[quote name='Mukuro' timestamp='1358530326' post='142006']Isn't there a dance version of this song? (I think I saw that somewhere..)[/quote] [quote name='ShinUkyo' timestamp='1358507107' post='141972']There is a "dance groove" remix on the single as well, also arranged by Hirata, so that w...

Still can't believe Hirata arranged this, haha. Although as with anything else, and this is the most redundant statement to make, but: hearing it in proper quality makes it sound 100x better. Still doesn't mean I like it, sadly. The arrangement itself isn't the problem I have; I'd say more the tempo...

Okay, now THESE are some great cover songs! I say this in contrast to my post in the C-ute thread, haha. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hahaha.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hahaha:' /> This isn't just my absolute adoration for Kikkawa talking, and her being able to ...

Talking about my #1 all-time favorite pop star from Japan? I must rise from my grave! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/suika.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':suika:' /> Moritaka Chisato is one of the main few reasons that Up-Front and Zetima even exist. Her old label/man...

[quote name='rob' timestamp='1340169107' post='127797']How strict are hotels in America? Back in the UK when I was touring with my band we would often just book 1 person into a single room, and then pile 10-15 people in the same room and split the cost. 50 pounds divided among 10-15 people is a grea...

I couldn't want to go more, especially after how amazing it was to see everyone at Anime Next. That, and well, it's Kikkawa Yuu. I've adored her since she auditioned for H!P, clamored for her to be put to use when she was shelved for so long, adored her in Milky Way, and followed every little bit an...

[quote name='Joel' timestamp='1339818160' post='127483']So I haven't thought about going on this site for a while now until I saw the mm-bbs corner at the Hello Party. I was too nervous to approach you guys. Uh, hi and stuff.[/quote] You should have come by and said hello! You're one of the old-scho...

Hey now, we're getting off-topic. Albeit an interesting topic. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hahaha.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hahaha:' /> Morning Musume will likely always sell the most singles and albums overall, purely due to name recognition. The other three...

[quote name='Al Kusanagi' timestamp='1339517692' post='127140']Facebook's for deviants and sodomites.[/quote]

In that case, I'm shocked you're not an employee there. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ohyeah.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D/' />

[quote name='Usako' timestamp='1339473380' post='127112']Al~! That is friggin' awesome!! The flight home musta been a lot more pleasant after that. I will write a for real land post later tonight or tomorrow... but holy bawls that was awesome. I had a lot of fun, and despite some staffing hiccups, I...

I am indeed the Yasuda Kei of the BBS, rising from the Lazarus pit for such occasions. I've been meaning to drop by for the past many weeks, but various things have been getting in the way. Steve (AEUG) and I are getting on a flight tomorrow morning to head to New Jersey, and we'll be there until Mo...

[quote name='Haru' timestamp='1297918435' post='93866']Holy necro, Batman! I guess as it approaches it's okay though. This isn't my jurisdiction, I'm afraid.[/quote] Until the convention actually takes place, can this thread truly be considered "dead?" I'm actually quite saddened by how qu...

This was a great episode! I've enjoyed a majority of what I've seen on Bijo Gaku so far, and I don't know why people complain about it. Just try being a fan of the new generation Disney-branded idols. It would be a Godsend for any of them to have a show like this. They get basically zero behind-the-...

[quote name='TnB' timestamp='1298765337' post='94342']If you think this is the worst Morning Musume single ever, that all the new members suck, and that there isn't anyone good/interesting/fun/whatever left in the group - then you're right! Because all of those things are your opinions and you will ...

[quote name='Madara' post='91936' date='Jan 18 2011, 10:49 AM']But buy the print edition anyway! Make those sales go up anytime they cover any of our girls![/quote] It shall be done. Both to support any publication of our beloved H!P gals and to support a chap I respect the hell out of. <img src='ht...

Love her version of Sailor Star Song! I wish, too, that she had done a full version. The song doesn't get covered nearly as often, not to mention she did it in a different range. Her cover medley of the other two songs was alright, but I've likely just heard those songs too many times by now. Both i...

