Tsubaki Factory - Machigai ja nai Naitari Shinai / Skip・Skip・Skip / Kimi to Boku no Kizuna feat. KIKI (Regular Edition A) unboxing

Today I will be doing an unboxing for the first time in 2 years!

Tsubaki Factory released their 10th Single Machigai ja nai Naitari Shinai / Skip・Skip・Skip / Kimi to Boku no Kizuna feat. KIKI on February 22, 2023. 

This is a great single so I just had to buy it and I am really excited to show you:

This is the cover of the Regular Edition A. All of the covers are actually pretty cute, but I like this song the most, so i got the Machigai ja nai Naitari Shinai version.

The CD looks very simple.

Inside with some very serious looking close-ups of the girls.

Lyrics

And the Obi.

For the photocard I gor Maopin!! This makes me really happy, because I also got her photo for their 1st ever Single!

This is the shop bonus from CDJapan. I don't usually order from CDJapan, but I am glad I did this time because it is pretty cool.

Tracklist:

1. Machigai ja nai Naitari Shinai

2. Skip・Skip・Skip

3. Kimi to Boku no Kizuna feat. KIKI

4. Machigai ja nai Naitari Shinai (Instrumental)

5. Skip・Skip・Skip (Instrumental)

6. Kimi to Boku no Kizuna feat. KIKI (Instrumental)

This is definitely one of my favourite releases of this year so far!

Machigai janai Naitari shinai has been my most listened to song on YouTube Music of 2023 (through the MV). It is such an addicting song, I love the English phrases and the chorus makes me feel so pumped! Adding to that the music video is pretty cool and I love the outfits, the dance and Kishimon's hair. 

Skip Skip Skip is a classic Tsubaki fun song. It has a cute music video and the members look so adorable in it! The outfits are really cute and I would wear them all hehe.

Kimi to Boku no Kizuna feat. KIKI is really emotional, I see it as a great send off to Kiki. Makes me sad to think she already graduated.. The music video is so sweet, especially how they are seperated by generations first and then all get together. And as the top comment on YouTube says: This song could be used at a school's Graduation Ceremony!

Recent Hello!Project Graduations

Welcome back to my blog!

I know it has been way too long, but life happened. I always kept listening to Japanese and Korean music, but ever since last autumn I have gotten more into Japanese Idols again. Out of all the Idol groups out there I am still the biggest Hello Project fan, and recently there have been a lot of changes to their groups.

Let me talk about all the recent graduations and the ones still to come this year, starting with Kaedy.

Kaga Kaede - Graduation from Morning Musume '22 on December 10, 2022 in Nippon Budokan

This one has been a while ago, but it still feels very recent (especially since Momusu has not been doing much recently and they just started touring again).

Kaga Kaede joined Morning Musume in 2016 together with Yokoyama Reina as the 13th Generation. As I was living in Japan during the announcement and also during her first single with them, she has always been an important member in the group for me. I even met her at an handshake event and went to several concerts in 2017. Even before, she was one of my favourite KKS and one of the most deserving to be in Haropro's flagship group. Even though me and a lot of other fans had the feeling she was a little underused, she still added a lot to the group performance wise and I was excited to see her further growth.

Her graduation announcement came as a surprise, but I can also very much understand. As sad as her graduation was, I am looking forward to her future musical and acting activities!

Asakura Kiki - Graduation from Tsubaki Factory on April 2, 2023 at Makuhari Messe

This Graduation happened only two weeks ago, so it is the most recent one. Again, Tsubaki Factory had their Major Debut when I was in Japan and I have been cheering for them ever since their formation.

As one of the original members and one of the best vocals of the group, Kiki has always been an important pillar of Tsubaki Factory.

Her graduation made me really sad, but obviously she has been an Idol for a long time so it is very understandable. I do really hope we will hear from her again soon!

Yamagishi Riko and Kishimoto Yumeno - Graduation from Tsubaki Factory, End of Fall Tour

 

After Kiki, it really makes sense to talk about Riko and Yumeno next, as they just announced their double graduation for the end of the fall tour.

Having three of the original members graduate in the span of a year is really heartbreaking. 

Riko is such a hard worker and I just recently got very emotional seeing how much she improved and how amazing she is as a leader.

