UFP/OG Spam Thread :: All things non-Hello!Project Related!

[DonJuan]

Not gonna lie, that instrumental already sounds pretty good.

[JPope]

Here's the new Sayubee. Google tells me this says "Ai urusai"; my ears tell me this is pretty cool.

[DonJuan]

Nice, I like it a lot. Probably the first Sayube single that vibes with me from the very first second.

[JPope]

Manakan TikTok-ing to one of the first (possibly the very first) Jpop songs I ever downloaded.

[JPope]

And now Manakan with a full-on solo recording and dance vid of "Suki tte Itte yo." I suppose this is her break-the-seal drop prior to her proper solo debut.

[DonJuan]

I mean they can't do a full blown solo career for every OG, so I gladly take a cover like that. The quality isn't bad either, and Manakan sounds as good as ever.

By the way, they've uploaded a bunch of old MVs to the Up Front Channel account!

[Solarblade]

Just for lists sake all uploaded is

- H.P. All Stars - ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL!
- Gomattou - SHALL WE LOVE?
- ROMANS - SEXY NIGHT ~Wasurerarenai Kare~
- ZYX - Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH
- ZYX - Shiroi TOKYO
- Aa! - FIRST KISS
- Natsumi Abe & Keiko Yosumi - Haha to Musume no Duet Song
- Nochiura Natsumi - Renai Sentai Shitsu Ranger
- Nochiura Natsumi - LOVE LIKE CRAZY
- DEF.DIVA - Suki Sugite Baka Mitai
- GAM - Thanks!
- GAM - Melodies
- GAM - LU LU LU
- Natsumi Abe & Maimi Yajima - 16sai no Koi Nante
- High-King - C\C (Cinderella\Complex)
- Kobushi Factory & Tsubaki Factory - Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
- Kiiro 5 - Kiiori Osora de BOOM BOOM BOOM
- Aoiro 7 - Aoi Sports Car no Otoko
- Akagumi 4 - Akai Nikkichou
- 3nin Matsuri - Chu! Natsu Pa~rty
- 7nin Matsuri - Summer Reggae! Rainbow
- 10nin Matsuri - Summer! Natsu Matsuri
- Happy7 - Shiawase! Suki Suki Beam!
- Sexy8 - Shiawase Desu ka?
- Odoru11 - Shiawase Kyouryuu Ondo
- 7AIR - Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no
- SALT5 - GET UP! Rapper
- 11WATER - BE ALL RIGHT!
- Sexy Otonajan - Onna, Kanashii, Otona
- Elegies - Inshouha Renoir no You ni
- Puripuri Pink - Hitoshirezu Mune wo Kanaderu Yoru no Aki
- Morning Musume Sakuragumi - Hare Ame Nochi Suki
- Morning Musume Otomegumi - Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~
- Morning Musume Sakuragumi - Sakura Mankai
- Morning Musume Otomegumi - Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!~
- Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai - Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA
- Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai - Itoshiki Tomo e

[JPope]

I mean they can't do a full blown solo career for every OG, so I gladly take a cover like that. The quality isn't bad either, and Manakan sounds as good as ever.

I think there's a good chance she gets a Risamaru-level solo career.

[DonJuan]

^^ Nice! Maybe we'll get a few more over the next days.

^ I'd gladly take that.



By the way, Miyazaki Yuka announced her marriage!
Some people joked it's Hanyu Yuzuru (the former figure skater) because he announced his marriage on the same day, but it appears that her beloved is a non-celebrity man

[Solarblade]

Up-Front uploaded again and added Aya Matsuura and Miki Fujimoto's videos!

[DonJuan]

YES! Now it's possible that they actually go full out and add stuff like Yuko's singles or even Maeda Yuki's

By the way, you know who else got married?
Kumai Yurina! She married her model coworker Takashi Osuga. Apparently the two of them have modeled for bridal fashion together before

[arcobaleno]

By the way, you know who else got married?
Kumai Yurina! She married her model coworker Takashi Osuga. Apparently the two of them have modeled for bridal fashion together before

That sounds like something out of a rom-com!

But overall a big awww, happy for both couples.

[JPope]

Reina Tanaka's solo live of J=J's "'Hitori de Ikiraresou' tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no?" is really good. Her voice is aging really well -- her fashion not so much. Woman, you're gonna be 34 in a couple of months.

