Tsubaki Factory will be appearing on two annual music shows: Nippon Yusen Taisho (Award) Airs next Monday, December 4th. Also, this will be the last Yusen Taisho.   They're also nominated for the Newcomer Award at the 59th Record Awards Show. Airs on Saturday, December 30th.   (Madara, I'm counting ...

What Meikochi said, but FC DVDs are a ripoff.  An event is a disc is 4860 yen, and that's before counting the 15% commission and shipping.　So, here's a YT  channel of her solos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjgsiRO2PeAfxQTt75bybRw/videos?disable_polymer=1

Looks like the color palette from Disney's Beauty and the Beast.  Also, Mikaeri Bijin.

Truth be told, they don't have a lot of time to promote between now and the release date. Right after is Duu's grad and right after that are some more handshake events, Xmas events, Countdown, Hellocon...   They could make up for sales by hosting pre-order handshake events for the rest of the concer...

[quote="Madara"]   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Meikochi" data-cid="210738" data-time="1508543855"> <div>   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Madara" data-cid="210736" data-time="15085...

well, it's kind of the beginning of the fiscal year and school year and all that good stuff.   EDIT: Goes to show how reading the article is important too.  The original plan to start the new reign on 1/1/2019 was dismissed as the Palace didn't want to disrupt their preparations for the 30th Anniver...

Via a tabloid interview and confirmed by Fukuda Kanon's twitter, Risako is 5 months pregnant and tying the knot soon.

Her plans are still uncertain but it sounds like she prefers to quietly fade from the entertainment business, a la Konno.

Mizuki and Erina are so on track to cross that 7-year mark.

Info according to Rakuten (thanks Andrei for the heads up. Note, Rakuten is using the discount prices, the ones below would be MSRP or the CDJapan rate)   BluRay version, @ 4,000 yen: HKXN-50061 (confirmed... "X" denotes a Blu-ray release)   3 music videos Multi-angle versions of the video...

I wonder if UF is even interested in doing concert tours any more.    Angerme's live house tour runs so far into December that I don't expect them to fit any concert days in addition to the Nakano Sun Plaza hall, and J=J is still doing live houses although they've booked Budokan.  Tsubaki didn't eve...

To clarify (I read this too quickly and hope it helps): Reina designated Mizuki and Haruna as co-subleaders with Sayu as leader. Mizuki was promoted to leader but Haruna stayed at subleader position, while promoting Erina as the new sub. Erina and Mizuki's time adds up to equal Haruna's, if my math ...

[quote="Solarblade"] Min Min Rock'n'Roll - Full PV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTIMLL-r62U [/quote]   Delayed by a week due to nuclear test coverage, but here's Yokoyan and Funaki performing on Oha Sta: http://dai.ly/x5zmbr4?start=784 Super-short version starts at 13:04.    This song...

Actually, the week after (12/2 and 12/3) they're going to be in Hiroshima and Yamaguchi. The 11/21 date hasn't been announced as a "Kudo Haruka Graduation Special", so there's still the possibility of finalizing a second Graduation concert.

Tokyo - two syllables, four mora!   It's better than St. Louis or Garmisch-Partenkirchen anyway.

at least Paris still has the right number of syllables.  And L.A. too!  Or the games might be retired by then, given the high cost of construction and upkeep.

don't forget Ayumi was on crutches and couldn't participate in the wakuteka recording, and Karin was out for one of their singles.

3) Re: opening acts:   C-ute opened for Morning Musume - the earliest one I can recall is Spring 2006 (Konkon's graduation at Saitama Super Arena).   Kobushi Factory had announced their formation in January of 2015 and opened in a few MM'15 concerts, starting in April.  Not sure if they also opened ...

Grand Guignol is the story of Lord Dali, one of the side characters in the Lilium prequel.  Just FYI.    Also, links for Meimi's play DVD are out.  The limited edition costs an extra 2000 yen, and includes audio of the stage songs.  No tracklist yet.   Limited Edition -->   http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/...

[quote="AquaChan"] Yossie was big on biking and triathlon at one point (when she was scary skinny -.-) [/quote]   Yossi did a heck lot of sports related things, possibly up to the early 2010s.  I recall her doing some road biking, marathons, scuba diving with Ikuta, and some local PR with ...

[quote="TicTacAnyone"]   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="kitaoji" data-cid="207626" data-time="1494736167"> <div> Duu is down for the count! Concert(s) in Okayama cancelled.    This weekend is definitely going on a DVD magazine, althou...

Duu is down for the count! Concert(s) in Okayama cancelled. 
 
This weekend is definitely going on a DVD magazine, although don't expect more than 20 minutes or so.  Expect DVD magazines coming in October.

spittake what.   I don't follow Kobushi, but I liked Rio for being the seemingly goofy one - she was brash, loud, and she trolled the best at group cheki photos.  (Source courtesy my twitter feed).     Personally, I'm happy for her. But two H!P grad announcements in a week is kind of hard.  (Plus, M...

It's Sylvatica!  (as in, go watch Lilium for the nth time and that is totally Teddy's style throughout the musical.)
 
I think they look the most similar when they don't have their bangs.  If Rena wears her hair differently, then the similarities become more subtle.

I think their TV appearances can be split into variety (the crazy type that 48 groups are good at on prime time, idol niches, and regional programming.  In keeping with the above, the regional programming goes easiest on the girls: Ayumi and Chel have been able to practice being interesting with the...

I think MM's pre-release events are typically restricted to pre-concert handshake events, and those were used for Seishun Kozou (released in April, 1 month into the spring tour) and One & Only (released in Dec, after the winter tour).  Not sure if they used the same tactic for Utakata or Sexy Ca...

From their first single's wikia page :   The MEMORIAL EDITs are remixes and some of the solo lines are re-distributed.   The Event V for "Romance no Tochuu" was released on September 23, 2013 and was only sold at the September 23 release event in Tokyo and the September 29 release event in...

[quote="Madara"] Why has there been no H!P Sports Festival in ten years? Surely the current membership of H!P is awash in young athletes. Just look at Erina and her acrobatics. What's stopping them from reviving this tradition? [/quote]   So, sports festival, anybody?  Here's what 2017 (Ma...

I'm waving an Ogata Risa flag.  I think it's just low season for all the other groups that's making me take notice of Tsubaki, but that honky-tonk in Uruwashi is addicting.

They haven't made the final cut. The candidates for the "second gen" are making their spiel in this second cut.   So  this is where the tradition of audition videos went to, from H!P to UUG.  The article only says that "they have announced a call for participants, where they are selec...

Stilted translation:   <div>Konno Asami, announcer for TV Tokyo, updated her official blog and provided announcement to our newspaper that she would be resigning from her post on the 28th.  Ms. Konno has just been recently married to Sugiura Toshihiro, pitcher for the Yakult Swallows.</div> <div> </...