Hello! Project Fan Vote 2015 Begins!

Hello! Project Fan Vote is once again open for it's 3rd year of annual rankings!
This is open to all Hello! Project fans around the world!

"One and Only" Morning Musume 15 in English

Last month, we were given a live preview of something Hello! Project has never done before. Morning Musume '15 was asked to sing an opening song for J-Melo (a show dedicated to bringing Japanese music to the world). The big surprise was that the song is entirely in English! 

    I was immediately excited. Finally, there was a J-pop song I could share with my friends! 

    What do all of you think about the song "One and Only"?

    The lyrics are great! Tsunku himself has said many times that his English is bad, but even so, he wrote the entire song. The man continues to impress me everyday.

    We don't know what the actual MV is going to be like yet, but the live video shows the girls wearing red plaid and dancing in front of a J-Melo sign.

     I loved the outfits: the cut, the color, the fabric, everything about them. The girls shine with personality.

I have a few problems with it, though. So many amazing songs have been released recently that I'm afraid this one didn't stand out as much. The dancing is a little less impressive than what we have grown used to. The music itself feels a bit recycled. Overall, I would give this song a 4 out of 5, but it frustrates me that I don't love it more. I guess I have just been so spoiled with all the other mind-blowing songs released recently from our beloved Morning Musume' 15.

Here is a video of Morning Musume'15 performing "One and Only" in J-melo!

Originally Uploaded by: Hello!Station

Credits for uploading it in Dailymotion: Xit1111

    So starting now, tell me:

   What is your opinion about the song?

    Am I wrong for not loving it more?

    What are your favorite and least favorite aspects of the song? 

Let me know in the comments below.

^_Rook_^

Morning Musume 60th single

We all know that Morning Musume'15 60th single will be Sayashi Riho's last single with Morning Musume.
During 15th of November release event of Oh My Wish it got announced that besides One and Only there will be 2 more A-sides, turning this into a triple A-side single once again.
And the other 2 songs are titled: Endless Sky and Tsumetai kaze to kataomoi,

I have a feeling that Endless Sky will be Sayashi Riho's solo song, it feels like a song that would fit into that.
What do you guys think?
Endless Sky or Tsumetai kaze to kataomoi?

~Risa

Source: http://ameblo.jp/morningmusume-9ki/entry-12096004410.html

Another new writer here.

Good morning everyone!
 I'm Rook one of the new writers, it's a pleasure to have this chance to communicate with you all.
I'll keep this short as you will learn plenty about me through posts I will make.
I'm male and born Sept. 29th 1981 which I guess makes me the old man of the group.
Slowly over the past few years hello pro have become one of the driving forces in my life and I fully believe they saved my life.
Up front co. Has contacted me about the you tube red situation and they confirmed that they have staff working on the contract issues, until then I'm afraid I will not have very much to post on but I'll do my best. よろしくお願いします/yoroshiku onegaimasu!

New writer - Risa

Hi everyone!
My name is Risa, and I am one of the new writes for Chuu! Sugoi! Idol!

This is me, I rarely take photos of myself, so this is from march 2015

I live in a small town called Kungsör in Sweden, and I found out about Hello!Project in mid 2007 by randomly going through videos on youtube, starting from Dir en grey - Kodou, and by that I found Robokiss by W (double u).
So been a fan since then, so now its about 8 years active fan.

My ultimate idol from Hello!Project is former Morning Musume member Niigaki Risa.
And of the current acts, my top 3 members is Tamura Meimi (ANGERME), Ikuta Erina (Morning Musume'15) and Okai Chisato (C-ute), my #1 group is ANGERME.

I wold like to thank C!S!I! for the chance of be a part of this, and please take good care of me :)

[SINGLE REVIEW] ANGERME - Desugita Kui wa Utarenai / Dondengaeshi / Watashi

Hello, everyone! Calli here!

For my official first post, I've decided to review Hello! Project's most recent single. I'll post reviews of new singles/albums here, and reviews of old content on my personal blog.

