Suzuka Morita Cast in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger

The main cast for the upcoming 2009 Super Sentai series, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger, has been revealed, and it includes Idoling #11, Suzuka Morita. Morita has been chosen to play Kotoha Hanaori (Shinken Yellow), making her the first Idoling!!! member to act in a tokusatsu series. The other cast members include Tori Matsuzaka, Hiroki Aiba, Shogo Suzuki, and Rin Takanashi.

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger is expected to start in January after the end of the current Super Sentai series, Engine Sentai Go-onger. In the meantime, enjoy Idoling!!!'s performance of the Engine Sentai Go-onger ending theme, Engine First Lap. Thanks to Ayabie for the news and moomisoling2 for uploading the video to YouTube.

Schedule Updates - 2008.12.30

Magazine

• The regular Love Berry, B.L.T., and Scola magazine appearances have been added for January.
• Members of Idoling!!! will appear in memew Special Edition Aqua Vol.2 on January 31.

TV

• Mira Takiguchi, Erika Yazawa, and Nao Asahi appeared on Ahoyanen! Sukiyanen! on December 25.
• Mira Takiguchi will be a guest on Bus de Koishite on December 29, January 3, and January 5.
• Erika Yazawa will appear on yet another Shimura Ken no Bakatonosama special on January 8.

Schedule Updates - 2008.12.17

Event

• All of Idoling!!!'s currently scheduled events for Hot Fantasy Odaiba 2008-2009 have been added to the schedule.

Magazine

• In addition to Erica Tonooka, Rurika Yokoyama will appear in U-19 CM Bishoujo Selection 100 on December 15

Release

• Maria Eto has her first DVD (and first solo work) scheduled for release on March 27.

TV

• Rumi Koizumi, Fonchi, and Hitomi Miyake appeared on Premiere no Soukutsu on December 17.
• Sayaka Kato, Rumi Koizumi, Mai Endo, Mira Takiguchi, Yui Kawamura, and Hitomi Sakai will appear on Katopan on December 18 and 19.
• Sayaka Kato, Mai Endo, and Hitomi Sakai will be on Hitoshi Matsumoto no Suberanai Hanashi The Golden on December 27. They will most likely be in the audience, much like they were in the episode from June.
• There will be an Idoling!!! special episode on December 28.
• Sayaka Kato will appear on Bakushou Pink Carpet Toshikoshi SP on January 1.

Schedule Updates - 2008.12.09

Event

• Serina Nagano will have a release event on December 23 for her upcoming photobook, Sugao.
• Idoling!!! will appear at the Push★1 idol audition event along with AKB48 on January 31.

Magazine

• Erica Tonooka will appear in U-19 CM Bishoujo Selection 100 on December 15.
• Idoling!!! will appear in Young Gangan on December 26.

Release

• Serina Nagano's upcoming photobook now has a title: Sugao.
• The upcoming Kyun Kyun Idoling!!! and Ban Ban Idoling!!! songs now have titles: Beta na Shitsuren and Haruka naru Virgin Road, respectively.
• Mai Endo, Erica Tonooka, and Erika Yazawa will have their Tetsudou Musume episodes released on DVDs on February 4.

TV

• Erika Yazawa appeared/will appear on Marco Porori! on December 7 and 14.
• Furifuri Idoling!!! appeared on Premiere no Soukutsu on December 10.
• Sayaka Kato, Maria Eto, Hitomi Sakai, and Ami Kikuchi will appear on Copitte! on December 13.

AKB-Idoling!!!

As if the new Idoling!!! sub-units weren't enough news for this month, it was announced that in February of 2009, a collaboration unit consisting of members from Idoling!!! and AKB48 will be releasing a CD single. Both Idoling!!! and AKB48 will appear at the upcoming Push★1 idol audition event on January 31, and during the press conference for the event, AKB48 producer Yasushi Akimoto announced that a new collaboration unit named AKB-Idoling!!! would make its debut at Push★1. Members from both groups will be selected to be in the new unit, and they will release their single under the Pony Canyon label. This collaboration also opens the doors to allow the groups to appear on each other's TV shows.

Big thanks to Ayabie for the news.

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Sub-Unit-ing!!!

On today's episode of Idoling!!!, it was announced that the group would be split into four special sub-units and compete against each other on the Oricon charts. The four sub-units are as follows:

Furifuri Idoling!!!
Mai Endo, Rurika Yokoyama, Suzuka Morita, Hitomi Sakai

Gizagiza Idoling!!!
Rumi Koizumi, Fonchi, Hitomi Miyake, Michelle Miki

Ban Ban Idoling!!!
Sayaka Kato, Maria Eto, Mira Takiguchi, Serina Nagano, Ami Kikuchi

Kyun Kyun Idoling!!!
Erica Tonooka, Erika Yazawa, Yui Kawamura, Nao Asahi

Furifuri Idoling!!! and Gizagiza Idoling!!! will release a double-A-side single on December 17. The groups' songs are titled, Hannin wa Anata desu and Na・Ga・Ra, respectively.


Ban Ban Idoling!!! and Kyun Kyun Idoling!!! will also release a double-A-side single, but it is currently untitled and will be released on January 1. The daily rankings of both singles will be closely monitored during their release periods, and the groups that perform better on the charts will be rewarded.

Furifuri Idoling!!! performed Hannin wa Anata desu on today's episode of Idoling!!!, and it can be viewed through YouTube thanks to moomisoling2.


Big thanks to Ayabie at Forever... Idoling!!! for the information and images.