Great list! I'm proud to say I own quite a few releases from every person/group on there. Every one of those conjures some nostalgia, and it's hard to even pick favorites. There's even a bunch of the people I was lucky enough to meet during my last trip to Japan in 2000: Noguchi Goro, Ohta Hiromi, K...

Wow! The original song is amazing, mind you I've only listened to it a half-dozen times. I'm sure those who have better exposure to it will go on about how this version pales in comparison. I adore Nami, however, and I love this cover so far. Not to mention, being in Japanese, I can actually underst...

[quote name='eri' post='91685' date='Jan 13 2011, 06:31 PM']Well, I'd respectfully disagree with you.[/quote] Everything you wrote was truthful and interesting. I fail to see how what you said disproves anything in my post, however. My first statement was that the rabid type of wotas we see at H!P s...

In that one recording of Candy Pop, a YouTube commenter was correct in saying she sounds just like Goto Maki at the beginning. With a properly-shot and budgeted PV, something that's sadly almost completely foreign to H!P, that song could probably sell in the mainstream right now . I can't remember t...

[quote name='Al Kusanagi' post='91648' date='Jan 13 2011, 02:31 PM']AKB is brilliantly marketed to pander specifically to wotas. That's kind of the entire point of the group.[/quote] This is true for any idol collective, sadly. AKB are just far more-blatant about this. But acting like the wotas were...

When that Elegant Girl single originally came out, it floored me. We had Risako, heralded as one of the worst front singers in modern H!P, showing us she could have a viable career as a solo artist. I couldn't believe how great she sounded, looked, and carried herself. It shows you, better than most...

I'm very sad to see Takahashi go, but this was 100% inevitable as soon as the 9th Generation was announced. It was really only a matter of when. I just didn't expect the announcement to come so fast, personally. And God, I was right in always saying that Niigaki will become the new Johnson. Not only...

[quote name='Al Kusanagi' post='91162' date='Jan 8 2011, 08:43 AM']In a year or so we'll get Sayu as leader and Aika as sub-leader and it will be fucking AWESOME.[/quote] Oh. GOD. Oh. Oh, the horror. There aren't words! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/popper.gif' class...

[quote name='eri' post='90917' date='Jan 5 2011, 08:30 PM']Just because something is deemed culturally allowable in Japan does not mean that people here "should" react in line. For starters, it is not as if Japan's U-15 idols are without controversy themselves and many people in Japan feel...

[quote name='JPope' post='91047' date='Jan 6 2011, 10:02 PM'][quote name='Pi Miki' post='91043' date='Jan 6 2011, 09:47 PM']I don't want anyone to be the next Reina. OR Takahashi. I want better. Especially in terms of personality. We already have good singers and dancers in the group and they're bor...

[quote name='PKyu' post='90926' date='Jan 5 2011, 09:37 PM']Airi's solos of Memoy Seishun no Hikari . It's crazy good![/quote] Oh wow, very nice! This song has very sentimental meaning to me, and back when it was released it was the catalyst to my becoming a H!P diehard. Whereas during the first few...

[quote name='showraniy' post='91014' date='Jan 6 2011, 02:02 PM']Since I looove deeper voices and didn't really give two shits about any of the other H!P soloists ever...[/quote] Wait, what? Unless we're talking about the past five years, sure. The three former lead soloists were relegated to backbu...

[quote name='Madara' post='90925' date='Jan 5 2011, 09:28 PM']And to make things even better, unlike regular DVDs, Japanese Blu-rays have the same code as American Blu-rays and play fine on American Blu-ray players. I got my Blu-ray of the concert today and checked it out. It looks pretty spectacula...

I had only known the official colors for MM prior to this, interesting. Looking at the list Al posted, it's a bit eerie. My favorite members of MM, Berryz, and C-ute all have green as their color! This and, teal is my favorite color IRL. I don't particularly have a favorite member from S/mileage yet...