68 posts tagged “tsugunaga momoko”

It's always fun to compare shashinshuu and here we have two most *adorable* releases in Momo's already 4th release along with Chiichan's very first solo shashinshuu~! Both locales are absolutely gorgeous!! with Momo here in Hawaii~♥ (shhh I may be a little bit biased of Hawaii♥ as i live here~ (。ーωー。)...) and Chiichan on location in the very warm and scenic Okinawa~♥! (shhh I may be a little bit biased of Okinawa♥ as I'm part Okinawan~ (。ーωー。)...) Ugh! I wrote that backwards (;_;)!.....that should have read....with Momo on location in the very warm and scenic Okinawa~♥ (shhh I may be a little bit biased of Okinawa♥ as I'm part Okinawan~ (。ーωー。)...) and Chiichan here in Hawaii~♥ (shhh I may be a little bit biased of Hawaii♥ as I live here~ (。ーωー。)...).

So being that I'm really on a middle ground in trying to decide which I *adore* more.......I'm asking for minna's♥ help~*!  o(*´∀｀)o゛.

Both shashinshuu are so so so so so so so *cute* and well photographed!, I *adore* both Berryz Koubou members so much too~!....and it's really wonderful to see Chiichan getting her very first solo pb!...may the Captain♥ be the very next~! Momo's has a bit more *spice* and I think you'll know what I mean after viewing a few of her scans....and in particular those shot along with a classic mic stand~. Chiichan *shines* so much in her very first release and there's really a silver lining in UFI waiting a bit longer for this first effort of hers as her confidence really shows in her pb....something that I'm sure takes time to develop...even for an idol who's been in front of the spotlight for quite a long time~. =) Also I soooo so so love seeing Chiichan in very familiar areas on the island♥ here....and those shots of her surfboarding in front of the very iconic Diamond Head♥ are pure ~♥~! o(*´∀｀)o゛!

Tsugunaga Momoko's Shashinshuu can be ordered here at Amazon Japan.



So without further delay, here are 70 favorite♥ scans that I've chosen (35 scans from each shashinshuu...) in helping to decide this shashinshuu battle~......(please forgive my poor scanning abilities...I'm still not very good at this...(*≧∀≦)☆★ ↓)....and please vote for your favorite♥ shashinshuu below ne~ ↓↓↓ yoroshiku onegaishimasu~! ＾　＾

I've posted the scans in an alternating pattern..Momo♥, Chiichan♥, Momo♥, Chiichan♥, Momo♥, Chiichan♥, Momo♥...okay I'll stop…(^q^)!

I realize I said this about her previous shashinshuu,.....but this one is just so ヽ(。´▽`。)ノ。。！！♥

Whew~!....for a moment there I was so worried that Momo had somehow lost or perhaps misplaced her *heliumness*~♥~...luckily though all is well and in place as Buono!'s latest single release continues to make them H!P's and in a larger sense J-Idol's most rocking trio~!..."My Boy" is simply *sensational* in every way~!

I haven't watched any of Shugo Chara! just yet and it being the associated anime, just the sheer aggressiveness of "My Boy"makes me quite curious as to what this anime entails...

The *soul* of "My Boy"'s composition hits like a....thrash metal composition for the lack of a better description at the moment but in any case it's definitely at least of the "heavy metal" genre I think.~ "Janakya Mottainai!" remains yet as my most favorite Buono! metal release =) and the aggressive unison of instruments♪♪ is reminiscent of many past hard rock ♥'z of mine! But what's so awesome and unique about J-music is how even with such a hard driven composition, when the vocals hit you it then all becomes soooo *cute* all over again~! And another wonderful surprise is that while he didn't write the lyrics, Tsunku did write the music♪♪ for the title track "My Boy" and compositions like these just continue to validate Tsunku's amazing versatility as he's truly capable of writing so many style and genres of music as he's shown and proven time and time again~! =)

Buono!'s "My Boy" LE CD single can be ordered here at Cdjapan.

Buono!'s "My Boy" RE CD single can be ordered here at Cdjapan.

Buono!'s "My Boy" pv DVD single can be ordered here at Cdjapan. (to be released on May 13th)

Buono!'s "My Boy" LE CD single can be ordered here at YesAsia.