[DonJuan]

^Her intro made her sound like Karin, but deeper into the song you can hear that Reina has more control and probably a better range.

[Solarblade]

So it seems the next batch of PVs have been uploaded

Yuko Nakazawa (though it is curiously missing "Genki no Nai Hi no Komuriuta / Nagaragawa no Hare" PVs)
Kaori Iida (doesn't have "Door no Mukou de Bell ga Natteta" though)
Natsumi Abe (missing "Takaramono")
Maki Goto
Ai Takahashi

[Solarblade]

Taiyou to Ciscomoon / T&C Bomber and Melon Kinenbi MVs are up now, exciting because I don't think we had very good lookin PVs til now

[JPope]

Manakan's newest is cover of the appropriately rated Bouno! hit "Hatsukoi Cider"

[Zoe]

I'm not feeling this one. I don't think it suits her voice.

[Farrah]

Reina Tanaka's solo live of J=J's "'Hitori de Ikiraresou' tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no?" is really good. Her voice is aging really well -- her fashion not so much. Woman, you're gonna be 34 in a couple of months.

I have to say in general I like Reina's voice a lot more outside Momusu than I ever did in the group lol she leaned into the cutesy idol squeaking tricks way too much for my taste back then but I enjoy her a lot now.

Speaking of squeaking tricks... that Manakan solo is about as good as you can hope for from her, never a strong vocalist. It's not great but it's in-line with my expectations of her lol.

[Zoe]

Speaking of squeaking tricks... that Manakan solo is about as good as you can hope for from her, never a strong vocalist. It's not great but it's in-line with my expectations of her lol.

I was perfectly fine with her first video, but I think the key on this one is too high for her type of voice.

[Solarblade]

Tanpopo, Petitmoni, Minimoni PVs, and strangely the PV for "Ganbacchae!" too is up today, oddly enough there is no Minihams or the "Ai~n" single either...

[DonJuan]

I think that might be due to copyright issues. I have no idea who owns the rights to Shimura Ken's work after his death, and for Minihams it's probably with the Hamtaro franchise.

[DonJuan]

Karin's 3rd single releases on November 8th, announced in her radio show.



Bambina Bambino / Lonely Bus (バンビーナバンビーナ/ ロンリーバス), with multiple b-sides (one per edition).

[Shoujo Q]

^Not mentioned but I guess some of the songs (probably b-sides) were written by Karin.

[JPope]

Sweet! Karin's solo stuff has been pretty solid so far.

By "written by Karin" do you mean just the lyrics or the music, as well?

[JPope]

From M-line Music #106

Miyabi, Karin, Maa-chan and Moemi from Bitter & Sweet with pretty solid performance of T&C's "Gatamekira." Moemi get's the opening fake and, damn, I did not know she was capable of that. She ain't RuRu, but it's pretty good.



Since UF uploaded all of T&C's vids recently I decided to check out the original after not having seen it in forever, and it holds up pretty well. Multiple costumes and camera angles, and for 1999 the effects are pretty cool. The escalator scene, in particular, is well done.

[Shoujo Q]

Sweet! Karin's solo stuff has been pretty solid so far.

By "written by Karin" do you mean just the lyrics or the music, as well?

I’m not sure. Will Have to wait and see. But knowing UF, probably just written by.

[JPope]

Airi got a new gig.



Seems like this is a pretty big deal for her.

[Solarblade]

Next batch is up which includes



- Coconuts Musume (though only "Jounetsu Yuki Miraisen")
- Country Musume (no "Futari no Hokkaido" or "Yukigeshiki")
- v-u-den (they even included "Ai ~Suite Room~)
- Ongaku Gatas (no "Come Together")

[DonJuan]

From M-line Music #106

Miyabi, Karin, Maa-chan and Moemi from Bitter & Sweet with pretty solid performance of T&C's "Gatamekira." Moemi get's the opening fake and, damn, I did not know she was capable of that. She ain't RuRu, but it's pretty good.

Moemi was always a great singer. I remember back then a lot of people were sad she and Asahi didn't become H!P idols.

Airi got a new gig.
Seems like this is a pretty big deal for her.

Airi is scoring the big ones one by one. She also stars in a new drama.