H!P etc. 2010 predictions!

[aine]

I'm not exactly in the loop so these are mostly quite random or based on my wrong ideas. But fun!



- No MM graduations because now everyone has their place in the lineup. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' />

- No auditions either, but a new MM member stolen from Berryz or C-ute. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

- Berryz and C-ute (less the abovementioned member) merge or at least do more than a one-off collaboration. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='=3=' />

- MM comes to Europe. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ph34r:' />

- Panda Power and more awesome solo verses in Chinese, because someone finally notices good singing actually sells. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' />

- HANGRY&ANGRY loves $popular_jrock_band series of singles. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' />

- General boom for girl idols/groups who play their own instruments which skyrockets Mano to #1 on the charts. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' />

- Tsunku gets pregnant. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' />



<img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /weeeh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':weeeh:' />

[Haru]

[quote name='aine' post='73458' date='Jan 1 2010, 11:23 AM']- Tsunku gets pregnant. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' />[/quote]



I...uhm...wow.



I'd love to see Momusu get a member from Berryz or C-ute. <3 Don't feel alone.

[Shoujo Q]

Yuu finally joins Morning Musume! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' />



S/Mileage releases an album and I buy it cause it's full of all sorts of awesome!



There will be a H!P photobook releases each month.



Aika finally gets her chance to release a photobook.



Mai and Chisato release a photobook together. But I'd prefer just Chisato. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />



Reina gets a photobook released this year and starts the process of becoming a soloist, I'm thinking solo single or another anime role and maybe some more TV work.



The Korean girl makes her debut as a new member of C-ute.



Buono goes to an anime convention that doesn't get canceled last minute.



Tsunku has triplets. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='=3=' />

[Pucchi-Mo]

[quote name='aine' post='73458' date='Jan 1 2010, 11:23 AM']- HANGRY&ANGRY loves $popular_jrock_band series of singles. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' />[/quote]

...Like M-Flo only they call it something like "HANGRY&ANGRY kills BoA"?



2010

Mo:

-MM has at least one creative and impressive PV. THE REST ARE SHIT

-Lin Lin gets featured in a single as one of the leads.

-Eri's graduation announcement will be made by Summer.

-Guardians 4 ends, Eri goes solo, but she stays in Tanpopo.

-3 new members for Morning Musume, one who we recognize (added before the others).

-1 or more girls from the audition get put aside for a secret project.

-Either on the album or as a B-side, there WILL be a new 女子かしまし物語.

-Zoku-Viyuden debuts a new song at the shuffle concert. ZYX does a cover of an H!P classic.

-A shuffle single is released, finally giving ZYX a new song. (Only has V,ZYX,Aa)

-Tanpopo becomes more than the expected umbrella wielding group, but not quite red lipped, funeral Tanpopo

-Mini Moni gets an anime deal so they actually will release singles.



Be+Ki:

-Aa gets a real single!

-Berryz have a controversial single.

-Buono ends after their album and another single. (it wouldn't be H!P without a beloved thing ending)

-A random new group is made.

-C-ute songs get better.

-MC2 debut.



Ma:

-Mano gets edgier, and maybe her CD covers will show her entire body.

-Pucchi Moni has one more silly song.



Su:

-S/mileage no longer contains the original 4 members. - or +

-The music is still cool.



Another group is revived. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /ph34r.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> (something simple like Sakura & Otome)

...but there could be a bunch of girls from Hokkaidou who get Tsunku's attention during the MM audition.



H!P gets one more soloist (not mentioned above).

A random egg gets added to one of the main groups.



LIMBO:

MKB gets the attention of a more popular rock band and then does another non-collaboration single.

..The Blue Hearts cover song will be either Owaranai Uta or Kiss Shite Hoshii.

Ongaku Gatas get a single that returns to their funkier style.

Someone in H!P switches to TNX.

Someone who vanished a while ago will come back to the music business.

M-line becomes more active and the members actually get songs and a few small groups are formed.

Koharu will have a group.

Kei will release a single.



Also, a minor H!P scandal that is more hilarious than shameful.



