Slasha’s Tatami Mat

The end of a ultra-genki era

nobody@vox.com(Slasha) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:24:58 -0800

Yesterday Koharu officially graduated from H!P on the last day of MM's NINE SMILE tour. Koha's graduation means the end of Morning Musume's most stable lineup (2 years, 8 months). Over 2,000 fans were in attendence at Tokyo Kousei Nenkin Kaikan a...

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H!P News Roundup

nobody@vox.com(Slasha) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:37:08 -0800

Since there has been so many post-worthy topics recently, I'll avoid making several posts and just squeeze my witty comments into one post. Nakajima Saki to release her first PB, "NACKY" Finally, a PB from Nakki! I thought she would be like Ume a...

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A peek into the future...

nobody@vox.com(Slasha) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:11:26 -0800

While I was thinking of something to write about, I got to thinking about all the comings and goings of 2009 (More going out of H!P than coming into H!P) and how these events might affect H!P. I decided to look take a look into the future (I'm a ...

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The day has come

nobody@vox.com(Slasha) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:03:15 -0700

Yes the last day of C-ute's fall tour has come and passed and Ume has finally graduated. My all time favorite member is leaving with a nice ceremony but I'll talk about that in a bit. You're probably saying "Slasha, why didn't you post the day of...

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Reviewing a moody princess

nobody@vox.com(Slasha) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:24:20 -0700

Wow that was a big absence, huh? I haven't posted since last month. Sorry everybody. Laziness and writer's block got the best of me. But I'm back and ready to tell you about the new MM PV for Kimagure Princess which means "Moody Princess". Tha...

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Koharu's going too!

nobody@vox.com(Slasha) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:24:04 -0700

Well I'm coming back from this absence to tell you that Koha is graduating...from H!P, not just MM. She'll be graduating in December after the final concert of MM's Fall tour (December 6th). I haven't been able to get a clear reason why but it's ...

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Miki Fujimoto wins a flawless victory against a magazine company

nobody@vox.com(Slasha) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:58:57 -0700

I just happening to be doing some web surfing this morning and stumbled upon this news over at Tokyograph: On Friday, the Tokyo District Court ruled in favor of singer Miki Fujimoto (24) and her older brother, who had filed a defamation lawsuit a...

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Ichii Sayaka's coming back!!

nobody@vox.com(Slasha) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:19:54 -0700

Wow! I haven't posted in about 3 weeks! I got a good reason: I couldn't think of anything to write about. Also, school's started here and that cuts down on my internet surfing (Although I have a journalism class with Internet-enabled computers. I...

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SI☆NA loses a member

nobody@vox.com(Slasha) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:26:28 -0700

What? You've never heard of SI☆NA? That's probably because you're more used to the name, Hello! Project Kansai. They were 4 girls from the Kansai region who promoted H!P in the Osaka/Kyoto/Nara area. Well now it's 3 girls. My personal favorite, Na...

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Umeda Erika to graduate from H!P

nobody@vox.com(Slasha) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:13:00 -0700

Yes it's true. Ume announced that she would be leaving C-ute on October 25th, the last day of C-ute's current tour. She says that she wants to become a model and is graduating to further her studies in this area. http://www.hello-online.org/inde...

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