This single is Fukuda Kanon's last with the group, and I must say, she went out with a bang.

The musical quality of Hello! Project in 2015 has been outstanding, and this single is no exception at all.

1. Desugita Kui wa Utarenai

Although this song starts out a little rough with the iMovie sound effects, it officially begins with the heavy metal guitar arrangement. This arrangement was composed and recorded by LovendoR's Uozumi Yuki, and she did a fantastic job. The girls' solos bounce really well off each other, and each girl looks and sounds flawless. I love the contrast of the calmer verse compared to the booming chorus. The "Doushite doushite" parts actually remind me a bit of the head-bobbing parts in "Atarashii Watashi ni Nare!" Also, it is finally Kananan's time to shine. I read in her interview with Tokyo Girls' Update that she is so pleased to finally be getting lead vocal lines, and it shows. She really has been shining as of late. She got the bridge solo in this song! Overall, Desugita is a hard-rock song that's sure to impress any idol fan with its daring composure and its haunting concept.

2. Dondengaeshi

While "Desugita Kui wa Utarenai" was more of a heavy-metal composition, "Dondengaeshi" is a power-rock composition. The song jumps right into the chorus, and right from the get-go, you know you're gonna get something epic. Takechan and Meimi open up the song wonderfully, being some of the best vocalists in ANGERME. Kana and Rina's voices blend so beautifully in their duet line, I tear up and get the shivers. Again, Kana's talent is really blooming. Her vibrato is very beautiful. The chorus of this amazing piece of art makes you want to cry of joy. The drums' boom-boom-boom beat hits just the right tone of the song. Honestly, this is the song I'll listen to when I'm feeling depressed, because it has the most amazing effect on my temperament. All the girls' vocals sound great and polished, which is expected from such a vocally strong group. ANGERME are truly shaping up to be one of the best H!P groups of all time.

3. Watashi (Fukuda Kanon solo)

In light of Maro's upcoming graduation and long tenure in Hello! Project, of course she got a solo song. What's unique about this one is that she wrote the lyrics to it herself. I'm sorry to say, though, if you were digging ANGERME's metal sound from the previous two songs, you definitely won't find it in this track. This song is pretty standard kawaii electro-bubble-pop. However, it works really well for Maro. It seems she had a lot of say in the sound of this song. It's not particularly my favorite, but if it makes her happy, then I'm happy. The chorus is very nice. Her vocals don't sound outstanding, though, and I feel this song does not show her true vocal potential. I do think it's a very catchy and cute pop song, though, so I'll definitely forgive it.

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Overall, ANGERME's 3rd single is simply outstanding and I would recommend it to any music fan. I think it contains a song for everyone, which is what a Triple A-side should be like. I've fallen in love with everything ANGERME has done since their change, and I look forward to what they will do in the future.

I'll see you guys again soon!

Calli, out!

Hello, everyone! Calli's in the house! ^_~

Minna-san, konnichiwa! I'm Calli, and I'm a new writer here for Chuu! Sugoi! Idol!

Here is a photo of me~

Selfie game weak, sorry for burning your eyes!

I live in Florida in the USA and my life is music, specifically Hello! Project, of course! I've known about Hello! Project since 2007 through Mini Moni but I got into it in 2013, upon ºC-ute's "Tokai no Hitorigurashi / Ai tte Motto Zanshin" release. Okai Chisato caught my eyes immediately with her swept short hair and deep growly voice.

From then on, I joined Hello! Project dubbing groups and learned about the other groups as well. My H!P fanniversary is February 2nd, 2014! I'm a newer fan, yes, but it does not distract from my ultimate passion for H!P.

My kami-oshi is Fujii Rio of Kobushi Factory, and my kami-oshi group is Kobushi Factory! I've been following them ever since they were announced!They're so, so talented for a newer group and their rock style is perfect for me. RioRio is the most beautiful idol I've seen in my life. The day I'll get to meet them will be the happiest day of my life.

