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by kitaoji
Sat Apr 13, 2019 10:00 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!News Network :: 2023; 25 Years of Noisy Girls!
Replies: 884
Views: 205702

Re: Hello!News Network :: 2018 Anniversary Edition

It's reasonable to assume that concert tours will get a recording released to DVDs, and live tours typically don't.  It's difficult to get a good set of cameras in the standing-only livehouses that are good enough for retail release.   They've been done before - Kobushi released one in 2016 and Smil...
by kitaoji
Thu Mar 14, 2019 5:11 pm
Forum: The Chillout Lounge
Topic: Musicals
Replies: 12
Views: 3891

Re: Musicals

ooh, there's a lot I can say here!   I watched Cinderella three years ago - the one that was adapted off the MM 2008 musical, which in turn was based off the original Rodgers & Hammerstein 1957 telecast.  I really should attempt to watch more, but there are unfortunately other things that I shou...
by kitaoji
Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:26 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Wada Ayaka to graduate from Angerme Spring 2019
Replies: 43
Views: 8882

Re: Wada Ayaka to graduate from Angerme Spring 2019

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Solarblade" data-cid="217004" data-time="1550431730">Today at ANGERME's opening day of their live house tour, it was announced that Ayacho will be graduating on 6/18 at Budokan (one day after Yuka's graduation)</b...
by kitaoji
Sat Jan 05, 2019 11:14 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Question: Does Up-Front have a system?
Replies: 6
Views: 2429

Re: Question: Does Up-Front have a system?

At the end of the day, it still is about the money.  I think you were trying to see if vis-a-vis short term mercenary gain vs long term profit.  But it still is about the money and about milking fans.   There's definite some level of planning re: promotion and marketing; someone out there needs to k...
by kitaoji
Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:43 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello! Project 2019 Prediction Thread
Replies: 26
Views: 4742

Re: Hello! Project 2019 Prediction Thread

Wikipedia translates Konkon's college as the School of Environmental Informatics and the Japanese wikipedia just as much admits that this covers a wide range of topics.  It is most definitely not earth sciences (that is very abstract and statistical math) and I'd say Konkon's classes were something ...
by kitaoji
Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:15 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Yoshizawa Hitomi arrested for drunk driving & hit and run.
Replies: 110
Views: 14037

Re: Yoshizawa Hitomi arrested for drunk driving & hit and run.

According tothis Japanese article:
 
*Yoshizawa sentenced guilty
*Two-year sentence
*stay of five years
 
Also from the first proceeding on the 29th, she's officially unemployed (clarified in her opening statement). 
 
No mention of any fines.
by kitaoji
Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:21 am
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: [2018.10.24] Morning Musume '18 - Furari Ginza / Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara
Replies: 90
Views: 10042

Re: [2018.10.24] Morning Musume '18 - Furari Ginza / Jiyuu na Kuni Dakara

[quote="JPope"] This song is crying out for a live band arrangement with bright guitars covered in sweet 60s reverb. They really should have just gone full retro on this. It would've been awesome. [/quote]   Yes. Yes. Yes. The 70s and 80s had plenty of synths that could DO that reverb.  th...
by kitaoji
Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:40 am
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Yoshizawa Hitomi arrested for drunk driving & hit and run.
Replies: 110
Views: 14037

Re: Yoshizawa Hitomi arrested for drunk driving & hit and run.

she's retiring and terminating her contract. My reading is that both parties agreed to terminate, not that she was released (aka fired).
by kitaoji
Wed Aug 29, 2018 7:53 pm
Forum: K-Pop Korner
Topic: The New All Purpose SNSD Thread
Replies: 1260
Views: 157996

Re: The New All Purpose SNSD Thread

it's a good pun.  oh! --> their previous famous single (after Gee and Genie) GG --> Girls' Generation, or a combo of gee and genie and "OG" --> "ol' girl" status.   I don't think it'll flop because Taeyeon and Yoona can carry the group.  Still, it's not the same without Tiffany a...
by kitaoji
Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:13 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!Project 2018 Prediction Thread
Replies: 42
Views: 7503

Re: Hello!Project 2018 Prediction Thread

[quote="TicTacAnyone"] Morning Musume :  Resurrection of MiniMoni - for the Hello Morning 20th Anniv special. <p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);"> Angerme: Aiai graduation from the group d...
by kitaoji
Sat Jul 07, 2018 10:16 pm
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: [2018.07.18] Tsubaki Factory - Date no Hi wa Ni-do Kurai… / Junjou Centimeter / Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta
Replies: 45
Views: 4648

