Hello!Project News Roundup

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Seems like the release dates just keep on coming don’t they? Can anyone else hear their bank accounts wailing in agony yet?

Saki Shimizu of Berryz Koubou revealed on her blog today that she’ll be getting her first PB and Solo DVD in January. I know a lot of Berryz Koubou fans have been asking for a photobook of Captain for a long time and their finally getting their wish granted! I’ve never purchased a photobook myself because of the price but I definitely won’t complain about the great shots contained within these books!

Recent nominees for Best New Artist, S/mileage will be releasing their fourth — currently untitled — single on February 9th, 2011! I’ve quite enjoyed S/mileages releases and have enjoyed the fact that at least one group in Hello!Project has been getting some decent promotion. Now take a hint UFA and promote all of the groups in H!P equally. I can’t wait for their upcoming first album. The upcoming single will be released in five different versions.

Erina Mano will also be release her 9th single (also currently untitled) on January 26th, 2011. I hope that this new single will continue down the path of her recent single Genkimono de Ikou! as I believe that a rock/pop sound would be the perfect sound for her. I heard great improvement in her voice in this single so I’m excited to see how much she’s progressed since this last single was released.

New Single for C-ute and more.

Just recently °C-ute‘s 12th single has been announced and as of now, it’s still untitled and its release date is set for 2010-04-28 while the Single V is out on 2010-05-12.

It has also been announded that Michishige Sayumi will be relasing a new solo DVD due out on the same day as the °C-ute single. The photobook announcement is still pending and both were shot in Guam.

AKB48 will be releasing another Best of Compilation on 2010-04-07 which will include the singles ‘Oogoe Diamond’, ‘Iiwake Maybe’ and ‘River’ to name a few. It will also include 2 new songs.

It seems that No Sleeves is still an active unit within AKB48, regardless of the strange schedule they have for their releases since they have a new single due out on 2010-04-21. It’s still untitled and it’ll be released in 4 versions, three featuring one of the girls in particular and one regular edition.

Berryz’s 6th album and Kamei Eri’s Photobook

Neowing has a page up for Berryz Koubou’s 6th album which will be titled  6th 雄叫び(6th Osakebi) and will be released on 2010-03-31. It will be released in 2 versions, a regular CD and CD/DVD version.

Kamei Eri’s new photobook will be titled ‘sweet’ and it’s released date will be on 2010-02-25 as previously mentioned.

Buono!, Guardians 4 and Shugo Chara Egg will be releasing a compilation album in conjuction with Shugo-Chara! Its release will be 2010-03-10.

10 My Me (Jyuu My Me) and a few other things

Morning Musume’s tenth album has been announced and it’s titled 10 My Me (Jyuu My Me) and it’ll be out on 2010-03-17.  The tracklist will include four singles and will be adding up to 12 songs in total. The limited edition of the CD will in include a DVD which (according to Neowing) will have a Live performance of their newest single 女が目立って なぜイケナイ, 8 different versions of the same PV and the making of Jacket Photoshoot.

Kamei Eri will be release a new Solo DVD out in 2010-03-03 and according to the description of the same DVD a Photobook will be released on 2010-02-25 and both were shot in Hawaii.

SKE48’s Team S will be releasing an album on 2010-02-10 titled Te wo Tsunaginagara and it’ll include 17 tracks in total.

Editors Note: 10 My Me is a play on 十枚目 which literally means “10th CD / Album” and has the same pronunciation as 10 My Me (ジュウ・マイ・メ）。亚当

Mano Erina’s Second Photobook

Today it was announced that Mano Erina will be releasing her second Photobook on 2010-01-20 titled 天国のドア(Tengoku no Doa, Heaven’s Door). No cover has been revealed yet but it should be upcoming along with some previews of the Photobook.

New Abe Natsumi Photobook

Abe Natsumi will release her 9th solo photobook on 2008-08-22. The title has yet to be confirmed.

Today’s Releases (2008-06-20)

2008-06-20

• Suzuki Airi – 6gatsu no Kajitsu (3rd Photobook)
• Takahashi Ai / Tanaka Reina / Michishige Sayumi / Kamei Eri – Ojigi 30do On Stage (e-Lineup Limited Theatre DVD)

No doubt many of you will be getting all exited over Suzuki’s latest photo-book, still don’t really see the appeal myself, give her a few years maybe.

The Theater DVD is an online only product available to Japan residents so if you want it you better send a line to your friend in Japan!