Maki does an interesting collaboration, and also releases singles under her own name.

Tsunku releases a solo song.

[Ap2000]

[quote name='PQ' post='73460' date='Jan 1 2010, 07:43 PM']Yuu finally joins Morning Musume! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' />[/quote]



This, because she deserves it and she got duped by a shark in the last audition.



Plus, a JunJun PB. (Panda PB would be fine too)





That's it, yeah, I'm easy to satisfy.

[neshcom]

[quote name='aine' post='73458' date='Jan 1 2010, 11:23 AM']- Tsunku gets pregnant. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' />[/quote]

Again?!

[stoveroad]

- Sayumi graduates from Morning Musume and becomes a "variety idol."

- Yuko Nakazawa marries Masayuki Sakamoto and retires. Enough already.

- Morning Musume adds some new members picked from the rank and file of H!P Eggs. No auditions.

- A Buono! single will feature B-side solos from each girl.

- Eri scandal. It'll be ignored.

- Chisato Okai will get a photobook because, well, she's the only one in C-ute that hasn't been in one yet.

- Yossie releases a single. Or should regardless.

- New show for Hello! Project. It'll still be on at zero-dark-o'clock in the morning.

- Aya Matsuura leaves for another agency.

- Erina Mano will remain pleasant, pretty, and boring.

[eri]

Takahashi graduates early in the year. One other graduation later in the year.



Some HPK starting to be prepped for solo work. My bet is on Airi.



MM tours China and/or Taiwan.



Maki Goto gets pregnant and/or marries.

[Melon]

yay boredom



- Cute has members drop like flies until Maimi and Airi are left. Maimi will be shoved into MM and Airi will be a soloist.

- Berryz will change their name or shorten it to BK or something because I can't stand the freaking "Z" at the end of their name and they're not freaking kids anymore GAH.

- Or rather, once C-ute kicks out the other useless members, there will be a restructering of Berryz and C-ute and they will form one group, kicking out some Berryz members to make way for eggs, much to fans' anger.



- Morning Musume has another graduation because they need something to shift singles. I'magonnago with Reina. She says she'll have a solo work, but there is nothing until she miraculously lands a side character spot in the anime otaku moe/loli show of the month. She will have minor works afterwards until she eats Hirano Aya's tongue. After the tongue eating, Hirano Aya fans realize that a lazy eye is cuter than a giant forehead. Reina brings the haters and the lovers together and is a huge star. Often there will be the "others" or ex-MM fans, who complain she was better in Morning Musume. She loses her fame once the otaku realize she is not a virgin.



- Tsunku says he's excited about Miki's second album and then leaves us in the dust again. I STILL REMEMBER TSUNKU, I STILL REMEMBER.



- If one member doesn't graduate, the pandas will along with one other Musumu, probably Risa. They will join the Korean member+ 1 Ice Cream Musume member to create some group that will be advertized as the holy grail in all countries, release one single in 5 languages(the last being english) and drop off the face of the earth. In 2017 we will still be complaining about Tsunku wasting potential yet again.



- In Kago's latest desperate plea for cash, she will write "tell all" book about Morning Musume that is filled with stupid schlock and not juicy gossip like we crave. In a surprise move, she reveals that she, Tsuji, and Tsunku have copies of the unreleased W single and album and releases them as a free download on her website as a "FU UFA" after they denounce her book. Sadly the album was not as good as we expected, but still better than most releases today.



- Mano will do a special "double single" in an unprecidented six versions each (two versions limited to 500 copies, of which 3 wota buy up) for a whopping 12 variation of the same closeup face only she blinked this time single. The concept will excite fans and nonfans: Much like tommyfebuary6, she will have a "dark side" single with a special video/movie that will "transform her". Unlike Tommyfebuary6, the change will not be triggered with alcohol, but instead something more tame, like an egg casting an evil spell or the eating of a forbidden fruit. The first single will be the standard happy Mano-pop and the second will be a heartfelt ballad on piano that will capture the attention of Japan. The split Mano personality will have one more single (only 2 versions this time), a special double mini album showcasing both personalities (only 4 versions this time, the fourth only available to those who managed to buy all 17 versions of the releases and includes a special hand written note from Mano that may or may not be photocopied) that will sadly end with the split personality project.



