I am going to kill Tsunku if this is true. I swear. I mean, Hello! Online might not be the most reliable source since a lot of the time they're assuming things from ads and articles, but you know what? They're right about practically everything, except for Ishikawa being at AX and possibly the new Takahashi Ai photobook (They said that there was a photobook. How come I can't find anything but the making of video?)
But today it was an article/something that stated that Mano would be singing in Kimi ga iru dake de on the new H!P album. Sounds peachy, right? No. Because it turns out that that is Pucchimoni's song.
NO!
If this is Tsunku's twisted way of telling us that Mano is in Pucchimoni, I'm going to cry. What happened to officially announcing the groups at the summer concert? What happened to creating new, fresh groups that will bring the project back? Mano will NOT bring Pucchimoni back. She's freaking boring! Yes, I love her and all, but she's off key and wasn't even interesting in Ongaku Gatas!
This is the average Pucchimoni song:
They featured energetic beats and fairly difficult lines (they varied the pacing so much, it's a pain in the butt to dub).
This is the average Mano Erina song:
It's freaking elevator music.
Here is the Mano in Ongaku Gatas:
(her first solo is around 0:35)
Now, I must question Tsunku's judgment. You take a bunch of Eggs and put them into Ongaku Gatas. They have one thing in common: they're all on the H!P Futsal team. And they're some of the more popular and successful Eggs. Mano was in no way the most talented, and yet she got as many lines as, perhaps, Konno Asami, who had been in Morning Musume. We were all surprised when Tsunku gave her a solo career. But we shrugged, because Elder Club was graduating and they needed someone to fill the gap. And she was the only available one. And she could play the piano, so she had a gimmick.
But Pucchimoni? Come ON!
There's no way she can pull Pucchimoni off. She can't dance, she can't sing, she doesn't have a personality. Sure, she tries, but she fails. She's a cute smile, and that's it. I'm praying that she's just joining Pucchimoni, because if she's in the group for good, I'm going to beat Tsunku up.
He'd better find a damn good spot for Kamei, Junjun, and Maasa in order to make up for this.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Chanpuru Official Tracklist~
H!O posted the official tracklist for the new Chanpuru wedding songs album. And there were definitely some surprises...
1. Diamonds - High-King
2. Ai wa Katsu - °C-ute & Erina Mano
3. YES-YES-YES - Aa! [Tanaka Reina, Natsuyaki Miyabi, Suzuki Airi]
4. Tentou Chuu no Sanba - Shin Minimoni (New Minimoni) [Linlin, Kanon Fukuda, ???]
5. Kimi ga iru dake de - Pucchimoni V
6. Heya to Y shirts to Watashi - Reina Tanaka
7. Mamotte Agetai - Risa Niigaki & Eri Kamei
8. Cosmos - Ai Takahashi
9. Mirai Yosouzu II - ZYX-α (ZYX alpha)
10. ONLY YOU - Zoku･Biyuuden (Sequel Biyuuden)
11. akai sweet pea - Tanpopo #
12. For You… - Linlin
13. Kanpaku Sengen - Berryz Koubou & Erina Mano
14. Sekai wa futari no tame ni - Sayumi Michishige, Koharu Kusumi, Aika Mitsui, Junjun
High-King makes a comeback for Diamonds, and although I'm not crazy about the Tanaka and Takahashi-ness of High-King, it does have Captain and Maimi. And I know the girls will do the song justice.
Mano joins c-ute for Ai wa Katsu. The song has the piano, so does that mean that Mano will be playing? xD
Aa also makes a comeback, which I'm kind of excited about. Miyabi and Airi have improved SO MUCH, so I'm sure they'll do a good job. The song is nice and kinda pretty, so I can see it being one of the better songs on the album.
The new Mini Moni unit will make their debut on this album. The song they're singing is cute and simple, and not too hard for the Eggs to sing. But I can see Linlin doing an awesome job.
Much to our surprise, Pucchimoni will be singing too? But Tsunku said that the new units wouldn't be announced until the concert later that month? Well, that explains the number of Eggs on the cover. Still, I'm crossing my fingers that he doesn't pack the unit with Eggs like Mini Moni. I like the song that they're singing, so I'm just hoping that I like the members.
Tanaka gets a solo on this album. Why is there so much Tanaka? xD She's in 3 songs so far. The song is cute. It's not too hard for her.
