UFA Restructuring Details!

[Prinny Squad]

These details were given out at recent H!P concerts, detailing what exactly will happen to most, if not all, of the graduating Elder Club members. This includes a couple of surprises, including what appears to be new management agencies!



Hello! Project

・Morning Musume

・°C-ute

・Berryz Koubou

・Mano Erina



M-LINE

・Nakazawa Yuko

・Iida Kaori

・Abe Natsumi

・Yasuda Kei

・Yaguchi Mari

・Ishikawa Rika

・Yoshizawa Hitomi

・Konno Asami

・Ogawa Makoto

・Fujimoto Miki

・Tsuji Nozomi

・Ongaku Gatas (Noto Arisa, Sengoku Minami, Korenaga Miki, and Sawada Yuri)

・Satoda Mai? Possibly included as part of Ongaku Gatas



Ayaway

・Matsuura Aya



MEGA MELON CLUB

・Melon Kinenbi



So it looks like most people are staying on for the long run. I was really surprised to see that they were graduating the Eggs in Ongaku Gatas to M-LINE, if the information distributed was accurate. Conspicuously missing from the lists were:

・Inaba Atsuko

・Maeda Yuki

・Okada Yui

・Miyoshi Erika







Speculation time start!



EDIT: Updated to include links to official fanclub websites.

[neshcom]

Go M-LINE! I hope this means some of these graduated members will start solo singing.



[quote name='Prinny Squad' post='56824' date='Jan 19 2009, 02:55 AM']Ayaway

・Matsuura Aya[/quote]

AYAWAY~ We'll AYAWAY Just spread your wings and AYAWAY~

[tinytext]please let somebody get this~~[/tinytext]

[Shoujo Q]

[quote name='neshcom' post='56841' date='Jan 18 2009, 12:44 PM']Go M-LINE! I hope this means some of these graduated members will start solo singing.



[quote name='Prinny Squad' post='56824' date='Jan 19 2009, 02:55 AM']Ayaway

・Matsuura Aya[/quote]

AYAWAY~ We'll AYAWAY Just spread your wings and AYAWAY~

[tinytext]please let somebody get this~~[/tinytext]

[/quote]



Ayaway, that was a pretty lame song, or maybe the singer was horrible.

[neshcom]

[quote name='PQ' post='56844' date='Jan 19 2009, 02:51 AM'][quote name='neshcom' post='56841' date='Jan 18 2009, 12:44 PM']Go M-LINE! I hope this means some of these graduated members will start solo singing.



[quote name='Prinny Squad' post='56824' date='Jan 19 2009, 02:55 AM']Ayaway

・Matsuura Aya[/quote]

AYAWAY~ We'll AYAWAY Just spread your wings and AYAWAY~

[tinytext]please let somebody get this~~[/tinytext]

[/quote]



Ayaway, that was a pretty lame song, or maybe the singer was horrible.

[/quote]

It's an okay song.

[Falcon]

I guess Tsuji's contract still isn't up but she's been inactive for 1 1/2 years now. I wonder what is going on there, are they hanging on to her or just waiting to release her?



I don't really get why or how Erika and Yui fit into the Mega Melon Club (well... Yui maybe <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... imshot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':puppyeyes:' />) but whatever it's good to see they aren't adrift.

[neshcom]

[quote name='Falcon' post='56848' date='Jan 19 2009, 03:57 AM']I don't really get why or how Erika and Yui fit into the Mega Melon Club (well... Yui maybe <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... imshot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':puppyeyes:' />) but whatever it's good to see they aren't adrift.[/quote]

The post lists them as missing from all four groups, not part of Mega Melon Club. This goes for Inaba and Maeda as well.

[Falcon]

Damn it that's what I thought it said when I read it the first time.



I wonder what they'll do with them (if anything).

[sadude]

[quote name='neshcom' post='56847' date='Jan 18 2009, 12:56 PM'][quote name='PQ' post='56844' date='Jan 19 2009, 02:51 AM'][quote name='neshcom' post='56841' date='Jan 18 2009, 12:44 PM']Go M-LINE! I hope this means some of these graduated members will start solo singing.



[quote name='Prinny Squad' post='56824' date='Jan 19 2009, 02:55 AM']Ayaway

・Matsuura Aya[/quote]

AYAWAY~ We'll AYAWAY Just spread your wings and AYAWAY~

[tinytext]please let somebody get this~~[/tinytext]

[/quote]



Ayaway, that was a pretty lame song, or maybe the singer was horrible.