- Someone will end up pregnant. If Tsunku, he will have octuplets that will form a super idol group in 2023. If male octuplets, he will create a group of traps that will be the ire of all everywhere except in Japan and places like 4chan where they will become super idols.

[Special Needs Tricycle]

Takahashi graduation

9th gen auditions, Kikkawa Yuu and maybe other eggs get added along with regular auditions

Someone in Berryz graduates



That's all I can think of in terms of major things. Maybe MM will have one cutesy song? I'M SO BAD AT THIS



EDIT: OH AND ANOTHER CONCERT IN AMERICA. MAYBE BUONO.



EDIT2: Petit Melon: Hirano Aya has a lazy eye too.

[Melon]

[quote name='Special Needs Tricycle' post='73480' date='Jan 1 2010, 06:54 PM']EDIT2: Petit Melon: Hirano Aya has a lazy eye too.[/quote]



Oh gosh dangit. Now you just ruined my entire Reina story. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... #>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> That's what I get for refusing to look at her face. Well umm Lazy Eye That Winks Uncontrollably Conquers Big Forehead With A Lazy Eye.

[michikodesu]

MM:

*no new members.......let the girls establish themselves without Koharu to show that they were better off without her (and her rabid fans) any way

*some anime or drama work for the girls as well as singing an opening/closing song for more exposure

*an Aika PB, a JunJun PB and a LinLin PB

*hope that they're done with the silly stuff and start going more edgy and funky.......so fans who are still drooling about the 'golden era' can finally shut up and go away because the songs will be much better

*I would like for Gaki, Aika, JunJun and LinLin to have more lines please, thank you.......meaning a Gaki solo and a song just for the 8th gen

*more appearances without the support of the OGs



BK:

*a song that I will actually remember and will stick in my head



C-ute:

*songs with more voices (and not just the chorus)----I'm actually starting to dig C-ute----TSunku, don't lose a potential one right here



H!P overall:

*better outfits for PV's (although I did like SYO, Everyday Zekkouchou, and Shock's costumes)---but please add some color, not just black, white, and red

[EmEl]

[quote name='TightWetPucchi' post='73461' date='Jan 1 2010, 01:00 PM']..The Blue Hearts cover song will be either Owaranai Uta or Kiss Shite Hoshii.[/quote]

I am hoping for something more like 1000 Violins, as the already existing harmonies could sound awesome with 4 voices.





Uh, as for predictions: girls may change, but H!P will stay the same.

[mrsross]

- 4 new members will be added to Morning Musume. One will be an egg.

- Reina will graduate from Morning Musume.

- C-ute will lose more members and Airi will be the lead for another single.

- Tsunku will finally come to his senses and give JunJun and LinLin solo lines and will marry me and we will live happily ever after in our magical castle in the sky.

[Geof]

Takahashi will die from mortal wounds inflicted during her battle with Megatron, and Reina will use the matrix to light our darkest hour!

[loli-tan]

Momusu:

-Takahashi dies in a plane crash.

-Risa starts dating a Johnny's.

-Reina and Eri get run over by a train/bus/car.

-Sayumi dyes her hair blonde.

-Aika actually does shit.

-Junjun does a nude photobook.

-Linlin releases an enka single.



Berryz:

-Captain stops looking like ass.

-Chinami becomes a ganguro.

-Miyabi gets assassinated.

-Yulina goes into modelling.

-Jang Dayun joins.



C-ute:

-Maimi becomes a ballet dancer.

-Nakky goes into modelling as well.

-Airi gets preggo and leaves.

-Mai and Chissa become the new GAM and have hawt underage lesbain sex in their PVs.



Eggs:

-Kikka graduates.

-More units.



SI*NA:

-Will actually debut.

[yoshimi]

These threads are so ~fun~.



MOMUSU:

- Reina leaves, she can become a new soloist or something IDGAF as long as I am not forced to hear the sickly dying cat in her vocal chords.

