A Song to Brighten Your Day: "Happy Talk" by Happiness

 Say, either I'm getting older or Pop units nowadays are gettin' younger! After falling in love with the absolutely catchy song "Happy Talk!" by cute group HAPPINESS, I went online to find out more about them, and was taken aback to find out that I've been into J-pop longer than any of them have been ALIVE! Who would have thought that C-ute would have been this influential to future idol groups?

Anyway, I loved Happy Talk so much that I had to find a copy of the accompanying PV, and I have to tell you, I was just amazed at how awesome the choreography in this video is! I have to say that it's been awhile since I saw such energetic bust-a-movin'! Members Sayaka, Mimu, Kaede, Mayu, Miyu, Karen and Yurino all have these perpetual smiles on their faces and the "joy of performance" you see here is totally infectious! Happiness is a group that is VERY aptly named! A song to put a smile on your face!

Sweet Sweet Heaven Oh Change My Life!!! 

Note: Apparently the above PV was tied into a Mister Donut promo (hence the  pastries and logos everywhere) that they did way before their actual "Debut", that why they look so YOUNG here (those pink outfits don't help), additionally, I just realized someone is missing from this video, but I can't figure out who! 

Addendum: Well, no WONDER these gals is so crip wit da dance moves- I just found out that they're all graduates of the EXILE dance school, and have been background performers for their videos and concerts since elementary school!

From MusicJapan:

EXILE Sister Unit "Happiness" Announce Debut!

2011-01-17

debut / Happiness / EXILE

It has been learned their newly formed dance unit "Happiness", consisting of seven girls will be making its debut. And while not many may be knowing the name of the group just yet, they are in fact a sister unit of popular dance and vocal group EXILE.

The members are all in their middle school years and at an average of 14.5 years old. The members have all graduated from the EXILE dance school EXPG and been put together as a group of two vocalists and five performers.

So far they have been taking part in the EXILE dome and stadium tour, and while still being very young, they do have an astounding record.

EXILE's HIRO commented: "From elementary school on, they have been taking part in EXILE's music videos and tours and they have showed a splendid performance. I hope that by watching them perform, everyone becomes a bit happier." "Happiness" will be debuting with their single "Kiss Me" on February 9th and you can surely be looking forward as to what kind of performance the girls will be showing.


Addendum to the Addendum: Thanks to zafire on the 6Theory Website, I've finally matched the names of the girls to their faces and confirmed three things- 1:"Karen" is the vocalist for Happy Talk, 2: "Mayu" is the seventh member who wasn't in the PV, and 3: "Sayaka" is my favorite member!