Morning Musume '23 - Suggoi FEVER! / Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ / Neverending Shine (Regular Edition C) unboxing

Today I am doing an unboxing of Morning Musume '23's 73rd single Suggoi FEVER! / Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ / Neverending Shine. This is the Regular C Edition,with the Neverending Shine jacket covers.

This is my last unboxing for this Single. This makes it very real that Fuku-chan has graduated.. Let's look at the special version for her graduation song!

The cover! It would have been nice with more colours as well, but the picture is so sweet and Fuku-chan in de middle.. *cries

The beige CD is nothing special.

And a close-up of all the members photos, they all look so prettyyyy. And this PonPon photo is so amazing!! It really makes me want to buy more of their last goods together.

Lyrics

And my photocard is Chel!!! I haven't gotten her in a while, so it does make me happy to have her card. Of course it would have been perfect to get Fuku-chan but this is totally fine as well.

Fuku-chan's graduation did make me very sad. An era is ending, but I am excited for the new beginning as well. I can't wait to see what Eripon's leadership will look like.

Thank you Fuku-chan, and thank you Morning Musume '23!

See you next year!!

Morning Musume '23 - Suggoi FEVER! / Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ / Neverending Shine (Regular Edition B) unboxing

Today I am doing an unboxing of Morning Musume '23's 73rd single Suggoi FEVER! / Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ / Neverending Shine. This is the Regular B Edition,with the Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ jacket covers.

This is the jacket edition of my favourite song from this single and I am very excited about it!

The cover is very typical of Hello Project, but I think it works..

The CD is very simple

The inside. Oh I like this picture a lot more!

Everyone looks so cool.

The lyrics.

And I got Haru-san as my photocard. It's really cool, that I got one of the new members in their debut single!! I don't know her that well, but I am excited to see her growth in the group.

Both Haru-san and Getta have already improved so mich since they joined the group half a year ago. Time really goes by fast..

Morning Musume '23 - Suggoi FEVER! / Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ / Neverending Shine (Regular Edition A) unboxing

Today I am doing an unboxing of Morning Musume '23's 73rd single Suggoi FEVER! / Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ / Neverending Shine. This is the Regular A Edition,with the Suggoi FEVER! jacket covers.

This is Fukumura Mizuki's last single as a Momusu member and the first for the 17th generation members. I do wish the group released another single in early 2023, but I am happy that we got this amazing single either way.

The hot pink outfits are amazing and a really great tribute to Mizuki!

Even the CD is pink, which is so cool!

The inside

Everyone looks really cool!

Lyrics

And for the photocard I got my current favourite member, Oda Sakura!!!!

Wow, I was actually talking about this is one of her best looks ever. Getting your favourite member is just so great, of course I love all the members though haha.

Here is the tracklist:

1. Suggoi FEVER!
2. Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~
3. Neverending Shine - Morning Musume '23 feat. Fukumura Mizuki
4. Suggoi FEVER! (Instrumental)
5. Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ (Instrumental)
6. Neverending Shine (Instrumental) - Morning Musume '23 feat. Fukumura Mizuki

Suggoi Fever! has a more retro style and some creepy elements as well. The creepy Suggoi calls a a highlight of the song though. It's a lot of fun, especially on a live stage. I adore Fuku-chan's last bridge, makes me so emotional!!

Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ is such a Momusu song, it's soooo much fun!! I love all the references to their older songs.

Neverending Shine is basically a Mizuki solo, with the other members only joining for a bit. It is not the nost memorable song, but it is still very lovely. Mizuki sounds amazing and I am glad she got this as a farewell.

All in all this is a great single, definitely one of the best ones from recent years. I am still a big Morning Musume fan and even though I am not as attached to the members anymore, but I really enjoy their music a lot!!

Morning Musume '22 - Swing Swing Paradise / Happy birthday to Me! (Regular Edition A) unboxing

Today I am doing an unboxing of the newest single from Morning Musume '22. It is called Swing Swing Paradise / Happy birthday to Me! and was released on December 21, 2022. It serves as Kaga Kaede's last single and as Sakurai Rio's first single.

It is the Regular Edition A, this is seriously such a cool concept! Definitely my favourite cover out of them.

The CD is red (for Kaedy, yayyyyy)!

The inside shows the members in their Happy birthday to Me! oufits. They are okay, but I would have prefered if they were actually in the member colours..