- Junjun photobook.

- Mitsui shuts the fuck up or leaves idk.

- Linlin becomes a new front girl to replace Reina.

- Taka graduates Momusu and becomes a soloist.

- Risa turns into a total R&B diva and pretty much owns Momusu because she'll be the leader now. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /crazy.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />

- Somebody dyes their hair blonde. I'm hoping it's Eri.

- ADD THE KOREAN FOR GOD'S SAKE. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... wheely.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

- Auditions for ninth-gen (Korean girl can be part of ninth-gen). Auditions yield one excellent singer, one excellent dancer, and one excellent rapper, and they're all from different parts of Asia.

- Get someone else to write lyrics and compose the songs. Tsunku needs to have a nice, long maternity leave.

- Bring Dance☆Man back duhhh no shit.



BERRYZ:

- Berryz is a lost cause.

- Yurina needs to gtfo and become a model though.

- More movies/dramas and photobooks for Maasa plz so maybe when she finally gets the hell out of H!P she'll have an actual idol career.



C-UTE:

- Airi gtfo and becomes a new H!P soloist. (Obviously they're prepping her for it. The B-side of "Shochuu Omimai Moshiagemasu" was an Airi solo, and the newest single A-side is an Airi solo.)

- Obviously with Airi gone this group is going to be severely crippled with only like four members remaining, so they can just join Berryz and become like Berry°CUTE or something idk idgaf about Kids groups. Berryz needs some actual talent though so maybe Chisato can lend her voice and everyone else can lend their badass dance skills.



MANO ERINA:

- More songs like "Hajimete no Keiken".

- Sophomore album that is 365447874687684 times more interesting than her debut.

- Work with DAISHI DANCE.

- Magically turn into an incredible singer so this may warrant her working with Daishi.

- Buy a new facial expression.



S/MILEAGE:

- Dude, I don't care about S/mileage.



EGGS + SI☆NA:

- Do something productive.

[ShinUkyo]

BUONO! COMES TO ANIME EXPO 2010.

I want nothing more, really, especially considering how much sense it makes.



[quote name='aine' post='73458' date='Jan 1 2010, 10:23 AM']- No auditions either, but a new MM member stolen from Berryz or C-ute. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />[/quote]

Hey now, let's not mess with Berryz Koubou. They've managed to retain their lineup for what, five years? They're the closest thing that modern Hellopro is gonna get to another MKB. I know, a pale comparison, but still. There's something to be said for uninterrupted chemistry. Whereas C-ute, of course, has had their lineup reamed of late. I'd almost say that they could survive another cut... ALMOST. Cause I dunno, a five-piece group can actually work really well. If only the producers hadn't half written them off already. The only reason they're still getting consistent releases, if anything, is because Hellopro is running too lean as it is. If they lost an entire group, the collective would nearly fall apart. May as well become an all-anisongs label by that point.



[quote name='PQ' post='73460' date='Jan 1 2010, 12:43 PM']Mai and Chisato release a photobook together. But I'd prefer just Chisato. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />[/quote]

Mai like, Hagiwara? I dunno, even after all these years, she still strikes me as "the little kid." I'm waiting for her to break out of that role, but I dunno, it seems a near-impossible task. Not sure that I need to see her in any more bikinis, either, speaking of which. Okai, on the other hand, is probably my favorite gal in the group. Definitely one of my favorites in modern Hellopro altogether. I'm all about her getting some much-needed attention. And don't mind seeing her in a bikini, if we must, haha.



[quote name='TightWetPucchi' post='73461' date='Jan 1 2010, 01:00 PM']-Guardians 4 ends, Eri goes solo, but she stays in Tanpopo.[/quote]

I say "boo" to both of these ideas. Buono and Guardians4 are prolly my favorite groups in Hellopro right now. And even in my absence, I've still managed to appoint myself "Guardians4 fan#1." Unless someone wants to duke it out, but I'm not sure if anyone even likes them as much as I do. As for Eri, she's one of my favorites in Hellopro... and I'd love to see her get solo singles. But I don't wanna see her leave MM. If the group needs to trim some fat, start with the bastard member of 6th Gen. Don't axe one of their more-credible vocalists.