Buono!'s "My Boy" RE CD single can be ordered here at YesAsia.

Buono!'s "My Boy" pv DVD single can be ordered here at YesAsia. (to be released on May13th)

"My Boy" also seems to have a bit of a new wave identity going on as those keyboard riffs which occur during the song's intro and during its breaks throws yet another variable into what otherwise would be pure metal track....although there would absolutely be nothing wrong with that!! =)

The coupling with track "Warp" is much more tame for sure all the while still hinting at making this a true double a-side keeping with a well driven rock sound...and while being no where near as striking as the title track in terms of overall impact...."Warp" is actually a bit more of a melodic♪ track as it showcases each member's vocals somewhat more~. Somehow the vocal arrangement has a way of creating the aura of a mid tempo feel with its more smoothly flowing lines, while the instrumentation in contrast tries to keep up with its predecessor~. 

The LE CD single release includes both a photo card (right) and a bonus DVD which includes a look into the making/shooting of each edition's jacket. The DVD runs approximately 7:16 and primarily highlights each member's thoughts on their incredibly *adorable* outfits as well as some of their thoughts on the single's style~.

Although I would so have loved if they'd included an alternate version of the title track's pv as has occurred in past H!P LE releases....it's still a very nice look into a bit of the behind the scenes of a fun and lively photo shoot.........and as always is the case with Buono!...you can be sure to count of Airrin to *ham* it up for the camera with the cutest of expressions...she's just so spontaneously funny!…(^q^)!

.....and now for a few *moments* with H!P's resident ♥~ham~♥.......all from the "jacket making of" DVD........

Although these are officially 2008 H!P scarf sets they seem to be more like 2009 sets as both the scarves and photos arrived this year...with the latter arriving just yesterday. What's odd about this latest set is while both the 2006 & 2007 releases arrived with both scarf and photo sets accompanying each other, this most recent release was sent out with the scarves arriving first with the photos arriving at a much later date as mailed out by the official Hello! Project Store.

The scarves themselves arrived in mid January and can be seen here in an older post....so tonight I just scanned the six photo sets some of which I'll be sending out as they were very much belated Christmas presents.

Each scarf photo set is comprised of two 3 1/2" X 5" photos which are now going under the name of "Up Front International" instead of UFA as in the past...and the word "International" does give hope for us international fans out here as perhaps this may be a sign of things to come outside of Japan as H!P ventures into new music markets heading west and hopefully into Europe too~!

Only the Maimichan, Nacchi, Manoeri and one of the Momo scarf sets are mines to keep as the other three were gifts.....Shirow I'll be sending your Momo photos out along with the BK single you won here recently.....Momo I'll be mailing your Sayu photos very soon and of course the Gakisan set is for my brother. ^ ^ I hope you don't mind Momo as I scanned your Sayu photos but I was most most careful with them I promise! And I know my brother won't mind~ XD....Gakisan's photos are really adorable this year!

Each set has each member posed with their personally designed scarf both wearing and holding them....enjoy the scans! All very cute....hmm.......I think Maimichan's are my favorite this year! ^ ^

With my ever growing excitement of the Daytona 500 and the start of the new race season getting nearer and nearer I thought that a checkered background would be appropriate here....just hoping that the either the #48, #24 or the #88 crosses it first! ＼(^o^)／☆

Buono! is plain and simple just one of the most shining groups to ever grace the H!P landscape and their J-Pop utopia train continues to roar through the music scene with their latest single release "co no mi chi."

Group dynamics are so essential when the hopes of longevity are at stake and Pony Canyon's brainchild of a group continues to excel with a group chemistry that is truly second to none in our idol fansphere.....as Airiin, Momo & Miya have forged such a solid image, sound, and close knit aura that even the casual fan at this point I think would find it very difficult to deny that Buono! is firmly set to be a force to be reckoned with for many years to come in the idol music industry where a soar or sink reality has long been in place.

Buono!'s "co no mi chi" LE (CD+DVD) can be ordered here.

Buono!'s "co no mi chi" RE CD can be ordered here.

Buono!' "co no mi chi" pv DVD single can be ordered here.