Re: [2018.07.18] Tsubaki Factory - Date no Hi wa Ni-do Kurai… / Junjou Centimeter / Kon'ya Dake Ukaretakatta

[quote="TicTacAnyone"] I like this song, it's interesting. Yes it has numerous moments where it sounds like "typical Jpop/anime" but it also has some moments musically that also remind me of old H!P. And don't get me started on those 2004-esque dance outfits! Lol!! Can you say Be...
by kitaoji
Wed May 16, 2018 8:59 pm
Forum: Music Chat
Topic: Music Chat Spam
Replies: 818
Views: 205300

Re: Music Chat Spam

Saijo Hideaki, famous for his Japanese rendition of Y.M.C.A, passed away this morning.  MM covered it in 2007. 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBgyKDl7bXA
by kitaoji
Wed May 16, 2018 8:53 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!Spam :: 2023 ~Dancing, Singing, Exciting!~
Replies: 1271
Views: 1520786

Re: Hello!Spam :: 2020 ~Anniversary Mode~

Coupling collection Number 2, released 3/12/2014, has the songs b-sides up to Wagamama/Ai no Gundan, but left out Ai no Gundan.   The 14th album has all MM '14's singles (that includes Toki wo Koe). I don't remember if both of the Sayu tribute songs, "Shabadabadoo" and "Mikaeri Bijin&...
by kitaoji
Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:09 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!Spam :: 2023 ~Dancing, Singing, Exciting!~
Replies: 1271
Views: 1520786

Re: Hello!Spam :: 2020 ~Anniversary Mode~

No Country for Tall Men Exports is my go-to.   If you want to go at it yourself, find a Japanese auctions proxy and arrange for shipment to your Japanese address, although if you're trying to get a fanclub ticket mailed to your hotel, you run the risk of missing pickup.  (I have had two very very cl...
by kitaoji
Sat Mar 24, 2018 10:54 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!Spam :: 2023 ~Dancing, Singing, Exciting!~
Replies: 1271
Views: 1520786

Re: Hello!Spam :: 2020 ~Anniversary Mode~

[quote="WonderBuono"] So is Morning Musume just not doing a Budokan concert this year? I feel like it should've been announced by now... I was really hoping to be able to see them when I'm in Tokyo but now I'm kinda worried. [/quote]     [quote="kitaoji"] The last time MM didn't ...
by kitaoji
Sat Mar 24, 2018 10:43 pm
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: [02.21.2018] Tsubaki Factory - Teion Yakedo / Shunrenka / I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~
Replies: 68
Views: 8300

Re: [02.21.2018] Tsubaki Factory - Teion Yakedo / Shunrenka / I Need You ~Yozora no Kanransha~

I think shunrenka is the kun-yomi pronounciation.  It's a very close match to how it's pronounced in mandarin chinese, which is "Chun (choo-wen) Lien (with a short "e") ka".   Another fan of the "haru koi uta" pronounciation here.  I don't see the any grammatical issues...
by kitaoji
Sun Mar 18, 2018 5:56 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!Spam :: 2023 ~Dancing, Singing, Exciting!~
Replies: 1271
Views: 1520786

Re: Hello!Spam :: 2020 ~Anniversary Mode~

[quote="Meikochi"]
Spring one went well, I was referring to the autumn one.
[/quote]
oh yeah, I forgot there's an autumn one too! :doh:
 
I believe it was TF and Country Girls who attended this one in a converted sports arena? 
by kitaoji
Sat Mar 17, 2018 11:08 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!Spam :: 2023 ~Dancing, Singing, Exciting!~
Replies: 1271
Views: 1520786

Re: Hello!Spam :: 2020 ~Anniversary Mode~

well, last year had the fancam of Murotan doing her crazy dances... which made it all the way to Taiwanese news. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-wWed1KV8E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_C4bY_bCVM
by kitaoji
Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:02 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!Spam :: 2023 ~Dancing, Singing, Exciting!~
Replies: 1271
Views: 1520786

Re: Hello!Spam :: 2020 ~Anniversary Mode~

The last time MM didn't have a Budokan concert was in spring of 2014.   Since Angerme's Budokan tour final is on Monday 5/28 (Rikako's birthday, too!), I'm expecting MM to perform on Tuesday 5/29.  If they do a performance in June, it's probably the 18th or 19th or 20th. The first two weeks of June ...
by kitaoji
Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:36 am
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!News Network :: 2023; 25 Years of Noisy Girls!
Replies: 884
Views: 205702

