[quote="Farrah"]   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="honey" data-cid="215393" data-time="1537662466"> <div> Have any idol groups taken advantage of the growing viral interest in the city pop/future funk scene?  [/quote]   They're called ...

Today's OG Corner Songs Were:   Afternoon Otome no Pasta ni Kandou - Airi Suzuki and Ai Kago Rottara Rottara - Airi Suzuki (I love this song) KoiING - Ai Kago (Incoming tears...) Scramble - Maki Goto Daite! PLEASE GO ON - Maki Goto   Night Hare Ame Nochi Suki - Ai Kago Koi no Vacance  - Ai Kago and ...

Just in, Haruna Iikubo will graduate from H!P and MM.   Offical Source:   http://www.helloproject.com/news/9019/   Management's Statement   A Notice Regarding About Morning Musume.'s Haruna Iikubo's Graduation   Thank you for your continuous support for Hello! Project and Morning Musume. '18. It has...

[quote="Shoujo Q"] Updated first post with set-lists. For those living under a rock, the two new units are covering Da Pump's U.S.A and it's glorious!  A little background on why it's a thing.    [/quote]   I don't like this song but that is because I am stuck in the era where there were o...

I know Maki might have some plans for Aug 4 and 5 but I was hoping to see a Pucchimoni reunion. Hell, I wish for a Pucchimoni mini-concert. 

Asuka Fukuda's band Peace$tone will break up on October 31, according totheir blog.

[quote="DonJuan"] Fukuda Asuka will release two songs digitally on February 14,"Never Forget" and "Minna Tabibito". Short PV for Never Forget:   https://youtu.be/t4M-hkXTuzc [/quote]   She will also release a solo album on March 14. It is entitled "Sing" and i...

Is a severe version of the cold? That was going around in November here in Nagoya. Like everyone had that.

[quote="Meikochi"]   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Anderei" data-cid="212047" data-time="1514993428"> I work a job that requires me to interact with lots of people and like, touch the gross stuff they've been eating and drinking off ...

Niigaki is now divorced.   https://ameblo.jp/nigaki-risa/entry-12341678030.html   ”This is on a personal note but I want to announce that Yoshikazu Kotani and I have divorced. We had a short marriage life of 1 year and 6 months but we came to a mutual conclusion that both Kotani and I are walking on...

The showcase is scheduled at around January 24 and is usually at Tokyo Dome City. There might be a press release may be a couple days before but usually, you find out who plays who at the showcase.   Also, RangerBoard usually has great information about upcoming Super Sentai series. I would check th...

Yuki Goto, the brother of Maki Goto and 1/2 half of EE JUMP, was on an Amazon Prime talk show called "Imada x Higashino no Karigura". Someone uploaded the video here .   The highlights are:   His thoughts and feelings about his sister becoming a star. He was scouted at one of Morning Musum...

#5882FA please

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Maki did make it to the party, as seen in this photo of OG with their kids.

Am I the only one who is excited? Well, I am not actually THAT excited due to the fact that BOYS AND MEN fangirls are bitches...   EDIT: There is a news report about it from "Minna no News". Midland Square Cinema 2 just open like a couple weeks ago (I remember passing by the announcements ...

Semi-related to H!P:   h.NAOTO, who designed clothes for HANGRY & ANGRY, will clothes all brick and mortar stores by the end of this month. Will revert to selling only on online.   Source: http://aramajapan.com/news/fashionnews/popular-street-fashion-brands-h-naoto-and-milklim-to-shut-down-all-b...

 I would sooooooo go but I have to work on that day. :((((   BOYS AND MEN is very popular here. I went to one of their events in January and it was sooooooooo crowded. And plus, one of their singles went to No. 1 on the charts this year while they have really good publicity with various TV and Radio...

What happens when your lead singer is busy auditioning million of girls to become the new lead singer for your band but, in fact, is forming an idol group that would become historic? Simple. Just make another band. SUPER!?TENSiONS was an off-shoot of SharamQ with TAISEI, Shu, and MAKOTO as the membe...

[quote="JPope"]   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Myst" data-cid="198039" data-time="1465579697"> <div> New episode of Upcoming ! with Masaki and Ayumi singing the song now.   Ayumi does better than a lot of the previous girls hitting ...

[quote="DonJuan"] It's not a bad song, it's just pretty basic in a way that doesn't catch you. Basic is ok, heck, Utakata is pretty basic, but it's catchy and fun. Personally, I still believe The Vision suffers from its arrangement. [/quote]   I think some parts of the arraignment works re...

Mai Satoda gave birth to a baby boy yesterday (2/15) at 1:36 pm. The baby's weight is 3,360 grams or 7 lbs 4 oz.
 
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There was an interesting topic on the NHK show "Close Up Gendai" (think of ABC's "Nightline" in the US) about a month ago that touched on the issue. Of course, they were talking about the debate about "digital vs. hard copy" and the state of the Japanese music industry ...

[quote="aine"]   Yeah, she does sound like a natural bilingual child, which is great for her. But she has to be immersed in English-speaking environment to pick up all those nuances, I doubt any number of hours of tutoring could have gotten her to this level. Whoever is looking after this ...

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Saya" data-cid="188633" data-time="1433958605"> MM performing Happy Summer Wedding on TV <a class="bbc_url" href="https://youtu.be/yAX2hSjktZQ">https://youtu.be/yAX2hSjktZQ</a> Maria and Akane ...

Does anyone want a copy of the single? I am going to the Nagoya event on June 14. PM me if you want a copy.

Michiyo told her life story on the show Shikujiri Sensei (http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/shikujiri) tonight. She is soooo beautiful now.

I see that Miki is getting her inspiration from Yamamoto Susan Kumiko.

I had a chance to revisit the video after work. Matsuda did say that Tsunku had his vocal cords surgically removed ("tekishuu shimatta" 1:46). But, instead of saying that he has voice, Matsuda says that he doesn't have a good voice right now ("Ima, nakanaka ii koe ga desanai..." ...

The letter starts nothing about Tsunku's condition. Just talks about politics and congratulating Matsuda. Tsunku also says he will support Matsuda because He represents Tsunku's values. Also, I feel that Matsuda is restating what we already know. He mentions that Tsunku got surgery and right can't d...