Weekly Poll #6

The Question was: Which future release are you looking forward to the most?

CHA CHA Sing by Berryz Koubou is the winner of the poll. It got 45% (19 votes). Out of all of these choices, Berryz new single is a single that I'm really looking forward too. Lately, while Morning Musume and C-ute have been doing great, Berryz seems like their in a slump. Aa yo ga akeru and Be Genki were great, but they weren't the best from berryz for me. However, their cover of P'Bird's popular song ounds fun and energetic. The PV is a standard H!P studio PV, but it actually looks really nice for once.

Tweet Dream/Sparkle by Fairies received second place with 35% (15 votes). I definitely think some of Fairies past works are better than their new single. For me, this is one of their weakest. However, I give props to the girls for trying out a new style, instead of sticking with the same sound and playing it safe. Unlike another group I follow... The songs aren't all bad. Tweet dream is growing one me, and Sparkle isn't half bad either. It may be their lowest selling single, but Fairies have grown a strong fanbase, in Japan, and also oversees.

Song For Smiling by Sakura Gakuin received third place with 19% (8 votes). I was surprised. Sakura Gakuin usually scores very low on polls. They are so under appreciated by everyone, it's sad. But I think their popularity went up a little, and I'm glad they snagged third place. Song for Smiling is definitely the typical upbeat, and happy Sakura Gakuin song. It's probably my least liked song from them, but the English is refreshing, and the painting outfits are cute; a nice break from their School Uniforms.I'm not sure if it's an official single yet though...but hopefully, it's included on a CD.

Go! Go! Here we go! by Ebichu took fourth place with 16% (7 votes). I adored Ebichu's debut, Karikeiyaku no Cinderella. It almost reached 30k, which is really amazing! I heard the preview, and I'm loving it so far. I just really love STARDUST in general. They really know how to produce good talents.

Headbanger by BABYMETAL took fifth with 14% (6 votes). Technically, they shouldn't be on the list because this single was released before I put the poll up, but I made a mistake. Anyway,  this is another awesome single, with an awesome b side from the group! I love the PV.

One up!!!/Ichigo Gyuunyuu by Idoling!!! took last place with 9% (4 votes). This result does not surprise me. While Idoling!!! has really great success in Japan, selling 50-60k with every single, they are really  unpopular with the western fanbase. I guess it's because at a glance, these girls are normal idols that don't really stand out. But actually, when you get to know the group, you'll find that Idoling!!! is really fun.
I like to watch their shows. Also, they have a good range of music.

In total, 42 people voted.

Weekly poll #7 is now up.

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Fairies Tweet Dream preview

It's quite different from the mature style we've been hearing, which is a good thing because variety is the key.
The electronic sounds make it a little too busy at times, but it's overall a new sound for them.
I hope the PV is creative and playful!
With Fairies master dancing, I wonder how the dance will be coordinated since this sounds really hard to coordinate to.

Morning Musume & Fairies Updated

Recent Morning Musume & Faries episode Subbed

Morning Musume –Fairies Dance Off

To finish off their four weeks of TV fun Morning Musume and Fairies threw out their best two dancers for a dance off. You decide who won



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Morning Musume & Fairies Part 3

Week three of the idol groups going toe to toe for idol comedy goodness.



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Morning Musume 9-10thGen, Fairies Special 2

Not sure how long this will stay up, but if you had trouble following last week’s episode, this may help you.

Morning Musume vs. Fairies Part 2

                                                                vs.

Here is the second week of their joint TV appearance, this week the Morning Musume 9th & 10th Gen members are on with Fairies.


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This is the subbed talk segment from last week .The guy tends to make it private during work hours and then cuts it back off private in the late night early morning JST hours



Next weeks previews

Morning Musume vs Fairies Pt 1

                                                           VS

Morning Musume vs Fairies Pt 1
Will Risa`s little ones defeat Fairies ?

The title says it all.


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The battle continues next episode


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Fairies :No More Distance +Extras

Fairies performing No More Distance and a bonus video

Fairies :No More Distance


Extras

Fairies : Beat Generation ,Long Preview

The extended version of Beat Generation has been released and honestly no words are needed to be said,
Greatness

Fairies Get TV Show Spot

Fairies have landed their first regular TV show. The show will be called “Harajuku KIRAKIRA Gakuin” will start on April 1st.
Okada Keisuke of ‘Masuda Okada‘comic duo will be the shows MC.

Fairies: Beat Generation short preview

Fairies is back with their double A side third single, Beat Generation/ No More Distance. You can view a short preview of Beat Generation.



Longer preview of the song only


Fairies has failed to disappoint me again! Beat Generation is definitely the best work they've put out in terms of dancing and the type of song. Although they've resorted back to the simple background they used in More Kiss, there's so many outfit changes that it keeps the PV interesting. And the dance, it's flawless! Right from their debut, Fairies has been seen as group that can dance very well and they're holding up that image perfectly.

Auditions

3 girl groups have up-coming auditions, or had auditions.

Vision factory girl group Fairies is holding auditions for the group. The age ranges are of 9 and 18 to apply.

I don't see the point of adding new members to Fairies. The group is still new, with only 2 singles out. Plus, they already have 7 talented members. I hope these auditions aren't a sign that somebody is graduating from the group. I'm also not happy with the age going down as low as 9.

