Hello! Projectランキング

Paul over at Hello! Blog has setup this years Hello! Project poll. Some nifty giveaways are available to win this go around, as an added incentive to contribute your opinion to the pool.

As I did last year, I’ve got the details of the group rankings spread out through a couple of posts. This one was pretty simple to put together, with Elder Club gone and all and my opinion of each of the groups and girls pretty solidified.

Go over and check the poll when you’ve got a chance.

First up are links to my detailed thoughts on the individual girls themselves, followed by my overall rankings for 2010:

Hello Project 2010 Group Ranking

Hello Project 2010 Ranking

Cake Day 3.0

Hi. I made a cake. Happy 3 Years International Wota.

Vanilla/Orange Chinami Cake

Wait, now how am I supposed to eat this. I didn’t really think that far… Hmm, well I guess I can eat it with a fork ( -_-) Oh, there’s a “3” in there if you look hard enough.

Chinami Cake + Oranges

The big oranges make the cake look small. Anyway, thanks International Wota for continuing to spread Japanese music to the masses and working on connecting the community of bloggers out there. See ya next year.

Berryz工房ランキング

It should come as no surprise that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed everything put out by this group over the past year. Kicked off with Dakishimete Dakishimete, followed by the consecutive double A-sides, they have been some of my favorites. While still lacking some of the rockin’ sound of Buono!, the cool choreography of C-ute and the maturity of Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou never fails to come out on top.

Berryz Koubou 2010

Berryz Koubou 2010 Ranking 2009 Ranking

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℃-uteランキング

I’m one from the camp where the C-ute of now is just missing something. Indies C-ute had something special and lost it; for me, it was basically with Tokaikko Junjou. Anyway, old C-ute is gone, so there’s no point in dwelling on that, yeah. With Erika and Kanna gone as well, the distinction between old and new is even more apparent. That said, over the past year, the groups’ releases have been all right to my ears.

°C-ute 2010

°C-ute 2010 Ranking 2009 Ranking

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モーニング娘。ランキング

It’s that time of the year again. Rankin’ Time! Let’s jump right into it and get started with Morning Musume, shall we.

While I didn’t make it out to AX to see them last year, I was able to see them perform in Japan at the summer concert back in July. As I’ve heard a few other people say, and I agree, seeing them up close really does change your perception of the girls a bit. I’ve still not taken too much time to get to know the group really, but I guess I know them well enough that things have shuffled around a little. With Koharu’s departure my interest as a whole has dropped some. That said, current Musume has mostly just been about the music to me anyway, so that’s not indicative of much of a change.

Morning Musume. 2010

Morning Musume. 2010 Ranking 2009 Ranking

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