Source: Idoling!!! episode #444

Schedule Updates - 2008.12.02

Event

• Mai Endo, Mira Takiguchi, Fonchi, Yui Kawamura, Nao Asahi, and Hitomi Miyake made a couple of appearances at the movie premiere of Pyocotan Profile on November 29.
• Idoling!!! will have a couple of release events for their upcoming photobook on December 13 and 21.

Radio

• Mira Takiguchi, Erica Tonooka, Yui Kawamura, and Ami Kikuchi appeared on The Dave Fromm Show on November 28.

Release

• Furifuri Idoling!!! and Gizagiza Idoling!!! will release a double-A-side single titled Hannin wa Anata desu / Na・Ga・Ra on December 17.
• Ban Ban Idoling!!! and Kyun Kyun Idoling!!! will release a double-A-side single on January 7.

TV

• Sayaka Kato, Mai Endo, Erica Tonooka, and Fonchi appeared on Nabeachi! earlier today.
• Mai Endo, Fonchi, Hitomi Sakai, and Hitomi Miyake will appear on Otoko Oba-san Moero! Digital Bu on December 3.
• Sayaka Kato, Mai Endo, Hitomi Sakai, and Nao Asahi will appear on Sakigake! Ongaku Banzuke ~Jet~ on December 4.
• Fonchi will appear on Chakushin Onrei! Keitai Oogiri on January 1.

Schedule Updates - 2008.11.23

Event

• Serina Nagano has a second theater greeting for Utakata ~Wasurenagusa~ scheduled for December 13.

Magazine

• The usual Love Berry, B.L.T., and Scola magazine appearances have been added for December.
• Idoling!!! will appear in a 15-page section of Young Gangan on December 5.
• Erica Tonooka will appear in memewDX2009 on December 18.
• Mai Endo will appear in Photo Technique Digital on December 19.

Release

• Idoling!!!'s 3rd live concert series, Kimeru nara Kono Natsussung!!!, will be released on DVD on January 14.
• Mai Endo has an idol image DVD titled Maipuru Mode scheduled for release on February 18.
  
• Erica Tonooka has an idol image DVD titled Tonotono Smile also scheduled for release on February 18.

TV

• Idoling!!! will appear on episode 7 of Celeb to Binbo Taro on November 25.

Schedule Updates - 2008.11.17

Event

• A whole slew of Shokugyou: Idol. release events have been scheduled throughout the month of November.
• Serina Nagano will be in an upcoming movie titled Utakata ~Wasurenagusa~, and she will make an appearance at the premiere of the movie on December 3.
• Dates, times, and locations have been added for Suzuka Morita's DVD release events on December 6.
• Idoling!!!'s fourth live concert series has been scheduled for January 18.

Magazine

• Mai Endo will appear in PCfan on November 29.
• Sayaka Kato will appear in Daisanbunmei on January 1.

Release

• Serina Nagano has a new photobook scheduled for release on December 22.
• Hitomi Miyake has her first idol image DVD, titled Yamato Nadeshiko ni Naritai!, scheduled for release on January 30.
• Rumi Koizumi's second idol image DVD, titled O-Hime-sama no Kyuujitsu, is also scheduled for release on January 30.

Idoling!!! Fourth Live

As announced on Idoling!!! episode #432 and Idoling!!!'s Web site, Idoling!!!'s fourth live concert series is scheduled for January 18. There will be two shows held at Nakano Sun Plaza--one at 1:00 PM and the other at 5:00 PM. Tickets are already available for fan club members, and will go on sale on November 29 for everyone else. Tickets will cost 5000 yen in advance and 5500 yen on the day of the concerts.

Big thanks to Ayabie for the tip.

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Schedule Updates - 2008.11.10

Event

• Erika Yazawa will have a release event for her 2009 calendar on November 15.
• Mai Endo will be in an upcoming movie titled Kuchi Sake Onna 0 ~Beginning~, and she will make an appearance at the premiere of the movie on December 6.

Magazine

• Erica Tonooka will appear in Bestcar Watashi, Kore wo Sagashitemasu on November 10.
• Fonchi will appear in Shuukan ASCII / Kantan Ubuntu 3! on November 27.

Schedule Updates - 2008.11.04

Event

• Rurika Yokoyama has a release event scheduled on November 30 for her upcoming photobook, Ruriiro.

Magazine

• Erika Yazawa will be in an upcoming issue of Young Magazine, scheduled for release on November 8.

Radio

• Erica Tonooka will appear on a special episode of Shitte Tokusuru Tabi Net on November 22.

Release

• Rurika Yokoyama has her first photobook, titled Ruriiro, scheduled for release on November 27.
• Serina Nagano has another DVD scheduled for release on December 19. This one is a collaboration project with Chu→Boh magazine and is titled, Chu→Boh Gakuen ~ 09 Shoshun.

TV

• Sayaka Kato, Rurika Yokoyama, and Hitomi Sakai appeared on Otoko Oba-san Moero! Digital Bu on November 5.
• Sayaka Kato, Mai Endo, Fonchi, Rurika Yokoyama, and Hitomi Sakai will appear on a Sendai local TV show titled mashup! Musio on November 17.
• Sayaka Kato will appear on Chikyuu Chousasen Ame-Dizon on November 19.

Idoling!!!'s Second Anniversary

Today marks the second anniversary of the start of Idoling!!! and their TV show. To kick off the group's third year of activity, their web page has been redesigned. Check it out:
Idoling!!!'s Web Site

There will also be some changes to Idoling!!!'s TV show. Starting on November 3rd, Idoling!!! and Idoling!!! Nikki will switch places during the week on Fuji TV 721 and CSHD. So, for the group's normal 17:00~17:30 time slot, Idoling!!! Nikki will air on Monday, and Idoling!!! will air on Tuesday through Friday. The time slot for Idoling!!! Nikki on Fuji TV's standard broadcast channel will remain on Friday.