I have an alternate idol persona, which I use in dubbing! Her name is Kawamoto Chiyo! My YouTube is ScratchThat2009, and I cover H!P songs on it, along with hosted groupdubs! Be warned though, some videos may be blocked in the USA because of YouTube Red >_<

My personal blog is calliloveshelloproject.blogspot.com, if you would like to check it out!

I would like to thank C!S!I for giving me the chance to write for the blog. It combines two passions of mine, H!P and creative writing, into one! I look forward to my future with this blog :)

Sayashi Riho Graduation Tribute Plan

October 29, 2015, Morning Musume'15 9th generation member Sayashi Riho announced her graduation from Morning Musume this coming December 31, 2015 during the H!P countdown party 2015 live concert. Fortunately, she will remain as a Hello!Project member as she studies abroad to improve her dancing skills and study English as well.

With this sudden news, we, the Chuu!Sugoi!Idol and Hello!Project Fanpage team are now planning for a graduation tribute for Riho. This tribute will mainly about our undying support to Riho's decision to follow her dreams.

This time, we'll be having a sing and dance tribute where groups of fans from all over the world will dance one of Riho's favorite song "Maji desu ka Ska!" which is also her debut single along with the other 9th gen members in Morning Musume. Fans who chose not to sing and/or dance can still join by sending a photo of them with a short dedication for Riho.

We will send send this video to J-Melo.

You can choose on where to join: Song Cover, Dance Cover & Photo Dedication

HOW TO JOIN?

 

 Uploaded by: モーニング娘。 ’15

SONG COVER
 For those who are interested in doing the song cover, send us a sample of you covering a japanese song. Send it to our facebook page "Hello!Project Fanpage". We will only choose 2-3 singers for the song.
Once chosen, send us your cover (preferably an a capella version) of "Maji Desuka Ska!" and a close up video of you singing.

DANCE COVER
For those who are interested in doing the dance cover, send your video to our facebook page "Hello!Project Fanpage". If you already did a "Maji Desuka Ska" dance cover, you can now send it to us! You can do it by group or solo.

PHOTO DEDICATION
1. Wear something RED and take a photo of yourself doing the "Ganbare!" pose. (You can see a photo of Riho above where she's doing the pose) You can do it in solo, or by group.
2. You can also have some dedication message (Limit it to 10 words) and make it as readable as possible.
3. Send it to emceepurplemee@gmail.com with the subject of "SAYASHI RIHO GRADUATION TRIBUTE" with your name and country.
You can also send it on our facebook page "Hello!Project Fanpage".

You can do as many as you want!
Deadline for your entries would be on: December 12, 2015 11:59 PM JST

For more inquiries, don't hesitate to message us in our Facebook page "Hello!Project Fanpage"

Fukuda Kanon's "CINDERELLA REVOLUTION" Tribute Plan

As all of you know, Fukuda Kanon will be graduating from ANGERME and H!P on November 29th.
Therefore, we admins of the Hello! Project fan page, have came up with an idea for this tribute.

Miyamoto Karin in Momusu'15? uhhh..

It's been a trend of issue here in the H!P netizens world about having Karin from Juice=Juice as a sub for Suzuki Kanon for MM'15 new MVs due to an injury.

At first, I didn't mind because, yeah, Ishida Ayumi did the substitution for Karin during their Ijiwaru Shinai de Dakishimete yo MV but only for the dance shot, which doesn't really affect the screentime of Karin herself. Now that a teaser of both MVs were aired during the Hello!Station episode last week, different reactions from fans blasted in the internet, that it was unfair blah blah blah and the worst thing is, not a single shadow of Kanon was shown.

