Hoshibe composed all three new Biyo A-sides, so that's great, lol. I'll let them simmer and add them to a later poll, or something.

First post updated with release and song info. "Hai to Diamond" is awesome. It fits Biyo's vibe without tethering them into their past, which is kind of cool given the circumstances. I know they're the "theatrical" group, but I really love seeing them in full-on idol group mode, ...

I honestly struggled between two songs for my last vote, to the point where I had to flip a coin, lol.

BLUEMOON BLUES full MV is out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rA33lCPQLg This song has a very turn-of-the-century Jpop feel to me, and the decision to shoot the video in 4:3 really accentuates that sense of nostalgia. I like the song right off the rip, and I think I'll like it more with repeated l...

Kobushi Factory is next up in the 1st Round. 14 songs, six votes. Let's try not to have another 5-way tie that pushes 9 songs to the next round, m'kay?

Teaser vid for Yumeno Kishimoto's debut song "BLUEMOON BLUES." Full video drops tomorrow.

I'm kind of fascinated by Haachin's idol project now. She just posted another vid with some extended audition footage of four of the winners (and two of the losers for some reason :lol: ). The first half of the 29-minute video is promotional stuff -- which is fine, because someone has to foot the bi...

MV for "Hai to Diamond" has dropped.

PV for Mai Ozeki's "Namida no Tomorrow" is live.



It's very M-line, lol. I (half) kid, it's pretty good and Mai sounds great.

Announced at the HinaFes J=J/Biyo Premium. Triple-A side: Hai to Diamond / Go City Go / Hooke no Housoku. UPDATE: Limited Edition A: CD + Blu-Ray w/ "Ash to Diamond" MV, Dance Shot Ver. and making-of video. Limited Edition B: CD + Blu-Ray w/ "Go City Go" MV, Dance Shot Ver. and m...

I'd guess the move to double/triple A side made it a lot more effort, since they have to record MVs for all of them which also means they need to learn choreo for them all in order to shoot the videos. But still, the long gap between single releases is rather sad. Concerts and merch are where they ...

I love Itoshima Distance lol. Same here. However, the real crime is that Akai Earphone is just an album song. Might be one of the best album songs in H!P ever. It doesn't feel like a "single" type of song to me, but I agree that it's awesome. I kind of expected it to get a lot of love her...

Shoujo Q wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:05 am Hina-Fest is this weekend, and Hirayama Yuki came down with the sickness. So Kawana Rin won the pull to replace her as a soloist.

Oh FFS. That was the performance I was most excited about.

Remember this? If you put money on Haruna Ogata producing an idol group, go to the window to cash in your ticket. https://twitter.com/harunaogatajp/status/1708422033145766368 Auto-translation: "I will be producing idols! ! I talked about my detailed content and thoughts on YouTube, so please ta...

Oh yeah, I forgot about the DADDY! DADDY! DO! one.

Sweet! Is this the first H!P-adjacent appearance on The First Take?

The video is pretty great, and like the song, it does a nice job of presenting ME:I as a Japanese group that's heavily influenced by Kpop. For me, that's a win, and if they can continue to walk that line between the two in this manner, I might be in for the long haul.

Beyooooonds will be doing their own Solo Fes type TV special:



Odd that this would air the same day as HinaFes, although it looks like it's after the evening show ends.

I gotta admit, I kinda dig this. The total run time is 2:46, which is perfect, because it's short and to the point and then it's done. What's the last Jpop or Kpop single to clock in under three minutes? Whatever it is, it's rare. Yes, the production is heavy-handed and vocally generic, but not much...

The Angerme Round 1 is now live! Same as before, you have six votes to move seven songs to the next round. Biyo songs moving on to the next round, where they will face off against those from an other group are: Megane no Otoko no Ko Atsui! Gannen Bungee Jump Konna Hazu ja Nakatta! We Need a Name! Ni...

Let’s be real here. They took half the H!P music budget and shoved into M-Line and didn’t think we would notice. That's an interesting theory that I hadn't considered, but as I consider it I don't think the M-line release schedule makes up for the lost H!P releases in terms of per-year numbers, nor...

Manakan and Ozeki "cover" Koi wa Magnet.



This is my favorite of the recent One on One releases, despite it basically being a self cover.

PV for "Pink Temperature" is live.



This has a turn-of-the-century Jpop vibe to it. Give it a hard eurobeat rhythm and it could've been a Hinoi Team single.

So H!P does still release singles. Who knew? Seriously though, I don't know what's going on with UF, because it will be a full six months between this and "RED LINE." Half a year between singles feels a bit like slow-motion seppuku for a company with six full-time groups. We're going on a ...

Riko Yamagishi found a gig!

Tsubaki Factory did shows with a live band recently, and yesterdays HaroSte showed their performance of "Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki"



Saorin and Tofu kinda go off here.

This was hard, because all of the A-sides are good. I'm probably gonna cast the only vote for "Koishiteru Toki wa Itsumo...," but eff it, it's sooo good.

This is gonna be so much easier than when I did the BeriKyuu March Madness back in 2017 (sadly, the main thread for that was lost in the Great BBS Downtime of 2021) because I know most of these songs now, and have grown to love a lot of them. This round was a cinch. "Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yuk...

ME:I debut single 4/17



A 6-person songwriting team is not a great sign.