It has been announces through Ishida’s blog that she will be releasing a solo Photobook, currently untitled.

According to Ishida, the photo book will be shot in Guam. Details are slim at the moment (even Ishida says she doesn’t know why type of photobook it will be just yet) so I’ll update as information comes in.

The photobook will be released in July.

A compilation book for Reina is being released, titled Tanakamesen, which is being released by CD Data Magazine.

The release is a compilation of Reina’s magazine series. It features unpublished photos and covers from all the volumes from 2006-2013 as well as long interviews.

There are two editions, regular and limited.

Here are the covers:

Regular:

Limited:

It’s nice to see she’s getting such a large release, but I have to say I didn’t know Reina had a magazine… But regardless, I’m happy this is being released for Reina fans.

The regular edition was released today (or technically yesterday in Japan), May 21st. The limited addition was available for purchase at Bodukan – it is not available anywhere else.

Tsugunaga Momoko will be releasing a photo essay book. The book is untitled.

The book’s release date is set on Nyan Nyan Day, which is June 22nd. I can see that Momo’s idol character is going even further than I think it needs to.

It’s been a while since Hello! Project has done essay books, so I guess this is a nice release for those who like these types of things. I don’t know what to expect from this release but I’m sure it’ll have something to do with her idol character. And I’m sure she’ll ask us for her forgiveness as always.

I’ll update when more information is available!

Morning Musume is down another member. Sixth generation member and lead vocalist Tanaka Reina has graduated from MM and H!P and is now moving on with her career as a part of LoVedoR.

I didn’t do this for Ai-chan or Niigaki, but that was mostly because I didn’t have the time to make the post. However since I have time to make a post regarding Reina I’m doing it now.

Now, Reina was never my favourite. I like her, and she has a nice voice, but she never jumped out at my as a favorite within the group.

When Eri left, who was my first favorite within Momusu, I thought it would be weird without her. And I thought the same with Ai-chan and Niigaki, but somehow, it wasn’t all that weird to not hear their vocals or see their faces in music videos. I guess I had accepted their graduation before they graduated and so it didn’t feel that weird once they were gone. And I guess I also knew I’d see them again.

But with Reina, it feels weird. Ai-chan was also a huge part of Morning Musume, but for some reason when she left it didn’t feel weird. But with Reina leaving it feels weird. She’s not going to be in Morning Musume anymore and even though its something that I’ve accepted and all, I think it’ll be weird in the next single to not have her there. Or maybe not, only time will tell.

But I am looking forward to LoVedoR and their future releases. I’ll be doing a review on their cover album soon. I think they’re a great group, and they need some time to polish up a bit (so for those who find them boring, be patient!). I’m wishing her all the luck with her career from here on out.

Thank you Reina for your contribution to Morning Musume for the past ten years!

Congrats and good luck with your future activities. I will continue to support you!

[UPDATE]: Mizuki and Haruna have been appointed as sub-leaders of Morning Musume.

C-ute’s next single is going to be called Adam to Eve no Dilemma (Adam and Eve’s Dilemma).

The only other info we have right now is the outfits which look awesome and match the name of the song.

I’m already excited for this single. I can’t wait to hear how it sounds, see the music video (and I’m hoping we’ll get something more creative for this release) and the dance. I have a good feeling about this single!

[UPDATE]: The single will be a double a-side!! The second song will be called Kanashiki Amefuri (Sad Rainfall). I’m even more excited for this release than I was before!

The single will be released on July 10th!

Juice=Juice’s next single will be called Tobe Made Nobore!

Here is what Tsunku had to say about the new song as well as Kenshuusei’s new single:

Juice=Juice’s 3rd single is a warm medium song with a beautiful melody.

For their 1st and 2nd they had minor songs, made them able to start off with a cool image.
They have grown a bit lately and so let’s take a deep breath.

I want you to feel that these girls can do a lot of different things and while in the previous MVs
they weren’t allowed to smile pointlessly, for this one I want them to smile a lot.

Their image is completely different for this 3rd single, so I hope you look forward to it.