Re: Hello!News Network :: 2018 Anniversary Edition

Yes, MM did visit the US in 2016.   But because the girls are getting paid by the US sponsor, they can't travel on the visa waiver program (VWP) like a lot of short-term tourists. And with the current political/administrative climate, I think they'd want to play really close to the books, or just no...
by kitaoji
Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:06 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!Spam :: 2023 ~Dancing, Singing, Exciting!~
Replies: 1271
Views: 1520786

Re: Hello!Spam :: 2020 ~Anniversary Mode~

He’s a comedian and fairly famous character, probably on the same level as Akashiya Sanma. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaaki_Sakai   He was a frontman for "The Spiders" back in the early 60s.  Here's one of their hits, "Bang Bang Bang".  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lG9In...
by kitaoji
Sat Jan 20, 2018 6:49 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!News Network :: 2023; 25 Years of Noisy Girls!
Replies: 884
Views: 205702

Re: Hello!News Network :: 2018 Anniversary Edition

Just a reminder that Aine wrote about the cheki experience several years back, if you're interested. 
http://mm-bbs.org/index.php?showtopic=6136&hl=cheki
by kitaoji
Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:16 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Kudo Yellow! Our very own Kudo Haruka becomes a Lupin Ranger!
Replies: 45
Views: 10958

Re: Kudo Yellow! Our very own Kudo Haruka becomes a Lupin Ranger!

Mano Erina has been doing a lot of dramas since her graduation.
by kitaoji
Sun Jan 07, 2018 4:44 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!Spam :: 2023 ~Dancing, Singing, Exciting!~
Replies: 1271
Views: 1520786

Re: Hello!Spam :: 2020 ~Anniversary Mode~

For any one of us that dabbles across forums and other forms of discussing H!P, here's the 2018 fan awards - you vote for best fan , as opposed to best member :   https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwRMH0okEcBDiBOpx9jseK8mMOLJGK9e-fnaoLML0iEhLG8w/viewform   Worth posting as the H!P fandom sti...
by kitaoji
Sat Jan 06, 2018 11:26 am
Forum: Release Forum
Topic: [2018.05.02] Hello! Project 2018 WINTER ~PERFECT SCORE~ / ~FULL SCORE~
Replies: 85
Views: 7652

Re: [2018.05.02] Hello! Project 2018 WINTER ~PERFECT SCORE~ / ~FULL SCORE~

Well, things have changed, but subtly.   They've always started Hello-Con on the 2nd, and back when I attended in 2009, it was 6 concerts in two days: the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.  I think one of those days even had 3 concerts in a row.  The difference is that nowadays the girls are travelling farther - t...
by kitaoji
Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:31 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!News Network :: 2023; 25 Years of Noisy Girls!
Replies: 884
Views: 205702

Re: Hello!News Network :: 2018 Anniversary Edition

No jumping? Are they planning to retire JUMP?
by kitaoji
Mon Dec 25, 2017 10:00 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!Spam :: 2017 ~Dancing Mode~
Replies: 2248
Views: 164933

Re: Hello!Spam :: 2017 ~Dancing Mode~

Well. we haven't had a leader change since November 2014, so it's not surprising that the statistics aren't easily trackable.    There's an English version with member stats ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Morning_Musume_members) but it's nowhere as useful as the Japanese version, which prov...
by kitaoji
Tue Dec 19, 2017 9:06 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Hello!Spam :: 2017 ~Dancing Mode~
Replies: 2248
Views: 164933

Re: Hello!Spam :: 2017 ~Dancing Mode~

I had stats on this.   Rival Survival, S/mileage's Budokan, Sayugrad, Marograd, Meimigrad, Kanongrad, My Vision, Inspiration, C-ute's Final, and Duugrad were all broadcast.  (I know because I have them.)   Also, a recent Juice Juice, a recent Countdown concert, and one or two HinaFests. C-ute's Pen...
by kitaoji
Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:46 pm
Forum: Hello! Project Chat
Topic: Kudo Haruka to graduate MM'17 this fall
Replies: 75
Views: 15212

Re: Kudo Haruka to graduate MM'17 this fall

The outfits *were* pretty awesome, as evidenced by the photos from the concert merch membersets in the photo below: https://cdn.elineupmall.com/images/companies/1/1/20170923up_musume_aki_soro.jpg?1505964126967 And in case anyone wanted to see the huge list of concert merch: --> https://www.elineupma...