Kishimon is my personal favourite of the group, so her graduation obviously makes me the saddest. I do really hope she can go solo soon, she has such a great voice.

In general Tsubaki Factory went through a lot and does not seem to catch a breath. I don't think the so called 'scandal' had anything to do with the graduation announcements but it was very unfortunate that people care so much about their personal lives.. let them be normal human beings!

They had new member additions not too long ago and during that time everyone was wondering if that was the best decision. As only two members of the original lineup + three members from the debut lineup will be left after this year, it makes a lot more sense now. Otherwise Tsubaki Factory could have had a similar fate to Kobushi Factory (still sad about that). And I do think they have been planning their graduations since last year. The new members are great and I am still excited for the groups' future. I will definitely enjoy the last few months of this line-up and cheer them on!

Takeuchi Akari - Graduation from ANGERME on June 20, 2023 at Yokohama Arena

It was just announced that Takeuchi Akari's Graduation Concert will be at Yokohama Arena and we cheered!

Ever since she announced her graduation last year I have been very nostalgic about her time in ANGERME (and Smileage before). She has grown so much from her time as an Egg, and now she is the leader of her group!

I can't lie, I did not actively listen to ANGERME's new releases much since Ayaka graduated, and a lot more members have graduated since.. They do seem like such a fun group to be in and I am glad to see them doing well. The line-up is so different and I am still having a hard time getting used to it, but I will always support them.

Akari ist such a great performer and I am so happy I got to see her live in 2017 as well. I am excited for the amazing graduation concert this year!

Fukumura Mizuki - Graduation from Morning Musume '23, End of Fall Tour

Last but definitely not least I want to talk about Fuku-chan. She announced her graduation at the end of last year and is supposed to graduate this fall. Mizuki has been the group's leader since 2014 and has the longest tenure in Hello Project (together with Akari actually). She is part of the line-up that I came to love so much and the current era is literally called after her. You cannot deny her influence on the group, she has the biggest love for the members and is such a great leader. (I just realized that three leaders are graduating this year..)

As always, Morning Musume is about change and I will be looking forward to the new era as well. Ikuta Erina Era?? I am a little worried, because I don't know how long Eripon, Ayumi and Sakura will still stay in the group. Even 12th gen is getting close to their 10th year, which feels unreal.

It feels like yesterday when I watched Michishige Sayumi's graduation and experienced the change of an era first hand. 2014 - 2017 are probably my favourite years of the group, but I still love them a lot.

I am very excited for this year and I do hope Mizuki will get a proper send off (Album + last (two) singles + solo song). With Akari getting a solo song and YokoArena for graduation, I am hopefull that Mizuki will get the same if not better.

That's all for today, see you in my next post!

Best of 2017: Hello!Project

This year a lot happened in Hello!Project. From °C-ute disbanding to Kudo Haruka's graduation, Tsubaki Factories major debut and some other graduation and promotions. There have been a lot of single and album releases, concerts and events, even I could attend some of these.
So let's talk about all the groups individually, starting with the one group that doesn't exist anymore:

°C-ute

With this group having their last activities together it has been a quite nostalgic and sad beginning of the year. They released one last Best-Of album and their last single. Especially Final Squall has been a really bittersweet goodbye song. I managed to go to two concerts, including their last concert, which ahs been awesome and sad at the same time. But I am really really happy I got the chance to see them live. I also went to Suzuki Airi's birthday event together with a friend who is Airi fan as well. I have some beautiful memories of this group and I'm so happy to see them all going their own way!
Forever °C-ute!!

Morning Musume '17

Momusu had an awesome year. With 13th gen finally participating in promotions and Chisaki (14th gen) being added in summer there have been a few new faces.They released two singles and an album with soem awesome music! I especially liked BRAND NEW MORNING, Jealousy Jealousy, Wakaindashi and some tracks from the album like CHO DAI. One downside was Maachan being sick in the beginning of this year and not participating in single and concert promotions until march. Still, she came back as energetic as ever and the whole groups performance level was pretty high! The biggest shock was Kudo Haruka's graduation announcement and her actual graduation this month. That was really hard for me at first but now I just want her to be happy on her own. I'm just so glad I got to meet her in person and also see this group's concerts. Since I met almost every member at handshake events I feel really happy to be a fan of this group and despite my favourite member leaving, I'm looking forward to what they will be doing soon.

