Morning Musume releases backstage footage from Hello! Project Winter 2012 concert

With ‘Hello! Project Winter 2012 HelloPro Tengoku‘ happening now and coming up in other regions, Hello! Project uploaded a behind-the-scenes video featuring the 9th and 10th generation Morning Musume girls, as well as the new members of S/mileage.

In the video, fans will get a taste of the hard work these girls put forth in creating an enjoyable …


Check out previews of Hello! Project’s upcoming songs + Niigaki Risa’s speech

Recently, JIJI Press shared a video clip from the ‘Hello! Project Winter 2012 WINTER ~Rock-chan‘ concert held a few days back, which included some performances of Hello! Project’s upcoming singles.

Concertgoers got to experience the songs live before their release, which included the likes of S/mileage’s “Chotto Matte Kudasai!“, Morning Musume’s “Pyoko Pyoko Ultra“, and more.

The editing team also …


℃-ute’s Yajima Maimi blogs about Niigaki Risa’s graduation

Yajima Maimi (right) with Niigaki Risa (left)

Yajima Maimi (right) with Niigaki Risa (left)

Yajima Maimi, the leader of 5-membered Hello! Project girl group ℃-ute, has blogged about the upcoming graduation of Niigaki Risa from Morning Musume and Hello! Project.

In the entry titled “Niigaki-san”, she wrote:

“[On] the first day of the concert there was a shocking announcement.

After Morning Musume’s spring tour this year, Niigaki Risa-san will …


Niigaki Risa to graduate from Morning Musume & Hello! Project

It’s the end of an era for many J-Pop fans: Niigaki Risa has announced that she’ll be graduating from Morning Musume and Hello! Project.

The idol, who joined Morning Musume as a 5th generation member back in 2001, became the leader of the group after Takahashi Ai graduated earlier this year. Niigaki must have felt …


Berryz Koubou to attend ‘AnimeNEXT’ in New Jersey

On November 13th, Hello! Project announced that Berryz Koubou will attend ‘AnimeNEXT 2012’ in New Jersey!

The idol group will appear and perform at the anime convention, which runs from June 8th to the 10th in 2012. The event will be held at Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, New Jersey.

Additional information will be revealed soon, but in the …


Buono! to hold their 1st overseas live concert in Paris

Hello! Project’s official website has announced that Buono! will be holding a live concert at …


Hello! Project announces nationwide campaign event

Hello! Project’s Mobekimasu (comprised of Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, C-ute, Mano Erina, and S/mileage) has announced that they will be holding a nationwide campaign event on October 29th to commemorate the release of their single, “Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku“.

On the day of the event, the members of Mobekimasu will scatter across Japan to hold various live concerts and talk events …


Hello! Project members’ talk + performance on on ‘Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ’

On the October 17th episode of ‘HEY! HEY! HEY! Music Champ’, collaborative Hello! Project group Mobekimasu (comprised of Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, C-ute, Mano Erina, and S/mileage) made their appearance on stage to perform their latest single, “Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku”!

Before their exciting performance, the members of this group had a brief talk segment with comedian duo Downtown, …


Hello! Project reveals PV for “Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku”

Earlier, we reported that Hello! Project would be releasing a new collaborative in-house single called “Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku” under the name, ‘Mobekimasu‘. The full PV for that single has just been revealed, and it’s drawn considerable praise for its polished cinematography!

‘Mobekimasu’ is comprised of Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, C-ute, Mano Erina, S/mileage, members of Hello! …


Takahashi Ai graduates from Morning Musume and Hello! Project

On September 30th, Morning Musume wrapped up their live tour, “Morning Musume Concert Tour Fall 2011 Ai BELIEVE ~Takahashi Ai Graduation Special~“, at the Nippon Budokan. This particular concert marked leader Takahashi Ai’s official graduation from both Morning Musume and Hello! Project.

The day before, the concert introduced the four members of the 10th generation, and hosted …


Dream Morning Musume Kusumi Koharu becomes a model under exclusive contract with “CanCam”

Kusumi Koharu who graduated from Morning Musume and Hello!Project back in December of 2009 will be a model for popular fashion magazine “CanCam“.  Kusumi showed a strong interest to become a model ever since she graduated from Morning Musume. CanCam has produced top models such as Yonekura Ryoko, Ito Misaki and Hasegawa Kyoko, and Kusumi commented on becoming an official …


New S/mileage sub-member Kosuga Fuyuka withdraws due to poor health

It’s only been three weeks since Kosuga Fuyuka was named as a new sub-member of S/mileage. Unfortunately, it’s been revealed that Kosuga had to withdraw from the group due to poor health.

The announcement posted on the official S/mileage website states:


Kago Ai’s boyfriend arrested due to mafia affiliations

In the midst of recent mafia scandals such as of former talento Shimada Shinsuke (55), another mafia tied scandal has arisen. This time it was unveiled that former Morning Musume member Kago Ai (23)’s boyfriend was arrested on September 6th.

The suspected man who is said to be Kago’s boyfriend, was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police with a suspected …


Hello! Project to release massive family single, “Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku”!

Hello! Project has announced that they will be releasing a single titled “Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (Not So Ugly Philosophy)” under the name of Mobekimasu, which will feature all the groups and members of Hello! Project! This includes Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, C-ute, Mano Erina, S/mileage, members of Hello! Pro Egg, and last but not least, the …


Berryz Koubou’s and C-ute’s collaboration single “Amazuppai Haru ni Sakurasaku” announced

Today, Hello! Project groups Berryz Koubou and C-ute have announced their collaboration single, titled “Amazuppai Haru ni Sakurasaku (On a Bittersweet Spring, the Sakura Blooms)”.

This single will come in three editions of Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, and a Regular Edition. The Limited Edition A CD will include a CD and a DVD with a bonus C-ute version of this DVD. Both of the Limited Edition CDs will enclose a event raffle serial number card to participate in a commemoration event for this single release for the buyers of these CDs.


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