Promotion for Mai Satoda\s 2007 single

Just found a link and some great photos for Mai Satoda promoting her comdey single released in 2007 (then re-released in 2010):
http://www.barks.jp/wii/news/?id=1000032241

Creating a new group (eventually named Taiyou to Ciscomoon)

Here is an old clip of the auditions and take-outs for Taiyou to Ciscmoon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0O19gNqn20&feature=related

T&C on utaban:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDv81ttEFrQ&feature=related

And a funny clip of Coconuts Musume:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oioU59zoi3I&feature=player_embedded

Dream Musume recording

And a picture at Iida's blog:
http://blog.oricon.co.jp/iikaori/archive/909/0

The coming of 9th generation

I found this rather amusing :D

Written by Kitsuiko:

This is more or less a humorous assessment of what I've noticed all throughout the internets about fans. Please do not take it too seriously.

Fans of:
* 1st Generation: Mostly amused at new fans proclamations of end of the world and absently remember there's such a thing as Morning Musume after finishing graduate level dissertations on jpop fandom.

* 2nd Generation: Ha, mostly a joke. Don't exist.

* 3rd Generation: Are too busy defending Maki Goto's Tsunku bash to notice graduations

* 4th Generation: Complain like old people on the porch about the Morning Musume back in their day and how graduations always happen and having to go to concerts uphill in the snow both ways.

* 5th Generation: ZOMG TEH WORLD IT IS TEH ENDING! THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A MORNING MUSUME WITHOUT X MEMBER! EVAR! IT WILL EXPLOOOOODE!

* 6th Generation: Split. Eri fans should see 7th or 8th Generation; Reina and Sayu fans are simply preparing for their oncoming dominance

* 7th Generation: Are dulled to the world since Koharu's graduation and busily testing genki ratings in new idol sources.

* 8th Generation: Stillll raging against losing the Pandas and have just started copypastaing Takahashi's name into previous rants.

* 9th Generation: HOLY CRAP RIHO! HOLY CRAP KANON! HOLY CRAP ERINA! HOLY CRAP MIZUKI! Here, I saw a four second clip where a girl blinked once and this is why I think it means that she's a secret member of the Freemasons!



Kitsuiko

A small translated clip of Yuki Maeda

Yuki Maeda: For those who are watching Joy Sound, hello, this is Yuki Maeda.
Thank you for singing my latest single, “Ai Ai Daiko”.

This time, the song contains a part, “Don Don Don!”, which I think is really nice. Whenever you get a chance, please sing “Ai Ai Daiko” more often!

Thank you very much!

Hitomi Saitou's wedding

Taken from jpopmusic:

Former Melon Kinenbi member Saito Hitomi wed comedian Hachimitsu Jiro on August 3rd.
Natalie Article Translated:

It was announced that Saito Hitomi, formerly of Melon Kinenbi, married comedian Hachimitsu Jiro of Tokyo Dynamite.

They entered into the family register on August 3rd, recognized by the Japan Apiary Honey Society and the Japan Honey Union as "Honey Day (Hachi-Mitsu no Hi). There are no plans for a service or reception, nor are there plans for a press conference. Hachimitsu Jiro's official comment will stand in place of other official announcements.

Saito announced at Melon Kinenbi's break-up concert that she would be leaving show business. Since then she has appeared happily on the blogs of other former members who have begun solo work. Let's support this beginning of Saito's second life!

Official Comment from Hachimitsu Jiro & Saito Hitomi
We announce our wedding on this day.

I asked her, "What are you going to do once you've split up?"
She said, "Go back to Niigata."
I said, "I'll take care of you for the rest of our lives. Don't go back to Niigata," and gave her a ring.
Please watch over us from now on.

Hachimitsu Jiro & Saito Hitomi


source:
http://natalie.mu/music/news/35636

New songs by Kei Yasuda

I found some tidbits here and there on the net.

Apparantly Kei Yasuda has written two new songs, and they have been performed in some events realted to either H!P or some OG events.

The songs are "Mou Ichido ~I miss you~" and "Kimi e no Uta ~Always Love~" are songs by Kei. A third song, "Happy", is apparently by Kei and Mari.

I don't know any more of this, if someone does please shed some more light on this :)