Posts Tagged Morning Musume
Tsuyoki de Yukoze! On Tettekette
January 2, 2010 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Minimoni, Morning Musume, Takahashi Ai | Comments (0)
An Short Interlude « Tsuyoki de Yukoze!.
Murr explains how Takahashi Ai received that particular nickname. For those who don’t know, Ishibashi also bestowed the greatest ever H!P nickname to Iida Kaori.
Getting Morning Musume Soaking, Sopping Wet
December 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Pocket Morning Weekly Q&A (week of 12/27/2009) – Hello!Online.
Pervy Morning Weekly Q&A « Morningtime.
Morningtime does a nice job of further interpreting the answers the girls gave. And yeah, they really shouldn’t ask that question if they don’t want certain images dancing in the minds of wota.
Morning Musume Discuss Being Pussies
December 25, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Pocket Morning Weekly Q&A (week of 12/20/2009) – Hello!Online.
It’s apparently common enough in China to wake up as a cat that JunJun and LinLin would simply go back to sleep if this happened to them.
Slasha On Momusu First Gen
December 22, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Momusu’s 1st gen: Great generation or the greatest generation? – Vox.
It seems that the main argument for first gen’s greatness is: a) they got it all started, and nothing would’ve followed without them; and b) they were around before the boyfriends, substandard songs, and scandals.
While the first argument is oddly tautological – I mean, yeah, they were the first, but that doesn’t automatically make them great. That’s like saying Pete Best is better than Ringo Starr. On the second front, first gen had its share of scandals – Ayappe got knocked up by Shinya, and Nacchi was a one-woman scandal machine for a few years. If there wasn’t much attention to this kind of stuff early on, it’s because the press probably didn’t care yet.
So what were the qualities that made first gen stand out? I agree there was something special about them, but don’t know if it was captured in this post.
A Pecking Order Seems To Emerge Here…
December 14, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, C-ute, Hello! Project, Morning Musume, Perfume | Comments (0)
Oricon Top Singles of 2009 « Totally Hello! Project.
And just to fill in the girl group picture some, Perfume’s one single from the year placed #59 – less than all of AKB48’s and more than all of Morning Musume’s entries.
Selective Hearing Looks Back On H!P Landing On American Soil
December 9, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hangry and Angry, Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
2009 Recap – Hangry & Angry at Sakura-con/Morning Musume at Anime Expo |.
Greg’s decided to do year-end review posts, and starts off with the big events of the year for American fans. He expresses uncertainty about H!P visiting America again, but it seemed to me that these initial forays were precisely to cash in on the growing fanbase in America. If anything, we should start speculating when the H!P Kids and Eggs units start making their way to an anime con near you…
Shanimuni Paradise On The Koha’s Departure
December 7, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Kusumi Koharu, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
It’s Over « Shanimuni Paradise.
This post reminds me of that line by Billy Bragg about a bully boy in a Benetton shop.
Super Happy Genki Chimes In On The Koha’s Graduation
December 6, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Kusumi Koharu, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Aside from one odd statement in the beginning – “She is truly the first to be cast adrift on her own” (what about Asuka and Ayappe?) – this is a thoughtful take on where both the Koha and Morning Musume will be heading from this point forward.
I can appreciate taking the time to ask if this is a time to dissolve Morning Musume – but even though I’m not a fan of the current line-up, the economics clearly don’t encourage this. The wota dollars aren’t only continuing to pour in, but they’re tapping overseas as well. Once the H!P wota find something better to spend their money on – AKB, say, or porn – then there’s some worries to consider.
maiZe On The Frustrations Of Working With The Koha
December 6, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Kusumi Koharu, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
The Era of the Stable 9-nin Musume has Ended | fields of maiZe and berryZ.
maiZe shares clips of the Morning Musume line-up having to deal with the Koha and her idiosyncracies. The first one was particularly illuminating, as everyone seemed to pile on her faults and she seemed oblivious anyways.
Hello!Blog Will Miss The Koha
December 6, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Kusumi Koharu, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Hello!Blog – Koha, You’ll Be Missed.
The best part for me is when Paul says he likes to think he’s not much of a fan. Yes, and I don’t like looking at junior idols in bikinis. However, that’s just part of a very genial, self-effacing aassessment of the impact Koha’s departure is having on Paul – especially with the honest assessment that he’s not as likely to follow her career post-MM.
Hello!SayuNii Has All The Details On The Koha’s Exit
December 6, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Kusumi Koharu, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Kusumi Koharu Officially Graduates From Morning Musume and Hello! Project « Hello!SayuNii.