Angerme

Angerme released only two singles this year, both have been pretty solid with my favourite song being Ai sae areba nan ni mo iranai. They had succesfull live tours and two members, Kawamura Aano and Funaki Musubu, were added to the group in summer. I also got to see them live in concert and they have been really amazing! After °C-ute disbanding, Angerme's leader Wada Ayaka has also been promoted to H!P leader. I think she is an awesome leader and I wish her all of luck for that and hope she won't be graduating soon. The only downside this year was not hearing about Aikawa Maho. She was one of my favourite members and I would be happy to see her back but of course her health is more important and I just hope she will be healthy and happy again.
Update: Maho now left the project and while I'm really sad about that I wish her all the best for her future!

Juice=Juice

This group made quite a big impact this year. Releasing their 9th single, some digital songs and their first digital single Fiesta Fiesta, which is my absolute favourite of them, they have been doing quite weel. Danbara Ruru and Yanagawa Nanami were both added to this group and even though I didn't expect that at all, they make a great addition. Starting from September they also went on a World Tour and I got to see them live in Germany. That was a really nice experience and they are a really strong performance group. I got to like Danbara Ruru a lot this year, starting from her still being in Kenshuusei so I am looking forward to her growth in this group.

Country Girls

So Country Girls has been kinda confusing this year. Until Momochi's graduation in June they released only one single and I especially liked Peanut Butter Jelly Love from it. The graduation was sad and togetehr with °C-ute she has been the last member of the Hello Project kids. From summer on, Country Girls have kind of been on anhiatus though, with Morito, Yanagawa and Funaki being added to other groups as well and Yamaki and Ozeki concentrating more on their school life. They still appeared on some concerts and released digital songs but haven't been active that much since summer.

Kobushi Factory

Unfortunately this group released only one single this year and had three members leaving, making it not a really good year for them. Fuji, Ogawa and Taguchi all kind of had scandals and the whole thing only happaned in the span of a few months so I feel like it's really strange. The remaining 5 members are giving their best though and it can only go up from now on and I'm looking forward to their next activities.

Tsubaki Factory

Tsubaki had the best year of all the groups in my opinion. they have been a rising group from the beginning of this year. With the major debut and awesome first single with all three songs being simply prefect to their second, also strong single and a lot of live performances and events. They even got to win two Best Newcomer awards with rounds up such a successfull year for this group. I couldn't be more happy and proud of them and I just hope they will continue like this!


Hello!Project Kenshuusei

With some promotions and the annoucement of a new group it has also been a good year for the Kenshuusei's. They got featured more in Hello Project Station, in concerts etc. The highlight of this year was definitely Inaba Manaka returning to the Kenshuusei's, being leader of The Hello Project Kenshuusei Hokkaido group. I'm really happy she's back! :D

As you can see this has been a roller-coaster year for the project with so many things going on. With a new year starting soon I'm excited for what's going to happen in the future.


Top 10 songs

10. Gobaku ~We can't go back~

Performed by Ichioka Reina, Danbara Ruru, Kawamura Ayano, Takase Kurumi and Kiyono Momohima. This song was first performed at H!P's Sumemr concert Tour and later released digitally. I really like this song and it's all about sending messages to the wrong person which is hilarious! I would love to see this line-up again even though it's unlikely since they are added to different groups.


9. Seishun Say A-HA

Another concert song which was then released on Morning Musume's 15th album. This song is literally pumping up the audience and I'm really happy I could listen to it live three times and now it's released. It's also special as it has no solo lines but that makes it sounds really different and I love the dance.


8. Peanuts Butter Jelly Love

My favourite Country Girls song because it's just so lovely and it's kind of like Momochi's goodbye song. I love the cutesy Idol sound of this group so much.


7. Uruwashi no Camellia

Part of Tsubaki Factory's first single, this song has a really nostalgic sound and I'm simply in love with it. The members are so charming and I also love the style of the video.


6. BRAND NEW MORNING

This is such a badass song and I'm just so happy about this epic debut song for Kaedy and Yokoyan. Everyone sounds and looks so cool, definitely a song to remember!


