Well, I know that much from your translation. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> Sorry, I guess I was just musing about the specifics because she said it was like a dialogue. Since 撮影 can sometimes mean filming, right? I figu...

It's funny that it's those two. I've always felt they look quite similar. Kanako certainly is quite the ordinary teenage girl in her actions, especially getting excited at silly things that aren't big deals. The whole group really is pretty down-to-earth. I guess this was a meeting of the leaders. I...

[quote name='Em-El' timestamp='1314552451' post='107069'](there's babble in the description about labels coming together for this, so perhaps we have to wait until Berryz's Piccolo Town label leaks their info). [/quote] So yep . King Records doesn't ever put Piccolo Town stuff on their website, unli...

[quote name='Pucchi mo' timestamp='1314597949' post='107104']Also, the title is Amazuppai Haru ni Sakurasaku, not Amazuppoi.

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Hooray for poor Japanese reading skills at 1am! Thanks, fixed.

I don't believe this requires a thread yet because of a lack of cover and a lack of preview (not even a b-side title) means there's nothing to do but annoyingly speculate, but it's fairly big news that might cause speculation. But anyway, sonymusic's shop has recently released these details of new s...

Or we could just take everyone at their word. It's all we have. I guess Tsunku could be lying, but then there's absolutely no way to know where to go from there. In fact, I think he's lying, and they found out Saki is a demon from hell so they had to exorcise her. It's ridiculous to try to tease out...

Hirano Tomomi - 25 to 27 (currently 27)



Never Forget



May you become the greatest child's nutritionist in the world <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':cryalot:' />

I knew when it was called "magazine" that the photobook version would be lackluster this time. I guess they wanted to save costs, yet continue their tradition? Well, I got the photbook version since it's what I got for the other ones. But, man, it's even more disappointing than I assumed. ...

For people who don't use torrents: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xkpfpi_110825-yyyy_fun And with this replacement, the cutest OhaGirl has become the ugliest. I've finally been able to train myself to look at still photos of Ikuta, but I haven't quite mastered watching videos of her without shudde...

Maybe things really will change for you on further listens. [quote name='///' timestamp='1306073457' post='99581']Kono Uta really sounds like a cute album track on par with high level H!P album stuff. I really like it![/quote] [quote name='///' timestamp='1314213102' post='106712'] Kono Uta - Ok thi...

Watching it in the dark at 1 AM surely only serves to increase the creepiness.

I do think it needed such emendation, TnB. I glossed it over as "a still confused little schoolgirl" so I could get rid of trying to think of a better word for "immature". I think it's harsh that he even brings it up, but your way makes it sound a bit more on her side.

Guys... guys! The most important thing is that it's not called "OhaStar", geez. It's Oha Studio. Anyway, at this point we can either doubt Tsunku's words or not as to which came first. Not sure why contracts wouldn't allow them to announce it previously, but calling her a still confused li...

[quote name='PKyu' timestamp='1314053205' post='106529'] He just made this group to get back his Sony stuff didn't he? [/quote] Sorry, I'm out of the loop. I know this group is being made in collaboration with Sony, but what stuff is he trying to get back? Do you mean this is all part of some deal t...

From H!O Dawa isn't racist afterall? From H!O? It could be anything. It wasn't just this person, it was more saying that that guy where we here at the BBS had gotten the info about Dawa, was wrong. That would explain Dawa wanting to live in France and meet the Harry Gaijin Potter cast... She is rac...

I really love it this way. The "Hello!Online" really accentuates the "Hot-Link!" in a way that never could have happened with the long hair.

Suzuki Kanon, Fukumura Mizuki, Kusumi Koharu, Sayashi Riho, Ikuta Erina

Masae Otani, Megumi Murata, Ayumi Shibata, Hitomi Saito

Akari's song is the shortest by far. But she's so punk, they took that into consideration when giving her a punk-length song... Like Akari's cool image, the solos are pretty great at giving each girl a song that represents her image. Shiori's song represents her adorable nature and shows off the nai...

I think that picture with Mizuki still is pretty terrible. But this?







Best picture of Ikuta I've ever seen.

Yeah, when she had her concert, and they brought the piano out it was like "well, I know what songs are next!" and sure enough... There were a couple of b-sides that had piano, but 1) she rarely performs b-sides except for the release event for that single and 2) perhaps because of this, I...

What.



I was never able to see them in Japan because they always play on weekdays. At least I'll always have America.



I can't really read through all the Japanese right now, but it looks like the message from the other members seem to talk about... something about not completely giving up.

[quote name='Farrah' timestamp='1311971899' post='104905'] I don't get what's so risky about trying to write a good song, giving them a video that looks professional rather than amateur, and not half assing promotions LOL but okay. Apparently, I hold a very unpopular opinion. [/quote] It's risky in ...

[quote name='Farrah' timestamp='1311955522' post='104884']Someone at UFA needs to realize that you have to put money INTO something if you want to get money out of it. Of course, UFA is kind of a shit agency and I imagine they're pretty content with Momusu's mediocre sales + wota money from concerts...

[quote name='Duncan' timestamp='1311941427' post='104859'] Struck a nerve, have I? (Ouch! Sorry about that one.) [/quote] <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/danceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' /> Ok, with this pun, you're forgiven for the previous poor att...

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Just because the group isn't selling hit records, doesn't mean no one is going to their concerts or buying their stuff.

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Yeah, UFA is printing money. Not doomed by a long shot.

Not being national sensations does not equal doomed.

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Oh...her?

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Yeah, we got it the first time you made the joke.

If you want to see a large gap, look at their singles. They basically focused on only albums. 33 albums and only 9 singles. The 1200 songs actually refers to all their subgroups and stuff (The Duet, angel, etc.). As a total, they have 46 albums and 18ish singles. [quote name='Petit Melon' timestamp=...

So, since the last two people seem to be interested in the former members, here's a site I found that has pictures and info of almost all the members. http://www.shidekashi.org/member.html The site's mainpage also has some sort of newsletter about SKi's activities from every month since May 1995.

Well, you've the little bit that's on their youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/IDOLJAPANRECORDS And the first Thursday of every month (sometimes more), they broadcast their free show on ustream . It also doesn't help that their fans call them "SKi". Almost impossible to search for...