Book
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The book Michishige Sayumi Personal Book “Sayu”
Michishige Sayumi Personal Book “Sayu” (道重さゆみパーソナルブック『Sayu』) will be released on July 13.
This date corresponds to Morning Musume ’14‘s leader Michishige Sayumi‘s 25th birthday.
In this book, the cute idol introduces her private clothes, her make-up, her personal belonging, her treasure… This is the first time that she is talking about her private life.
AKB48 Sousenkyo Official Guide Book 2014
AKB48 Sousenkyo Official Guide Book 2014 (AKB48総選挙公式ガイドブック2014) will be released on May 14.
This guide book contains the profiles of the 296 members of AKB48, SKE48, NMB48 and HKT48 members participating in the annual event. It also includes interviews, articles, several photos, election poster visuals…
NMB48’s Yamamoto Sayaka is on the center of the cover.
Aoi Wakana Official Calendar 2014.4 – 2015.3
Aoi Wakana Official Calendar 2014.4 – 2015.3 will be released in late March 2014.
The theme is Aoi Wakana (Otome Shinto) that graduated from junior high school and who is going to start as senior high schooler in April.
AKB48 Mitai ni Kawaiku Naritai
AKB48 Mitai ni Kawaiku Naritai (AKB48みたいにかわいくなりたいっ！) will be released on February 12.
In this book, Oshima Yuko, Watanabe Mayu, Sashihara Rino, and the other popular members of AKB48 tell how to become cute as an idol. They give advice on making hairstyle and using stylist articles, explanations on the choreography of their songs…
AKB48 Mitai ni Kawaiku Naritai (AKB48みたいにかわいくなりたいっ！) includes several photos.
Uchida Mayumi – Ienai Koigokoro
Uchida Mayumi‘s book Ienai Koigokoro (言えない恋心) will be released on January 31.
Uchida Mayumi is the first member of AKB48 to make her debut as an author. She wrote a romantic fiction about idols. Ienai Koigokoro is a collection of short love stories.
Ienai Koigokoro is published by Kodansha. The book has 192 pages.
°C-ute 2013 Natsu Aki Book “Queen of J-Pop”
°C-ute 2013 Natsu Aki Book “Queen of J-Pop ~Tadoritsuita Onna Senshi~” (℃-ute 2013夏秋Book 「Queen of J-Pop ～たどり着いた女戦士～) will be released on December 27.
This live book is mainly about the 1st concert of °C-ute at Nippon Budokan on September 9-10, 2013. It includes photos of the live performance, the backstage and the rehearsal.
It includes also interviews, pictures of the members of °C-ute in swimsuit and various outfit, private shots, and more…
Morning Musume Tenki Gumi Book
Morning Musume Tenki Gumi Book (モーニング娘。天気組Book) will be released on December 1.
It is dedicated to the 10th generation members of Morning Musume : Kudo Haruka, Sato Masaki, Ishida Ayumi and Iikubo Haruna.
Morning Musume Tenki Gumi Book includes a calendar, a long interview, and several photos of the idols in various outfits.
Hello! Project Complete Single Book
Hello! Project Complete Single Book will be released on November 8.
This book celebrates the 15th anniversary of Hello! Project. As its title suggests, it is a guidebook on the songs released by current (Morning Musume, Berryz Kobo, °C-ute, S/mileage, Juice=Juice) and former groups and members (T&C Bomber, Melon Kinenbi, Matsuura Aya, Mano Erina, …), and sub-units (Tanpopo, Petit Moni…) of Hello! Project.
It gives many details about 446 singles including the photos of the covers and the names of the songwriters.