Also, Fan-sama Request!!! will be replaced by Onegai! Onegai! Fan-sama!!!, which is a revival of the old Onegai! Fan-sama!!! segment. Since most episodes do not feature all of the group's members, each Onegai! Onegai! Fan-sama!!! topic will be used for an entire week, which should allow each member a chance to read their chosen fan messages.

Schedule Updates - 2008.10.25

Event

• Suzuka Morita has a release event scheduled on December 6 for her upcoming image DVD, Suzuka no Natsu Monogatari.

Internet

• Fonchi will appear on a web site called au style Channel, which is accessible only by au cell phone service customers in Japan.

Magazine

• Rurika Yokoyama will be in B.L.T. U-17 Sizzleful Girl: Vol.7 on November 6.
• Mai Endo and Erica Tonooka will appear in Chiba Walker on November 11.
• Sayaka Kato will appear in Interior Aquarium on November 21.

Release

• A box of Mai Endo goods titled Endo Mai Premium Box will be released on October 25. It includes a near-life-size tapestry, eight portraits, and a hand towel.

TV

• Fonchi is featured on episode #42 of Bishoujo Navi, which aired on October 22.
• Idoling!!! will appear on Nabeachi! on October 28, but it is not known if the whole group will appear, or just some members.
• Mai Endo and Erica Tonooka will appear on Rank Oukoku on November 2.

Idoling!!!'s Fourth Single - Shokugyou: Idol.

The title of the real main track for Idoling!!!'s next single has been revealed: Shokugyou: Idol. The title translates to Occupation: Idol. Tokimeki Dreaming!!! and Lemon Drop will appear on the single as coupling tracks.

Release Date: 2008.11.19
Catalog Numbers: PCCA-02782 (Limited), PCCA-02783 (Regular)

Thanks to Ayabie for the tip.

Source: Idoling!!! #420

Schedule Updates - 2008.10.19

Event

• Sayaka Kato, Maria Eto, Rurika Yokoyama, Hitomi Sakai, and Ami Kikuchi will be participating in a Toukai TV event called Toukai TV Dai Kanshasai on November 1st.
• Mai Endo and Erica Tonooka both have 2009 Calendar release events scheduled in the same place on November 9th.
• Mira Takiguchi will appear in her talent agency's stage play titled Ore wa Otoko da! on November 12th and 13th.
• Mira Takiguchi has another Miraccho no Ohitori-sama Live Part II show scheduled for November 15th, this time in Osaka.
• Fonchi has a 2009 Calendar release event scheduled on November 16th.

Magazine

• Suzuka Morita will appear in both Shuukan Playboy and Photo Technique Digital on October 20th.
• The usual Love Berry, B.L.T., and Scola magazine appearances have been added for November.
• Suzuka Morita will appear in memew on November 27th.

Radio

• Ami Kikuchi appeared on Rajikantoropusu 2.0, essentially giving her a one-time radio show called Kikuchi Ami no Rajikantoropusu 2.0 on October 10th.
  

Release

• Catalog numbers and ISBNs have been added to all upcoming releases.
• Suzuka Morita's upcoming DVD now has a title: Suzuka no Natsu Monogatari.
• Mai Endo will appear in an upcoming movie DVD titled Kuchi Sake Onna 0 ~Beginning~, which is currently scheduled for release on January 2nd.

TV

• Sayaka Kato appeared on a segment on Moshimo on October 18th, and will continue to appear on the show until that particular segment is finished.

Idoling!!! Fourth Single Update

Last month, it was announced that Idoling!!!'s newest song, Tokimeki Dreaming!!!, would be used as the image song for the Robo Japan 2008 event, and it was widely assumed that this song would be used as the main track for Idoling!!!'s next single. But, it was recently announced on both Idoling!!!'s TV show and web site that Tokimeki Dreaming!!! would be on the next single, but it will not be the main track. The main track of the group's upcoming fourth single actually has yet to be announced.

It is possible that the single will have two main tracks like their first two singles (Ganbare Otome (Warai)/friend, Snow Celebration/Moteki no Uta), but it is more likely that Tokimeki Dreaming!!! will be a coupling track on the single along with Lemon Drop.

Thanks to Ayabie for the tip.

Source

Schedule Updates - 2008.10.05

Event

• Mai Endo, Mira Takiguchi, Fonchi, Yui Kawamura, Nao Asahi, and Hitomi Miyake performed a couple of Idoling!!! mini-lives during the TV Shizuoka 40th anniversary celebration event titled Tereshizu Matsuri 2008 on October 4th.
• Maria Eto and Ami Kikuchi will join Rurika Yokoyama at the upcoming Trickster Delivering Eco・Cafe Event on October 11th.
• Suzuka Morita will appear at a railroad festival titled Dai 15kai Tetsudou Festival on October 12th.
• Sayaka Kato, Maria Eto, Rurika Yokoyama, Yui Kawamura, Hitomi Sakai, and Ami Kikuchi will appear at the Shizuoka Kusanagi Baseball Festival on October 13th.
• Serina Nagano has a second Ganbarimushroom release event scheduled on October 19th.
• Sayaka Kato will appear alongside her Girls' Record talent agency peers in a stage play titled Gekidan Shortcake on November 2nd.

