We are now a month into 2018, and the dust seems to have settled a bit in the idol world. This winter saw an unprecedented amount of change in our fandom. Idols and groups from almost every Japanese idol tribe (AKS, H!P, iDOL Street, etc.) turned over at a …
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The Hello! Project delivery system gets around to the flagship group with this release of “Gosenfu no Tasuki”. The musical staff (those five horizontal lines upon which music is written) makes its way around the scenes of friendship like a pastel ribbon connecting the members. “Sash of staff notation” works …
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For the 20th anniversary of the group’s start, Morning Musume put together a special collaboration that puts the current members together with the very first members. That’s right, the fab five of Yuko, Aya, Kaori, Natsumi, and Asuka are back! The harmonies still sing out as well as they did …
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Digital release from Morning Musume ’17. Last release to feature 10th Generation member Kudo Haruka. Track List 01. Gosenfu no tasuki 02. Gosenfu no tasuki (instrumental) Buy Morning Musume ’17’s “Gosenfu no Tasuki”! ~theNumber244~ iTunes | Amazon.jp | Recochoku | mora music.jp | Dwango Note: This site participates in the …
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Special digital release commemorating the 20th anniversary of Morning Musume featuring Morning Musume 1st generation with Morning Musume ’17. Track List 01. Ai no Tane 02. Ai no Tane (instrumental) Buy Morning Musume 20th’s “Ai no Tane”! ~theNumber244~ iTunes | Amazon.jp | Recochoku | mora Note: This site participates in …
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CD Track List (All versions) 1. Jama Shinai de Here We Go! 2. Dokyuu no Go Sign 3. Wakain da shi! 4. Jama Shinai de Here We Go! (instrumental) 5. Dokyuu no Go Sign (instrumental) 6. Wakain da shi! (instrumental) DVD Track List 1. Jama Shinai de Here We Go! …
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Completing the triple A-side 64th single release of Morning Musume, “Jama Shinai de Here We Go!” or “Don’t Bother Me, Here We Go!”. Mirrors and lights fill the scene for Morning Musume ’17, and onscreen graphics keep the framed theme alive. “Jama Shinai de Here We Go!” finds the girls …
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After a bit of a troll job, the Kudo Haruka graduation song gets its promotional video release. Filmed outdoors, “Wakain da shi” features Kudo Haruka making the long walk past the thirteen remaining girls of the group. The symbolism is thick with this one. Opening shots put the girls cheerfully …
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It’s been a while since Morning Musume had a cheerful song, hasn’t it? Well, “Dokyuu no Go Sign” is that irrepressibly positive song that you’ve been craving. Fukumura Mizuki and co. smile brightly through the dance shots and close-ups while bringing energy an assortment of shots of the girls doing …
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10th generation member Kudo Haruka (17) will graduate from Morning Musume and Hello! Project this fall. From her statment’s translation, Duu (as she is affectionately called) plans to pursue acting in the future. Continuing as an idol with singing and dancing as a focus felt false to Kudo, and her …
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