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Takui releasing a new album titled "BIG SUNSHINE" on December 7th.

songs trailer

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Takui - Kuyashii wa (acoustic ver.)

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Upfront Kansai group Lovelys announced they will disband next year.

Thank you for your continued support of Lovelys.
Lovelys will end its group activities and dissolve after its solo live performance on March 27th, 2023, and will also leave Upfront Kansai Branch.
We apologize for the suddenness of this announcement.

After the end of Lovelys' activities
Miyazaki Rio will suspend her performing activities and consider her future career path.
Yagi Saki would like to continue her performing activities as a solo artist.

As for activities until the dissolution, we will continue to hold live concerts and events as before, and plan to hold a solo live tour in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka next year.

We would like to thank all of our fans and everyone involved for their support and encouragement of Lovelys' activities.

With our gratitude for all the support we have received thus far, we will run through to the end in Lovelys style, and we ask for your continued support of Lovelys.

November 12, 2022
upfront group kansai branch office

Message from Miyazaki Rio

To all of you who always support Lovelys.
I apologize for surprising you with this sudden announcement.

Lovelys will be disbanding on March 27th, 2023.

It has been about 13 years since I auditioned for Upfront Kansai at the age of 15.
I am not sure if I have achieved all the dreams I wanted to realize, but I would like to make a break here and take a fresh look at my life.

To be able to work as an idol, which has always been my dream, surrounded by people I love. I will always treasure the fact that I was able to enjoy my daily activities with Saki.
I cannot thank you enough.
Thank you so much.

I will do my best as Lovelys until the end of the tour, which is only 4 months away.
Please continue to support Lovelys.

- Lovelys Miyazaki Rio

Message from Yagi Saki

To everyone who has always supported Lovelys

We are very sorry for surprising you and making you sad with this sudden announcement.
Lovelys has decided to disband and go our separate ways.

It has been 6 whole years since Lovelys became 2 people.
Every day has been so much fun!
I have had so much fun with my favorite partner, Rio, doing our favorite idol things every day. It's been so much fun that I wonder if it's okay to have so much fun every day!
Of course, there were times when I was frustrated and worried.
But I was able to overcome them because I was working with my lovely Rio-chan.

To be honest, I wanted to see more scenery as Lovelys and go to more places with everyone.
But from here, we can start the tour we have always wanted to do, and we are still thinking of many more fun things to do!
So I want to continue to be Lovelys until the end, and we will be friends and have fun together!

And I will continue my entertainment career after Lovelys dissolves.
I love this job, it has always been my dream, and I still have many goals that I want to achieve.
I have always relied on Rio, so I would be lying if I said that I am not anxious about the future.
But now that I have made this decision, I will continue to believe in myself and work as hard as I can.

I know I am making you all sad.
We hope that we will be able to tell you our story at our one-man live on November 15th.

We hope you will continue to support Lovelys for the rest of our lives.

- Lovelys Yagi Saki


https://www.lovelys.jp/posts/39035311/

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It is announced that Nakajima Takui's song "Kaze ni Tobinore" (from his new album "BIG SUNSHINE") is chosen as the January 2023 theme song for the Nihon TV morning show "Sukkiri", every Monday~Friday 8:00am-10:25am

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https://natalie.mu/music/news/506789

It is a great honor to hear my singing voice on TV in the morning. Please check it out!
- Nakajima Takui

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Upfront Kansai group Lovelys has disbanded, so Former Lovelys member Yagi Saki has decided to transfer to YU-M Entertainment (Up Up Girls, Kikkawa Yuu, Dekami-chan etc.)

I, Yagi Saki, am pleased to announce that I have decided to move to YU-M Entertainment!

I will be moving my base of activities from Kansai to Tokyo!

I want to try more jobs in the future, and I definitely want to be successful.

I will continue to do my best so that many people will support me.

https://twitter.com/sakipyon31/status/1 ... 1737153536

Former Lovelys Miyazaki Rio says she already found a job, but has no plans to resume activities.
https://ameblo.jp/miyazaki-rio/entry-12796271013.html

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Eripon went to the Lovelys final performance
https://twitter.com/sakipyon31/status/1 ... 0468587521
https://twitter.com/sakipyon31/status/1 ... 4852865030

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Nakajima Takui was scheduled to have a youtube membership live tomorrow, but it will be postponed due to his acute bronchitis

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Upfront artist Matsubara Takeshi new single "Casablanca" MV featuring BEYOOOOONDS Kobayashi Honoka on Piano, release is July 7th.



https://ameblo.jp/beyooooonds/entry-12810855912.html

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For now only the Hello! Project Fan Club office will be moving / relocating into a new office on December 14th, 2020. Due to the relocation, they will be closed for inquiries on December 11th~15th. on December 16th, they will be using a new phone number. The new address is :

141-8186
Upfront Fan Club Hello! Project

https://www.up-fc.jp/helloproject/news_ ... p?id=16576

141 is the post code for the Nishigotanda district in the city of Shinagawa (Tokyo prefecture).

Don't know if this is legit, but Upfront's new office "Gotanda Kowa Building" (五反田光和ビル9F) in the Nishigotanda district of Shinagawa looks to be all crammed into one floor, the top 9th floor. (Upfront's Azabu-koei 高栄麻布ビル office is 6 floors)

Upfront Group, Upfront Agency, Upfront Promotion, Upfront Create, J.P. Room, Upfront Works, Upfront International


https://www.emporis.com/buildings/13392 ... okyo-japan

So yeah the Gotanda Kowa Building 9th floor office is just for Upfront International / Hello Project Fanclub.


Upfront Group, Upfront Promotion, Upfront Create, J.P. Room, Odyssey and Upfront Works moved their company offices to the new location :
Sumitomo Fudosan Nishi-Gotanda Building 1st Floor, 3-6-21 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
(東京都品川区西五反田3-6-21 住友不動産西五反田ビル1F)

http://www.ufg.co.jp/associated/

It seems that Upfront (Upfront Group, Upfront Promotion, Upfront Create, J.P. Room, Odyssey and Upfront Works) has move again to another building, but much bigger and modern looking than the one in Nishi-Gotanda. It is in Kita-Shinagawa at Osaki Twin Building Tower offices, and owned by the same real estate company Sumitomo Fudosan :

Sumitomo Fudosan Osaki Twin Building East Tower 6F, 5-1-18 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
(東京都品川区北品川5-1-18 住友不動産大崎ツインビル東館6F)

The addresses have changed on the Upfront site
http://www.ufg.co.jp/associated/
https://www.up-front-agency.co.jp/company.html

official site Osaki Twin Building East Tower




floors layout

https://office.sumitomo-rd.co.jp/buildi ... ki_higashi

The building has 19 floors above ground, 2 floors below ground. It is built to Earthquare resistant standards. The building was completed in February 2022.
https://www.kencorp.co.jp/office/properties/198166/

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Hoshibe Sho starting a new series on his channel :

Playing guitar of songs he composed : Juice=Juice's "CHOICE & CHANCE"

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Hoshibe Sho playing guitar of songs he composed #2 : ANGERME "Nanakorobi Yaoki"