Gaki and Kame get a duet, which I'm excited about. I think they blend well. I'm sort of neutral about the song, but I think Gaki and Kame can take anything and make it sound good.
Takahashi Ai gets Cosmos as her solo. It's a ballad, and we all know how good Takahashi is at ballads.
ZYX is also getting a revamping. Could this be where the Eggs are going? The original ZYX was one Morning Musume member and a whole bunch of Kids (later to become c-ute and Berryz) so will it be an established member and a bunch of Eggs? I hope that's the case, because I want to keep the other groups Egg-free. But it's a big song, so I'm not sure how the Eggs will be able to keep up.
The new Biyuuden sings Only You, but H!O isn't able to find out which one. The first link they posted was to an Uchida Yuki song. It's cool, kinda hip-hoppish (it was the 90's) so I guess I could see Biyuuden singing it. The second one is by BOOWY, which is rock. I could see Biyuuden singing either one, but I'd prefer the latter.
The new Tanpopo singing Akai Sweet Pea, which is SUCH a first generation Tanpopo song, so it makes me excited to think about who they're going to choose.
Much to my surprise, LINLIN gets a solo. That shows how popular she is and how much she has improved. The song is very pretty, a ballad, and I think she'll do amazingly.
Mano joins Berryz for their song. It's a soft song, not what I'm used to for Berryz. I kinda would prefer that they sing something a little harder?
And then Shige, Koha, Mittsi, and Junjun finish it off with Sekai wa futari no tame ni. The weakest singers in Morning Musume in one song? xD And the casting, it's sort of ranking the members by "worst singer" to "best singer" of the four. It's a classic 60's love song, and it really feels like something you'd play at a wedding. So I think it's a good wrap-up song.
1. Diamonds - High-King
2. Ai wa Katsu - °C-ute & Erina Mano
3. YES-YES-YES - Aa! [Tanaka Reina, Natsuyaki Miyabi, Suzuki Airi]
4. Tentou Chuu no Sanba - Shin Minimoni (New Minimoni) [Linlin, Kanon Fukuda, ???]
5. Kimi ga iru dake de - Pucchimoni V
6. Heya to Y shirts to Watashi - Reina Tanaka
7. Mamotte Agetai - Risa Niigaki & Eri Kamei
8. Cosmos - Ai Takahashi
9. Mirai Yosouzu II - ZYX-α (ZYX alpha)
10. ONLY YOU - Zoku･Biyuuden (Sequel Biyuuden)
11. akai sweet pea - Tanpopo #
12. For You… - Linlin
13. Kanpaku Sengen - Berryz Koubou & Erina Mano
14. Sekai wa futari no tame ni - Sayumi Michishige, Koharu Kusumi, Aika Mitsui, Junjun
High-King makes a comeback for Diamonds, and although I'm not crazy about the Tanaka and Takahashi-ness of High-King, it does have Captain and Maimi. And I know the girls will do the song justice.
Mano joins c-ute for Ai wa Katsu. The song has the piano, so does that mean that Mano will be playing? xD
Aa also makes a comeback, which I'm kind of excited about. Miyabi and Airi have improved SO MUCH, so I'm sure they'll do a good job. The song is nice and kinda pretty, so I can see it being one of the better songs on the album.
The new Mini Moni unit will make their debut on this album. The song they're singing is cute and simple, and not too hard for the Eggs to sing. But I can see Linlin doing an awesome job.
Much to our surprise, Pucchimoni will be singing too? But Tsunku said that the new units wouldn't be announced until the concert later that month? Well, that explains the number of Eggs on the cover. Still, I'm crossing my fingers that he doesn't pack the unit with Eggs like Mini Moni. I like the song that they're singing, so I'm just hoping that I like the members.
Tanaka gets a solo on this album. Why is there so much Tanaka? xD She's in 3 songs so far. The song is cute. It's not too hard for her.
Gaki and Kame get a duet, which I'm excited about. I think they blend well. I'm sort of neutral about the song, but I think Gaki and Kame can take anything and make it sound good.
Takahashi Ai gets Cosmos as her solo. It's a ballad, and we all know how good Takahashi is at ballads.
