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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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Hello! Project supremo and all-around enigma Tsunku♂ is in Los Angeles to take part in Anime Expo. To celebrate, we bring you a special look inside the inner workings of a madman’s mind in the form of his official blog entries covering his time in LA

Hello! Project supremo and all-around enigma Tsunku♂ is in Los Angeles to take part in Anime Expo. To celebrate, we bring you a special look inside the inner workings of a madman’s mind in the form of his official blog entries covering his time in LA. For now, he discusses his arrival, and his thoughts on day one of the con – more entries will be added as they’re posted. Enjoy!

2009-07-03
LA.

After 10 hours’ flying, I arrived safe in Los Angeles.

“The streets of LA”

I only got one meal on the plane. I was so tired, I slept through breakfast.

I thought I’d watch a bunch of movies, but I only saw one.

The seat and my ass didn’t get along, and now it’s hurting.

2009-07-03
Breakfast.

It was after 11 when I got to LA. By the time we drove to town, it was 12. Whew. I was starved. So we went straight to a Japanese restaurant. I wanted to eat a tonkatsu set, which I wouldn’t normally choose in Japan, so I ordered.

“The tonkatsu set I ate!”

“It was delicious pork!”

The rest of the staff had mixed udon an teriyaki chicken sets. Ginger fried pork sets.

“Mixed udon!”

“Teriyaki chicken!”

“Ginger fried pork set!”

Whew, the white rice was good. I wonder if they ship it in from Japan.

2009-07-03
Morning Musume.

Morning Musume are appearing at Anime Expo, so I’ve come to LA to supervise.

Today the members had a Q&A session, so they got to have a panel discussion with the American fans.

“The fans put their hands up to ask questions!”

It was just like with the Korean fans, everybody understood Japanese pretty well.

Amazing.

When the members were talking, the fans would react before the interpreter could speak.

2009-07-03
Cosplay.

So there were a lot of anime fans doing a lot of cosplay in the hall.

“A photo outside Anime Expo!”

“Anime Expo is full of cosplay!”

There was even a No Face.

“No Face”

“Naruto” is really popular. And Pokemon.

Also, Astro Boy and Gatchaman both really handsomely affected American animation.

“It sort of looks like Taisei in there…”

Morning Musume had a booth too, and it was really bustling!

“There was a Morning Musume sales corner too.”

“There were people everywhere!”

It’s still a weekday here, but the weekend starts tomorrow, so things are going to heat up. And it’s the American Independance Day, so the country is in a cheerful mood.

And I heard that there was a dance unit here that came from Japan. They like cosplay too, so they came all the way to LA just for this.

“They came all the way from Japan!”

That’s great.

More entries to come over the next few days. Stay tuned…

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Morning Musume’s Takahashi Ai, Kamei Eri and Jun Jun were recently interviewed by online music magazine Hot Express, and we have the full translation for you here. It’s quite an in-depth interview, where they talk about topics such as the “new” Hello Project following the Elder Club Graduation, Morning Musume’s maturing sound, and their upcoming trip to America. There’s even a small acknowledgment that a new audition *might* be forthcoming. It’s a must read for all Morning Musume fans

Morning Musume is Undergoing Changes

On March 31, the Hello Project Elder Club members (Abe Natsumi, Yaguchi Mari, Matsuura Aya, etc) all graduated. It was a new beginning for the junior members. What might be called the core of Hello Project from now on, Morning Musume, under the leadership of Takahashi Ai, may be approaching an ideal time right now as the group undergoes these changes. We spoke with Takahashi Ai, Kamei Eri, and JunJun.

(via Hotexpress.co.jp)

– Of course, I’d like to talk about “Shouganai Yumeoibito” today, but first, I’d like to discuss this February’s Hello Project concert and Elder Club Graduation Special. What kind of a day was that for Morning Musume?

Takahashi Ai: It felt like a graduation ceremony, but because it was our elders graduating, it didn’t feel real. It felt sad reading the farewell speech, saying, “We may never get a chance to sing together again…” But it didn’t mean we’d never see each other again. It’s still a strange feeling today.

Kamei Eri: When I open up the mobile site “Pocket Morning”, I can still see the graduated members’ faces anytime. So it feels like they’re still Hello Project members. But when I think about it more, it’s just Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, °C-ute, Mano (Erina)-chan, and the Hello Project Eggs.

Takahashi Ai: I’m sure there will be more Hello Project concerts, and it might feel more real then. But (former Hello Project leader) Nakazawa (Yuko)-san has handed the baton off to me, making me feel like, “I have to work hard now.”

