It`s that time again as groups release more single PVs and for this post we have a number of tastes ,including a replacement for anyone suffering SDN48 withdraws [G☆Girls ]
First up is a group from our Fresh30 segments
RaiseChouChou
I absolutely smile non-stop when seeing this PV. It`s a great song and the PV looks as good as any big name unit.
On November 19th The idol units Mary Angel and Csli held a joint live Ustream. It`s been a while since I caught up with Mary Angel and in that time they have gone from a three women unit to a duo .
Csli is a unit that does mostly cover songs from the 48`s , H!P units and Kara`s Japanese version of Mister . They are a new and talented Kansai unit who has one single out
I really liked the three member version of Mary Angel so here they are from a July event @ Edison Studio
[there is 6 minutes of nothing before they come on
[Photo-Ricotta Veil ,Official image group for this series]
This is the fifth volume of the Idol Spotlight Fresh Faces series and of all the groups in these first five volumes there is one unit, which I think has the greatest chance to be a major force in the future, if they choose to ,that will get a lot of time in this post. In addition, there is one unit at the end of this post that has grabbed my attention with their music and harmonies that may not be far behind. Because those two units are getting special extended coverage,there is only three units this volume .
The unit, which I think, has the greatest chance to be a major force in the future, if they choose to is Hoshikage.
Hoshikage is a sister unit to d-trance, Starmarie, and several more that I have yet to debut. Hoshikage belongs to a company that has several groups and soloists ,sort of a mini H!P for a lack of better terms.
They are some of the better singers on this level and are very active as a unit with 11 live events just in the July-August period scheduled so far. That is about average for them . 15-20 lives in a two-month period is the normal work load for a very active unit . After all very few of these groups are on monthly salaries ,so they have to earn the hard way everything they make.
I am giving Hoshikage the main feature spot in this piece today with several videos ,so that you can get a better understanding of why I think this could be the next breakout artist . With Hoshikage ,I ask that you preview all the releases before passing judgment as each one shows just how talented and under the radar, this unit is.
Please enjoy volume 5 .
Hoshikage
2011 Releases
This is their current single
Is the second unit that I mentioned in my opening .
This group is not flashy as dancers ,just a very solid singing group.
Their HP is listed on this Video
This series is open ended ,Ryo and I are taking it one day at a time . This level of the genre is much like Visual Kei ,it lives in it`s own little world and could care less if the 48`s out sold H!P this month . It`s truly a wonderful level to discover ,to be a part of and it`s not really a bad place to be ,because your free to be group you want to be.
Stay tuned for part 6 and a round about connection to Ricotta Veil that I previewed in an earlier volume.