[quote name='TightWetPucchi' post='73461' date='Jan 1 2010, 01:00 PM']...but there could be a bunch of girls from Hokkaidou who get Tsunku's attention during the MM audition.

...Someone who vanished a while ago will come back to the music business.[/quote]

I like the idea of a modern Country Musume. And speaking of that second part, I'd love to see Touda Rinne come back from the grave to be the mentor of this group. Maybe even take part in some of their songs. She could work alongside Makoto from SharamQ, who could serve as main producer. Oh MAN, this is equal parts extreme bliss and so-not-humanly-possible. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />



[quote name='Peking Duck' post='73472' date='Jan 1 2010, 05:04 PM']- Sayumi graduates from Morning Musume and becomes a "variety idol."[/quote]

PLEASE. GOD. YES. I've been craving this, with a passion, for God knows how long. In terms of vocal talent, she is Hellopro's greatest failure by a longshot. She's been with the group for nearly, what, seven years? Most former Hellopro girls, even the ones who started out atrocious, took maybe seven MONTHS to show a similar level of vocal improvement to what she has made in her entire career. And now with both Konno and Koharu gone, no one can even dare to say that there's another girl who's on the same level with regards to shoddy singing. On the other hand, she has become quite good at the television, comedy, shtick part of things. I can definitely understand why people could love her in this context. I had always hoped that Hellopro would allow her to shine on their various variety shows, back when they still had them I mean. Nowadays, even though they're doing various non-singing talent booking, it's mostly outside Hellopro unfortunately. And she's been with the group for long enough, that keeping her there for posterity seems to outweigh the chance that she could do mildly well on the variety circuit.



[quote name='EmEl' post='73504' date='Jan 2 2010, 05:27 AM']Uh, as for predictions: girls may change, but H!P will stay the same.[/quote]

Quoted for truth. If there's a person that Hellopro could not survive without, as we've stated before, it's Tsunku. His writing and composition, his leadership, his overall vision. Not to mention how, even though he picks duds sometimes, the girls he chooses and nurtures typically end up being great. So even on the songs where he has little to no involvement in writing the track, we still get a superior product.



[quote name='Geof' post='73544' date='Jan 2 2010, 07:38 PM']Takahashi will die from mortal wounds inflicted during her battle with Megatron, and Reina will use the matrix to light our darkest hour![/quote]

BEST. MOVIE. EVER.

BAH-WEEP, GRAH-NAH WEEP, NEE-NEE BON. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ohyeah.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

[loli-tan]

- New single will become number one since Ai and Reina dosent take the lead <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /happy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />

Actually, since they're the most popular members, a single that doesn't feature them in lead roles will most likely sell less. Just saying.

Yurina actually get lead

Yurina actually sings a lot.

Guardians4 are prolly my favorite groups in Hellopro right now

But... but they SUCK ASS.

[tsukinobyouin]

[quote name='ShinUkyo' post='73983' date='Jan 7 2010, 11:13 PM']Mai like, Hagiwara? I dunno, even after all these years, she still strikes me as "the little kid." I'm waiting for her to break out of that role, but I dunno, it seems a near-impossible task. Not sure that I need to see her in any more bikinis, either, speaking of which.[/quote]



She's already gotten a solo photobook, which to me kind of cements H!P not really letting anyone be "the little kid" for very long anymore. Which I guess is both good and bad - bad because we just don't want to see some girls in bikinis that soon, but good in that a new Kago doesn't get created. As much as I loved W (and still love Kago despite some of her...less than savory career moves of late xD), they did push those two to stay kiddy way too long. That being said though, it would be nice to see another photobook that's all about being cute rather than bikini bikini bikini, like TsujiKago's 1st, with some of the younger current members (S/mileage pleaaaaase <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... pyeyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' /> ).

[JPope]

[quote name='ShinUkyo' post='73983' date='Jan 7 2010, 11:13 PM']BUONO! COMES TO ANIME EXPO 2010.

