This is a very good opportunity for existing webmasters who are currently supporting Morning Musume, Hello!Project and its members through their websites. There are a few conditions:

1. You should be an existing webmaster and currently operating a 5 years old website supporting Morning Musume
2.  Awareness of latest updates on all websites supporting Hello!Project is needed to blog
3. And a life long  dedication to Morning Musume & Hello!Project is mandatory!

What you get out of it?

1. This blog/website is there for you to blog till your hearts content and all hosting services will remain free!
2.  You can link-back blog posts to your other Hello!Project website (one allowed choose wisely)
3. You may be able to customize site and monetize policies, upgrade to a cms,  etc.
4. Tsunku.com is currently number 1 beside Wiki and above Tsunku.net (Official Tsunku site) if you search “Tsunku” in Google US
5. We rank currently on Page 3 in Google US if you search “Morning Musume”, needs improvement there
6. New possibilities for supporting Morning Musume & Hello-Project!
7. Send an email with your portfolio and proposal to above mentioned email address (click on image)

This is a life long opportunity, make the best of it!

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I was browsing youtube and just found a Kpop rendition of Love Machine..!

I have no idea if there are similarities in the lyrics but if someone has any information on it then please share.

After School – Dream Girl MV (HD)

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The long-awaited brand new PV from Morning Musume is here. It’s their 42nd single, and the first since 2005′s “Iroppoi Jirettai” to be without graduated member Koharu Kusumi.

Morning Musume
Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
Release Date: February 10, 2010

Limited Edition A
EPCE-5685~6 (CD+DVD)

Limited Edition B
EPCE-5687~8 (CD+DVD)

Limited Edition C
EPCE-5689~90 (CD+DVD)

Regular Edition
EPCE-5691 (CD)

All three limited editions for “Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai” come with a DVD, plus a lottery card for a chance to attend a live Morning Musume event.

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°C-ute’s 10th single will be released on September 16th. Check out their new PV right here!

°C-ute EVERYDAY Zekkouchou!! Release Date: September 9, 2009 EPCE-5656~7 Limited Edition (CD+DVD) EPCE-5658 Regular Edition (CD) EVERYDAY Zekkouchou!! is °C-ute’s 10th major single release. It will also be the last single for graduating member Umeda Erika. As usual, the first press of both editions comes with a lottery card with a chance to attend a live °C-ute event. Tracklist: 1. EVERYDAY Zekkouchou!! 2. Amai Wana 3. EVERYDAY Zekkouchou!! (Instrumental) Promotion Video, Hello!Online stream: Via Dohhhup!

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“TEAR DROPS” is a midtempo R&B ballad taken from Goto Maki’s upcoming “SWEET BLACK” album. Click through to see the brand-new video!

SWEET BLACK feat. MAKI GOTO SWEET BLACK (album) Release Date: September 16, 2009 Limited Edition CD+DVD RZCD-46279/B (¥3,150) (Includes 64-page Mini-Photobook) Regular Edition CD+DVD RZCD-46280/B (¥2,650) “SWEET BLACK” is Goto Maki’s first album release since leaving Hello!Project. There are two versions; Both versions come with a CD & DVD, but the Limited Edition also comes with a 64-page mini-photobook. Tracklist: CD 01. Queen Bee with BIGGA RAIJI 02. Lady-Rise 03. Candy 04. TEAR DROPS with KG 05. Mine with KEN THE 390 06. Fly away 07. Plastic Lover 08. with… DVD 01. “Fly away” MUSIC VIDEO 02. “Lady-Rise” MUSIC VIDEO 03. “with…” MUSIC VIDEO 04. mixi drama complete version Promotion video, Hello!Online stream:

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sixth-gen Morning Musume member Kamei Eri (20) was recently interviewed by Hyper Hobby magazine about her voice work in the Jewel Pet anime, her collection of five-toed socks, and becoming an adult.

We’ve translated the full interview right here, so enjoy!

“New My Monologue” Special Edition:
Kamei Eri (Morning Musume) Interview

The June issue of “Hyper Hobby” featured an interview with Morning Musume’s Kamei Eri in the “New My Monologue” segment! In the article, she talked about everything from her socks, to trying voice acting, her solo album song, and the things she wants to try in the future.

Socks made Kamei-chan an adult!?

HH: First off, I understand you have a lot of socks!