Even with a debut release as impressive as "Honto no jibun", all dreams and hopes of Buono!'s continued success have exceeded what I imagined initially and the stellar mixing of such endeared members from two high profile groups in H!P have produced a blueprint of sorts for which the next generation of artists/idols can truly take note of in hopes of succeeding as well. Buono! is made outstanding by the means of having 3 very distinct voices, 3 developed and talented voices, 3 very diversified personalities and amazing song writing to present it all.

Tsunku makes a collaborative appearance as he penned the music for the title track "co no mi chi" and the CD + DVD release includes a Shugo Chara/Buono! photo card as well as making of footage which runs just over 10 minutes.

Buono!'s "live band" sound has become trademark and the title track "co mo mi chi" doesn't waste any time getting into a frenzied rock-a-pa-looza feel but a great and notable aspect of their heavy hitting sound is no matter how wonderfully powerful the musical exterior is......the core of each great Buono! song is filled with the sweetest of melodies♪♪ and layers of simple but effective harmonies which immediately validates how all great groups which endure follow one simple mainstay, hook the audience where it's most likely successful. In the case of idol groups in particular not only are the hardcore wota but also the more casual fan succeptible to the combination of anything of substance and that which is undeniably catchy/cute! Buono! works this to perfection time and time again and the only bold step left would be to either participate in the music compositions or the instrumentation directly...either of which I don't see as too much of a stretch judging by what idols in the past have achieved as well as what these 3 stellar members embody and have already shown. That may be pushing the envelope somewhat but truly if UFA wants to further excel their family of artists then it must allow for them to grow individually as all of these girls possess untapped talent without any doubt. ^ ^ In the parallel world of JE, Tackey's latest release emphatically shows these possibilities....if, only there are allowed and surely encouraged. ^ ^

The coupling with track "Muteki no power" is no slouch to the title track by any stretch of the imagination and it's actually a bit more groove driven with an almost punk-R sound to it. The chorus does fair in direct comparison to "co no mi chi" but it's a small price to pay for such a cutely frenzied release! Something else that I've also come to realize about Buono!'s songs is that they seemingly never overstay their welcome as in drag on in any way as the musical compositions themselves are always so full of rhythm changes and interludes that they grace us in such a fashion which leaves the listener possibly always longing for more. =)


Once again I'm lobbying for UFA to once again release their CD singles and pv DVD singles on the same release date as they once did long ago....it still puzzles me as to why they stagger coinciding releases with latter dates as wouldn't any fan want to be able to watch both the pv and enjoy the single release in an adjacent moment? I'm often tempted to watch the pre-uploaded pvs (and I've caved on occasion! :P ) which always appear weeks before even the single is released but somehow that for me defeats the extra excitement of receiving the actual DVD release and subsequently watching it for the very first time. Funny I guess I'm sort of "old" fashioned in this way.......lol you're allowed to tease! XD 

LE bonus DVD have now clearly moved away from sharing an alternate pv version as they have in the past (leaving those to FC event DVDs ^ ^ ) but with such awesomely cute footage of behind the scenes I'm finding these two part making of segments most enjoyable! ^o^♪♪ There's just over 10 minutes here and the promise of more with the pv DVD single's release! ………(゜∀゜)………。

We're treated to the jacket shooting footage and you have to love just the sight of Airiin, Momo & Miya mouthing syllables which appear on the RE cover! They're so cute with their expressions~!♥ But when it comes to hamming it up for the camera at any time...any given moment....any time she's awake........it's all about Airiin by far in this dynamic! o(*´∀｀)o゛

Buono!'s resident ham is warming up and getting ready to go to work on your emotions! =)

.....it's so true~!! and a somewhat long running joke that even dates back to one of BK's pv making of clips.....I'm trying to remember which pv DVD single it was from but I can't be sure without checking first so a guess would be maybe "Special Generation???"....lol I'm probably way off though just guessing off the top of my head. I bet Zush would know for sure! ^ ^ Miya was imitating Momo's running "♥technique♥" in one of BK's pv making of clips and OMG don't get me started with Momo at the running events at H!P's Sports Festival!!!!!!!!! It's so cute I may pass out~! XD I think I may have posted that somewhere here before.....mmmm she's so adorable! And I'm also "magnetically" :P attracted to Airiin even more as she really really really resembles one of my classmates from high school! ♥ Hm...I wish I could post their photos side by side but I don't think she'd let me. ^ ^

...or perhaps I should call them 2009 H!P scarves as I really thought that these would have arrived sometime last month but they just arrived today. From Ohta's messages it sounded like he was having some trouble acquiring them from the H!P Official shop and I'm guessing that maybe an extra high demand this year perhaps led to numerous delays on them being sent out. This years scarves are a nice dark shade of blue with each member's personal autographs being stitched on in various colors corresponding to each group's/member's color.