5. Final Squall

My favourite song of °C-ute's last single. This sond is really good and I love how they used different dances of their old songs for Final Squall. I also tried to dance it and even though it's quite hard it's still so much fun.


4. Hatsukoi Sunrise

Tsubaki's debut also had this amazing song that just makes every concert reall exciting!


3. Jealousy Jealousy

Most fun song of Momusu, a nice mix of a beautiful song with nice vocals and a fun rap part. Also my favourite Karaoke song!


2. Fiesta Fiesta

Best Juice=Juice song of the year! I'm so happy to see this live too, because this song is full of energy and amazing performance skills, topped by the best vocals of everyone.


1. Wakaindashi

Duu's graduation sing is also my favourite song of 2017. It's just such a happy and upbeat song and I simply love Duu's solo parts and the members all just having fun and loving each other. It warms my heart to listen to this song



Top 8 members

8. Makino Maria

Maria has really impressed me the last two years. She is getting better and better in singing, dancing and her energy in performances is top quality. It is just so nice to see her having fun and I also think has a great personality and great humour! Adding to that she is really tall and beautiful.

7. Danbara Ruru

Ever since the beginning of this year Ruru has caught my eye. When she was still a Kenshuusei she had awesome performance skills and seeing her with Juice=Juice just exceeded my expectations. She is so talented and fun to watch and on top of that she is an absolute cutie!

6. Kaga Kaede

Kaedy has been in Momusu only one year but I was already following her when she was still a Kenshuusei, and she was my favourite. She has a great voice, really fierce dancing and acting skills and I like my tall&short haired girls!!

5. Kishimoto Yumeno

Another short haired-beauty! Kishimon has also improved so much over this year. With Tsubaki's major debut and her getting more confidence it already feels like she is a real star!!

4. Oda Sakura

Queen of singing and performance. When she's on stage she is shining like a star and is an absolute diva. Off stage she is the sweetest and nicest human being possible and needs to be protected at all costs!

3. Wada Ayaka 

Leader of H!P, leader of Angerme. Queen of Arts! Wada Ayaka herself is a piece of art and looking at her having fun on stage it just really makes me happy. She is also such a sweet person, being nice and welcoming to every member ad having simply a great personality.

2. Sato Masaki

Maachan is crazy.. but at the same time she is just normal, she has her own kind of system and she is really clever. I really like how she changed over the years, she not only improved her singing and performance skills.. she also created her own kind of style and it's so amazing to watch!

1. Kudo Haruka

Last time I will be able to include her in something like this. But I wanted to tell you again that Kudo Haruka is/ was my favourite Idol of H!P! She may have graduated now but she brought me so much joy over last few years and loved her as a performer, a singer and definitely as an actress. I really only wish the best for her!!


Special Mention:

Suzuki Airi

Maybe I told you how it was always hard for me to pick a favourite in °C-ute.. it always felt like the all belong together. But Suzuki Airi is just simply amazing and to me she was something like the perfect Idol.. maybe even more than that, because she really has everything: the voice, the performance skilly, the looks and the personality. She's so funny yet so fierce on stage and I really need to honour her for that.


So that's it for my Hello Pro rewind post! All the groups have been doing pretty good and even though there have been some sad events too, I'm really looking forward to 2018!!
Bye bye for now :)

Tsubaki Factory to have their major debut

It was announced that Tsubaki Factory will have their major debut in January next year.

Shortly after adding the three new members Ono Mizuho, Onoda Saori and Akiyama Mao I didn't expect this to be announced so fast. I just started to really like this group and I was hoping for their major debut to happen soon. I can't believe it is happening. And I will be in Japan in January *-*
Tsubaki Factory has been getting so much better and they have their own little charm, so I want them to be successfull and release more and more awesome songs. I still don't know the new members and we didn't see them in action yet, but Im looking forward to that!

I love them!