It did gave me a bitter reaction too. First, this single is the DEBUT SINGLE of the 12th generation, second, Karin is not a Momusu member. So why did they gave her a close up? I wouldn't react this much, but, seriously? Two MVs with Kanon missing and Karin on it? Are they trying to transfer Karin to MM from J=J? Because they seem to actually giving a hint about it. (-____________-)

It would be fine for me if Kanon is not in the MVs, as long as Karin didn't have close ups. I would rather accept the MVs lacking a member's closeup than seeing a non-member with closeups. LoLz Like seriously? Having Karin in 2 MVs are more than enough, why did the management gave her the closeups? Can they just give Karin's screentime to the 12th gen? because actually, they're the real highlights in this single. IT'S THEIR DEBUT SINGLE!!

BTW, Yuugare wa Ameagari MV is so beautiful that made Morning Musume look like angels singing and dancing. But Karin or THE MANAGEMENT (no offense!) ruined it because of giving her a closeup and they even gave her a closeup together with the 12th gen members at the first part of the MV (that look like giving an introductory part of the new members), and did I see a Harunan closeup? Yep but just for 2 times only, and how many Karin closeups? like more than 10 times.

I'm not doing any violent reactions here, but I'm sharing this because as far as we experience things in the H!P world, this might be the worst situation of H!P inequality. If I'm the CEO of the Up-Front Agency, I might already fired the one who edited this MV hahaha
The last time I felt this type of disappointment was during the period of C-ute's Shock (atleast there's members' screentime equality)

I'm not a big fan of Kanon, and I am not a hater of Karin, I both adore them EQUALLY. I don't really blame Karin for this fiasco, it's the management! or the one who directed it. How bad is Kanon's injury that they decided to give Karin a closeup? Kanon even bothered to announce that Karin will take her place as a sub for the MVs. Oh! I bet Karin got more screentime than Kanon's in every MM PVs.

I hope this would be the first and last H!P inequality fiasco because it really caused the fans to feel disappointed especially since it's the first exposure of the new MM'15 and it might even affect the sales later on. Anyways, cheer up everyone! Let's just hope that it'll not happen again (^_^)

To those who haven't watch the full PV, click the following links:
Yuugare wa Ameagari
Seishun Kozou ga Naiteiru

Special Post: Love for Berryz Koubou

Today, March 3, 2015, Berryz Koubou will have their last concert before their hiatus. So I decided to make a special post about them today.
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June 30, 2002, 15 girls were selected after the audition of Hello!Project kids. The 8 of them became the members of a new group called the Berryz Koubou (Berryz Workshop) which was announced at an event last January 14, 2004. They were Shimizu Saki, Tsugunaga Momoko, Tokunaga Chinami, Sudo Maasa, Natsuyaki Miyabi, Kumai Yurina, Sugaya Risako and Ishimura Maiha. They debuted onMarch 3, and started releasing singles, and have their own concert/live.

September 11, 2005, it was announced that Ishimura Maiha will graduate from both Berryz Koubou and Hello!Project to focus on her studies. She had her graduation on the last stage of their fall tour on October 2.

Time passed by, Berryz Koubou released 18 albums in all (8 normal albums, 3 best albums and 2 mini-albums). They also released 36 singles and 7 collaboration singles with Hello!Project All Stars, BeriKyuu, MoBeKiMaSu, BeKiMaSu, and with all Up-Front singers.

August 2, 2014, Captain announced during an H!P concert that Berryz Koubou will be on indefinite hiatus after their Spring 2015 to achieve their own personal goals. They will have their own final concert at Nippon Budokan on their 11th anniversary, which is today, March 3.
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THIS TIME I WILL MENTION WHAT I LOVE ABOUT BERRYZ KOUBOU! (^____^)
Well, honestly, Berryz Koubou is my least favorite in Hello!Project, but it doesn't mean that I don't love them at all. There are some points about them that I really love, mostly is about their songs. I only knew some of their songs, and those are the following:

MY TOP 5 SONGS IN BK!
(a.k.a. TOP 5 MUSIC VIDEOS OF BK)

5.  Ai no Dangan
Well, this song sounds pretty powerful for me. Also their MV. Actually, I get attached to a song if the MV is well-made and also, if it complements to the video. LoLz. But of course, the song, the outfit and the video perfectly matched. Especially the time when they rode a big bike. It was a nice touch to their outfit.

