Eri's 8th Photobook, "Sweet"

According to helloproject.com, the title of Eri's 8th photobook is titled "Sweet"

Sayu's craze

During last week's Konusapi, Sayu mentioned that her current craze is Beckii Cruel and Beckii is now aware of Sayu's existence! Earlier today, Beckii tweeted this on her twitter. You can check out her Youtube channel here.

Makes me wonder what Sayu's reaction will be if she knows of this.

Miki-sama & Elizabeth Kyamei 2009

It has been so long since we last saw Eri and Mikitty together.

In case you're wondering, these pictures are taken from Tsunku's blog. He wrote 2 blog entries about the year-end party the company had yesterday. Lucky us got 2 pictures of Eri who is looking cute, as usual. If you're interested, you may want to check out the OG members' blogs as well as Maichan's blogs for more coverage and photos taken during the party.

Eri's 3rd Solo Image DVD & 8th Photobook!

Eri's 3rd solo image DVD will be released on March 3, 2010. The title has yet to be revealed but e-hon provided us a brief description of the DVD. It says "Kamei Eri's 3rd solo DVD! Its fully loaded with the real Kamei Eri that can't be seen in Morning Musume! Filled with bikini scenes too!" The duration of the DVD is an hour. The photobook will be released on February 25, 2010, slightly earlier than the image DVD, as usual. Eri probably went to Hawaii because the prizes for the lottery are souvenirs from Hawaii according to neowing.


This is great news. I'm hoping to see some adventure and action! It'll be awesome if Eri has yet another side of her that I've never seen or heard of.

Kamei Eri's 21st Birthday goods

This year, the birthday card has two Eri's signature turtles instead of one ~


Key holder

Eri's birthday goods are now available on Hello! Project Official Store!

Morning Musume's 42nd Single

Morning Musume will be releasing their 42nd Single, Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai on February 10, 2010. The title translates to "Why shouldn't girls stand out"/"Why is it wrong for girls to stand out" (Just choose whichever you like, it means the same thing anyway).

Hm...sounds...confusing yet promising to me. Seriously, why shouldn't girls stand out?

Mikitty's wedding banquet (2009.11.27)

I practically squealed when I saw this photo of Morning Musume at Mikitty's wedding banquet. Eri looks absolutely gorgeous and elegant, fitting the princess image that I have of her perfectly ♥

More photos from the wedding banquet

Other Hello! Project related members such as Ayaya, Maichan and Yaguchi were present too. Photos of some of the guests can be found on Mainichi, Oricon, Natalie and Sanspo.

After looking at all the members standing side by side in the photos, I finally realised some of them changed their hair colours. Pretty slow huh? Well...I conveniently assumed that most of them stayed with their hair colours in this photo for the past few months.

Eri looks so cute ♥

Morning Musume All Singles Coupling Collection release event (091031)

Set list
1. Handmade City
2. Love & Peace! Hero ga Yattekita
3. Kimagure Princess
4. Inspiration
5. Subete wa Ai no Chikara
6. NATURE IS GOOD!
7. Please! Jiyuu no Tobira
8. SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~
9. Sono Bamen de Bibiccha Ikenai jan!
10. Happy night
11. Koi-ING

Apart from just song performance, there was a MC segment on all the coupling songs of Morning Musume's singles. In the MC, the girls were in groups and were to choose their top three favourite C/W song. The girls were grouped according to their blood types. Yes, our little turtle was all alone because she is the only one with AB blood type in the current Morning Musume line-up. Gaki-san teased Eri for being alone in the group. The groups were named according to the blood types so it was "A Blood type," "B Blood type," "O Blood type" and..."Kamei blood type." The name of the group flashed on the screen was really "Kamei blood type."

For the "Kamei blood type" team which in other words, Eri's ranking was,
3. Watashi ga tsuiteru (C/W of Ambitious)
2. Koi-ING (C/W Koi no Victory)
1. Sono bamen de bibiccha ikenai jan! (C/W of Resonant Blue)

Eri commented that she finds the line "If there is one piece of bread, we will share it" in Koi-ING very sweet and she likes it. Anyway, they performed in their individual costumes which they wore for the cover of the album. Pretty normal hairstyles, Eri just let her hair down while other members had hats on and fancy hair accessories. That's about it ~

- OnDiet's blood type : Kamei blood type ♥

Kimagure Princess PV

The setting for the dance shot was unexpected but fresh and it reminds me of the hallway of a kingdom. It somehow brings out the word "Princess" to me even though the girls aren't wearing anything that's princess-like. As this song has been performed on ~Nine smile~ concert tour, I've accidentally spoiled my fun when I read fan reports for the concert tour. Still, it was beyond what I imagined even though I already knew there would be butt focuses. The butt-related dance moves are of course, my favourite since Eri has always been good at shaking her ass :P The power in her dance moves certainly makes her dance appealing. Another dance move that caught my attention would be the one whereby the girls looks like they are touching their own butts. The expression Eri has on her face every time she does that looks mischievous. She looks as though she is trying to tease us...or at least, me. Seductive yet cheeky at the same time.

