Mano Erina Song For the DATE

Mano's 12th single, song for the date has been released.

Mano's new PV is creative, the song is catchy, and all I can say is that the company is finally starting to care about her. I hope this song has great sales! She definitely deserves it, since so much effort was put into this release.

Alice Juban Live + New Logo

I am posting this for three reasons

1.I like Alice Juban
2.They have changed the spelling of their name and logo
3.It gives me a reason to post their new name spelling and logo

Also make sure you don`t miss the 9-10 min mark, well really you should watch every second of the live ,to see what all happens.

Dorothy Little Happy: “Tobidase! Summer Time “Preview

Our lovely ladies from Sendai, share a little summer time love, with a preview of their new single
“Tobidase! Summer Time”.
The video shows the girls returning to their roots, while they have a distribution deal with Avex, they are very much rooted in their regional Indie roots.

Passpo☆: Idol Watching Idol

This is a cute video from Passpo☆; they are backstage watching and dancing to an S/mileage video.
So you have Passpo☆ becoming S/mileage and other random idol silliness as they show their excitement for H!P in what i like to call idol watching idol

Tanaka Reina Joins a Rock Band

If any Musume could pull this off it would be Reina.

A few hours ago it was announced that Morning Musume`s Tanaka Reina under the blessings of Tsunku is holding auditions to create her own female rock band. [Sorry for the posting delay, life got in the way]

It`s no secret that Reina and Sayu`s time in Morning Musume is coming to an end and a new and exciting age in Morning Musume`s history is starting to develop.

With Reina now holding auditions starting June 17 for musicians to support her in a rock band, is Reina now starting to plan her life out of Morning Musume?

Think about it for a moment, if this project takes off like say the bands SCANDAL or ZONE, do you honestly believe that Up-Front will not milk this for every yen they can generate.

This brings us to one last possible speculation that the clock is now ticking , a good number of fans on both sides of the ocean have been openly discussing what seems to be Reina`s halfhearted work and disinterested expressions in the dance version of One,Two,Three.

With her and Sayu the last remaining members that have any connection the legacy that Morning Musume established, could Reina, now be mentally cashing in her Morning Musume card and thinking of future goals?

While we will never know how Reina truly feels , it`s clear that the 9th,10th generations are in this to win and they have an uncontrolled spirit all their own that is taking Morning Musume down a path of their making and for Reina and Sayu that means life after Morning Musume .

With Reina now creating her own rock band, the excitement of this project, will not keep many from speculating has the clock for Reina been pushed?

I am not going to be harsh on her video expressions as some wotas have been, because I am not concerned with it. For me the fact that she is willing to step into a new genre is exciting and I am looking forward to seeing this play out.

Audition Site
http://www.reina-audition.com/

Happy Super Generation

HSG is a new idol group they have a number of intro programs, USTREAM Show, and more.
If you’re looking for something new off the mainstream radar, you may want to give HSG a shot.

Programs



Programs 2, 3, 4,
Show 2
http://youtu.be/rl0wL_l9yf0
http://youtu.be/6avHhNu0XM0
Show 3
http://youtu.be/tGQFo9aqAmk
Show 4
http://youtu.be/mmTdfPwCKbw

HP
http://happy-super-generation.syncl.jp/
USTREAM
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/topics6

Snow*Drop First Live

Snow*Drop an idol Bandol[Idol Band] held their debut live on USTREAM on the 3rd
You can view it here as well as archives of other idol units from this company

Warning- like most small live houses the acoustics are not very good

Alert- there will be another live broadcast this evening  at 9:30 PM, check your local time zone conversions if you want to watch it

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/23046217

Morning Musume – One, Two, Three

Morning Musume has released the dance video version the new single One, Two, Three.

This video is one of their better videos in sometime, from lighting, background and costumes.

I am not a big fan of auto tune, but in this case it seems to work a bit.

Dempagumi.Inc Catch-up

It`s been a while since we have been able to catch up with this idol group from Dearstage Live Bar. The group has released a new single, that may be their best work to date and we have them doing a street live.

The group has been picking up a bit of steam lately in the idol genre and i`d like to try to get them into our idol group rotation more often.

In related news the group will be performing at Tokyo Idol Festival Group 2012.




I just can`t resist idols wearing animal ears even if the interview is not new



Updated HP
http://dempagumi.dearstage.com/
http://dempagumi.dearstage.com/demparade

SUPER☆GIRLS PuriPuri♥SUMMER Kiss

SUPER☆GIRLS new summer single is out.
Since S☆G's last Summer single, MAX! Otome Gokoro was performed in bikini's, I have a feeling that they are going to copy follow the same trend that AKB48 does.

Firstly, there's a ton of fan service with all of the bikinis, butt shaking, and kissing the camera.  S☆G wota will go crazy.

The song can't get anymore typical idol sounding.
It's actually not a bad song; the chorus is the catchiest.



Usually, my reviews would end there but...

I'm going to be honest, I feel a little let down.
Their last summer single, MAX! Otome Gokoro was a summer single done right. It was fun and tasteful! Even with all of the fans service, I had so much fun watching it.

But PuriPuri♥SUMMER Kiss is too typical for my liking.  The girls are in bikinis, at the beach.

That is the definition of the stereotypical idol.

"The fan service is wasted on me as a female fan. For a bikini PV to impress me there has to be a lot of other elements than “look how sexy I look in this bikini." 

-Aimxaim

It's wrong to compare, but look at AKB who added a little violence to their PV so that it could be different from their other summer PV's. Morning Musume's new summer single has an original concept. PASSPO☆ too, adding in a darker sound with NEXT FLIGHT.  And even Momoclo with PUSH.

My point is, SUPER☆GIRLS could have done so much more for their summer single than what PuriPuri♥SUMMER Kiss is.

A summer single doesn't have to include bikini's and a beach/pool scene, because every other idol does that. When there are 5 million groups out there doing the same thing, it's important to remain unique and original.

The positive aspects of the single are that we get to see the girls laughing, having fun, and acting silly. 

Sorry, this was longer than it needed to be.
I hope nobody thinks I'm bashing them.
 I love SUPER☆GIRLS, I just wish they'd get out of the whole "We want to be like AKB" phase and be themselves.

I hope their next single is better, and that it's like 1,000,000 Smile and Joshiryoku Paradise.