ZYX is also getting a revamping. Could this be where the Eggs are going? The original ZYX was one Morning Musume member and a whole bunch of Kids (later to become c-ute and Berryz) so will it be an established member and a bunch of Eggs? I hope that's the case, because I want to keep the other groups Egg-free. But it's a big song, so I'm not sure how the Eggs will be able to keep up.
The new Biyuuden sings Only You, but H!O isn't able to find out which one. The first link they posted was to an Uchida Yuki song. It's cool, kinda hip-hoppish (it was the 90's) so I guess I could see Biyuuden singing it. The second one is by BOOWY, which is rock. I could see Biyuuden singing either one, but I'd prefer the latter.
The new Tanpopo singing Akai Sweet Pea, which is SUCH a first generation Tanpopo song, so it makes me excited to think about who they're going to choose.
Much to my surprise, LINLIN gets a solo. That shows how popular she is and how much she has improved. The song is very pretty, a ballad, and I think she'll do amazingly.
Mano joins Berryz for their song. It's a soft song, not what I'm used to for Berryz. I kinda would prefer that they sing something a little harder?
And then Shige, Koha, Mittsi, and Junjun finish it off with Sekai wa futari no tame ni. The weakest singers in Morning Musume in one song? xD And the casting, it's sort of ranking the members by "worst singer" to "best singer" of the four. It's a classic 60's love song, and it really feels like something you'd play at a wedding. So I think it's a good wrap-up song.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Possibly the Greatest Quest of All Time
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Happy Summer Wedding
Shoukai shimasu
Shoukengaisha ni tsutometeru Sugimoto-san
Se wa maa hikui hou dakedo yasashii hito
Otousan to issho de tsuri ga shumi na no
Datte otousan ga
"Tsuri suki no hito ni wa warui hito wa nai" tte
Ittetashi...
Nee otousan~
That was the monologue from Morning Musume's Happy Summer Wedding. It was the first MM monologue I ever did and memorized, and I really like it. I can also translate it. xD I had to look up the meaning of shoukengaisha, though.
"I'd like to introduce
Mr. Sugimoto who works at a brokerage company
Well, he's a little short, but he's a kind person.
His hobby is fishing, like you, Dad
And you said that "Someone who likes to fish can't be a bad person"
Right, Dad?"
Of course, there are some things that I missed or misinterpreted...
But that doesn't matter! xD
BUT I DIGRESS!
Hello! Project will be releasing a compilation album next month. Coincidentally, on Koha's 17th birthday. ;D And five days before mine~
It will be titled "Chanpuru ~Happy Marriage Song Cover Shuu~"
So in case you haven't guessed already, it's a cover album. Of songs that "should be played at weddings". Like, wedding classics. In Japan.
The album will feature 49 members of Hello! Project, including the new Mini Moni unit.
Like most of H!P covers, these are pretty much all songs from the 70's and 80's and 90's. I'm not sure if the full tracklist has been released, but we found some songs. These might be it, but I'm not sure.
I am excited about this, since it is technically a shuffle album. And we haven't had a shuffle since 2005.
The song "Diamond" by Princess Princess will also be on there, and it's one of the few old Japanese songs I know and like. xD
The album cover was released today, too, so I think I will make a few comments on it~
(Sorry the picture is so small)
So they're all wearing white and holding what looks like white roses. For those of us hoping to see some wedding dresses, hopefully we'll see something more feminine in the mini photobook.
Naturally, your eyes are drawn to Kamei in the center, mainly because she has the lightest hair in H!P at the moment. xD I mean, it's nothing close to Yaguchi or Yossie, but still.
From what I can see, Takahashi and Gaki look beautiful. I love this length on Takahashi, and Gaki's tilted head with the side ponytail? Gorgeous. Aika and Risako are the only two bad shots, I think. They must have tied Aika's hair back or something, because her hair looks weird, and Risako looks like she just sneezed. xD It's probably just because the photo is so small. When large, HQ photos are released, it'll be easier to see their faces.
What I really love is that they're placed by popularity. xD Pretty much. Takahashi and Tanaka in the first row, along with Maimi and Airi and Miyabi and Risako. These six dominate the singles that they're in. Then it's Captain and Momoko, Koha and Gaki, Saki and Mai. Well, if they switched Yurina with Captain, then we'd fully repeat the pattern. xD Behind them are Chinami, Linlin, Aika, Eri, Shige, Junjun, and Chisato. Then it's Yurina, Maasa, and Erika, and behind them are Mano and the Eggs.