Lyrics

Obi is red too!

Aaaaand I got Homatan! 

This is actually my first photo from the 15th gen, and I am glad I got her. I don't really have a favourite from 15th gen + Rairii yet, but I am excited to see their growth.

And the back of the card is Kaedy's member colour as well, yayy. I really love how they have been doing this for a while now, that the back of at least one version is the graduating members' colour.

The CD Japan bonus photo this looks pretty cool! As you can imagine I bought thos Single and Tsubaki's newest single together haha.

Tracklist:

1. Swing Swing Paradise
2. Happy birthday to Me!
3. Swing Swing Paradise (Special Edit) (Instrumental)
4. Happy birthday to Me! (Instrumental)

Swing Swing Paradise is a cool song and I especially like the Instrumentals here. It is one of my favourite songs from the recent era and it is a great send off for Kaedy!

Happy birthday to Me! is a really fun song and gives a little bit of a contrast to the first song. The instrumentals are awesome here as well and can be best described as EXCITING. It's also a sweet introduction to the newest member. 

Happy birthday to Morning Musume! (I guess)

Morning Musume '17 - Jama Shinaide Here We Go!/ Dokyuu no Go Sign/ Wakaindashi! ~unboxing~

Here I am with an unboxing of Kudo Haruka's last single Jama Shinaide Here We Go!/ Dokyuu no Go Sign/ Wakaindashi!

This is the lovely cover with the casual outfits from the Wakaindashi music video. In my opinion these are the most beautiful clothes of this single and this is also the ebst cover!

Back side

And a lovely Obi. I love how they included the member colours

Inside of the CD

Guess what, the CD is in Duu's colour orange!! These small things make me sooo happy :D

The best cover.. everything looks so beautiful *-*

MORE ORANGE!!

And member volours with the members

And I got an Akanechin card! Duu would be more fitting, but this is a close second for Duu's last single. Akane has always been such a big fan of her and I wonder if that's a sign to make her my new favourite member hahaha

Tracklist:

1. Jama Shinaide Here We Go!
2. Dokyuu no Go Sign
3. Wakaindashi!
4. Jama Shinaide Here We Go! (instrumental)
5. Dokyuu no Go Sign (instrumental)
6. Wakaindashi! (instrumental)

I have to say that I reall reallylike this single. Not only the design and the outfits, I like everything! The three songs are also quite different, which is interesting. Jama Shinaide Her We Go! is a bit darker and has some nice beat. Everyone sounds so confident in this song and I love it a lot. Dokyuu no Go Sign is a real fun song and the break reminds me of a Disney song haha. I like this song a lot too, even though I have to admit that I prefer the other two songs. It must be really good at concerts though.. And lastly, Wakaindashi is just a perfect graduation song for Duu! I talked about it before and it's still my favourite song. I love it so much and I still have the ''What can I do? DO'' parts stuck in my ead really often.

So yeah, Kudo Haruka's last single has been really exciting and I wonder if this can be topped by some other line-up.. I'm still excited for future Momusu too though.
Aaaand for now I'm really looking forward to the 15th album..
And soon it's gonna be graduation time!

Morning Musume says goodbye to Kudo Haruka with Wakaindashi

Guess who's back from not writing for almost 2 months. I'm really sorry, my last few months in Japan have been soooo busy! But I finished writing this important review and I won't let Kudo Haruka's last activities as an Idol being uncommented by me!!

Today I'm going to talk about the song and video Wakaindashi, which is part of Morning Musume '17's new triple A-side single. I also serves as Kudo Haruka's last single and this song in particular is centered by her. I thought I wouldn't be ready for Duu's graduation single, but I am hyping it a lot now and I decided to enjoy the most out of it! Especially this song is special and I really wanted to talk about it!

Wakaindashi is quite different to other Morning Musume songs, it sounds really special 

The instrumentals are so bubbly and so much fun, I love these parts so much. The whole song is just so uplifting and I just love that it is a happy song instead of a sad song. I mean its the last time with this line-up so I rather want a happy sng for them.. and for Duu. Cause she deserves a great goodbye and a happy final song is so nice to see. She got quite a lot of solo lines and may I tell you how amazing the ''What can I do?'' ''DO!'' parts are! I mean, one of her nicknames IS Duu/ Do, so I'm in love with all the members ust screaming DO. I can't even describe how happ I was when I heard it for the first time! And Duu singing in English is really funny! The lyrics in general are so beautiful and I love the concept of 'I'm young and I have my own dream and wanna do so many things'. It's really forward-looking and it fits Duu a lot.. cause she IS young haha xD

But lets take a look at the video as I descirbe my thoughts!

