I have trouble identifying Sakura when she tries to hit higher parts with a lot of force (like in Kimi no Kawari), but then again, if it's an important line there's like a 40% chance it's her or Riho.

The dance at the end is pretty graceful, why couldn't the whole thing be like that...

Sakura kinda looked like Reina in that shot.
 
But I would be sad if Riho ever dyed her hair.  The black matches her complexion really well.

Wow, dancing barefoot?

That said, there are usually "celebrity" high schools with easy curriculum and flexible schedules that everyone gravitates to. It's fairly rare for a celebrity to go to a normal high school.

Wonder who will be first to dye her hair.

Did Masaki not get the memo to lip sync or something?  The balance is way off.

[quote="Trinu"]
And what does Toki wo Koe, Sora wo Koe means? I understand sky and voice, but not what the "wo" is doing there lol
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It indicates the direct object.  So, crossing what?  Crossing time, crossing the sky

Would have been a good opportunity for a "mic stand" song.

The site says in July.

I've never liked their ballad singles, but this one is quite nice.
 
(choreography is laughable though)

Wonder how Haruka made it into that group.  Everybody knows Haruna is the otaku (maybe she's Team Shueisha).

[quote="smtmissin"] Masaki and Haruka's twin outfit look cute. And Erina's outfit looks okay on her. Other than that...aren't all the other ones too casual, baggy for idols? [/quote] Isn't that kind of the point though with these segments?  I don't think they're really looking for idol out...

She's too lanky for their dances.  The skinny pants for this single really don't help.

I'm inclined to think it's a musically-based decision.  You can barely hear the backing vocals, so you really have to read the credits to know who does what, and a bad singer could totally throw off the song.

He likes Masaki's voice enough to have used her for the backing vocals in Manpower.

Omg, that cameraman needs to be shot. All the shakiness and zooming in and out did a number on me.

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="arcobaleno" data-cid="170466" data-time="1390526618"> I'm just busting up over how Mai's bikini shot is 4 times the size of her husband's picture and he's the main one the article is about.</blockquote>I literally...

They were most certainly using "center" terminology long before AKB48, though it was less about the number of lines and more about the focus of the choreography and promo materials. The Peace~Mr Moonlight~Sou da era was well known for the rotating centers.

Rika failed at catching the bouquet. It was caught by Vivian Hsu instead! (Who actually is getting married soon)

[quote="Al Kusanagi"] Seeing the partial PV has me worried about another theory...   Back in the day, AU used to have a bunch of exclusive music services, especially when it came to ring tones and watching PVs on phones. I hope it's not something like an exclusive contract with AU for full...

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Anderei" data-cid="169853" data-time="1389748343"> Yeah, it's probably both harder and even worse on your feet than just wearing heels all the time is. <a class="bbc_url" href="https://encrypted-tbn...

Probably a big promotion with au because it's at their event.


Does au have any exclusive services?

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Pucchi mo" data-cid="169312" data-time="1388954069"> Also, What is Love? will have a dance shot version on the DVD, since the regular performance is a live concert, maybe they'll be in a different space for the da...

[quote="Trinu"] Sorry, but this is worse than The Matenrou Show and Kimi Sae cause they didn't even record anything new. Hell, Chokkan 2 had the new scenes and wasn't as bad (I even liked it). [/quote] There actually were shots from a recording not made during the concert.  It will probabl...

Liked the effects, but the dancing left a lot to be desired this time. And the lyrics did not fit the rhythm at all.

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="ShiroiChanUK" data-cid="168176" data-time="1386845730"> ^ I was mostly referring to the PV quality. When it comes to MoMusu double A-sides the first PV is amazing while the second one is pretty much mediocre at be...

^ "That" unit... I'm assuming GAM was more noteworthy than Def Diva ever was, right?

[quote="smtmissin"]
Honestly, Sayuki is the only one I can't complain about. She rocks in singing and dancing. She can be both cute and sexy. I always wonder why she isn't the center.
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Her baby face probably doesn't help.

[quote="Anderei"] It looks like Shibata Ayumi is doing some rebranding as a jrock artist. No clue who her new agency is.   http://i.imgur.com/7FYVej5.jpg   New website. She's also having a live on 2/22 of next year titled 'ayumi shibata live 2014 〜kick start〜 B.D SPECIAL'. As well as a sin...