C-ute: “Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku“! Preview

The radio mini preview for C-ute`s upcoming single “Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku“! Has been released .It`s much different than anything that I can remember off the top of my head that C-ute has done recently.
This time the ladies are doing a soft ballad that has the feel of an 80`s  soft rock ballad .Very well done, I really want to hear more of this release.
It may sound like a throwback, but sometimes throwbacks are still the best songs out.

Tanaka Reina And Michishige Sayumi Land Drama Roles

Tanaka Reina And Michishige Sayumi Land Drama Roles

Morning Musume`s Tanaka Reina and Michishige Sayumi have been cast as co-stars in a new NTV drama set to air January 11 called “Suugaku Joshi Gakuen”.

“Suugaku Joshi Gakuen” will not only feature Reina and Sayu, but will also see several members of H!P joining the series in guest appearances . They are Mano Erina, Tsugunaga Momoko , Sudo Maasa Yajima Maimi, Nakajima Saki, , Suzuki Airi , Wada Ayaka, Fukuda Kanon, and Tamura Meimi .

For their part Reina and Sayu will be the focus point of the drama who are rivals in a math club ,The H!P visiting members will serve as opponents for Reina and Sayu ,while actor Sakurada Dori will be the male co-star who has zero interest in being on the math team.

H!P Mobekimasu

H!P Mobekimasu

On November 16 under the name, Mobekimasu a super unit created from the combined units of Morning Musume + 10th generation members, Berryz Koubou, C-ute, Mano Erina, “new” S/mileage, members of Hello! Pro Egg, are going to be releasing a single called “Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku”.

The single will come in seven  editions and each unit  will have their own coupling track on an individual single. As an added bonus the single will come with handshake tickets for an H!P fan event.

So as H!P becomes H!P48 for at least one single [ multiple units combined for a single , units with their own coupling tracks ,trainees having an active role and multiple CD versions ,wota handshake tickets] ,I would caution fans of H!P thinking that this will be some kind of epic sales result by counting the average sales of each unit together .

H!P units for the most part share wotas with a few single unit hardcore dedicated fans . A good measuring stick is the old H!P All Stars single which sold 60,000+ copies. Anything less then that would be a disappointment for this release .

While I may find it funny that this has so many comparisons to another company that it`s like being H!P48 ,I think a single of this type just maybe what the agency needs to generate new interest.

℃-ute PV “Sekai Ichi HAPPY na Onna no Ko“

 ℃-ute PV “Sekai Ichi HAPPY na Onna no Ko“

 ℃-ute  have released their new single PV “Sekai Ichi HAPPY na Onna no Ko“ The girls are dressed in  color outfits ,which either will come off to you as a rainbow or a paint board .The video has everything that we have come to expect from H!P  ,so H!P fans should feel happy with this . The song and video is simple, clean, colorful and packed with energy.

One of the things that I have always liked about this group is how well their voices go together and this track is no different. Regardless of line distribution, the member’s voices offset any negatives a listener may have.

It`s a much better release then some of the recent H!P releases .