[4/16] Morning Musume。'14 56th single - Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe / Password is 0

[stam4o]

It's amazing how much Daaishi feeling is there present on Password is Zero's MV

[esm]

Nice reading so many english comments...it's got 36, 416 views atm. TokiSora at 472,353 views...will this reach 1 million before release date

^ Some sharing the same sentiments like you.

Wow....Ever since Reina left, Riho took the spotlight. Yeah both are very talented, but all the members should shine, Haruka has a great voice, and many others in the group as well, but Tsunku has never used this to the groups advantage. For a long time, I feel like morning musume was becoming "Reina, Riho, and the backup dancers" or "Ai chan, reina, and the others", but then again thats just my opinion. Tsunku has issues with the definition of a group and a solo act with backup girls.

Most groups have one or a few front girls though. You need a small number to keep the general public's attention, like allowing them to recognize the group by just recognizing the front girl(s). A lot of people don't care about AKB48 and sister groups because there are way too many girls, but if you were to devote even a little attention to them you'd still know a few of their front girls.

I think with this lineup you get a lot more balance than before though. I remember in the past when you watch concerts you'd feel like it's just Ai-chan in everything.

[Celedam]

Yeah, even I know Takamina from AKB48.

[wotakubrandon]

Yeah and Morning Musume has always been like that. It's just more noticeable now because the "back" girls don't get lines in the second half of songs like they used to.

[JonCC]

^
^Same here: I was familiar with the big 8. (Or was it 7?)
Following J-Pop I had accepted the fact that I was bound to run into them from time to time.
Of course, most of those are gone now (i believe?), so I'm once again at a loss.

[Parhelion69]

Sayu and Riho are on the thumbnails the most, because if you want to draw attention to the video, you have to show your cutest girls, that way there's a bigger chance to get casual people's attention. As simple as that.

[esm]

Just tried playing TokiSora at 1.5x speed on Youtube. It sounded pretty good.

[Amped]

promotion

Fortune Music has changed things up a bit with the special box set tickets and added a third new event. there will be a "sign, handshake, talk" event together. You can have one member to sign a photo with your nickname written (10 characters only) plus shake hands and talk with them.

event is on 7/20 in Shibuya. When you buy the special boxset, you choose which group of 2 members you want

Group A: [Sayumi Riho]
Group B: [Mizuki Eripon]
Group C: [Kanon Kudo]
Group D: [Haruna Ayumi]
Group E: [Masaki Sakura]

http://www.helloproject.com/event/14040 ... usume.html
http://fortunemusic.jp/morningsign_1404_1/


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Fortune music has added two more individual handshake event dates on 7/20 and 7/21 in Tokyo
http://www.helloproject.com/event/14031 ... kushu.html

third round of pre-orders for the 2-shot, 6-shot, 3-shot photo-op events, 4/9~4/11
http://www.helloproject.com/event/14031 ... betsu.html
http://fortunemusic.jp/morning1cheki_1404_1/

third round of pre-orders for the 2-shot
http://www.helloproject.com/event/14031 ... cheki.html
http://fortunemusic.jp/morningGcheki_1404_1/

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promotion

Mizuki, Riho, Masaki talk+handshake event at the HMV store in Sapporo, 4/11
http://www.helloproject.com/event/14040 ... stera.html

Mizuki, Eripon, Masaki, Kudo, Sakura handshake event before Morning Musume. '14 concert in Hokkaido, 4/12
http://www.helloproject.com/event/14040 ... nitri.html

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promotion

today, Riho, Sayu, Mizuki, Ayumi, Sakura had an interview with Monthly TV Navi magazine. release is 4/24. They also had a video interview with BS Asahi J-POP Monday TBA.
http://ameblo.jp/morningmusume-9ki/entr ... 69963.html
http://ameblo.jp/morningmusume-10ki/ent ... 02795.html

Mizuki also said Morning Musume. '14 also had filming for the Girls Live and signed posters in their Tokisora outfits today.

http://ameblo.jp/morningmusume-9ki/entr ... 65859.html