The MM-BBS, Best and Worst of '15

[Shoujo Q]

I thought this should be a thing. A cap for the end of the year where I dig up everything that happened in 2015 (thanks in part to the fine folks at H!P Wiki for doing a majority of the work) and let you have your final peace with the year before we go storming into the next year. Also, I'm off work now until the 4th so I have the time and I'm bored. xD
 
Welcome to 2015, it was a very challenging year. And here's a quick recap of what happened for those who only semi-payed attention throughout the year.
 
We lost a lot of cornerstones in Hello!Project this year and gained some new ones in its place. With Michishigie Sayumi gone, C-ute and Berryz Koubou became the top two units in Hello!Project, dropping Morning Musume down in ranks. Yajima Maimi became the new leader of Hello!Project as C-ute celebrated their 10th anniversary this year.
 
Tsunku stepped down as head producer after losing his voice to cancer and Berryz Koubou went on indefinite Hiatus in March, through Shimizu Saki and Tokunaga Chinami became Hello! Project Advisers, Saki would begin working with the Kenshuusei while Chinami joined Miyabi to create a new YouTube series, Green Room, but by the end of the year Chinai left to study English. Speaking of English, Aika returned from New Zealand in April and promptly took over Up-Front Links as a English corespondent as well a concert reviewer. (If you leave her a message, she will sometimes respond to you.)
Country Girls came in like a wrecking ball and then promptly lost one of their rising stars in Shimamura Uta. With the Hiatus of Berryz, two Kenshuusei groups formed to contiue on with the spirit of Berryz Koubou (They'll be singing their songs), Kobushi and Tsubaki Factory. While Kobushi dominated, Tsubaki stumbled. Speaking of stumbled, Morning Musume'15 hobbled along thanks in part to Suzuki Kanon injuring herself and requiring Miyamoto Karin to step in as her dance double in the first MM'15 release of the year. But Morning Musume being the amazing group they are, bounced back with the 2nd single.
 
We got the shocking graduation announcements for Fukuda Kanon, who graduated in November, Sayashi Riho, who graduates at the end of the year and Tamura Meimi who will graduate in the spring of 2016. But also welcomed Kenshuusei, Yanagawa Nanami and Funaki Musubu into Country Girls and ANGERME surprised us all by holding an audition and only bringing in 1 new member to the group with Kamikokuryo Moe.  
 
And there you have a quick recap of 2015. Now here's your time to shine. I did the work for you, now it's up to you to decide in true, MM-BBS fashion. The best and worst of the year!
 
 

Best/Worst Group of '15 (Vote in the Poll for this one.)
       

 

Favorite/Worst Member of '15 (Including the Trainees)

Who shined in 2015 and Who Fell Flat?

In order of group

 
<div>Berryz Koubou (Momoko is under Country Girls)</div>

• Shimizu Saki (Graduated H!P March'15)
• Tokunaga Chinami (Graduated H!P March'15)
• Sudo Maasa (Graduated H!P March'15)
• Natsuyaki Miyabi (Graduated H!P March'15)
• Kumai Yurina (Graduated H!P March'15)
• Sugaya Risako (Graduated H!P March'15)

<div>℃-ute</div>

• Yajima Maimi
• Nakajima Saki
• Suzuki Airi
• Okai Chisato
• Hagiwara Mai

<div>Morning Musume '15</div>

• Fukumura Mizuki
• Ikuta Erina
• Sayashi Riho (Graduated MM December'15)
• Suzuki Kanon
• Iikubo Haruna
• Ishida Ayumi
• Sato Masaki
• Kudo Haruka
• Oda Sakura
• Ogata Haruna
• Nonaka Miki
• Makino Maria
• Haga Akane

<div>ANGERME</div>

• Wada Ayaka
• Fukuda Kanon (Graduated H!P November'15)
• Nakanishi Kana
• Takeuchi Akari
• Katsuta Rina
• Tamura Meimi
• Murota Mizuki
• Aikawa Maho
• Sasaki Rikako
• Kamikokuryo Moe

<div>Juice=Juice</div>

• Miyazaki Yuka
• Kanazawa Tomoko
• Takagi Sayuki
• Miyamoto Karin
• Uemura Akari

<div>Country Girls</div>

• Tsugunaga Momoko
• Yamaki Risa
• Inaba Manaka
• Morito Chisaki
• Shimamura Uta (Left June'15)
• Ozeki Mai
• Yanagawa Nanami
• Funaki Musubu

<div>Kobushi Factory</div>

• Fujii Rio
• Hirose Ayaka
• Nomura Minami
• Ogawa Rena
• Hamaura Ayano
• Taguchi Natsumi
• Wada Sakurako
• Inoue Rei