4. Koi no Jubaku
I don't know, but I really love the songs that gives a strong feeling to the listeners. This is one of their childhood songs, and for me, it sounds mature for their age at that time, which is kind of special.

3. Heroine ni Narou Ka!?
This is one of their best songs. So on their previous songs and MVs, it might be the first one I really liked throughout the years (after Dakishimete Dakishimete was released). I kept on watching and listening and watching and listening to their song and MV. It totally made me feel crazy about it xD

2. Dakishimete Dakishimete
Another song that gave me a powerful feeling. One of their best songs at all times. I really got excited when this song was included in the list for the tribute we facilitated. I remember I started getting interested on Berryz Koubou since they released this single. Well, we all might noticed that there are cheap music videos made for some songs, not only in BK, but to the whole H!P. Which will be a major turn off to like a song. So I'm really glad that BK had this cool song with matched cool outfits and video.

1. Special Generation
Well, well. Who would never love this song? It's a really special song of Berryz Koubou. The energy mesmerizes throughout the whole song. As I watched their MV, it really have the fun feeling, and the Berryz Koubou feeling. The song might be simple, but the song really stood out. One of their childhood songs, and it still shines until now.

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THE TRIBUTE FOR BERRYZ KOUBOU

It really became a tradition here in Chuu!Sugoi!Idol and in the Hello!Project fan page to have a tribute for someone graduating. So since Berryz Koubou will be going on indefinite hiatus soon.

Few months ago, we planned what we are going to do for the Berryz tribute. We opened the table for suggestions and some suggested to have a dance cover of their famous songs. And so, we opened a so-called audition for the ones who will do the dance cover. Fortunately, we finished it on time, and uploaded it online before the final day.

This video shows how fans adore and loved Berryz Koubou with all their heart. They participated to show in the world how amazing BK is. Though, we never wanted anyone to leave, or go on hiatus, but since this is reality, showing our love for the group in a short video would be very meaningful for Berryz Koubou. Well, I hope they will be able to see this video, so everyone! Don't forget to share this video until it reaches Berryz Koubou nee?

To Berryz Koubou,

Throughout the years, you've been inspiring many people, and even if you're going on hiatus, we will never forget how special you are. Thank you for everything and gambatte on reaching your goals in life! We will always be here to support you!

Berryz Koubou Hiatus Tribute Plan! (^___^)

Konnichiwa! It's now time to present our final tribute plan for Berryz Koubou's Hiatus!

Well, it's still quite a shock for me that they'll be having an indefinite hiatus (which sounds like a graduation) but anyways, just before they have their final concert before their hiatus, let's give them a present as a symbol of their hard work and inspiration they have given to us. 

So here we go!

For this tribute, we will have a little twist! We did a sing and dance with photo tribute videos last time (Sayumi Michishige's Graduation Tribute), this time, we will have a full dance cover of their famous songs which will be done in a remix/medley, and for those who will not be doing the dance cover, worry not! you can also take part with it by sending a photo of you holding a paper with your message for BK. (more like a fansign ^_^)

But this time, also, we'll just make messages like "Gambatte Berryz Koubou!", "I <3 Berryz Koubou!", or "Thank you Berryz Koubou!",(either in Japanese or English is fine) short and meaningful. We don't want to make messages that are long and unreadable, since your photos will only be shown for 5 seconds max, viewers will not be able to read everything. It's up to you if what message you want to send for Berryz, as long as it's short and readable.

We made fans vote for the songs they want to include in the medley/remix for the tribute. 

