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Country Girls placed 3rd in this weeks weekly Oricon Chart! If this alone isn't already amazing, the also sold more than 45.000 singles!! They sold more than Juice=Juice's Major debut and are just 800 singles under their best selling single!  Congratulations for this amazing debut week! Let's keep the good sales up!

Today AKB48 and their sister groups opened the applications for their 41th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo! This news alone is already quite exiting, but let's have a look at three things that happend and which made some noise in the fandom: Takahashi Minami  Takamina announced her graduation to be at the end of this year, so many fans thought she wouldn't be participating in this years Sousenkyo. But she applied! Matsui Rena Matsui Rena announced she wouldn't be participating in this years Sousenkyo. She thinks a rank doesn't really matter and so she isn't participating. Many fans are shocked and some of them are speculating about her graduating. Rena gave an explanation on her blog: Click  Akb48Wrapup blog translation Nakagawa Haruka JKT48 member Nakagawa Haruka also announced she wouldn't be participating in this years Sousenkyo. She said she wants to focus on JKT48 until the day she graduates. A lot of suprises on the first day! Let...

During todays release event Country Girls announced their official colors! We ofcourse already had a sneak preview of their colors in their MV. But now they are official and some colors/names are slightly diffrent! Here are the colors: Momoko- Pink Risa- Lime Manaka- Italian Red Chisaki- Orange Uta- Daisy Mai- Middle Blue

Morning Musume released the covers for their upcoming single; Seishun Kozou ga Naiteiru / Yuugure wa Ameagari / Ima Koko Kara It's the debut single for Morning Musume '15 (the '15 part that is) and the 12th gen! Let's have a look at them: Limited A Limited A is very simple. We got a black circle in the back and all the girls lines up. Riho is center, but waaaay in the back. 12th gen is in front. I like the big way they present the name and the 12th gen! But it's quite a boring cover. Although some of the girls look fabulous! Limited B Limited B is very elegant and beautiful. There is a lot of pink blossom going on with the 12th gen in front and the other members behind them. Their name is spread out above them with the name of the single. This cover is in contrast with Limited A. It's so soft and sweet. I like how big their name is and how everyone looks so cute and elegant. Limited C I was suprised by Limited C. I adore the way ...

Juice=Juice released the covers for their upcoming single: Wonderful World/Ca va? Ca va? There are 6 editions: 4 limited editions and 2 regular editions. Let's have a look at them! Limited A Limited A is a very light and blue cover. All members have their own spot (with Karin having the biggest one). I love the light blue and the way they did Juice=Juice. I think it's cool they have their names on there. It's quite an attractive cover. Limited B Limited B has the outfits for Ca va? Ca va? Still not liking them a whole lot. The cover makes me think of a 50's pamflet, which is nice. I like the background color, although it's pretty boring. Their name looks nice and I like their names on it. For the girls, I really hate Karin's hair and outfit... I love how cute Tomoko and Yuka look. Outfits wise Sayuki and Akari have the best and cutest outfits. It's still a quite boring, which is brightend by tomoko's smile and pose. Limited C ...

Morning Musume's 5th generation member Ogawa Makoto announced that she will be retiring from showbizz at the end of March. Makoto joined Morning Musume as a 5th generation member in 2001 and she graduated the group 5 years later. She has been active as a OG member in several events. She will stop her contract with her agency at the end of March.  Makoto doesn't know what she will be doing after her retirement, but she wants to challange diffrent things. She asks her fans to support this side of her too and if she ever wants to return to showbizz, she kindly askes them to watch over her. I am really sad to see Makoto leaving the entertainment world, but I understand she wants to start her own live. I wish her a lot of luck and I hope to see her someday again!

The 12th gen finally revealed their member colors in a video with Kudo Haruka! In the video Kudo Haruka introduces teh members and talked with them about their new colors! Ogata Haruna got a "new color" called Sea blue. It's slightly diffrent than Tanaka Reina's blue, which was light blue/Sky blue, She said she is very happy with the color because the characters for water are part of her name. The color makes her think of ice and sea which she both loved. Nonaka Miki got Yoshizawa Hitomi's and Ikuta Erina's old color: Purple! She and Sakura now make up the purple team! She said she was very suprised to get the color. Makino Maria also got a "new color", it's light pink! Sayumi had Pink, so Maria's color is a bit lighter. Ofcourse she is very happy to get the color that looks the most (or the same) as Sayu's color! Haga Akane also got a "new color" and it's Light Orange! Kudo told her they are now...

Kobushi Factory released the cover for their first indies single! The cover futures all members in their own box. The title is in the middle just like their name. They translated the title into Magnolia Factory, which also sounds good. I like how clean the cover is and how their names are on it. It shows them of well. And they look sooooooo good <3!

Morning Musume '15 uploaded the MV for Ima Koko Kara! It's the song for the new Precure movie. This is the first MV since Shabondama in 2003 to not future Michishige Sayumi. It's also the debut of the 12th gen and the '15 behind their name. Some screenshots are below the spoiler!

Country Girls opened their Youtube Channel! In last weeks H!P station we had the preview of the MV, which ment they needed a channel soon! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxHJjctNXq1UgGk1vx3LUw And here it is! Country Girls' official Youtube channel, with ofcourse their first MV! Please have a look!

During the first Nama Tamago of March, it was announced who will be the leader and sub-leader of Kobushi Factory! The announcement suprise a lot of fans, because: Hirose Ayaka was announced leader, while Fuji Rio was announced sub-leader. Rio is older than Ayaka and is her senior in H!P Kenshuusei, so a lot of fans were suprised. It was also reported that Rio cried during the announcement. I am happy they already got a leader and sub-leader (Juice=Juice didn't get them unitl their debut). I am sad for Rio who must have been thinking she would be leader, but I think sub-leader is pretty dang alright too. I hope they will both lead Kobushi Factory to great things!

Juice=Juice (finally) revealed their new profile pictures! This means they revealed the outfits for their upcoming single: Wonderful World/Ca va? Ca va? The blue outfits are for Wonderful World and Ca va? Ca va? got stipy outfits (below) The close-ups are for wonderful world, So let's have a look at the Ca va outfits. I think Karin's top (and hair) look horrible.. Super cheap >3<. Yuka looks like a maid or something, her outfit looks like an apron. Akari has quite a nice outfit, but I do not like the hair to much. Sayuki looks bored to dead, eventhough her outfit is quite nice. Tomoko I don't know.. Not a fan of the outfit. I think these outfits look cheap and not really good.... Let's have a look at the profile pictures. The blue makes me think of Senobi again... I do think Wonderful World's outfits look more intresting though, but same idea. Miyazaki Yuka Yuka looks quite good with her hair down. her smile lookes forsed in the firs...