MMJ

MMJ
Rising out of the famous Hiroshima Actors School [home of Perfume ,Riho of Morning Musume , Manaminorisa and others] comes MMJ.

MMJ have been called by Hiroshima media the AKB48 of Hiroshima and to a certain degree they are as they are the top group in Hiroshima and the surrounding region. MMJ are inspired in a way by looking up the moe ,uniform ,big unit dance abilities of AKB48 ,much in the same way rock bands have been influenced for decades by Led Zeppelin.

Being influenced , inspired by is much different than sticking a 48 after your name and being more or less a cover group and in this case MMJ`s feelings should be viewed as a complement to AKB48`s success.

Coming from such a respected school ,the expectations for the group to be talented are very high and the group meets those expectations .
Their one drawback that will likely keep them from being national idols is that all the members are 21 and over .

However given their local activities schedule and media and endorsement demands ,staying home may not be a bad thing for MMJ.

Their debut single will be released December 11
PV teaser

Live version


Outdoor Live [yes they do covers of the 48`s songs ,all Indies starting out with limited songs do]


MMJ YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/mmjinfo#g/u
Blog
http://ameblo.jp/mmjblog/
http://ameblo.jp/mmj-info/

USTREAM W/Archived shows
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mmj-channel

Idol Spotlight Fresh Faces Vol #4

 [Photo Ricotta Veil ,official image group for this series]
Time now for a fresh batch of fresh idols, for you to get a sneak preview of. This time I have 6 for you to give a try .They are Aminchu Girl ,Pinkish ,d-trance ,Cocoro Colon ,MMJ ,OS☆U .Some previews are full TV shows .


Aminchu Girl [Shiga Prefecture] アミンチュ Girl
All the girls are between 10-19 yrs old and known for their angelic voices.
They are owned by a TV station in Shiga




Pinkish [Saitama Prefecture]





Parts 2 ,3,
http://youtu.be/QAFK1PJ_rNk
http://youtu.be/2Ra7eLB5qB8

d-trance
One of the hardest working Indies with over 100 concerts a year
The group has 4 members, but very little video is out of the 4 member lineup [Even with 4 members, for the most part only one sings]







Cocoro Colon [Nagano Prefecture]
[The PV is not in good quality , but the song is good



MMJ [Went to the same school as Musume`s Riho]
[Not even going to get into or defend their AKB Influences, readers can choose to accept these influenced units or not as there are many and not going away.] The thing that may hurt them the most is the group is 20-24 in age, so they may end up being just the top unit in Hiroshima. [Ryo plans a feature on them at some point]








OS☆U[Osu Super Idol Unit]






Even if you call yourself Super Idol Unit ,the road to Morning Musume`s level is a long one.

As I said in the past there is TV events for groups that are not in the top of the Oricon battles .



[9 min mark ,it says a lot when wotas hide their heads in shame ,just watch the bunch behind the wota who shows off for TV]

Parts 2to 4 can be found here
http://youtu.be/qwOE7YeVlvg
http://youtu.be/ccyUSXVTT-M
http://youtu.be/gsoeBt8fsc4

[If you would like to see any of these groups featured at a later time , pop their name or names in the comments area.]


All Related Idol Spotlight Fresh Faces Volumes


http://pureidolheart.blogspot.com/2011/06/idol-spotlight-fresh-faces-vol-3.html
http://pureidolheart.blogspot.com/2011/06/idol-spotlight-fresh-faces-vol-2.html
http://pureidolheart.blogspot.com/2011/06/idol-spotlight-fresh-faces-vol-1.html