Moving on to the close-up shot, Eri is so hot in it! I love the shots whereby Eri will act all stuck-up and put on a fickle princess-like expression. 2 of my favourite shots from the close-up shot wasn't any of the fickle princess ones though. The 2nd and 3rd screencaps above are my favourite shots. When I first watched Eri did the "Namida" (Tears) movement, it was a 1-hit-KO because right before she did it, she had this absolutely sexy look on her then suddenly she gave a very adorable smile as she wipes her tears away. As for the 3rd screencap, Eri looks sexy and mysterious. Oh yes, 5 stars for her hairstyle.

Lastly, the green background shot. Before I talk about the transitions, I can't help but notice how different Eri's hair colour looks from the other shots probably because of the lighting. It doesn't really make a difference but if I were to choose between the hair colour in the red close-up and green close-up, I'll choose the red one. As for the transitions, at first I didn't see what's so great about them. I then slowed down the video and watch and it was amazing how exact some of the transitions were.

Overall, I like the PV (I don't remember any PVs that I didn't/don't like). Eri had definitely brought out the "sexy" in the title very clearly and skilfully in the PV.

PS. Never ever play the PV with your earphones on and turned to the maximum volume. Eri's "Ii janai" will make you go deaf. Thank god I have strong ears :P

Bijo Houdan (091015) Preview

Eri will be the Bijo Houdan host next week and her guest will be Osanai Mieko-san, a scriptwriter. You can download the preview of next week's show here. It seems like Osanai-san got Eri to fill in the flip card with dialogues thought up by Eri. Looks promising since Osanai-san was commenting on how funny the dialogues were. Do look forward to it!

"Jump!!" DVD - Eri and Koharu's commentary

Eri will be the commentator together with Koharu for Koharu's "Jump!!" DVD. The digest on Dohhh UP! has a short part of the commentary in the video. (Source : "久住小春・亀井絵里オーディオコメンタリーつき！" - Dohhh UP!)

Eri : Woaaah ~ Hahahahaha...this is great!


Eri : Ah, Koharu's way of eating it.

Honestly, I had no intention of buying the DVD or even downloading it to watch (I'm really not a big fan of Koharu) but now...I don't get a choice huh? I can't help but wonder why Eri was the commentator for the DVD. Because it was recorded during one of KohaEri's promotion trips? But well, the more the merrier so there's nothing to whine about! I'm looking forward to more Eri and Koharu interaction in this DVD's commentary!

Eri will be on Bijo Houdan

Eri will be on "Bijo Houdan" for the October 15 and 22 episode. I'm really looking forward to this. What advices will Eri seek for? Its probably one of the very rare times we will see her in the serious mood, talking about her troubles and everything. Its certainly something I've got to watch!

Tokyo Friend Park II (090917)

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Love Eri's reaction to Sayu's "My cuteness will make up for it." Amazingly adorable ♥

Cover for "Kimagure Princess" single! It reminds me of those Kungfu films' posters where they will have fire dragons in the background. The girls don't look too bad in it though. The cowboy hats look nice on the 4 girls and the other 5 girls have pretty suitable hairstyles for the cover although I'm still not used to Koharu's hairstyle. Of course, not forgetting Eri's murderous expression. Seeeexy! Terrible fonts and background though.

Awww, Eri sticking out her tongue = 1 hit KO

For the Keyword Jungle game, Eri and Aika were chosen to play reason being Aika is smart and Eri is physically strong. Hees, our muscular little turtle. In this mini game, a member will have to feed the hippopotamus with the "food" in order to unlock all the 5 hints for a keyword. Meanwhile, the other 2 members will take turns to guess the keyword according to the hints given.

Eri started to slow down around a minute later and it was so sweet to hear Sayu and Aichan at the seats screaming "Ganbatte Eri!" Unfortunately, Eri didn't seem to know that scooping the balls and tossing it would be easier and ended up pushing the balls instead. Eri looked very cute trying to push the balls into the hippopotamus's mouth even though the balls have yet to even roll down the slope. Stay this way forever please, Eri! ♥

Sayu's rival, Aika's substitute

^^;
I can only say...
...lucky host!

