Hello! Project 2013 Summer Cool Hello! will be held from July 27 to August 31.
2 different setlists titled Mazekoze! (マゼコーゼ！) and Sorezore! (ソレゾーレ！) will be performed.
Hello! Project Summer Tour 2013 will take place in Osaka, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Sendai, and Sapporo.
Morning Musume, Berryz Kobo, °C-ute, S/mileage, Juice=Juice, and Hello! Pro Kenshuusei will participate in the concerts. The MCs will be Makoto and Mitsui Aika.
Former Morning Musume member Mitsui Aika will be starring in the stage play Okujou Wonderland (屋上ワンダーランド).
Okujou Wonderland will run 8 times between May 8 and 12 at Owl Spot theater, Tokyo.
Mitsui Aika will make her first appearance in a stage play since her graduation from Morning Musume in May 2012.
Kudo Haruka’s solo DVD Haruka ~Thirteen~ (遥 ~Thirteen~) will be released in May.
It is the 2nd solo DVD from Morning Musume 10th generation member Kudo Haruka in the e-Hello! series. The title refers to her age.
The item can be pre-ordered at e-LineUP! from March 22 to April 10. It is also on sale on CDJapan.
Hello! Project’s TV show Hello! Satoyama Life (ハロー！Satoyamaライフ) Vol. 1 & 2 will be released on DVD on April 24.
Hello! Satoyama Life is broadcasted every Thursday night (25:00 ~ 25:30) on TV Tokyo. The program started airing on June 7, 2012. It is supported by Satoyama Movement.
Members from Hello! Project groups Morning Musume, Berryz Kōbō, °C-ute, and S/mileage appear in the show. They experience a new lifestyle based on nature and agriculture. (more…)
Morning Musume’s 53rd single Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nanimo Iranai (ブレインストーミング / 君さえ居れば何も要らない) will be released on April 17.
It is a double A-side single. 7 versions are available. Each one of them contains 3 original songs.
The limited editions Type A, B, C come with a bonus DVD including various versions of the music videos and making-of footage.
It is the last single from Morning Musume featuring Tanaka Reina. The single includes her solo version of Rock no Teigi (Rockの定義) which is her graduation song.
Check out the music videos with English and Japanese subtitles.
Green Fields’ 2nd single Tokainaka no Kare / Haru wa Kuru (都会田舎の彼 /春は来る) will be released on April 3.
It is a double A-side single. The CD contains 2 songs and their instrumental versions.
Green Fields is part of Satoyama Movement. The unit consists of Miyazaki Yuka, and Hello! Project members Shimizu Saki (Berryz Kôbô) and Mitsui Aika (ex Morning Musume).
Hello! Project announced the creation of 3 new units : Dia Lady, Mellow Quad, and Plumeria.
Dia Lady (ダイヤレディー) consists of Sugaya Risako (Berryz Kōbō) and Suzuki Airi (°C-ute).
Mellow Quad (メロウクアッド) is a unit consisting of Tokunaga Chinami (Berryz Kōbō), Natsuyaki Miyabi (Berryz Kōbō), Yajima Maimi (°C-ute), and Okai Chisato (°C-ute).
Plumeria consists of Nakajima Saki (°C-ute), Hagiwara Mai (°C-ute), Ishida Ayumi (Morning Musume), Fukuda Kanon (S/mileage), Ikuta Erina (Morning Musume).
Moreover, the Satoumi Movement project has been launched. It is an extension of Satoyama Movement which has for aim to promote coastal and marine environment.
Abe Natsumi will hold Abe Natsumi Special Live 2013 ~Twinkle Night~ on March 15, 16, 20 and 23.
The concerts will take place in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya.
2 live performances are scheduled for each day.
Morning Musume members Fukumura Mizuki, Sayashi Riho, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, and Kudo Haruka will make an appearance in the stage play Gogakuyuu (ごがくゆう).
The play will run from June 12 to 17 in Tokyo, and on June 22-23 in Osaka.
The photobook Hello! Project Best Shot Vol.20 will be released on March 18.
The book features photos of 30 Hello! Project members including Michishige Sayumi (Morning Musume), Yajima Maimi (°C-ute), Tsugunaga Momoko (Berryz Kōbō), Suzuki Airi (°C-ute), Mano Erina, Wada Ayaka (S/mileage), Sayashi Riho (Morning Musume), Ishida Ayumi (Morning Musume), Kudo Haruka (Morning Musume), Miyamoto Karin (Juice=Juice, Hello Pro Kenshuusei), Hamaura Ayano (Hello Pro Kenshuusei), and Uemura Akari (Juice=Juice, Hello Pro Kenshuusei).
It is part of Hello! Project Best Shot series by Wani Books.
It comes with a bonus DVD featuring making-of footage.