Magazine

• In addition to the three regular magazine appearances by Idoling!!! members (Love Berry, anicanR, B.L.T.), Idoling!!! now has a regular section in Scola.
• Suzuka Morita will appear in the December issue of De-View, scheduled for release on November 1st.
• Erica Tonooka and Mai Endo will appear in Young Gangan No.22 on November 7th.

Release

• Idoling!!!'s 4th single, titled Tokimeki Dreaming!!!, is scheduled for release on November 19th.
• Serina Nagano has an idol image DVD titled Pure Smile Nagano Serina scheduled for release on December 19th.

TV

• Mai Endo, Erica Tonooka, and Erika Yazawa will appear regularly in a Friday night drama titled Tetsudou Musume ~Girls be ambitious~, starting on October 10th.
  
• Mai Endo appeared in an episode of Rank Oukoku on September 28th.
• Erika Yazawa appeared in another Shimura Ken no Bakatonosama SP on October 3rd.
• The Tereshizu Matsuri 2008 event that Mai Endo, Mira Takiguchi, Fonchi, Yui Kawamura, Nao Asahi, and Hitomi Miyake performed at was also broadcast live on TV Shizuoka.
• Mira Takiguchi will appear on a Fuji TV special show titled 2008 Nendo Kamiki Kentei on October 6th.
• The October 12th episode of Folk Days will feature footage from this year's Tomoe-chan Folk Jamboree, which Idoling!!! made an appearance at.

Schedule Updates - 2008.09.23

Event

• Fonchi has four release events scheduled for her upcoming image DVD, Cam On ~Daiji na Jikan~.

Release

• The Idoling!!! Season 2 DVD box set is scheduled for release on November 28th.

Schedule Updates - 2008.09.16

Event

• Serina Nagano has a second Ganbarimushroom DVD release event scheduled on October 19th.

Release

• Sayaka Kato, Mai Endo, Erica Tonooka, Fonchi, and Ami Kikuchi all have 2009 calendars scheduled for release within the next few months.
• Suzuka Morita has a new image DVD scheduled for release on November 21st.

TV

• Sayaka Kato will appear on Vanilla Kibun! on September 27th.

Idoling!!! Fourth Single

A few details about Idoling!!!'s fourth single have been announced. The title will be Tokimeki DREAMing!!! and it is scheduled for release in November. It will be used as the image song for the Robo Japan 2008 event.

Source

Schedule Updates - 2008.09.11

Event

• Serina Nagano has a release event scheduled on October 5th for her upcoming DVD and photobook.
• Rurika Yokoyama will be participating in a special Trickster and Idoling!!! collaboration event on October 11th.

Internet

• Fonchi, as part of her promotional work for Sangokushi Taisen Kai, was featured in an episode of an online YouTube show called Gal Kuni Kokorozashi Gaiden, published on September 4th.
• Fonchi also appeared on the R25 Shiki Mobile web site for cell phones in Japan.

Magazine

• Ami Kikuchi appeared in an issue of Photo Technique Digital that was released on August 20th.
• Serina Nagano appeared in volume 27 of chu→boh, which was released on September 3rd.
• Sayaka Kato will appear in an upcoming issue of Young Jump that is scheduled for release on September 18th.

Release

• Erica Tonooka's upcoming image DVD, titled Refreshing, has been pushed back to September 30th.
• Fonchi's upcoming image DVD now has a title: Cam On ~Daiji na Jikan~
• Idoling!!!'s upcoming Odaiba Boukenou DVD now has a title: Idoling!!! in Boukenou Final ~uRa no Ura made Micchakung~

TV

• Mai Endo, Mira Takiguchi, Fonchi, Yui Kawamura, Nao Asahi, and Hitomi Miyake appeared on Taisou no Jikan on August 27th.
• Hitomi Sakai appeared on Bakushou Red Carpet on September 3rd.
• Mira Takiguchi will appear on a special 27 hour live TV show celebrating the 10th anniversary of Enta! 371. It is titled Onna no Ko Darake no 27jikan TV Housou Kaishi 10 Shuunen Kanshasai.

Mai Endo, Erica Tonooka, Erika Yazawa Added to Tetsudou Musume Cast

The cast of the upcoming drama based on a line of figures called Tetsudou Musume has been revealed, and it includes Idoling!!!'s own Mai Endo, Erica Tonooka, and Erika Yazawa. Other cast members include Ami Tokito, Rin Takanashi, and AKB48's Tomomi Kasai and Sae Miyazawa.

The drama series is titled Tetsudou Musume~Girls be ambitious and is scheduled to start this October.

Source

Schedule Updates - 2008.08.31

Event

• Erica Tonooka has four release events scheduled in October for her new image DVD.
• Mira Takiguchi has a new comedy show titled Miraccho no Ohitori-sama Live Part II with two shows currently scheduled in October.

Magazine

• Rumi Koizumi was in a recent issue of Up To Boy that was released on August 23rd.
• Ami Kikuchi was in an issue of street Jack that was released on August 24th.
• The issue of Scola that featured Mai Endo, Erica Tonooka, and Serina Nagano also featured Fonchi when it was released on August 25th.

Release

• Erica Tonooka's upcoming image DVD now has a title: Refreshing.
• Serina Nagano's upcoming photobook now has a title: Happeace.
• Serina Nagano's upcoming image DVD now has a title: Ganbarimushroom.
• Idoling!!! will have a DVD that features the group's Odaiba Boukenou activites from this summer. It is currently scheduled for release on October 31st.

