Get your tickets for Koharu Land!

Finally a H!P blog I actually care about has opened. Well I care about Kanon and Aika's. But I don't care at all about Sayumi's or Erika's. Or the OG's blogs. But none of their blogs matter. One of the greatest idols to ever grace Morning Musume has opened a blog. That idol is none other than Kusumi Koharu!

Yes, now there will finally be a blog dedicated to every detail of Koharu's life! And it will be sure to answer all the burning questions you have about her. Such as the last meal she ate, what outfit she's wearing that day, and the ever important what movies has she been to lately.

But in all seriousness, I am extremely excited for this. This will probably be the first blog I actually check often. Well assuming someone translates it. I usually skip Kanon's blog because I don't speak Japanese. After a while just staring at pictures you don't know the reason for is kind of boring. But since it's Koharu I'll still probably check it more often than Kanon's. I mean it's Koharu. Probably my favorite idol ever. Which is a pretty big statement.

Koharu's blog is apparently called Koharu Land: Free admissions. Which is an extremely cute and fitting name for Koharu. Take that Erika's Sweet Diary and Non Peace! The blog itself is also extremely cute and sparkly. It almost looks like a blog and Egg Magazine model would have, but that's ok. The banner also has some new pictures of Koharu. Which gives us an idea of what she's been doing for the past 4 months. (Besides some TV appearances.) I'm also excited that she lists herself as a singer, actress, and model. Which means we'll possibly here some new songs from Koha. Which I'm definitely looking forward to. Though I wonder if she means actress, actress or seiyuu.

But whatever the case is be sure to check Koha's blog often. You can click here for her blog.

Goodbye would never be enough Koharu

Morning Musume's 7th generation member Koharu Kusumi will be graduating from Morning Musume and Hello!Project. Her graduation concert will be held on December 6th. You can read Tsunku's comment here or Koha's comment here. She will also be graduation to pursue a modeling career.


Someone please tell me I'm in some sort of H!P related nightmare. That I'll wake up and all the groups will be back to 7 nin and 9 nin. Sadly that's never going to happen. One of my favorite, if not my favorite, member of Hello!Project is leaving. Koharu is the reason I even like Morning Musume or H!P. If it wasn't for her I probably wouldn't be a H!P fangirl at all.

If I was crying when Kanna left, I'm bawling now. When I first heard this news I thought it was some rumor of joke by a Koharu hater. But after I saw the official announcement it sunk in. But even now I can't really fathom her leaving. Morning Musume is going to be so empty now. Everyone else seems boring compared to her. You got Reina who's arrogant, Sayumi who's narcissistic, Ai and Mittsi who are boring most of the time. At least LinLin has that weird and fun personality.

And I can't be the only one who didn't expect this to happen. And not because graduations are always unexpected, but because she shouldn't be the member leaving. I've thought for a while about who should leave, and I came to the conclusion that it should be Sayumi. She's been there a while and contributes nothing vocally to the group. So she was the perfect choice. I never thought in a million years it would be Koha. Especially since she's really popular, and she's releasing her new photobook Sugar Doll.

But on to happier thoughts. I loved Koharu for her hyperactive and always entertaining personality. Out of all of the girls she seemed to have the most fun with everything, and never really took things too seriously. She always showed her own personality no matter what.

Over the years the years there has been a lot of Koharu hate out there, mostly because she's not the best singer in the entire world. I think Koharu got a lot more hate then she deserved. I actually really love her singing voice, her Morning Musume voice and her "Kirarin Revolution voice." Which by the way, I never thought there was a difference. She might have lip synched, but she did work to get better.

It is very bittersweet for Koharu to leave. But it's even worse to stop supporting her just because she's leaving. I hope she does great as a model. Maybe she'll become famous over here. Hopefully she'll open her own blog at least. Who knows. But no matter what happens Koharu will always be Miracle-chan to me.



This is the first video I ever watched about Koharu Kusumi. I watched this clip before I even knew she was in Morning Musume. I just wanted to know everything about her. I was happy that the first thing I knew about her was she liked dried apricots.

A cute clip with Koharu's limited English.

I love this performance of Odore Morning Curry. Koha sings her solo line weird.

And in honor of Koharu here are some Koharu songs I covered. I suck at singing so you're being warned.

Chance:

Sansan GOGO:

Wota Wonderings 4- Just how shallow are you?

Welcome to Wota Wonderings! We are a group of english-speaking Japanese music bloggers brought together once a month to answer questions posed by johpan. We strive to be creative and entertaining, and we may even shed a bit of new light on interesting musical and cultural topics. Any questions about how we work should be directed to johpan. Don’t forget to check out the other posts from this month at the bottom of this post. Enjoy!


