Morning Musume's 50th Single "One•Two•Three/The Matenrou Show"

[momoirosaya]

Oh whoops! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... hahaha.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hahaha:' /> I put the wrong link in by accident.

[masa]

Since you fixed it, I deleted my entries. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... umbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[Shoujo Q]

[quote name='Saya' timestamp='1341221389' post='129054']

^They are filming for a CM



Also 123 just got it's own website!



And there were giant posters of the MM members up in Shibuya station as well as playing the video on the big tv thingy in shibuya.

UFA is really going all out on promoting this single!

[/quote]



Clicking on the girls pictures brings up videos featuring the girl. You did not mention this, this needs to be mentioned! (So I just did!)

[al kusanagi]

Those interviews are great. Kuduu wants to be an FBI agent when she grows up!

[Anderei]

In honor of the single, the OGs talked about previous singles.



Yuko - Morning Coffee

Kaori - Daite Hold On Me!

Nacchi - Summer Night Town

Kei - Memory Seishun no Hikari



And Eripon visited the posters:

[al kusanagi]

The great part about that is that they're doing that OG thing for every one of their singles. Hopefully we'll get some surprises like Maki, Eri or JunLin.

[momoirosaya]

I was thinking about that... which OG's we won't see.



Gen 1

Ishiguro Aya

Fukuda Asuka



Gen 2

Ichii Sayaka



Gen 4

Kago Ai



I wonder if we will see Maki, Junlin or Eri too... Eri always hides her face so maybe not? <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':cryalot:' /> But I would be really happy to see her again!! I hope she does...

I also wonder if we will see Konno and Mikitty. Probably so, but since they aren't with UFA anymore who knows.





In side news people have been getting their copies today!

[Shoujo Q]

How is Miki not with UFA anymore? She just had a baby, she didn't retire.

[Anderei]

She's with Tsunku's agency (I forget the name) now. But so are Koharu and Makoto, and since they're all in DMM, I don't think it's a problem.

[momoirosaya]

Oh okay, I knew she was under a different agency, I just didn't know what it was, thanks Anderei!

Oh and apparently Mano is under that too! I would've thought she would be in UFA like the rest of H!P.



Edit: Okay and now I googled and found that JP Room (the company they're under) is just a branch of UFA.

[roddyreta]

Apparently, these are screen shots from the Matenrou Show Dance PV.



Hope this is a mistake. I'd hate to think UFA's cheap enough to use the same set and costumes for both PVs.

[momoirosaya]

ARGGHHHH!!　They got my hopes up for a cool PV with all this cool promo stuff and then they... this is the cheapest move ever. I seriously hope that this just looks bad now but will be better later.



If they didn't have money for new outfits, they should have just reused some old ones or something. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... >/hmph.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hmph:' />

[al kusanagi]

I doubt it's the PV. Hell, I doubt 123 is the only PV. They have completely different outfits they wear in the commercial for it, and the outfits they wear in the interviews on that site are also for the single.

[momoirosaya]

123 will have a promotional tie-in with Family Mart, a convenience store chain in Japan, and they will be playing the song in FamiMa's across the nation.



Also MM makes an appearance on PON! as well.



[quote name='Al Kusanagi' timestamp='1341282381' post='129131']

Hell, I doubt 123 is the only PV.

[/quote]

What do you mean by this? It's a double A-side so of course there are two...?

[aisasami]

[quote name='Saya' timestamp='1341284560' post='129133']

123 will have a promotional tie-in with Family Mart, a convenience store chain in Japan, and they will be playing the song in FamiMa's across the nation.

[/quote]



Sweet! MM needs more tie-ins and promos.



If anyone wants to donate their tickets for the handshake event, please PM me the codes. I don't like to buy a lot of copies because I don't know what to do with them after the event. Reselling the single isn't a great idea when the you can only get 1 yen.

[Farrah]

Well, we all went easy on One Two Three since making two PVs is expensive, but if they're using the exact same costumes and set for Matenrou, then they have no excuse. :\

[hoshi]

[quote name='Saya' timestamp='1341284560' post='129133']

123 will have a promotional tie-in with Family Mart, a convenience store chain in Japan, and they will be playing the song in FamiMa's across the nation.[/quote]



This may be wishful thinking on my part, but perhaps those screenshots are for a video they made for the Family Mart tie-in?

[momoirosaya]

[quote name='hoshi' timestamp='1341286856' post='129139']

[quote name='Saya' timestamp='1341284560' post='129133']

123 will have a promotional tie-in with Family Mart, a convenience store chain in Japan, and they will be playing the song in FamiMa's across the nation.[/quote]



This may be wishful thinking on my part, but perhaps those screenshots are for a video they made for the Family Mart tie-in?

[/quote]

The FamiMa tie in is just them playing the song in the stores so I doubt it...

[Anderei]

I'm not getting my hopes up for The Mantenrou Show being nice, especially since they haven't bothered to release it yet.

[al kusanagi]

[quote name='Saya' timestamp='1341284560' post='129133']

[quote name='Al Kusanagi' timestamp='1341282381' post='129131']

Hell, I doubt 123 is the only PV.

[/quote]

What do you mean by this? It's a double A-side so of course there are two...?

[/quote]



I mean that there will probably be more than one PV for 123. Why would they wear different outfits for the commercial for 123 otherwise, unless the school uniforms and dresses are for the other song.

[momoirosaya]

CM is out

[Anderei]

Yuko talks about Manatsu no Kousen.



Nacchi talks about Furusato and Love Machine.

[momoirosaya]

[quote name='Anderei' timestamp='1341295910' post='129152']

Nacchi talks about Love Machine.

[/quote]

I guess this means no Gocchin comments

[Anderei]

Well, there's eight more singles she participated in she could talk about, but no, probably not.

[momoirosaya]

[quote name='Anderei' timestamp='1341297239' post='129154']

Well, there's eight more singles she participated in she could talk about, but no, probably not.

[/quote]

Since it was her debut single though, it seems most likely for her to do this one...

[Anderei]

That, or Do It! Now.



More promo:



7/6 Handshake event at the Akasaka outdoor stage with Sayumi, Mizuki and Kanon.



Billboard Japan interview. Reina, Haruna, and Haruka.



Tower Records Shinjiku:











Everyone on Pon!

[Shoujo Q]

How about the lack of Mari in these little interviews? I haven't seen her yet.



Also, that CM should have been the opening of 123.



I guess we're going to have to wait for the SingleV to see a proper Mantenrou Show MV. (Way to make sure people buy a Single V UFA!)

[Anderei]

Another Dance Shot Ver. This is from LE A. Looks exactly like the regular dance shot, but with more closeups. I only watched for about a minute. I don't feel like I need to sit through the dance again.

[rallyleo]

I can't believe it isn't up anywhere to download <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nfused.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



The single needs to get on iTunes right now!!! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... #>/mad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[al kusanagi]

Tuesday releases in Japan don't usually hit iTunes (in the US) until midnight on Wednesday.