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Morning Musume 15th Anniversary Photobook Zero
Well howdy there, strangers. I know I haven’t written anything in a while- mostly due to the intrusion of my 10 hr/day work schedule. I’ve missed so many releases … I’m sorry if you were looking...
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S/mileage “Ee Ka!?”
Why do I like these silly songs best? Witness the new S/mileage PV, “Ee Ka!?”. You’re going to say that there’s nothing to it. The girls simply dance in an interestingly lit room and pull faces for...
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Morning Musume is Dead. Love live Morning Musume!
I won’t call this earth shattering news, but in an unexpected move Tsunkuboy decided to re-brand Morning Musume starting 2014. Rather than simply calling the group “Morning Musume”, we are to now...
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Michishige Sayumi Photobook Retrospective Part 3
It’s about time for me to continue this series on the LOVELY Michishige Sayumi’s photobooks. As things stand right now, of all the Morning Musume girls, Sayu is the most Morning Musume-est. This might...
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Juice = Juice in UTB
Hello! Project’s freshest group appear in UTB with this set of lovely photos. I love the styling of the girls in these particular shots. They look young and vibrant and ready to take on the world....
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Oomori Seiko “Midnight Seijun Isei Kouyuu”
I’ll be blunt and admit that I don’t know much about this one. I think it’s a pretty great song with nice instrumentation. There are some nice retro sounding drums sounds under a shimmering keyboard....
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Mano Erina News! (updated: more pics)
To catch us up: I love some Mano Eri. I wrote in great length about her Hello! Project career here, here, and here. And now for you anime fans, she is starring in the next Patlabor movie, “THE NEXT...
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Morning Musume ’14- “Kimi no Egao wa Taiyou sa”
To begin with, I’m not sure how bitter I am about needing to add the “’14″ to the Morning Musume name. It looks weird. Putting that aside, this is the first PV from the first release by Morning Musume...
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A Little Bit of Juice=Juice
I’m feeling that not many people know a lot about Juice=Juice, yet. As the newest Hello! Project group, this is expected. Let’s start with their latest PVs: And perhaps a nice photo spread (I like the...
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Morning Musume- “What is LOVE”
Well, thanks for asking! My New Year’s vacation was wonderful! I really recommend people visit National Parks and other public spaces in the wintertime. In particular, the desert, although cold, was...
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Hello! Station #49
So, I had diarrhea of the keyboard today as I was watching Hello! Station #49. If you follow my blog, you know that I’ve abandoned my write-ups for the show. Too time intensive, too much schedule. I...
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In praise of Hashimoto Ai
You probably heard and saw me carry on about Hashimoto Ai in this post. This isn’t a new thing for me: I’ve been, ahem, investigating this young actor since I found out she was portraying Misaki Mei...
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Morning Musume in Bomb Magazine
Here’s a few of the older girls (the high school girls) from the Februaryy issue of Bomb Magazine. In this photo spread, we have 9th generation Fukumura Mizuki and Ikuta Erina, and 10th generation...
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A Look at Blue Rose
I don’t know why I waited so long. “Blue Rose” was sitting on top of my bookcase for a month or so unopened. I think I wanted to make looking at this unboxing an event or something- I don’t know. What...
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Michishige Sayumi in Bomb Magazine (Feb 2014)
I tell you, we are blessed to have Morning Musume ’14 in the middle of their promotional run for “Egao no Kimi…/Kimi no Kawari…/What is LOVE“. The same issue of BOMB magazine that featured the “High...
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Morning Musume “Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai”
NIPPON! NIPPON! NIPPON, NIPPON, NIPPON, NIPPON! Unless you need bludgeoning, the third PV released from the 01/29 Morning Musume ’14 release is a clear cheer song for the nation of Japan. The set...
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Miyamoto Karin x Uemura Akari in UTB+
I knew this would happen, actually. I’ve always contended that Miyamoto Karin belonged in Morning Musume because of her talent and looks. Mind you, I’m happy that H!P Jesus found a home with...
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Michishige Sayumi in UTB+
Seems you can’t go anywhere anymore without seeing a beautiful picture of Sayumi. No one is complaining, mind you. The Morning Musume ’14 leader looks playful and gorgeous in her signature pink. The...
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Fukumura Mizuki in Young Gangan
First of all, Happy Friday! You’ve made it through a long work week with your annoying co-workers. You’ve given your all (or at least your 8.0) to the man for the last time. This is your time. And, the...
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