NEWS: Last night marked the beginning of the 2009 Winter Concert Tour, Wonderful Hearts Kouen ~Kakumei Gannen~ - All in all it went off without a hitch, minus the charismatic Wada Ayaka, who was absent due to illness (get better soon DAWA!). Thankfully BARKS has some nice coverage of the debut concert, with lots of pics that everyone can check out ->HERE<-

This run of concerts marks the lead up to the graduation of the Elder Club so soon Wonderful Hearts WILL BE the Hello!Project. Get used to it everybody!

Presenting Wonderful Hearts!

Morning Musume looking very cool performing their upcoming single Nai chau Kamo


Berryz look very cute in their canary yellow outfits...


...while C-ute are hot in their suits.


Milky Way performs Tan Tan Taan! C'mon! How C-ute is Koha's outfit for Happy☆Happy Sunday ^_^!!!


Buono! in their pyjamas costumes, performing Lotta Love Lotta Love.


& finally Mano Erina, behind her YAMAHA.

...my true love gave to me MORNING MUSUME,
a celebration,
something a bit naughty,
a rise to fame,
10 years of bliss,
an anniversary trio,
a group of amazing vocalists,
a hit single,
a stunning voice,
the sweetest song,
a deliciously creepy new artist,
and a WINTER PARTY!

Firstly: MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone! I hope everyone has a great day filled with lots of joy and memories. What better way to celebrate this Xmas than with my personal favourite group, Morning Musume! Though they've only released 2 singles this year, I think many were blown away by the enigmatic Resonant Blue, a song which surprised and brought plenty of joy to lots of people this year!

When I first heard this song it was via a pretty ordinary radio rip and I was truly transfixed. It was something totally different to what MM had done before and I was in love with Resonant Blue from the first second. Around the web, there was definitely a sense of excitement about this release, the vast majority of people LOVED it and everyone was trying to find out who sang what lines (because everyone sounded so different and great) and then eventually we learnt it was all Ai and Reina lol, but whatever. From the 4 PVs to the kick ass covers, for me, this was one of the greatest releases MM had produced in years.

The new, more mainstream, image was very welcomed by a lot of the fans and one we had gradually seen MM nudging towards in recent songs. I can only hope that Pepper Keibu (which I did really like) was a slight deviation from this new direction (due to the remake album) and that MM will return to this style with their next single. I really think it is what MM needs to maintain the current fans and win new ones, we need MM to stick around for many more years! ^_^

I hope you've enjoyed reading these 12 Days of Christmas segments. I know a few people have discovered new artists through it and I hope many of you enjoyed at least reading my own thoughts on the songs. Now, I purposely only decided to use 1 H!P track for the 12 Days since otherwise there would be far too little variety lol. As a result I'll list my 10 fav H!P singles of the year:

10

Fujimoto Miki

Okitegami

09
Athena & Robikerottsu

Seishun Love Lunch

08
Berryz Koubou

Dschinghis Khan

07
Buono!

Lotta Love Lotta Love

06
MilkyWay

Anataboshi

05
C-ute

Namida no Iro

04
High-King

C\C (Cinderella\Complex)

03
Buono!

Renai Rider

02
C-ute

Edo no Temari Uta II

01
Morning Musume

Resonant Blue

All in all, I'd say it's been a pretty good year for H!P in regards to actual songs. I've quite liked a number of the releases and hopefully 2009 is even better! Once again, have a great day!

MERRY CHRISTMAS
♥ Stardust!

PREVIEW: The Tan Tan Taan! PV has popped up on Dohhh UP! and you can try your luck at getting it to load HERE or watch below:

I'm going to be brief with my thoughts since it's past 1am and I gotta get to bed.. but yeh, not a really flash PV to be honest. The big silver curtain is pretty horrid and the whole PV is like some giant rainbow threw up everywhere. Despite this, the girls are really cute and I love how they wave "BYE BYE" - Koharu looks especially nice in this PV. I like her hair and the headsets and star tamborines are always joyful to see.
The song also isn't growing on me as much as I had previously hoped. I'm still gonna give it a shot, I really enjoyed MilkyWay's first single so I'm gonna give them a chance for this one. I'm sure it will eventually win me over.

PREVIEW: Kusumi Koharu's anime Kirarin Revolution featured a performance of Tan Tan Taan! in it's latest episode giving us a sneak peak at the upcoming MilkyWay single.

It's not nearly as crazy as their debut and I have to say it doesn't capture me immediately like the addictive Anataboshi did, still it's sweet and I like that Kikkawa and Kitahara get to sing quite a bit in this. The choreography is also very good and *YAY* for star tamborines ;) I think this one is a grower, since I like it even more on the second listen. Great that it's a different style too!

Tan Tan Taan! is released on the 29th of October.

PREVIEWS: The covers for MilkyWay's Tan Tan Taan! have been released. Check em out below.

They all look pretty good. Crazy outfits but this is Kirarin Revolution, if they were even remotely normal it just would be weird. I'm glad they're sticking with the star tambourines. Tan Tan Taa~n! ^_^

Also the profile pic of MilkyWay was updated:

Cute. Everytime I think Koharu is going to slip down my favourites list she jumps back up somehow. She's like some irresistable poison. I know it's bad for me, but I just can't get enough.

Also the DVD cover for ~AYA the Witch~, Matsuura Aya's latest concert tour is out.

A really lovely shot of Aya there. I'm going to ignore the horrible lens flare effect in the upper corner, the rest of the cover is wonderful. Apparently the concert was very good. I don't normally check out Aya's concerts. This one, I might.

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

NEWS: The 2008 World Hobby Fair began today and Kirarin Revolution was one of the main attractions with Milky Way, headed by Kusumi Koharu, and SHIPS performing. JOY!