So here’s what you’d want to know about the speeches, the encores, and even a wonderful career retrospective in PVs. Have the speeches from other members always sounded this odd? I honestly can’t recall.
Morningtime Anticipates Seeing The Koha Again
December 6, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Kusumi Koharu, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Sayonara See You Again Koha « Morningtime.
morningtime doesn’t seem too bunched up over Koha leaving the slow lemming horde death march which is the current Morning Musume, as there is anticipation of seeing her again in other venues.
Conflict Productions Gets Lachrymose Over The Koha
December 6, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Kusumi Koharu, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Kusumi Koharu Sotsugyou Shimasu « Conflict Productions.
siggy gets teary-eyed and nostalgic over the departure of the crackhead, since she’s the first Musume he’s seen go through the complete cycle of audition, induction, blossoming, and the boot.
Now that I think about it, I can say the same actually – I got in when Nacchi graduated, so it’s about the same time as siggy – but look at it differently. Thanks to the interwebs and copious downloading, we can track the entire career of any of the Musumes from start to finish. Having it take place in real time is just more excruciatingly slow, and makes you want the girl to get out already to fresh fields and pastures new.
Oh, and every time I see somebody compare a relationship with an idol to being a parent? It makes me very very worried about that person’s future children. Seriously, it’s nothing like that.
Bikkuri Project Finishes H!P Top 100
December 5, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Aa!, C-ute, Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Bikkuri Project » Hello Project Top 100 Songs: Part 10 (FINAL!).
It’s a very revealing top ten, especially with the non-Musume songs that made the list. Congratulations to Celestia for accomplishing this very impressive feat! It’d be interesting to see all one hundred videos together, I should try that sometime soon.
Morning Musume Goes To China
December 3, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
“Morning Musume Trip To China” Announced « Hello!SayuNii.
A history of leaked secret tapes, the firing of long-time staff earlier this year, and now this trip. The current trajectory of Hello! Project looks more and more like Nixon’s presidency…
Raid Begins His Top Twenty of 2009
December 3, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Arashi, avex trax, Hamasaki Ayumi, Hello! Project, Johnny's Entertainment, Koda Kumi, Morning Musume, NEWS, NYC Boys | Comments (0)
Raid My Minibar: Don’t get laid. Get Raid..
No surprise, heavy on the Johnny’s with a refreshing dash of avex. I’m looking forward to seeing the top ten.
A Reason To Like Reina Again?
December 2, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume, Tanaka Reina | Comments (1)
Pocket Morning Weekly Q&A (week of 11/29/2009) – Hello!Online.
Based on her answer here, I’m guessing she’s been boning a Filipino dude. Someone tell me if she starts pointing with her lips in upcoming concert DVDs…
Momusu Getting Shafted Up Their Circle Of Life
November 24, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Hello! Project, Kohaku, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
The Twilight of Hello! Project « Delicious Cake Project!.
In his usual amusing manner, Pata uses the Kohaku snub of Morning Musume as a chance to eulogize the group and whatever cultural relevance they had left.
Though honestly, that eulogy could’ve been held four, five years ago.
Still, I found myself laughing throughout, especially with the alternate universe without a Momusu. (Would Akina still wind up doing gravure in such a world?) So definitely give this one a read.
Jappydolls Has Konno
November 19, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Konno Asami, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Konno Asami ~ Alo-Hello | Jappydolls.
For those of you who missed it the first time, one of the finest racks in Hello! Project history.
Hello!Blog Pays Tribute To The Koha
November 13, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Kusumi Koharu, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
A very nice write-up about everyone’s favorite crackhead idol and how she’s been important to Paul’s wotadom.
Johnson And The Prefectures
November 11, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Memorable Snippets: Part 17 – Morning Musume “Gaki-san?! Is that okay?” | fields of maiZe and berryZ.
maiZe continues her wonderful series, though I have to admit that the clip doesn’t strike me as much as about Gaki as it is about how smart Sayu is and Johnson being her Johnson-y self. (Though her hair looks great like that! Why didn’t she wear it like that more often?)
Overall, though, it just made me miss Hello! Morning – my daughter’s sorta named after the show! Haru(na) Moni, get it? and yes, that was intended – and all the wonderful craziness of that show.
CK Closes His Trip With A Momusu Concert
November 10, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
CK in Japan, Days 9-10…A Special Day for a Special Girl – Vox.
