Releases of the Week : 8/22 - 8/28

Hello! In case you didn't know already (XD) ~ It's Katie! I'm back with more releases! Yay!

Lets kick it off with yet more spectacular concert releases from Totally Up! Project Summer Concert 2010 ~Ready, Set, Scramble!~ (and yes I'm running out of cool adjectives ;___; Sorry for the redundancy that will most likely follow).

8/22/10
Namida no Taiyou - Umbrella

Katie, Hinaki, and Yumiko are original members of Namida no Taiyou, with Ameimi and Serenyty joining in! Not going to lie, everytime I hear this song I crave oreos because of the "naka no OREO" part XD <3 Love you Tsunku. Hinaki mixed this with her awesome skills.

8/23/10
Kawaii-Sono - Bravo☆Bravo

(Sidenote- Yay for ☆ in titles!) This is mixed by Hinaki as well. A cute-punk song with star vocals from Molly (queen of cuteness), Hinaki (queen of awesomeness) and Ameimi (queen of happiness).

8/24/10
Kawaii-Sono - Renai Rider

Another Hinaki mix! Stars the previous cast of Kawaii-Sono with Hinaki, Ameimi and Molly. I hate this song with a burning passion, but...I must say that I do enjoy this dub very much. In fact, I would buy this if it was a single (and conveniently located in a nearby music shop, not Japan unlike all H!P singles). :D <3

Time for a short break from concert songs to hear Soloist Aly's third single title track!

8/27/10
Aly - Haru no Arashi

Aly. PWNS. Mano Erina. I mean, no offense Mano fans. She's pretty. But she cannot compare to Aly's vocals at all. Aly absolutely owns this. It's beautiful. I have it on my iPod. -stalker- Mixed by the all-wonderful mixer Michelle!

And to finish it all off, a final concert clip from Totally Up! Project Summer Concert 2010 ~Ready, Set, Scramble!~
8/28/10
Totally! Up Project - BE ALL RIGHT!

Another weird Tsunku song I think. But it is pwned with awesome blending power from Serenyty, Logan, Hayashi Ame, suki-chan, Reirae, Menami, Hanna, Purply, Michi, Asuka and Rika Chihara. This song is mixed by suki-chan.

This is Katie saying ja ne!
-Katie

Releases of the Week : 8/13 - 8/21

Katie is back with more Youtube releases for yall! Wooo!
Let's kick this off with some more awesome concert releases from Totally Up! Project Summer Concert 2010 ~Ready, Set, Scramble!~

8/13/10
Namida no Taiyou - Oujisama to Yuki no Yoru

Such a calming song~ This is something I'd like to use to drift off into dream land. Stars Hinaki, Katie, and Yumiko, original members of Namida no Taiyou, along with Serenyty and Ameimi joining in! Mixed by the awesome Michelle, it brings smiles into the hearts of young ones.

Now, let's hear a release from the lovely group Urban Promise! It's that time of year again..the time for midsummer greeting cards! And you know what that means!

8/14/10
Urban Promise - Shochuu Omimai Moshiagemasu

Ooohoo! Another Michelle mix. The harmonies in the "Shochuuu Omimai! Moshiagemasu"s are truly awe inspiring. Angeru's solos I almost didn't recognize - she's improved so much, so kudos to her! My favorite Aha~s are sung by Molly, full of genki-kawaii energy <3 This stars Angeru, Molly, Yuki, Bakapai, and Michichan!

And moving on, it's time for some Twilight Legend love! Main group epicness!

8/16/10
Twilight Legend - Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai

I'm pretty sure I've said it before and I'll say it again: the beginning of a dub is the most important part. If it starts out weak, the listener won't be compelled to listen anymore. No worries in this case because Danica delivers strong vocals, and it just gets better from then on. Mixed again by Michelle (this must be the 10th song in a row <3). Showcased in this song is Danica, Purply, KioKiou, Yumiko, Ameimi, Katie, Hinaki, Mitsuki, Menami, and, of course, Michelle.

Now lets shake things up with a medley!

8/21/10
Sweet 8 and Legend 9 - Nine Smile Special Medley

Here's the fun part: you can vote for your favorite group! It's Sweet 8 versus Legend 9! As of 8/29, Sweet 8 is winning 2 to 0! Legend 9 is Yumiko, Purply, Katie, Michelle, Hinaki, Danica, Rika Chihara, Ameimi, and Menami. Sweet 8 is Aly, Molly, Eva, Angelfirebabe, Serenyty, Yuki, Corsica, and Boo. Purply is an added addition to Sweet 8! Which group will win? Time shall tell...

This is Katie singing BYE BYE MATA NE~ <3
-Katie

Totally Up! Project News ~

Hello readers ~! You might not know me but I know who you are. HAHAHA
*coughcough* Neeeeevermind.

