Tuesday, September 29, 2009

»» Kimagure Princess Profile Pics

A new Morning Musume single is in the works, and that means new profile pictures for the group and all the members. Nothing new there, right? Wrong! This time, they really worked it out! I mean, these are easily the best profile pictures I've seen from MM since I started following them. Just check these out:

It's almost flawless! I think Eri and Risa could have done without the hat, but really, everyone else looks absolutely beautiful. The biggest surprises here are JunLin, hands down.


Hair, outfits, everything is working here. LinLin reminds me so much of Chiaki from AAA in this picture. Way to go, UFA! And then there's the pure awesomeness of my favourite MM members, which is more than expected. Here are the profile pics of Aika and Sayu:



I was kind of afraid they were using that concept from the Nine Smile Tour for this single, since Aika's look wasn't really working, but they didn't let me down: she has never looked so amazing (ok, she looked even better in Shouganai, but this is still pretty awesome)! The hat is totally working for her, and I love how she is kind of letting her hair grow long again (or wearing some kind of wig, or extensions, or whatever that is). Sayu, as usual, looks the best. She amazes me so much... How can someone be this perfect? No wonder she's so confident about her looks! She sure is kawaii. I really love what she's wearing, and that thing on her hair is just perfect, real Sayu cuteness there.

You can check everyone else's pictures on Hello!SayuNii, which is where I got these. Koharu's and Ai's pictures are also really nice, but these 4 are the ones I think are the best. I can't wait to see the Kimagure Princess PV, and I hope it's not anything like Nanchatte Renai, 'cause with them wearing these outfits, it would look like the Close-Up Version WHITE of Nanchatte xD

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by Sairo!


Saturday, September 19, 2009

»» Morning Musume breaks the news

Hello y'all! Long time no see! Nothing noteworthy happened, so I decided to not post for a while. There was also a lot of work to do at the university, so... But now, please read my thoughts on the last MM news.


First of all, here's the setlist of the new tour:

Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 ~Nine Smile~ Setlist
Countdown VTR
01. 3,2,1 BREAKIN’OUT
02. How Do You Like Japan? ~Nippon wa Donna Kanji Dekka?~
Member’s Introduction VTR
03. Kimagure Princess
MC 1
04. Nanchatte Renai
05. Genki+
06. Ame no Furanai Hoshi de wa Aisenai Darou? (Chinese Version) All Members
07. Sukiyaki (Niigaki Risa and Kusumi Koharu)
MC 2 (Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Junjun and Linlin)
08. Haru Beautiful Everyday (Kamei Eri and Mitsui Aika)
09. Kioku no Miero (Takahashi Ai and Tanaka Reina)
10. Aruiteru (Michishige Sayumi → Morning Musume joins in halfway)
11. Aki Urara
12. Shouganai Yume Oibito
MC 3 (Michishige Sayumi and Tanaka Reina)
13. Sakura Mankai (Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Mitsui Aika and Linlin)
14. Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu ni Naranee!~ (Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina, Kusumi Koharu and Junjun)
15. Dekkai Uchuu ni Ai ga Aru
MC 4
(Start of Coupling/with medley)
16. Bonkyu Bonkyu BOMB Girl
17. Please! Jiyuu no Tobira
18. Handmade CITY
19. Odore! Morning Curry
(Coupling/with medley ended with Bonkyu! Bonkyu! BOMB Girl again)
MC 5
20. Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari (Full version, Junjun → Linlin → Mitsui Aika → Kusumi Koharu → Michishige Sayumi → Kamei Eri → Tanaka Reina → Niigaki Risa → Takahashi Ai)
21. Naichau Kamo
22. Roman ~MY DEAR BOY~
23. Resonant Blue

ENCORE
24. SONGS
25. Love Machine
MC 6

Now if someone doesn't think this is awesome, I don't know what they will. They're going to sing many of my favorite songs, so I think this is going to be an awesome concert. Haru Beautiful Everyday is probably on my Top 10 MM songs, and I also like Genki+ a lot. We're finally getting a 8th Gen version of Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari, they're singing all of the most recent singles (I kinda wish they sang Mikan, though), there's a fabulous High-King song (I kinda wish they sang other songs by other artists, like The Bikagu in the last tour), Sayu gets a solo, they sing two of the Gumi songs (and I like the way they split the group)... The stars kind of aligned for this tour. But wait... there are some bad things too... There's no JunLin song this time, the c/ws they chose for the c/w medley aren't exactly the best ones they've got (where the fuck is Yowamushi? Jun Lover? Chotto Ikashita PURE BOY? Koi wa Hassou DO THE HUSTLE, anyone?) and they don't sing many old classics, just LOVE Machine. It's still going to be an amazing concert. However, the biggest news about this tour came this morning when I, as usual, got up and went straight to my laptop, check what people at wotachat were on to. And the first thing I read was unsettling.

