Some traditions are nice to have, right? So let's keep it up.
We lost some great ones, we gained a lot of new ones. H!P is certainly changing.
Also I know I wrote "early 2022" but let's turn this into a 2021 ranking, yes? You know, justice for Sayuki and the others that left us.
Previous rankings: '20, '19, late '18, early '18, '16, late '15, '15, '14, '13, '12
Also because we need something fancy after our very own non-corona-lockdown there's three sorters now!
Edit: But unfortunately some sorters have already kicked the graduated members. I'm sorry.
Onto the groups:
Morning Musume.'21
Ikuta Erina (SL), Kaga Kaede, Okamura Homare, Nonaka Miki, Morito Chisaki, Yokoyama Reina
Fukumura Mizuki (L), Makino Maria, Ishida Ayumi (SL), Kitagawa Rio, Oda Sakura, Haga Akane, Yamazaki Mei
Also: Sato Masaki (last)
ANGERME
Takeuchi Akari (L), Ise Layla, Kamikokuryo Moe, Sasaki Rikako, Kawamura Ayano (SL)
Hashisako Rin, Matsumoto Wakana, Hirayama Yuki (new), Kawana Rin, Tamenaga Shion
Also: Kasahara Momona (last)
Juice=Juice
Inaba Manaka (SL), Kudo Yume, Matsunaga Riai, Dambara Ruru (L)
Uemura Akari (L), Inoue Rei
Irie Risa (new), Arisawa Ichika (new), Ebata Kisaki (new)
Also: Kanazawa Tomoko (last), Takagi Sayuki (last)
Tsubaki Factory
Kishimoto Yumeno, Ono Mizuho, Asakura Kiki, Tanimoto Ami, Onoda Saori, Akiyama Mao
Yamagishi Riko (L), Niinuma Kisora (SL)
Fukuda Marine (new), Kasai Yuumi (new), Yofu Runo (new), Yagi Shiori (new)
Beyooooonds
Kobayashi Honoka, Takase Kurumi (L), Satoyoshi Utano, Ichioka Reina (L)
Kiyono Momohime, Maeda Kokoro, Hirai Miyo (L), Eguchi Saya, Okamura Minami
Nishida Shiori, Yamazaki Yuhane, Shimakura Rika
OCHA NORMA
(all new)
Ishiguri Kanami, Yunemora Kirara, Kubota Nanami, Saito Madoka
Nakayama Natsume, Nishizaki Miku, Tsutsui Roko, Tashiro Sumire, Hiromoto Ruli, Kitahara Momo
Hello Pro Kenshuusei
Matsubara Yulia, Onoda Karin, Hashida Honoka, Murakoshi Ayana
Uemura Hasumi, Ishiyama Sakura, Yoshida Hinoha (new), Kawashima Mifu (new)
Also: Kawano Minori (last), Nishimura Karin (last), Yamada Ichigo (last)
As always: Happy Ranking!