This is your girl Hachi, directly from Star!U!! And I am here to introduce all of you to the latest and delicious news about the Totally Up! Project world. Let's first talk about some graduations / comebacks, ok?

- Nami has returned to Totally Up! Project, after being graduated for a few months, as a member of J-unior SWEET and the subgroup, Urban Promise. I say, welcome back then :D
- Tomokoyo is now active again, after getting off suspension and will return to sing with Sparkle Society. Welcome back to you, too!

Now, let's talk about graduations:

- Celia graduated from Twilight Legend to form her own group. Congratulations and good luck with that!
- Also, many of the actual components of J-unior SWEET will be graduating because of inactivity. That's kinda sad :( People, try to stay active!

Well, are you glad about the comebacks? That's a good thing cause we can still enjoy their voices :D

Anyways, let's get quickly to another point: Summer Concerts shallallaaaa!
The Summer project made by TU!P is called Totally Up! Project Summer Concert 2010 ~Ready, Set, Scramble!~ and it's the dubbing of the Hello! Project's 2010 Winter Kachou Fugetsu Shuffle Date. The concert is fully composed by 24 original songs and, of course, TU!P wants to dub them all! :D

And, speaking of new songs, Hitomi will be back with a new singleee. Excited??? :D

Now, since I'm a PROUD member of Star!U, we'll get to the point that ... *drums* Star!U group got its own YOUTUBE CHANNEL!! *fireworksss* I'm actually really proud of what we are doing and, I'll repeat it to death, I seriously love all the girls involved in this project!

But now, I have bad news . Actually, it's more of a warning news. A boy, probably a fandubber, steals lines that people post for their projects and then mixes it together to claim them as his own dub. His name is Ikenokoi, but it's not his only nickname.

Be careful of putting too much information on Skype or your email on there. He can track you down on Facebook. He has down it to Kappa and he can do it to you too. He is also known for hacking accounts. Or impersonating them.

I found it SOOOOO creepy when I read this. People just don't have lives at all right?

It's sad, but we are running out of time (actually, I'm running out of ideas LOL).
This has been Hachi, that will keep you updated with the latest news from TU!P and its dubbers every week !

Everyone, love you! Byeeee!

-Hachi

Releases of the Week : 8/5 - 8/11

This is turning out to be an every-three week occurrence. I'm very sorry for lagging behind in the blogging aspect.
That being said, yay! Here's the Releases of the Week, from 8/5-8/12!

First up: Let's get sparkalicious (Hell's Kitchen, anyone?)!

8/5/10
Sparkle Society : Watashi no Mirai Danna Sama

Oh my gosh!!! It's adorable, no? :) Sparkle Society showcases it's cute ensamble of Eva, Molly, Menami, Ameimi, Asuka and Aly in this release.

Next we have my own group that I'm subleading: Star!U

8/5/10
Star!U - Select Members: So Hot

Man this is SO HOT! Eva's rapping is amazing, along with her mixing skills. Zoey, Hachi, and Teefah also show off their amazing Korean vocal skills in this release, delivering a sexy hot summer song with love from Star!U.

8/6/10
Star!U - Select Members: FIRE

Here we have another fiery release from Star!U. Eva's mixing again is spot on. Katie, Hachi, and Sachiko are also in this, Sachiko especially showing off her fierce K-pop skills in this.

Moving along, we have some fine Totally Up! Project Summer Concert 2010 ~Ready, Set, Scramble!~ releases.

8/7/10
L-ADY - FIRST KISS

Michelle's mixing is wonderful. Loving all the harmonies. This right here, folks, is the definition of kawaii. Zoey + Aly + Ayaka. And Zoey's the first fandubber I've seen without issues on the high notes.

8/8/10
L-ADY - Yume to Genjitsu

Another amazing mix by Michelle. :) Ayaka's computer had some issues, so she was replaced by Danica. The energy in this song is awesome!

8/9/10
Wild Memory - Pirai! Otome no Negai

Not gonna lie, Tsunku takes the cake with weird lyrics, so credits to Tsunku for writing another weird song! Yay! This is the definition of H!P! Wooo! Danica's mixing is spot on, however Celia is a little quiet. Besides that, this is another strong concert release from Totally Up Project, this time starring Michichan, Celia and Menami as Wild Memory!

And now we take a short break from concert releases to hear soloist Reirae's second single title track: No HesitAtion!

8/10/10
Reirae - No HesitAtion

Another Michelle mix. :D You know how much I love Michelle and her mixes. Reirae's voice is adorable and calming at the same time, a nice combo!