– With the Elder Club gone, who is currently the oldest in Hello Project?

Takahashi Ai: That’s me. But ever since we started the separate Elder Club and Wonderful Hearts concerts, I was the oldest in Wonderful Hearts. So, it doesn’t really feel special now. (Looking at Kamei) There’s not much difference. The age range has narrowed. Amongst Berryz Koubou, °C-ute, and the 5th generation of Morning Musume, our histories are about the same.

– By the way, before the three of you joined Morning Musume, was there any Hello Project member you admired, or maybe one member you respected once you’d joined?

Takahashi Ai: Goto (Maki)-san really touched my heart. She graduated just after I joined. It was the first graduation ceremony that the 5th generation took part in. So, even though we didn’t work together that much, I learnt a lot from her in that short time. Even though she was so cool, she said, “I grew by watching Yagucchan (Yaguchi Mari), so you should probably watch her or something.” She didn’t talk about herself instead. That’s what really moved me.

Also, Yoshizawa (Hitomi)-san. When she became leader, I really started respecting her more and more. Before that, she was a lone wolf and a bit reckless. So it was like, “Where did that Yoshizawa-san go?” (laugh) She became leader so suddenly, so I’m sure she had a lot of worries. But she looked after us so well. It was similar to how I became leader, so I really feel like, “I want to be the kind of leader Yoshizawa-san was.”

Kamei Eri: Before I joined Morning Musume, I really liked Yagucchan. I thought, “She’s so tiny, so how can she stand out like that?” or “How can she be so energetic on TV? It’s amazing.” Also, she was a bit gal-ish. There was a time when I wanted to be a gal, too. (laugh) I really admired her cute makeup and hairstyles. But once I met her after joining Morning Musume, she taught me something important.

When I was debuting, I had a really quiet voice and that made a lot of people angry at me. (laugh) I didn’t understand why I needed to be louder. But there was a moment when that part of me changed. When we were making the dance lesson video for Sakura Gumi, we each introduced ourselves at the start. But I said, “I’m Kamei Eri,” so quietly. That’s when Yagucchan said to me, “You’re supposed to say ‘I’m Kamei Eri!’ so that everybody can understand you. You have to raise your voice and sound confident.” That’s when I thought, “I’m still a beginner and I don’t know much, so I have to try harder.”

Jun Jun: Before I joined Moning Musume, it was Goto-san. She’s really popular in China. I discovered Morning Musume because I liked Goto-san. Also when I first joined, I played futsal with Fujimoto (Miki)-san.* And at first, I was really scared. (laugh) When we were stretching together, she casually asked me, “Are you used to Japan yet?” It made me realise she was a good senpai. Also, I think Nakazawa-san has such powerful expressiveness. I really look up to her, like, “She’s a perfect senpai.” …But I love bananas, and she really hates them!

*[Note: It had been rumored that Jun Jun practiced with the Gatas Brilhantes futsal team when she first joined Hello Project, although she never actually played in a game. This seems to support that theory.]

– (laugh)

Jun Jun: So, I can’t tell her I love bananas. When I do talk about bananas, it’s always when she’s not around.

– Now that those members you look up to have graduated from Hello Project, what kind of future do you hope for Hello Project and Morning Musume?

Takahashi Ai: They’re the ones who created Morning Musume and developed Hello Project, and I’m sure we took parts of it for granted. So, from now on, I want us to treasure the parts that they all created without taking it for granted. I want to work hard so that we’ll have chances to show more people the current Morning Musume and Hello Project. We have a concert in LA in July, so I want more people to find out about us.

– I’d like to hear about that, but first, is there some image you have of Takahashi Ai’s ideal Morning Musume?

Takahashi Ai: In 2008, we had concerts in Shanghai, Taiwan, and Korea. We were aiming for an Asia tour, and when we achieved it, we started saying, “Next time, we want to aim for the world.” And this year, we’re going to LA. Music goes beyond national borders, you know? Even if they don’t understand the words, something gets across, and they can start crying. So that’s the kind of music I want to sing. And we’re always dancers, performers, and entertainers, so I want to use all of that to make ourselves known across borders. I want to be the kind of group that foreigners can listen to normally, as though it were western music. It’ll take a lot of hard work, but that’s what I’d like to do.

– So you aim to become global. What about you, Kamei-san?

