Jpop: Morning Musume (モーニング娘)

Another of the Hello Project! groups, Morning Musume has soon been around for 20 years, and is (like AKB48 among others) continously changing members as they age and "graduate". What made me write about them today is a very cute and very typical example of the cute and even awkward lyrics that at the same time is what makes it so popular, the song "The Story of Noisy Girls / Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari" which have the members at that time (2004) recount one and every member's main characteristic. To this video I have added some of the more recent ones.

• Morning Musume - The Story of Noisy Girls (女子かしまし物語)
• Morning Musume - The sunset after the rain (夕暮れは雨上がり)
• Morning Musume - Confront With Bare Nakedness (ムキダシで向き合って)
• Morning Musume - Refresh my heart (スカッとMy Heart)
• Morning Musume - The courage to jump right in now (今すぐ飛び込む勇気)
• Morning Musume - One and Only
• Morning Musume - Oh My Wish!

Jpop: Berryz Kobo - Love is always inside you (愛はいつも君の中に)

Berryz Kobo releases quite a number of songs. Since I blogged about them in december, they have released "I'm an adult!",  "Usually, you can't keep being an idol for 10 years" and the slightly wierd "130 Million Diet-Minded Country", but I will skip over them to the most recent  "Love is always inside you". They all three got their qualities, but the last one I like the most and it got them gals in cool black uniforms and a nice sound that makes me associate to Girl's Generation/SNSD and their "Mr Taxi".

• Berryz Kobo - Love is always inside you (愛はいつも君の中に)
• Berryz Kobo - I'm an adult! (大人なのよ！)
• Berryz Kobo - Usually, you can't keep being an idol for 10 years?! (普通、アイドル10年やってらんないでしょ！？)
• Berryz Kobo - 130 Million Diet-Minded Country (1億3千万総ダイエット王国)