Community Status Updates
davidguy3237
Up-Front's apparently picked up their advertising game. Been seeing comments from multiple MVs saying they came after seeing ads for them on Youtube, Instagram, and a Lawson's convenience store. I don't remember seeing these kinds of comments before lol.
Mar 14 2019 03:40 PM
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SailorKame
I'm glad they are finally trying something new things to try to attract eyes on the product.
Mar 15 2019 06:52 PM -
ajma93632
That's great, they are taken the digital promotion more serious, it seems. I don't mind if they make the groups to release just A-side if that means having more releases for more promotions.
Mar 16 2019 04:41 AM -
core2quad
@Kinjiru I also heard H!P songs in different places in JP many times near the release dates, e.g. Matsuya, Sukiya, shopping mall, Shibuya Center-gai ...
Mar 16 2019 02:39 PM
davidguy3237
New year new twitter. Follow me if you want https://twitter.com/davidguuuuuy
Jan 01 2019 10:14 AM
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Fall
To further clarify, a KK can be either public or private, but is more accurately just a corporation, as we would know them. It used to be listed as a type of limited liability, but the official listing was abolished in 2006. I've not since seen any official listings that would imply UF isn't still private though, and it still uses "Co., Ltd." in translations.
Dec 26 2018 08:46 PM -
IchVermisseDenSommer
I'm often so impressed about how knowledgable some in the fandom are about non-art related UF things!
Dec 27 2018 12:35 AM
davidguy3237
Well this was an interesting discovery. For anyone that knows about Kemono Friends, I just found out that the animation studio, Yaoyorozu, is actually a part of Just Production, which is a subsidiary of Up-Front.
Dec 17 2018 03:40 AM
davidguy3237
Mitsui Aika's contract has officially ended http://www.jp-r.co.jp/mitsuiaika/news/9485
Nov 03 2018 10:57 AM
davidguy3237
You know the "missing songs on iTunes" problem has gotten really bad when even iTunes Japan is starting to have missing songs. Y Jiro no Tochuu is missing in iTunes Japan. It was apparently on there before but it got removed.
Oct 31 2018 02:16 PM
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ShiningLight445
I always thought it had to do with who wrote/arranged/composed the song or the connection to an anime or drama? In this case it's a drama. Idk lol
Oct 31 2018 07:59 PM -
Haruna Ogata (Real)
Prob a licensing/royalty issue.
While the songs are performed by their artist, the songs themselves are owned by respective composer (or lyricist), therefore they can't publish them freely.
↑All in all just a guess but ya
Nov 01 2018 04:35 PM
davidguy3237
Anyone that's a fan of Yorushika should know that they wrote one of the songs on Tsubaki's album!! https://twitter.com/nabuna2/status/1054660911317667840
Oct 23 2018 10:36 AM
davidguy3237
Idols have been dropping left right and center this year, meanwhile Up-Front: OKAY 4 NEW GROUPS (if you count College Cosmos)
Oct 19 2018 01:05 PM
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IchVermisseDenSommer
Yeah but that's normal isn't it? When there are more groups and idols than ever there'll be more graduation than ever. I don't really see unbelievably high numbers here idk
Oct 19 2018 01:38 PM -
davidguy3237
It's just the combination of it all. Even if a lot of the groups weren't exceptionally popular, they've been around for years, and they weren't completely unknown, and yet now it feels like a bunch of them have decided that this year in particular was a good time to disband. And you have members suddenly leaving from groups that don't normally do graduations. It feels a lot higher to me this year.
Oct 19 2018 01:59 PM -
GetRapper
I agree with Ich, it's the usual normal idol cycle. It's just the departures are higher profile.
Oct 19 2018 02:27 PM
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Juandalyn
Oh, it's so much fun! Reminds me of early S/mileage, just not as high-pitched.
Sep 27 2018 08:07 PM
davidguy3237
H!P is pumping out gravure (visual photobooks included) this year like they desperately need money
Sep 21 2018 04:02 PM
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IchVermisseDenSommer
Considering the photoshoots in magazines that only shows that H!P is on the rise again. I was under the impression that we didn't get those bc H!P just wasn't interesting enough for the publishers.
Sep 21 2018 09:37 PM -
Haruna Ogata (Real)
H!P's always been on UTB cause of the exclusive photobook deal with Wanibooks but yeah all the new magazine covers attest for the fact that there is an interest from publishers.
I'd say it's 99% Maria they want, but at least it gets Reirei out there too.
Sep 22 2018 01:55 AM -
WatanabeXYamada27
Odd that Funaki Musubu gets bikinis while Yahagi Moeka doesn't, although the latter's assets are bigger.
Sep 22 2018 09:26 AM
davidguy3237
Listening to all the songs Tsunku's written for non-H!P, I'm convinced H!P just refuses any Tsunku song that's not the cool/EDM type.
Sep 18 2018 04:13 AM
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chisafan
It's almost like H!P stole his voice or something. Wait...!
Feel free to drop some songs or playlists in his thread!
Sep 20 2018 11:42 PM
davidguy3237
There's a new Eric Fukusaki MV! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqaYoI7FkE4
Sep 09 2018 08:58 PM
davidguy3237
omg the handshake events are gonna be so awkward. Hopefully the girls can get through them without too much trouble.
Sep 07 2018 06:41 AM