Kamei Eri: This is just a short term goal, but I think that most people see Morning Musume as having a “cute, idol, slightly girlish” image. But lately, our songs, our dancing, and our makeup have all become more stylish. I think those who come to our concerts can tell, but the level of our dancing has been steadily moving up and up. Compared to when Junjun debuted, we’ve really grown. So, I want people to know that “The Morning Musume of today is this stylish” and that we’re not just cute.

– It’s obvious from your current concerts that you’re trying really hard to overcome that image.

Takahashi Ai: Compared to the songs from when we first started, we’ve tried moving on with different styles, both in singing and dancing. That’s what I really want people to know. Morning Musume’s iconic song is definitely “Love Machine”, and that bright, hyper, and cheerful image is what people think of when they think of Morning Musume. That’s important to hold onto. But, like Eri was saying, I want people to see the parts that show “We can do this too.” Not long ago, we had concerts in the hometowns of about four of us, and I invited friends that I hadn’t seen in around six years to see us. They all said things like, “You looked so cool.” That made me really happy, and I want to work hard so more people will think that way.

– I saw the current Morning Musume in concert last May, where you sang all 36 singles for “Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Spring ~ Single Daizenshuu! ~”, and it was really moving. I could feel that Morning Musume was a group where everybody would keep running happily towards their goals, no matter what happens.

Takahashi Ai: Thank you very much.

– But I’m sure that both at work and in private, there are things that you don’t like. It must be difficult to have to keep on smiling and give a 100% performance despite any of that.

Jun Jun: That’s right. At concert rehearsals, I get yelled at a lot. (laugh) But if you can’t work hard in rehearsal, you can’t enjoy the actual show, and then the fans won’t enjoy it.

Takahashi Ai: There are a lot of things that can help, though. There are times when you realise, “I have to smile,” and need to try harder. But also seeing the fans’ smiles is enough to completely switch your mood, and it makes us smile deep from within. You forget the bad things.

– That’s a good story. So why do you think Morning Musume is able to continue making people happy?

Takahashi Ai: We’ve come out with so many songs, this one being our 39th single. It even surprises us, like, “We’ve done so much!” This is the 12th year that the group has existed, and Tsunku♂-san has written so many songs, given us so many CD releases, allowed us to do so many concerts… It’s hard to put it into words, but because we’re needed, we can work hard. I want to keep on singing as much as possible.

Kamei Eri: There are people in the world who want to do things but can’t, and so many who want to make their debut but can’t. I was lucky enough to pass my audition, but there are a lot of people who didn’t make it. So it’s like I’m carrying all that on my shoulders in Morning Musume, and that’s what keeps me working hard. And above all else, having so many people watch me sing and dance the songs I love, it makes me truly happy to be in such a great place. When I can make the fans or my family smile, that makes me even happier. I want to really treasure those moments. It’s a little embarrassing.

– (laugh)

Takahashi Ai: But it’s true.

Kamei Eri: That’s what I like. And I think it’s really great that people will pay money to come and see us.

Jun Jun: If you think about it, most of the fans work all week, every week, Monday to Friday. That must be really hard, but when Saturday comes, they always come to our concerts and can laugh and make their tired work faces disappear. When I think of it that way, it makes me want to try harder.

– With Morning Musume chasing after their dreams no matter what like that, you’ve just released a single that embodies that philosophy. It’s called “Shouganai Yumeoibito”[hopeless dream chaser]. What kind of impressions and thoughts do you have from creating it?

Takahashi Ai: This time, the maturity level is high. Tsunku♂-san said it’s about someone roughly my age, so everybody had to act a little bit older for it. It’s a song about someone who’s close to her lover. It seemed like it would be difficult to explain the meaning of the lyrics to Junjun and Linlin, so I explained the meanings while we were in the car. That’s why it feels less like we’re singing sympathetically, and more like we’re acting the part, really getting into it.

Kamei Eri: In that way, it’s easy to get drawn into the world of this song. It’s easy to visualise it specifically.

– “How could you express such complicated feelings in your singing and in your expressions from the video?” It seems as though that was the theme here.

Takahashi Ai: That’s right. When we started recording, I was thinking, “How do I sing this?” It would be strange to sing it too intensely. That was my concern, but the music was quiet and echoed in my heart, so I just expressed that. The “shouganai yumeoibito” part sounds like something you’d hear in the Showa era (laugh) Also, I think that it depends on the person whether you would forgive the man in the song or not.

– Then let’s explore that. Do you like the kind of guy who would chase after a dream forever? Or would you want someone who has a more realistic view?