The first scene is Duu sitting alone in a bus..

And she is crying, oh no..
I'm gona cry too, I tell you

And here the dance starts! Honestly, I would be happier if it wasn't white outifts again.. But of course the members look beautiful

Kaediiiiii!!
I feel like Kaede got a bit shafted for all the drama of Chiichan joining and Duu's graduation! But she looks awesome here and I hope she can shine a lot more from the next single on!

Everyone bowing for the queen

Duu is so beautiful and her solo line is perfect

Aaaaaw Akane must be so happy to share a line with Duu

These two are the cutest

Seeing Duu all smiley warms my heart

Akane-chin, Maria and Yokoyan seem to have special positions next to Duu. They are like the freshest members and I feel like they love Duu a lot (especially Akane), so it is a nice choise.

Maria being dramatic

Now everyone is jumping into the bus. And yes, you are young anyway!

Damn, Maria is genki number one and her smile saved me

Akane is even sitting next to Haru-chan XD

Welcome Chii-chan!
It is also Chisaki's first single as a Morning Musume member. Even though the (and my) focus in this song is more on Duu, I really like her in the group and I'm happy she joined!

Kaedyyyyyy! She is getting prettier everytime I see her

I'm still sad Maachan is one of the only members I didn't see in person :/
She is glowing in this single

This girl is so funny xD

They are all having so much fun! Chel looks so happy

Akaneeeee

Sakura is growing up so fast..She looks really good

Harunaaaa! She looks funny

Reina is such a cutie

Mizuki's beauty is like wow! Haachin can't xD

Duu is ignoring everyone haha.. No of course she is not xD

Haachiiiiin *-*

I feel like I didnt see Daaishi a lot lately but I'm excited for her in this single

How is Ikuta even getting cuter *-*

This is a party bus haha

Isn't that dangerous though?
Duu stays seated xD

Duu: Yeah I'm so funny

She is walking this random pathway

Here we have 9th gen and Chiichan. Chiichan is SO SMALL!! XD
Everyone in Country Girls is small so you wouldn't notice that much but next to Mizuki she is a minion xD

And Duu continues her walkof fame

What are these three waitig for? Kaede looks so serious xD

Duuuu! I quite like her outifit! Everyone's casual outifits are really cool!

And here she meets these three beauties

Duu: Hm, do I know them?
Eripon: WTF Duu

I like how this actually fits the lyrics, because they are eating ice-cream(?)
Who wouldn't like Ice-cream though

Oooh, so they were waiting for Oda! Shame on you for being late xD

And it's so true.. waiting for 1 hour is horrible but haveing fun, one hour just feels like 10 minutes!

I love these mix of generations *.* Having these four centering a single would be lovely!

Awwwwww 10th gen are forming little O's with their hands

And the rest is forming a big D.. Awww the Do love is strong

Cutie Haruna

DaaSaku are actually having fun haha

Did I ever tell you that I always have similar hairstyles to Eripon XD

MAADUUUUUU!!! AAAAAAH they are the cutest couple and aaaah they are so cute

Kaedy looks so mature.. damn

It's kind of funny how Maaduu is not sitting next to each other though.. But Maachan behind Duu is so cute somehow

Haha 13th gen is so funny

I love how they pronounce ''ooi'' like ''o-o-i''

And swag Duu goes on

And who's that? A wild Maachan is comiiiing

Are they walking towards each other?

Awww Maachan's outfits it so cute

And she's adorable!

This little waving is killing me T-T

And now Ayumin is joing in!

And Harunan too!! Maachan looks so funny though

Maa

Duu

And now 10th gen is running towards Duu I guess xD

Yeah they are running towards each other :3

Awwwwww MaaDuu hug!!! Harunan is so slow xD

Oh my god no.. 10th gen is so precious

I love them so much and it will feel so weird to see them without Duu..

The Wow wow wow part is also really cute *-*

Aww Chiichan is an angel!

And Cheru is god xD
Miki*in English*: I know that!

I really love how all the attention is towards Duu!

So white though XD

 This dance is funny!

This reminds me of Lilium XD False is back!