TV

• Rumi Koizumi was on a special episode of Rank Oukoku on August 31st.
• Idoling!!! will be on Fuji TV's announcer variety show, Ana☆Log on September 1st.
• Erika Yazawa will be on an NTV show titled Aa! Hana no Ryourinin on August 11th.
• Idoling!!! will have a special four-hour, 50-minute show titled Boukenoung ~Ase to Namida to Kandou no Special Select Shuu~, which will more than likely cover Idoling!!!'s Odaiba Boukenou activities

Schedule Updates - 2008.08.19

Event

• Idoling!!! will have a special live that leads up to the Boukenou closing ceremony on August 31st.
• Fonchi's release event for her photobook has been re-scheduled for September 15th.

Release

• Fonchi has her first image DVD scheduled for release on October 22nd.

TV

• Mira Takiguchi will appear on an Enta! 371 show titled Akibatteki!! on August 20th.
• Maria Eto will finally do some work away from Idoling!!! when she appears on a Kanagawa local TV show titled Sabutore@deep on August 31st.

Schedule Updates - 2008.08.11

Event

• Mai Endo has four release events scheduled in September for her upcoming image DVD.

Release

• Serina Nagano has a photobook scheduled for release on the same day as her next DVD: September 26th.

TV

• Ami Kikuchi was on another episode of JCheckIt! that begun airing on August 3rd.

Schedule Updates - 2008.08.04

Event

• Idoling!!! will appear at this year's Dai 7kai Tomoe-chan Folk Jamboree Sakazaki Kounosuke Shouten on August 8th.
• Idoling!!!'s Thank You Talk Live-ing!!! events have been updated with times, locations, and participating members.
• Suzuka Morita will have two release events for her new DVD, Pure Smile Morita Suzuka, on September 6th.
• Fonchi will have a release event for her first photobook, Fon Fonchi, on September 13th.

Magazine

• The "usual" magazine appearances (Love Berry, anicanR, B.L.T.) have been added for August.
• The Watanabe Entertainment duo of Rumi Koizumi and Hitomi Miyake appeared in Gekkan Debut on August 1st.
• Erica Tonooka will appear in Young Gangan on August 12th.
• Mai Endo, Erica Tonooka, and Serina Nagano will appear the October issue of Scola on August 25th.
• Fonchi will appear in Girls on September 26th.

Radio

• Mai Endo, Mira Takiguchi, and Yui Kawamura appeared on Radical League on July 29th.

Release

• Catalog numbers have been added to the upcoming Mai Endo and Mira Takiguchi DVDs.
• Fonchi has her first photobook, titled Fon Fonchi, scheduled for release on September 5th.

TV

• Sayaka Kato, Rumi Koizumi, Erika Yazawa, Nao Asahi, and Michelle Miki appeared on Premiere no Soukutsu on July 30th.
• Members of Idoling!!! appeared on Taisou no Jikan. on July 30th, July 31st, and August 4th.
• Another round of Boukenou Final Memo episodes are scheduled for the weekdays from July 30th through August 5th. This time, the episodes will feature random groups chosen from Mira Takiguchi, Fonchi, Hitomi Sakai, Ami Kikuchi, Hitomi Miyake, and Michelle Miki.
• Idoling!!! appeared on Sakigake! Ongaku Banzuke ~Jet~ on July 31st.
• The dates and times for the August episodes of Idoling!!! Boukenoung have been added to the schedule. This show is actually a temporary replacement for Idoling!!!'s regular show, which has been on break since the middle of July.
  
• Sayaka Kato, Maria Eto, and Hitomi Sakai will appear on Otoko Oba-san Moero! Digital Bu on August 6th.
• Idoling!!! will appear as guests during Kaela Kimura's talk segment on Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ on August 25th.

Schedule Updates - 2008.07.26

Internet

• I completely neglected to put this show on the Internet schedule for some reason, but Sayaka Kato hosts a weekly Internet talk show with her fellow Momo mint's member, Erina. The show is titled Sayaka to Erina no No Idol! No Life!, and new episodes air every Thursday on Odoroku.tv. (Which, by the way, is currently being site-jacked by Idoling!!!)
  

Magazine

• The issue of Shuukan Ascii with Mai Endo has been pushed to July 29th.
• Serina Nagano will make another appearance in Shuukan Playboy on August 4th.

Radio

• Continuing with the trend, Rumi Koizumi and Mira Takiguchi will appear on DJ Tomoaki's Radio Show! on August 7th.

TV

• Starting in September, Suzuka Morita will become a regular cast member on Haikei!! Tetsudoujin. This show is billed as a railroad variety show... whatever that may mean.

Schedule Updates - 2008.07.23

Event

• Idoling!!! will participate in a series of events titled Idoling!!! Thank You Talk Live-ing!!! from August 11th through August 13th. The details of these events are unknown at this point

Magazine

• Sayaka Kato will appear in B.L.T. vivid 4 on July 28th.

Radio

• The foreigner duo of Idoling!!!, Fonchi and Michelle Miki, will be on DJ Tomoaki's Radio Show! on July 31st, which is a week after the Production Ogi duo of Rurika Yokoyama and Yui Kawamura are scheduled to appear on the same show.

Release

• Erica Tonooka has a new DVD scheduled for release on September 19th.

TV

• Random groups of Idoling!!! members chosen from Sayaka Kato, Mai Endo, Erika Yazawa, Yui Kawamura, Serina Nagano, and Nao Asahi will appear on a 3-minute Odaiba Boukenou highlight show titled Boukenou Final Memo from July 22nd through July 25th.

Schedule Updates - 2008.07.19

Event

• Sayaka Kato, Maria Eto, Rurika Yokoyama, Hitomi Sakai, and Ami Kikuchi will be participating in another Kokuhaku release event on July 21st.
• Mira Takiguchi has yet another Choucho release event scheduled for September 21st.

