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[zam（仮）]

When: 2016-11-08
Where: Nippon Budokan

The surprise announcement was made at The Seven Live Alien concert on Sunday.
Here is the video of the moment.



MAiDiGiTV video report on UUG Budokan announcement.


All UUG are now on twitter.

BTW!
ALL of them are on twitter now:
https://twitter.com/arai_manami_ao
https://twitter.com/saho_akari
https://twitter.com/ayano_310
https://twitter.com/mori_saki1012
https://twitter.com/konatsufurukawa
and of course
https://twitter.com/373_sengoku
https://twitter.com/azusasekine

Looks like they're ramping up their promotion following the announcement.

So far, Ayanon hasn't tweeted anything, Akari's is full of her just shouting, Konatsu actually had a twitter account already but has not been active since August 2015, Moritty sometimes tweets in french, and Maana's pretty active.

Linlin tweet telling everyone, probably her fans, to watch UUG at Budokan
https://twitter.com/...470481512845312

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While we wait for Budokan...
The Seven LIVE Alien in HIROSHIMA CLUB QUATTRO - On The Road vol.1


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I'm going pending securing a ticket.
Who else is going?

[Yasser96]

I don't really follow UUG at all, but seriously, congrats to them!  They really did work hard.

I hope they become more popular in the coming years!

[zam（仮）]

A English Live report by Up-Front Link on The Seven Live Alien concert where UUG's Budokan live was announced.
https://www.facebook...068512443207672

[onesnowyday]

Congrats to the girls  

 

I will be waiting for the day their DVD/BD comes out ;-; 

[zam（仮）]

Promoting and announcing their Budokan concert at this years NicoNico Chokaigi mini liveshow.
Title of this music event is Cho Ongaku Matsuri 2016.


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Akari does a countdown on twitter.
https://twitter.com/...035685085966337

アップアップガールズ(仮)
日本武道館まであと、、、190日！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！

[JennyInTokyo]

So are they still an indies idol group then or are they made their major debut but are just under Up Front?? Congratulations on ther Nippon show!!!

[zam（仮）]

^We will find that out at Budokan I guess

At the moment, the only difference I see between a Major label and an Indie label is that UUG don't get invited on "major" entertainment shows.
Other then that they are already appearing on every major idol event and are pretty popular at such events.

On lesser entertainment shows that focus on idols, like Idol Otakarakuji, UUG had already made their mark by winning Otakarakuji's 1st championship this year.
 

Natalie article on Idol Otakarakuji Party Live which took place last week, April 1st.
UUG wins their first championship and secures a CM deal.
They were up against Tsuribit, GEM, Idol Renaissance , Yume Miru Adolescence and PASSPO.
http://natalie.mu/music/news/182765

UUG also won Otakarakuji's Highest Score award.

Idol Otakarakuji Highest Score Award

Here are the top 10 highest score.
10 ) 599 points, UPUPGIRLS（仮）[Ep.03 2014-10-17, Zenryoku!Pump!!]
09 ) 606 points, GEM [Ep.30 2015-07-03, Just! Call Me]
08 ) 610 points, MANAMI NO RISA [Ep.17 2015-03-6, Polaris]
07 ) 634 points, THE Possible [Ep.05 2014-10-31, Zenryoku!Banzai!My Glory!]
06 ) 638 points, GEM [Ep.31 2015-07-10, ONEGAI Moonlight]
05 ) 653 points, UPUPGIRLS（仮）[Ep.02 2014-10-10, Upper Cut!]
04 ) 655 points, UPUPGIRLS（仮）[Ep.40 2015-10-16, APARE]
03 ) 670 points, Ueno Yuuka [Ep.54 2016-03-04, Arigato wo Kimi e]
02 ) 675 points, UPUPGIRLS（仮）[Ep.04 2014-10-24, JUMPER!]
01 ) 677 points, UPUPGIRLS（仮）[Ep.06 2014-11-21, CHOPAA!CHOPPA!]



Not only did UUG won the No.1 Otakarakuji Idol rank, they also received the Highest Score Award.

Contratulations on the double win!!!

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Oh BTW, it is 3rd May...

HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY UPUPGIRLS（仮）

[zam（仮）]

A taste of how a UUG concert feels like.
ハイスパート RAVE FESTIVAL 〜Zepp Tokyo決戦〜2015年12月6日
Part 1


Part 2

[zam（仮）]

MAiDiGi interview UUG about their coming Budokan in November, members give their comments.

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Zepp Tour digest.

[zam（仮）]

Konatsu get to do a solo song at Nippon Budokan.
Song title is ダーリンはロストチャイルド ( Darling wa Lost Child ).
If I heard it correctly, she sang this song during her birthday event.

In this video Konatsu announces her solo song and teaches the dance.


Konatsu sings a bit of the song.

[zam（仮）]

UPUPGIRLS（仮）Road to BUDOKAN - Live at a solitary island, which took place yesterday 2016-09-22.
JIJIPRESS gives us a video report and a short interview with the girls.


Yesterday,


This morning,

[JennyInTokyo]

Konatsu is my favourite member so I am excited to hear her solo song at the Budokan show!

[zam（仮）]

^Thats great

They are some new developments in UPUPGIRLS management-wise that I think I should share here
It was made clearer in the first episode of UUG's AmebaTV programme.


Simplified form it goes like this,
Up-Front is in a join business venture with YUM Entertainment to manage/promote UPUPGIRLS, including Kikka.
The other artist that YUM Entertainment manages is fu_mou.
YUM Entertainment president is Yamada-san, who now UUG's manager.
Yamada-san is Morning Musume's manager during platinum era.
But I suspect he was around far back because Yaguchi said she remembers working under him (She said this in the 2nd episode when Yaguchi was a guest).
This business venture officially started in April this year.
Around the same time UUG Budokan was announced.

Thats it.

[zam（仮）]

アップアップガールズ（仮）　Road to 武道館 そろそろソロで歌いたい～最終決戦～
UPUPGIRLS Kakkokari Road to Budokan - Soro soro Solo de Utai tai ~ Finals.

UUG face each other to fight for the spot for a solo part at Budokan.
This final face-off will decide the winner.



Spoiler in spoilers

Spoiler

Akari wins the solo part at UUG's 1st Budokan live.

[zam（仮）]

UUG's Budokan crowdfunding project has achieved its target of 7million yen!
https://www.makuake....um=sns_share_tw

There are 2 more days left and the total amount now stands at 7,803,000 yen.

[zam（仮）]

UUG crowdfunding project closes to the amount of 10,024,000円 from 393 supporters
3 million more than the target amount.
https://www.makuake....um=sns_share_tw

[zam（仮）]

Idol Otakara News reporting on the Nippon Budokan solo competition.


No wonder Akari won. Minna no Tamago, who would expect Akari to sing that again after all this time

[zam（仮）]

[2016-01-07 Radio Nippon] UPUPGIRLS kakkoKARI ROAD to BUDOKAN RADIO No.1

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