less sketchy link, here.

http://fast-uploader.com/file/7013335414145/   Guys it's been 48 hours and no one's talked about the new single?  Fine then, here we are, with a link courtesy of the good folks over at Jplop.   It's a mixed bag for me, and if that new song from the fall tour gets thrown in as one of the other sides...

I went, I saw, and I got this signed.   sylvatica.jpg   From the mild panic that Harunan didn't make it (on the first day) and the pleasant surprise that was Aika going all Kikka-like, this was pretty awesome and much better than their Anime Expo appearance back in 2009.  But one does has to remembe...

Adding to the list, we have:   -The Kana-Meimi-Karin is "The Fake Dachou Club" -I'd use "servants", or Hama-chan and Her Retinue Trio   Following up on the soloists, we have: -Shofukutei Fukumura -Wada "Miroku Bosatsu" Ayaka   Some context for this: the Dachou (Ostrich)...

If we're talking about babies, Nacchi is pregnant.
 
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[quote="Myst"] I might be in Japan for her final concert... Going to see if my friend will go with. Does anyone see when tickets go on sale? I'm Japanese illiterate....  :confused: Been also toying with the idea of going to Kanon's if it is the same time frame.  [/quote]   The April concer...

IT'S THE END OF AN ERA  context, I mean that with Riho gone and Meimi going in May and now Zukki, only Rinapuu is left from the group of tigers (98ers) that joined in 2011.   I have to admit that this is the first time in MM that we've had someone give their goodbyes so cleanly to the entertainment...

Popping in with an update about the schedule:   Opening ceremonies at 15:00, Friday 2/26 Q&A at 16:00, Friday 2/26 J-Fashion Show, at 20:00 Friday 2/26,  ( :whatthe: is this a typo? Did they get bribed or lost through translation into doing this? Will Harunan be judging and Miki translating? Who...

aine, the first megabus of the day leaves SF-Caltrain at 6am, and of course, you guys are welcome to crash at my place between trips.

It's been hit and miss. With Lilium, I scored 2nd floor 2nd row, and 1st floor 10th row in the presales. With general sales I would always end up in the last row especially for concerts. However, I know Madara wants the family seating and they're still available now - not sure if they would during g...

I feel like I should be replying via PM, but hey, maybe this info can help out random strangers or anybody who stumbles onto the BBS who needs to plan out a trip:   1. Yes, HinaFest is at Pacifico Yokohama.   2. They teach you various methods of getting there on this page, thankfully in English: htt...

Pretty much what Andrei said, Up-Front Promotion/Create/Agency/JP Room/ & etc. manages a group of artists, comedians, and other entertainers like Avex, or the voice actor management that are responsible for salaries of their employees. I'm sure they have other branded divisions that manage ticke...

Saw this on JPLOP. According to the notice, they're leaving the M-Line club, but they'll still be doing activities.  I guess this means that they'll be dropping their FC member-exclusive events, but still going on TV shows and radio shows.  

I'm kinda indifferent to the whole audition/graduate Erina/Ruru thing, but really, couldn't they have given us some time between lineups?  When that next single gets released, the news is all going to be "this is their last single as a 12-person group, what are your thoughts about the audition/...

It's still better than that embarrassment that they used for the Budokan concerts.

Hmmm.  I looked over the FNS lineups again and that article isn't 100% right.   This year, FNS has two shows: the traditional Kayousai that aired on the 2nd, and a second one on the 16th.   Here's the lineup for the 16th: E-Girls Ikimonogatari AKB48 EXILE SKE48 NMB48 ABC-Z KAT-TUN Kyary Pamyu Pamyu ...

Nacchi always does a birthday concert, and you can find those DVDs on e-lineup.
 
Ai, Risa, and Reina do fanclub-only birthday events, I think.  Not sure if anybody else does - probably due to a combination of family life and their other commitments (variety, radio shows, and cycling races...)
 
 

I'll have to agree with Q that I've had to watch them in a concert before coming to appreciate the songs.  That happened to Tiki Bun, Seishun Kozou, and One and Only.  Yes, the English lyrics are embarrassing and not in the least bit natural, but they're giving 110% every time and that's the only th...

Ah, good!  I finally listened to Wakacchanai and yes... that is not a song for a single.  

I stand corrected about them not having a single.


Still haven't heard the other new song, and a Riho solo? Are they just forcing tradition because they can? Because all those promotions are going to be shoved in between the annual HP flu season, I mean, the winter concerts.

[quote="aine"]   tl;dr, proper solo career for Riho or bust.   [/quote]   This.  Riho doesn't strike me as the type of person to ~do things for charity~ or other similar tie-ins; that made Mizuki and Teddy (Sakura) much more fitting for the Precure tie-in song earlier this year.  I don't t...

[quote="freezingkiss"] Meep. I'm in Japan on exchange and seeing Risa's play (Maboroshi no Jou) tomorrow and C-ute's concert Sunday yay <3  [/quote]   Yay!  Good to see you around.   [quote="Molly"] Well 12ki were there for quite a while before they're first single it feels like....

More to add to your list: 
 
Miki Nonaka: Oct. 7, 1999 (MM)
Risa Yamaki: Oct. 14, 1997 (Country Girls)
Sora Ninuma: Oct. 20, 1999 (Tsubaki Factory)

Meimi and Sakura on the first floor (around 04:04) doing the slow cartwheels, then Ayumi + someone else cartwheeling across, followed by Maimi in her ponytail, Ayumi again, Erina doing a double, Nonaka Miki doing a backflip, and finally Erina once more.

I feel like these days, Cool Hello really pushed the costume designers to really dig through streetwear fashion (is this the right term? am I exposing my old biddy-ness?) as we saw in the Chance and Gradation concerts. (The GMML outfits that they brought on tour and in their release events are just ...

I've been using Tenso for quite some time now, but ever since they lowered their prices, I've never really been able to save on shipping when I consolidate multiple shipments. Weight and size always increases when those boxes arrive.  :facepalm:   On the other hand, I'm curious: was anyone genuinely...

Well, I have to say that her english is even better than Nonaka's. Regardless of whether it's Tsunku or not, mad props for him for getting her to speak English. I can't imagine there to be many opportunities for her to practice.  
 
 
 

I tried to find the Hello!Morning wiki with no luck, but in the upper right hand corner of your screenshot, it reads "Zekkyou commercial".  Zekkyou could translate to 'extreme shouting' or 'screaming', which was kind of the whole point of the segment - to do CMs under rollercoaster-induced...

Awesome, thanks for letting us know. That towel is awesome and universal.

I'm going to miss the fresh-faced! star H!P egg!idol that was Kanyon back in 2006.  From her blog posts I think her mental work-life balance has been really off, compared to folks like Iikubo and Ayumi who are making that work-school to work-life transition with moderate success. Kanyon has been foc...