The topic this time around is:


Hoping we’re not all shallow wotas, imagine your favourite idol (or musical personality) switched bodies with someone you don’t find “visually pleasing”, would it affect your love for that idol in any way/shape/form?


So this question is a little hard to answer, mostly because I don't want to come off as being shallow. When in real life looks don't matter to me at all. But, I'm not going to lie to seem like a better person. The honest truth is looks matter, and probably a lot. I guess because that kind of thinking is so common among lots of wotas out there, I don't really feel that bad for thinking that way. In the world of idols you learn that looks and personality trump vocal ability. When I first got into idols, there was a time when I wouldn't bother learning an idol's name if they weren't pretty or hot enough. But since than I realized that's really stupid.



Kusumi Koharu:

I think Koharu is the only idol out there I legitimately like for personality and vocals. Most people say she can't sing, but I really love her voice. I really love Koha's energetic and over the top personality. It's what drew me to her in the first place. And the fact that she's too cute for words is just a bonus.




NEWS:

NEWS has been my favorite JE group, since I got into JE almost a year ago. They became my favorite mostly because of their cute and catchy Jpop songs. But they remained my favorite and closest followed JE group because I find all 6 of the members attractive on some level. I can honestly say I do know a lot about NEWS. But I also probably wouldn't know as much as I do if they were ugly. Sorry, it's the truth.


Nishikido Ryo:

But my favorite NEWS member and favorite JE member is Ryo-chan. I first started to like Ryo because he looked really hot in a suit in the Weeeek PV. I mostly like Ryo because he's hot. Hot face and hot body. His face might wrinkle and look ugly when he smiles but that's ok. Even though Ryo has a husky and unique voice I still think he is #5 vocally within NEWS. He's not that bad of a singer, it's just that the rest of NEWS outshines him. Except Shige. XD But I do really like Ryo's sinister, I'm better than everyone else personality. Cause it's hot. X_X


AKB48:

I first heard about AK48 a few years back. I was really interested in hearing their songs because they were similar to H!P's songs. Before I actually listened to their songs I decided to see what they looked like first. After I saw a picture of them I remember thinking that they were really ugly. So instead of listening to them anyway, I decided not to based on their looks. But recently I started to listen to a few of their songs and realized they're actually not that bad. I'm still not a full blown AKB48 fan though, because honestly I'd rather listen to the prettier girls of H!P. I would.


Hey! Say! JUMP:


HSJ is a pretty decent idol group. They have a few good songs like Mayonaka no Shadow Boy, Brave Story, etc. And yet as much as I want to become a HSJ fan, something is always stopping me. Even though I hate to admit it's looks that are stopping me. Hey! Say! JUMP is currently the largest JE group out there, with 10 members. And yet out of the 10 I only think Yuto, Yamada, and Yabu are attractive. Inoo is mediocre looking. And Chinen might be hot in like 2 or 3 years. ._.






So yeah I guess looks are really important to me. And I guess that makes me shallow. I don't really know what else to say. I guess with celebrities I feel I can judge them all I want. That's essentially what everyone does anyway. When they say this singer is hotter than that singer.

Koharu's Miracle Revolution

According to AnimeNewsNetwork Kirarin Revolution is getting it's own manga spin off called, Miracle Revolution. This one-shot manga will recount Koharu's real-life rise to stardom.

This is pretty excited news for Koha fans. Maybe this one-shot manga will spawn into a one-shot anime or drama. With Kirarin Revolution being so successful and popular it does seem possible. So maybe Koahru's next anime role and single are closer than we think.
Aside from the anime possibilities, this is awesome new in general. I'd love to be able to read or see what this manga is like. This will also keep Koharu's rising popularity up.

Kirarin Revolution coming to an end

 
Popular anime Kirarin Revolution is finally ending. After roughly 145 episodes and 3 seasons, Kirarin Revolution will play it's final episode on March 27th. Which is the 51st episode of the 3rd season. Not only is the anime ending but on May 4th they're performing the last Kirarin concert called, Kirarin Revolution Final Stage.

Milky Way is graduating in the anime so it's an obvious end to Milky Way, but what about Koharu? With the anime ending it's most likely her solo singles will stop. Since she got to release these songs because of Kirarin Revolution. Now all of this makes me overwhelmingly sad. I love Koharu's solo songs and she's a big reason I love Morning Musume. It really makes me sad to think that she won't have another single.

Even thought the Kirarin anime is ending, the manga is still continuing. So maybe they might make an entire spin off series some time in the future. Kind of like what Naruto did with Naruto Shippuden. They could do the whole time jump and make Kirarin more mature, to kind of age with Koharu. Well that's mostly what I wish would happen.