This is really quite cool

 Duu looks so special

Duu: Bow down my minions!

Haruka's hair is having it's own life!

And I will miss this smile..

And suddenly Yokoyan appeared..

Yokoyan: I wonder when I will fall in love?
Kaedy: Haha you so funny..
Duu: Awwww so cute!
Akane: Don't steal my Duu!

Like a pet xD

Akane is so excited

Such a cutie

But Maria is the genkiest of them all xD

Maria: Maria LOVErin loves you all!

I love you!!

What can I do?

DO!

Here you can recognize the DO even better!

9th gen is so precious and I admire their beauty

Maria is throwing shades at Eripon though xD

Maria: Sorry, what did you say? xD

These four look like a happy family xD

Haachiiiin!

Best face ever!1

They actually look like they went to a summer camp here xD

The real winner is Duu!

Wow, I can't describe how cute this Reina center looks!

You will have a bright future baby

I really like everyone's hair a lot haha.. I just notice when they do things like this

Wow these angels *-*

But now Duu is alone in the bus

Is she going away already?

Looking out of the window dramatically

This group is so perect T.T

Walking alone

Akane: No, I'm here dayooo! Don't leave me!

Haha, Akane is going all out in this vieo..
Reina: Wait for meee!

Reina: I love you!

A running Maria

Awwwww cuties!

Duu: I love touching faces..
And you really look like an angel!

And then Eripon s treating her like a little brother XD

IshiDuu hug

I love how Duu just stands singing while the others are still dancing.. it's her solo time!

They are partying now XD

These three are so cute together!

OH MY GOD

These two look like a couple! MaaDuu forever

Oh no, Duu is crying..

Don't cry baby!
Oda: This is our graduation afte all..

Ishida loves her a lot ne

Seriously, what's with all this face touching.. really cute though

You are gona be a legend

So much confidence and happiness

Duu: I know I'm the best

SWAG

This would be a nice background picture without the lyrics xD

Oh I reall love her so much

More singing in the bus!

And I love all the MaaDuu scenes

And Daaishi looking funny xD

Be brave everyone!

Such a beauty

A last wowowo

Guess who is center? XD

I love how she moves down her arm here..

This group is awesome and it's so nice to see them having fun!

DuuAkane! Akane-chin really must be the happiest girl in the world

And Miki has the best smile

Haha cute expression of Mizuki

Both look really cute and Chii's smile is really nice

Oooh Maachan is massaging Haruchan

Laughing queen

Don't fall aspleep Daaishi!

Duu is alone?

Maybe she is just imaging? But she starts crying

Poor Duu

Still trying to laugh..

But Maachan noticed

Maachan: YOU ARE CRYING?

And it all ends with MaaDuu.. the best couple


Aww this video was simply great! I love the happy concept and all the members were having so much fun in all the bus scenes and in the end when everyone was hugging Duu (and touching her face). But seriously, this was really well made and it was really emotional. Of course I cried when I first saw this video, especially the 10th gen scenes. Seeing Duu crying also gets me evrytime and her moments with all the members were so precious. I'm especially happy to see so many MaaDuu scenes and Akane also must be so happy to share a lot of scenes with her favourite Idol.. I am too, this was really nice to watch. The dancing scene was shafted because of all the other scenes.. I don't really mind because I prefer seeing all the members interacting with each other! But the dance is also really cute and I love it when they form DO.. Especially since 10th gen is the O.. *-*
The white outfits are so so and I definitely prefer the casual clothes in all the other scenes. But, Duu looks like an Angel and everyone is really beautiful in all the scenes so I don't mind at all!

Seeing this as Duu's graduation song I'm really happy about all the spotlight or rather about showing how much everyone loves her.. I think it's a beautiful bye bye and it's true, she is loved by everyone since she is such a nice girl. I really appreachiate the effort for actually showing it in this video.
All in all I simply love this song and video and I'm so happy to see such a nice interaction with Duu in her last video.. everyone is glowing and it makes me realize that my favourite Idol is really graduating in a few months.. But I will enjoy her activities until the end and of course I am also excited for both her career after this and about the new Morning Musume.

But I won't ever be as excited for a new single the way I am now.. Even if I find a new member it will be different. I realized that and it made me quite emotional.

I'm positive, and I love Kudo Haruka and Morning Musume!

...but let me cry now x'D