Kamei Eri: Huh!? Um… But I’m personally the indecisive type. I’m the type who’ll keep dragging something along. So, I think I’d want someone who would do the same. I’m the romantic type though, so I think I’d forgive him if I loved him. But I don’t know about the ironing though.

– You mean, “When I iron your clothes, the tears fall on my hands”? [a lyric from "Shouganai Yumeoibito"]

Kamei Eri: Yeah, I don’t know if I’d go that far. (laugh) But I think I’m the forgiving type. Well, I’m the total opposite of Ai-chan!

Takahashi Ai: Really!? But when I think about the story of this song, I think he’s going off to join a band or a theatre company. An uncertain job. It’s a fine detail (laugh) but that’s how it feels to me. So, it’s like I really want to calm him down and say, “Don’t chase after this dream.” But I want him to follow his dream. So, I don’t think I’d stop him. Because a person really shines when he chases a dream, and I admire that. So, I’d want to leave that alone. And if a person gives up on a dream, they might change completely.

– What about you, Junjun?

Jun Jun: I think it’s good to have a dream. People with dreams work hard. But if it’s someone who’s only thinking about the dream, the dream, the dream, the dream, the dream, I’d be thinking, “I’m here too, you know.” I think I’d work hard for his sake. But if he didn’t look my way at all, I think I’d be sad.

Takahashi Ai: It’s like, “It’s fine to follow your dream, but look at me, too.”

– It’s a balance.

Takahashi Ai: That balance is important.

Kamei Eri: It’s all about balance.

– It seems that this was a pretty heated topic, it got you talking more passionately than any other. Am I right?

All: (big laugh)

Kamei Eri: That’s about right.

– And as for the coupling song, you recorded a funky number called “3, 2, 1 Breakin’ Out!” What were your thoughts and impressions from that one?

Takahashi Ai: That song really feels like a Morning Musume song. It’s really easy to get into, and is the completely opposite image of “Shouganai Yumeoibito”. The rapping part was pretty funny.

Kamei Eri: It made it more interesting having Morning Musume singing something that feels like it goes to the whole world. We’ve had a lot of sad songs lately, so it was fun to have an upbeat song like this for a change.

– This song is going to be the official song of “Anime Expo 2009″ at the Los Angeles Convention Centre. With the concert being held at this event, what kind of show would you like it to be?

Takahashi Ai: Well, I’m really going to do my best! This is our chance. I’m psyched.

– Will you greet everyone in English?

Takahashi Ai: I think, in English… I’ll try my best.

Kamei Eri: Please do your best!

– What about you (laugh)!?

Takahashi Ai: Really!

– You won’t be there?

Kamei Eri: I will! It’s just that I can’t even imagine what it’ll be like. But with “3, 2, 1 Breakin’ Out!” as the theme song, I want to create the impression in America that, “This song is Morning Musume.” I want everyone humming it.

Jun Jun: I can’t really believe it. I’m too happy, so it just feels like, “Really?” And when I first heard “3, 2, 1 Breakin’ Out!”, I thought it was definitely something that foreigners would like. So, I’m sure it’ll be a good show. And the food sizes are so big in America, so I’m sure I’ll get fat. I should probably slim down before we go.

All: (big laugh)

– With your first American concert, Morning Musume is surely going through changes. What else is in store for the group this year?

Takahashi Ai: I’d like to make things new. So the new members…

Jun Jun: She said it!

Kamei Eri: Do you know something?

Takahashi Ai: I don’t. It’s just that the current lineup is the longest Morning Musume has ever gone without changing. About two years. So I think it’s about time something happened.

– Okay, we’re almost done. Each of you please give a message to the readers.

Jun Jun: With our new single “Shouganai Yumeoibito”, Morning Musume has really grown and we’re more like adult women than ever before. Even as we remember the importance of cuteness and energy, we sing with the feelings of an adult woman. Anyway, please listen to it!

Takahashi Ai: Our elders graduated on March 31, and now we in Morning Musume have to forge ahead with energy. We’re going to keep doing concerts, so even though it may take some courage for someone new to come to a Morning Musume concert, why not give it a try? Or something like that (laugh) This new song has a mature feeling, so I hope you’ll try it out once and listen to it.

Kamei Eri: Morning Musume today is really made up of different individual personalities. If you want to find out more about those personalities, we do radio shows, magazine articles, TV appearances, and lots of individual activities. I won’t say quite what Ai-chan said, “Try coming to one of our concerts.” But if you have the time, check out a radio show or something. I’ll be happy if you can get a little closer to Morning Musume like that.

