(2017-03-27) Single release event @ Tokyo

INFORMATIONS

Event date : March 07, 2017
Event location : Ikebukuro Sunshine City, Tokyo

Featured members : Morning Musume。'17 (Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Kudo Haruka, Oda Sakura, Ogata Haruna Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina)

EVENT SETLIST

01. BRAND NEW MORNING
MC : Surprise cake for Haga's birthday
02. Morning Misoshiru
03. Mukidashi de Mukiatte
04. Koko ni Iruzee!

MC : Morning Musume。'17 concert to Hong Kong's annoucement + new version of "Morning Misoshiru" announcement

05. Jealousy Jealousy


JAPANESE PRESS REPORTS

BARKS

【Event report】 The aspirations for the Haga Akane's 15 years

Morning Musume。'17 held an event at Ikebukuro Sunshine City for their 63rd single "BRAND NEW MORNING / Jealousy Jealousy".

This new single welcomes two new members into the group, Kaga Kaede and Yokoyama Reina who together form the Morning Musume。'17's 13th generation. That day, on the place of Ikebukuro Sunshine City, a total of five songs were performed, including the three new ones present in the single. The square was flooded with spectators.

It's also the Haga Akane's 15 years old who were celebrated that day. The whole audience sang her a happy birthday. Haga Akane said "This yeah, I want to make sure I enjoy more things". She says she has few positive points in her current life "I am not yet satisfied with my level of singing", "I am afraid of dark places", "I cannot eat fish", having a big willingness to change it all. In addition, she had already declared in a previous interview that she had been transferred from school when she joined Morning Musume。to study in Tokyo and that she had struggled to make more friends. About that too, she would like to be more sociable.

In addition, a "Campfire" version of "Morning Misoshiru" will be released today on the group's youtube channel at midnight. The members said that they had a lot of fun during this take for the clip so they wanted to publish it to the fans.

The group doesn't rest on their laurels and continues the work, the spring tour of the Morning Musume。'17 will start on March 18 where they will go to 16 different prefectures. The final concert will be held at the Nippon Budokan on May 26. Iikubo Haruna says "Michishige Sayumi-san is hosting an event on March 19, but our tour starts on March 18. With her announcement, I got the impression that our fans were no longer looking forward to the tour but were preparing more for the Michishige-san event. I felt a little bit of jealousy."

A concert in Hong Kong has been scheduled for June 25. Nonaka Miki took the opportunity to express herself on this subject "This year, I would like to extend our activities abroad even more than before". The members began to bounce back from their old concert abroad, notably the subject of Suzuki Kanon, which was very popular with American fans during the group's last visit to America. Fukumura Mizuki, the leader, said "Yokoyama-chan has a very nice smile, I think she will be very popular with foreign fans".

Oricon

Momusu.'s Kudo Haruka, a member who shows insecurity

Morning Musume。'17 held a commemorative event at the Ikebukuro Sunshine City this March 7, to celebrate the release of their new single "BRAND NEW MORNING / Jealousy Jealousy".

It's the debut single of the 13th generation, Kaga Kaede and Yokoyama Reina. The two members expressed themselves : "I want to improve on my singing and dancing skills so as not to lose in front of any of my senpai." (Kaga Kaede) "I think these songs were written to welcome the 13th generation as it should be, so I want to interpret them with sincerity" (Yokoyama Reina). Ishida Ayumi said "Usually, the choreography is pretty easy when we welcome new members, but this time we're taking on a challenge with one of our most detailed and difficult choreographies. Yet both new members have learned it very quickly. They are excellent." Iikubo Haruna said "I can say that these two new members will go far for sure".

However, Kudou Haruka who is the mentor of the 13th generation, expressed rather insecurity "Kaga has the same hairstyle as me and Yokoyama comes from the same prefecture as me. They will erase me!". The two kohai started to laugh.