Looks like we're getting an H!P shuffle group to promote Tsubugumi candies. It will contain one member from each group, and they've been slow-rolling the lineup on Twitter. Here's the first post: https://twitter.com/tsubugumi_tw/status/1752105843112440307 Google translation: "Colorful and uniqu...

Riho's new video "Hi(gh) Life" dropped on YT yesterday.



This doesn't really hit me all that hard, which is how her catalog has trended since her solo debut.

What if they added a completely new sub-group to Biyo?

Awesome! How many noobs will TF get?

Near as I can tell, fan mixes kind of died with the Platinum Era, if not during it. There are a few YT musicians who do play-alongs to H!P songs, but I haven't seen any full-on remixers in years. That's not to say they don't exist, just that I'm not aware of any.

I'm honestly not shocked by this, and I wouldn't be surprised if Ami followed her this fall. Tsubaki lost their face, their leader and their voice in one year. It's just not the same group anymore. Not gonna lie, I'm looking forward to Ami being leader, even if it's only for a few month, lol. And sp...

I assumed that the 25th anniversary audition that should be wrapping up soon was to restock the KSS.

There are a lot of singers that I grow to like in a group and they sound great, but when they go solo it's so underwhelming. The contrast with the other members of the group are what give them depth. For sure. I also think it's easy to just assume that an idol who stands out in a group will automat...

Shoujo Q wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 1:11 pm While I’d love another Musume album, I’d like another single for the newbs before that. Let them get a bigger foothold with the fans and live performing.

My favorite MM songs have been their album tracks going back to Thank you, too, which leads me to believe that UF gives Tsunku more creative leeway with long-players. Normally this would be MM's New Album year, and I wonder if last year's Best Selection collection will push that back or not?

"Fantasy ga Hajimaru" and "Wake Up Call" both making the finals kind of surprised me. I like both songs, but yeah. The craziest thing, though, is how the top song -- and two of the top four -- were not written by Tsunku.

It was between I WISH and Utakata for me originally, and had I gone with Utakata we wouldn't have needed the tie-breaker, lol.

I know it's not supposed to be easy at this point, but got-dam, lol. I still haven't voted, but it's down to two songs. Hopefully I can decide by Wednesday!

I've been spending some quality time with this album the past few days, and I'm happy to report that it's awesome. Not perfect, but it exceeds my expectations based on the singles that preceded it. Opening with two servings of Hoshibe funk-pop is never a bad idea, and the one-two punch of "Uchu...

Hello!ProFandomInfo (@hpfandominfo) has been running "mini electioins" for H!P groups on Twitter, and this was the result of the MM vote: 1. Sakurai Rio - 172 2. Sakura Oda - 167 3. Ayumi Ishida - 128 4. Miki Nonaka - 118 5. Erina Ikuta - 107 6. Maria Makino - 102 7. Mei Yamazaki - 100 8. ...

From what I've seen a lot of people were hyped by KitaRio because she seemed like she could challenge the old guard, but now it looks like she simply follows them in their step. Yeah, that's what I was getting at with my comment about her feeling more like a 12/13ki than a 15/16ki. She just settled...

I looked right past the "for 2023 in 2024" part, and just assumed it was for the current members, so that's what mine is. Eh, I never like ranking graduated members anyway. As usual for me, top and bottom 10 overall, followed by group rankings. Some massive shakeups compared to my '22 rank...

Of all the behind-the-scenes H!P stories that I'd love to be privy to, the events motivating Murotan to graduate is right near the top of the list. I feel bad for her, but her chances at succeeding outside of UF were always infinitesimally small. Completely changing her image from the get go was pro...

For stupid gaijin like myself, there's a version of the same sorter with romanized names.

"Pride Bright" seems to be a favorite within H!P. Here's Yuhane at her birthday show:

This slipped under our collective radar somehow: an M-line trio of Karin, Risamaru and Maa-chan released a new song last month, "Suppin." It's a digital release, and while it's not hot fire, it's kinda catchy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D76NmLtrjbs There's a live performance of it on ...

Is it common for OCD to either develop or go undiagnosed until one's mid 30s? Anyway, I hope Sayu gets it under control. The new episode of M-line Music includes an Avenger trio of Karin, Manakan and Ruru doing "Love Like Crazy." https://youtu.be/hssWGXiFBDY?t=623 Remember being on pins an...

Here's a Twitter thread that translates Take-chan's comments on Kassa from her radio show. https://twitter.com/MEI__HQ/status/1739815974436798733 https://twitter.com/MEI__HQ/status/1739815979570573561 https://twitter.com/MEI__HQ/status/1739815983018291294 https://twitter.com/MEI__HQ/status/173981598...

Ha ha! I had a thought that this might happen.

This is primarily to restock the KSS pond, but UF has shown that they'll debut someone immediately if they see something special, and Tsubaki is definitely next in line. I also worry about Biyo because of their age, and my desire is to ride it out with this lineup until the end. I can't help but thi...

This feels like a necro-bump, but it's actually just news. The Google translation of the official tweet mentions something about a 5th interview, but I suspect we'll hear results not too far into the new year.

I saw this as a down year for H!P overall, but there were a few gems. My top 10 would rank pretty high any year, but it starts to slip after that. I expected Anju's album tracks to place higher, because I gave it a pretty good review, but I kept dropping them down during the sorting process. I suppo...

Here's all of the H!P congratulatory posts I liked on Twitter. https://twitter.com/IceQreamVicky/status/1736008180209975720 https://twitter.com/IceJiggly/status/1736051537468916046 https://twitter.com/IceJiggly/status/1736053055450431907 https://twitter.com/K_KAEDEofficial/status/1735947031628398848...

Hoshibe Sho would like you to have a Merry Christmas by bungee jumping, apparently.