[10:07] <~maiZe> i'm in shock... but i can't wait for this graduation concert
[10:07] <~maiZe> not because I'm dying for koha to leave



Koharu is graduating from Morning Musume to pursue a career as a model. You'd think I would be happy to read this, and so would I if someone asked me yesterday. But I was not and am not happy about this at all. My Morning Musume fandom started very late. I've been listening to asian music since 2003, but wasn't in love with Morning Musume until the release of Resonand Blue, which is what pushed me down the H!P road. Before that, I knew some of their songs, like Iroppoi Jirettai, Renai Revolution 21, Do it! Now... but didn't take them seriously at all. But then came Resonant Blue and it blew me away. I became so addicted to Morning Musume that they even pushed AAA to No.2 in my list of favourite musical acts, taking the top spot by surprise. I have gone on to buy 21 of their singles, something I have never done for any other musical act, not even BoA.

From the release of Resonant Blue, I continued to follow Morning Musume, and to fall even deeper in love with them. And I became very fond of the current line-up. I must admit that at first Koharu was one of my favourite members, but that was only until I heard her sing by herself. I was shocked at how awful she sounded and began to hate her. However, for some reason, I started to download and watch Kirarin Revolution, the anime series whose theme character she voiced. I slowly began to understand why she was so popular and so important to Morning Musume. And I just wouldn't stop loving the group more and more.

I have read many people saying that this line-up is the worst Morning Musume has ever had. I may be biased, since it's kind of the only line-up I ever really knew, but I think it's the best line-up ever. I like each and every member, and think they have grown a lot as a group, and have great chemistry on stage. And that line-up is going to come to an end with Koharu's graduation. Just as I was starting to like her a lot, with the good vocals on Nanchatte Renai and all. She was lively and full of energy, and their concerts and videos surely won't be the same without her. I'm very, very sad, and will miss Koharu very much.

Credits: Hello!SayuNii

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

»» Nanchatte Renai goes #2!

Nanchatte Renai went #2 on the Weekly Charts, outselling B'z by a thousand copies, and was outsolf by Ayumi by 20k. It sold 54,973 copies, which is kind of awesome, they hadn't sold this many copies in debut week since Iroppoi Jirettai. There are still some handshake events and other stuff they're doing to promote the single, so hopefully it will sell some more copies. Another thousand copies and it'll outsell Resonant Blue. Let's hope the third single also sells a lot, and helps Morning Musume and Hello!Project regain some popularity :)

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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

»» Morning Musume - Nanchatte Renai

01 Nanchatte Renai
02 Aki Urara [Regular Edition]
02 Subete wa Ai no Chikara [40th Anniversary Edition]
03 Nanchatte Renai (Instrumental)

And here it is, the 40th Morning Musume single. This time we get 4 different versions, and 2 different b-sides. I've already expressed my feelings towards Nanchatte Renai: it's absolutely awesome. Aside from the fact that Aika, JunJun and LinLin have close to no lines, it's a great song, nearly everyone gets some attention, some screen time on the video and all... It's a great a-side, and even though everyone seems to think it sounds a bit too much like Shouganai Yume Oibito, I don't agree. And even if it it did sound similar, I don't think that would be a bad thing, since Shouganai Yume Oibito is a terribly awesome and was a #1 single. Another thing I should mention is Koharu. I never thought I'd say this, but her vocals sounds good in it. There, I said it. Koharu sounded good during her solo lines. Hell can now freeze over.

Aki Urara, the b-side included in all versions but the commemorative one, is quite a treat. I like how the beginning sounds kind of sounds like it's going to rock, but then it doesn't. The song reminds me a bit of old-time MM, especially during JunJun's and LinLin's lines, and it also reminds me of Yowamushi, which is probably my favourite MM b-side ever. The chorus is very catchy and everyone sounds very good in it. Sayu really surprised me by sounding particularly awesome. But you really can't expect anything but awesomeness from Sayu, ne?

