When we last left our heroes, Sugaya Risako had just made a deal with the devil, sucking the Berryz through a wormhole. The mass of Tsugunaga Momoko and Natsuyaki Miyabi was duplicated and went zooming down a separate tunnel (presumably to Buono!).

Strange things happen in this wormhole. Yurina sees a vision, in which she’s suddenly Momoko-sized, and being chased by a 6-foot peach.

But the Berryz’ journey has finally ended… Read more »

Posted: August 22nd, 2008 under attack of the con-fettis, berryz koubou, h!p kids, hello! project, pv, single, wtf.
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A few days (weeks?) ago, I downloaded scans of Maimi’s Winter Concert solo PB. If you haven’t already done so, you should. Lots of Maimithigh.

That said…

If this was a unit, I’d buy everything they put out, and then some. They’d be High-King, but with less squeaky fail.

Also? DAMN MAIMI.

(Real post coming soon. No, really.)

Posted: August 22nd, 2008 under eyecandy, h!p kids, high-king, maimi yajima, photobook, wtf.
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No, I’m kidding. Kind of. Ayaka of Coconuts Musume semifame has graduated. It was announced about five minutes ago, probably hours after she actually left. Read more »

Posted: April 29th, 2008 under coconuts musume, conspiracy theories, elder club, hello! project, sotsugyou, wtf.
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Or, I don’t understand the logic behind this single at all.

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Posted: March 12th, 2008 under attack of the con-fettis, berryz koubou, conspiracy theories, h!p kids, hello! project, momoko tsugunaga, pv, single, wtf.
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Okay. So. I am seriously one of the last people to ever cover anything in the blogosphere, because I’m shit lazy, and I’ve got all these drafts to finish and homework to do, but I’m taking some valuable time to say…

What the fuck?

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Posted: October 31st, 2007 under conspiracy theories, elder club, hello! project, maki goto, scandal, sotsugyou, wtf.
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(I’m starting to wonder if I’ll ever be able to catch up on the J-pop world. Even if I don’t, that’s okay…I guess.)

So the general consensus about “Hana wo Pu~n!” is that even if we hate it, some eight-year-old out there probably adores it - hell, we saw that video clip of a whole crowd of uncoordinated children doing the “pu~n” moves along with Koharu and Mai. Read more »

Posted: September 7th, 2007 under c-ute, h!p kids, hello! project, kira*pika, kirarin revolution, koharu kusumi, pv, single, wtf.
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Posted: August 19th, 2007 under 10th anniversary, asia 2007, hello! project, morning musume, pv, single, wtf.
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And the amount of knocked-up H!P members just grows and grows! Ayappe, Sayaka, Heike Michiyo, Tsuji…and now Iida! I woke up this morning on and on my early morning Internet check I discovered this little tidbit of news from Hello!Online. But I had school and therefore had to refrain from falling over in shock until now. Should we call her Knocked-Up Kaorin? I don’t know, it doesn’t have the same ring as Knocked-Up Nono.

Kaorin has released her official statement, but it’s not known yet if she’s coming back to H!P or music at all after this. I think she might, especially because of the 10 anniversary unit now…which reminds me, what are they going to do about that? I think they’re going to go the Tsuji route, but who’s going to replace her? I mean, isn’t the point of the 10th anniversary unit to show how the group was at its start? I’d love to see them toss Yuko and Kei in there, but they’re too old now, right? Because it’s supposed to have members representing the original five, from 13 - 24. Then again, that idea is kinda shot since I think Koharu’s 14 now and I know Kaorin’s 25. I would LOVE to see some more of Yuko or Kei-chan. They need more exposure, dammit.

I am going to cruelly and shamelessly yank this screencap from Cult of Pop to illustrate “Morning Granddaughters”…damn, haven’t the H!P girls ever heard of birth control? Condoms? Anything? I mean, I’m very excited for Kaorin and all but…God. And we thought Gocchin was the horny one. I can understand if they were married and were planning to have kids…but man. I guess it must be hard to keep your, er, needs under control if you’re in such an occupation, but come on, Iida, you’re 25 years old. Don’t say you don’t know what a condom is.

Posted: July 6th, 2007 under elder club, hello! project, morning musume, scandal, wtf.
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(After seeing the headline on IntlWota, The Gokkies Strike Back, I had to make a Star Wars reference. Perhaps this year could be, A New Hope For Fifth Gen.)

According to H!O, Konno Asami will be making her return to H!P, at least for a little while.

Konkon had mentioned before that she wanted to balance both H!P and her studies if possible. Apparently there have been a few conversations between her and UFA about it on several occasions, and so, she will return to the Gatas team. Gatas is also recording a single for Cirque de Soleil. I don’t know whether or not she’s going to fully return to H!P, or just Gatas. She’s going to give her time to school, though, if conflicts arise - so even if she does fully return, we probably won’t see that much of her. But hey, enough pessimism. This is a happy time!

She’ll be appearing on stage on July 17th, during the H!P Summer tour. (Hey, that’s my birthday! Good timing!)

…so, Mako, are you done studying English yet? Rumors have been circulating for a while that she’s back in Japan and popped up at Yossie’s grad concert. That would make my year, I swear. 2007 seems to be fifth gen’s year, and I am enjoying it fully. Not enough love goes to them. <3.

(Image from J-pop CD Art - oh, and Ray: I do like Hawaii. It’s just the humidity that bugs me. The heat is fine. And don’t worry, I’ll be back. Your Momoko money is safe! XD)

Posted: June 18th, 2007 under hello! project, morning musume, sotsugyou, wtf.
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(continued from the previous Koharu post.)

Looking at the cover of “Aruiteru” I realized, that was the second 8-nin lineup (yes, I realized this a little late. Shut up), the previous one being “LOVE MACHINE”. As a H!P fan, I am required to be a conspiracy theorist who must overanalyze all things to death.

The 8-nin of “LOVE MACHINE” spawned the LOVE MACHINE curse. There is obviously no blatant curse here, but is there a hidden, subtler, more evil one, spawned by the 8-nin of “Aruiteru”? One that connects the girls in the most twisted, malicious ways? Or something. Read more »

Posted: May 29th, 2007 under conspiracy theories, hello! project, koharu kusumi, miki fujimoto, morning musume, wtf.
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