The H!P Musings/Rants Thread

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Ishida Ayumi says it has already been decided that "Hello Pro's sacred place" (her words), Nakano Sun Plaza is going to be demolished. Morning Musume. '20 has one Nakano Sun Plaza performance in their Spring 2020 tour during Golden Week on May 6th.
https://ameblo.jp/morningm-13ki/entry-12566329115.html

After demolishing an aging Nakano Sun Plaza in 2024, the mayor says the new multipurpose hall will be built with a max capacity of 7,000 people with 5,000 fixed seats. Aim completion is 2028.
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20191024/k ... 40/387000c

In February 2020, they will have talks with the business companies responsible for demolishing Nakano Sun Plaza and development of the new facility. Proposals for the design of the multipurpose hall will be accepted till July. The companies will then make a decision in October 2020. The Mayor of Nakano hopes the name "Sun Plaza" will kept for the new facility.
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO54 ... 0C2L83000/

Nakano Sun Plaza to close on July 2nd, 2023; Plans to have a "Commemorative Concert" and "Retrospective Exhibition" also being considered

The Nakano Sun Plaza complex in front of JR Nakano Station (Nakano Ward, Tokyo) will close on July 2, 2023, according to data from the Nakano Ward Council. The reason for the closure is the rebuilding of the building as part of a redevelopment project. The city will consider holding a "closing commemorative concert" and a "Nakano Sun Plaza retrospective exhibition" in conjunction with the closure of the building.

A New facility to be completed in 2028


Nakano Sun Plaza opened in June 1973. The distinctive white triangular-shaped building houses a hall with over 2,000 seats, a hotel, restaurants, and other facilities.


The hall has hosted concerts of a wide variety of genres, including enka, rock, and idol music, and is well known among music lovers.

In May 2021, the details of a redevelopment project by Nomura Real Estate Development Co. and others were announced, which called for demolition of the current facility and construction of a new facility with a combined hall and hotel with a maximum capacity of 7,000 people. With the goal of receiving an urban planning decision by the end of 2022 and completing construction of the facility in 2028. the current facility has been the focus of much attention.

At the meeting of the boards of directors of both the facility operator, Nakano Sunplaza Co. and the facility owner, the closure of the facility was decided for July 2nd, 2023. The company stated that operations, excluding the hall, would end at the end of June of the same year.

In closing the building, the company is considering holding a "Concert to Commemorate the Closing", a "Hall Backstage Tour", and a "Nakano Sun Plaza Retrospective Exhibition" as part of efforts to "preserve the legacy" of Nakano Sun Plaza in memory of the building. The company is also considering events for ward residents, such as tours of the facility.

https://www.j-cast.com/2022/07/07441332.html?p=all

[Shoujo Q]

If they plan on having a closing concert I hope H!P get a nod and are invited considering how much they’ve used the concert hall and filmed there.

[Zunu]

DEBUkyan from the Midnight Bouzu gang did a dance cover of Koi no Crouching Start:


The thumbnail says he's a dance shoshinsha (beginner).

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This week's Music Station will have a VTR feature :

Princess Princess, SPEED, Morning Musume, KARA, Girls' Generation...."A History of the Girl Groups that Changed J-Pop History" by including K-Pop groups

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A Soranews article introduced a new item called the "oshi offertory box", a shrine for your favorite oshi and a bank for your money. The Japanese language reporter used her BEYOOOOONDS Shimakura Rika Figure Stand as an example





https://soranews24.com/2022/07/23/dedic ... rtory-box/

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H!P / Upfront Youtube channels have updated logos at all once

Hello! Station

https://www.youtube.com/user/helloprojectstation

Upcoming

https://www.youtube.com/c/upcomi

M-line Music

https://www.youtube.com/c/mlinemusic

Up-front Channel

https://www.youtube.com/c/upfrontchannel

[Zunu]

With matching profile images. Looks much more modern and thematically unified than before, imo.

Moh, you been doing remote contract work?

[Moh]

Yeah but apparently they're only paying in exposure.

[JonCC]

Ah, need to change all the show and season art in my Plex library based off these ones.

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I was watching my favorite Japanese van life couple drive to Okayama prefecture (where OCHA NORMA's Nishizaki Miku is from), and they visited the biggest Japanese Penny Candy "Dagashi" Store in the city of Setouchi. In their video, they were shopping for candy and in the background you can faintly hear OCHA NORMA's Koi no Crouching Start in the store. It's really short.
https://youtu.be/NdxkfSR-QXM?t=1833