NEWS: I had previously reported a new H!P Egg group for the Shugo Chara anime about 3 weeks ago, and we finally have some more info to report! Shugo Chara Event in Odaiba today announced not only the group lineup, but also their debut single.

The members of Shugo Chara Egg are (from L to R) Saho Akari, Wada Ayaka, Maeda Yuuka (High King), Fukuda Kanon.
The girls each represent a character from the Shugo Chara anime named after the suits in a deck of cards:

Spade ~ Diamond ~ Hearts ~ Clubs

Their debut single will be titled Minna no Tamago and is due to be released on the 10th of December. The group also has an official website where you can find further information.

UPDATE: Sanspo has an article about the event which includes pictures of the performance. Warning: Cuteness OVERLOAD!! (click for larger pics)

NEWS: News around the Hello! Project water cooler is that a new H!P unit consisting of Hello! Pro Eggs is soon to debut. Details are scarce at this point but unit is rumoured to be announced at the Shugo Chara event on the 20th of September. They will apparently sing the new Opening for the popular anime. Fans of Hello! Project will no doubt know Shugo Chara from Buono!'s singles which have been themes for the show.

No news yet on how many girls will be in the unit or which girls they will be. Some rumoured lineups have been floating around on Japanese forum 2ch which include a Maeda/Saho/Wada/Komine lineup as well as a Ogawa/Wada/Sainen/Arai/Maeda/Saho lineup. Both are to be taken very lightly and are likely fanmade.

I personally would love for the inclusion of some of my favorite eggs Wada Ayaka, Furukawa Konatsu, Fukuda Kanon and Ogawa Saki.

Saki - Kanon - Ayaka - Konatsu

There has been a lot of recent Egg activity with Maeda Yuuka, Kikkawa Yuu and Kitahara Saki all appearing in recent groups and of course Noto, Sengoku and Sawada in Ongaku Gatas. It seems Tsunku/UFA/Whoever feels that a lot of the original eggs are finally ready to hatch into H!P.

PREVIEW: A clearer preview of Arihara Kanna & Sudou Maasa's appearance in the upcoming B.L.T.U-17 Sizzleful Girl: Vol.7 Magazine is out and they are both looking lovely.

Some more Koharu Nikki previews have also been released. I said yesterday that this PB seems to show a more mature image to Koha ... ok wow, perhaps a bit too far? Let me know what you think.





Matsuura Aya is on an upcoming cover of Create Magazine.

... and the H!P Eggs feature in Kindai's September issue which reports on their Shinjin Kohen Akasaka HOP concert.

NEWS: Tonight's debut kicked off the Summer tour of Wonderful Heart's ~Hishochi de Date Itashima SHOW~ Concert Tour. The event's performers were Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, C-ute, Mano Erina, Buono!, Tsukishima Kirari (Kusumi Koharu), Milky Way, High-King & the Hello! Pro Eggs.

Fans at the concert have indicated that the setlist for the concert tour is as follows:

Morning Musume
Berryz Koubou
C-ute
Hello! Pro Eggs
Mano Erina

1. Natsu LOVE Romance / all
2. Manatsu no Kousen / all
MC
3. Edo no Temari Uta II / C-ute
4. Namida no Iro / C-ute
5. Papancake / Tsukishima Kirari starring Kusumi Koharu
MC / Milky Way (Kusumi Koharu, Kitahara Sayaka, Kikkawa Yuu)
6. Anataboshi / Milky Way (Kusumi Koharu, Kitahara Sayaka, Kikkawa Yuu)
7. Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance / Berryz Koubou
8. Jingisukan / Berryz Koubou (with H!P Eggs)
MC / Berryz Koubou
9. Resonant Blue / Morning Musume
10. Mikan / Morning Musume
MC / Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi
11. KoiING / Takahashi Ai, Kitahara Sayaka, Mori Saki, Fukuda Kanon, Noto Arisa, Kikkawa Yuu, Maeda Yuuka, Sawada Yuri, Sengoku Minami
12. Hajimete Kuchibiru wo Kasaneta Yoru / Suzuki Airi, Linlin, Ogawa Saki
13. Chu! Natsu Party / Michishige Sayumi, Sugaya Risako
MC / Umeda Erika, Hagiwara Mai
14. C\C (Cinderella\Complex) / High-King (Takahashi Ai, Tanaka Reina, Yajima Maimi, Shimizu Saki, Meada Yuuka)
15. Kioku no Meiro / High-King (Takahashi Ai, Tanaka Reina, Yajima Maimi, Shimizu Saki, Meada Yuuka)
MC / High-King (Takahashi Ai, Tanaka Reina, Yajima Maimi, Shimizu Saki, Meada Yuuka)
MC / Mano Erina
16. Mano Piano / Mano Erina
17. Tokunatsu Musume / Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Mitsui Aika
18. Tropica~l Koishiteru / Junjun, Okai Chisato, Arihara Kanna, Hagiwara Mai, Kumai Yurina, Sudou Maasa, Mori Saki, Kikkawa Yuu, Sengoku Minami, Sawada Yuri, Noto Arisa, Kitahara Sayaka
19. Kousui / Tanaka Reina, Umeda Erika, Shimizu Saki, Tokunaga Chinami, Nakajima Saki
20. Gachinko de Ikou! / Buono! (Natsuyaki Miyabi, Tsugunaga Momoko, Suzuki Airi)
21. KISS KISS KISS / Buono! (Natsuyaki Miyabi, Tsugunaga Momoko, Suzuki Airi)
MC / Buono! (Natsuyaki Miyabi, Tsugunaga Momoko, Suzuki Airi)
22. Egao YES Nude / Morning Musume
23. Massara Blue Jeans / C-ute, Berryz Koubou
24. Special Generation / Berryz Koubou, C-ute
25. Love & Peace! HERO ga Yattekita. / All
MC / All
26. Ame no furanai hoshi de wa aisenai darou / All