Each scarf measures an impressive 70 1/2 inches long and 9 1/2 inches wide....lol the scarves are a lot taller than I am! :/

I was so hopeful that they would have arrived by mid December that 3 of these are actually now very very very belated Christmas presents. >_<; What I still find strange is that the accompanying UFA photos which in the past have been sent together with the scarves are this time being sent out sometime in February. Hmmm.....it's puzzling as the photos are usually taken with each member holding their scarf design so wouldn't one think that these photos would have already been shot? Now I'm wondering if I should send these 3 belated Christmas gifts out now or should I wait until their accompanying photos arrive? Two of them are being mailed internationally so it's a bit of a dilemma right now as to whether I should wait or not.....and I wonder if it'll even still be cold by the time that they arrive??? When is the end of Winter??? (;´□｀)

So there are 2 Momo scarves, a Gakisan scarf, a Sayu scarf, a Nacchi scarf, a Maimichan scarf and a Manoeri scarf...I took closer photos of the ones that I'll be keeping below.....


The individual signature designs really add an endearing touch to each one and Momo's is still by far my overall favorite as her drawing is oh so so cute! o(*´∀｀)o Last year's designs with the wreath like emblem are arguably still the prettiest out of the 3 years of scarves that UFA has released thus far although I do like this year's design as well. The material is also very warm and cozy to the touch although even a Hawaii cold front wouldn't necessarily warrant the use of scarves here........(sigh)...I would have to reach quite a high elevation here to use one and not look out of place.

 
I can't wait to see how this year's photos will look and I'm wondering if they'll be once again larger 5X7's like last year's (above) as opposed to the traditionally smaller UFA photos which usually accompany their releases.

Momo's shashinshuu is already out of print at Cdjapan but it can still be ordered at both Amazon Japan and HMV Japan.


This marks the 90th Hello! Project shashinshuu that I've collected over the years and while various members have held onto the cute and adorable crown at different times very rarely does a pb come along that can ascend to the adorable throne with such ease and unquestionable authority~!


Momo has long been one of the most shining lights in Berryz Koubou and all of H!P and she's been a favorite member of mine since I first laid eyes on "Piririto yukou!" shortly after its release. She along with Miya and Riichan have pretty much dominated as my favorites in BK since I became a fan and if Maimichan defines "cute", then surely there should be a photo of Momo next to the definition of "adorable." ^-^


I was really anticipating this to be Momo's best shot pb yet as I just think that her hair is at such a perfect length right now~!...not too long and not too short! So many times we see idols go through...well questionable hairstyles and lengths which perhaps don't suit their facial features in the most optimum way so this is a plea to all H!P hairstylist or just "you" if there's only one lol!...to please stay away from Momo's hair!

And just in case anyone's forgotten what the dark side of Hello! Project's hairstylist(s) are capable of, this may refresh your memory on what history has taught us over the years...

Episode I The Hairstylist Menace: A young boy is found to be extraordinarily strong with the force and Gotou Maki cuts her hair and then shoots her first "Alo-Hello!" DVD. :O

Episode II Attack of the Scissors: It is found out that the little green one moves very quickly despite the use of a cane and Kamei cuts her hair and then releases her 2nd shashinshuu. :O

Episode III Revenge of the Hair: The little one now grown up must struggle between the darkness of really bad dialog & really bad acting while Gotou Maki's hair has now grown back to a nice long length. :)

Episode IV A New Hairstyle: The big bad one with asthma now rules the galaxy mercilessly while secretly building the most awesome haircutting device anyone has ever seen...the flobee and Ayaya cuts her hair shortly after joining GAM. :O

Episode V The Beauty Shop Strikes Back: Kamei finds out that Tsunku is her neighbor's uncle's half-brother's cousin's mechanic's good friend from down the street and Rikachan cuts her hair and Biyuuden releases their 7th single. :O

Episode VI Return of the Hair: A cast of thousands including a lot of Snuggle teddy bears help to restore peace and order in the galaxy and Kamei's hair is at the perfect length again. :)

Now is it possible to have a prequel to a prequel or an epilogue?....I shudder to think!

