Sakura Mankai

At today's Budokan concert ANGERME announced their new single. It will be released on the 22th of July and it's a triple a-side! The title is: Nanakorobi Yaoki / Gashin Shoutan / Mahoutsukai Sally The last song is a cover of an old anime song.  All three songs were preformed at todays Budokan.  The single will have 6 editions: 3 regular and 3 limited editions Preview of Mahoutsukai Sally:

At today's Budokan concert ANGERME's Fukuda Kanon announced her graduation (again). It will be on the 29th of November at their tour final in Nippon Budokan. 

Angerme (S/mileage)'s first generation member Fukuda Kanon announced her graduation on today's Hello!Station. She will be graduating from Hello!Project and Angerme this fall.  Ever since the 3rd gen was announced, I kind knew this was coming. I didn't know if it was going to be Kanon or Ayaka, but Kanon was the one I was thinking about most.  Kanon has been in H!P for a lot of years and I can totally understand that she wants some time for herself or just wants to go back to a normal life. Kanon and Ayaka both love the original 4-nin S/mileage and had a hard time accepting the 2nd gen and the leave of Saki and Yuuka.  It makes me sad to see her go, but I don't want her to be an idol if she doesn't want it anymore.  Edit: Kanon will be taking a break from University until she graduates from ANGERME and will continue to study afterwards.

It seems like H!P opened up a Hokkaido Audition! A fast translation of the information provided on the site: Hello!Project is searching for new members limited to Hokkaido! It's a large recruiting in which we search for girls who love to sing and dance and want to be active in Hokkaido. (However the audition is open to members from Sapporo too). We are looking forwards to your applicatsion! Eligibility: You have to be between 10 and 17 years old on the first of June 2015. The applicants can not have a contract or any addlilations to another organization that carries out entertainment activities such as entertainment productions.  After you pass, you will go to Sapporo City.  Inaba Manaka has been promoting this audition on tv.  It is not known if these members will become members of Hello!Project or new part of Hello!Project (like H!P Kansai, but than Hokkaido).  The application date is from the 15th May until the 14th of June. The website:...

Ex- Berryz Koubou member Kumai Yurina started blogging again! When she graduated Berryz Koubou she stated that she would stop blogging and focus on her study. So it's really suprising to see her blog again, but as a Fan I am so happy to hear from her! Yurina did appear in some blogposts from other members in the meanwhile: But seeing her blog herself is really amazing.  It did make me sad to read that she couldn't listen to any Berryz songs or watch any video's. I hope she will be alright and take everything in her own time.  It must be hard and she must miss Berryz Koubou and the members a lot. But I am really happy to be updated on Yurina. I hope to see more of her and I actually hope she will do something I can support her in!  http://ameblo.jp/kumai-yurina-blog/

It has already been some time ago, but Juice=Juice announced their long awaited first album! The album will release on the 15th of July in three version: 1 regular and 2 limited editions. All editions will have two cd's. The regular edition gets a bonus cd with a Juice=Juice mix. Limited A will have a blu- ray with MV clips collection and Limited B will have a Dvd with their 4/25 Sapporo live.  Yuka announced on her blog that the album will contain all their singles, songs they preformed during their tour and some new song.