Best of 2015: Hello Project

Even though it's already the end of January, I will of course I also do an Best of 2015 of H!P!
2015 has been a very exciting year, with new groups, graduations and some very awesome singles.
So let's take a look at the individual groups:

°C-ute

C-ute is still staying strong and had their 10th anniversary in 2015. It's really awesome how long this group has been active now, especially since they didn't have any graduations for more than 6 years now. Since Sayumi graduated in late 2014 and Berryz went on their hiatus, C-ute is now the group with the oldest members. Seniority wise they are ahead of Momusu now, which is why they are shown first. Adding to that, Maimi is the leader of the whole project.
C-ute only got two singles this year, of which one was their triple A-side anniversary single. I quite liked all their single songs, especially The Middle Management and Arigatou Mugen no Yell. But what excited me even more, was their 9th album °Cmaj9, which was released in late 2015. This is one fantastic album, and I especially like the songs Urayanjau,  Yokaze no Message and Jounetsu Ecstacy.
Overall I'm really, really happy with their releases this year. C-ute has been doing great and I hope they will continue.. Though I'm a bit afraid of them disbanding.. The group performances are still top, but Mai has been lacking a bit lately. I don't have a problem with that, but I hope she doesn't feel to uncomfortable or anything and wants to leave the group. Well, we will see..

Morning Musume '15

In 2015 we had Morning Musume '15. From the beginning on, we could finally see the 12th gen in action. They are a really nice gen, and I especially like how they have been pushing them all quite a bit. I like Miki the most, but all of them are adorable. We also saw the graduation of Sayashi Riho, which came very sudden and is still a big shock.
Momusu's first single of the year didn't amaze me thaaat much. But their other singles were both simply perfect, which means I like all the songs a lot!!! Especially Oh My Wish, which was finally showcasing other members more and Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi which was the best goodbye for Riho ever. I'm pretty sad though, that they didn't release a last album with her.. :/
As you may now, they are starting the auditions for 13th gen now, but I hope they will wait for one or two singles until they add them! But I'm sure Momusu will continue being awesome..

Angerme

Ooooooh Angerme!!!
This was the first year after their member change and the addition of the 3rd gen and it was great! Angerme has released only memorable songs (notable Taiki Bansei, Nana Korobi Ya Oki, Desugita Kui wa Utarenai) and they were seriously rocking this year. their live shows are amazing and they are just getting better and better. You can also see how well the members get along. Sadly, Fukuda Kanon graduated from the group in November and Tamura Meimi announced hers shortly after.
But on the happy side, the new member Kamikokuryo Moe was added to the group.
Because of that I'm really looking forward to Angerme in 2016, and I hope we will see a lot of Meimi in her remaining time in H!P.

Juice=Juice

I didn't follow Juice=Juice a lot, and they only released one single and an album. Well, the album was pretty good and I also liked Ca va Ca va a lot. But overall, I just didn't see a lot of them. Of course, they are still an awesome group, but the other groups were just overshadowing them!
2016 already looks promising with their new single coming up, though I hope Tomoko will take care of her health!

Country Girls

Reformed on 2014, Country Girls only really started in 2015. I learned more about them and started to love them a lot. They are a really adorable group with lots of cute members... and Momochi, haha.
Jokes aside, Momochi is actually a really good leader for this group and she loves all the members so much, which is awesome to see. Sadly, only after their first single Uta left the group and they were down to five members. I really liked Uta, so that was shame, especially sinc eit was so suddenly. But the two new members Yanagawa Nanami and Funaki Musubu were added two the group at the end of 2015 and they are also really adorable and perfect for this group! (I have a feeling, I might become a big Funakki fan!!)
Country Girls only released two singles and I especially liked Itooshikute Gomen ne and Wakatteiru no niGomen ne (they had a lot to apologize for XD).
Their new single will be released soon, and I'm already really excited!

Kobushi Factory

Kobushi Factory was only formed in the beginning of 2015, but they still had a really, really exciting year. They released their first indies DVD-single and even had their major debut shortly after. I really like how amazing their voices and performances are, especially since they are such a new group. They simply improved so much, which can be seen in Nen ni wa Nen (Nen'iri ver) compared to their idies counterpart song. All of their songs are really cool and powerful, which is so cool to see.
They have the talent, the looks, the personalities... simply everything! This is probably also why they got rewarded with the Best newcomer at the Japan Record Awards!! When I heard that, I actually had to cry, because I'm so happy everyone can see how hard these girls worked in 2015!!
Their new single set to be released in February also sounds sooo epic and I can't wait to see more of this group. They are definitely a new favourite for me.