Getting back to Momo's latest shashinshuu...it's adorable perfection and I wonder just how long we'll have to wait until another such masterpiece is set before us......well I guess when she releases her next shashinshuu! Momo possesses a real natural sweet charisma about her and the uncanny ability to brighten up any room that she enters (much like Nacchi does)...and it really comes out in some notable photographs I think. Momo is = to Kamei; earth's most adorable! ^ ^

I rarely scan hard cover photobooks for the reason that it really can damage the book's spine and in some cases the book won't even lay flat afterwards but with some extra care I've managed to use my poor scanning ability >_< to share what I find to be some of my most favorite photos from Momo's "Momo no mi" collection. I hope you find your inner adorableness in them too~! Enjoy! ^-^

Awwwww...!

And then there's also the accompanying "making of" DVD which has a running time of approximately 15 minutes...yet to be watched but that will be remedied soon! ^ ^

Well so much for trying to save money.... >_<...it's Momo & friends in the mail today and OMG! her adorableness will destroy you~! (^-^) I want to put "FOREVER LOVE" into the player first but..hmmmm..."Dschinghis Khan" remix with........sheep. O__o?

Buono!'s "Rottara Rottara" LE can be ordered here from Cdjapan.

Buono!'s "Rottara Rottara" pv DVD single can be ordered here from Cdjapan.

"Rottara Rottara" has such a "garage" band feel to it and while I'm not familiar with mic techniques or mixing for that matter it must surely have something to do with one or both as even with some of their previous songs this type of sound has been achieved in a most up front way. So with power chords and a toe thumping rhythm Buono! once again declares their supremacy in J-"idol" girl groups! I had this thought once before but is it just me or do those "rottara...rottara's...." remind anyone of Puffy? LOL I don't know but they just do...the sound of those harmonized lyrics...and I'm thinking Puffy for those instances! :P Granted Puffy is definitely 60's inspired in their style but still....! Okay it's probably just me. :P The coupling with track "My Love" is a much more straight forward rockin' track and one may just be able to imagine a cute mosh pit forming in front of them while on stage performing this one....also love the horns which add a sweet sort of ska flavor. ^-^ I just can't say enough about how well Miya, Airiin and Momo harmonize together and they create such a sweet sound together during their ensemble vocal parts. Still though they're so unique vocally and UFA couldn't have chosen a better trio to present their wonderful and powerfully produced music...they surely got this one right! ^ ^

Okay they specifically put a bit in here with the "sour" faces or quirky expressions is perhaps a better description but in either case Airrin is sooooooooooooooo much the ham!!! And many probably already know of this through previous C-ute or Buono! appearances but she's just too adorable! While Momo may hold the Ace of Adorableness in Buono! and most of H!P for that matter (besides Kamei of course!) in Buono! it's Airiin sporting the most outwardly quirky and ♥dorky♥ aura. I think you could hand Airiin the phone book and she'd keep most wota entertained.....okay make that her female fan base too as wota may be too easily entertained by idols in general! :P But Airiin has proven time and time again just how fun she is no matter what the circumstances and her facial expressions are truly second to none! Plus Airiin resembling former schoolmate = bonus points! They're such the perfect trio with Miya bringing the powerful presence and strongest vocals, Momo the adorable sniper and then with Airiin's quirkyness and attention to  um detail it all just fits together like a perfect J-Idol wet dream...erm puzzle come true.....lol I mean that in a sweet way though! :P You just watch her though and Airiin is the best in front of a camera...just so naturally natural...lol. ^ ^
So the LE includes in addition to the bonus DVD a Buono! photo card which has the members pictured on one side with "Shugo Chara!" animation on the opposite side...I really wish for more Momusu photo cards too.....pray with me! =) OMG! isn't that freeze frame of Airiin above so freaky?!! :o But anyway above is the pv and jacket making of part 1 which is included with the LE CD release. Sorry that I had to turn down the resolution so much but VOX only accepts files up to 50mb in size and with a running time of approximately 12 minutes the file was coming out way too large with better resolution. :/ Still Momo rules adorable land with an iron fist!!! And instead of saying "OH CRAP!!" :P....she always handles embarrassing moments of failure in the sweetest and cutest temperament!! \(^o^)/ Goofing up in her solo scene above and below Momo is sooo much ♥! Momo is the supreme leader of "Adorable Land" just to the left of "NeverNever" and I think even Tinkerbell fled her domain after not being able to out-cute her in any way sense shape or form whatsoever...just a hunch though. ^-^ Kawaii deshou ne? She looks so cute in 70's attire too~! And there's so much more Momo on the release horizon with her upcoming............... ....shashinshuu release!....and... ...solo DVD! It's going to be a Momo Christmas, don't miss out! ^ ^

