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Kusumi Koharu is starring in her first film "Keiyaku" (Contract) on February 27th.


Press release
https://popnroll.tv/articles/14143
https://www.asahi.com/and_M/pressrelease/pre_22220236/
https://vintom.co.jp/filmatefilm2020_movie/

This film is based on the theme of Tokyo in the first year of the 20th century, with Kusumi Koharu in the lead role, and expresses the various human patterns related to contracts. It is a film adaptation of the stage show "Filmate Film. Keiyaku", that was performed at Asakusa Public Hall on November 7th and 8th, 2020, and was a big hit.

This time, a total of 300 dancers danced a total of 13 dance videos, which were connected to form a single story. Since this is an unprecedented story that unfolds for the first time through dance, more than 100 tickets have already been reserved in advance.

This is also the first film directed by Jun Aiko, who has produced various dance events for 10,000 people such as <Japan Dancers' Championship>, <FASHION DANCE NIGHT>, and <ODORI MATSURI>, as well as many brand PR events.

The film will be released at the United Cinemas in Odaiba on February 27.

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Takahashi Ai and DA PUMP Kenzo sing and dance a classic BoA song "Merikuri" on Utage! 1.8.21
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1CK411M7WC

Behind the scenes rehearsal
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV16v411x7or

Takahashi's vlog of the same…

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Sayumi gives a nod to when she passed the Morning Musume audition.

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First MV from Shimamura Uta's new idol group.

One of the girls looks so much like Inaba Manaka.

[Shoujo Q]

^The purple one looks a lot like Becky too!

[JonCC]

Momochi taught her girls well.

[Nayoko-Kihara]

Song is just alright, but the Uta-Momochi reference moment was cute.

[resop2]

I think the video is a solid A. It was well lit, edited, and styled. None of the girls looked too much alike nor did any come off as too leveled up to be an idol. A true indy-tastic idol video.

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Fukuda Asuka, Inaba Atsuko, and Otani Masae will compete against each other on the TV Tokyo show "THE Karaoke ☆ Battle", airs January 31st.

Fukuda Asuka, a former member of Morning Musume, will appear in the popular karaoke scoring program "THE Karaoke☆Battle" on TV Tokyo, which will be broadcast on January 31 at 6:30 p.m.

The subtitle of the show is "Opportunity Arrives! I want to change my life, 'I want to sing' special".

Fukuda-san "I wanted a break from my kids!" She is introduced as the first Morning Musume main vocalist and sings the song "Shukumei" by the four-member band "Official HIGE Dandism".

Eleven singers who "want to change their lives through singing" gathered for the program.

In addition to Fukuda-san, Inaba Atsuko of the female group Taiyo to Ciscomoon, which disbanded in 2000, and Otani Masae of Melon Kinenbi, which disbanded in 2010, will perform.
Inaba-san will perform "ORION" by Nakajima Mika, and Otani-san will perform "Hidamari no Uta" by the music unit Le Couple.

https://mantan-web.jp/article/20210122d ... 2000c.html

[Moh]

Kyurushite's song is cute but not super memorable imo. I do enjoy when idols get an outdoor MV, though! I can't remember how Uta sounded while she was in CG but she sounds decent here.