That was the worst possible outcome. They get such a nice setup with a show and everything, possible exposure to new fans, and they end with no winners? Good job Up-Front, 2017 looks like a big fuck up now. - the whole reshuffle nonsense, complete with the destruction of a perfectly fine group - los...

Geez. Kiki, man. Physically unwell could also mean a cold or something like that, right? If it's her back though...

Not exactly my kind of music, but from an aesthetic point of view that's really nice.

^^ True. At least it's "group image over background" and not "every single member edited into one big mess" or "copy paste the members so often that it looks like they're one big marching caterpillar". 

Oh boy. I thought we were over the weird photoshop.

Kisoku Tadashiku looks somewhat musical-ish to me, the MV reminds me so quite a bit of Otome no Gyakushuu though.
The costume of the "..., Friends" song look somewhat like the Majokko Megu-chan costumes to me, also seems like we're really getting that Kamiko/Ayano/Murotan lead.

I remember a person telling me that Japanese girls wear high heels to correct the malposition of their legs.
 
Yeah, I couldn't believe them either.

That's surprising considering they could actually get flat shoes for Aika. I hope Kiki is ok now and she only promotes the new songs.

Ayappe seems pretty free to me. Would've been more of a surprise than Reina, Sayumi or Ai.

I see, thanks guys.

I might come off as ungrateful but I thought having only Reina, Sayumi, Ai and Tsuji at the anniversary concert was lame. Maybe they'll invite other OGs for later concerts but I hope the last one will be the Duu Show only, so ... the first Budokan was more or less the best occasion to do something. ...

Manner Mode MV preview
https://youtu.be/kX3ElcCYRw8?t=10s
 
My only complaint is that the zooming out/bird perspective shots look kind of cheap. The rest is quite cool. 
(Also... Manner Mode = Silent Mode? Interesting.)

Covers are out.
 

 

Thanks for the link to the bonus footage. And yeah, I feel the same. I do like Momoka, though.
 
Oh yeah and Kanemi Ruru reminds me of Meimi in the way she sings. Must be the musical stuff.

Thanks for telling me, guys. I'm a teeny weeny shocked, especially since basically everyone has cell phones nowadays. 
But I guess some parents go that far. Yikes.

Covers are out. 
 
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Don't know about the first question, but they've never officially said anything about Masaki leaving the stage. It is rumored that she was in pain, maybe her back, since the camera cut from the live version showed her a few times spacing out and looking in pain. She missed a few songs.   /EDIT: Look...

They're quite an interesting bunch. Not sure which one I'd like the most, but so far there are two three things that stick out to me:   How can you only recently get internet access when you're 14? I mean it's not impossible, not sure where she's from and how strict her parents are, but that's reall...

Short radio rip of Narcissus Kamatte-chan Kyosokyoku Dai 5ban
https://youtu.be/Gn8vHv9996k

Birthday DVD preview of Asakura Kiki and Ono Mizuho: https://youtu.be/8haXNowr_mU
 
Not saying Kiki sounds amazing, but she's definitely better than I thought she'd be.

Maybe that's a clue on who leaks the photographs. It's probably someone who doesn't know her family too well (I don't know which kid would kiss her on her cheek other than family). It would kind of rule out the boyfriend, because that guy would only leak photos with himself, right? Or in general, th...

Yeah, especially the nose is very childlike.

Thank you Valerie! Yeah not everything has to apply to H!P and considering that some have been caught over the last 2 years (Mai, Rena, Taguchi) it doesn't seem very effective.


By the way, a third picture has been leaked...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DOQEfPGVwAA696U.jpg

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Juice=Juice also had Jouro release too, but yeah many forgot about that XD
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Damn, I did... so J=J wasn't even that bad off this year. I mean their world tour in general was already big and they got two good new members, but now, with basically 4 releases...

Ah, well, makes sense. It just makes everything feel slow.

Good point, especially considering how much they milk J=J's touring. 
 
And yeah, less releases make sense, but honestly they could also just split two triple a-sides into three double a-sides. I doubt fans would care.

You know what? Looking for stuff to talk about I realized that there really were embarassingly few releases this year...   - MM got two physical singles, 6 months apart from each other , fortunately a (self-cover) digital release and an album as well or else H!P would've looked really bad - ANGERME ...

^^ found the article, unfortunately not the commentary thread I had in mind. https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/3-ways-the-japanese-entertainment-industry-keeps-idol-singers-from-dating


I think it was on one of those translated matome sites where I read it.

Yes.


No, but there was a translation somewhere that they actually plan the girls' schedules so tightly and basically just tell them a day in advance so they can't make plans or something. I think it was a leak by an anonymous (non-H!P) manager, can't find it right now.

Rena's was definitely post debut because she had dyed, longer hair . Considering her make-up I'd said Taguchi's picture was also taken post debut.    /misread your post lol... it's surprising that this all happens in the same time span.   Yeah, the thing is whether or not Up-Front actually dares to ...