And this song, “Ten made nobore!” will also be Hello!Pro Kenshuusei’s 2nd indies single.
We’ll call it “Hello!Pro Kenshuusei feat. Juice=Juice.
Originally I wanted it to be the next theme song for the Kenshuusei. Some girls have been in for
several years aiming to debut. I made this song with these girls in mind, wanting them to aim
for the top and do their best!

If we’re going to be picky, Juice=Juice’s Miyazaki isn’t a Kenshuusei, and I’m sure a lot of people
will point this out. But I’ve paid attention to her since the S/mileage audition so she’s definitely
a big part of Hello! Project. Please let this be her chance to become a part of the group [T/N: H!P] too.

In the Juice=Juice version there will be solo parts and proper line distribution,
but for the Hello!Pro Kenshuusei feat. Juice=Juice version it’s all unison.

Making it this way, makes one change the way we listen to the song.

The “Hello!Pro Kenshuusei feat. Juice=Juice” version is more liberal and energetic
but I’ll have them sing it in a cool way.

They’ll get new outfits too, showing their great growth, so please look forward to “Hello!Pro Kenshuusei feat. Juice=Juice”!

[Thanks to Sohee]

I’m excited for this new song. I’ll be honest, I don’t pay too much attention to the Eggs (they’ll always be Eggs to me) but I’m looking forward to this single regardless.

It will be released on June 8th.

This is the track list for the group’s upcoming mini cover album Cover the Rock.

CD Tracklist:

1. Nemurenai Yoru (Original: Bonnie Pink)
2. Kyou Made Soshite Ashita Kara
3. Kokki Hatameku Moto ni
4. Ameagari no Yozora ni
5. Shunkashuutou (Original: Izumiya Shigeru)
6. Tadoritsuitara Itsumo Amefuri
7. Rakuyou (Original: ORANGE RANGE)
8. Joukyou Monogatari (Original: Sharam Q)

DVD Tracklist

1. Joukyou Monogatari
2. Shunkashuutou (LIVE Ver.)
3. Ameagari no Yozora ni

This album looks awesome from what I can tell just by this. I can’t wait to see the girl’s take on each song. I haven’t heard many of the cover songs before so LoVendoR’s version will be fresh without any bias from me.

The DVD Tracklist I believe is all live versions. Also, the songs without mentions of original artists are original LoVendoR songs. I think they should have released them as singles or maybe even a separate mini album with just their original songs, and the cover album given more covers (like some of the Momusu songs performed during their concerts). But oh well.

The release date is set for May 22nd.

The cover of the group’s upcoming cover album, titled Cover the Rock, has been released.

Here it is:

I like this cover, but I think it could have been done better. It looks a bit thrown together, like not a lot of effort was put into it. Considering the group is fairly new, I thought they might try to give the cover a cool and eye-catching look that will draw people in in stores and make them stand out on the shelves among the other CDs.

So even though this cover is nice, it isn’t great in my opinion. I’m not sure if there will be a limited edition of this album yet but at this point I’m doubting it.

There are going to be 6-8 new songs on this album. All of them will be H!P or non-H!P songs. I’m hoping their covers of Morning Musume’s Roman ~ My Dear Boy ~ and Sexy Boy will be in there, as they sounded awesome performed live.

The released date is May 22nd.

The group’s 32nd single has been announced.

All the information on it so far is there will be a regular and 4 limited editions.

I’m excited, because Berryz has down well with me for their past 2 singles, and they started off this year with a bang so I’m hoping the trend will continue throughout this year.

I’ll update once more info has been released.

The release date is set for June 19th.

[UPDATE]: The single will be a double a-side. The tiles of the songs are Golden Chinatown / Sayonara Usotsuki na Watashi.

The cover for the single has been released.

The cover is similar to their last single’s cover, which each member featured in a box.

There isn’t much else to say, but I quite like it! The single will feature the song as well as its instrumental.

This single can only be purchased at the live concert venues, Hello! Shop, and e-LineUP!. I think that’s a bit rough for fans not attending and kind of an odd move on H!P/Up-Front’s part, but I’m hoping it changes.

The release date is May 8th.

[UPDATE]: For those interested, the single is available on iTunes! Go buy it now!!