Kamei: I love 5-toed socks, so I have a whole lot of them at home! I get cold pretty easily, and my toes get particulary cold. I heard that 5-toed socks are good for your blood flow, so I tried them out. I put them on to go to sleep, and I started sleeping so much better. Before I started wearing them, my cold feet would touch each other and that would wake me up!

HH: So at first, it was a practical thing.

Kamei: After that, I started to collect 5-toed socks. When I’d go to the shop, there would be so many cute ones for sale. And these days, even though some of them are probably just a gag, they come in all kinds of funny varieties! I’ll see them when I’m walking past and think “What the hell are those? (lol)”… But without realising it, I’ll bring them up to the cash register (lol). When I take my shoes off and the other members see those kind of socks, they’ll say, “What are those?” (lol). They’re funny, so I find myself collecting them!

HH: Shortly after you joined Morning Musume, you said on a TV program called “Futarigoto” that you don’t buy many socks, and most of them had holes in them!

Kamei: That’s true! After that show aired, a lot of fans sent me socks as presents! I was really grateful, but I think they got the idea I was a pitiful kid who couldn’t even buy her own socks (lol). But it wasn’t that I couldn’t buy them back then. Even if they had holes, I thought, “I can still wear them, so it doesn’t matter” (lol). But I’m 20 now, so I can’t take my shoes off and show people, “They’ve got holes in them!” I’m an adult now! Socks made me grow up!

HH: (lol). And now you’re using “Body-k Beauty Control Socks” in your lessons!

Kamei: When Tsunku♂ first gave them to me, I was surprised, “The toes are divided into three parts!” I’d worn 5-toed socks a lot, but three! Though when I tried them on, they fit so well. Not too tight, but I could feel they were really holding my ankle firmly. Having concert rehearsals every day, the soles of my feet got really sore. When the concert would start, the trainers would try to help out by taping them up. But it’s better that I take care of it myself in advance during rehearsals. So when I put these socks on, it feels so much better! I’ve been wearing them for about a year and a half now, and the other members all wear them, too. And it seems like the old members like Yoshizawa (Hitomi) and Ishikawa (Rika) wear them, too. And when I’m just going out shopping, or anytime I’m going to be walking a lot in a day, I go out with them on under my boots! Because I don’t want my feet to be sore on my days off.

HH: You’re taking care of yourself, just like a pro!

Kamei: It makes me happy that I can be called a pro who takes care of herself, just by wearing these socks (lol). Even if you’re not a pro, girls still need to look after their feet!

HH: Do you think your fans would be happy if there were a line of Kamei original socks?

Kamei: Yeah! It would be funny if they sold them along with the other concert goods. They could be my colour, orange, and they could have my own illustrations on them. Even if you can’t see them, I’d be connected to the fans’ feet! Something like that!

Trying voice acting for 2009!

HH: You started working as a voice actor for the “Jewel Pet” anime that started in April! Did you watch a lot of anime as a kid?

Kamei: I watched the usual ones. I watched “Sailor Moon” and “Marmalade Boy”, just like everyone else. But I still can’t believe I’ve done voice acting for a show like that. Even watching it on Sunday morning, I can hear it’s my voice, but it doesn’t feel real. I was always really nervous in the dubbing sessions. One time, we had a break between the first and second halves, the “A part” and “B part”, and everyone else went to go and grab snacks. But I didn’t eat anything… I just stayed in the studio, reading the script…

HH: Did Tanaka (Reina) or Kusumi (Koharu) give you any advice on voice acting?

Kamei: Before my first dubbing session, I asked for advice. “I don’t know what it’ll be like in the dubbing studio! It’s my first time, so what should I do? Am I going to be okay, Reina?” She told me, “You’ll be fine! You can do it!” That wasn’t advice at all (lol). But I felt better after that, thinking, “Oh, I’m fine. I can do it!”

HH: (lol)

Kamei: Koharu gave me the DVD of “Kirarin ☆ Revolution” to use as a reference. I said, “Koharu, you’re amazing!” When she read the script, she said in her usual dazed way, “Kamei-san, is this an anime script? Good luck!” (lol). But really, just hearing from the two of them with their voice acting experience made me feel better. They were really reassuring!

HH: I see. In the show, there are scenes where Rinko casts a spell!

Kamei: I can always do those without getting nervous! I was really happy that I got set phrases like that, and I always say them full of energy and power! I did well with them right from the start!

HH: Your regular lines always have a natural feel to them, too.