So far, there are 8 final candidates for the Passpo☆ auditions. To see all 8 candidates, and their information,  Click Here  Fans can vote for their favorite member by buying Gachi Koi (Passpo☆'s 3rd single) and choosing who they want to join Passpo☆ by voting on the ticket. The results will be announced March 31st.

I don't understand why Passpo☆ is having auditions either. Only one member, Sakuma Kaho

Sakuma Kaho

has left the group. I think auditions for Passpo☆ are uneeded. They already have 9 members, which I think is more than enough! The group is also so young! When they lose 5 members, I can understand auditions, but they've only lost 1.









Girl group Idoling!!! had auditions for their 5th generation. There were 15 finalists total (click HERE to see them) and fans could vote by buying Idoling!!!'s recent single MAMORE!!! MAMORE!!! has already been released, but the new members haven't been announced yet, have they?

It's not unusual for Idoling!!! to have yearly auditions. Fonchi and Erika have graduated the group after all, and Idoling!!! likes to keep it's member count high.

2012 doesn't seem to be starting out a good year for member relations. There are too many unnecessary auditions, plus, we've lost some great members to graduations from a lot of groups. Plus, there are still more graduations to come (Sakura Gakuin), possibly Fairies too?

Fairies : HERO/Sweet Jewel Previews

Fairies : HERO/Sweet Jewel Previews

A little news catch-up
Fairies are preparing to release their second single on December 21 .This release will be called “HERO/Sweet Jewel” .The group has posted some short previews on their YouTube channel.

HERO


Sweet Jewel

Fairies Set A Record

Fairies Set A Record

Vision Factory's newest idol unit has broken a record set by their big sisters SPEED set in 1996. Fairies has become the youngest female group in Japanese music history to get their own radio show coming in as an average of 13.1 years .SPEED  by the way set the record at 13.2 .

Fairies new show “Fairies no Fly to the World" made it`s Nippon Broadcast debut on the 7th and the group aims to make an international fan following by learning lyrics from Western songs.

Broadcast representative Hinohara Maki gave a brief background on the show's set up.
“The girls have a solid foundation as they have taken strict voice and dance lessons. As an essential element for them to spread their wings into the world, we will have them learn English and conversation. I want to create Japan’s original stars through the radio. I hope that this will give hope to people of the same generation.”

Fairies member Nomoto Sora said that the group's goals were to play the Nippon Budokan, Tokyo Dome and to become artists accepted by the international community.

Fairies Debut USTREAM

Fairies Debut USTREAM

Fairies has joined USTREAM, you can watch their debut broadcast here.

Fairies: Heavy Pre-Release Promotions

[Updated Sept 7]

Fairies: Heavy Pre-Release Promotions

Most Idol units tend to wait until just before the release date before they hit their heavy promotion phase .Not Fairies, these young women are going into month number three of heavy pre-release promotions. In fact the list of what they are not doing is shorter then what they are doing both as a group and company .It has a feel of an AKB48 blitz promotion. Tokyo is becoming Fairyland.

It really is great to see a new unit put in such active work to get their name out there, of course it helps that they have two major companies funding them, Vision Factory and Avex.


Here is a look at their hard work and a reminder of just how young the genre is getting and why other companies are auditioning younger and younger members to keep up.
[Tip-Pay enough and the same station and show will promote you everyday]

August 31

Talk


Performance [Hard to find as Avex, keeps cutting off the sound]



This group is on TV for what seems like everyday .Here is a sample

August 24
If they have to fight out of control fans, they will be ready thanks to their training program. This unit also draws a lot of middle school girl fans .




August 10


July 27
[Lot of dance work with this unit is these girls really 12-13 yrs old and major Idol scolding in dance class is back ]

UPDATE

Fairies: More Kiss PV

Fairies: More Kiss PV

Fairies debut PV is now out [Single out 9/21], while I am and have been from their debut scratching my head as to why they selected the track that displays the least of their dancing and vocal skills to be the lead track, I am not turned back by it. Considering Vision Factory and Avex have hit nothing but homeruns with this unit, I expect this is only a tease of what is to come.

While “More Kiss” is not the punch in the face single I’d like to have seen coming out ,knowing what I do now after all the teasers of the recent lives ,the punch in the face is only a matter of time from our newest fresh face idols.

Fairies Pre-Release Tour Extended Live Footage

Fairies Pre-Release Tour Extended Live Footage

Fairies are currently on a pre-release tour across Japan drawing 2-3,000 fans a stop. If you have followed my lead in posts on this group, then you know that I mentioned that they have a very impressive opening dance segment. As this is the first time our readers will have seen the dance segment, let me tell you what to expect.

This unit has had serious training  and advice by their seniors Amuro Namie, SPEED and staff .Vision has designed this unit to be a major force in the idol genre, and their dance  opening will show you just how much time has been invested in this unit.

On the promotional front, this unit has a number of product endorsements and in the major cities have large posters on high-rise buildings.

I don`t know how much their debut will sale, but it will not be for the lack of spending money.  Fairies is what happens when you are a major company like Vision Factory and Avex and not one playing as if they are a major company.

Fairies Endorsements

Fairies Endorsements

New Vision Factory Idol unit Fairies has yet to release their debut single and already the group is collecting endorsements .Vision is not playing around here, they are pushing this unit hard to debut strong.

Here is a look at what they have been up to on the endorsement field.











On the music front, this unit has the makings of being a big player in the genre.