Subete wa Ai no Chikara is really up-beat, and is going to be an awesome concert song. For some unknown reason, I can't understand why JunJun and LinLin are the first ones to have solo lines in this song. They never have solo lines on a-sides, it makes me think it's physically painful for Tsunku to give them lines, so when they get any, I kinda feel overwhelmed. Hell, they are give so little lines that I still wonder 'is this JunJun? or is it LinLin?' when I hear them in a song. Anyway... the rest of the song is really b-sideish, but not bad or mediocre in any way. If it wasn't for Aki Urara being so fucking awesome, I would be totally loving this.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

»» Nanchatte Renai

Today, a full preview of Nanchatte Renai, the 40th Morning Musume single came out. Here it is:



As you can see... IT IS AWESOME!!!!! I must admit I didn't totally love it at first, but I was totally hooked by the second listen. For me it's like a Iroppoi Jirettai meets Do it! now meets Naichau Kamo meets Furusato meets Shouganai Yume Oibito kind of song. Hello!Project is getting better and better with each release. A new Golden Age is starting, people!

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Friday, July 3, 2009

»» Look What I Just Bought!!









Happy Summer Wedding, Go Girl! ~Koi no Victory~, Koko ni Iruzee! and Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyoutanjima. Koko ni Iruzee! and Hyokkori Hyoutanjima have limited edition stickers, I totally love them! They bring the MM singles count to 11. I have a Koi no Dance Site coming in the mail and just bid on Kanashimi Twilight :) Hopefully I'll have at least 20 by the end of the year (I was thinking 25, but I don't think I'll make it).

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

»» Some important info you should already know

Ok, this might seem weird coming from me, but these...



...are really something else.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

»» Shouganai Yume Oibito is #1!!



Yay!! They did it! Morning Musume is #1 on the Weekly Charts!!
Congratulations for your first #1 single, Aika, JunJun and LinLin!!
I'm so happy ^^

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Monday, May 11, 2009

»» Look What I Just Bought!!


Shabondama and Iroppoi Jirettai (Limited Edition)! Yay! As of now, I own 7 MM singles. Hopefully, I'll have at least 25 by the end of the year :)

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Friday, April 17, 2009

»» I can't help but love Morning Musume

As everyone probably already knows by now, the new Morning Musume PV and song kind of leaked yesterday. The new song is called Shouganai Yume Oibito (People can't help but chase dreams). Here's the cover:



I feel bad for LinLin and JunJun, 'cause while everyone else looks absolutely stunning, they look weird and kind of left out. Man, just look at Aika. Her fake hair is really working well for her. Ai looks amazing with her hair behind her ear, Risa looks like a hot mom, Eri looks cute, Sayu always looks good, and Koharu looks a bit old-fashioned, but awesome. LinLin, however, looks like she's 32, and JunJun's nose is all over the place, probably because of these bangs.

I can't say I don't like the cover, I think it's very good, and that they're really trying with this. But just wait 'til you listen to the song! Here's a preview, in case you haven't heard it yet.

Shouganai Yume Oibito sounds like they put some serious thinking into making it. The instrumental is not the best thing since sliced bread, but it's definitely very fresh with all the guitar and violin solos. The melody is really catchy, you can't help but sing along. It's definitely a very strong vocal track, everyone is sounding good, and the harmonizing is very well done. Also, everyone sings in it (though there isn't enough Aika. Very far from enough.), which is always good. The song alone would have made this an awesome single. But just wait 'til you watch the video! No links yet.

Get ready for some serious pic spamming.


Apparently, the main concept is 'Morning Musume reading books'

JunLin always have so much fun when it's just the two of them :)


Sayu looking as beautiful as usual.

Aika's acting has gotten better.


JunJun looking amazing.


What's upsetting you, darlin'?

Reina also looked gorgeous. She didn't really stand out, though.

LinLin looks good. They really owed her this, after that Naichau Kamo outfit.

Morning Musume after class. Maybe this is why they were reading. They had a school test.

Koharu grabs her crotch.

Aika looks so gorgeous her head hurts.

Risa looks a lot like Frida from ABBA.

Aika studies a bit more.

JunJun finally got it. It was so simple she started laughing.

These bangs win.

Ai wonders how many copies this is going to sell.

Koharu is also in it. Looking gorgeous, I must admit.

Ok, one thing I know, she has never looked prettier than this.

Now that is the face you should have pulled in Naichau Kamo!