<div>Tsubaki Factory</div>

• Ogata Risa
• Yamagishi Riko
• Niinuma Kisora
• Tanimoto Ami
• Kishimoto Yumeno
• Asakura Kiki

<div>Mitsui Aika (Returned April'15)</div>
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<div>Hello Pro Kenshuusei (Not in a H!P Group)</div>

• Ichioka Reina
• Kaga Kaede
• Inoue Hikaru
• Yokogawa Yumei
• Danbara Ruru
• Takemura Miu
• Saito Kana (Left April'15)
• Onoda Saori
• Hashimoto Nagisa
• Horie Kizuki
• Shimano Momoko
• Takase Kurumi
• Ono Mizuho
• Nakano Rion
• Maeda Kokoro
• Akiyama Mao
• Kanatsu Mizuki
• Kasahara Momona
• Okamoto Honoka (Left November '15)

 

Favorite/Worst Newbie of '15 (That Debuted This Year in a Group w/ Single.)

• Ogata Haruna (MM'15)
• Nonaka Miki (MM'15)
• Makino Maria (MM'15)
• Haga Akane (MM'15)
• Murota Mizuki (ANGERME)
• Aikawa Maho (ANGERME)
• Sasaki Rikako (ANGERME)
• Yamaki Risa (CG)
• Inaba Manaka (CG)
• Morito Chisaki (CG)
• Shimamura Uta (CG)
• Ozeki Mai (CG)
• Fujii Rio (KF)
• Hirose Ayaka (KF)
• Nomura Minami (KF)
• Ogawa Rena (KF)
• Hamaura Ayano (KF)
• Taguchi Natsumi (KF)
• Wada Sakurako (KF)
• Inoue Rei (KF)
• Ogata Risa (TF)
• Yamagishi Riko (TF)
• Niinuma Kisora (TF)
• Tanimoto Ami (TF)
• Kishimoto Yumeno (TF)
• Asakura Kiki (TF)

Favorite/Worst Newbie of '15 (Includes the Trainees and Undebuted Members to H!P Groups)

• Takase Kurumi (Trainee)
• Ono Mizuho (Trainee)
• Nakano Rion (Trainee)
• Maeda Kokoro (Trainee)
• Akiyama Mao (Trainee)
• Kanatsu Mizuki (Trainee)
• Kasahara Momona (Trainee)
• Okamoto Honoka (Trainee)
• Yanagawa Nanami (CG)
• Funaki Musubu (CG)
• Kamikokuryo Moe (ANGERME)

 

Best/Worst Single of '15
In Order of Release

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<div>Taiki Bansei / Otome no Gyakushuu - ANGERME</div>
<div>Itooshikutte Gomen ne / Koi Dorobou - Country Girls</div>
<div>The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~ / Gamusha LIFE / Tsugi no Kado wo Magare - ℃-ute</div>
<div>Wonderful World / Ça va ? Ça va ? - Juice=Juice</div>
<div>Seishun Kozou ga Naiteiru / Yuugure wa Ameagari / Ima Koko Kara - Morning Musume '15</div>
<div>Nanakorobi Yaoki / Gashin Shoutan / Mahou Tsukai Sally - ANGERME</div>
<div>Wakatteiru no ni Gomen ne / Tamerai Summer Time - Country Girls</div>
<div>Oh my wish! / Sukatto My Heart / Imasugu Tobikomu Yuuki - Morning Musume '15</div>
<div>Dosukoi! Kenkyo ni Daitan / Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san no Uta / Nen ni wa Nen (Nen'iri Ver.) - Kobushi Factory</div>
<div>Seishun Manmannaka! - Tsubaki Factory (Indie)</div>
<div>Arigatou ~Mugen no Yell~ / Arashi wo Okosunda Exciting Fight! - ℃-ute</div>
<div>Desugita Kui wa Utarenai / Dondengaeshi / Watashi - ANGERME</div>
<div>Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / ENDLESS SKY / One and Only - Morning Musume '15</div>
<div>Kedakaku Sakihokore! - Tsubaki Factory (Indie)</div>
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Best/Worst Album of '15

<div style="text-align:center;">In Order of Release</div>
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<div>Kanjuku Berryz Koubou The Final Completion Box - Berryz Koubou</div>
<div>① Let's say "Hello!" - Hello Pro Kenshuusei (Public Release)</div>
<div>Engeki Joshibu Musical "TRIANGLE" Original Soundtrack - Morning Musume '15</div>
<div>First Squeeze! - Juice=Juice </div>
<div>Engeki Joshibu Musical "Thank You Very Berry" Original Soundtrack - Tsubaki Factory</div>
<div>S/mileage / ANGERME SELECTION ALBUM "Taiki Bansei" - ANGERME</div>
<div>Petit Best 16 - Hello! Project</div>
<div>℃maj9 - ℃-ute</div>
 

Best/Worst PV of'15 

In Order of Release (Links to YouTube for PV version unless I link to the MV version.)

