Bikkuri Project

It seems like a lot has been happening in the h!p world lately, doesn’t it? Ah, but that is one of the things I love about h!p. They’re constantly changing things up and surprising us. It never gets boring, does it? Here are my quick thoughts on some recent announcements.

Miki Returns
Boo, you whore. (Note: Meangirls quote, but this pretty accurately represents how I feel). I am not ready to forgive Miki yet, and maybe I never will be.

ManoEri to Debut as a Soloist
My first impression was one of complete shock. I very much did NOT see that one coming. True, Erina has emerged as the golden egg of the Gatas, but as another blogger (so sorry but I forget who!) mentioned, it seems a bit premature. It’s kind of a risk, giving solo-status to a relatively untested egg. Still, she is undoubtedly cute, and I do think that h!p needs another young soloist. They’ve had a lot of success with Koharu after all, and Manoeri can probably produce similar lively pop aimed at pulling in the younger girls. I just hope she has the charisma to pull it off, because I’m not seeing that right now. Good luck to her though, and I’ll be looking forward to seeing how this turns out. At the very least, she has probably become a shining beacon of hope for the other eggs.

Speaking of Eggs, Milky Way to contain Kikkawa Yu and Kitahara Sayaka
My reaction to this one is a big, “YES!!” You might remember this post, where I guessed at which eggs had the most potential to debut with Morning Musume. Well, it’s not Morning Musume, but my two top picks are indeed debuting with a mainstream release. Man I’m good. I’m even pleased enough to ignore that fact that it involves Koharu. I think these two have a lot of potential, and I can only hope that even bigger things are in store for them after this (MM entry maybe??)

Speaking of me Being Good at Predicting Things
I made some predictions here about Morning Musume’s next single, and so far “once the title is announced, no matter what it is, people will expect it to be a ballad” has certainly come true. Also, with the news that it’s similar in style to Egao Yes Nude, I think it’s safe to say that “It will be something sexified, no more cutseyness because sex sells” is likely accurate as well. If the rest of my predictions come true, I might have to start doing this for a living. =p

MM is Going to Perform Cinderella
Yayayayay! Even better, it’s the version that Brandy did. I just love the songs from that, particularly the “Impossible” song by the Fairy Godmother. I’m looking forward to this much more than Ribon no Kishi, as I’m sure many of you are, because it’s a story that Western audiences are much more familiar with. I can’t wait to find out the casting decisions, and I second the hope that Sayumi is one of the wicked step sisters. She would be perfect for it.

And they lived happily ever after,

~Celestia~