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The official Hello! Project website has been completely revamped to reflect the massive changes in Hello! Project membership and I must say the new site is an improvemement on the last. The Wonderful Hearts / Elder Club division is obvisouly gone now and all the previous Wonderful Hearts members plus Buono! are now grouped together. Kusumi Koharu, MilkyWay and Shugo-Chara Egg are grouped seperately – presumably still an “anime groups” division.

Also now SI*NA is finally listed under Hello! Pro Kansai and Ice Creamusume and Frances & Aiko are still listed under Hello! Pro Taiwan.

Check it out! – http://www.helloproject.com

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Yagutchi Mari’s debut single as a solo singer, and her first song outside of H!P!!!!!!!!!

Here’s the lyrics:

GAKI no koro nanika ni muzu ga yuku nattara
kokoro no naka ni aru PARUPU wo hazushite shimau no sa
shinjirunda tsutsumunda bokutachi wa bokutachi wo
sonna atsui omoitachi ga rekishi wo kaeta koto mo aru

toki ni wa machigaeru
koto mo aru darou
daiji na hito wo ushinau koto mo yure ugoku seishun no sei

atsui atsui atsui atsui
jounetsu ga fukidashite kuru
hora tsuhhashire tachidomaru na
jikan wa tomari wa shinai kara
jyouki tankansha youni hashiru
sore ga seishun

nando mo shikatte kureta hahaoya no
aijou wa itsumo boku no kokoro no naka ni manTAN
chichioya no youni ikirenai kedo
boku wa boku no michi shinjite hashiri tsudzukeru

guchi wo iu yori yume wo katarou
namida suru yori warai aou
shinu toki sakebunda DEKAI koe de
arigatou to arigatou to

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Yagutchi Mari 1st Single

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Morning Musume – Mickey Mouse March

Quite a few M’s in there and the video is Very refreshing.

Love the Mickey in it, makes you want to join in and start dancing! 

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Here is the clip from last night appearance of Morning Musume on Utaban and their latest single Resonant Blue promotion. As you can see the interaction of the group has greatly decreased on Utaban and its more like their presence as a guest then participate with any ongoing activities.

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I just noticed that the making of new Morning Musume video Resonant Blue is now available at many other video streaming websites including Youtube.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l3oJ1ZFhi0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FzONbHs0Eg

Tanoshi mi-mashou !!

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And yet another fast release of the studio version of Resonant Blue. They are popping out very fast aren’t they? I wonder what’s on Tsunku’s mind because the style of videography completely changed for Morning Musume.

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This is a reported release of the second version of Resonant Blue by Up Front Works. I found out about the PV many hours before the blog posting but I thought it is some kind of a prank by a fan. The PV is nowhere close to any of the previous Morning Musume videos and I would be surprised if the non-dancing shots were taken anytime before the first version release. 

This PV is a turnaround of the Morning Musume career and I am constantly getting a bad feeling of their next moves. There is definitely *zettai* something wrong and I hope things will always come out in some positive sense.

PV is again more focused between Koharu, Reina and Ai in the start and ending with Reina may also mean she will continue as the next leader and is currently under heavy spotlight.

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[This is still an unconfirmed release from any other website source.]

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There has been a very recent post in DoohUp for Fujimoto Miki’s new PV you can also watch below:

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The video is a lot more emphasized on Reina and Takahashi Ai and I think it is subliminally suggesting that these two girls will be very important this year. To take it further it is also suggesting that Takahashi Ai will graduate this year and Reina will take her place which is a bit sad news and I don’t agree with it.

The video is clearly made on a very low budget putting more emphasis on the girls. It is kind of a litmus test for the producers to test the overall popularity of the group and the girls. It shouldn’t be like that and they must have produced slightly better version with multiple backgrounds to say the least. It is still very good but I can’t see any of the other girls at the back. The dressing of the girls has always been important in the videos and there are four different levels.

1. Reina, Takahasi

2. Koharu

3. Eri Kamei, Gaki

4. All other girls

Level 1 & 2 girls are participating the most in the singing and a very single popup from Sayumi & Gaki which is barely noticeable. The song is much better in viewing then listening and Reina Tanaka seems exceptionally vibrant in all the girls. *For some reason* Koharu seemed tallest in all the girls and had a major part in the video at Level 2. The rest of the girls were wearing too dark and were unsupported with visible lighting.

The song is although fast paced turned out to be slightly better in rhythm then previous few singles, and it will definitely give producers a clear break of time to produce much better versions in future. There are still a few issues I don’t agree with the popularity of the group as this video has possibly changed the rules of the game slightly.

The graduation of the girls previously seemed to be slightly irrational depending on two terms including ‘Popularity’ and ‘Activity’ in the group. Any member if was active the longest or least popular should be graduated and that rule was followed for a long time in Morning Musume. From this year 2008 and from the preview of Resonant Blue, it more seems like any girl which is the ‘Most Popular’ and ‘Most Active’ will get graduated which is like ‘WTFH!?’. That means the most favorite girl will probably get graudated every year and producers are trying to induce favoritism in the fans to keep them loyal, which is a very good strategic move.

Concluding all, I still hate the fact that Takahashi Ai will graduate and Reina in her place can only mean she will be next in 2009 and that is simply evil. I know for sure keeping Ai would have been better instead Sayumi but may be she is losing her popularity faster than Reina and now is the time for her to move before anything bad happens to her. *Thumbs down UFA*

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