Unannounced hiatus over! If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you just deal with my unexpected bouts of flightiness, but… I don’t know, if any of you were like, “WHERE IS VULPI’S BIYUUDEN POST?!”: um, sorry?

The two reasons for my existence as a Hello! Project fan? Yes.

In particular, I really wish I could just pull it together and write a big post about them and their disbanding. Part of my brain is still refusing to believe it, even though I saw it coming from a mile away, because I adored them. I know I’m the only person that’s reacted like this, but to be honest, they were my girls. Performances like this are, I think, what I’m going to miss the most; that, and the amazingly talented Miyoshi Erika, who we may not see for a long time. I’m getting really mushy and weird here already, but she is the only idol that has ever affected me on a personal level: I want to be like her when I’m older. I want to be that gorgeous, that together, to have her kind of nonchalant attitude and dry wit. Hell, I even cut my hair to be more like her, and I don’t pull that kind of shit. She was the essence of a graceful lady and a grown adult in the idol world for me, and for someone as unready to become that as myself, I honestly can’t look up to someone who gets their “cute” vote from being super youthful and completely irresponsible (sorry, Sayu! it just doesn’t work in the real world!). She was refreshing to me — I’ll really miss her.

And yes, her performance of 22sai no Watashi kills me for exactly all of the reasons listed above. But enough about me and my strangely emotional reactions towards a unit that was basically the Hello! Project embodiment of “tits or GTFO”!

Buono!. Believe it or not, they have earned my love. Renai Rider is wonderful; it manages to be the perfect throwback to golden era Morning Musume while still keeping the group’s own distinct image intact. Tsunku himself hasn’t been able to do this in a long time, which is really unfortunate, as this song didn’t involve him at all. Moving on, it’s also a big improvement since Honto no Jibun, which I’ve already expressed my distaste for. The song holds my interest and doesn’t make me feel like I’m a child. Athena to Robikerottsu, however, is doing that part quite well! Blech. Get out of my sight.

Berryz Koubou. Not feeling the love for Dschinghis Khan quite yet. I’m feeling the love for the song, definitely, and the arrangement is spot-on (welcome back, DANCE☆MAN!). But I don’t get any kind of wacky, fun vibe from it at all. Everyone just takes their lines so seriously. It’s too bad.

However. The full tracklist is out, and the B-side, Darling I Love You (Berryz Koubou Ver.), is nothing I can seem to track down in Hello! Project’s discography. Do you know the artist of a song I did find by that name, though?

THE HOFF.

Yep. David Hasselhoff. Oh, we’re going there, bitches! I, however, am a firm believer that I Wanna Love You Tender should have been the B-side. It’s perfect! Can’t you just envision Miyabi doing the girl’s parts? I THOUGHT SO.

Cute. Just so you know, I am so done with the hyphen and whatnot. It all bothers the hell out of me. The real news: La La La Shiawase no Uta was released as a radio rip today, and… and I like it! Well, it’s Hirata Shouichirou. I would totally be his crazy groupie, given the chance. The song itself was absolutely not my cup of tea when I heard it at Kouhaku, but with all the excess noise and voices out of the picture, I’m very happy with it now. I’m praying that Hirata keeps working with the girls, because, since Tokaikko Junjou? They’re perfect together.

Miley Cyrus?!. It’s true! I can’t get See You Again out of my head. Also, I’m hooked on her slutty MySpace antics. I love an amusing celebrity! Anyway, shit, the whole blogosphere is probably going to lynch me. My best friend Leslie said, “Oh, she’s just being Miiiiillley~”

Watch, I’m going to have missed something. ASKLDHGS kill me now. I’ll never go on hiatus again…!