I recently re-watched the Hello! Project 2007 Summer 10 th Anniversary Dai Kanshasai ~Hello Pro Natsu Matsuri~ concert—easily one of the best ever—and I noticed something for the first time. The 9-member Morning Musume lineup in the summer of 2007 is exactly the same as the MM lineup in the summer ...

She was in New York's show. And I didn't go.

I just learned they're in NYC this Sunday (why doesn't any TELL me anything anymore). But I don't want to go if Riho's not performing. Tickets are still available. Is there any way to find out for sure if Riho will be there?

[quote="Solarblade"] Tsubaki Factory Live Tour Autumn 2019 "Gekkou" Setlist   1. Fuwari, Koi Dokei 2. Teion Yakedo 3. Date no Hi wa Nido Kurai Shower Shite Dekaketai 4. Yuki no Planetarium MC 5. Kedakaku Sakihokore! 6. Kanousei no Concerto 7. Shuukatsu Sensation 8. Seishun Manman...

In the H!P Winter 2005 concert (Kaori's graduation), Maki Goto and Aya Matsuura do a duet, the only time I've seen them perform together. Why didn't they do more together? A joint concert with the two of them around this same time (2005) would have been stupendous. Why didn't it happen?   https://li...

[quote="Thea"] I was so up for this back in June but then decided not to go. It's just.... not enough. I don't exactly like BABYMETAL (sorry Aine) and Riho isn't the main so it's like, why. I still lament not going to see MM in NY back in the day, though we could never have afforded it it'...

[quote="aine"]
I picked all the names I don't recognize, that is everyone below Oda
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You don't even recognize this superstar?
 

[quote="WonderBuono"]   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="DonJuan" data-cid="218509" data-time="1567006627"> Also, their eyes sparkle while performing, they don't look as lost as you'd expect from someone who just debuted. Or has been in...

I thought Takahashi was the best member of MM while she was in it (after Maki Goto left) and I never had any problem with Niigaki or Ogawa. Ogawa was especially good in skits and bits on Hello! Morning. Konno's another story, but I gave her an "A" for effort on a regular basis.   I enjoy w...

I appreciate the detailed explanation. Your points certainly make business sense. However, as a fan--and loyal consumer of Up-Front products to the tune of hundreds of dollars a year--it infuriates me that the whole concert isn't there. On the other hand, I just watched the Juice=Juice Premium in it...

My copy of the Hina Fes 2019 concerts arrived. I have one big complaint, though. The Juice=Juice Premium concert is only an hour, which means approx. 90 min. was cut. Why do they run shortened versions of the Juice=Juice and Angerme Premium concerts? It makes no sense. I remember being told that the...

Morning Musume now has an unprecedented seven consecutive generations in its lineup, with members from 9th to 15th.

[quote="TicTacAnyone"]   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Farrah" data-cid="218448" data-time="1566105074"> <div> What does that Atsui song come from?  I've never heard it before [/quote]   It's a BEYOOOOONDS original, but no idea when ...

My copy is on its way. It should get here on Saturday or Monday.

This is like homework.

Ya know what I hate on Facebook in H!P Fans? The constant use of nicknames instead of the full names of the girls. There's so many new members in H!P that I haven't even learned all their real names. How the hell am I supposed to know their nicknames?! And yet I'll look stupid if I constantly have t...

[quote="Haru"]
the songs are catchy enough that ive been humming them all day, so i may actually find something h!p i care for again after aiai's grad.
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Who's Aiai? It can't be Ai Kago, who never had an official graduation. Ai Takahashi? Aika Mitsui? Ayaka Wada?

I think Reina should have stayed longer. I liked the Reina and Riho show while it lasted. LoVendor turned out to be a good group, but it wasn't my style of music.   And, of course, Riho. It pained me when she left and it has pained me ever since that she's gone.   I can't think of anyone who outstay...

Any new members with August birthdays?   August 1, 1994:            Wada Ayaka (ANGERME) August 3, 1993:            Kumai Yurina (Berryz Koubou) August 4, 1999:            Hirose Ayaka (Kobushi Factory) August 5, 1998:            Suzuki Kanon (MM) August 8, 1981:            Iida Kaori (MM) August 10...

Chisato wore this prophetic t-shirt in the H!P Winter 2014 concert:
 

I'm going by what's in the subtitles on the YT videos. Are the subs a mistranslation? Or am I just misinterpreting? (Wouldn't be the first time, won't be the last.) I guess I just don't understand either video and no one's explained them to me in a way that registers.   I could go and pick out lines...

I like Megane no Otoko, but chiefly because I've seen them do it in concert so many times and the video has subs, so I can finally know what it's about.   The other two? I don't know. "Go Waist" goes right over my head. I don't understand it at all. I don't think I even watched it all the ...

Can someone tell me what the message of "Nippon no DNA" is? Is it pro-conformity or anti-conformity? Or somewhere in between?

[quote="TheParuProject"]   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Farrah" data-cid="218129" data-time="1563212585"> Mano Erina and Duu are pretty much the only H!P girls to transition into legitimate screen acting careers, right? </blockquote...

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">   Aa Ii na! - [Team Green and Emerald Green] Sato Masaki, Oota Haruka, Wada Sakurako, Ono Mizuho, Kobayashi Honoka </blockquote>   I'm sorry, but when they finally resurrect one of my favorite W songs, they give it to five peoplel! :facepalm:  This should...

[quote="TicTacAnyone"] Current lineup? You're probably talking like 80%-90% are eggs.... The only non-egg members are;   Kamikokuryou Moe Ise Layla/Reira Ikuta Erina Ishida Ayumi Sato Masaki Nonaka Miki Morito Chisaki Kitagawa Rio Okamura Homare Ozeki Mai     I mean if you want to get tech...

Has anyone figured out what percentage of today's H!P lineup started out as Eggs/Kenshuusei? I think I could identify most of them, but there are quite a few new girls now who did not come from KSS and I'd have to look up each, as well as any members of the current groups that I'm not sure about. I'...

A total of 12 current H!P performers, not counting Kenshuusei, were born in 1999, which means 12 members turn 20 this year. Ayano Kawamura turned 20 yesterday and four others preceded her this year, with another seven to turn 20 before the end of the year. I believe this makes 1999 the year with th...

Okay, given all the new members, who is missing from July?   July 1, 1987:                 Kaneko Rie (former H!P Kenshuusei) July 2, 1995:                 Kanazawa Tomoko (Juice=Juice) July 3, 1992:                 Sudo Maasa (Berryz Koubou) July 3, 1997:                 Hashimoto Nagisa (former H!...

Ten years ago this week, a bunch of us were at Anime Expo in L.A. for Morning Musume's first appearance in America.  This pic is from July 3, 2009, as we waited on line for the concert.