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Nogizaka46 – Sayonara no Imi

Nogizaka46 - Sayonara no ImiThe new single of Nogizaka46 entitled Sayonara no Imi (サヨナラの意味) will be on sale on November 9.

The MVs were unveiled.

The center position is held by Hashimoto Nanami, who announced her graduation on October 23.

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Chu-Z – Mada Kimi ga Suki de / Meow! / Keep Me Out Of Heaven

Chu-Z - Mada Kimi ga Suki de / Meow! / Keep Me Out Of HeavenThe new single of Chu-Z was unveiled

It is entitled Mada Kimi ga Suki / Meow! / Keep Me Out Of Heaven (まだ君が好きで / Meow! / Keep Me Out Of Heaven).and will be released on November 23.

The group moved from Nippon Columbia to Teichiku Entertainment in November.

The new members MAYU (マユ) and HONOMI (ホノミ) make their first appearance on this single. They replaced Asuka who left the band a few months ago. They were born respectively in 1996 and 1997; they are the cadet members of the idol group.

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AKB48 – High Tension

AKB48 - High TensionAKB48 will release their 46th single High Tension (ハイテンション) on November 16.

The main song is a disco song.

The single’s center is Shimazaki Haruka, who announced on October 3 her graduation from AKB48 scheduled for December 26. So, this is the last single featuring Paruru.

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Lyrical School – Guidebook

Lyrical School - GuidebookLyrical School are back with their new album Guidebook on sale on November 16 .

This is the first major album of the idol rap group. It will come out under the King Records label.

The CD will contain 13 tracks, including interludes and the latest singles of the idol group Run and Run, Summer Foundation et Magic Hour. The first two mentioned singles were re-recorded with the remaining 5 members for the album. The originals were recorded when Yumi, one of the origins of members of Lyrical School had not yet left the group.

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Tsugunaga Momoko to graduate from Hello! Project and Country Girls

Tsugunaga Momoko (嗣永桃子)Tsugunaga Momoko announced her graduation from Hello! Project and Country Girls.

Momochi will graduate from the idol group and Hello! Project on June 30, 2017.

She told that she was going to retire from the entertainment industry, and that she wanted to find a job related to education. She got the teacher’s license for elementary school and kindergarten in 2012.

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Hakoiri Musume – Hako Ippai no Present

Hakoiri Musume - Hako Ippai no PresentThe new single of Hakoiri Musume Hako Ippai no Present (ハコいっぱいのプレゼント) will be released on November 22.

This will be the first disc of the idol group with a distribution nationwide. It will be released under the new label Penguin Disc, a new sub-label created by Tower Records Japan.

Hako Ippai no Present is mainly a friendship song and also gives a foretaste of Christmas’ spirit.

In the MV, the girls cannot tell their feelings to people they love; they put them into the present for their beloved.

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9nine as voice actress in the movie “The Reflection” by Stan Lee

9nine9nine will appear in the new movie The Reflection as an anime character, produced by Stan Lee, known as the father of Marvel comics who created X-Men, Spider-man, Iron Man, and many other super hero comic books.

Murata Hirona, member of 9nine, expressed his feelings by commenting: “I couldn’t believe it when I heard about the offer. It’s like a dream that I’m able to sing a Trevor Horn’s song in Stan Lee’s animation!”.

The main plot of American comics illustrating the conflict between justice and evil. The will appear as one of the characters that will turn into a superhero that will go against the villain, using supernatural powers.

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Gang Parade – Barely Last

Gang Parade - Barely LastGang Parade will release their new album Barely Last on November 8.

The new member Kyan Maika (キャン·マイカ) will make his first appearance on this album (her color is orange) ; she replaced Inukai Maaya October 2, who withdrew a day before.

The album contains the last singles of the group such as: Happy Lucky Kirakira Lucky, Queen of POP (these singles were released when the idol group was still called POP (Period Of Plastic Mercy 2) and We Are The Idol under the current name group. These singles were released when the group had members and Shigusawa Ao and Inukai Maaya before graduation.

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