Tsubaki Factory

Here we have the second new group of 2015. Even though they were announced just shortly after Kobushi, they still didn't have their major debut. Well, I don't know them that well as of yet, but compared to Kobushi they were a bit lacking in terms of performance. By now even I can see that they have improved, and they are really a lovely group. Their first two indies singles were also pretty cool, since they seem to go more into the electronic direction. I really hope to see them having their major debut in 2016 and to get even better!!

Since I love all the members and songs so much, I don't really want to do a ranking.. Perhaps sometime in the future I will be ready for H!P rankings. Well, I actually did a post about my favourite members here, so check that out if you're interested. :)

WIth that, goodbye! Let's hope for an amazing 2016!

The Hello Project 30 Days Challenge

Since I'm kind a really hardcore Hello Project fan right now, I thought to answer one of those 30 day Challenges with the Project now!

Day 1: Your Favorite Idol 

This may be clear already: Kudo Haruka!
At first, when I wasn't really into the 9th & 10th gen, I didn't even consider her as oshi material, because she looked soooo young. I did think her voice was interesting though. But she grew up and in 2014, I definetely started to see her as my favourite Momusu member and also of the whole project. Duu is just a really fun person and I do love her voice a lot. It does help that she has a kind of tomboy character, but she's also very cute. I love everything about her!

Day 2: The Idol you hate or dislike 

There really is NO member that I hate or dislike! I was thinking about this question a lot. Of course there are a few members that I don't care about thaaaaat much. I considered taking Karin for this, but even though I don't really care for her, I still like her voice..
So no one for this question, I like them all!!!


Day 3: If you are or were a boy who would be your girlfriend? 

Fukumura Mizuki!! She's such a lovely girl, and I think it would be beautiful to go out with her. *-*

Day 4: If the Idol was a boy, who would be your boyfriend? 

Nakanishi Kana.
I really like Kanana and I think it would be soooo much fun to go out with her! 
She's so nice and funny. Like seriously, she makes me laugh so much!! xD

Day 5: Favorite Group? 

Obviously Morning Musume!! This hasn't changed, even though C-ute isn't far away and I'm also really enjoying ANGERME and Kobushi Factory a lot now.

Day 6: Favorite Unit? 

Hm, sadly I can't use those lovely units with Berryz members.. So sadly no Dia Lady (which was so awesome!!). Triplet is cool, but I guess I liked ODATOMO's song the second best after that, so I will go with it.
But yeah, H!P should use those units again or make new ones..

Day 7: Favorite Couple. 

Wada Ayaka & Kudo Haruka!! It's the yaeba, I tell you!
Joking aside, those two are just really, really cute together. Ayacho is in love with Duu and it's just so freaking adorable.

Day 8: Your favorite voice. 

H!P has a lot of awesome voices, Sakura, Meimi, etc.
But I will go with Suzuki Airi, since she has one of the best and most polished voice out of everyone. She has been in the Project longer than everyone, together with the other C-ute members, so of course she was able to improve her already awesome vocals over time. 

Day 9: The voice you dislike. 

H!P also has a lot of bad voices. I used to really dislike Ayacho and Riho's voices, but I kind of like them now.. And honestly, I often like a voice even if it isn't considered as 'good'.. Adding to that, of course the newer members didn't have as much vocal training as the older members, so it would be once again unfair to take those. So I will take Iikubo Haruna. I love Haruna, and I have nothing against her voice, but I do enjoy it the least of the Morning Musume members.

Day 10: The idol you used to hate and now like (or vice versa).

OMG, I realized there are quite a few members I didn't like a lot and now like more.. I guess I'm much more positive now, haha. There was Wada, RihoRiho, Haruna...
I choose Hagiwara Mai, because I really didn't care for her and thought she looked a bit arrogant. But now I do like her a lot (like all the C-ute members).

Day 11: Favorite °C-ute member?

And here we have C-ute. Well, I love all the members almost equally, so it is a bit harder now than it was a few years ago. I still like Okai Chisato the most...
But as I said, I like them all!

Day 12: Favorite Kobushi Factory member

Aaah, same here, I like them all together. Adding to that, I still don't know them that much. 
Ogawa Rena, it will be, because I actually know her the longest (together with Hama-chan) and I really like her quiet personality and her looks. Hoping the best for her! (But I'm also keeping an eye on Sakurako, she's adorable!)

