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Ayaka graduates from H!P (HNPH)
Whatsherface from Whatsthatgroup graduates! (Soap Bubble)
Why Didn’t This Happen A While Ago? (Some Boys! Blog)
Coconuts Musume’s Ayaka leaves H!P to pursue acting (Tokyograph)
We’re out of coconuts. (hajimete no ROCK CONCERT)
Ayaka Kimura Graduates Hello! Project (Strawberry Pie Ai Ai)
Ayaka Graduates from Hello! Project (Totally Hello! Project)
It’s Official. No More Coconuts. (Renai Project)
Coconuts Musume Ayaka Graduates (Strawberrie)
Lots of blogs are sharing the news and their opinions of Ayaka’s graduation from Hello! Project. Apparently she’s graduating in order to become an actress, something that I didn’t see when I first skimmed through the announcement. Everyone wishes her the best of luck in her future career, though a couple bloggers wish she didn’t leave suddenly like this, with the announcement coming on the same day of the graduation and everything.
IndigoSkies • Apr 30th, 2008
Blogs, Hello! Project, Recommended • No Comments
The Hello! Project official site has the latest news: Ayaka, the last remaining member of Coconuts Musume, is graduating from H!P. I can’t read too much of the details, but she’s already graduated- it’s already April 30th in Japan. Really, it’s not like she did that much in H!P anyway…but it’s sad to see another member leave.
IndigoSkies • Apr 29th, 2008
Hello! Project, Noteworthy, Official Sites, Recommended • 11 Comments
Morning Musume 36th Single: Resonant Blue
Nusumenai Houseki of Resonant Blue shares everything about Morning Musume’s new single Resonant Blue, with release info for all 3 editions and the Single V, a download for the single, all three versions of the PV out so far, a live performance, and the lyrics. Definitely check it out if you haven’t heard it yet.
IndigoSkies • Apr 16th, 2008
Blogs, Hello! Project • No Comments
[Single] Resonant Blue - Morning Musume
Second Blossoming offers his opinion on Resonant Blue, starting with a short intro on how he got into Morning Musume. He then goes on to talk about the Resonant Blue music video, finding the song catchy but the line distribution (and screen time in the PV) disappointing, especially finding it unfair that Koharu is one of the centers instead of one of the older members like Risa or Eri. At the end, he provides downloads of the single and the alternate versions of the PV.
IndigoSkies • Apr 16th, 2008
Blogs, Hello! Project • No Comments
Viz Shows Kilari, Monster, Nana at Global TV Trade Con (Anime News Network)
Viz Media Showcasing ‘Kilari,’ ‘Nana’ Anime (ICv2 News)
Recommended reading. The Kirarin Revolution anime, which features Morning Musume’s Kusumi Koharu as the main character, has been licensed for distribution in the US by Viz Media. This is pretty big news, and it has the possibility of raising Morning Musume’s popularity here in America. The title has apparently been changed to “Kilari”. Keep in mind, however, that as it says in the news articles, this doesn’t necessarily mean that it will actually be released here- but if it’s licensed, I’d say the chances are pretty high.
IndigoSkies • Apr 9th, 2008
News, Noteworthy, Recommended • 20 Comments
Hocchan counts the appearances by each Morning Musume member in three more episodes of Haromoni@. I love things like this! I can’t wait to see a final count.
I did something like this once for the Prince of Tennis manga. It was utterly pointless, but really fun! xD
IndigoSkies • Apr 4th, 2008
Blogs, Hello! Project • No Comments
Recommended reading. Broomhead saw the pillows live at Anime Boston yesterday, and explains how he got into the pillows, which led him to other Japanese music. He also wonders how to really write about a group without writing about the music directly, finding it easier to talk about idols. I kinda feel the same way, I can never really write about a particular song like I’ve seen some people do.
Oh, and
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to stand in the long lines that AB had to deal with this year…
DAMN YOU I WAS IN THE REGISTRATION LINE FOR 4.5 HOURS YESTERDAY MORNING. xDD
(But apparently on Friday some people waited 10 hours, so I guess I was lucky…?)
IndigoSkies • Mar 23rd, 2008
Blogs, Recommended, Rock • No Comments
Album review: HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR - ROCK PIT
pengie loves this album, finding it the best album she’s heard so far this year. Taking back all her criticism toward the group, she then goes on to consider each track on the album. It sounds like a really good album, I’ll make sure to check it out. Recommended reading.
IndigoSkies • Mar 20th, 2008
Blogs, Recommended, Rock • No Comments
The Miracle, bad icons and MM ranking.
iza04 has some Koharu icons, along with her current Morning Musume ranking and a bit about her love of Koharu- and how she originally hated her. I always love seeing people talk about why they like a specific member, and it’s especially interesting when someone’s opinion of a member changes so much. Koharu grew on me a lot too, I hated her at first but now I like her, though she isn’t one of my favorites.
IndigoSkies • Mar 19th, 2008
Blogs, Hello! Project • No Comments
sauder baked a cake to celebrate International Wota’s first birthday. I really like the metaphor with the parts of IW as ingredients of a cake- just as you can’t bake a cake without all of the ingredients, International Wota wouldn’t be able to survive without all the different roles people play here- moderators, bloggers, readers…
IndigoSkies • Mar 18th, 2008
Cake Day, Recommended • No Comments