Magazine

• Idoling!!! will appear on the cover and first 50 pages of the upcoming issue of YanYan on July 21st.

Release

• Idoling!!! has a couple of DVDs that will be available only at the Odaiba Boukenou event on July 28th. They are both titled Idoling!!! Natsu Yasuming!!!--one is the morning-to-noon edit, and the other is the noon-to-evening edit. The contents of these DVDs are unclear, but it seems like they contain the Idoling!!! members playing lots of outdoor games and activities.

Schedule Updates - 2008.07.14

Event

• The time and location of the Kokuhaku release event have been added to the schedule.
• Erika Yazawa will have a DVD release event on August 24th.

Radio

• Sayaka Kato, Rumi Koizumi, Mai Endo, Mira Takiguchi, Yui Kawamura, and Hitomi Sakai will be appearing on Azuma Takahiro no Young Peace throughout this week.
• Rurika Yokoyama and Yui Kawamura will appear on DJ Tomoaki's Radio Show! on July 24th.

Release

• The title of Erika Yazawa's new DVD 「Sumimasen, Yazawa Erika Kudasai.」 has been added to the schedule.

TV

• Idoling!!! will be appearing on Shopan throughout this week.
• Idoling!!! will also appear on Pekepon on July 16th.
• Mai Endo, Suzuka Morita, Serina Nagano, and Ami Kikuchi will appear on Nabeachi! on July 22nd.

Schedule Updates - 2008.07.10

Event

• There will be an Idoling!!! 3rd single release event on July 16th. The time and location are still unknown at this time.
• Mira Takiguchi now has a second DVD release event scheduled on September 14th.

Internet

• Erica Tonooka was featured on episode #36 of a GyaO Internet show named Talent Micchaku 24ji!

Release

• Mai Endo's new DVD now has a title: Fantasy.

TV

• Idoling!!!'s 3rd live will be featured on Digital Content Farm on July 16th.
• Idoling!!! will appear at the Odaiba Boukenou Final opening ceremonies, which will be broadcast live on July 19th.
• A new show titled Idoling!!! Boukenoung will air on Saturdays and Sundays from July 19th through August 31st.
• Idoling!!! will be featured on an episode of KissXKiss on July 20th.

Schedule Updates - 2008.07.02

Event

• New time, date, and location information for one of Ami Kikuchi's DVD release events has been added to the schedule.
• The start time of Mai Endo's photobook release event has been added.
• Another Mira Takiguchi DVD release event has been scheduled for September 21st.

Magazine

• Erika Yazawa will appear in Young Animal No.14 on July 11th.
• The Box Corporation trio of Mai Endo, Erica Tonooka, and Serina Nagano will appear in the September issue of Scola on July 25th.

TV

• Yesterday, Idoling!!! appeared on a Fuji TV CS 10th anniversary special that took place in the form of a birthday party for Sanma Akashiya. (confusing, I know)
• Erica Tonooka appeared on today's episode of Bakushou Red Carpet.
• Suzuka Morita will appear on a new episode of News!371~Junior that begins airing tomorrow.

Schedule Updates - 2008.06.25

Event

• Mai Endo already has a photobook release event planned for August 2nd.

Magazine

• Erika Yazawa was in Young Magazine No.30, which was released on June 23rd.
• Serina Nagano will appear in Chao and B.L.T. U-17 Summer on July 3rd and August 5th, respectively.

Release

• Idoling!!!'s 3rd single, scheduled for July 16th, is titled Kokuhaku and will have two editions. (PCCA-02702 - Limited w/DVD, PCCA-02703 - Regular w/extra track)
• Serina Nagano has a DVD coming out on September 26th.

TV

• The Combat II appearance has been re-scheduled for June 29th. Sayaka Kato, Mai Endo, Maria Eto, Mira Takiguchi, Erica Tonooka, Erika Yazawa, and Fonchi will appear on the show.

News: Idoling!!! Third Single

Details about Idoling!!!'s third single, first with the second generation members, have been announced. As previously reported, the release date is July 16, 2008. The title of the main track is Kokuhaku, and the lyrics were written by Kaela Kimura. Kimura is a big fan of Idoling!!! Nikki and Moteki no Uta, so she loved the idea for a collaboration with Idoling!!!

Kokuhaku will also be used as the official song for the ongoing Windows Vista Gakuen campaign that features Idoling!!!

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Schedule Updates - 2008.06.21

Event

• Idoling!!! will be appearing at this year's Odaiba Boukenou Final event at the Fuji TV building from July 19th through August 31st.
• Ami Kikuchi will have a couple of release events for her upcoming DVD on July 27th.
• This is really early notice, but Mira Takiguchi will have a release event for her upcoming DVD on September 14th.

Magazine

• Suzuka Morita was in the fifth volume of Hinakko, released on June 19th.
• Serina Nagano will be in the next issue of Shuukan Playboy on June 23rd.
• Mai Endo, Erica Tonooka, and Serina Nagano will be in the August issue of Scola on June 25th.
• Suzuka Morita will be in the next issue of Young Animal on June 27th.
• Mai Endo will be in an issue of Shuukan Ascii on July 25th.
• Erica Tonooka will be in a special issue of memew on July 27th.

Release

• Mira Takiguchi's upcoming DVD now has a title: Choucho.
• Mai Endo has a new DVD scheduled for August 20th.
• Erika Yazawa has a new DVD scheduled for August 25th.

