The H!P Musings/Rants Thread

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The quality of H!P's albums has improved. They don't rush it. It takes time to make good music. Plus the H!P members have to learn each new song at their own pace.

[Nayoko-Kihara]

^ I agree, it seems like albums as a whole have gotten better since they stopped releasing them every year for every group.

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It is mentioned on Hello! Kitchen from this week's Hello Station, that fan favorite Kuroki-sensei is opening a new restaurant next month. So he has "graduated" from Hello! Kitchen. Good luck on your new restaurant chef!


wota are saying they want to visit his new restaurant.

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Voice actor Takahiro Sakurai, the narrator for Hello! Project Dream, had symptoms of a fever and tested positive for corona. He will be staying at home for awhile. So if you hear a different voice on the next couple of episodes, this is why.
https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2233050/full/

[Nayoko-Kihara]

I'm sad to see him go but I hope Kuroki has a lot of success with his new place.

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Shinkiba USEN STUDIO COAST will close its doors next year after contract negotiations fell through.

USEN STUDIO COAST, an event hall in Shin-Kiba, Tokyo, will be closing in January next year.

The venue's official website explains that they have been negotiating with the land owner to keep the venue open, but have been unable to reach a new contract. The venue will close on its last day of operation, January 30th, 2022.

Shin-Kiba STUDIO COAST opened in 2002 and has mainly hosted live music and club events.
It features a sound system and octagon speakers installed on the main floor and a signboard at the entrance with the name of the event.
From January 2021, USEN-NEXT HOLDINGS Corporation signed a naming rights agreement with Mother Entertainment Corporation, the venue's operator, and the venue has been operating under the new name "USEN STUDIO COAST".

https://natalie.mu/music/news/440541

H!P has had a lot of memories in that venue, especially anniversary events.

STUDIO COAST, an iconic live house venue in Shinkiba, Tokyo, which closed in January, has relocated to Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. It was announced that it will reopen as "YOKOHAMA COAST" and "YOKOHAMA COAST garage+"

The new location will be in the "Asobuilding" entertainment complex directly connected to the east exit of Yokohama Station, and Mother Entertainment, the operator of STUDIO COAST, will also manage the entire facility.
The newly opened YOKOHAMA COAST will be an event space located on the second floor of the building, and YOKOHAMA COAST garage+ will be a hall specializing in live events located on the basement floor.

YOKOHAMA COAST has three multipurpose halls capable of holding a variety of content, including interactive content and exhibition events, with a maximum capacity of approximately 300 people in the smallest hall and approximately 2,000 people in the largest hall.
The YOKOHAMA COAST garage+ is a retreat-like space that was originally a garage, with a maximum capacity of approximately 800 people. It is the only live music hall in Yokohama that can be reached directly from the station.





https://natalie.mu/music/news/476152

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Kuroki-sensei posted a video of him walking to his new restaurant. He got a fresh cut too. It will be opened on May 6th at 3pm. Its a Washoku restaurant and he named it Nagomi Dokoro (なごみどころ), a calm place to relax.

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Location : after getting off Suidobashi Station (near Tokyo Dome City)

walk towards this address a minute away.
風水神田三崎ビル 1F 3 Chome-2-10 Misakicho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0061, Japan
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Suid%C5 ... 999054!3e0

On the map, it will say a former soba restaurant called "Tongarashi" (立喰いそば とんがらし) that closed down, and now he bought the space.

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a staff member (a sales rep) working at a local Nagano TV station (INC Nagano Cable Television) shows her love for Hello! Project by introducing them to her colleagues who are unfamiliar. She has a big sign that says "Kudo Yume Oshi"

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It's been 3 years, but the members of The Hello! Pro Research Clubs from Tokyo University (and some smaller Hello! Pro Research Clubs in nearby Universities in the Tokyo area) are back in person this year at the University's May Festival. The crowds are a little sparse because there aren't many foreign students in attendance.



setlist :
0:00 Opening
2:15 Ai no Gundan
5:55 Love take it all
9:11 Nen ni wa Nen

(School Medley)
12:05 Maji Desu ka Ska!
13:24 Gannen Bungee Jump
14:48 Yacchae! Go! Go!

16:46 Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no
19:33 Ryuusei Boy
22:18 Va-Va-Voom
25:08 Oyogenai Mermaid

(A medley of songs with fun calls)
28:38 Tokaikko Junjou
30:43 Special Generation
32:17 Shalala! Yareru Hazu sa
33:37 Watashi, Choito Kawaii Urabanchou
35:35 Suki na Senpai

37:33 Boogie Woogie LOVE
40:05 Tachiagirl
43:25 Hamukatsu Mokushiroku
46:25 Konya Dake Ukaretakatta

49:29 Rainbow

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Hello AI asks a question…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlwd6-98XYs