Review by Peter Brunwin
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CHAnnel #1 [w/ Blu-ray, Limited Edition / Type A]OCHA NORMAEXCELLENT
Great Blu Ray that features their singles . Even by Hello Project's standards in Ocha Norma they have found a bunch of absolutely gorgeous girls .I suppose Momo would be my pick but they are all lovely - and seem hungry for success . Talking of Momo it was amusing to see her almost slip on the bright orange carpet in one of the videos - luckily she regained her balance but I reckon the other girls pulled her leg about it afterwards . This disc is well worth buying
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Morning Musume.'23 Sakurai Rio First Photo Book "Rio 17 Sai" [Appendix] DVD with making-of (approx. 30 min.)Rio SakuraiWELL WORTH BUYING
Wonderful photo book from Rio - Musume's new golden girl. Just the right mix of cute/girl next door pics . This is the first from Rio - hopefully followed by a few more . Good DVD as well although pity its not on a Blu Ray format.
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Nogizaka46: Asuka Saito Photobook: MuseumAsuka SaitoPOOR
Not nearly as good as her first , its set in USA in what looks like mid winter so she is wearing overcoats etc . Not sure why they didn't shoot at a warmer time of the year. Lovely girl though.
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[BD] AKB48 Group Request Hour - Set List Best 50 2020AKB48FANTASTIC
Absolutely great value with just on 7 hrs of entertainment . As ever MIKU TANAKA stands out but she is only one of many wonderful looking girls .The only frustrating aspect is that a lot of these songs don't appear to be on their albums. If you are an AKB/HKT etc fan this is a must have buy. Shame its not available in 4K .
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Outstanding [4CD+4DVD / Complete Set]HKT48EXCELLENT
I can recommend this album for anyone who likes groups from the AKB stable. The 4 DVD are the highlight for me and although the discs are not overly long its very nice to see the lovely MIKU TANAKA amongst others. My only fault is the fact they are not Blu rays which is why I cannot give it 5 stars. Worth buying nevertheless.
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Morning Musume.'21 Chisaki Morito Photobook: with thanksChisaki MoritoGREAT PHOTOBOOK
Really nice photos of Chisaki who is one of my favourite Morning Musume girls . This book is more cute than raunchy and this is what most fans want I think. The only let down for me is that the book pictures are not glossy.
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Hello! Project Hina Fes 2021 [Juice=Juice / Tsubaki Factory & BEYOOOOONDS Premium]Juice=Juice / CAMELLIA FACTORY / BEYOOOOONDSGREAT BLU RAY
Wonderful to see our girls with an audience again -even if the crowd are a bit muted with the masks on. The girls are in great form and obviously pleased to get back on stage with n audience . I reckon Ruru Danbara of Juice Juice has one of the most powerful voices in the H.P. Only negative is the choice of clothes the H.P. Management has forced on them - most of the girls could hardly wear more clothes if they tried - some of them wore furs ! Ridiculous and as such can only give 4 stars rather than 5 .
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16th - That's J-Pop - [w/ Blu-ray, Limited Edition]Morning Musume.'21Just OKe . Bu
Not as good as some previous albums . Certainly nowhere near as good as Sexy 8 Beat or The Message. Tracks are too much the same . Blu Ray very good though -plenty of the lovely Reina Yokoyama and of course wonderful Maria . Whole package worth the money I am pleased to say.
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2nd JAPAN TOUR 2012 - Limited addiction - CONCERT*03 "Rock you!" @2012.5.20 Hibiya Yagai Ongakudo [Limited Edition] [Blu-ray]TOKYO GIRLS' STYLEVery impressive
This is quite simply one of the most impressive performances I have seen. After a grueling 2 hours on stage the 5 girls seemed as fresh and lively as they were at the start.They sang and danced in complete harmony throughout the concert which if you include the comical interludes was approaching 2.5 hrs.As usual I bitterly regretted not being able to understand Japanese. Very well done girls - hope you received a good cash bonus for your evening's work.