As you can see, they all look amazing. The PV is simple, yet effective, really catching your eye. The Dance Shot features the same outfits they're wearing in the cover, which is nice.

I don't know if you've seen the new Buono! PV, MY BOY, but it is also awesome. I think that now that the Elders are gone, UFA is really trying to get things right with H!P. The Buono! PV was absolutely awesome, seemed to have quite a decent budget, and this new MM PV is very well done, and is really going to catch the eye of the Japanese public. Maybe it's time for H!P to rise from their ashes? Let's wait and see. The single comes out on May 13th. Everyone should order one.

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Thursday, April 2, 2009

»» Look What I Just Bought!!



Yay yay!! Souda! We're ALIVE, and limited editions of Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari and Osaka Koi no Uta! I bought these over a month ago but they arrived here just yesterday. I'm happy ^^

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Friday, March 27, 2009

»» NEW H!P UNIT

Everyone who checks Hello!Online on a regular basis probably already knows this, but I have got to talk about it. There is a new H!P unit in the works! I've been longing for a new unit for some time now, so I'm loving this. Especially because some of my favourite H!P members are in it!



It's Aika, NakaSaki and Yurina in the same unit! The reason why I'm not fainting right now is beyond me. My favourite MM member, my favourite C-ute member and one of my favourite BK members (though I don't really have a favourite BK member, I love many of them). I'm guessing H!P owns Aika and NakaSaki something, 'cause it's their second unit. They were both in Athena & Robikerottsu, which was absolutely awesome too. Omakase! Guardian, the first single, isn't going to be released 'til May 27th, so there's still some time left to wait. I'm just thinking of how many good units this Shugo Chara anime has produced. Buono!, Shugo Chara Egg! and now 4 Guardians. I hope this one will be as successful as Buono! and will stay around for very long. There is no such thing as too much Aika or NakaSaki.



SO full of win.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

»» Morning Musume - Platinum 9 DISC

01. SONGS
02. Resonant Blue
03. Ame no Furanai Hoshi de wa Aisenai Darou
04. Take off is now!
05. Naichau Kamo
06. Watashi no Miryoku ni Kizukanai Donkan na Hito
07. Guruguru Jump
08. Mikan
09. Jounetsu no Kiss wo Hitotsu
10. It's You
11. Onna ni Sachi Are
12. Kataomoi no Owari ni
13. Kanashimi Twilight

SONGS starts off very slowly, but then picks up with a little funny instrumental and becomes some kind of funky R'nB song with synth vocals and lines sung in unison. Morning Musume has had quite a few awesome album openers over the years, and this one is really just as awesome as HOW DO YOU LIKE JAPAN, Genki+ and Nagisa no Sinbad.

Resonant Blue. Period.

Ame no Furanai Hoshi de wa Aisenai Darou is a beautiful ballad. At first I was like 'too bad it's all sung in unison, but now I think that works well with the instrumental and the melody. JunJun and LinLin sing a little bit in chinese in the end, and it's absolutely amazing. LinLin's high note in the end was not breath-taking, but it was sure pretty.

Take off is now! is the song where Ai can be 22 for a minute or two. The song sounds really grown-up and is catchy as hell. I'm definitely burnin' this to a CD and givin' it to my friends, everyone is going to love it. Great vocals, too.

Naichau Kamo is the latest single, and probably the second best off this era. I'm not sure if I should count Kanashimi Twilight as part of this era, since it was released so long ago and was in the 10th Anniversary album, but if you don't count it, Naichau Kamo and Resonant Blue are the two most amazing singles they released in this era.

Watashi no Miryoku ni Kizukanai Donkan na Hito is Mittsi's solo song. You see, I had high hopes for this one. Aika is my favourite member of Morning Musume right now, and I just loved to know she was getting a solo song. However, the song isn't all that good... It's fun and all, but not too enjoyable, and has almost no replay value. Aika can carry the tune, but doesn't give it much of her own character. Nice try, Aika, but try again some time soon.

Guruguru Jump is definitely a very fun song. LinLin is the funniest MM in the group right now, and Koharu can sound quite interesting when she tries. JunJun also sounds good, but it's a bit awkward to have a 21-year-old singing this kind of song. The song is very catchy, very fun, and doesn't really qualify as a filler track. :)

Mikan is the bad single. But it's awesome. It sold very poorly, but I think it's a greaaaaat single. The melody, the instrumental, the vocals, everything is very endearing about it. It's really a shame it didn't sell well, so probably they aren't going to make a similar song anytime soon.