TV

• Idoling!!! was on the June 22nd episode of Combat II.
• All of the members except Hitomi Miyake are now scheduled to appear on the June 24th episode of Nabeachi!
• Mira Takiguchi will appear on a Kansai region show called Tutorial no Chu Shite!

News: Idoling!!!, Pabo, Shuuchishin Chosen as Odaiba Boukenou Image Characters

Idoling!!!, Pabo, and Shuuchishin have been chosen to be the image characters for this year's Odaiba Boukenou event.

Odaiba Boukenou is a yearly event that is held at the Fuji TV building in July and August. Much like the recent Odaiba Gakuen event, there are many attractions and company booths open to the public during the event. Also much like Odaiba Gakuen, all of the image characters will be doing promotional work for the event and making live appearances during the event.

This year's event is planned to be the last Odaiba Boukenou.

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Schedule Updates - 2008.06.13

Event

• Mira Takiguchi will be performing a series of comedy shows. There will be two shows at Naked Loft on June 22nd and one show at Minamihorie Knave on July 12th.
• Idoling!!! has their third live concerts at Zepp Tokyo coming up on July 5th.
• Erica Tonooka will have a release event at Shosen Book Mart for her new trading cards on July 6th.

Magazine

• Rumi Koizumi and Serina Nagano will appear in Shuukan Playboy No.26 on June 16th.
• Nao Asahi will appear in Love Berry on July 1st.
• Idoling!!! will appear in anicanR Vol.17 on July 1st.
  
• Idoling!!! will appear in B.L.T. on July 24th.

Release

• A set of Erica Tonooka trading cards called Premium Collection Card Tonooka Erica is scheduled to be released on June 28th.
• The ISBN for Mai Endo's photobook, Mai Birthday has been added.

TV

• Hitomi Sakai will also be appearing on Hitoshi Matsumoto no Suberanai Hanashi The Golden along with Sayaka Kato and Mai Endo on June 21st.
• Mai Endo, Erica Tonooka, and Serina Nagano (the three Box Corporation members) will appear on Nabeachi! on June 24th.
  

News: Idoling!!! Chosen to Help Promote Windows Vista

Idoling!!! has been chosen to be the campaign characters for Microsoft's summer campaign for Windows Vista, which started on June 12th. In addition to appearing on promotional materials in electronics stores throughout Japan, Idoling!!! also appears on the Microsoft Users web site in a new section named Windows Vista Gakuen.

Windows Vista Gakuen features a few lessons with the Idoling!!! members and an animated character that teaches users about various Windows Vista features. At the end, there is a short test with Idoling!!! desktop wallpapers for those who complete the test.

Microsoft will also be sponsoring Idoling!!!'s third live concert series, which takes place at Zepp Tokyo on July 5th.

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Schedule Updates - 2008.06.09

Internet

• Idoling!!! will appear on the online edition of Bomb magazine, Bomb.tv on June 11th.

Magazine

• Hitomi Miyake will be in the July issue of Gekkan Animage, which goes on sale on June 10th.
• Idoling!!! will be in G The Television Vol.11 on June 28th.

Release

• Idoling!!!'s third single is scheduled for July 16th. This is not yet confirmed, but the source has proven to be fairly reliable.
• A new Mai Endo photobook, titled Mai Birthday, is scheduled to be released on her birthday, July 31st.

TV

• Sayaka Kato and Mai Endo will appear on Hitoshi Matsumoto no Suberanai Hanashi The Golden on June 21st.

Schedule Updates - 2008.06.04

Internet
Idoling!!! is featured on Young Sunday Visual Web as this month's "Special Girl."
Hitomi Sakai is featured on the R25 Shiki Mobile web site in a weekly section titled "Konshuu no Megami."

Magazine
Nao Asahi was in Love Berry on June 1st, as she is on the first of every month.
Hitomi Miyake will be in Animedia on June 10th, probably for Code Geass.
Idoling!!! will appear in B.L.T. on June 24th, as they do on the 24th of every month.

Release
Mira Takiguchi has yet another DVD coming out on August 20th, but the title is still unknown.

TV
Ami Kikuchi was on JCheckIt! this past Sunday.
Rurika Yokoyama will be on Bakushou Red Carpet next Wednesday.

News: Maia Kobayashi Graduates from Idoling!!!, Leaves Entertainment Business

Maia Kobayashi's talent agency, Fitone has announced that she will graduate from Idoling!!! and will leave the entertainment business because she has had difficulty balancing work and school.

Kobayashi appeared as Idoling!!! #10 in only seven episodes, the last one being episode #333, which aired on April 15. After that episode, she mysteriously disappeared and did not participate in episodes that featured the rest of the second generation Idoling!!! members. She also did not participate in the Odaiba Gakuen activities.

Idoling!!! will continue on as a 17-member group. An announcement will be made on Idoling!!!'s TV show next week.

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News: Idoling!!! Third Live

Fuji TV has announced two new Idoling!!! concert dates. These concerts will be the first to feature the new 18-member lineup. The tentative title for this series of concerts is Kimeru nara Kotoshi no Natsussung!!!

Both shows will be at Zepp Tokyo on July 5th--one at 3:30 PM and another at 7:00 PM. Tickets go on sale May 10th and will be 4000 yen for those who purchase tickets in advance and 4500 yen on the day of the concerts.

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News: Idoling!!! DVDs in June

Three new Idoling!!! DVD releases have been announced for the month of June.

Idoling!!! First Live 「Motto Ganbare Otome (Warai)」
Catalog Number: PCBP-51556
Release Date: 2008.06.18

This is a DVD of Idoling!!!'s first concert at the Shinagawa Stellar Ball back on December 15, 2007. Bonus features include a "making of" video from the Snow Celebration Music+Drama, an original mini drama, and a new member self-introduction video.

