Sakura Mankai

Sashihara Rino announced the title and senbatsu members for their third single releasing on the 12th of March. The title is: Sakura, Minnade Tabeta. The single will be released before the team shuffle will take affect (which is in April). So the senbatsu members will be: Team H: Anai Chihiro, Ota Aika, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Nakanishi Chiyori, Matsuoka Natsumi, Miyawaki Sakura, Murashige Anna, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka Kenkyuusei: Akiyoshi Yuka, Tashima Meru, Tomonaga Mio, Fuchigami Mai, Tanaka Miku, Yabuki Nako The centers for this single will be: Tashima Meri and Tomonaga Mio. 

The release date for Juice=Juice's first official photobook is just weeks away and we finally got a cover! It's the cover that will be sold at Wani books. We see the groups name and the title to the photobook in a rainbow of colors. All the members look amazing with high waist skirts in their image color. Sayuki, Karin and Akari are in front. Yuka and Tomoko are standing behind them. I think the cover is absolutly gorgeous! I love how the colors are very soft on their clothes and harder in the title. I really love how My sweet Tomoko looks and look at that cheeky smile from Akari.  The cover is very promissing and I hope a lot of fans will be buying the photobook!

I can not believe it!! Country Mususume opened their new member auditions! Tsunku hinted to this at the New Years concert, but I didn't think he would actually do it. I'm really happy this group is restarting again. But I am wondering a few things: Will Satoda Mai be in the group? She is currently the only member of the group, but she just moved to the USA to be with her husband. Also the group is searching for 10 to 17 year olds, which is much younger than her. I think she will be their sempai and might be coming over to help them a few times. Will the group be under H!P? I'm really wondering this. Satoda Mai does say you can find more information on the Hello!Project home page. I would love the new Country Musume to be under H!P. Here is the information on H!P's site: http://www.helloproject.com/news/countrymusume-audition.html The auditions are for girls all over Japan in the age range of 10 to 17. They can apply on this site: http://www.countrymusume-aud...

Berryz Koubou released the HQ previews of their upcoming best of album:  Berryz Koubou Special Best Vol. 2 Let's have a look at them! Regular Edition The regular edition has the girls on a sofa. They are wearing casual clothes (Miyabi is wearing a coat..) The title of the album is in soft pink and a special lettertype. I do like the cover, but I wish all the girls would have smiled. I love Risako's hair style. It looks so good on her. Momoko has her hair down again, which I adore. Miyabi is wearing a coat, I can't get over this... A COAT. Her hair looks french... Captain looks pretty, but I don't like the blackish hair. Chii and Maasa look plain, and damn why can't they give Maasa normal clothes... Yurina looks really good. She smiles and I love it.    Limited Edition Here is Banana Koubou! O wait. What's up with these plastic looking outfits? True I love the possition of this picture, their legs just look AMAZING. I'm happy Maasa is weari...

C-ute released the covers for their upcoming single: Kokoro no Sakebi wo uta ni Shitemita/Love take it all. As they are previews, we can't really see that much on them. For now I can tell I love to see more of Limited A and C. Let's hope we will get bigger previews soon!

C-ute released their new profile pictures! They are probably for their new single: Kokoro no Sakebi wo Uta ni Shitemita/ Love take it all. Let's have a look at them. Above we see the group picture. I think it's a pretty unfortunated picture. Airi's outfit is so big... Non of the girls are really smiling, so not really my type of picture. Let's move on to the individual shots: Yajima Maimi Ah Maimi cut her hair. It looks so good on her! I like her outfit: it's really simple but her best features look amazing. look at those legs! I like this. Nakajima Saki Nakky's outfit is, like Maimi's, very simple. I like her full body shot. Her close- up is a bit weird. She looks good and the pink is pretty. The shoes should have been in a diffrent color. Suzuki Airi Ponytail Airi (Hyperfentilates). I don't like the outfit, but Airi does look stunning. She makes it work and that's what I love. The colors might be a bit dull, but for some re...