Rumour no more!

YES. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
(Radio Rip) Morning Musume - Kimagure Princess

Aichan and Eri are the main vocalists for Morning Musume's 41st single, "Kimagure Princess." Here's the lyrics. I have no idea how the fans over at 2ch figured out who are the ones singing the chipmunks' lines but anyway, all credit goes to them. (Note : They are not 100% accurate though)

気まぐれ美人はどこかのお姫　朝からなんだかイライラしてるじゃん【久住】
お城にいたんじゃ王子に出会えぬ媚びたり出来ないお姫の諸事情【道重】

寂しい乙女心を【亀井】　今日も甘いアイスで癒され【新垣】　明日も甘い映画で誤魔化し【】
また寂しい月曜朝が来る 【高橋亀井】

美しく羽ばたきな蝶のように【ユニ】その魅力のお尻はセクシープリンセス 【亀井】
いいじゃない　チョイエロ笑顔【高橋】
わがままで良いじゃない唇は【ユニ】むき出しのままの色セクシープリンセス 【田中】
いいじゃない濡れてるみたい　気まぐれプリンセス【高橋】

気まぐれ美人は悩めるお姫　夜中になったらシクシクしてるじゃん【？】
ロミオがいた頃毎日楽しい　片想いだってすべてはバラ色【ジュンジュン？】

凍てつく乙女心は【高橋】　今日もネットで買い物した【久住】　試合の予定無い勝負服【新垣】
さらに凍りつく明細書が来る【田中】

美しく輝きな星のように【ユニ】その魅力の胸元セクシープリンセス【新垣】
いいじゃないチョイエロ涙【田中】
わがままで良いじゃない指先は【ユニ】好きなように絡んでセクシープリンセス【高橋】
いいじゃない攻めてるみたい【田中】　気まぐれプリンセス【？】

美しく羽ばたきな蝶のように　その魅力のお尻はセクシープリンセス【高橋】
いいじゃないチョイエロ笑顔　wow wow wow【高橋】
美しく輝きな星のように【ユニ】その魅力な胸元 セクシープリンセス【田中】
いいじゃないチョイエロ涙【亀井】
わがままで良いじゃない指先は【ユニ】すきなように絡んで セクシープリンセス【新垣】
いいじゃない攻めてるみたい　気まぐれプリンセス【高橋】

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.
Okay, I'm really crazy over this song because of the freshness in it as compared to the recent singles. I'm in love with Eri's "Iijanai ♪"

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY FOR OUR LITTLE TURTLE!
2009 is such a great year.

...Not too sure about how well the sales for this single will go though. The last time Morning Musume tried something new (Mikan), it was a total disaster.

[Official Goods] Heart POP

Name : Kamei Eri
Birth Date : 1988 December 23
Blood type : AB
Hobby : Shopping~ ♪
I will challenge myself to eating wasabi this autumn!!

Nanchatte Renai Close-up (BLACK) & Dance shot PV

I figured out that with my poor vocabulary, I can never write a good review so I have decided to use my dumb way of expressing my thoughts! - The OnDiet's dictionary (?)

Definition of hot and sexy





Definition of sexy lips



Definition of innocence


Definition of seductive




Definition of cute



Definition of a silent killer


Definition of perfect



Close-up (BLACK) PV
● Aichan totally stole my heart but it found its way back to Eri the moment Eri was on the screen. Okay, but seriously Aichan was so damn hot in it.
● Eri as usual, gave the cutest look ever and killed me whenever she looked into the camera.

Dance shot PV
● Although I didn't cap much of Gaki-san, (It was difficult to) she was so fucking hot in the dance shot! So hot that if you were to ask me to choose between the Aichan in close-up (BLACK) PV and Gaki-san in dance shot PV, I'd rather shoot myself dead because its impossible to decide unless you're a die-hard Aichan/Gaki-san fan :P
● Eri's dance moves. Graceful and perfect.
● Linlin. I don't know why, but she looks more beautiful than before although she didn't change much.
● I'm pretty slow in realising it...but I finally realised Koharu can actually look sexy.

Music Station (090814)

This is the type of hairstyle I didn't want Eri to have. It made her looked older but surprisingly, it does not look that bad on Eri. She can probably put on the ugliest hairstyle ever and still, look more gorgeous than anyone else. That's provided you're wearing those "Kameist's spectacles" (→ Added it because I don't want to offend any non-Eri fans :P) But I'll prefer her to have it straight at this length though...I think.