Here to finish off the week, we have another concert clip from Totally Up! Project Summer Concert 2010 ~Ready, Set, Scramble!~

8/11/10
Wild Memory - Chokotto Love

My favorite PucchiMoni song! This is yet another Michelle mix (yay!) and is a cute song with mature vocals! With Menami, Purply and Michichan showing their vocals!

Well, that's all the releases from the week! Stay tuned for more!
This is Katie, signing out~
-Katie

New Youtube Channel!

Star!U, the Korean-dubbing subgroup of Twilight Legend has proven itself to be an extremely popular group and now it has its own channel. Yes, folks, that's right, Star!U has its own youtube channel! That being said, please subscribe and friend if you are a fan/member of Twilight Legend. Click here to come hang with us!

-Katie

Inside the Project - Kawaii-Sono #1

Inside the Project is a segment where we ask members from Totally Up! Project questions and they answer them. It gives others more insight into the fun natures of our members. Our sixth group with Inside the Project is Kawaii-Sono, the sole surviving group from our shuffle group era in 2008. All members were asked the question:

Q: What kind of fireworks do you like?

Below is the members' responses when asked this question. All members were able to answer this question.


I get scared from any fireworks that are done by anyone unless they are professionals~ -u-;;
Once my friends surprised me with these sparkler candles in their hands and I kept screaming and running away from them! XD
But the professional ones are beautiful!! *0*


I love all fireworks. They're pretty, they make me happy x3
I really like ones that pop and then pop again and sparkle!


I don't like professional fireworks. XD I like the ones set up by friends and family!! I enjoy them more!!

-Purply

Inside the Project - Twilight Legend #1

Inside the Project is a new segment on the blog where we ask a group under Totally Up! Project a question and members of the group answer it. Our fifth group with Inside the Project is Twilight Legend, the group that basically founded Totally Up! Project. 8 members were asked the question:

Q: The festival season is starting. What kind of food will you eat at the food stalls?

Below is the members' responses when confronted with this question. Only gen 2 did not answer this question.


Cotton candy~ XD


I always see Indian Fried Bread at carnivals and festivals. That stuff is always warm and makes me feel happy. Yum, crunchy!


A little bit of this and a little bit of that- everything my hands and pockets can handle!!! (-▽-)b


Yakisoba! With lots of meat and cabbage =D!


CANDY FLOSS


I loooove Ice Cream! So much! But I also like fresh squeezed lemonade stands! There is so much to choose from and now I'm just thinking of food XDDD


Cotton candy...or ice cream! Whatever floats my boat~ :3


Aisu kuriiiiimuuuuu.~ It has the taste of summer. ^__^

-Purply

Twilight Legend - Why Shouldn't Women Stand Out?

Title: Why Shouldn't Women Stand Out?
Release Type: 15th single
Group: Twilight Legend
Singers:
Twilight Legend:
Gen 1: Danica (Sub-Leader), Kiokiou, Michelle (Leader), Purply
Gen 2: Yumiko
Gen 3: Mitsuki
Gen 4: Hinaki, Katie, Menami
Gen 5: Ameimi
Release date: August 19, 2010
Mixer: Michelle
Cover Art By: BakaPai

Tracklist:
01. Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai

Lyrics: DOC Version // HTML Version


Twilight Legend releases their last single with gen 1 member, Kiokiou. She graduated all groups within Totally Up! Project and Twilight Legend. There is no graduation track on this single. She has been with the group since the very beginning and seen many changes in line-up during her 2 year run with the group. We wish her the best in the future and even though this is not a true graduation single, we still dedicate it to her as so. Celia graduated from Twilight Legend gen 5 to start her own boy band group. Look for auditions on that soon.

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Active member count is brought down to 11 members. Menami plans to graduate after the 4th album due to school conflicts and that is the time when 2 gen 6 members will enter the picture.

-Purply

Reirae - No HesitAtion

Title: No HesitAtion
Release Type: 2nd Solo Single
Group: Soloists
Singer: Reirae
Release date: August 14, 2010
Mixer: Michelle
Cover Art By: Logan

Tracklist:
01. No HesitAtion

Lyrics: DOC Version // HTML Version

After the hecticness of Totally Up! Project's Summer Concert 2010, Reirae is able to make a comeback quickly with her second solo single and second single for the year 2010. She reunites with Tiny Wheat, an old graduated unit in the concert, and is able to do two songs with the original line-up. Her second solo single is more upbeat and encourages Reirae to press on with her solo work within Totally Up! Project.

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Reirae continues activities even after her graduation from Twilight Legend in 2009. Go Reirae!