I want nothing more, really, especially considering how much sense it makes.[/quote]

That might be enough to get to me to actually go to AX.



As for predictions. Predictions? Painnn...



I honestly think that the end of the road is nigh for Takahashi. She'll be 24 this year, which would make her one of the oldest girls to ever hold membership in the group (the oldest behind Yuko Nakazawa, I believe.) As Hawk Harrleson would say, she gone. Against her wishes, probably. Risa takes command.



I really don't see the JunJun or LinLin going anywhere -- I see them actually taking a larger role after Takahashi is forced out.



Any new members will be via auditions. Ain't no "promotions" gonna happen. They never do. (And don't give me Miki Fujimoto -- that was a fooking demotion.)

[aine]

[quote name='ShinUkyo' post='73983' date='Jan 8 2010, 05:13 AM'][quote name='aine' post='73458' date='Jan 1 2010, 10:23 AM']- No auditions either, but a new MM member stolen from Berryz or C-ute. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' />[/quote]

Hey now, let's not mess with Berryz Koubou. They've managed to retain their lineup for what, five years? They're the closest thing that modern Hellopro is gonna get to another MKB.[/quote]

I didn't really realise that until you mentioned it, but that's true enough. I ignored H!P Kids initially so I didn't take much interest when Berryz were formed, but over time they rose to be my 2nd favourite (active) group. Being close to taking the lead when their period of awesomeness coincided with MM's slump. I'm guilty of still not being able to tell them apart tho. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /ph34r.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ph34r:' /> I guess that's because my interest in them was almost purely musical, rather than personal? Too bad now they are relegated to be a gimmick group, this really hurt the chances of my interest in them picking up - hence my prediction/suggestion.



[quote name='ShinUkyo' post='73983' date='Jan 8 2010, 05:13 AM']As for Eri, she's one of my favorites in Hellopro... and I'd love to see her get solo singles. But I don't wanna see her leave MM. If the group needs to trim some fat, start with the bastard member of 6th Gen. Don't axe one of their more-credible vocalists.[/quote]

The bastard 6th gen member has offed herself already and that's all that needs to be said in this regard.



[quote name='ShinUkyo' post='73983' date='Jan 8 2010, 05:13 AM']And speaking of that second part, I'd love to see Touda Rinne come back from the grave to be the mentor of this group.[/quote]

The only Country Musume member that can come back from the grave is Hiromi. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... imshot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':rimshot:' />



[quote name='ShinUkyo' post='73983' date='Jan 8 2010, 05:13 AM'][quote name='Peking Duck' post='73472' date='Jan 1 2010, 05:04 PM']- Sayumi graduates from Morning Musume and becomes a "variety idol."[/quote]

PLEASE. GOD. YES. I've been craving this, with a passion, for God knows how long. In terms of vocal talent, she is Hellopro's greatest failure by a longshot. She's been with the group for nearly, what, seven years?[/quote]

Both of you, shut yer filthy holes. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... dammit.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':dammit:' /> It was obvious soon enough that Sayumi was a lost case singing-wise. BUT, she's still managed to find her vocal niche, which perfectly shows especially in the recent It's You. But what's more important, she's about the only current member with a really distinct personality, and the only one who will actually make use of it. Whatever you think of the cute evil princess act, compare it with the other girls just sitting there and giggling - and barely leaving any memorable impression. I don't think I'm biased here. I won't go as far as to say I'll quit H!P when Sayumi graduates, but it will lose some 90% of a charm for me.

[JPope]

[quote name='aine' post='74018' date='Jan 9 2010, 04:03 AM']Both of you, shut yer filthy holes. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... dammit.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' /> It was obvious soon enough that Sayumi was a lost case singing-wise. BUT, she's still managed to find her vocal niche, which perfectly shows especially in the recent It's You. But what's more important, she's about the only current member with a really distinct personality, and the only one who will actually make use of it. Whatever you think of the cute evil princess act, compare it with the other girls just sitting there and giggling - and barely leaving any memorable impression. I don't think I'm biased here. I won't go as far as to say I'll quit H!P when Sayumi graduates, but it will lose some 90% of a charm for me.[/quote]

Word. She probably never should have been added to the group in the first place, but she's managed to become an interesting personality, which is more than I can say for pretty much any other current member of the group. She's still an abortion as a singer, but when given the occasional part that suits her limited range ("It's You"), she's not only not-so-annoying, she's actually kinda charming.