Day 13: Favorite Country Girls member

Morito Chisaki! I still don't know any of the members that well (except for Momochi, but she's Momochi). But I'm definetely choosing Chiaski, because she's just so adorable!

Day 14: The idol with the best body. 

Hm, I actually don't really like Hello Project for the bodies of the members (especially since most of them are pretty young). But I do really like Ikuta Erina's legs.. Yeah, Eripon's body is quite nice.. especially those biceps xD

She looks kind of funny here though

Day 15: Favorite Morning Musume member? 

Guess who... it's DUUU!

Day 16: Favorite ANGERME member

I guess I'm at a point, where I can say that Wada Ayaka is my favourite ANGERME member. Didn't have the best start with her, but she's a beauty, a great actress and a really smart girl. I think it's so cool, that she studies Art!

Day 17: Favorite Juice=Juice member

Favourite member would be Takagi Sayuki. I still don't know the members that well and I don't think they are thaaat interesting. But Sayuki is really cute & funny and I like her voice the most. Though I wish she would wear her hair down more..

Day 18: Favorite Kenshuusei

I'm not too familiar with the KKS, so I apoligize.
But I will choose Kaedy, a.k.a Kaga Kaede, because at least I know her and she has a pretty awesome voice. And she starred in lilium! I still wonder why she wasn't promoted into a group this year, but I guess she's still pretty new compared to some other Kenshuusei's... Hopefully she will join a group soon (Momusu or Angerme or a new group).

Day 19: Favorite Tsubaki Factory member

Waaah, more girls that I don't know..
But i will choose Kishimoto Yumeno, because she looks so much fun!
Oh adding to that: EARS and LEGS (she's so tall o.o)

Day 20: Who would you like to be for a day? 

Sato Masaki! I really wanna know how it is to be so crazy everyday! Maachan just always has so much fun, so I'd like to see how it is for her. :)

Day 21: The idol you have the most respect for or admire? 

Mostly the C-ute members, because they have been there for such a long time!
I will take Nakajima Saki though, because she is such an important member. Even though Maimi is the leader, she helped a lot to build the group like it is now. And you have to consider that she used to be such a shy person, so she worked really hard to be the wonderful, confident Idol we now know!

Day 22: Your favorite "fashionista" 

What's fashion??

Day 23: Past H!P member you miss the most? 

Still missin Sayu, but also really, really missing Takahashi Ai!!! Still love her so much!

Old picture because yeaaah

Day 24: Idol that is not one of your favorites but you think is really good. 

Tomoko. Okay, I do like her a lot Juice=Juice and I love her voice! But I'm not really fangirling over her or anything so yeah.. Tomoko, you be the answer!

Day 25: Past group you miss the most. 

Berryz Koubo?
Seriously, as I'm a pretty late fan (from 2012), I don't know that many of the old groups.. And Berryz was definetely a big part of why I became such a big fan of H!P!!

Day 26: Idol with the best personality. 

Didn't want to choose Duu that often, so I will say Murota Mizuki.
From what I've seen she's just a really, really bubbly and positive person, which is awesome! Loving her smile end energy. Yappari, genki na aidoru wa ichiban ii ne~

Day 27: Idol that you have special feelings for? 

Kudo Haruka.. Yep, couldn't be anyone else *fangirls*

Day 28: Idol that brings you special memories of something or somebody? 

Hm, this is the question that I needed the most time for. Of course there are a lot Idols that I have special memories with, but often that doesn't have to do with someone/ something else. Adding to that, I'm seeing the current members every day, so I don't connect them to the past (if that makes sense?).
Is it okay to talk about an Idol that isn't in the project anymore?
Then it would be Yoshizawa Hitomi.. I really get a nostalgic feeling thinking about her and it's cool to see her getting married now! :D

Day 29: Your favorite idol leader. 

Yajima Maimi. I think she is a pretty awesome leader!!

Day 30: The idol you'd like to go on a vacation with for a week.

Oda Sakura. She just seems to be a really nice person and is such a cutie. I think I would feel really relaxed to spend time with her. And I'd definetely want to go to Karaoke with her! *-*

So, this has been my 30 Days challenge - done in one post, nihihi.
This has been a lot of fun and made me realize once again how much I love those girls.