モーニング娘。’18『Are you Happy?』 作詞：つんく 作曲：つんく 編曲：平田祥一郎Tsunku and Shoichiro. I have no other words. Classic combo. I generally won’t be talking about the idols in this space too much, but I am compelled to since this was Ogata’s last single. She looks so great in this video and she will be missed by me. I don’t think she…
つばきファクトリー「デートの日は二度くらいシャワーして出かけたい」
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Best Singer in Hello!Project History
So on Wota in Translation there was a post about who the greatest member of all time for Morning Musume. I created a long detailed response and my browser would not let me post it on henkka’s site, so I’m gonna turn it into a Blog. I do not know what “greatest means, but I’m…
Angerme – Itoshima Distance
Itoshima DistanceLyrics: Mari-Joe Composition: Hoshibe ShoArrangement, Keyboard, Programming: Okubo KaoruViolin, Viola: Muroya KouichiroAlto and Tenor Saxophone: Takegami YoshinariChorus: ANGERME, M!ho I’m using the another version because I feel it evokes the feel of the song better. Its very date like and has imagery from Kyushuuu, including a lot of things mentioned in the lyrics. Read…
H!P All Stars – Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, its just another idol song… Umeboshi Onigiri perfectly describes this song. A quick glance would have you think its a plain dish, but one only needs a couple bites to be transported to a whole new world. If something starts out “unremarkable”, when it becomes “remarkable,” that moment has a more lasting…
H!P All Stars – 憧れのStress-free
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Michishige Sayumi – Loneliness Tokyo
Loneliness TokyoSayu: Am I still cute today? Me: Yes my love, of course you are…SAYUUUUUUUUUUU!Minishige!SAAAAAYUUUUUUUU!Whew….. SaYuuuUUUUUUuuU! After earnestly attempting to write an objective review of the music in this video, I have simply given in to the urge to fanboy about Michishige Sayumi. This song is run of the mill Tsunku EDM (read:great). The kind…
Hello Project Guide to Self Radicalization
I wrote this guide with it to be a simple guide to self-radicalize future wotas. If you disagree with me, please make a better graphic, I just want to make it easy as possible for new people to get involved.If you are just getting into Hello Project, things can be overwhelming. So I am writing…
Tsubaki Factory – First Bloom
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~Bring it on! I won’t lose! ~ Up Up Girls Kakko Nikki are the smoldering younger sisters of Up Up Girls Kakko Kari and Up Up Girls Pro Wrestle. They are content queens for their idolizers. They provide a lot of high quality content tailored for the wota, like dance covers, reaction vids, or streamed…