Yossie is AX 2009’s ‘mystery guest’ with Momusu
Wow. Just when you think things can’t possibly get any better, something like this happens. Yossie, one of the greatest names in the history of Japanese pop music, will join Morning Musume at Anime Expo 2009, July 2-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Imagine Yossie, however unlikely this might be, performing “Love Machine” with many of her former bandmates. Aichan, Sayumi, Risa, Eri, Reina, Kusumi and Aika were all with Yossie when she graduated in that unforgettable Saitama Siper Arena extravaganza in May 2007.
Critics thought that concert to be flat, but to true fans, it was an appropriate sendoff. Note Yossie, during her graduation ceremony, kept stopping her bandmates from crying as they delivered the usual verbal sendoffs.
She would have none of it.
Yes, Yossie would still end up dying on the vine in 2007-08 as Tsunku♂ placed her in Ongaku Gatas, which in turn graduated – leaving one of the most famous Morning Musume singers of all without a future.
But, no, Yossie teamed with former Morning Musume bandmate Rika to form Hangry & Angry, which actually beat Morning Musume to the U.S. last April at the Sakura Con in Seattle, Wash. That show was a smash, leading many to believe that Morning Musume’s upcoming U.S. debut at Anime Expo 2009 will leave an even greater impression among American fans, many of whom have never really heard of Morning Musume or Japanese idol music overall.
It’s just another piece to what is becoming a delightful J-pop puzzle.
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This is Rad♂ signing off – for now.
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