Kamei: Really!? I’m so happy! The director told me, “Just use your normal voice.” So I thought I’d just go with a Kamei Eri voice, not trying to do anything special. But at first I’d get nervous trying to be in character, and my voice would get higher… But Rinko is like me in a lot of ways, so I can just play her naturally now. She has lots of scenes with weird faces and funny faces, so I’d like to come out with different kinds of voices to go along with those. I’ll try my best!

Even at age 20, wanting to become an adult!

HH: For the “Platinum 9 Disco” concerts, you got to sing a solo song, “Kataomoi no Owari ni”! (on the album “Platinum 9 Disc”)

Kamei: I was really surprised when I first heard it, because it’s such a cute song!

HH: You were surprised!?

Kamei: Yeah! I was a little nervous, “Can I sing that cutely?” But I didn’t sing it as either a super-cutesy song, or a cool song. I just sang it naturally, like Kamei Eri. It felt so good to sing it at the concerts!

HH: Do you think Tsunku♂ wrote it with an image of you in mind?

Kamei: It seems like his image of me is like a university student. “Kataomoi no Owari ni” even starts off suddenly with “Today on campus…” So I sang it with the feeling of a university student. There’s a part of me that wanted to go to university, so that was really fun. I sang it while imagining things like the campus and the cafeteria. Actually, according to my age, I should be in university now. But it seems like I’m more university-like than Gaki-san, even though we’re the same age.

HH: Speaking of Gaki-san, you started a radio show with Niigaki (Risa) back in April.

Kamei: That’s right! It definitely confirmed my idea that Gaki-san is actually reliable. She can do it perfectly without needing a script. When she’s talking, I’m always adding things like “That’s right”, and I just go freely like that. On the show, Gaki-san is the reliable one, and I do things freely (lol).

HH: (lol)

Kamei: I really enjoy spending time with her. We make a great combo. In a way, she feels like a mother. So she’s always spoiling me!

HH: But you’re already 20 years old! Now finally, please tell me what you’d like to try now that you’re 20!

Kamei: Anything at all…? I’d like to get a credit card!

HH: A credit card? (lol)

Kamei: My mother thinks that it would still be too dangerous for me, so she told me I can’t get one! I’m 20 years old, but inside it doesn’t feel like it. So, I want to become an adult on the inside, too. I was given a solo song, and I’ve tried voice acting on my own… I want to keep working hard every day! I want to work even harder this year, become an adult, and then get my mother’s permission to get a credit card!

HH: In your mind, adult = credit card!

Kamei: Yeah! It’s not just words, but this year, my goal really is to become an adult!

She started wearing them to fight the cold, and now she has a lot of cute 5-toed socks that she won’t let out of her hands… or rather, her feet. She didn’t have them with her, but she has a lot of character socks at home, too!

With her Web Gurumi from Sega Toys. It’s small and cute, so she wants to “put it in my backpack and carry it around with me!” She’s actually carried a stuffed Ruby that she won as a prize from a game centre around with her in her backpack!

After taking the photos with her favourite socks and toy, she relaxed and really got into answering the questions. She wouldn’t stop talking, and after the 30 minutes were up, it was “Over!? Thank you very much!”

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Morning Musume’s section of the Hello!Project website was updated today with a special Q&A for each member, alongside some new photos. Read on for the full translation!

Takahashi Ai

☆Leader
Date of birth: September 14, 1986
Blood type: A
Hometown: Fukui Prefecture

Q: What are your skills?
Making sweets.

Q: What are your hobbies?
Watching movies, watching plays.

Q: What are your nicknames?
Ai-chan, Ai-kyun.

Q: What’s something nobody can beat you at?
My love for Takarazuka.

Q: What are your favourite foods?
Sauce katsuon, rice omelette.

Q: What’s your motto?
Dream. (I always want to live with a dream)

Q: What are your favourite words?
Yes, we can.

Q: What are you favourite colours?
Red, pink.

Q: What are you proud of from your hometown?
You can eat mizuyokan in the winter.

Niigaki Risa

☆ Sub leader
Date of birth: October 20, 1988
Blood type: B
Hometown: Kanagawa Prefecture

Q: What are your skills?
Hangul, tidying up (if somebody’s already started!), sending emails with my phone without looking at the buttons, self-styled Disney connoisseur.