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NMB48 Team N 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls"NMB48worthwhile
A major disappointment for me was that the girls only sang one NMB song - the rest were well known AKB songs. Nevertheless , such is the appeal of this group, with the main 3 girls very much to the fore, that I still enjoyed it very much. Hopefully we will get an album soon from NMB as their first 5 singles have been very successful. They are cuteness personified !
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Mano Erina Concert Tour 2011 - Hatachi no Otome 801 Days -Erina ManoENCHANTING
This is a wonderful DVD .Mano has become a very acomplished performer , combining songs and comedy . Her voice is now very good (it did not use to be her strongest point) and she gets more attractive everytime I see her . She is the complete professional , very much at ease in front of an audience. A lovely lovely girl - I only wish I understood Japanese so I would know what she is saying.
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Momoiro Clover 1st Live DVD (Title subject to change)Momoiro CloverGOOD
The girls put on a wonderful show on Xmas Eve . I doubt evem Berryz could have been more lively. Well worth the price of the DVD
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Hello! Project 2010 WINTER Kachofugetsu -Mobekimasu!-Hello! ProjectFresh Look
Some fans may miss the Elder Club but personally I don't. This concert has a much younger and fresher feel to it than in the recent past.Even the MC interuptions are worth looking at as the girls are so cute. I must like the DVD - I play it time and again!
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Hello! Project 2010 Winter Kacho Fugetsu -Shuffle Date-Hello! Projectanother great one
This is a rarity for HP as this DVD is ,as the title would suggest , the sub units ( Guardians 4 et al). It's great to see the S/Mileage girls on an equal footing with the others and the sets , music and general presentation are up to the usual HP standards. Well worth the money.
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Tenka wo Toruze!! - 2009.7.30. at Nagoya Diamond Hall -SKE48GOOD
Well overseas fans can't buy AKB albums or CD's very easily so we have to make do with SKE. That said the girls are very good and this DVD is a mixture of new SKE songs and older AKB ones. As usual with AKB/SKE the lighting isn't great but the music and the lovely girls make thia a very worthwhile addition to my collection
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Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Haru - Platinum 9 Disco -Morning MusumeABSOLUTE PERFECTION
Anyone who thinks MM lose out to AKB48 on the sexy stakes will have have that assuption challenged with this DVD. The girls have never looked lovelier or sung more powerfully.All the girls are in top form but if I had to pick anyone out it would be Reina who gives a brilliant performance and is one of the most attractive singers in the world. Slick production , wonderful music , GREAT DVD
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Chample 1- Happy Marriage Song Cover Shu -Hello! ProjectVery Fine Album
Have the Hello Project ever issued a bad album? Well,not in my experience and I own about 80 now. With this CD you get 14 enchanting songs with a glossy booklet showing you which girls are singing the songs. Great value for money . I repeat - ENCHANTING and another must have for J Pop fans
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Live 2009 Hybrid PunchBuono!Oh Yes
Buono is one of the top acts in the Hello Project -arguably the top act in terms of material.With this DVD you have ,neat wonderful packaging of the product, a concert full of quality music ,performed by three of the cutest girls in Japan. What more could anyone want? In fact it's the sort of DVD you think about at work and rush home to watch it again. Very well done Airi , Momoko and Miyabi
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Idoling!!! 3rd Live Kimerunara Kono Nassungu!!! 2008.07.05 at Zepp TokyoIDOLING!!!Very Entertaining
This DVD from Idoling is a very worthwhile addition for any J Pop fan and includes the new girls (all lovely). Idoling are somewhat different from the usual girl groups- they seem to take themselves less seriously and specialise in comical routines. One of their songs was making fun of Morning Musume ( hmmm, slight difference in the respective sales figures). I can't wait till Idoling release another album - the first was brilliant.
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Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru - Single Dai Zensyuu!!Morning MusumeQuite Wonderful
This is a very enjoyable DVD release from MM. It is inovative - the concert does not stick to the usual formulae, instead we are treated to a number of medleys of older classics whereby only part of the song is sung. It works brilliantly and the whole concert has a feel good factor throughout. I think competition from AKB48 has changed MM somewhat- they are noticeably more sexy looking these days but still manage to portray their innocent wholesome image. Risa in particular is adorable -if only I knew what she is saying !! I have given it 5 stars -it deserves 10