Dec 08 2008
Catching Up
Hello! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’ve had some friends from America staying with me, and they’ve kept me pretty busy, but they’re gone now, so I’m free to catch up with my blogging again.
The one good thing (from this blog’s perspective) about my friends visiting, was that when we were wandering harajuku, I happened upon Ameba Studios. It took me forever to remember where I knew that name from, but then I realized that it’s the radio studio with a window to the public, so people can see celebrities being interviewed, and that h!p girls sometimes go there.
There were autographed Polaroids of everyone who’s been there recently in the window, so I took pictures of the h!p big 3.
Window
MM (partial)
Berryz
C-ute
Now some super-quick reactions to other recent news.
Shugo Chara Egg PV- Cuuuuuuuuuuute, and more effort seems to have gone into it than I expected. Unfortunately, just as I thought, Wada Ayaka is far and away the worst singer of the 4.
New MM Single- Awesome! I’m glad we don’t have to wait forever for this one.
New Buono single/album and new C-ute album- Cool I guess, but in all 3 cases already??
Kaorin’s baby died- Losing a young child is one of the most horrible things that can happen to a person. My prayers go out to her and her family.
Cover You Album- Maybe it’s because it lacks nostalgia for me, but I’m just not super into that early Japanese pop music. Not MM’s fault. Their singing was lovely, especially Gaki-san (everywhere) and the pandas (on that samba song). Getting beyond impatient for MM to release a real album.
Egg Concert DVD- Wow! Dramatic improvement from their first concert DVD on all counts. Getting some concert experience has done them good. More and more I am wondering if the Eggs are going to stop being considered “trainees” and start being considered “H!p’s answer to lotsa member idol groups like AKB48 and Idoling”. I predict that in the next year or two the Eggs are going to become even more prominent, forming many temporary subgroups (like Shugo Chara Egg), but generally remaining as one large performing unit and even releasing group singles as “Hello Pro Eggs”.
Bikkuri Project’s one year anniversary passed a while ago and I didn’t even notice- I’ll make sure to get a cake next year!
I think that’s everything of dire importance. I’m already working on a “best of the year” post for later.
~Celestia~
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