CK concludes his visit in Japan with Tokyo DisneySea and the Morning Musume concert with Bikkuri Project’s Celestia. With all the shows he’s attended both in the States (AX, NYAF, and even Glay on his home turf) as well as frequent visits to Japan, CK’s like a jetsetting goodwill ambassador for wotadom. Too bad such a role doesn’t come with actual diplomatic immunity because I’d like to see what laws he’d break if he could…
MorningBerryz On Kimagure Princess
November 9, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Morning Musume ~The 41st one~ & a chance to win Watashi♥~! – Vox.
MB lets her mind wander a bit, free-associating the new single with some classic Momusu songs and Petit Moni’s “Chokotto Love” before setting her sites square on “Kimagure Princess” itself. She goes over the songs themselves, as well as the different offerings of the Limited Editions. The solo covers are actually cool, they make me want to set up a new Morning Musume Ranker…
Bikkuri Project Sees Morning Musume Twice
November 9, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Bikkuri Project » Concert High.
Bikkuri Project » Momusu Concert Report: 11/8 Evening.
Celestia went to two Morning Musume concerts this weekend – one with CK – and she recounts all the highlights she can remember. The one that sticks with me is Koha waving to a disabled fan of hers in the audience – that’s a wonderful thing, actually makes me tear up a little. For all the jokes about her being a crackhead, she can be a total class act as well.
Better Late Than Never?
November 4, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Official Morning Musume “Kimagure Princess” Promotion Site Opened « Hello!SayuNii.
Shouldn’t have this come out before the single was released?
Kimagure Princess Is MM’s Second Worst-Selling Single
November 3, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Morning Musume Get #4 Weekly Ranking with “Kimagure Princess” « Hello!SayuNii.
I can appreciate putting a positive spin on this development, what with the #4 weekly ranking and the 41st straight Top Ten single. However, 36,000 copies is low even by the current MM’s standards and it looks like any momentum from the last few singles has been lost.
Idol Chatter Wraps Up Idol Replacement Therapy
November 2, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: C-ute, Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Idol Chatter: Idol Replacement Therapy: A Series in Three Parts..
The series concludes with solid assessments on whether or not C-ute and Morning Musume should add new members after their recent / upcoming graduations. The answers aren’t exactly surprising, but the way it builds up from the previous installments of the series helps a great deal.
Itsumo Genki Loves Yossy
November 2, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hangry and Angry, Hello! Project, Morning Musume, Yoshizawa Hitomi | Comments (0)
Gush~Gush~~Why I Love Yossy. « .
Isilie has written a thoroughly enjoyable, very detailed appreciation of Yoshizawa Hitomi and why she loves her (as should we all). Each part is well-defined and in total becomes a virtual career retrospective, from her big role in “Mr. Moonlight” (which gets a thorough PV examination) to her present work with Hangry and Angry. I can’t imagine anyone reading this and not falling in love with Yossy if they haven’t already.
Will Kimagure Princess Be MM’s Worst Selling Single?
November 1, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Hello!Fansubs.
Morning Musume – Kimagure Princess Ranking « Hello!SayuNii.
I haven’t been paying attention to Morning Musume lately (lately being a couple years), but this caught my attention. This is seriously low, and could wind up lower than “Mikan”. Methinks some military outfits and chanting will occur in a future release…?
Morningtime Has Special Halloween Scare
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Mitsui Aika, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Happy Halloween – Cute Halloween Pics « Morningtime.
It’s War of the Worlds meets Egao Yes Nude, or something like that. I was amused, but obviously I’m easy to amuse.
A Big New Bikkuri Project
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Buono!, Country Musume, Hello! Project, Matsuura Aya, Morning Musume, Shugo Chara Eggs, Tanpopo | Comments (0)
Bikkuri Project » Big New Project.
Celestia decides to share her 100 favorite H!P PVs, 10 videos at a time. It’s an ambitious project, but a lot of fun given how deeply she plumbs the collective’s history.
And for my money, #100 would be way way higher on my own Top 100. But that’s the fun of such lists – seeing what others have chosen and comparing it to your own tastes.
BKI On The Berryz Lightning Bolt
October 26, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Berryz Kobo, Hello! Project, Kishidan, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Do the lightning bolt @ Berryz Kobo International.
Of course, the same pose can also be found in Morning Musume’s “The Peace!” as well as Kishidan’s “The Aishiteru” – whose dance sequence, I’ve long suspected, is a tribute to “The Peace!”.
“Even so MM really are a shadow of their former selves these days.”
October 24, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Current H!P Acts Album Sales « Morningtime.