[ShinUkyo]

Guardians4 are prolly my favorite groups in Hellopro right now

But... but they SUCK ASS.

You bite your tongue! And I like how you omitted the Buono segment from my quote, also in part making it sound like I've failed in the use of English. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':dammit:' /> Buono is definitely my #1 fave, hands down. But I also love Guardians to death. It's composed of three girls I adore, particularly Yurina (someone who has always been a fave). I've even grown to like Aika a little bit, over the years. So I have no issue, whatsoever, with anyone in the group. Unlike some of the headline groups, where there's always one person who gets on my nerves. MM has Sayumi, and Berryz/Buono both have Momoko.

She's already gotten a solo photobook, which to me kind of cements H!P not really letting anyone be "the little kid" for very long anymore. Which I guess is both good and bad - bad because we just don't want to see some girls in bikinis that soon, but good in that a new Kago doesn't get created. As much as I loved W (and still love Kago despite some of her...less than savory career moves of late xD), they did push those two to stay kiddy way too long. That being said though, it would be nice to see another photobook that's all about being cute rather than bikini bikini bikini, like TsujiKago's 1st, with some of the younger current members (S/mileage pleaaaaase <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... pyeyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' /> ).

Yes, quite true. And seconded on the S/mileage comment, as well. GOD they're too cute for words. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /weeeh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':weeeh:' /> In the case of Hagiwara, she's just been in that kiddie role for so damned long. She joined Hellopro when she was, what, five years old? That made her an extreme oddity to begin with, being substantially younger than even the rest of HPKids. She's just NOW reaching some proper level of puberty, after almost eight years in the spotlight. And they're already thrusting her into the adult type stuff. Not that it's atypical of them, as you said. But still, we didn't hafta see the former members of Hellopro being kids for eight whole years before making their transition into sexy stuff. It usually took maybe two years after joining for the MM members, and four or so years for the rest of the HPKids.

Both of you, shut yer filthy holes. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... dammit.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ph34r:' /> It was obvious soon enough that Sayumi was a lost case singing-wise. BUT, she's still managed to find her vocal niche, which perfectly shows especially in the recent It's You. But what's more important, she's about the only current member with a really distinct personality, and the only one who will actually make use of it. Whatever you think of the cute evil princess act, compare it with the other girls just sitting there and giggling - and barely leaving any memorable impression. I don't think I'm biased here. I won't go as far as to say I'll quit H!P when Sayumi graduates, but it will lose some 90% of a charm for me.

Word. She probably never should have been added to the group in the first place, but she's managed to become an interesting personality, which is more than I can say for pretty much any other current member of the group. She's still an abortion as a singer, but when given the occasional part that suits her limited range ("It's You"), she's not only not-so-annoying, she's actually kinda charming.

I agree there've been songs written specifically for her, ones which have actually turned out quite well. I really loved Rainbow Pink, Merry Pink X'mas, and the Ecomoni theme. But those are, if anything, more a testament to the songwriters and producers. They certainly could have sounded better coming out of someone else's mouth, had they been tailored that way. I'm also in agreement with you, in that she has more personality than most of the current group members. But again, we could almost attribute this to the producers. In that they removed all their memorable talent from the group, and failed to replace them with people of the same quality level. So to say she shines above the rest of the group, it's almost like using comparison to cheat. It doesn't make her amazing, or "perfect" as I've heard numerous times from people on here. It just means she can beat out some not-so-stiff competition.