Even though her solo music is most likely ending I'd love to see Koha continue voice acting. I mean they need to get her a new anime role like ASAP. She really has the voice and personality for that.

Also here's the scan from Ciao magazine that confirms the ending

Shiawase Nichiyobi

Koharu Kusumi's 6th single, Hapi☆Hapi Sunday, is set to be released on February 4th. So of course the PV is out. And all I can say is, Amy=uber excited!

The song did start out a little awkward to me. With the slow, semi rapping robot speak. But after that it jumps right into the cuteness! I am pretty happy that in this song she is singing normally and not over doing it like she did in Papancake, trying to phone in the cuteness. This song seems more natural and effortless. The chorus is very catchy and I love how she says Happy Sunday. And like most of Koharu's songs this one is very addicting. I just love everything Koharu does.

The video itself reminds me a lot of the Chance video. As soon as I got a look at the room it reminded me of Chance. She's also dancing and moving in a lot of animated backgrounds and has and outfit change just like in the Chance video. Her outfits are a little strange though. Her first out reminds me of a hotel bellboy's outfit with magic wings. And her second outfits looks like something an old woman would wear, and yet she pulls them both off. She looks so adorable in this PV. And she really does look her cutest when her hair is in curly pigtails.

And Koharu videos make the best screen caps. But mine are actually more of print screens. XD

Koharu is not amused

Koha is inside my heart. XD

Koharu and the Amazing Pinkucolored Dreamcape

Haato

It's like I'm wearing glasses but I'm not 

Ba ba ba ba BAN

Koharu Kusumi 3rd album

Sorry this is late. ._.

Koharu Kusumi's 3rd album, Kirari to Fuyu, was released on December 17th. And I finally got a chance to listen to it recently. So here's my full review of the album. On my last review I didn't really provide any one the songs to listen to. So, I'll post the songs from now on in my reviews.

Track 1: Koi Sign

The music for the most part is soft, with a lot of piano. But it does also pick up very quickly. And it's got the standard Kirarin music, chimes and bells are in the song periodically. Koharu sounds really sweet in this song. And I love when she says "sono I love you." This song kind of reminds me of Mizuiro Melody a little. In the sense that it's not an overly cutesy song, and it's not a ballad either.
Final rating: 8/10

Track 2: Anataboshi

This is MilkyWay's first single. I always really loved the music to this song. You'd never expect Irish music to sound good in a Jpop song, but somehow it just works. I really like they way the group parts are sung. Though the song focuses around Koharu, every does sound really good in it. Though out of the eggs I was most impressed with Kitahara Sayaka's voice. I think this song is really fun, and I've listened to this song over and over.
Final rating: 7/10

Track 3: Papancake

I absolutely love this song! It's is so infectious and cute. Koharu sounds so adorable singing this, especially when she says "hai." They lyrics are very cute. A song about Pancakes is something you would expect form Kirarin Revolution. I must admit though, in some parts of the song is does sound like she's pushing her voice. But I love how overly cute it sounds. I just really love it all around. The music is great and I feel happy every time I listen to it.
Final rating: 10/10


Track 4: Love Chick

This song starts out very cute, with Koharu saying hai about 10 times. This song is very adorable I love how she sings it. The "cute cute cute no boy hora ai ai ai" part especially. I also love the "junjou and honou" parts. Her voice sounds great in the bridge of the song. Overall this song is very happy. And I really like it, it's one of my favorite songs on the album. Chiku chiku love you, chiku chiku happy, chiku chiku for you my boy!
Final rating: 9/10


Track 5: Oh! Tomodachi

This song is the b-side on the Papancake single. I love music for this song, it's cute and powerful. Koharu seems to be singing louder in this song then usual. Or am I just hearing things. The song is really happy, like all of her songs. But I don't care for this song much. Her voice is a little too much for me in this one. It's overly happy and sweet, that I find it almost annoying. I think a slower song would have balanced Papancake better.
Final rating: 5/10


Track 6: Mass Colorful

The Spainish music makes me think of Iroppoi Jirettai. The music of the two songs aren't similar at all, it's just the first thing that comes to mind. I'm not a big fan of this song either. Nothing really stands out about it. It's kind of boring and slower paced then the other songs. This song just seems kind of forgettable. I prefer Koharu's loud in your face, cutesy songs. Like Love Dayo Darling.
Final ratimg: 7/10


Track 7: Puppy Love

All I can say that Koharu's puppy noises make me laugh. And I can't tell if she's saying you're my puppy love or don mai puppy love. It's probably the first one. But this song is cute and the lyrics are sweet. But I'd never be able to sing this song with a straight face. ._.
Final rating: 6/10

Track 8: Soramimi Doremi

I love this song! It's so adorable. I love the way she sings it. But it's so fast at some points that it's hard to keep up with the lyrics. And I looked up soramimi and got results that it's when a Japanese phrase sounds like an English phrase. But that makes me even more confused to what this song is actually abou.
Final rating: 7/10


Track 9: Gamusharara

This song is the b-side to the Tan Tan Taan single. The music for this song sounds like a bad 80's song. And Kikkawa Yuu's voice sounds different in this song. All of a sudden it's sounds very cute but sounded nothing like this in Anataboshi. This song as a whole sounds kind of weird. And I'm not sure what to make of it. The only part of this song I like are the harmonies.


