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[miyooooons]

what is happening with this timeline LOL

I mean I'm so confused but congrats to Risa, and the other girls.

[Muyim Pimoup]

this is so out of nowhere, not that i'm complaining though, more project for Risachan,,,

the song and MV are so 46 group vibe, but i love this kind of music,, 

[davidguy3237]

http://blog-project....aki-risa/267266

Translation of Yamaki's blog post

Spoiler

Good afternoon.

I have a sudden announcement to make,

 
For a joint project between Space Craft Group and Up-Front Group

I will be participating in
「College Cosmos」
A group made up of girls who are currently studying in university！

 

Last year, when Country Girls entered a new system,

 
I faced the dilemma of balancing studies
Not just while having activities in Country,
But while also holding a concurrent position in another Hello! group

So I chose to exclusively be part of Country Girls instead.

 
For the group College Cosmos, which I’ll be joining, the concept is

 
「An idol unit made up of university girls」

And thus, it’s a unit formed on the basis of balancing university and idol life.

 

All the other members
Are balancing studies while participating in activities,

 
So as a member of Country Girls,
As a member of College Cosmos,
As an individual university student,

 
I’ll participate because I think that I’ll be able to do all these activities without cutting corners！

 

This might sound a bit formal,
But for Yamaki Risa
Of Country Girls
Nothing’s changed in particular！

 
I’ll keep on doing my best, like always.

 

Also, along with my entry into College Cosmos,
I’ve disclosed the name of the university that I’m attending.

I am enrolled in Keio University’s Faculty of Business and Commerce.

 

I’m primarily learning marketing and accounting
While studying mathematics, which I’ve always had an interest in！

 

I’ve been under Keio’s care ever since I was in middle school,

And with the assistance of many teachers and classmates,
I’ve continued on with activities to this day.

I’m truly and endlessly grateful.

 

So, in order not to bring shame to the name of my school,

 
I would like to be aware, to be responsible,

To focus even more than I have before, and to do my best！

 
(It’s already been unmasked though lol
Things like multiplication tables and pre-washed rice…)

 

This has gotten long,
But nothing would please me more
Than if you would continue to support Yamaki Risa from now on
Like you always have.

 

I can count on my hands the number of times I’ve met the members of College Cosmos,

 
So I still have no idea yet about what sort of girl each member is！

I hope that we’ll get along after this (^^)

 
For me, this is the first time since the H!P Kenshuusei where I’m jumping into a completely new environment.

What’s more, the dance instructor who’ll be doing our choreography is the dance instructor I was under during my tenure as a Kenshuusei.

So the intensity of my shyness and nervousness
Are completely the same as back then,

 
Though it feels weird to be both nervous and nostalgic at the same time lol

 
I’ll do my best to get used to it quickly！

 

At College Cosmos’ Official Homepage,
The MV for 「Kotoba no Mizu wo Roka shitai」 has been unveiled.

Please check it out
https://collegecosmos.jp/

[moonxdark'17]

Well that was unexpected 

I'm excited to see Yamaki in a group!! And center position! She was/is my second favorite from CG, so I'm happy. haha

I hope this group will see good success. Their sound is definitely similar to Nogizaka, but it's not a bad thing. I always find their songs pleasant and relaxing.

[midnightbottle]

I mean let's be real, Risa is probably the only famous face in the group, so it's a no-brainer to put her in the center and to be the face of the group for now.

As much I as love Risa and happy that she has more work, but I am not too fond of this large group concept.

So I will give this group a miss and continue to hope for the days that Country Girls will be resume their active status again.

 

SCREW YOU UFG/H!P.

[davidguy3237]

Yamaki isn't the only center in this group, it's a W center with another member, Matsui Mari.

 

 

The more I look at it, the more it's starting to sound like Space Craft Group asked Up-Front to create an idol group for them using the college girls that are signed with Space Craft Group.

[SailorKame]

yeah, this looks like a temporary unit at best... if all these girls are at elite universities, I don't think they would all be trying to become actual idols, so it's probably something interesting for them to do.

 

It's funny that UFP is doing Nogizaka's concept with girls who are actually from a high class background.