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• Taiki Bansei - ANGERME
• Otome no Gyakushuu - ANGERME
• Itooshikutte Gomen ne - Country Girls
• Koi Dorobou - Country Girls
• The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~ - ℃-ute
• Gamusha LIFE - ℃-ute
• Tsugi no Kado wo Magare - ℃-ute
• Wonderful World  - Juice=Juice
• Ça va ? Ça va ? - Juice=Juice
• Seishun Kozou ga Naiteiru - Morning Musume '15
• Yuugure wa Ameagari- Morning Musume '15
• Ima Koko Kara - Morning Musume '15
• Nanakorobi Yaoki - ANGERME
• Gashin Shoutan - ANGERME
• Mahou Tsukai Sally - ANGERME
• Wakatteiru no ni Gomen ne - Country Girls
• Tamerai Summer Time - Country Girls
• Oh my wish! - Morning Musume '15 
• Sukatto My Heart - Morning Musume '15
• Imasugu Tobikomu Yuuki - Morning Musume '15
• Dosukoi! Kenkyo ni Daitan - Kobushi Factory
• Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san no Uta - Kobushi Factory
• Nen ni wa Nen (Nen'iri Ver.) - Kobushi Factory
• Arigatou ~Mugen no Yell~ - ℃-ute
• Arashi wo Okosunda Exciting Fight! - ℃-ute
• Desugita Kui wa Utarenai - ANGERME
• Dondengaeshi - ANGERME
• Watashi- Fukuda Kanon
• Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi - Morning Musume '15
• ENDLESS SKY - Morning Musume '15
• One and Only - Morning Musume '15

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<div>Other MVs</div>

• Seishun Kozou ga Naiteiru (Another Version) - Morning Musume'15
• Nen ni wa Nen - Kobushi Factory
• Survivor - Kobushi Factory
• Iron Heart - C-ute
• CHOICE & CHANCE - Juice=Juice
• Tsudzuiteiku STORY- Juice=Juice

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Best/Worst Song Overall in '15

Order by Group. For Berryz, C-ute, ANGERME and Juice=Juice, only new or unreleased tracks from albums are up for consideration. Tsubaki Factory's 2nd Indie single is being released on 12/31 so it didn't make the cut off for this and it sucks anyway so I didn't even bother but if you feel like adding it, it's Kedakaku Sakihokore!. The Kenshuusei album was also disregarded as all the songs were old as dirt. 
 
