Cinderella
Hello! Project News Summary 2008-04-20
Submitted 2008-04-20 05:50 PM
Morning Musume's 36th single "Resonant Blue" was released this past Monday, reaching number 2 and selling approximately 25k copies on its first day. Takahashi Ai, Tanaka Reina and Junjun arrived in Taiwan on the 16th to promote the single and the Taiwanese leg of Morning Musume's Asian tour on the 24th of May. The third leg has been announced and will take place in Shanghai on the 28th of June.
Mitsui Aika was released from hospital on the 17th after having her appendix removed. She performed at the Morning Musume concert on the 19th in Nagoya sitting on a chair on the stage.
To promote "Cinderella the Musical", a special unit, "High-King", has been formed. Consisting of Takahashi Ai, Tanaka Reina, Shimizu Saki, Yajima Maimi, and Maeda Yuuka, they will release a single "C/C (Cinderella/Complex)" on June 11.
Matsuura Aya opened the 25th National Confectionery Exposition at Hijemi Castle on the 18th. The show is Japan's largest confectionary exhibition, with over 800 companies participating. Meanwhile, Ishikawa Rika was in Shibuya on the 20th to participate in a promotional event for the new soda "Fanta FuruFuru Shaker", where she performed with comedy duo "Speed Wagon".
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Morning Musume to star in Cinderalla The Musical
Submitted 2008-03-01 11:17 PM
It has been confirmed that Morning Musume are to appear in "Cinderella The Musical". This will be another joint production with the all-female theatre company "the Takarazuka Revue", following on from the 2006 staging of "Ribbon no Kishi".
It will run for 33 shows at the Shinjuku Koma theatre in Tokyo, from August 6th to August 25th. No details of the casting has yet been revealed, but they will be joined by 20 dancers.
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