[Zoe]

yeah, this looks like a temporary unit at best... if all these girls are at elite universities, I don't think they would all be trying to become actual idols, so it's probably something interesting for them to do.

If you look at their profiles, most of them already have entertainment experience and have come from the pageant circuit.

[IchVermisseDenSommer]

I was on vacation when this happened so I'm listening to this for the first time now. It's nice.


I can't believe y'all are making 46G comparisons without at least one of you mentioning that the song is wirtten and composed by Ohashi Riko??
We talked about her as one of UF's newest additions in other threads?
She composed for Nogi and HKT in the past? I can't see how this is surprising tbh.

 

Anyway I love this far more than 46 songs tbh bc the autotune isn't even close to how hard Nogi and particularly Keyaki abuse it. I bought a Keyaki album bc I was interested once. I only managed to listen to it exactly one time with earphones bc the level of voice correction is so bad that it's super flat and sounds like robots singing

[davidguy3237]

^

she wrote 1 song for HKT and 1 song for Nogi, but neither those songs sound like the typical style you usually associate with 48g/46g

Spoiler

 

This song sounds like they specifically asked her to write a Nogizaka style song. From the songs I've heard from her, this is not the kind of sound she usually goes for.

 

I do like it and I'm interested to see what they plan to do with this group, but I also understand people's reservations about this group.

That being said they're all in college, and one of them is studying law. Even if college in japan is reportedly pretty lax, considering half of them are in high ranking private universities, I can't imagine they're gonna give the group that much work.

 

P.S.

Someone I wish was in this group:

https://twitter.com/misscd2018_ys

Spoiler

 

If you can tell from her twitter, she's a big H!P fan, but she's in a different pageant contest and not signed with an agency, I don't think.

[core2quad]

College Cosmos as the opening act of Hello! Fes

[core2quad]

College Cosmos will have their CD debut on 3/6
http://www.helloproject.com/news/9665/
https://collegecosmo...contents/214366

[core2quad]

New outfits from College Cosmos

Spoiler

https://girlsnews.tv/news/330034
https://popnroll.tv/articles/1404

[YellowAccel]

Oh they look really pretty *_*

[core2quad]

I think this thread needs an update.
This single has 3 songs and the release date is 3/6.
 

【商品情報】
カレッジ・コスモス　１ｓｔ シングル
「言葉の水を濾過したい/タイトル未定/タイトル未定 (曲順未定）」
2019年3月6日発売
【初回生産限定盤A】（EPCE-7479）CD　1,080円（税込）
特典：「トレカ型個別握手会参加券」Aチーム12種の中からランダムで1枚封入
【初回生産限定盤B】（EPCE-7480）CD　1,080円（税込）
特典：「トレカ型個別握手会参加券」Bチーム12種の中からランダムで1枚封入
【初回生産限定盤SP】（EPCE-7481） CD+DVD　2,000円（税込）
【通常盤】（EPCE-7483） CD　1,080円（税込）

https://collegecosmo...contents/220070
https://helloproject...smos_1st_Single

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Also forgot to mention 2 weeks ago that they performed the 2nd song from this single at Harocon.
It is called "Yume wa Ijiwaru (夢は意地悪).
https://twitter.com/...956398663204865

[davidguy3237]

I updated the OP.

 

They are starting to look more and more like Nogizaka lol. I wonder if we'll get anymore MVs since the website seems to imply that it's a Triple A single.

[Solarbladepsy]

Yamaki Risa and College Cosmos unveil their new outfits for their major debut single at a media press conference. Their triple A-side single is titled "Yume wa Ijiwaru / Kotoba no Mizu wo Roka Shitai / Kigou Nanka ja nai Watashitachi wa" (夢は意地悪／言葉の水を濾過したい／記号なんかじゃない私たちは).

 

from Mr. A

[patapataful]

Yes, it looks like a clone of Nogizaka46...

[core2quad]

^^ Thanks, I missed the 3rd song. It was mentioned in the links I posted just below the photos.

[core2quad]

Here is the release page on UP-FRONT WORKS website.
http://www.up-front-...tail/EPCE-7479/