I'm assuming most of you've probably seen this, but if you haven't, H!P did a cover of YMCA in 2007. It's bad, but not that bad. A good chunk of the members look kind of pissed though. 

I actually liked it a lot more than I expected to. The "We're Brand-new Morning" reminds me of a sound from a different group which I can't place on the moment. It feels like a combination of Wagamama  and Ai no Gundan, which was one of the better singles they released (in my opinion) . I'...

In part, it sort of feels like UFP has stopped putting as much effort into them because they know that they'll sell the best out of any H!P group currently. And while they have sold less than they did a couple of years ago, they're still selling despite the fairly boring songs, stagnant lineup, and ...

I kind of feel the same way as you about the girls. The girls could all mass graduate and I wouldn't be that upset except for Auumi, Miki, Kaede, and Reina were included. Although I tend to like the radio rips of the songs but not the actual MVs. Stuff like Morning Misoshiro actually made me like th...

[quote="Thea"] Ap is Uta. [/quote]   I actually did a bit of research to see who actually was in H!P the least amount of time, and it wasn't actually Uta. It looks like Yanagihara Hiromi (Country Musume member who died) was in the group from April - July 1999. Although she did end up dying...

^ It's on the H!P wiki page for the single, but there's nothing citing where it came from originally.

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Madara" data-cid="205043" data-time="1486819521"> Does anyone know what Rina Matsuno died of? My friend Josh has been absolutely devastated by this. She was his favorite and he'd met her in Japan.</blockquote> I t...

I went into that expecting the worst, but it wasn't that bad. It wasn't the best they've done, but they have had worse songs over the past two years, so something like this isn't too bad. It's a step above Sou janai, but not as great as Mukidashi de was. I'll probably change my mind after seeing the...

I actually like the song a lot more now after seeing the MV. It reminds me a lot of Ai wa Itsumo, and for sme reason the Diet Song they did. It doesn't remind me of Tiki Bun at all though luckily. It's still the weakest A-side of this single though.

I heard about that, and while I didn't follow them as much, it's still devastating. She died way too young.

[quote="Thea"]   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="TicTacAnyone" data-cid="204929" data-time="1486427607"> <div> I know a lot of people thought Kiki was kinda creepy (and I understand that, don't get me wrong), but I hope they realize wh...

I guess I must be really tone deaf compared to all of you or something since it didn't sound that bad to me. Although it's fine, I'm slowly learning.

The Uruwashi no Cameillia MV seems good. It looks more like something non H!P idol groups would get. And the song has grown on me a lot. I think I like it more than Hatsukoi Sunrise.

I'm surprised they performed Ai no Tane again. This is the second time it's been performed in concert and the first time in about 10 years. All of them sounded pretty good or at least didn't sound too bad, there were definitely some notes that were off from the original. I'm mainly just glad they ac...

[quote="TicTacAnyone"]   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Anderei" data-cid="204703" data-time="1485838556"> <div> Yeah, but Miki's taken some heat for her vocals too. The poorer Angerme singers are kind of getting a pass because they'r...

I can really only see three possibilities, they're debuting in a group, they're inactive (Kosuga Fuyuka was inactive a while and then she came back although she later did leave again), or they've left Hello! Project for better waters.   The fact that they haven't been removed from the website yet do...

That was surprisingly good. They handled the song better than I expected as well. And seeing them actually able to look like they're having fun in an MV is refreshing to see.

Maria's creepy fans on H!O pretty much ruined me for her as well. I'm now at the point to where I tolerate her compared to some of the other members. Masaki isn't the selling point of the group and while I am going to miss her (especially since it feels like a graduation from her is coming) her abse...

Nakajima Takui (the person who's written some recent H!P songs) has releasedan MV for his new single. This is the first one since either 2014 or 2015.

I liked it as well. Adding the 3 new members was the best thing to do for that group.

I'm hoping  it doesn't turn into a Mizuki and Sakura only kind of song. They are the better vocalists, but I want them to actually push 13ki in their first single and not have it be as crappy as 12ki's was.

I thought the Hatsukoi MV felt more like a combination of two different C-ute MVs. The white border is taken from the future, and the sunrise silhouette things reminded me of Summer Wind.


The song is also great, and I wished I had listened to the previews sooner.

I'm glad it's a double a-side and not a triple. I have a better chance of liking both songs. I hope 13ki has a better debut then 12ki did.


I'm bummed Masaki won't be in this. I hope she's okay but I have a bad feeling about this.

So much for C-ute coming to the US. Unless something crazy happened there's no way I'll be see them live before they disband.

I liked it a lot as well. The lyrics feel kind of cheesy but because of the overall light tone, I didn't really pay much attention to them. The lab scenes do look like a rip off of Slience Boy Science Girl but it's not the big of a deal. I liked that they were allowed to have personality in the MV i...

I really like it, it's a simple song, but it's a good one. The science lab scenes were totally stolen from Sakura Gakuin's Science Club's group MV though. They were dressed the exact same way, and even the lab looked similar.

It's too bad that the Misspelling of Country Girls happened on the Peanut Butter cover, if it was on the Good Boy Bad Girl ones, it actually would've made more sense.

The covers are pretty good. Nothing really amazing since it has been seen before. There isn't really one I like a lot, but there also isn't one I dislike.

Nintendo Switch presentation was yesterday and it was interesting. It sort of reminds me of the Wii so I'm getting some sort nostalgia from this but it is a lot different. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 being revealed for it is probably going to be my reason to get it. I just hope they don't do that crap th...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4jpN7yBmoM
 
In case anyone wanted to see how all 31 versions of Kimi wa Jitensha compared to each other. This is the video to see it in.