Hello!News Network :: 2014 Edition

[pandapanda]

I knew this was coming.  Her impressions are spot on, and she is learning to control the beast.

[Kalle]

Quiz 30 with Sayu, Eripon and Zukki
 
This show's getting pretty addicting on its own merits although Lola's annoying as hell lmao
 
Edit: Hey, Chisato and Kei were on as well and no one noticed! ( Or maybe they did IDK. )

[Anderei]

From jplop:
 
6/20, Eripon, Yossie, and Ogawa Makoto will have a special talk show at the Diving Expo in Okinawa.

6/22, Yossie and Ogawa.
 

[star]

There will be a J-MELO special May 31 that is completely dedicated to What Is LOVE.

[Anderei]

There will be a S/mileage x Kenshuusei musical in October.
 
Engeki Joshi Theater Club Smileage's Jukebox-Musical "SMILE FANTASY!"

10/4~10/13
 

[NekoKaiSai]

C-ute had a live in Taipei, Taiwan on May 24th. [source]  How did the entire board miss this?

[Anderei]

I didn't miss it! I just never thought to post it for... some reason. I'm sure I had a good one!

[Anderei]

From jplop:
 
Nakanishi Kana birthday event 6-2-14


event #1


"Yattaruchan" duet question corner (with audience)


mini live

- Yuugure Koi no Jikan

- Suppin to Namida

- Shining Itoshiki anata

- Sayonara Sayonara Sayonara


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event #2

- same setlist

- special guest Eripon
 

[Anderei]

TV stuff.
 
Chinami and Maasa on Showroom Nippon
 
Chinami and Momoko were on Otoboke Pops, a show Koharu is a regular on, but the links don't work anymore.
 
 
Also, Taguchi Natsumi, Nomura Minami and Saitou Kana are the Kenshuusei who have been chosen to participate in the S/mileage musical I mentioned up above.

[Anderei]

Some Arashi fans who went to a taping of VS Arashi said Kanon was there on a Pocchari team. Episode airs 7/3.
 

 
It's not officially confirmed, but Kanon did mention in her blog that she did something today.

[Meikochi]

I'm not sure where I should post so I'll give a try here : Love Machine, sung by some members of AKB48
.
Honestly, there's a big lack of punch and first one (Sashihara Rino I guess) who sang was weak. Hopefully Takamina and Miichan were better, in my opinion.

[JPope]

The only thing good about that is the bizarre Kei Yasuda appearances. 

[Zoe]

UTAGE! is a pretty good show, lots of classic songs.  Kei appears to be a regular now.

[Shoujo Q]

[quote="Meikochi"]
I'm not sure where I should post so I'll give a try here : Love Machine, sung by some members of AKB48
.
Honestly, there's a big lack of punch and first one (Sashihara Rino I guess) who sang was weak. Hopefully Takamina and Miichan were better, in my opinion.
[/quote]
 
It's already posted in the AKB thread. Which you can find here.

[MejraThea]

Apparently Oricon is not counting  international sales anymore. There's an uproar about this on H!O, I find it rather humorous.

[aine]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Thea" data-cid="176999" data-time="1402692558">Apparently Oricon is not counting  international sales anymore. There's an uproar about this on H!O, I find it rather humorous.</blockquote>
I don't think we ever got a solid first-hand confirmation that they did in the first place (for places like international Itunes, CDJapan, etc.).

Anyway, this may help us estimate what actual impact international sales were having when a next single of whoever comes out. (Spoiler: it's absolutely negligible.)

[Anderei]

CDJapan apparently believed that their international sales were counting towards Oricon. They're trying to find out right now if their domestic sales do.

[JPope]

Negligible or not, I'll never understand why any chart would not include all sales, domestic and foreign, physical and digital.

[pandapanda]

[quote="JPope"]
Negligible or not, I'll never understand why any chart would not include all sales, domestic and foreign, physical and digital.
[/quote]
 
Same.  Oricon isn't looking towards the future of Japan's music.

[Anderei]

Oricon doesn't even include some domestic sales. It's a strange chart.