Got a call yesterday that the latest issue had just arrived! So I stopped in town after work to pick it up and while my initial thought was...hmm still no H!P member(s) on the cover I was delighted to find pictorials of both Manoeri who seems to be a favorited idol of UTB right now as well as the ever growing beauty, Yajima Maimi. UTB continues with it's restructuring format which seems to differ with each coming issue and I have to say that this latest issue is a teeny tiny bit closer to what this publication used to be like...which is a good thing! ^-^ The idols are being featured in a much more involved layout with articles and the mid section has returned to featuring extras on the issues' idols as well as an array of various articles on other going ons in the idol world. I'd still love to see a return of a much more extensive music review and feature section but baby steps...baby steps. :) Still some of my favorite features are the personal peeks into idol life in a very wide spectrum of ways.......and my favorite article this time around is...... ...........on Watanabe Banbi. Idols are often asked what do they consider to be their best "charm point" and often the answers range from eyes, lips, smiles, hands.....etc. But not Banbichan, who says...チャームポイントは当然 "お尻"...(Charm point wa touzen "oshiri") that her "charm point" is "naturally" her butt! Well at least she's honest! ^o^ Also noted in brackets below is that this marks her butt's debut! Forget the pictorials, now this is great reading! :P
Manoeri looks simply radiant and the "Kira Kira Manoeri" title states it very appropriately! If she ever chose to take another career path in life surely one in modeling wouldn't be very difficult to get swept into and judging by photo after photo that she's been seen in of late she's just a natural beauty in front of the camera....pretty, comfortable....confident. The brief article covers her 2nd indies single "Lucky Aura" and gives her thoughts on her recent fan club event, "Manopiano", and her live piano performance. Directly following Manoeri's feature is C-ute's leader Yajima Maimi and hers looks to be an ongoing series of photos...so I'll just call this "the beauty experiment Vol.1" ^-^ Maimichan's beauty in H!P may be second only to one Kamei Eri....erm....just my bias creeping in there! :P All indications coming from UTB here is that an upcoming shashinshuu may not be too far away! In any case my belief that ...there really should be a photo of Maimichan next to the definition of "cute" still stands. Suzuki Airi and Umeda Erika also get a little collaboration feature where they start off with cute caricatures of one another and then eventually move on to something a bit more...um "realistic" as they sketch each other in a set pose. Hmmm....something tells me that Erikachan graduated from the Kamei school of art. ....Well you decide. ^-^ On the other hand Airiin's free hand sketch of Erikachan is really great and cute. :) Being that Wani Books (UTB's publisher) is a regular in releasing H!P photo books there are also one page adds (albeit in black and white :o ) for both Reinachan's just released (October 24th) and Momo's upcoming shashinshuu releases. Although my copy of "「Very Reina」" won't arrive till about the 5th or so of November when Berryz Koubou's and Arashi's new singles are released, just judging by this ad it looks that Momusu's most well fashioned and accesorized member will be in full glamour once again! Momo's upcoming shashinshuu which is scheduled for a November 21st release shows Momo here in pure cuteness! And I must say that her hair is at the perfect length!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...making her upcoming yet to be titled shashinshuu potentially the most adorable Berryz Koubou pb release to date! There are only three images here but I'm ready to vote yes! ^-^