Final rating: 6/10




Track 10: Tan Tan Taan!

This is MilkyWay's 2nd single. The music for this song is very light. Just tambourines and other sound effects. The music is also very child like. This is the first time we get to really hear the other member's voices. And everyone sounds amazing in this song. Their are a few times Kitahara Sayaka sounds a little weird, but for the most part she's really good. I think this song is kind of cute. I like the "Ichi Ni Tan Tan Taan" parts.


Final rating: 6/10




Track 11: Sansan GOGO

This is the b-side to the Anataboshi single. I think the guitars in the beginning of the song sound really cool. I think this is the best MilkyWay song. I think this song should have replaced Anataboshi as the single. Everyone's voice blends together perfectly in this song. And everyone's singing sounds almost effortless. It's sung wonderfully. I really love this song!


Final rating: 10/10




Track 12: Yume no Balloon

This is the last song on the album. :/ This song is a lot lighter then some of the other songs. And it's pretty simple music wise. Koharu's voice sounds really sweet in this one.




This review was actually really fun to do. I love listening to Koharu songs. And I think the album is pretty good. But I wish there were more new songs. I mean half of the songs were already released. They should have kept the singles on the album but left the b-sides on the singles. If I had to choose a favorite Koharu album it would probably be Mitsuboshi. Even though I like this album, I think it could have been a lot better.

1 2 Tan Tan Taan

I didn't expect the video to be out so soon perhaps I should stop making entire posts for just previews.

I never realized how good the Eggs actually are. I usually just focus on Koharu, mostly because she dominated Anataboshi. But they sound really amazing in this song. Especially Yuu, she sounds incredible. After listening to the song like 6 times I actually really like it. Even though it's slow paced it's still a really cute song. And I find myself singing the "ichi ni tan tan taan san shi tan tan taan" parts.

The video is very cute and colorful. It matches their new outfits perfectly. The video itself is pretty simple but it's so adorable. I love it. And it's nice to see focus on all the members. The dance is lacking a bit for my taste. The Anataboshi dance was amazing and fit with the song so well. This dance just kind of lacks imagination.

I really love Milky Way, but I wonder just how much longer are they going to last. I'm sure Kirarin Revolution is going to last for a while and Koharu will have more singles. But as for Milky Way won't it be time to hang up the tambourines soon? Kira☆Pika only lasted one single, so it's surprising to see Milky Way have two. Eventually new characters will come on the show and new Kirarin Revolution groups will form. Hopefully this single will sell well and we'll be able to have another single or two by Milky Way.

But anyway enjoy the video.

Tan Tan Taan preview

There was a preview for Milky Way's 2nd single Tan Tan Taan in Kirarin this week's Revolution episode.

The song is a little slower than Anataboshi. But everyone's voices sound amazing. And it still sounds adorable. I will probably like the song more when the PV comes out and I hear it a few more times. Like I usually do.

Milky Way single number 2!

 
So this is old news due to my delayed reaction about it. I completely forgot to post this. But c'est la vie.

Anyway, Milky Way's 2nd single Tan Tan Taan, will be released on October 29. So pictures of their new outfits have been released. Which I'm sure most of you have seen already. >_>

I actually like the outfits, from the waist down anyway. I think the skirts and shoes are absolutely adorable. But the tops don't really even match the skirts at all. And the sleeves/armbands are too bulky. They really weight the top part town. And the bows like out of place. Like they just stuck them there cause they needed to put them somewhere.

I feel slightly bad about voicing my opinion on the outfits because they were designed by kids. But they are defiantly kid friendly and semi cute. I still like the Anataboshi costumes better but that's ok.

I really LOVE Koharu's hair. It looks about 50 times cuter just by adding the waves! But couldn't they done something to Yuu and Sayaka's hair. I understand Koha's the star and has always had her hair like that in Kirarin Revolution videos. But come one, at least Sayka's has a little bit of a style to it Yuu has nothing.

Is it strange I keep talking about hair in my blogs? I guess it's because the hair is almost as important as the outfit itself.