[/quote]

It's an okay song.[/quote]

Here, this version is better (because it's by Hirata). <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />



I'm still confused what they're doing with all these graduated and drifting people. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... cratch.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':puppyeyes:' /> I guess we wait until March!

[Special Needs Tricycle]

New management agencies seems interesting, but I'm willing to bet (Against my hope. ;_<img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... >/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':puppyeyes:' /> that it'll just be a UFA umbrella group under another name. I can't imagine them letting go of all of them.



ALSO PLEASE KEEP YUI AND YUKI PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

[Shoujo Q]

[quote name='sadude' post='56856' date='Jan 18 2009, 01:09 PM'][quote name='neshcom' post='56847' date='Jan 18 2009, 12:56 PM'][quote name='PQ' post='56844' date='Jan 19 2009, 02:51 AM'][quote name='neshcom' post='56841' date='Jan 18 2009, 12:44 PM']Go M-LINE! I hope this means some of these graduated members will start solo singing.



[quote name='Prinny Squad' post='56824' date='Jan 19 2009, 02:55 AM']Ayaway

・Matsuura Aya[/quote]

AYAWAY~ We'll AYAWAY Just spread your wings and AYAWAY~

[tinytext]please let somebody get this~~[/tinytext]

[/quote]



Ayaway, that was a pretty lame song, or maybe the singer was horrible.

[/quote]

It's an okay song.[/quote]

Here, this version is better (because it's by Hirata). <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hmph:' />



I'm still confused what they're doing with all these graduated and drifting people. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... cratch.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':dammit:' /> I guess we wait until March!

[/quote]



Now that's a much better version! She doesn't sound like she's whining. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

[neshcom]

[quote name='PQ' post='56865' date='Jan 19 2009, 04:27 AM'][quote name='sadude' post='56856' date='Jan 18 2009, 01:09 PM'][quote name='neshcom' post='56847' date='Jan 18 2009, 12:56 PM'][quote name='PQ' post='56844' date='Jan 19 2009, 02:51 AM'][quote name='neshcom' post='56841' date='Jan 18 2009, 12:44 PM']Go M-LINE! I hope this means some of these graduated members will start solo singing.



[quote name='Prinny Squad' post='56824' date='Jan 19 2009, 02:55 AM']Ayaway

・Matsuura Aya[/quote]

AYAWAY~ We'll AYAWAY Just spread your wings and AYAWAY~

[tinytext]please let somebody get this~~[/tinytext]

[/quote]



Ayaway, that was a pretty lame song, or maybe the singer was horrible.

[/quote]

It's an okay song.[/quote]

Here, this version is better (because it's by Hirata). <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />



I'm still confused what they're doing with all these graduated and drifting people. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... cratch.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':dammit:' /> I guess we wait until March!

[/quote]



Now that's a much better version! She doesn't sound like she's whining. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

[/quote]

I like the original better <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /noway.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hmph:' />

[mia-p]

So......It's basically going to stay the same except the groups are under different names? And Matsuura Aya and Melon K are on their own but still under a name...?

Kind of odd.... but hopefully the elder graduates will release more (and better) material if they are separated from H!P

[PWRDATALINK]

I'll put it this way:

I hope Melon K will start releasing something. Enough inactivity darn it!

[alita87]

[quote name='PWRDATALINK' post='57986' date='Jan 29 2009, 04:25 AM']I'll put it this way:

I hope Melon K will start releasing something. Enough inactivity darn it![/quote]



Sorry but I doubt they'll release much. Their work isn't based on cd releases, their fanbase comes from live house tours and plays.



They haven't been inactive at all. They just haven't released many singles, because they probably couldn't sell that much single wise. It sucks for overseas fans that can't see them live and such, but that's where their popularity lies, in being the idol group with moshing at their concerts.

[loli-tan]

DAMMIT I want Yukidon to stay, she has the best voice in H!P HANDS DOWN.

[lemonmilktea]

[quote name='loli-tan' post='58077' date='Jan 28 2009, 11:00 PM']DAMMIT I want Yukidon to stay, she has the best voice in H!P HANDS DOWN.[/quote]



I want them to keep all of them, Especially Yui (whos personality is really starting to shine) And Yuki (I love her songs on the Best albums.)