Back today from a small break with two releases.
Today’s releases include:
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Two one day events featuring a selection of members from Berryz Koubou and C-ute along with S/mileage titled LIVE NEXT!! Featuring Hello! Project have been announced.
The selection for members from Berryz Koubou and C-ute include Shimizu Saki, Tokunaga Chinami, Kumai Yurina, Yajima Maimi, and Nakajima Saki.
The clear details about what the members will do at the event have not been revealed but the site mentions that they will appear alongside a member of the Nankai Candies and there will be a live chat with girls and more live fun.
It’s always fun to see events where members from two groups can appear, and with what appears to be a unique theme this event will most likely be very interesting for fans since the focus seems to be not on performing but on a chat with girls and other activities, for example the page mentioned the making of a stage director.
I’m not that clear on what the event will be but I encourage fans in the area to attend one to find out for sure since the appearance of both Berryz and C-ute members in a five member team along with S/mileage the next day will be fun to see.
The events will start at 18:00 (JST) and will feature members from Berryz and C-ute on 9/3 and S/mileage on 9/4 at the Nippon Seinen Kan in Tokyo.
“Taishou Roman Haikara Tantei Aoi Ruby Satsujinjiken”, the stage play featuring Tanaka Reina, Sudou Maasa, Shimisu Saki will be airing on Ustream.
The play will be streaming on the Ustream website however it is only available if you pay for it. It doesn’t say weather it is live or pre-recorded but by streaming it on the internet it let’s fans worldwide take a look at the play instead of waiting until the DVD comes out.
I’m also not too surprised by the announcement because they streamed C-ute concert on youtube and they did something similar to Morning Musume’s fall concert last year. Also the stage play featuring C-ute and Berryz Koubou will be using the ustream pay per view method so it might seem like UFA is trying to reach a out to fans worldwide with their streaming methods.
Hopefully all fans are available to check it out.
The play is to stream from 4-8pm on 7/2.
Tanaka Reina, Shimizu Saki and Sudou Maasa’s stage play titled ““Taishou Roman Haikara Tantei Aoi Ruby Satsujinjiken”has been announced on DVD.
I’m glad that they announced a dvd release for this because it will let fans see the play for themselves if they didn’t get a chance to attend. I’m also glad that it’s being released on dvd because some backstage footage will probably be included and I’m curious about the interaction with Reina, Captain and Maasa since it’s an unusual mix and the only time we see them together is probably during H!P concerts.
Hopefully everyone who didn’t get a chance to see the play live will purchase a copy and support our H!P members.
The release date is set for 9/7.
The official blog for the stage play, “Taishou Roman Haikara Tantei Aoi Ruby Satsujinjiken” has been opened.
This stage play features Tanaka Reina, Sudou Maasa and Shimizu Saki and so far on the blog Reina has made a post. Unfortunately I don’t have the translation but seeing as it’s the first blog post she probably writes an introduction about herself to the fans and how practice is going and all.
I’m hoping because this is a blog for the stage play other actors will be able to blog too, specifically Captain and Maasa. I do hope that they get a chance to blog about the play since they seem like important characters judging by the size of their pictures in the blog photo. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Tanaka Reina announced on her blog that she will be starring in her first solo stage play titled “Taishou Roman Haikara Tantei Aoi Ruby Satsujinjiken.”
The title of the play translates to “Taisho Romance of the Stylish Detective King Blue Ruby Murder Case.” It seems that the play will revolve around some mystery and murder. I’m a fan of this genre so I’m kind of excited to see the what the play is about. Also I’m not sure if Reina will be acting in the lead role but in most plays Reina has been featured in she always took on a secondary role and if she is the lead I’m excited to see what her acting is like.
H!P announced later that Sudou Maasa and Shizumi Saki are also participating in the play. I’m unsure what parts they are playing but I’m also excited to see how this turns out.
Hopefully all fans attend to support Reina, Saki and Maasa and I wish the best of luck to all three girls.
The play is set to run from 6/29-7/03.
Shimizu Saki’s official Ameba blog has been opened.
I was really surprised to see a blog for Captain being opened since I expected Momo or Risako to get one first, but I am very happy to see that she has a permanent blog since it gives fans a chance to check out more detailed entries about her daily life and what she is doing.
The title of the blog is “Saki Studio” and the banner features the title in a heart with a few diamonds around it and Captain in her amazing outfit for the single, which looks great since the title is cute and the banner is simple but eye catching.
Her first entry seems to be an introduction to everyone with a small list of facts about her (her birthday and other similar bits of info) and I really liked that she did the first post that way since people who stumble upon her blog can check out a few details (in a list) about her and read more about her day and what she has been doing during the concert tour.
Hopefully we get to see more Berryz Koubou blogs being opened soon.
The Wanibooks cover for Shimizu Saki’s 1st solo PB titled Shimizu Saki has been released.
This cover was released a while ago but we weren’t sure at 100% if it was the regular or the Wanibooks edition cover, but for now it seems it’s the Wanibooks cover, although the possibility of it being the regular PB is still on.
The cover feautures a simple yet amazing picture of Captain outdoors, posing in a really cute way in the sunshine, and the most surprising thing has to be the fact that she isn’t posing in a bikini, which is a really nice change although it could be disappointing for bikini-cover fans.
In the picture, Saki is looking calmly at the camera with her hand behind her head, wearing a nice buttoned deep blue blouse which suits her very well, and she is smiling peacefully toward us, and her simple attitude makes the cover really unique and attractive with this amazing picture of her.
As for the title art, it’s written in contrast with the green background behind it and is slowly fading away while coming closer to Saki, and the effects along with the curves of the title describes makes it really unique and I have to say I liked the many effects that combine perfectly with the awesome picture of Captain.
Overall the cover turned out to be better than I expected and I’m really happy to see this simple and unique cover that compliments Saki’s calm side. Even if we don’t know for sure which cover this is, we should get a confirmation soon.
I hope that Captain fans can pre-order and buy her PB to support her and discover all the great pictures it must contain.
The release date is set for 1/12.
Bijo Gaku’s 3rd and 4th DVD volumes have been announced.
I’m glad to see that after the first two volumes for the series were announced we get a chance to find out when the next two volumes will be released since it gives fans of the series a chance to check out the episodes again in DVD.
It seems that the 3rd volume will feature Mano content since she seems to be the only H!P member on the cover, while the 4th volume will feature Maimi, Sayu, Mitsui, Maimai, Captain, Kamei, Jun Jun, and Kumai, which is great since we get to see another exclusive DVD with one member and another with the groups doing various activites.
Hopefully fans of the series reserve their copy of the DVD since it seems like a great way for fans to enjoy the episodes once again.
The release date is set for 2/2.
The title for Shimizu Saki’s 1st PB has been revealed to be Shimizu Saki.
When I first read the title I was somewhat disappointed since the title doesn’t seem that creative at all, but since it is her first release it was expected that they would put her name as the title (although it’s the first time I have seen them put an entire name as the title).
Even though it might not be creative it seems like a great way for fans to quickly find her PB, and hopefully when the cover is released we can find out what kind of picture they used to relate to the title.
I would suggest Captain fans to reserve their copy of the PB since it seems like it will be an amazing release.
The release date is set for 1/12.
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