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Thanks to JapanFiles.com and courtesy of Up-Front Agency, we’re excited to present our first exclusive interview with some of the girls our website was created for: Hangry (who might be Yoshizawa Hitomi) & Angry (who might be Ishikawa Rika).

Click through to read all the questions and answers, and check out our photos from Hangry&Angry’s performance that you wont find anywhere else!

 

 

Written by Kuno, H!O staff, JapanFiles.com staff.
Translation provided by JapanFiles.com
Photos taken exclusively for Hello!Online by René (aka roon on H!O).
Visit René’s website at http://monki.net

This past weekend, the duo Hangry&Angry made their first-ever appearance in the United States at the Sakura-Con convention in Seattle, Washington. They took some time out to answer a few questions from Hello!Online aimed toward their longtime western fans. 

The photos included in the article were taken at their live performance on Sunday, April 12. They had a great turnout, with an estimated 2,000 fans turning out to see their high-energy performance.

Hello!Online: Had you been considering doing live shows outside of Japan for a long time?

Hangry (who might be Yoshizawa Hitomi): We had no clue at all that we could.
Angry (who might be Ishikawa Rika): I had dreamt a bit about the possibility, but I never thought it would actually come true.

Hello!Online: Your music style up until now has been very different from Hangry&Angry. What did you think when you first heard about the different style of music that you would be doing?

Hangry: I was looking forward to it… I didn’t have any resistance to it at all. I thought that if we are going to do it, that I want to do it cool.
Angry: Yeah… Since I normally listen to rock music, I had a strong feeling about it.

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Hello!Online: What did you think when you found out that your music was being sold in America, and that everyone could buy it here?

Hangry: I thought, “Wow! They’ll buy it?”
Angry: If they’re selling it, I wanted to help them sell it in person.

Hello!Online: Do you want to sell Hangry&Angry in other countries besides America and Japan?

Hangry: Yes.
Angry: Yes.

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Hello!Online: Before you became Hangry&Angry, you were famous, and your careers were very well known on this website. Fans in other countries have translated and added subtitles to your past work. You might not know this, but you have many fans supporting you abroad, and many of them even very seriously try to learn the meanings behind the lyrics. Are you surprised about this?

Hangry: It’s amazing! I’m still really surprised about that.
Angry: It really is surprising, isn’t it?
Hangry: I’m very happy that they like us so much that they take the time to do things like research the lyrics, etc.
Angry: At the autograph sessions [at Sakura-con], it was very moving to have people asking me to sign photobooks from when I debuted, and to have DVDs of movies from Japan… I was very happy.

Hello!Online: Can you tell us three artists each that you’re currently listening to?

Angry: American?

Hello!Online: Anywhere is okay.

Angry: Can it be my own songs, too?

Hello!Online: Sure, that’s okay.

Angry: I’ve been listening to Hangry&Angry songs, and Ne-Yo songs, too. I also listen to Madonna a lot.
Hangry: I listen to Britney Spears, Nirvana and Morning Musume.

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Hello!Online: The Hangry&Angry live shows are very different image-wise and motion-wise from the Hello!Project live shows. How are these live shows different for you?

Hangry: The difference performance-wise is that there isn’t any dancing… there is freedom.
Angry: There’s a little bit of dance.
Hangry: Yeah, but we can move freely.
Angry: We don’t have to worry about where we’re positioned. With many more people, you can’t bump into them, and you have to line up at the right time. But since there are only two of us, if one of us wants to add something based on how we feel, we can just match up to the new move. It’s pretty free, and that’s totally different from Hello!Project.

Hello!Online: How have the other Hello!Project members reacted to the new look you have for Hangry&Angry?

Hangry: They tell us it’s really cool, and say, “I wish I could do that too.”
Angry: The members in Hello!Project that like rock music are really interested.
Hangry: But there was a poster of us in the company office, and they said they didn’t know it was us! They were like, “Oh that’s a new unit… WHAT?! That’s ISHIKAWA and YOSHIZAWA?!”
Angry: Nakazawa Yuko said, “That’s you guys?! I had no clue.” She totally just thought it was a new unit [not us] because the company does so many things. She said that she thought that the company was just producing two new girls.

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Hello!Online: Of course, your look is produced by H.Naoto, and there are other producers, but are there things that you’ve emulated from other Japanese or American artists?