Here's the final list:

• Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai
• Special Generation
• Dakishimete dakishimete
• Cha Cha Sing
• Futsuu, Idol 10nen Yatterannai Desho!?
• Towa no Uta

Few days ago, we have opened a so-called "auditions" for those who wants to take part in the dance cover. Admin Miyo and I decided that we will only accept 5 groups since it might be difficult for us to edit the tribute afterwards, handling too many videos. Each continent will have a representative (N&S America, Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa). If, for example, there will be no representative from Africa, then we will have 1 more group from a continent.

For the meantime, there are already 3 groups who are officially in for doing the dance cover.

Here's the group who will officially do the dance cover tribute

Pastel☆Girls (Europe)

Lumina Scarlet (Asia)

Miracle A.N. St. Berryz (Asia)

So, for those who want to join the dance cover, don't hesitate to stop by in our page Hello!Project Facebook Fanpage and send us the following:

1.  a sample video of your group doing a dance cover
2. send us the following details: Group name, country, continent, members 
3. a photo of you as a group

For those who will do the photo tributes, kindly send it to emceepurplemee@gmail.com with the subject "Berryz Koubou Tribute". Deadline of this one will be on January 30, 2015, 12 NN Philippine Time

If you have any questions or inquiries, feel free to message us in our page!

HP Fanvote 2014 Results!

Hello! Project 2014 Fanvote results are in! This was a poll done for H!P's international fans, which started last year. In the 2014 version of the poll, new categories were added to spice things up. So are you ready to see the result???

*Drum roll*

Berryz Kobou's New Song "Love Together" radio rip

Chinami announced last night that their new song "Love Together" will be aired for the first time! And here you go folks, the radio rip of "Love Together".

UPDATES OF MICHISHIGE SAYUMI GRADUATION TRIBUTE :3

Hi everyone! I'm very sorry for not updating this blog for the past few weeks. Been very busy at school! (>_<)

Before anything else, it's UPDATES TIME!
Today, I will show a list of the names of H!P fans who sent their photos that I successfully received.
Please check it!

LIST OF FANS WHO SENT THEIR TRIBUTE PHOTOS & VIDEOS

AUSTRALIA
- Emily

BELGIUM
- Katrein

CANADA
- Mackenzie
- Stephanie

CHILE
- Maria

ENGLAND
- Laura
- Rachel
- Rina
- Yaseer

FINLAND
- Hana & Minja
- Inka
- Miyu & Elsi

FRANCE
- Angelina
- Astrid
- Aurelie
- Camille
- Enjinks
- Julia

GERMANY
- Romy

HONGKONG
- Natalie
- Rebecca

HUNGARY
- Eszter

INDIA
- Priyam

INDONESIA
- Dian
- Ismarh
- Nuraini

ITALY
- Claudia
- Denise

JAPAN
- Cody
- Erisa

MALAYSIA
- Afiq
- Farhan
- Mohd
- Nubhan
- Weeda

MEXICO
- Ana
- Daniel

NETHERLANDS
- Amanda

PHILIPPINES
-Esther
- Ferlene
- Gadfrey
- Miyo
- Newtonians
- Su-chan

POLAND
- Irmina

SINGAPORE
- Suzume

SWEDEN
- Henrik
- Mattias
- Sofia

UNITED KINGDOM
- Iggie

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Allison
- Britta
- Dennis
- Francisco
- Johnny
- Mio
- Nick
- Noa
- Noli
- Sepheria
- Sherrily
- Teepu

FANS WHO SENT THEIR VIDEOS
- Alberto
- Rina
- Irmina
- Ferlene

If your name is not included above or you have any inquiries regarding to the graduation tribute, kindly send me a message at my Facebook Account. (It's easier and faster for me to reply than in gmail :p)

I'm really glad that more fans joined in this tribute, and I hope this one will be successful.
Everything (music, photos, etc.) are ready for the tribute, except for my time (-___-) Just a few days left until our final week for this semester at school. So I need to double my time for my lessons, and for Sayumi (^__^) Let's do our best!

Please get updated at our Hello!Project Fanpage since that's where we mostly post our announcements. HAVE A NICE DAY!