Idoling!!! Second Live 「Daiji na Mono」
Catalog Number: PCBP-51557
Release Date: 2008.06.18

This is a DVD of Idoling!!!'s second concert mini-tour, which included two shows at Shibuya-AX and one show at Osaka Big Cat. The DVD will mainly feature one of the Shibuya-AX shows, but will include bonus footage from the other two shows. Bonus features include rehearsal footage, a backstage documentary, and messages about the concert from the new members.

Idoling!!! Season 1 DVD Box
Catalog Numbers: PCBC-60921 (Limited), PCBC-60922 (Regular)
Release Date: 2008.06.27

At this point, the specifics of this DVD box are unclear. Presumably, it is a collection of early Idoling!!! episodes, but exactly which episodes, or even if they will be entire episodes, is unknown. The DVDs are stated to have a lot of behind-the-scenes bonus features, and the packages come with some extra goods. The regular edition comes with one poster picked randomly from a set of 18, and the limited edition comes with a photobook and a two-sided changing card.

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News: Information about Hitomi Miyake

Sankei Sports posted an article about Idoling 17gou, Hitomi Miyake, and thanks to Tokyograph's translation, we now have a bit of information about this new member.

Hitomi Miyake is the winner of Watanabe Entertainment's second B-Girl Audition, which is an audition for new gravure idols. Hitomi will be the second Idoling!!! member coming from Watanabe Entertainment, the first being Rumi Koizumi.

In addition to joining Idoling!!!, Hitomi will have an anime voice acting role in the new Code Geass sequel.

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News: Remaining New Members Revealed

Fuji TV has posted a news article about the new members of Idoling!!!, officially revealing their identities. Here are the five remaining new members:

Idoling 12gou - Yui Kawamura (河村唯)
Yui is an 18 year old girl from Shizuoka. She used to be a member of a trio called coneconeco who seems to have done mostly radio shows. Her talent agency is Cony Promotion, which is another first for Idoling!!!

Idoling 14gou - Hitomi Sakai (酒井瞳)
Hitomi is a 19 year old girl from Miyazaki. She is a relatively new person in the entertainment world, so very little is known about her previous works. Her talent agency is SMA Entertainment, which is the same as Phongchi.

Idoling 16gou - Ami Kikuchi (菊地亜美)
Ami is a 17 year old girl from Hokkaido. She has done some modeling for magazines like Young Gangan and Bomb. Her talent agency is LesPros Entertainment, yet another new agency among the Idoling!!! members.

Idoling 17gou - Hitomi Miyake (三宅ひとみ)
Hitomi is a 15 year old girl who is brand new to the entertainment world. Thus, there is no information about her background or her talent agency.

Idoling 18gou - Michelle Miki (ミシェル未来)
Michelle is a 16 year old girl who is another relatively new person in the entertainment world. Her only previous works are modeling stints with Elite Model Management Japan, and her talent agency is unknown at this point. She seems to be of half-Japanese descent, but her nationality has not yet been mentioned.

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News: Three New Members Revealed

In addition to Idoling 10gou, Maia Kobayashi, the identities of three more new members have been revealed.

Idoling 11gou - Suzuka Morita (森田涼花)
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Suzuka is a 15 year old girl from Kyoto. Her talent agency is Horipro Osaka, and she is a member of their idol group, Hop Club. Coincidentally (or not), Idoling!!! already has a member from Horipro Osaka, who is also a member of Hop Club--Mira Takiguchi. More than likely, we'll see and hear a lot about the senpai-kouhai relationship between the two when the new members join the show in April.

Idoling 13gou - Serina Nagano (長野せりな)
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Serina is a 13 year old girl from Chiba. Some may know her as one of the Oha Girls from the popular children's show, OhaSuta. On the day of the announcement of Idoling!!!'s new members, Serina's graduation from OhaSuta was also announced. Her talent agency is Box Corporation, the same as two current Idoling!!! members: Mai Endou and Erica Tonooka.

Idoling 15gou - Nao Asahi (朝日奈央)
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Nao is a 13 year old girl from Saitama. She is currently a model for the Japanese fashion magazine, Love Berry. It is unclear on how Idoling!!! will affect her work with Love Berry, but many of the current Idoling!!! members do work outside of Idoling!!!, so Nao will more than likely be able to do both at the same time. Her talent agency is Vision Factory, which is a first for the group.

Information about Maia Kobayashi and the rest of the new members has not surfaced, yet.

News: Nine New Members Join Idoling!!!

As many Idoling!!! fans know, auditions were being held to find a new member for the group. The inability to distinguish singular nouns from plural nouns in Japanese led to the assumption that only one new member was going to join the group.

Today, a surprising announcement was made: Idoling!!! will have not one, but nine new members!

Therefore, the group will double in size to 18 members. At this point, only one of the new members' names has been revealed:

Idoling 10gou - Maia Kobayashi (小林麻衣愛)
Maia is a 19 year old girl who seems to have recently changed talent agencies. Because of that, information on her is difficult to find. Her old talent agency, Fitone (same as Sayaka Kato) seems to have removed her from their web site, and her rumored new talent agency, Watanabe Entertainment (same as Rumi Koizumi) doesn't have any information about her on their web site.

Big thanks to Ayabie~ for the tip.

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News: Rumi Koizumi on Rajikaru

It's a last-minute notice, but Rumi Koizumi will be on tomorrow's (2008.03.25) episode of Rajikaru. She will be there promoting her first photobook, Rumi-hime!!!

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