I must concede, though, in saying she has a place in the current group. The only way that my own ideal situation would work out, in which she moved to being just a variety idol, is if Morning Musume inserted some talented fresh blood to their ranks. But god, man, I dunno. Tsunku's method of finding obscenely unpolished girls, and turning them into gems, is what the group is based upon. The quality level has just slipped, and it's hard to say what could fix this. That would be the million-dollar answer, really. It's not just as simple as finding girls who are already 100% beautiful and talented, as there are certainly enough of them out there. That sort of girl would go too much against the image. It's about finding a balance, someone in-between the two, and just rolling the dice. that or, starting with girls who are slightly older. But the perverted nature of the idol industry won't allow for that, as those girls have too limited a shelf-life. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':rimshot:' />

[Ap2000]

[quote name='aine' post='74018' date='Jan 9 2010, 10:03 AM']Both of you, shut yer filthy holes. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... dammit.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' /> It was obvious soon enough that Sayumi was a lost case singing-wise. BUT, she's still managed to find her vocal niche, which perfectly shows especially in the recent It's You. But what's more important, she's about the only current member with a really distinct personality, and the only one who will actually make use of it. Whatever you think of the cute evil princess act, compare it with the other girls just sitting there and giggling - and barely leaving any memorable impression. I don't think I'm biased here. I won't go as far as to say I'll quit H!P when Sayumi graduates, but it will lose some 90% of a charm for me.[/quote]



It's not like they have a huge amount of screen time talking.

[Nicky]

I predict:



- no sololines for 8th gen on a-sides.

- BK sales figures go up

- More new egg groups

- Auditions!

[BonkyuAsh]

MM

-8th gen gets no attention except one line each on b-sides

-Reina and Ai will be leads with GakiKamei as sub-leads and a little Sayu sprinkled in.

- No grads

-Auditions, but the new member(s) wont debut until next year.

C-ute

-Airi will stop being a line whore and share with Mami

-Chisa gets a solo in SHOCKING 5

BK

-Double A sides will officially become theit thing.

-Their songs will get better

-Captain actually does shit.

ManoEri

-Tsunku uploads new hardware in the manobot including new facial expressions and poses.

-Tsunku adds a new soloist making her a rival to the manobot.

S/mileage

- Theyre good and all but idrc what they do.

Eggs/SI*NA

-Do the usual

[momoirosaya]

Though it's already February I will post!



-Ai debuts solo and gets her Fukui accent back

-Reina becomes the new Koha (like KiraRevo), and has solo PV's featuring her in Kaito Reinya outfits, then a new KiraPika is made with her and Noto Arisa (who plays the police woman), all for the promotion of her 5 min. anime that's on once a week.

-JunJun and LinLin release a single with Ice Cream Musume

-Mano does some rock-like songs and gets rid of her back up dancers, she also learns how to play guitar.

-Shugo Chara Egg! joins S/mileage

-MM gets some new members with awesome personalites

-Yuu Kikkawa and Sayaka Kitahara debut as a duo (like GAM or W) they will cleverly be named Yuu&Sayaka or YuuSa for short

-Airi goes on hiatus for a few months, an Egg fills in for her in C-ute and everyone else gets solo lines, she comes back to find she is not center anymore, since everyone proved to be as equally talented as her

-Yuko Nakazawa gets married and pregnant with twins

-Kaori has new baby

-Noa starts her idol training, and Tsuji releases a PV for her solo single

-Kago and Tsuji become W again with a new company (only now its "Double V" instead of "Double U")

-Someone gets caught releasing a nude photobook illegally and is kicked out the project (a scandal is needed), either that or Sayu is caught having affairs with old men, I could totally see it.

-Saki Shimizu and Saki Nakajima and Erina Mano have a new TV show called "Double Saki w/ Mano", after one successful season, Saki Ogawa will be added for their 2nd season "Triple Saki w/ Mano@" Because they always give a show/song/group a lame English name and use unnecessary "/"'s and "@"'s

-Hello! Morning is revived but it now features Momusu, Berryz, C-ute, and S/mileage (the Saki's and Mano only appear occasionally as special guests)

-Megumi, Asuka, & Maiha appear in a TV show called "Hello! Project Members: Then & Now" along with Coconuts who have forgotten the little Japanese they knew (except Ayaka and Mika)

[momoirosaya]

Oh yes, I forgot...



-DanceMan comes back <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':cryalot:' />