Jounetsu no Kiss wo Hitotsu is kind of a filler track. I don't really like it. Once again, it's Ai, Reina and Risa.

You see, I love Sayumi Michishige. I absolutely adore her. But I gotta say this, her song is no good. Her voice sounds OK in It's You, which is unexpected (though she did sound good in Yowamushi), but the song itself is absolutely boring. I was really happy when I heard she was going to have a solo song, but this was going to be it, they could have left it out.

Onna ni Sachi Are was the pandas' debut, and it's so fucking awesome. They all sound good, the beat is awesome, and I love the title (Good Luck, Girls). There isn't much to say about it, since it's been around for so long already, so everyone already knows it.

Kataomoi no Owari ni is Eri's solo song. This is probably the best solo song off this album. But it isn't all that awesome either. Eri has proven everyone she is really good, and will carry Morning Musume when the time comes for Ai and Risa to graduate (let's hope that's not very soon). The song sounds a lot like 90's songs, and Eri sounds it in a way that reminds me of Haru Beautiful Everyday, one of my favourite MM songs. The melody is endearing, and Eri seems to have gotten rid of some of her vocal flaws, which is great. Still, it's a bit bland and doesn't stand out much. It's the only solo song I don't skip, though. I'm immensely sorry for Aika.

I don't think I even have to talk about Kanashimi Twilight. Everyone knows it's Yossy's graduation single, and that just couldn't have been bad. The song kicks ass, Aika's solo lines are awesome, the guitar riffs are awesome, the video was awesome, and Yossy is the personification of awesome. We all miss her, that's for sure. There's also Miki, who is great, and is also missed.

I want to say Platinum 9 DISC is a great album, but I'm not so sure. I think it outshines SEXY 8 BEAT, but it relies more on the single tracks than that album. It had 5 absolutely terrific singles, and that might have made me think they'd reaaally raise the bar here, specially after SEXY 8 BEAT had Genki+ and Haru Beautiful Everyday, which are two of the most greatest album tracks MM has ever put out IMO. Platinum 9 DISC has SONGS, Ame no Furanai... and Take of is now!, but they kind of pale in comparison to the singles, which didn't happen in SEXY 8 BEAT, which had Aruiteru to ruin it for everyone. I still think it's a good album, though, and I intend on buying it soon.

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Monday, February 23, 2009

»» Platinum 9 Disc Covers

On March 18th, Morning Musume is finally releasing their 9th album, Platinum 9 Disc. It's going to be the first album to feature JunJun and LinLin (the compilation doesn't count, and COVER YOU... well...), and SEXY 8 BEAT was released quite some time ago, so it's kind of a big deal. Here's the tracklisting:

1.SONGS
2.Resonant Blue
3.Ame no Furanai Hoshi de wa Aisenai Darou
4.Take off is Now
5.NaiChau Kamo
6.Watashi no Miryoku ni Kizukanai Donkan na Hito
7.Guru Guru JUMP
8.Mikan
9.Jounetsu no Kiss o Hitotsu
10.It's you!
11.Onna Ni Sachi Are
12.Kataomoi no Owari ni
13.Kanashimi Twilight

Some of the songs were already performed on their latest DVD released, and they're pretty great. Watashi no Miryoku ni Kizukanai Donkan na Hito is a solo Aika song, It's you! is a solo Sayumi song, and Kataomoi no Owari ni is a Eri song, so I'm hoping for something big. I was also hoping for a JunJun + LinLin song, but instead we get a JunJun+LinLin+Koharu song (Guru Guru JUMP). It was performed on the DVD, and it's pretty good. I just wish the Pandas could have the spotlight on them for a whole song. Maybe next time. I was also not too happy to see Onna ni Sachi Are and Kanashimi Twilight in there, since they were on the compilation, but... those are good songs, and it's not like I can do anything about it anyway.

Now, on to the main point of this post: the covers. When they came out last week, I wasn't sure whether I liked them. They were such LQ versions, so I couldn't really tell. Today, however, I finally got to see HQ versions of them, and unfortunately what I was afraid of seeing is exactly what I'm staring at right now: the covers suck.



First or all, the background. Anyone who doesn't think this is cheap, needs professional help. I'm pretty sure I have seen a similar background in sweet 16 pictures somewhere, and that's really not a good thing.

