They’re so cute and pretty. They release fun, happy music. How could anyone not like idols anymore, I wondered. Morning Musume had plenty of fans in their earlier days. What went wrong?

I could always go on and rant about how the vocal quality has become sub-par, or how the overall quality of the music was better 2003 and earlier. But there’s something else I want to talk about. Something that really bothers me about the idol industry.

Now, you know what to do when we hear the secret word! Scream! That’s right! And today’s secret word is…

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The following is a whole bunch of thoughts. Or just random things that I wanted to mention. XD Some are serious, some are silly. Some are Hello!Project related, others are not. The links don’t always appear blue for some reason, so hover your mouse a bit. Have fun.

(636 words and 32 categories, 8 of which I’ll probably never use again! WOO!)

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IF YOU ARE A MIYABI FAN, DON’T READ THIS. Instead, pay attention to this collage of kawaii overload which contains bunnies, puppies, bears, Hello!Project Eggs, Berries, C-ute, Morning Musume, classic film stars (the ones shown ARE kawaii, well, just in the pictures used, so not really…la la la… if you’re bothered by it look at the snowy owl), a duck with a lamb, kirigumi, Kamenashi Kazuya, Curious George, and yes, a snowy owl. Click to see the full picture.

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Isn’t one of the greatest features of a person their smile? There are a lot of lovely smiles in Hello!Project. At the same time, there are some that are…not so nice. Today, I’m going to write about the best (and worst) smiles in Hello!Project. Don’t worry, there are more good than bad!

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So, some very nice things have been happening recently. First, congratulations to Iida Kaori! She had her baby boy on January 22nd at 10:45 am, and he weighed 3200 grams. She’ll be a wonderful mom, and I’m sure her husband will make a great father too. We love you Kaorin! <3

In H!P kids happenings, happy 15th birthday to Saki Nakajima! She is my favorite member of C-ute… hope Nakki had a fantastic day. *YAY*

Morning Musume dissapointed me for the 2007 Kouhaku. I expected something big and wonderful from them this — well, last year, but no. Their voices sound horrible during this performance. Except Takitty’s. More on that later…

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1. Mikan - Morning Musume
Since it came out, Mikan has been one of my favorite Morning Musume songs. It’s catchy, fun, inspiring (you’ll get a chance!), and has a great PV. Everybody sounds great - new members, old members, the ones with strong voices, even the ones who need to work on their singing.

2. Tokaikko Junjou - C-ute

If it weren’t for this song, I would have never gotten into C-ute.

3. Yuko Nakazawa - Danna Sama

YUUKO’S ALIVE!!! I didn’t really care for this single, but it tells me that Yuko’s doing something. And I like it when cool members are doing things. ^^

4. Graduation of Hitomi Yoshizawa, Miki Fujimoto Friday’d

Shokku.

As much as I hate to see them go (especially Yossie), Mikitty and Yossie wouldn’t really fit with Morning Musume’s new style. I couldn’t picture Yossie in a furry chicken outfit for the second time (See: Onna ni Sachi Are PV and compare to The Peace), nor Miki hugging/eating cake/being happy on an album cover like Mikan’s. I think Yocchan is much better off participating in activities like Ongaku Gatas.

As for Miki…she never really seemed to like being in the group, anyways. =P (Maybe she should get her solo career back, she seemed to like that. But that’s another post…)

5. Junjun and Linlin. I love those two. They fit in great with Morning Musume, are very cute, and have so much talent. Forget about expansion - these two alone are great. I can’t wait to see them in 2008, and all the years to come.

6. Risa Niigaki becoming Sub-leader. I think Risa has a lot of potential as leader. She seems to really enjoy her work, and gets along with all the other members. Way to go Gaki.

7. Morning Musume Tanjou 10 Nen Kinentai. This was a wonderful way to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of Morning Musume/Hello!Project. All the members have a special place in the group that marks something big that happened in Hello Project history - Nacchi is the beginning, Kaori is leadership, Maki is the miracle, Risa is a magical gokkie, and Koharu is the not other miracle. 10 Nen Kinentai released some great music, too.

8. Tsuji and her baby! What more do I need to say? I am so happy for Nono.

9. Koda Kumi - Freaky. I like this song a lot. I also heard that Kuu is/was using this song in an anti-bullying campaign. That’s good to hear. ^^

10. NEWS - weeek. (Tokaikko Junjou #2) If it weren’t for this song, I would have never gotten into NEWS. I downloaded their touch album and a couple other singles, but nothing did it for me. Until this. So…now I like NEWS. =D

11. Cartoon KAT-TUN II You - KAT-TUN’s second album. I love how every member [except Jin-kun...=(] got their own solo song. Junnosuke’s, SAMURAI☆LOVE☆ATTACK, is best. <3

12. YUI - CAN’T BUY MY LOVE album. Another wonderful release from YUI!

13. m-flo - COSMICOLOR. This has been my favorite m-flo album to date. There are some songs that I don’t really listen to that often, but nothing that I hate. The best songs on the album are Love Don’t Cry (loves Crystal Kay), Luvotomy (loves Namie Amuro), Picture Perfect Love (loves MONKEY MAJIK), and She Loves The Cream (loves DOPING PANDA).

14. Chocolove from AKB48. I love the people in this group (especially Akimoto Sayaka) and their songs (especially Ashita wa Ashita no Kimi ga Umareru). This group is sweeter than chocolate!

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That’s the best of the best from 2007.

We all know that some of the greatest smaller groups of Hello!Project ended in “Moni.” Mini Moni, Pucchi Moni, Eco Moni, anyone?

What if all the Hello!Project groups had a nickname that ended in Moni?

For instance, the current groups could be…

Morning Musume - Ichi Moni (They were the first H!P group, so they get the Japanese word for one + Moni.)
Berryz Koubou - Berry Moni (Isn’t that creative.)
C-ute - Kawaii Moni (Kawaii = Japanese for Cute)
GAM - Matsumoto Moni. (Oh yeah.)
Kira☆Pika - Kirari Moni (Beause they make songs for Kirarin Revolution.)
Ongaku Gatas - Winning Moni (Support your favorite futsal team, people! =P)

…Do I miss the Moni groups, or was it just a really creative moment?