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Country Girl revealed their new profile pictures for their upcoming single! The outfits are for Dou Datte Ii no and are member colored!  Let's have a look at the individual pictures. Tsugunaga Momoko Momoko looks really cute in this outfit. I love her hair like this and the pink dress is so nice and flattering. And wow those red pumps! They really stand out from her pastel like outfit. I love the band around the waist and the hair bow. It gives the outfit such a nice touch.  Yamaki Risa Risa looks so tiny in her outfit. I love how the skirt of the fress looks on her and the shoes are really pretty around her feet (this sounds weird...) Her hair is super shiny and I love her hairband. It would have been nice if her dress was like Momoko's cause the sleeves would look better on her and the collor is meh. But then again it's Risa. I love her. Morito Chisaki Chisaki looks bored. The dress looks really nice on her and the skirt looks adorable. Yet ...

ANGERME announced their 22nd single on today's Hello!Station. This single will be the first without Tamura Meimi since Tachiagirl and the first with 5th gen member Kasahara Momona! The single will be released on the 19th of october and is a triple a-side: Ai no Tame Kyou made Shinkashite Kita Ningen, Ai no Tame Subete Taikashita Ningen / Umaku Ienai / Wasurete Ageru The girls will preform the songs in their upcoming live tour!  Finally a new ANGERME single and the debut of Momona! I am really curious about all three songs. Let's hope we get some more info and previews soon!

Country Girls will be releasing their first official book! The book will contain photoshots, interviews, Q&A's, gravure and a complete compilation of their climb of Mount Fuji. There will also be a dvd included. The book will be released on the 24th of september and the cover is the picture above! Congratulations to Country Girls! It's nice to see them release something like this.

At today's Hello!Pro Kenshuusei Recital, it was announced by Hello!Pro Advisor Shimizu Saki that Tsubaki Factory will have their major debut in 2017.  The group has just recently announced their new members, but will now actually have their major debut. Tsubaki Factory will debut in January of 2017! Congratulations to the girls, especially the 6 original members, for working hard towards this goal. May your futures be bright and full of music! From left to right: Yamagishi Riko (leader), Ogata Risa (sub-leader), Niinuma Kisora, Tanimoto Ami, Kishimoto Yumeno, Asakura Kiki, Ono Mizuho, Onoda Saori and Akiyama Mao.

Tsubaki Factory updated their blog header! Now it also show the 3 new members and all girls got new pictures. Please go and have a look at their blog! http://profile.ameba.jp/tsubaki-factory/

Today, Tamura Meimi's profile was removed from Up-Front Promotions' artist page and the OG page. Tamura graduated from ANGERME and Hello!Project in May to focus on acting. She, however, would still be part of Up-Front Promotions. There is no news about her leaving, nor any other agency announcing she joined them. She might also be joining another part of Up-Front. Let's hope Meimi will be able to start her acting career soon and wish her the best. 

Nakano Rion signed with a new agency! Rion left H!P Kenshuusei about a month ago, but opened up a twitter. She is now signed under A-Light Agency. Congratulations to Rion and let's hope this will mean good things for her!