Ishikawa Rika and Yoshizawa Hitomi’s New Unit Called “ABCHO”

adode13 March 7, 2012 7


Ishikawa Rika and Yoshizawa Hitomi’s new unit has been revealed to be called ABCHO (A-bu-cho).

The title for their 1st single was also revealed to be Me o Tojite Gyusshiyo (Eng: something along the lines of Close your eyes tightly) and it will be released in May. According to the Oricon article the title of the group is short for ABSTRACT CHOP.

It’s hard to imagine Yossie and Rika releasing a single under a name that isn’t HANGRY&ANGRY since that’s basically who they were for the past few years, but since they are singing the OP theme for an anime it’s understandable why they would try and change the image a bit.

Not surprisingly the image for the group is completely different with both of them wearing more normal clothes with not that much makeup on, and while it might be very different I have to admit that I love their look since it has a nice look to it that many fans will love.

Along with the group image we also got the title of the new single, which sounds interesting since it doesn’t really give us any idea about what to expect. It has somewhat of a ballad sound to it but at the same time it seems like it could be an upbeat song, so unfortunately it seems like we’ll have to wait to find out for sure.

It will be very fun to see how this single turns out. Hopefully everyone is looking forward to this release!

The release date is set for 5/23.

Oricon.jp Site

  • Antiswanky

    I was hoping that hangry&angry would continue to something maybe more full scale. It seemed like H!P or UFA or whoever the actual agency is behind the act was having a lot of success. With a two member unit they were able to go on a world tour to a lot of places where H!P groups barely go anywhere until more recently. Anyhow, it seems that the management at least recognizes how well these two work together. I’m just happy they are continuing to do things.

  • OngakuGatas_fan

    Wow!  Things change so fast, I have a hard time keeping up!  What happened to Dream Morning Musume?  Will there be anymore albums out as DMM?  I hope so!

    What happened to Ongaku Gatas (which I absolutely loved!!!  :D)??   I don’t know why it so suddenly stopped.

    Anyway, I love Jossie & Charmy!  I will try to keep up with their fast paced careers!

  • insomniac1970

    I have always been a HUGE Yossy fan and I love it when she lets her natural beauty shine through. I’m also happy that Yoosy and Charmy are continuing to perform together.

  • Ichigo3lemon

    I am excited :) I think is great they get to change things up and do something new. I always enjoy their songs.

  • BonKyuu

    OMG so excited! I love Yossie and Charmy, and I’m really glad that both are still singing! >///<

  • Rina

    Very sexy look. <3

  • Zefi

    Yossie looks like a kitty