Q: What are your hobbies?
Going to Disneyland. I go four times a month ♪ If I have time before working in the evening, I’ll go to the Disney store.

Q: What are your nicknames?
Gaki-san, Mame, Sacchun.

Q: What’s something nobody can beat you at?
My love for Disney. Nobody can beat me at that. Also, eyesight ☆

Q: What are your favourite foods?
Ray [i.e. stingray, mantaray] fillet, Mickey waffles, plain grilled conger eel, parfait.

Q: What’s your motto?
If you open it, close it! Where there’s hills, there’s valleys.

Q: What are your favourite words?
Do what you can to be considerate every day. (lol)

Q: What are you favourite colours?
Yellow-green, white.

Q: What are you proud of from your hometown?
There are so many ways to relax in Yokohama!

Kamei Eri

Date of birth: December 23, 1988
Blood type: AB
Hometown: Tokyo

Q: What are your skills?
Arguing. (lol)

Q: What are your hobbies?
Watching other artists’ concert DVDs.

Q: What are your nicknames?
Kame, Kame-chan, Eriri~n.

Q: What’s something nobody can beat you at?
Comparing vinegar drinks by taste.

Q: What are your favourite foods?
Umeboshi and noodles. 1: Pasta, 2: Udon, 3: Ramen, 4: Soba.

Q: What’s something on your mind lately?
Spicy food that would be the right level for me, since I’m not good with spicy foods. If I could find and eat that, I’d be happy ☆

Q: What’s your motto?
You are yourself! Don’t compare yourself!

Q: What are your favourite words?
Good night.

Q: What are you favourite colours?
Black, pink, white.

Q: What are you proud of from your hometown?
With neighbourhood associations, everyone gets along well ☆

Michishige Sayumi

Date of birth: July 13, 1989
Blood type: A
Hometown: Yamaguchi Prefecture

Q: What are your skills?
Braiding (pretty quickly), Y-shaped balance, grade four math.

Q: What are your hobbies?
Collecting things. (Hair ties, stickers, collectable toys, erasers…) Talking, and I love hearing what people say.

Q: What are your nicknames?
Sayumin, Sayu, Shigesan, Oyakata

Q: What’s something nobody can beat you at?
Cuteness ☆☆☆ Always being positive ☆

Q: What are your favourite foods?
My mother’s homemade mentaiko spaghetti, chocolate ☆

Q: What’s your motto?
Never refuse a gift.

Q: What are your favourite words?
Thank you. Left-right symmetry.

Q: What are you favourite colours?
Pink.

Q: What are you proud of from your hometown?
In my home of Yamaguchi, there’s lots of greenery, and the air is really clean. Everybody goes at their own pace, and I love the relaxing, unrushed atmosphere.

Tanaka Reina

Date of birth: November 11, 1989
Blood type: O
Hometown: Fukuoka Prefecture

Q: What are your skills?
I can play without sleep.

Q: What are your hobbies?
People-watching. I record a lot of TV shows from Monday to Friday, so I watch them in the mornings.

Q: What are your nicknames?
Reina, Reina-chan.

Q: What’s something nobody can beat you at?
My emotions get heated and then I cool down quickly. My large collection of tracksuits.

Q: What are your favourite foods?
Cartilage. Brocolli & enoki mushrooms, chocolate

Q: What’s your motto?
If you’re allowed to be yourself, you won’t do bad things to people!

Q: What are your favourite words?
Otsukareina.

Q: What are you favourite colours?
Pink.

Q: What are you proud of from your hometown?
There are lots of cool guys and girls there! The food is good.

Kusumi Koharu

Date of birth: July 15, 1992
Blood type: A
Hometown: Niigata Prefecture

Q: What are your skills?
Impressions, abacus.

Q: What are your hobbies?
People-watching.

Q: What are your nicknames?
Koharunrun ♪

Q: What’s something nobody can beat you at?
Number of moles on the palm. I have four!

Q: What are your favourite foods?
Thick white chocolate! Plums.

Q: What’s your motto?
Kusumi Koharu (lol)

Q: What are your favourite words?
Miracle.

Q: What are you favourite colours?
Pink.

Q: What are you proud of from your hometown?
The water tastes good!

Mitsui Aika

Date of birth: January 12, 1993
Blood type: O
Hometown: Shiga Prefecture

Q: What are your skills?
Massage (second only to Michishige Sayumi-chan…), keeping my room tidy!

