[1/29] MM。'14 55th "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is LOVE?" (158k in 3 weeks)

[aggisu]

this is so tacky, why must you be so tacky tsunku.

there is nothing cool about this name change. it looks stupid.
It sounds stupid.

[otaku_blue]

so about the new single....

we have:
- Olympics Song
- What is Love

Ngl, I'm hoping this is a triple A-side or What is Love isn't counted as an A-side.
I really hope the Olympics Song is a really cute and fun genki song and not something cool and mature.
Like I hope the cheer song is not like the Manpower, I mean its kinda appropriate but its kinda weird too at the same time.
I think it'd be cute to have an idol song, but not something generic.

But Im kinda down for whatever as long as its unique and not recycled edm.

Help Me (Flying Formation) > Brainstorming (Dance Battle) > Wagamama (Slapping) > 55th (??) im excited

[Pavlova]

Also, Namie's last single in her first week sold 23k. She hasn't had a 100k first week (which we might hope for? since 2008, and before that one, basically 2000. She also hasn't had a weekly or daily #1 since 2009. (Her albums still sell 500k though)

[coconuts]

I understand Tsunku's reasoning, but change it every year? That can become confusing and old real quick. I think this will be good for potential new fans since Morning Musume at this point is like an ancient clan of idol girls. But I think UFA/ Tsunku should reset the single count too and start at "1st single".

[321BreakinOut]

Oh shit . I just assumed from the other comments that " '14 " was the title of the single, but their name ? Ew . I'm all for branding but Tsunku think of the clusterf*ck on iTunes and all the cd stores online woaaah maan hahahaha


I'd rather Shin Musume tbh...

[wotakubrandon]

He should've changed the period to an exclamation point since people are excited about them again

[Mizu_D3]

^
"symbolic" musume

[yukisuki]

Lol the name change is so weird...I'm not sure if I like it or not. I'm happy for a new single though!

[Amped]

all the news media talking about MM One Four

http://www.news24.jp/entertainment/news/1631391.html
http://news.dwango.jp/?itemid=4300
http://news.dwango.jp/?itemid=4309&catid=6
http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/entame/en ... nt/211746/
http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/entame/en ... nt/211788/
http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2013/12/06/293/
http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2013/12/06/529/index.html
http://www.crank-in.net/entertainment/news/28206
http://www.crank-in.net/entertainment/column/28214
http://www.rbbtoday.com/article/2013/12/06/114689.html
http://www.rbbtoday.com/article/2013/12/06/114715.html
http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0058739
http://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1305748
http://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1305908
http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/morning-musume/55922
http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000096953
http://mantan-web.jp/2013/12/06/2013120 ... 0000c.html
http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/gossip ... 1718.shtml
http://natalie.mu/music/news/105152
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2031706/full/
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2031722/full/
http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainme ... 27770.html
http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainme ... 27900.html
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment ... 46970.html
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment ... 48050.html

[Sohee]

All this attention. Such a good thing.