Maybe it's just me but I feel like they've been dragging the debut of this group out wayyyyyy too long.  They already feel like old news in light of all the new girls that have recently been added to the other groups, lol.  I hope I can enjoy this but I think it'll be impossible to live up to my ant...

I love Sayumi like possibly no other, but the idea of sitting through 2 hours of her vocals really strikes a bolt of fear into my heart lmao.  I'm sure it was fun, though.

[quote="Shoujo Q"] I'm sure the big companies are better at handling their talent [/quote] Given SM's endless history of getting sued by their artists, YG currently being embroiled in one of the biggest sex trafficking, drug and sexual assault scandals in Korean entertainment history and J...

[quote="Anderei"] I don’t think the specific ages are an issue. It’s nice that they’re realizing you don’t need to be 12/13 to be worth picking. It’s only an issue if everyone is in their early to mid 20s if they’ve been around for a long time and are at risk of leaving all at once. [/quot...

Lovendor were such a wasted opportunity, it's really a shame.

It will definitely help her get future gigs in backup dancing, even if Babymetal aren't around much longer.  It looks good on a resume and she'll probably make a lot more connections within that world than she ever could through a company like UFP, who basically just use eggs for everything dance re...

I'm gonna miss her, at least a little bit.  Never one of my favorites but I always appreciated her sourpuss vibes, haha.

[quote="Anderei"] But I also would bet money that there is no way Masaki is so interesting that losing her would be a huge loss to a group that’s boring as hell with her in it. [/quote]   I mean, that's the thing - they could all be interesting for all we know, but a company forcing them t...

[quote="Anderei"] It doesn’t mean anything if the only noteworthy personality is that way for the wrong reasons. [/quote] What has she done, though?  For the most part she keeps her mouth shut nowadays.  What, are we talking about the few times she was bratty to wota when she was like 13? ...

I don't interact with H!P fans outside this forum or I'd probably go insane, haha.  Idk, I'm not even in love with Masaki or anything (I'm not in love with anyone in the current roster) - but she fits the bill of what everyone agrees the group needs more of (not tone deaf, an ounce of personality), ...

[quote="yuzu"] Because I can't stand her voice  [/quote]   I'm not particularly fond of it either, but we're basically scraping the bottom of the barrel at this point vocally lol.  Nonetheless I think UFP will hold onto her for as long as they can since she sells so much merch.   Mizuki ma...

I really don't know why people want one of the only decent performers in the group to leave lol.  Not to mention one of the only members with even an ounce of personality.

I really, really hope it's Erina or someone equally useless.  Unfortunately, I have a feeling it will be someone more valuable.

[quote="Anderei"] I feel like there’s a limit to how rough your edges are if you’re auditioning for one of the most mainstream and well established idol groups there is. I think the most H!P gets is girls who are just a bit spoiled. [/quote]   Oh definitely haha I guess I mean rough edges ...

All I can do at this point is hope, lol.  I struggle being optimistic but I am glad we got two total newbies.  I've always felt KSS additions to groups were kind of the most boring thing ever haha just because it feels like most of those girls (with a few exceptions) have already been "indoctri...

Yeah, it's just too much of the same.  One Two Three was exciting because it was new.  Then they decided to pretty much never deviate from that sound ever again, lol.  It really has been different versions of the same thing since 2012.  It's one thing to have a signature sound but another thing to b...

[quote="JPope"] Just watched Seshun Night for the first time, and it seems they've found a way to make classic MM funk boring. The intro is bad-ass, and the first line of the chorus tricks you into thinking you're about to get rewarded for putting up with the MM-by-numbers verse, but by th...

J=J and Angerme are definitely the H!P groups I would want to see live, given the choice.
 
That dress (or is it a two piece?) is kind of awkward / hideous, yet I feel like it suits Yuka's image perfectly, haha.

I know everyone hates Platinum era and says it's boring but it was the last time I felt genuinely invested in and entertained by MM.  The dances and outfits were still mostly garbage (no one in H!P history has had good choreography even once, lol and they couldn't execute it if they had it) but over...

I guess they've basically resigned MM to being the group that only gets bad singers and mediocre additions lmao.  Don't get me wrong - I'm glad they didn't water down J=J even more by adding bad vocalists, but I'd rather J=J stay as they are and the talent go to MM, they need it far more.

Neither of these songs has me very excited but I'm in camp Seishun Night.  H!P has a lot of songs like it already but I feel like it's been awhile since Momusu have had one, so I'll take it.  They also have a lot of songs like Jinsei Blues, but that's a sound I associate with an era of the group I r...

These A-list heavy setlists H!P does these days are so bland to me tbh.  What made watching the concerts fun was seeing the album tracks and b-sides brought to life.  We don't really get b-sides anymore, but the albums are still there!

This whole group is such a blatant 48G knock-off LOL it honestly feels like an incredibly odd move for UFP, even when H!P was really struggling financially circa 2008-2010, UFP never tried to emulate or cash-in on AKB's success like this.    Have I totally hated these songs?  No, not really... but t...

This whole thing has been a how-to guide on what to NOT do.    A lot of that writeup on Imgur sounds exaggerated for drama to me, however Inapooh truly is, from what I know, pretty notorious and was even behind getting certain members of 48G in trouble for dating / getting the photos to the press an...

I don't want to give Up Front too much credit - they've made some horrible decisions in the past, as shown by the way they practically erased Aibon's entire existence until last year, and they're just as guilty of sexualizing underage girls as any other idol company is.  However, based off what has ...

[quote="Ap2000"]   <blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Farrah" data-cid="216601" data-time="1547162482"> NGT48 is meant to be an idol group, not a hostess bar or brothel </blockquote> It happens in Kpop and the Japanese aren't any differen...

Oof, video is DEFINITELY nothing special.  And what a boring color palette, too!

Oof, I'm trying to be nice!  But for real, it's super suspicious to me... I'm getting flashbacks to the rumors about Aki-P sex trafficking / casting couch'ing Akimoto Sayaka to powerful men in the industry.  Like, I'm wondering if this "fraternization" is possibly even encouraged by the co...

I read that a lot of the girls had apparently been hanging out with and even dating fans and that this is what kind of sprouted part of the conflict between members - this girl in particular being one who is known for not fraternizing with fans outside work.  If that's the case, I'm even more distru...

I didn't vote, but suffice to say, I expected auditions this year, but I figured they'd get announced in Fall.  Really surprised they did it this soon!