Q: What are your hobbies?
Shopping ☆ Looking through brochures while dreaming of living in a detached house. Talking to myself (in vain…)

Q: What are your nicknames?
Mitsii, Aika

Q: What’s something nobody can beat you at?
I know a lot about dogs! I have lots of lion, tiger, and white tiger goods.

Q: What are your favourite foods?
Plums, strawberries, roast beef, kombu [seaweed], cuttlefish.

Q: What’s your motto?
Hakuna matata! (No worries ☆)

Q: What are your favourite words?
Unbeatable in heaven and earth ☆

Q: What are you favourite colours?
Black, purple (my colour), gold.

Q: What are you proud of from your hometown?
Apart from the trains in rush hour, it’s not crowded at all. Everybody feels like family (they’ll connect with you ☆)

Junjun

Date of birth: February 11, 1988
Blood type: O
Hometown: Hunan, China

Q: What are your skills?
Piano, making people laugh.

Q: What are your hobbies?
Music, dance, shopping.

Q: What are your nicknames?
JunJun.

Q: What’s something nobody can beat you at?
Eating spicy food. I think i’m pretty good at enduring things too…

Q: What are your favourite foods?
Fruit, yakiniku.

Q: What’s your motto?
Even if it’s hard, don’t give up on your chosen path. Keep on walking, and with great effort, you’ll surely create a miracle.

Q: What are your favourite words?
Smile

Q: What are you favourite colours?
White, pink, black, red.

Q: What are you proud of from your hometown?
It’s really famous for spicy food. The seafood is the best! There’s a famous pretty lake called Dongting.

Linlin

Date of birth: March 11, 1991
Blood type: B
Hometown: Hangzhou, China

Q: What are your skills?
Impressions. Touching my nose with my tongue. Piercing my ears with my finger (It’s magic)

Q: What are your hobbies?
Singing, dancing, leading, acting, guitar, piano, swimming.

Q: What are your nicknames?
LinLin, Lin-chan, Linko.

Q: What’s something nobody can beat you at?
Self-confidence.

Q: What are your favourite foods?
Fruit, seafood, crepes.

Q: What’s something on your mind lately?
I’ve been drinking milk every day to try and grow taller, and this is the result.

Q: What’s your motto?
If your heart wishes it, you can do anything.

Q: What are your favourite words?
YEAH

Q: What are you favourite colours?
White, red, black.

Q: What are you proud of from your hometown?
Silk, tea, West Lake, Hangzhou cuisine.

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This trio’s 8th single is about to be released, and the PV aired for the first time today on M-ON. Check it out inside!

Buono! Take It Easy! Release Date: August 26, 2009 PCCA.02987 (Limited Edition) PCCA.70252 (Regular Edition) The 8th single release from Buono! is “Take It Easy!”, which is also the newest end theme to the Shugo Chara anime. The first press of each edition comes with an event lottery card. Buono! Original Trading Cards are also included. Tracklist: 1. Take It Easy! 2. Kirai Suki Dai Kirai 3. Take It Easy! (istrumental) 4. Kirai Suki Dai Kirai (instrumental) Promotion video, Hello!Online stream:

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In the second of their collaboration releases, H!P old-schoolers Melon Kinenbi team up with NEW ROTE’KA for this high-energy rock tune. Click through to check out the new PV, recorded live in concert!

Melon Kinenbi × NEW ROTE’KA
Pinch wa Chance, Baka ni Narouze!
Release Date: July 22, 2009

Regular Edition TGCS-5700

In the second of their five planned collaboration singles, Melon Kinenbi pairs up with NEW ROTE’KA for “Pinch wa Chance, Baka ni Narouze!” Like “DON’T SAY GOOD-BYE”, this single will only be available at Tower Records in Japan.

Tracklist:
1. Pinch wa Chance, Baka ni Narouze!
2. Pinch wa Chance, Baka ni Narouze! (Instrumental)

Promotion Video, Hello!Online stream:

Via Dohhhup.

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Umeda Erika will graduate from Hello!Project, as announced today on the offical H!P site. Read on for the full translation.

Thank you for your continuous support of H!P.

Umeda Erika, a member of C-ute who just started their concert tour, will graduate from H!P on the last day of this tour, i.e 25th October.
After graduation, she plans to become a fashion model and pursue her studies in this field.
She plans to work even harder as a C-ute member in the upcoming 3 months until her graduation.
Please support her.

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