Mitsui Aika
News Update 2009-05-15
Submitted 2009-05-15 05:46 AM
An official Morning Musume MySpace page has been opened, and they are holding a green screen challenge to produce a video for "3, 2, 1 BREAKIN'OUT!", the c/w for their current single. The contest is in Japanese and English, and is open to everyone. The winners will be announced at the Anime Expo 2009. (Morning Musume on MySpace)
Berryz Koubou are to perform in Korea at the Yonsei University Auditorium on 2009-06-21. This will be the first time they have performed in the country, and will help promote the upcoming Korean auditions.
Mitsui Aika will be out of action for a few weeks while she recovers from surgery to repair detached cartilage on the second toe of her left foot.
Melon Kinenbi are to release five indie singles, each one to be a collaboration with another artist and in a "rock style". The first single will be with the popular group BEAT CRUSADERS, and will be released on 2009-06-24.
A new H!P Egg unit has been announced. S/mileage consists of Wada Ayaka, Maeda Yuuka, Fukuda Kanon and Ogawa Saki. Internal link: S_mileage.
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Hello! Project News Summary 2008-04-20
Submitted 2008-04-20 10:50 AM
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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Hello! Project News Summary 2008-04-13
Submitted 2008-04-13 03:00 PM
8th Generation Morning Musume member Mitsui Aika has been forced to rest after being diagnosed with appendicitis, and will miss this weekends concerts. It is currently unknown if she has had to have her appendix removed. Announcement.
Morning Musume will stage their first concert in South Korea this summer. It will be staged on 2008-06-01 in the Olympic Hall at the Seoul Olympic Park. Their upcoming single "Resonant Blue" will be released in South Korea on the same day as Japan. Announcement.
The four Hello! Project Kansai members have "graduated" as trainees, and formed their own unit "SI☆NA " (SI NA, pronounced she-na). The name is taken from the first letters of their names, Suma Ai, Iwashima Manami, Nakayama Nana and Abe Asami. They are working towards their debut, and it is unclear if they are still under the Hello! Project tag. Announcement.
Berryz Koubou single "Dschinghis Khan" has now edged out Buono! for the H!P Kids total sales record. It has sold a total of 35,395 copies, nearly 400 more then Buono's "Renai Rider".
Following her recently released interviews, former Hello! Project member Kago Ai has started an official fanclub called "Biscuit Club", and is writing a blog. Link.
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Morning Musume 8th Generation Announced
Submitted 2006-12-10 05:01 PM
Today saw the results of the Morning Musume Happy 8 auditions to find new members for the group.
In a surprise move, Tsunku once again chose only one girl: Mitsui Aika, 13, from Shiga prefecture. Aika becomes the 9th and youngest member of the current group, and the 23rd member in the groups history.
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