I hope this doesn't represent the line distribution. xD
Here are some of the songs that they'll be covering~
Frankly, I'm kind of excited. And if there are plenty of Junjun lines, that's a good birthday present. ;D
Shoukengaisha ni tsutometeru Sugimoto-san
Se wa maa hikui hou dakedo yasashii hito
Otousan to issho de tsuri ga shumi na no
Datte otousan ga
"Tsuri suki no hito ni wa warui hito wa nai" tte
Ittetashi...
Nee otousan~
That was the monologue from Morning Musume's Happy Summer Wedding. It was the first MM monologue I ever did and memorized, and I really like it. I can also translate it. xD I had to look up the meaning of shoukengaisha, though.
"I'd like to introduce
Mr. Sugimoto who works at a brokerage company
Well, he's a little short, but he's a kind person.
His hobby is fishing, like you, Dad
And you said that "Someone who likes to fish can't be a bad person"
Right, Dad?"
Of course, there are some things that I missed or misinterpreted...
But that doesn't matter! xD
BUT I DIGRESS!
Hello! Project will be releasing a compilation album next month. Coincidentally, on Koha's 17th birthday. ;D And five days before mine~
It will be titled "Chanpuru ~Happy Marriage Song Cover Shuu~"
So in case you haven't guessed already, it's a cover album. Of songs that "should be played at weddings". Like, wedding classics. In Japan.
The album will feature 49 members of Hello! Project, including the new Mini Moni unit.
Like most of H!P covers, these are pretty much all songs from the 70's and 80's and 90's. I'm not sure if the full tracklist has been released, but we found some songs. These might be it, but I'm not sure.
I am excited about this, since it is technically a shuffle album. And we haven't had a shuffle since 2005.
The song "Diamond" by Princess Princess will also be on there, and it's one of the few old Japanese songs I know and like. xD
The album cover was released today, too, so I think I will make a few comments on it~
(Sorry the picture is so small)
So they're all wearing white and holding what looks like white roses. For those of us hoping to see some wedding dresses, hopefully we'll see something more feminine in the mini photobook.
Naturally, your eyes are drawn to Kamei in the center, mainly because she has the lightest hair in H!P at the moment. xD I mean, it's nothing close to Yaguchi or Yossie, but still.
From what I can see, Takahashi and Gaki look beautiful. I love this length on Takahashi, and Gaki's tilted head with the side ponytail? Gorgeous. Aika and Risako are the only two bad shots, I think. They must have tied Aika's hair back or something, because her hair looks weird, and Risako looks like she just sneezed. xD It's probably just because the photo is so small. When large, HQ photos are released, it'll be easier to see their faces.
What I really love is that they're placed by popularity. xD Pretty much. Takahashi and Tanaka in the first row, along with Maimi and Airi and Miyabi and Risako. These six dominate the singles that they're in. Then it's Captain and Momoko, Koha and Gaki, Saki and Mai. Well, if they switched Yurina with Captain, then we'd fully repeat the pattern. xD Behind them are Chinami, Linlin, Aika, Eri, Shige, Junjun, and Chisato. Then it's Yurina, Maasa, and Erika, and behind them are Mano and the Eggs.
I hope this doesn't represent the line distribution. xD
Here are some of the songs that they'll be covering~
Frankly, I'm kind of excited. And if there are plenty of Junjun lines, that's a good birthday present. ;D
Friday, June 19, 2009
[PV] 3. 2. 1. Breakin' Out!
I really love this song. I really do. When they first announced that this would be the official theme song for Anime Expo 2009, I hated it. xD I thought it was awful and obnoxious. But now I might even like it better than Shouganai Yume Oibito.
Most, if not all of you, should know that Morning Musume has teamed up with Myspace and has been holding an OPV contest to make a short version of the PV. So as long as you have the time, have a decent background, and are able to work with green screens, you have a chance of making the PV for 3.2.1. Breakin' Out.
Or so we thought.
Today an official PV was released, a full version. It used basically the same clips, maybe a few extra. I. Love. It. It's done paper doll, origami style. Even if that's incredibly stereotypically Japanese, I really think it looks cool. A lot of people at H!O didn't like it, saying that the background was cheap and that it wasn't much better than submissions. Excuse me, but I'd like to see the person who can put this together without professional equipment. Besides, the dancing and different shots are so colorful and energetic, I didn't even notice the background.
