Alo! Hello 6 Morning Musume (アロハロ！ 6 モーニング娘。) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 26.
It includes video footage of the 10 current members of Morning Musume in Hawaii for the first time. The filming was made in June 2012.
Alo Hello! Morning Musume Photobooks 2012 will be released on November 16, December 16 and January 16.
Abe Natsumi Birthday Live 2012 ~Thanks All~ (安倍なつみ Birthday Live 2012 ~thanks all~) will be released on DVD on December 12.
The concert was held by Abe Natsumi (ex Morning Musume) on August 10 at Shibuya-AX to celebrate her 31st birthday.
The DVD also includes a digest of her one-man live Abe Natsumi Sparkling Live 2012 ~Big Up!~ held on June 2 at Shibuya O-East.
Hello! Project Petit Best 13 (プッチベスト13), also called Pucchi Best 13, will be released on CD and DVD on December 5.
This annual compilation features singles from Morning Musume, Berryz Kōbō, °C-ute, Mano Erina, S/mileage, Buono!, Cat’s Eye 7, Niigaki Risa, Tsugunaga Momoko, and more released during the year 2012.
It also contains a special version of the song The Matenrou Show performed by Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Tanaka Reina, Michishige Sayumi, and Mitsui Aika.
The DVD includes 2 additional songs.
Hello! Project announced 3 new photobooks from the Alo Hello! series with Morning Musume at the end of the year. They will be released on the 16th of each month from November.
Photos were taken in Hawaii last summer. Each photobook has 96 pages and comes with a different bonus.
Japanese idol calendars 2013 are on sale now.
Calendars from 9nine, AKB48, Cheeky Parade, Hello! Project (Berryz Kōbō, °C-ute, Mano Erina, Morning Musume, S/mileage), Idoling!!!, Nogizaka46, Super☆Girls, Tokyo Girls’ Style, Shinozaki Ai (AeLL), and Sakai Asaka (LinQ) are available.
The 1st single from DIY♡ and Green Fields Forefore ~Forest for Rest / Boys Be Ambitious! (フォレフォレ~Forest for Rest~ / Boys Be Ambitious!) will be released on November 7.
The single is available in 2 editions. Each one of them has the same tracks but in a reverse order. The CD cover is different depending on the version.
DIY♡ is a unit consisting of Tokunaga Chinami (Berryz Kōbō), Natsuyaki Miyabi (Berryz Kōbō), Yajima Maimi (°C-ute), Nakajima Saki (°C-ute), and Iikubo Haruna (Morning Musume).
Green Fields is a unit consisting of Shimizu Saki (Berryz Kōbō), Mitsui Aika (ex Morning Musume), and Miyazaki Yuka.
Both groups are part of Hello Project! and Satoyama Movement.
The 1st single from Peaberry and Harvest Cabbage Hakusho / Forest Time (キャベツ白書 / フォレストタイム) will be released on November 7.
The single is available in 2 editions. Each one of them has the same tracks but in a reverse order. The CD cover is different depending on the version.
Peaberry is a unit consisting of Wada Ayaka (S/mileage) and Sayashi Riho (Morning Musume).
Harvest is a unit consisting of Ikuta Erina (Morning Musume), Ishida Ayumi (Morning Musume), Sato Masaki (Morning Musume), and Takeuchi Akari (S/mileage).
Both groups are part of Hello Project! and Satoyama Movement.
Kudo Haruka’s 1st solo photobook Do (ファーストソロ写真集 「do」) will be released on October 27.
Kudo Haruka is a 10th generation member of Morning Musume. This photobook will be released on her 13th birthday.
It contains photos in swimsuit, in gothic lolita and in uniform.
Her solo DVD Haruka will be released on November 7.
Hello! Project announced the creation of 2 new units : Green Fields and Harvest. They consist of Hello! Project members.
These groups will be involved in the Satoyama Movement project which has for aim to promote environmental protection.
Green Fields will release their 1st single Forefore ~Forest for Rest / Boys Be Ambitious! (フォレフォレ~Forest for Rest~ / Boys Be Ambitious!) with DIY♡ on November 7.
Harvest will also release their 1st single Cabbage Hakusho / Forest Time (キャベツ白書 / フォレストタイム) with Peaberry on November 7.
Kudo Haruka’s DVD Haruka will be released on November 7.