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Ever since I truly discovered THE Possible, I have been looking forward to April 2008.  According to the Wiki web site, NGP was to be beginning "full time activites" for THE Possible and Canaria Club.  Well, April has come and gone...

Possible

THE Possible started the month with two shows at Yokohama Blitz.  Actually it was the end of March, but I won't be too picky.  I really like the setlist of this concert.  They did 20 songs, including most of their hits.  And the "Blitz" is a respectable place to perform.  C-ute performed there as recently as last year.  As of this posting there is no news on whether or not a DVD will be released.  But I'd really like to see this show.

They ended the month with what is being called their first major release, Kazuko e no Tegami...

This PV misses the mark for so many reasons.  First of all, I have no interest in watching my favorite idols covered in dirt and grease!  It's not cute or sexy at all, which is a major reason why I watch and listen in the first place.  And speaking of "Grease", this song sounds like a reject from the "Grease" soundtrack.  It's another 50's-esque song like GOHAN no Uta, just not nearly as cute or catchy.  And at 4:50 it is far too long and repetitive. The "instrument" shots seem like such an afterthought...there are no cool shots of Ohse Kaede jamming on the drum set.  After the sensational releases of Happy 15 and Love Message, to me this is a disappointment.  Worst of all, half of the hairstyles look like a tribute to Allen Iverson!

Canaria Club

Canaria Club: I am personally in a "discovery phase" for this group.  I know they are split into "Can's" and "A-rias", but have no idea what the heck that means.  Unless Yui is joining Canaria Club on the "Can's" team, I am still confused.  Unlike THE Possible, they have never appeared with Hello! Project, so we haven't had any access to them that way.  But they also had a concert in Yokohama, at Sunphonix Hall in Yokohama Arena.  What I can't believe is that tiny place under Yokohama Arena is actually able to hold a concert!  I swear I thought it was a gift shop of some sort when I was there in January.  I've searched around the internet to see if I could find more information on it, but could only find pictures of their recording studios.  I wonder how many it seats?  It couldn't be more than 100...it makes The AKB48 Theater look like the Tokyo Dome.  Their 17-song setlist featured all of their singles, including the latest...

This PV far exceeds my expectations!  This song sounds like a classic "golden age" Morning Musume tune.  It's a simple PV, but those cute green plaid shorts and belly shirts kept my interest throughout the PV.  It has also put two new idols on my radar...My favorite "Can" Takada Ayumi looks totally hot in those glasses, and "A~rias" Ooura Ikuko looks like a cross between Maasa Sudou and Kikkawa Yuu.

Ayubee

Ikucchi

Also appearing in both concerts were TNX's Peach, Cherry, and GTT Club.  Have any of these artists produced a single yet???

So there is your first month of "full activity"  I was disappointed in THE Possible's new single, but it seems that NGP is making an effort to build an image for Canaria Club, based on the fact that the members are all primarily known on Wiki by their nicknames...what is the significance of that???  It wasn't an earth-shattering beginning by any means but...

Rome wasn't built in a day.

CK in California