Haromoni@ To End On 2008-09-28?
There are rumors flying around that Morning Musume’s television program Haromoni@ will cease airing on 2008-09-28. These rumors come from a Japanese blog that apparently has ties to the entertainment industry and therefore should not be completely disregarded. I think it would be better to wait for some sort of official statement before deciding that the show is dead and buried however.
The blog states that TV Tokyo will not announce the end of the show but it will be announced in various newspapers closer to the time.
I’m not really fan of Haromoni@ as I find the Moutube segments more than a little tedious and the animal ears thing was just plain silly from the outset, it doesn’t fit with the mature image Morning Musume has recently been portraying.
If the show does come to an end I hope there’s something else in the pipeline for Morning Musume or even better a show featuring more of the members of Hello! Project. I don’t however want to see a show dominated by Berryz Koubou / C-ute.
The 34th Mitsubishi Summer Festival “Happy Summer Festival”
The Hello! Project Official Website (Japan) has posted a news item about the upcoming Mitsubishi Summer Festival at which Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi and Fujimoto Miki will be guests. Mikitty will be pimping her Okitegami single some more as well as singing pictures etc. Other CDs and DVDs will also be on sale as well as the usual photographs and posters.
Date: Saturday, 23 August 2008
Time: 17:00 – 21:00
Location: Mitsubishi Wada Coast Playground
Link: http://www.mhi.co.jp/ptsec/news/story/20080812_1.html
Note: Translations are most likely not completely correct but you get the idea.
Today’s Releases (2008-08-20)
2008-08-20
- Buono! – Gachinko de Ikou! (4th Single) (Limited with DVD)
- Tanaka Reina - Onegai My Melody Kirara☆ Melody 1(Anime DVD)
Buono! release their 4th single today and it’s possibly my favorite so far, it has a pretty steady pop-rock sound and the PV is really nice, I love Miyabi’s hair. The 1st volume of Tanaka Reina’s anime Onegai My Melody Kirara is also released today, I think it’s somewhat a pity she didn’t sing the theme for it á la Kusumi Koharu.