Angry: For Angry, there aren’t any… I’m really becoming the character and wearing the loli fashion. I’m working solely off of the image of the character.
Hangry: For me, it’s the same, but you can’t move in a certain way without being affected by all the artists you have seen. So really, there are elements of many people included.
Angry: Also, the elements of Izamu-san are there.
Hangry: Yes, they are! The producer Izamu-san has done all the staging.

Hello!Online: Hello!Project members Yaguchi-san and Satoda-san have both started their own blogs. Do Hangry&Angry have any plans to start their own personal blogs?

Hangry: Right now, we just have the Oricon Video Blog.
Angry: We don’t have any plans for other blogs right now.

Hello!Online: Outside of Hangry&Angry, you have done things like start a futsal team. Do you have plans to start a league, or do other sports?

Hangry: Right now, we’re planning games and matches, and so many of the fans are wanting us to do a match. We want to do some, too!

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Hello!Online: You both graduated from Hello!Project just recently. After the graduation, what sort of activities will you be participating in for the UP-FRONT family?

Hangry: We want to continue doing music and sports.
Angry: I want to do plays and dramas.

Hello!Online: How did you feel when you were told you were going to graduate from Hello!Project?

Hangry: Honestly, when I heard about it, I was surprised. Since the graduation just happened, I really haven’t been able to think about it much, but I’m sad that I won’t be meeting up with everyone at Hello!Project.
Angry: [nods in agreement]

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Hello!Online: Please give a message to the Hangry&Angry fans living outside of Japan.

Hangry: We have new songs coming out, and we want to do more performances. Please support us.
Angry: It might be hard for us to actually meet, but through the music and the internet I think we have a connection, so please continue to support us.

Support Hangry&Angry at http://www.japanfiles.com/hangryangry

 

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Hello!Online’s exclusive Q&A with Hangry&Angry

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Anime Expo’s official press release brings word that Morning Musume’s creator will be making the trip to the USA along with them, as well as being a panel judge at the “AX Idol” event.

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Today marks the official release of C-ute’s latest single BYE BYE BYE! I’ll show you the video,  then I’ll show my comments!

Well, here we go!

The song is actually pretty cool! I love the technicality….. But here comes the complaints….

As a lot of blogs mention, there’s more choreography in the ‘BYE BYE BYE’ in the BG rather than thier dance moves. I think the moves are quite cool, though. They’re plain, but suit the song.

The costumes? Saki looks different from the rest, as she’s the only one with trousers, but I think everyone looks cool. Mai and Erika look awesome, I like their costume’s the best.

The close-ups look a bit out of place, don’t you think?

 

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C-ute BYE BYE BYE officially released!

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The new promotion video for Buono!’s seventh single release “MY BOY” is now available. Check it out!

	Buono! MY BOY Release Date: April 29, 2009 Limited Edition (CD+DVD) PCCA-02923 Regular Edition (CD Only) PCCA-70247 Buono!’s 7th single, MY BOY (composed by Tsunku♂), is the new end theme for the TV Tokyo animeShugo Chara! The first press editions come with an event lottery card and Buono! original trading cards. The Limited edition includes a DVD with footage from the CD jacket photoshoot. Tracklist: 1. MY BOY 2. Warp! 3. MY BOY (instrumental) 4. Warp! (instrumental) Promotion video, Hello!Online stream: Via dohhhup.

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Buono! “MY BOY” PV streaming video

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“SadisticDance” is the title of Hangry&Angry’s brand-new single, available as a digital download only.

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	In a surprise move, Hangry&Angry have suddenly released a brand-new single to commemorate their first performance in the USA at this weekend’s SakuraCon.  Here’s the official news, courtesy of JapanFiles. They’ve uploaded a pretty lengthy sample at their site (and of course, you can purchase it there as well): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International stars Hangry&Angry release their new digital-only single today on JapanFiles.com, titled “SadisticDance.” The single is available at the same time as Hangry&Angry’s appearance at Sakura-Con in Seattle, WA. The artists make their North American performance debut this weekend at the yearly Japanese cultural event, held April 10-12, 2009, at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in downtown Seattle. LINKS! Hangry&Angry on JapanFiles.com - http://www.japanfiles.com/hangryangry Hangry&Angry official MySpace page - http://www.myspace.com/hangryandangry Hangry&Angry official USA MySpace page -http://www.myspace.com/hangryandangryusa Sakura-Con official website - http://www.sakuracon.org/

 

MP3 sample, courtesy of JapanFIles.com
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Morning Musume member Kamei Eri will take on her first voice acting role in the new anime “Jewelpet”.

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Kamei Eri to Voice Character in Jewelpet Anime

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