Having looked at singles sales, morningtime decides to suss out album sales and the numbers speak for themselves. Still, there’s some optimism over the group’s future, given recent upticks, but come on… Look at the slow descent of sales from 5 onwards.
Koharu Needs Help
October 22, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Pocket Morning Weekly Q&A (week of 10/18/2009) – Hello!Online .
Of course no one’s coming to you for help, Koharu – you’re a crackhead and now you’re on your way out. You’re a dead idol walking, persona non grata, a pariah in the making, a deceased parrot being returned to the pop culture pet shop.
Morning Musume Get The Short End Of The Stick
October 21, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: H!P Eggs, Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Why does Morning Musume always get the short end of the stick? – Vox.
I can think of a few Musumes who got the long end of the stick and had to get married for it…
Anyways, smutty joke aside, Midori bemoans the way the flagship group is short-changed on their costumes while the Eggs fare better.
Speaking of Eggs I’d like to stick… Nah, never mind.
Ichii Sayaka Interviewed On Her Comeback
October 20, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Ichii Sayaka, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Ichii Sayaka interview with Yahoo! Japan – Hello!Online .
Of course, my favorite part is where she talks about not being in touch with the old Musumes and not knowing the new Musumes. It just reinforces how far the Momusu diaspora has moved away from its center.
Delicious Cake Project Looks At AKB48 Versus Momusu Sales Figures
October 20, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Morning Musume vs. AKB48: The Real War Begins Here « Delicious Cake Project!.
Pata decides to apply a more rigorous scientific measure on the sales of each group. However, he acknowledges JE has greater sales and chooses to ignore them as a point of comparison. Why NOT contrast Arashi and KAT-TUN against MM and AKB? The numbers are available on Wikipedia, and I think it would be VERY instructive in showing how performers who are very much in the mainstream of Japanese pop culture are faring and how their fan bases behave in terms of buying their work. Because more and more, all this AKB versus MM sales stuff strikes me as piddly arguments about what’s become the high school JV squad of Japanese pop culture.
Wotaku Now! On Sexy Ass Kimagure Princess
October 19, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Wotaku Now! » Morning Musume – Sexy ass Kimagure Princess.
Shirow tries to make the best of this song and video – the song fares better than the video, though. And the part about Aika is pretty funny.
Morningtime Compares Sales Of Current H!P Acts
October 18, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Berryz Kobo, Buono!, C-ute, Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Morning Musume, Berryz, C-ute, Mano & Buono sales comparisons « Morningtime.
Longtime Momusu fans have seen such comparison charts of sales numbers, and the general conventional wisdom pans out as expected. The only notable twist: Buono! is the only H!P Kids unit to surpass an MM single sales-wise.
It’s clear that the focus here is strictly current H!P acts – in which case, why not just cover MM in the past five years? But if you are going to look at MM overall, why not bring in the other big acts from H!P’s peak years – particularly Matsuura Aya and the subgroups Minimoni, Petit Moni, and Tanpopo? I think the bigger picture that emerges would actually reflect poorly on H!P as they stand now… but without the numbers, that’s just a hunch.
(And if you really wanna embarrass H!P, then contrast sales of H!P acts over five, ten years with similarly long-lived Johnny’s acts. Arashi versus MM would be particularly illuminating.)
Midori Sees Only Cowboy Pop Stars
October 17, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
It’s the Kimagure PRINCESS PV, where’s the princess? – Vox.
I mean, they just sold more copies than they did before Resonant Blue and all we get is this crap?!?!
For some reason, this made me laugh out loud.
Super Happy Genki Covers Recent H!P
October 17, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Berryz Kobo, Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
PV Reviews, current event ramble, etc. – SUPER HAPPY GENKI HYPERFORCE GO!.
SHG covers three PVs, swine flu, the 2010 calendars, and the graduations of Koha and Erika in this one post. The most interesting point is made about Koha’s leaving creating more space for eighth gen, which I hadn’t really heard before.
Delicious Cake Project Builds A Better Momusu
October 17, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Building a Better Momusu (With AKB Members) « Delicious Cake Project!.
Not surprisingly I like the AKB48 version of Morning Musume better – especially since Acchan isn’t in it. Pata makes a compelling case for each match-up / replacement of a Momusu with an AKB girl, and has eyecandy to spare.
So now I’m expecting somebody to do the same with Wu-Tang Clan…
Selective Hearing Raids Hello! Store Again
October 16, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Greg dives into the breach once again, this time to buy some Morning Musume concert goods. For some reason, this makes me wonder if the nature of GETS posts will change a little. It used to be difficult – and at times cost prohibitive – to get quality Jpop-related goods. Now with the store, the ease it provides to dive right in and inundate oneself with H!P goodness has made the process seem more mundane and within reach.