-Purply

Urban Promise - Express a Summer Greeting Card

Title: Express a Summer Greeting Card
Release Type: 7th Single
Group: Urban Promise & Molly
Singers:
Urban Promise:
Gen 1: Angelfirebabe
Gen 7: BakaPai
Gen 8: MichiChan, Yuki

SWEET Delight:
Gen 7: Molly
Release date: August 14, 2010
Mixer: Michelle
Cover Art By: BakaPai

Tracklist:
01. Shochuu Omimai Moushiagemasu

Lyrics: DOC Version // HTML Version

The 7th single for Urban Promise since their debut in 2008 within Totally Up! Project and this is their 4th single for the year 2010. This is their first release since their involvement with the notorious summer concert. A Totally Up! Project member appears on this release which is Molly from SWEET Delight. This is a fun summery song that awakens memories of the summer we have just spent and opens us up to the approaching events of fall.

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Urban Promise is finally returning and getting ready to start on their first independent album. Yay! <3

-Purply

Inside the Project - SWEET Delight #1

Inside the Project is a new segment on the blog where we ask a group under Totally Up! Project a question and members of the group answer it. Our fourth group with Inside the Project is SWEET Delight, the last subgroup under J-unior SWEET. 3 members were asked the question:

Q: Please tell us your lucky number.

Below is the members' responses when confronted with this question starting with SWEET Delight Leader Zoey.


I don't seem to have a lucky number OvO"""
but my lucky colour is blue and pink? xDDD


My lucky number is 7. Good things always seem to happen with that number 0^.^0


My lucky numbers are 14 and 2, because I was born on February 14th ◐ o ◑

-Purply

Star!U - Run Devil Run

Title: Run Devil Run
Release Type: 3rd Single
Group: Star!U
Singers:
Star!U:
Gen 1: Eva, Katie, Teefah, HachiProject
Gen 2: Sachiko, Zoey, Rae
Release date: August 8, 2010
Mixer: Eva
Cover Art By: BakaPai

Tracklist:
01. Run Devil Run
02. So Hot (Eva, HachiProject, Teefah, Zoey)
03. FIRE (Eva, HachiProject, Katie, Sachiko)

Lyrics: DOC Version // HTML Version

For being the newest group within Totally Up! Project, Star!U is serious when it comes to release time. This is the first single to feature gen 1 and 2 together on the main track. It has two other cool branch off songs featuring odd pairings of members. A must listen to beat the summer heat!

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Auditions for Star!U's third generation run in October for 2 new members.

-Purply

Sparkle Society - My Future Husband

Title: My Future Husband
Release Type: 6th Single
Group: Sparkle Society
Singers:
Sparkle Society:
Gen 1: Eva
Gen 9: Aly

Biscuit ROUGE:
Gen 7: Asuka-chan

SWEET Delight:
Gen 7: Molly

Twilight Legend:
Gen 4: Menami
Gen 5: Ameimi
Release date: August 6, 2010
Mixer: Hitomi
Cover Art By: BakaPai

Tracklist:
01. Watashi no Mirai no Danna-sama

Lyrics: DOC Version // HTML Version

The 6th single for Sparkle Society since their debut in 2008 within Totally Up! Project and this is their 3rd single for the year 2010. This is also the first single to feature former Crystal Clear member and current Totally Up! Project Soloist, Aly. This is their first release since their involvement with the notorious summer concert. Other Totally Up! Project members appear on this release such as Molly from SWEET Delight, Asuka from Biscuit ROUGE, and both Menami and Ameimi of Twilight Legend. A nice little mixer before this group jumps back into the release scene.

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Sparkle Society with their comeback after the concert and to be honest its really pumping! Nice energy!

-Purply

Inside the Project - Biscuit ROUGE #1

Inside the Project is a new segment on the blog where we ask a group under Totally Up! Project a question and members of the group answer it. Our third group with Inside the Project is Biscuit ROUGE, another subgroup under J-unior SWEET. 3 members were asked the question:

Q: You're two hours late! But if you apologize in a cute way, I'll forgive you!

Below is the members' responses when confronted with this question starting with Biscuit ROUGE Sub-Leader Logan. It is pretty short and to the point.


"Ahaha~ Sorry! ^-^"


If I'm two hours late, I usually have a good reason - either I was held up unwillingly (traffic, fights, car broke down, et cetera) or I got lost.

Here are ones that I've actually used for lateness. All these were true reasons why I was late.

"I'm sorry I'm late. I accidentally ended up in __________." Usually the place referenced in ________ is in either in the wrong direction or in the wrong county. Since I'm five feet tall and look half my age, it's funny/cute for the listener.

"I'm sorry I'm late. I got into a fight." I came in the classroom 30 minutes late. My hair was ruffled and my expression could be described as @@ or "out of it". Some people thought it was cute. Even though I did get into a (serious) verbal fight before class, many people thought I got into a physical fight, so they also thought it was funny.


I'm so so sorry! If you forgive me I'll be your best friend~ ....I love you?

-Purply