S/mileage and I have a love-hate relationship. Once upon a time, when they were first formed, it was love at first sight, or at least 3/4 love at first sight. They had taken 3 of my favorite H!P eggs, Yuuka, Kanon and Saki and put them all in a group that made just the kind … Continue reading
2011 is coming to a close at the end of this month, and what a year it has been for Hello! Project… While my interest has not fully recovered from its gradual recession over the past 5 years, it has been piqued by all the auditions, graduations, and yes, even the occasional good song. Over … Continue reading
The PV for Please Mini Skirt Post Woman, S/mileage’s next single, has been released! You can check it out on Youtube here! After seeing the PV and listening to the song a few times, I’m hooked. As completely bummed as I am that Yuuka is leaving S/mileage, I am really happy with the last … Continue reading
It has been announced which of the S/mileage sub-members have become real, actual S/mileage members. I SO called it. Continue reading
The full PV for the new S/mileage single, Tachiagaaru, has been released. You can check it out on their official Youtube channel here! This single is the first since the sub-members were added, so I was quite anxious to see how it would be handled. I was a little underwhelmed. Continue reading
Today it was announced that the sub-members of S/mileage will have to undergo a “Smile Upload Campaign” to get full membership into the group! You can check out the official announcement (in japanese) here or here. The basic jist of it is similar to what S/mileage had to do to debut: Collect pictures of people’s … Continue reading
Today the newest members of S/mileage were announced – congratulations to Hello! Project Eggs 竹内 朱莉 (Takeuchi Akari), and 勝田 里奈 (Katsuta Rina), as well as 3 girls new to Hello! Project, 中西 香菜 (Nakanishi Kana), 小数賀 芙由香 (Kosuga Fuyuka), and 田村 芽実 (Tamura Meimi). Holy crap, S/mileage’s member count has more than doubled! Continue reading
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