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THIS WEEK IN ERIPON (01.06.2014-07.06.2014)
Sunday June 1, 2014 Monday June 2, 2014 With the birthday girl, S/mileage Nakanishi Kana! Leopard pajamas! Tuesday June 3, 2014 Eripon meetup, or UFO worship? Wednesday June 4, 2014 Thursday June 5,...
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Outsourced: Hello! Project Power Rankings July 2014 [plug]
It’s been a bit busy here in Los Angeles the last few days. I attended the always-busy Anime Expo over the four-day weekend. Also, two great idol acts were in town for AX and other live events. I’ll...
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August Hello! Project Power Rankings [plug]
If you haven’t been around to New School Kaidan recently, you may want to head there to check out the Power Ranking for August 2014. A caveat: these ranks were written before the news of Berryz Kobo...
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S/mileage “Smile Fantasy” images
You know how much I love S/mileage. I don’t think the girls have ever looked as cute as they look in these images from “Smile Fantasy”, the jukebox musical. Just look at them! They are SO CUTE I WANT...
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Angerme- “Taiki Bansei/Otome no Gyakushuu” [PV]
Just when we thought the new name would kill the group dead, Angerme punches us in the face with their new release “Taiki Bansei/Otome no Gyakushuu”. By now, we all know that S/mileage 3rd generation...
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ANGERME “Nanakorobi Yaoki” [PV]
ANGERME come roaring out of the gate for the next round of Hello! Project releases with their effort “Nanakorobi Yaoki (Ups and Downs)”. When ANGERME was still S/mileage and the group cut their hair...
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ANGERME “Gashin Shotan” [PV]
ANGERME sends off one its original members with a song that tries to encapsulate the essence of the group’s first six years of work. Fun and funky blends equal parts with Smileage’s “Shortcut” and...
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And the winner is … Kamikokuryou Moe
In the audition that nobody wanted, the winner is a girl from outside the Projects named Kamikokuryou Moe. That sound very harsh, but I think it rings true. At least, it rang true last week. Now that...
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Hello! Project Power Rankings March 2016
Hello everybody, TheNumber244 reprinting my article from New School Kaidan here with the intention of bringing you up to date with the new month of Hello! Project rankings. With only one proper...
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Nakanishi Kana is Daily LoGirl #481
As I go through these, I can’t help but think about how much the shin S/mileage generation has grown over the years. My favorite girl has been Kana because she always seemed a bit helpless, clueless,...
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