The two best dancers in H!P, Manaka and Chisaki, leaving one right after the other. We've still got Rikako, Mao, Ayumi, but the dance club performances will feel the loss.

Current MM does a new version of "I Wish," with video montages of each of the last seven gens. This is a wonderful tribute to this rare three-year period of seven unbroken consecutive generations in MM, completely unprecedented. Sadly, it all ends when Chisaki leaves in June. https://youtu...

I watched both Solo Fes concerts this year. Two Blu-ray sets, 2 discs each, for a total of ten hours of pure bliss. I have some questions: How are the songs chosen? I understand from Hello! Project Wiki that fans had some input in requesting songs, but the description is vague. How does that work? W...

Thanks for those clips. I'm sure I saw the "Moonlight Night" solo when I watched that concert three years ago, but never made a note of it. And I'd never seen the Kosui clip before. Wow! She is great.

I'm a big fan of Chisaki and consider her the best dancer in H!P after Manaka. I got to see her do a little dance of her own onstage during a number at Hina Fes in 2018 and it was wonderful. I was privileged to be one of the very few audience members to see it. I had turned around in my seat to watc...

Beyooooonds, otoh, seems to offer Momohime less space to stretch out. They have a higher percentage of strong singers, and their songs just aren't constructed to feature anyone. It's part of their charm as a group, but the downside is their best singers don't get to shine as much. I fear that Momoh...

A recent Beyoooonds video: Hamukatsu Mokushiroku. I have questions about the fried food they're eating: what's it called and what's it made of?

https://youtu.be/s5sNf8_KKZM

Thanks.

In other news, Momoko turned 30 today, March 6.

Here's a picture I took at a public event in Yokohama during Hina Fes in March 2016:

I watched all four parts of the H!P Fall 2021 concert Blu-ray, Aki "Zoku Kachou Fuugetsu," within 24 hours of receiving it via Fed Ex. (First time in years I’ve done that kind of quick turnaround.) The 56 members of H!P at the time are divided up into four teams: Hana, Tori, Kaze and Tsuki...

Anyone know what the exact Chopin piece is?

I've been keeping my film and anime blog going during all this time and my latest piece covers three anime theatrical hits from 2021 that were based on long-running TV franchises, the latest Pokemon, Doraemon and Pretty Cure movies: https://briandanacamp.wordpress.com/2021/12/29/anime-movies-2021-po...

Tsubaki Factory remains the only H!P group since Melon Kinenbi to never lose a member. I hope that doesn't change in the near future.

[quote="TicTacAnyone"] She's got good bones to stay as a dedicated leader--she trained under Ayaka who was a leader under pressure for 10 years. And of course she has cousin Maimi who was a leader for 11 years. So she's got good resources to reach out to for advice.   [/quote] And let's no...

Someone just posted on Facebook that Murotan is leaving Angerme in March. Is this true?

Every time I've listened to the Petit Best 16 album, I've found track 16 to be a beautiful song, so unlike the other songs on the album that it must have been from a musical or special production of some kind. I've never been aware of who was singing or what the origin of the song was. I mean, who i...

I'm sorry to hear this, but glad that Minami wants to go into acting. She has a perfect face for film acting. You can shoot her in any kind of light from any angle and she'll always look good. And I do hope Hama-chan continues in entertainment in some fashion.

I watched both discs of Hello! Project 2019 Summer - Beautiful Harmony – and I was finally able to recognize and identify each of the new members of Morning Musume (Rio Kitagawa, Homare Okamura, Mei Yamazaki), Angerme (Rin Hashisako) and Juice=Juice (Yume Kudo, Riai Matsunaga). The new members are m...

I saw H!P groups perform live in the last four even-number years: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018. That's a big deal for me. Counting the 2009 MM concert in L.A., I've now seen 13 H!P live concerts, including an Airi solo show in Tokyo, which I'm counting as H!P even if might not technically be one. (I'm not...

[quote="Anderei"] Holy crap 9th gen are entering their 10th year as members and 10th gen aren’t far behind. I can’t believe it’s been so long, where did the time go. [/quote]   It went into lots of great concerts, all sitting on my shelves in either DVD or Blu-ray copies that I can watch a...

[quote="Saya"]
I noticed Ikuta isn’t listed, but I assume she’s singing with the MM audition winners group.
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I see Ikuta there. She's listed with the Hello Pro Dance Club and Shuffles by birth month.

The release date is wrong in the thread title. It's 2020, not 2019.

https://www.facebook.com/JimmieRust/videos/1017837498549904/?t=14
 
I don't know if this will work for everybody, but it's 15th Gen doing "Suki na Senpai" at the MM concert, Kokoro + Karada, at Budokan. First time I've seen them perform and they're great.

The full PV for "Dakishimerarete Mitai" (I Just Want to Be Hugged) is up:   https://youtu.be/wJqZLPB9Jlg   I love it. This could be my third favorite TF song after "Teion Yakedo" and "Fuwari Koi Tokei."   Why are all the best songs in H!P going to TF? Is it because they...

From CDJapan:   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">   [BLU-RAY] Hello Pro Premium ANGERME Concert Tour 2019 Haru Final Wada Ayaka Sotsugyo Special Rinne Tensei - Arutoki Umareta Ai no Teisho – 9000 yen / $82.90 October 30, 2019 Features ANGERME's concert at Nippon Budokan. Comes with a live...

[quote="AquaChan"]   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Madara" data-cid="219070" data-time="1573838010"> <div> Where's Country Girls? [/quote]   The group will disband/go on hiatus on December 26, so it will not be active at the release ...

Where's Country Girls?

I still can't identify the new girls.
 
1) Who's the one without pigtails?
 
2) Who's the one with pigtails in the blue jacket over red plaid?
 
3) Who's the one with one pigtail in the green plaid outfit?
 
Thanks.

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">   As of 09/30/2019,   Michishige Sayumi is at 11 years, 10 months and 7 days Niigaki Risa is at 10 years, 8 months and 22 days Tanaka Reina is at 10 years, 4 months and 2 days Takahashi Ai is at 10 years, 1 month and 4 days Fukumura Mizuki is at 8 years, ...

[quote="Shoujo Q"]
Yeah let’s just forget Nanami was in the group. XD
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I can't forget. And I never will.

Damn! I completely forgot about this. I must order it now.
 
EDIT: I ordered it PLUS the new Kobushi concert DVD.