[Zoe]

There really aren't any trackers that cover 100% of all retailers. It's a pretty daunting task to do so. They extrapolate the data from other chains to compensate.

[AquaChan]

Juice=Juice first concert tour tracklist

(From Jplop)

1. Date ja nai yo Uchi no Jinsei wa

2. Ijiwaru Shinaide Dakishimete yo

3. Hadaka no Hadaka no Hadaka no KISS

4. Black Butterfly

5. Hajimete wo Keikenchuu

6. Last Kiss (Tanpopo) / Takagi, Miyamoto

7. BABY! Koi ni KNOCK OUT! (Pucchimoni) / Miyazaki, Kanazawa, Uemura

8. Kaze ni Fukarete

9. Hotaru Matsuri no Hi (Jurin) / Miyamoto, Miyazaki, Uemura

10. Kanashiki Heaven (℃-ute) / Takagi, Kanazawa

11. Narihajimeta Koi no BELL (Ongaku Gatas) → Inspiration! (Morning Musume。)

12. Magic of Love (Taiyou to Ciscomoon)

13. Are Kore Shitai!

14. Samidare Bijo ga Samidareru

15. Romance no Tochuu

EN. Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne
 
Fan Recording

[Anderei]

Kanon and Yurina will both have birthday events on 8/5. Yurina's will be at Tokyo FM Hall. Kanon's will be at Yamano Hall with Mizuki and Ayumi as her guests.


6/20, Eripon, Riho, and Kanon are back on the Fuji TV show Kyoukun no Susume. It's the show where they played musical chairs last time and Haruka got upset.

[Anderei]

Kanon's VS Arashi appearance is confirmed in the upcoming episode descriptions:
 
7月3日（木）放送「VS嵐」▽対戦相手は「チームぽっちゃり」▽渡辺徹さん・ケンドーコバヤシさん・柳原可奈子さん・バービーさん・アントニーさん・モーニング娘。'14鈴木香音さんが参戦。プラスワンゲストは今田耕司さん。26日（木）は放送休止。
 
Team Pocchari is Watanabe Tooru, Kendo Kobayashi (Berryz cosplay), Yanagihara Kanako (H!P fan), Barbie, Anthony (Black comedian), and Suzuki Kanon (Morning Musume. '14). Imada Kouji from the New Year's prank will also be there. Anthony has also met Kanon before.

[ShiroiChanUK]

[quote="Thea"]
Apparently Oricon is not counting  international sales anymore. There's an uproar about this on H!O, I find it rather humorous.
[/quote]
I don't think Japan have ever really cared about the success of it's entertainment industry outside of Japan lol

[Anderei]

Description of the S/mileage musical translated by Estrea. Scriptwriter is Suemitsu Kenichi.
 
The adventure of meeting your "other self".
These 6 girls: Ayaka, Kanon, Kana, Akari, Rina, Meimi.
They who have chosen to live the path of idols, one day they find themselves stepping into a strange world.
In there, they discover "a different life" in which they had not become idols.
In that "what if" world, they live their own lives that are also not their own.
This production will feature several of S/mileage's own songs, as well as new songs written expressly for this stage.
With their Budokan concert approaching, this is the NEXT big challenge for S/mileage.
A pop&cute music box - the musical!

[TicTacAnyone]

Pictures from Mizuki's new photobook utakata (?) I think that's what these are from. Anyway, she's not my favorite but I cannot deny that Mizuki is hot >.<

Spoiler: [+]

 

 
Pretty sure that's where all the pics are from, but still not 100% positive

[Mukuro]

Is it just me or is her facial expression identical in almost every picture?

[Anderei]

Mizuki doesn't have much charisma.

[Anderei]

Morning Musume. '14 Fanclub tour in Hawaii has been announced. You choose one of three groups:
 
A course - Sayumi, Kanon, Haruna, Ayumi


B course - Mizuki, Riho, Masaki, Sakura


C course - Eripon, Kudo
 
A: Food Tour

B: Factory tour of how the most popular Hawaiian goods/exports are made

C: Driving Range (golf)