Feel! Kanjiru yo is just okay. It looks and sounds like a GREEN FIELDS video. Really makes me think of just a passable SATOYAMA song.


It's a shame, it kind of brings down the SHEER AWESOMENESS of this single provided by Jidanda Dance. Jidada dance dance~

So the European tour dates were also announced for September.   And for anyone who doesn't peruse H!O, there was a theory thrown out that the US date could be J-POP SUMMIT in San Francisco Sept 9th-10th, which would make the trip even more worthwhile if you listen to a lot of J-Pop. Last year, they ...

I LOVED it. At first I wasn't so sure about the song, it's so wacky, but it felt very much like something Berryz Koubou would do.
 
And I loved the PV! Visually appealing, I loved the effects and the comedy.

I'd prefer NYC over LA, personally, but I am on the east coast, so.
 
Both would be a trip for me as I live in Georgia, though, so I'll just roll with the punches. Either way, expect to see me there.

I'm totally wanting to go. I'd travel anywhere in the country to see pretty much any H!P group besides Tsubaki Factory and C-ute, so sign me up.

https://youtu.be/KAmAPtRX95w


I don't know if people actually care about UF male artists, (or if this has been posted already) but this is a video of Eric Fukusaki performing Peanut Butter Jelly Love at the SATOYAMA event (he composed/wrote the song and is an UF artist).

The way they mix her vocals is very Kyary Sayu Sayu, it's cool.
 
It's much more intense than I'd have expected for a Sayu song..
 
Well now we know why PINK CRES. is taking so long to debut. Everyone writings songs for them went and decided to give them to Sayu instead!

Surprised by all of the focus on Yuka and Akari in Jidanda Dance. Akari has been a lot more important in songs lately (Bakayarou) but to have a song more or less led by both of them is pretty shocking.   On that note, Yuka sounds FANTASTIC and I'm through the roof. All of the girls really hold their...

She's become a gyaru and has spent the last 2 years in clown school, obviously. She's going to come out on stage in stilts while juggling flaming torches. Cirque de Sayumi.

Pretty sure I remember seeing her do harmonies for Mukidashi de Mukiatte.

Ohmygod Maria bae. Such a woman you are. * u *

Iikubo was oddly the most pleasant to listen to in this video... what has the world come to?

I have no idea how to feel. Jealousy Jealousy is the best Tsunku MM song I've heard for a while (2016 was a crap year for Tsunku songs IMO) but those raps.. the first one was cool until the end. Second one was stupid.   But I guess the rap was a good way to give other girls (read: Ayumi) some focus....

Very cool! I always wondered why the fandom doesn't crowd source in order to see more translated material so I think having a patreon is great! Will likely start to contribute.

Kaede's recording was great! She's already much more pleasant to the ear than a lot of the other girls which is nice.   So, on another note, Maachan has been cleared to perform in their spring tour. What do you guys think will happen to these songs? Will they just throw in her as ensemble or give he...

Well according to Billboard, Country Girls finished out the week in second with 57k sales, while "Dou Datte Ii no" clocked around 35k, I think? So definitely a Momochi-fueled sales boost. It sadly doesn't show much on the Oricon charts, though.

I really enjoyed it. I know the general opinion so far has been "It's alright, nothing new." But I started listening to Morning Musume right before the release of TIKI BUN, so I skipped about half of their EDM phase. And I've only known them as an EDM group, so maybe that's why I'm less ti...

01 This is Unmei 02 Kobushi no Hana 03 Maji Bomber!! 04 Zanshin 05 Icchoume Rock 06 GO TO THE TOP!! 07 Isogabamaware 08 Kenmei Blues 09 TEKI 10 Mijuku Hanjuku Torotoro 11 Da Di Do De Do Da Di! 12 Koi no Jubaku 13 Seishun Gekijou 14 Kawaii Kare   Interesting and insightful. My first listen through of...

Ugh. Goddammit. :< Here's hoping for it to be an album track.
 
At this rate, MM is going to have to have a 3-disc album to accommodate all of these A-sides AND give us new material, so I wouldn't be surprised.

Oh, cool! So presumably of a version of "Get you!" without Rino Sashihara? Very interested in such a thing.

Why does Kobushi Factory's picture look like it was cut down the middle? And I'm just going to assume that it's a lot of shadow on her left arm, but it sure does look like hair. Her hair isn't THAT LONG, is it? O_O

Oh god, every song title is so "this is the end". Owmyheart.

I'm really into Summer Wonderland, Warning ~Mirai Keihou~, and Tell me why, dated or not. They're right up my alley as for as dance/techno-y type music goes. The ballads are neither here nor there.   But god, they're so underwhelming live. PINK CRES. is a decent listen from the Buono Festa recording...

https://youtu.be/BV7afPAnqKw


PINK CRES. performed a new song called "Tell me why" on Upcoming.


Geez. I really enjoy most of their tracks so far, but now they already have at LEAST 5 songs and no sign at all of a CD release any time soon.

I see a lot of talk about the originals. I wonder what the general opinions were of the covers?   Me personally, I listen to This is Unmei and Maji Bomber a ton. I really appreciate the cleaner sounding recording of This is Unmei as compared to Melon Kinenbi, but I love both versions and think KF di...

The Reg A cover is great. Definitely the best.

I think as far as their old material, I only REALLY loved the songs they released as music videos. The first album, assorted B-sides, mini albums, etc. were just no good for me.   They were musically the most appealing to me from when Lim joined and onward. Wonder Party was decent, Wonder World was ...

The rotating camera was an interesting gimmick, but sorry, I laughed each time it happened. xD

This has literally rocked my soul. I really don't like K-Pop, but Wonder Girls is SO good. ; A ; Ugh. LIM. YEEUN. YUBIN. Dx (and the other one)

It's easier to do a 1-2 day event (Hinafes, COUNTDOWN) than a tour. That's just why I assumed they'd be attending.