So, it has been around 2 years and 4 months since the last time Morning Musume had performed on Music Station. It made my day when I got to know that Morning Musume will be on Music Station to promote/perform "Nanchatte Renai". But who knew, that OGs too, will be on the show along with the current line-up? Okay, I'm not a huge OG fan, neither am I a OG-hater. But, basic theory! "People ↑, screentime ↓" (→ The result of spending too much time on chemistry)

It was indeed, an awesome short medley performed by all the members including the OGs with those new clapping moves for "Renai Revolution 21" and having all of them to dance to "Nanchatte Renai" although Yuko looked...um, annoyed or something? BUT, for people whose eyes are slower than normal people, LIKE ME (and probably just me), had struggled so hard to catch my favourite on screen or to focus on a particular member. One moment, the screen is filled with some of the current MM members, the next moment, I see some OGs and Nono jumps into the view suddenly and woosh! The focus was turned onto another member.

Also, the current members didn't get to talk at all with the exception of Aichan who spoke just a little during the short talk (Lol'd when Aichan went "We will do our best in order to not piss Nakazawa-san off.") I know it sounds as though I'm complaining but I'm not. I am just...disappointed as I was expecting something good from this appearance. Well, just to comfort myself, I'm going to take it that they placed OGs on the show because they had contributed a lot to MM in terms of everything.

Of course, I have no say in who I want to see, so I shall just enjoy the performance. In fact, I will never get to choose because if I can, you will only see Eri on the screen~

If you're too, disappointed/unhappy...thinking on the bright side...
● Eri had 2 solo shots in the performance
● Eri looked as perfect as ever
● Rokkies doing the clapping move in "Renai Revolution 21" together
● Sayu stuck out her tongue during Aichan's first line of "Nanchatte Renai"
● Aichan was fucking hot in "Nanchatte Renai"
● Gaki-san was so adorable spinning in the "Renai Revolution 21" performance
● Sayu's "Aiso warai" that kills (Okay, maybe just for me)
● Reina was not the shortest thanks to Yaguchi-senpai
● MM looked like angels (They ARE) in those white costumes
● Linlin's facial expressions for "Nanchatte Renai" were amazing. I don't mean those over-reactions of her, but those cool and sexy expressions.

Did I leave out anything other than Kaorin's fall? o:
- It has been sometime since I blogged about my personal views...just skip them next time if you don't like it ^^;

Anyway, I should be translating some of the "Nanchatte Renai" promotions (The ones with those omg!-you-gotta-read-this! contents) just that some of them may come in the format of point form because there seriously wasn't anything interesting in the shows exception for some MM trivia.

I wonder how many brackets I used for this post...

PS. There's a new header in the sidebar titled "Downloads". It'll take me some time to translate certain things but it shouldn't take me long to upload and update the Eri-related shows under that column so do check it out if you're looking for direct downloads of certain shows! (Lots of thanks to megaupload)

40 Minutes of solo MCs - August 18~20

Eri will be on Ameba Studio on August 19 (11:00~) hosting a 40minutes live program alone.
You can catch it live here.

Other members will also host their 40minutes solo programs on Ameba.
For more details, click here.

FUJIWARA no Arigatai Omoee! (090808)

Eri's first appearance on "FUJIWARA no Arigatai Omoee!"
With a short and sweet introduction of herself~


Look at the piece of paper Eri is holding on to.
The duo in the picture is suppose to be FUJIWARA.
No idea who drew them though.


"Kamei Eri de~~su! Yoroshiku Onegaishima~~su!"
With a close-up of Eri's cuteness!


Eri laughed so hard watching Junjun tease Fujimon.
No idea if Junjun was just kidding or she is really ignorant,
she said she don't know the meaning of "Chorisu" so she asked Fujimon about it.

Chorisu is a slang and it means "hello".
It was one of the most popular words in 2008.
But Junjun obviously wasn't just interested in the meaning.
Chorisu happens to be Yukina's catchphrase.
Fujimon and Yukina are rumored to be in a relationship.
Although they have never admitted it,
they have been teased about their relationship on shows like "Hexagon".
Fujimon ended the talk by asking Junjun to go ask Yukina for the meaning herself.


"Nanchatte~"
Eri was shooting her cute-ness around again.
Oh yes, by the way, she's pointing at her alien hole o:


Reading the sketchbook like a curious little child.
FYI, it was the credits.

Wasn't too amused by Junjun.
Anyway, they will be on the show again next week.