[quote="Shoujo Q"] As of January 1st Sayumi's been in Morning Musume for 4,000 days (Almost half her life). Someone put this video together of her Akai Freesia.  (Then and Now)   Oh and I didn't put together that poll, it was on facebook and I we were asked to share it. So I did. ;D [/quot...

[quote="sheikhyerbutay"]
You mean there are fans who don't love Aruiteru?  I love that song as well! 
 
 
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Yes, there are many of us.

[quote="Thea"]
 
Am I the only one that gets a "403 Forbidden" error?
 
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Nope. Just click the link to the official website, scroll down to the Release section and click the "More" button.

Sakura just needs to not have bangs, or if she must have them, very long bangs. The China Girl look does not suit her at all.

I pretty much like all of the Limited Edition covers, and especially A and C. I like the design of Regular B, but the poses are so forced by damn near everyone in the group that it just looks ridiculous.

Based on that clip, I'd say the question is whether or not Asahi will be able to keep up with Moemi. Wow. They both sound great, and that song sounds killer.

Man, they really don't care about anything beyond looks in Japan, do they? And they apparently think Sakura is straight up fugly. 

Any one of the songs other than the first one -- the boring song with the shitty vocals -- would make a good single. Naturally, the boring song with the shitty vocals is winning  :facepalm:   I like how founding members of the Nice Girl Project are recording songs with titles like "Do Me! Do!&q...

I gotta say, Yoshida's list is really horrible. Way worse than Minewaki's.

[quote="Anderei"] Man, Minewaki has some terrible taste. Popcorn Love has to be one of the worst Morning Musume b-sides. [/quote]   Nah, the chorus on that one is actually pretty sweet. "Aki Urara" and "Nebou Desu. Date na no ni..." on the other hand...   So what is the...

[quote="yuzu"]
I like the PV but I think the #1 streak is about to end.
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Didn't the streak end the moment they foolishly stuck One Four at the end of the group's name?

The verses feel really awkward, what with the lyric packing and all, but I really like the instrumental. And like neshcom, I think that shot of Sayu leading into the final chorus is just killer . Am I crazy, or can you actually hear her exhale as she smiles there? Whatever, it's one of the single gr...

Kei is awesome. She will always be one of my all time favorite Musumes.

Dude. That's not even funny. 

I like this. It didn't go where I thought it would go -- it never explodes like I was expecting/hoping -- but it's really good. I expect it will grow on me once I get over the initial letdown. 

Check out Marty's album Tokyo Jukebox for an amazing collection of Jpop instru-metal covers. His version of Perfume's "Polyrhythm" is brilliant.

[quote="AurA"]
Think about all the air time that's going to be used in TV appearances just explaining the new name.
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Replace "used" with "wasted" and you'll on the mark. 

Listening to it for the first time right now.   The opening track, "Gossip Girls" is pretty bad ass, if a bit reminiscent of Namie Amuro circa 2005. Seriously, this would fit seamlessly on Queen of Hip Pop , which means it's awesome. If the rest of the album can hang with this track, it'll...

Oh, I don't doubt there are people who are saying this. What are they basing this opinion on? Other than wish-casting, I mean.

Well yeah, why wouldn't they use the number for live appearances? That would make even less sense than adding the number to begin with.

So through hard work, inspired song writing and a bit of proper promotion, they manage to resurrect the diseased, rotting carcass of Morning Musume, turn it into a viable idol-force to be reckoned with, and their next step is to change the fucking name? Who is the high-functioning retard that came u...

[quote="aine"]   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="tangerine" data-cid="168139" data-time="1386764656"> This week's episode! 00:01~ Morning Musume. '14 comment about their name change (apparently to make it easier for people to remember ...

BABYMETAL is the shit.

[quote="Shoujo Q"] Hyadin has a chat with Tsunku. H!O translated it. [/quote]   Best line of the interview: " Hyadain: Michishige-san's voice carries well on Auto-Tune."   LMAO   Also, Tsunku is a great interview. I don't know if he's really as genuinely and enthusiastically open...

[quote="AurA"] If Reina didn't want to wear cat ears she would take them off...who's going to stop the whole show to make sure Reina has cat ears on? [/quote]   They wouldn't stop a show, but they sure as fuck would stop a photo shoot. And if she was told to leave the cat ears on during a ...

We will never agree on this. It's a legitimately very good pop album -- well above average at worst. One of the better albums from a Korean pop act I've ever heard.

Are there people who honestly believe that Reina gets to choose her own wardrobe for official events and photos? You realize this isn't a real rock band, right? These are idols play acting at being a band. Shit, Lovendor is less a band than ZONE was, and no way did ZONE choose their own outfits. I c...

[quote="Anderei"] Even the best SNSD albums have just been mediocre filler packaged with strong singles, [/quote]   Not their first Japanese album. That only had like two shit songs and the rest was fucking gold.   But really, this isn't isolated to SNSD, it's just how the Korean pop music...

[quote="Petit Melon"]   I don't understand these women that get jealous over celebrities. It's a silly fantasy. Maybe it's due to conservative thinking (i.e. it's sinful to lust for other people) or lack of self confidence?   [/quote]   It's the latter. Jealousy is always a result of a lac...

Oh, I don't know about that. Tsuji seems to have had the full K-idol treatment at least.