seems less special than their 13th single.
Yeaa I'm back hard week for me has passed well i want to tell some funny stories back then o yeah do you know LDKS? it's a training to be a leader i'm chosen to be the leader of my extra curricular in school so i must attend the trainee Here are some funny stories (pake indonesia aja ya): • Waktu makan kan di jatahin gitu satu kelompok satu nampan. Nah kalo kita ngerasa kurang kita mesti bilang ke panitianya "Ya Allah ..(nama makanannya)..Ya Allah" • Sewaktu ada materi yg diberikan salah satu guru (yang kebetulan dia guru agama) lewat powerpoint, kita (RELOAD) meratiin kok backgroundnya gambar anime ya? setelah beberapa gambar muncullah gambar : abis ngeliat ini kita langsung teriak : "ITU KAITO! ITU KAITO!!!" *panic mode* gaul kan guru agama bisa pake wallpaper slide kayak gini ^^; • Beberapa kejadian bodoh di tronton
Well saya malas menceritakan semuanya secara lengkap karena yang mengerti hanya anak2 yang satu sekolah sama saya ^^ Kalo dipikir-pikir ini hanya update-an aja karena udah lama ga update nee ja mata minna ^.~
1 - Mint(Maeda At, Katayama, Kasai, Nito, Matsu S) 2 - Love company (Oshima, Sato A, Nakaya, Miyazaki) 3 - Girlsing (Kuramochi, Kojima, Umeda, Kikuchi, Sato N, Chikano) 4 - U (Itano, Masuda, Komori, Kobayashi, Hirajima, Matsubara, Oya) 5 - Sally Akimoto (Akimoto)
Acchan is back in her proper place, on top. Personally this is not my favorite unit. I have an odd feeling that I will dislike the song. It is supposed to be a painful love song. I would love to hear another serious track, like Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru or Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou. It was really hard to select my favorite group. This could be a good thing. There is no way I could be unhappy. (I am not a huge fan of enka though.) I'm a little confused by the fact that they all already have a song for the unit. Will they release them all at one point? Can we at least see each unit in concert? It would be nice if they did, but then they would have to record and choreograph each one.
I logged in today to mostly wish Johnson a happy 29th birthday. (Happy Birthday Johnson!) I've missed a couple of birthdays because I've been busy or on vacation. Out of habit, the first thing I do is check to see if anything interesting is being talked about on the blogisphere. I was shocked by the spam of posts about three members leaving Morning Musume. Three! I was waiting for one or maybe two. I never actually thought JunJun and LinLin would leave at the same time, considering their age difference among other things. Most people didn't see this coming looking back at the poll that I did. This is what you get when you don't give enough time to each girl. Kamei Eri, however, has a different reason. While the pandas return to China, Kamei Eri will be recovering with a skin condition that she has been dealing with for some time now. It is called atopic dermatitis.
Big announcement from the Morning Musume。
About the graduation of Eri Kamei, 6th generation member
Eri Kamei came to me several times regarding her health condition. One time, she said to me : "I would like to find the time to cure the atopic dermatitis that I'm suffering from".
Since the time she joined the Morning Musume。, it looks like she was dealing with symptoms like itching and slight skin color changes. She took medication to calm the symptoms down and she also used make-up to cover it but during live concerts, there is a lot of sweat and many outfits to put on, which made her recovery very difficult.
Some may say it is "just a skin problem" but according to doctors, an external problem like skin problem may move to an internal level. It may as well have an impact on her spirit, her mental level. Also, for her, it is a serious thing so she decided to focus on her recovery instead of letting it continue.
Eri Kamei will graduate from the Morning Musume。 and the Hello! Project on the last day of the Morning Musume。Autumn 2010 concert tour. As for her activities after that, I intend to discuss with her after her full recovery.
About the graduation of Jun Jun and Lin Lin, 8th generation members (foreign students)
In May 2005, both of them joined the Morning Musume。as foreign students and today, while being skilled singers and entertainers, they also greatly improved their japanese proficiency and they are now grown-up women. This is why I took the decision to graduate both of them at the same time as Eri Kamei on the last day of the Morning Musume。Autumn 2010 concert tour.
After graduation, they will enter a period of preparation before focusing on their singers and entertainer career in China.
August 8th 2010
Morning Musume。 Producer
Tsunku♂
Finally they are holding auditions for the 9th generation. I don't know why they waited so long, as if they didn't care about the group. It was like a plateau period. The group was on the same note, with no new progress. It was like Morning Musume minus Kusumi. The sad thing is, they are only excepting girls from ages 10-17. Luckily Mittsi is still close to the max. They have to be careful about the ages. If they pick up one girl towards the max, it is just another Mittsi. If they pick up one or more towards the minimum then the whole tone of the group will be at war. A whole bunch or young women and a couple of girls. It would not work. The best thing for the group is to pick up a variety of ages all across the board. Just think about it. They can up four just to get back at nine, but Morning Musume once had 16 members. One will just not due.
My feelings? To be honest, I've detached from this group. When I heard Ono Erena was leaving, I was crying. Even if this was Sayumi Michishige I would care, but I wouldn't cry. It is the same feelings I have towards C-ute and Berryz. I care about the members; I like the music. I've just lost my passion. I was shocked about three members, and happy to hear about the auditions. I just hope this is a sign of a turn around.