It’s kind of like watching an indie band start to make waves in the majors and on the charts. You’re ecstatic that people are beginning to realize how great they are, but a little part of you mourns the secret cachet it once held.
On the bright side, it’s not like Morning Musume is anywhere near popular (or even recognized) in mainstream America, so their obscurity indie cred still applies to the big picture!
Nyu chan desu Has The True Story Of Kimagure Princess
October 14, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Sekushi Princess – the true story « Nyu chan desu!!!.
If ladybird’s version of events was indeed the true narrative of this PV, maybe I’d start giving a damn about Morning Musume again. It’s a fun, snarky, vulgar take on the video, with plenty of screencaps to back her version.
And while not as vile as my Berikyuu interpretations from a ways back, it certainly crosses the line here and there in a manner that made me go, “What? Did she really say that?” And that can only be a good thing, amirite?
Slasha Takes On Kimagure Princess
October 13, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Reviewing a moody princess – Vox.
Slasha returns from blogging limbo to share some love for the latest from Morning Musume, finding a great deal to enjoy from the outfits to Kamei to the sexy poses. No ass-shots this time around, though.
Morningtime Shares Morning Musume 2010 Calendar Pics
October 13, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Morning Musume 2010 Calendar Pics « Morningtime.
So in November of next year, people owning this calendar will flip to a picture of Koharu with two regrettable non-entities and they’ll think one of two things.
One: I wonder what she’s doing now? I haven’t seen or heard from her since she left MM.
Two: I can’t believe she’s doing so great now that Momusu is no longer dragging her down.
That said, it could also be Three: Hey, that girl looks like the crazy crack whore sitting at my curb.
Itsumo Genki Tackles The Cowboy Princesses
October 12, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Isilie takes issue with the choreography for the music video – and has tired of the song itself, thanks to previews of it. However, overall she seems quite won over by the actual girls themselves, with the possible exceptions of Reina and Koharu. Or as she calls them, Winky and Nutjob.
Winky and Nutjob. Doesn’t that sound like a really cute porno cartoon?
Pink Wota Reviews Sexy Ass Grab While Getting Shnockered
October 10, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Pink Wota » [Review] Kimagure Princess Real Time PV Review.
While listening to Vee’s real-time review I realized this was the first MM video I sat through for more than half a minute since “Resonant Blue”. (And even then, it was just to get screencaps to call them all a bunch of filthy whores.) Like her, I’ve pretty much lost interest in MM for a long while now – though the possibility of new members gives me some hope for the future (not as much hope as I’d have if they threw out all Gokkies and Rokkies except Sayumi, but still some hope).
Anyways, Vee spends a good amount of time talking about drinking and blogging as a preface to the review, then jumps into the actual PV with a drinking game in mind. If she did apply her game to the second disk of the All-Singles Collection, she’d probably need to have her stomach pumped. The video… God, has this been what it’s like for the past two years? Really? I feel like one of those non-wota who doesn’t “get” Jpop idol groups, there’s such a sense of disconnect between what they offer and what I want. I can’t even pin it down to any one detail more than an overall sense of malaise as I watch and listen. If anything, Vee’s funny take on this video strikes me as too kind, too forgiving. But still very funny.
I mean, it says something when idols are constantly grabbing their asses and I still don’t give a shit. It’s akin to reading an overly violent superhero comic and being bored by it – the stimulation should be obvious but it’s so rote and uninspired and hackneyed that one cannot be bothered to care.
And like Vee, it’s enough to drive me to drink. Or better yet, pop me some amyl nitrite and watch Hey! Say! Jump videos.
Hello!Blog Struggles To Find Good In Kimagure Princess
October 10, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Hello!Blog – Kimagure Princess Full PV.
Paul isn’t too happy with the single or the PV, but likes it better than other recent releases. He does point out the strengths – especially Tettekette’s performance and the ass-shots – so maybe it’s a sign of further improvements to come? Perhaps an all-ass version of PVs to replace dance shot versions?
MorningBerryz Reviews Momusu B-Side Collection
October 10, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
モーニング娘。全シングルカップリングコレクション。 – Vox.
For a longtime fan like MB, this collection is a walk down nostalgia lane. And while I haven’t been a fan as long as her, the older members definitely interest me much more than the current line-up. The pictures of the older members – around the time each graduated – is a wonderful reminder of the long tradition of the group, and even made me hopeful for the future.