Those bright spots and those strings all over them are definitely not helping, and definitely make the whole thing look exceptionally tacky, though they probably wouldn't if it wasn't for the amazingly tacky outfits they put the girls in. I mean, I can take some awful outfits in concerts, 'cause that's standard procedure in H!P, but on album covers, it's just a bit too much. They're too bright, too short, and those things on their heads are not helping at all.

While we're at it, let's talk about the most important thing about their heads here: the hair. Who the hell came up with the idea of getting everyone these curls? That person seriously needs to get a seat or something. Koharu, Reina and Eri had already successfully worn curly hair before, so it was a safe choice for them, but JunJun, Risa and Sayumi paid high, very high prices. JunJun is seriously pretty, but curly hair just doesn't suit her at all. She looks absolutely awkward in both covers, like she was like stuck in traffic, came in terribly late, got her hair and make-up done in a tremendous rush and went on to take the pictures.

Sayumi, one of the cutest members of Morning Musume, looks like she's 15 years older than she really is. That might be caused by poor make-up, though. Risa usually looks great with curls, but this time someone screwed her up by dying her hair in such a light shade of blonde. She looks like a hooker.

Ai's case is quite different. She doesn't look bad with curls, and the dress isn't too bad for her, but she looks absolutely out of her element. I don't know if it's just me, but I kind of feel like she's getting a bit too old to pull this off with everyone else. She looks really mature, and that's probably part of the concept, but when she looks this mature while standing next to the other girls, and most of them are a few years younger than her, she stands out. Maybe her image no longer fits Morning Musume?

On the bright side (no pun intended), Aika and LinLin look pretty good with their new hairdos. Aika's smirk looks cute on the regular edition's cover, and her hair really goes well with her face. LinLin doesn't look that different on the regular edition, but looks super sexy on the limited one.

I just hope it looks better when you're holding a hard copy of it (as I've seen happen millions of times before), 'cause otherwise, these covers are going to help them sell this album at all.

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Sunday, February 15, 2009

»» Resonant LIVE

I just finished watching Morning Musume's new tour yesterday, and decided that it's time to let my love for Mittsi and JunJun show. They were the best ones in this concert, and everyone probably agrees with me. Or not. For one thing, Aika's dancing has improved a lot. Everytime she danced, her moves were absolutely sharp and she looked like she was having a great time doing them. Her smile is still the brightest, and she looks absolutely unpretensious and innocent, making her by far the cutest member of Morning Musume. I just want to hug her and smell her hair. I mean, seriously. I know a lot of people who hate her, and think she shouldn't be in Morning Musume, but I can see great things in her future if she keeps getting better like this. She is getting a solo song on the new album, and it was performed in the concert. I can't say it's the catchiest song I've ever heard, but it's still a solo song, which probably means UFA wants to boost her popularity, or maybe even prepare her for a solo career when she graduates from Morning Musume.

Another thing that surprised me in this concert, was Koharu. As everyone knows, I dislike her a lot. However, I can really see her making some improvement here. She actually sounded good singing her line in Mikan, and was really funny to watch during the MC in which she talked with Aika, JunJun and LinLin.

In fact, that MC was one of the highlights of the whole concert. JunJun's japanese speaking skills blew me away. I thought she still didn't know much japanese, but she totally took control of the whole conversation, and it was soooooooooooooo much fun. I wish I knew what the hell they were talking about. All I know is that at one point JunJun lists the singles they released ever since she joined the group, and I also think she talked about seeing themselves in posters or something like that. Another thing that struck me was how her and LinLin are becoming important in the group. They keep getting lines in concerts, and getting to show off their personalities a lot more than they usually do. That's a very good thing, 'cause JunJun's voice is only topped by Ai's and Risa's in Morning Musume, and she should get to use it more in songs. LinLin, on the other hand, isn't all that awesome as a singer, but is still pretty good, and is probably the most fun Morning Musume member right now. I loved the way she pointed at herself while singing 'RinRinRinRin...' in Koi no Dial 6700.

They're putting a new single out on wednesday, and it's called Naichau Kamo. The video has been out for a few weeks, and it's awesome. It has a really cool choreography, and the girls are all wet, crying in the rain. Koharu and JunJun look absolutely amazing in it. The song is also great, but the only members with solo lines are Ai, Risa, Eri and Sayumi. I hope it sells well :)

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