So they're paper dolls. Just freshly cut. Out of three pieces of construction paper?
I mean, they may be the primary colors, but still. I don't think construction paper works like that.
They all flutter up one by one.
Junjun is looking particularly adorable.
All of them are in their best American-styled clothes (even if no one really wears leopard print or overalls anymore). Linlin always gets the bad stylist, though.
I love the effects they use.
Getting in their spots.
I really love the dance for this song. It's simple and easy and I bet I could have recreated it pretty easily in my PE dance class. xD It seems like something we'd do. But it suits the song well.
Takahashi is looking surprisingly animated, too.
That's an epic paper clip.
It's a cool dance.
Yayy~
I'm happy. x3
Quick, run, Tanaka and Junjun! Mittsi's gonna GET YOU.
Awesome.
Koha is pretty.
Buildings are popping up all around them.
I like this part in the dance.
Mass huddle?
THE HOUSE IS ALIIIIVE.
Tanaka looks so weird. xD
Migraine face.
(Migraine are no joke.)
Oh noes, Koha is falling~
Linlin-sama pushed Koha out of the way much like she has pushed her out of her solos. ;D
Gaki has big hair.
Mittsi's pose makes me laugh so hard. xD
KAMEI! xDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
This shot is priceless. xD Takahashi has a stomachache and Gaki smells something funny.
Kame is cute. x3
I love how Linlin looks like a completely different person and how Junjun always has such fun during the dances. xD
Falling away~
Gaki is singing melody but there are a billion Takahashi's. That's just how it works.
Again, I love how happy Junjun looks.
Running in circles~
xD
Every expression in this shot is great. xD
Ohhhh, more origami. =D
Awww. Cute. x3
Most, if not all of you, should know that Morning Musume has teamed up with Myspace and has been holding an OPV contest to make a short version of the PV. So as long as you have the time, have a decent background, and are able to work with green screens, you have a chance of making the PV for 3.2.1. Breakin' Out.
Or so we thought.
Today an official PV was released, a full version. It used basically the same clips, maybe a few extra. I. Love. It. It's done paper doll, origami style. Even if that's incredibly stereotypically Japanese, I really think it looks cool. A lot of people at H!O didn't like it, saying that the background was cheap and that it wasn't much better than submissions. Excuse me, but I'd like to see the person who can put this together without professional equipment. Besides, the dancing and different shots are so colorful and energetic, I didn't even notice the background.
So they're paper dolls. Just freshly cut. Out of three pieces of construction paper?
I mean, they may be the primary colors, but still. I don't think construction paper works like that.
They all flutter up one by one.
Junjun is looking particularly adorable.
All of them are in their best American-styled clothes (even if no one really wears leopard print or overalls anymore). Linlin always gets the bad stylist, though.
I love the effects they use.
Getting in their spots.
I really love the dance for this song. It's simple and easy and I bet I could have recreated it pretty easily in my PE dance class. xD It seems like something we'd do. But it suits the song well.
Takahashi is looking surprisingly animated, too.
That's an epic paper clip.
It's a cool dance.
Yayy~
I'm happy. x3
Quick, run, Tanaka and Junjun! Mittsi's gonna GET YOU.
Awesome.
Koha is pretty.
Buildings are popping up all around them.
I like this part in the dance.
Mass huddle?
THE HOUSE IS ALIIIIVE.
Tanaka looks so weird. xD
Migraine face.
(Migraine are no joke.)
Oh noes, Koha is falling~
Linlin-sama pushed Koha out of the way much like she has pushed her out of her solos. ;D
Gaki has big hair.
Mittsi's pose makes me laugh so hard. xD
KAMEI! xDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
This shot is priceless. xD Takahashi has a stomachache and Gaki smells something funny.
Kame is cute. x3
I love how Linlin looks like a completely different person and how Junjun always has such fun during the dances. xD
Falling away~
Gaki is singing melody but there are a billion Takahashi's. That's just how it works.
Again, I love how happy Junjun looks.
Running in circles~
xD
Every expression in this shot is great. xD
Ohhhh, more origami. =D
Awww. Cute. x3
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