<div>Berryz Koubou</div>
<div>Love together!</div>
<div>Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai (04-13-15 Kanjuku Complete Ver.)</div>
<div>Dschinghis Khan Piston Nishizawa Two Turntable Remix - Dschinghis Khan × Berryz Koubou</div>
<div>Heroine ni Narou ka! (Early Ver.)</div>
<div>Marui Taiyou (Unreleased Cover Ver.) - Shimizu Saki, Natsuyaki Miyabi, Kumai Yurina, Sugaya Risako</div>
<div>GET UP! Rapper (Unreleased Cover Ver.) - Tsugunaga Momoko, Tokunaga Chinami, Sudo Maasa</div>
<div>Pittari Shitai X'mas! (Unreleased Cover Ver.)</div>
<div>Yatto Aeta ne (New Recording)</div>
<div>Thank You Very Berry (New Recording)</div>
<div>Warera Jeanne (New Recording)</div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
<div>℃-ute </div>
<div>The Middle Management ~Josei Chuukan Kanrishoku~ </div>
<div>Gamusha LIFE </div>
<div>Tsugi no Kado wo Magare </div>
<div>Arigatou ~Mugen no Yell~ </div>
<div>Arashi wo Okosunda Exciting Fight! </div>
<div> </div>
<div>From Cmaj9</div>
<div>℃maj9</div>
<div>Iron Heart (アイアンハート)</div>
<div>Otoko to Onna to Forever (男と女とForever)</div>
<div>Jounetsu Ecstasy (情熱エクスタシー)</div>
<div>Digitalic→0 (LOVE) (デジタリック→0 (LOVE))</div>
<div>Urayanjau (羨んじゃう)</div>
<div>Yokaze no Message (夜風のMessage)</div>
<div>℃maj9 (reprise)</div>
<div>Arigatou ~Mugen no Yell~ (tofubeats remix) (ありがとう～無限のエール～（tofubeats remix）)</div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
<div>Morning Musume'15</div>
<div>Seishun Kozou ga Naiteiru </div>
<div>Yuugure wa Ameagari </div>
<div>Ima Koko Kara </div>
<div>Oh my wish! </div>
<div>Sukatto My Heart </div>
<div>Imasugu Tobikomu Yuuki </div>
<div>Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi</div>
<div>ENDLESS SKY </div>
<div>One and Only</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Songs from TRIANGLE</div>
<div>Triangle Alpha (トライアングル アルファ) - People of Alpha Star</div>
<div>Triangle Beta (トライアングル ベータ) - People of Alpha Star</div>
<div>Sakura no Koi (サクラの恋) - Sakura, Asada</div>
<div>Urayamashigariya no Dice (うらやましがり屋のダイス) - Dice, John Bell</div>
<div>Rosewood no Kokuhaku (ローズウッドの告白) - Rosewood, Sakura</div>
<div>Furereba Kokoro ga Afuredasu (触れればココロがあふれだす) - Kiri</div>
<div>Furereba Kokoro ga Afuredasu (β ver.) (触れればココロがあふれだすβver.) - Asada, Sakura, Kiri</div>
<div>Te wo Hanasanai (手をはなさない; Don't Let Go of My Hand) - Asada, Rosewood</div>
<div>Te wo Hanasanai (Sairoku ver.) (手をはなさない(再録ver.)) - Asada, Rosewood</div>
<div>Nee, Milk (ねぇ、ミルク; Hey, Milk) - Sakura</div>
<div>Ten no Otsuge (天のお告げ) - Iota, Rivet, Zeta</div>
<div>Urayamashigariya no Dice (Kiri no Uwasa ver.) (うらやましがりやのダイス　キリのうわさVer.) - Dice, John Bell</div>
<div>Iota no Koi (イオタの恋) - Iota, Zeta</div>
<div>Tsukamaero (捕まえろ) - Dice, John Bell, Lindy the Suwa Suwa</div>
<div>Sakura, Tsukanoma no Shiawase (サクラ、束の間の幸せ) - Asada, Sakura</div>
<div>Suwa Suwa Shu Shu (スワスワシュシュ) - Chloe the Suwa Suwa, Lindy the Suwa Suwa, Hop the Suwa Suwa</div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
<div>ANGERME</div>
<div>Taiki Bansei - ANGERME</div>
<div>Otome no Gyakushuu - ANGERME</div>
<div>Nanakorobi Yaoki - ANGERME </div>
<div>Gashin Shoutan - ANGERME </div>
<div>Mahou Tsukai Sally - ANGERME</div>
<div>Desugita Kui wa Utarenai - ANGERME </div>
<div>Dondengaeshi - ANGERME </div>
<div>Watashi - Fukuda Kanon</div>
<div> </div>
<div>From S/mileage / ANGERME SELECTION ALBUM "Taiki Bansei"</div>
<div>Kousaten (交差点)</div>
<div>Tomo yo (友よ)</div>
<div>Namida wa Chou ni Kawaru (涙は蝶に変わる)</div>
<div>Kakugo Shite (カクゴして)</div>
<div>Marionette 37℃ (マリオネット37℃)</div>
<div>Ase Kaite Carnaval (汗かいてカルナバル)</div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
<div>Juice=Juice</div>
<div>Wonderful World</div>
<div>Ça va ? Ça va ? </div>
<div> </div>
<div>From First Squeeze!</div>
<div>CHOICE & CHANCE</div>
<div>Ai Ai Gasa (愛・愛・傘)</div>
<div>Umaretate no Baby Love (生まれたての)</div>
<div>Erabareshi Watashitachi (選ばれし私達)</div>
<div>GIRLS BE AMBITIOUS</div>
<div>Ai no Diving (愛のダイビング)</div>
<div>Tick-Tock Watashi no Shun (チクタク 私の旬)</div>
<div>Mirai e, Saa Hashiridase! (未来へ、さあ走り出せ！)</div>
<div>Tsudzuiteiku STORY (続いていくSTORY)</div>
<div>Magic of Love (J=J 2015 ver.)</div>
<div>Kousui (J=J 2015 ver.)</div>
<div>Narihajimeta Koi no BELL</div>
<div>Scramble</div>
<div>BABY! Koi ni KNOCK OUT! - Miyazaki Yuka, Kanazawa Tomoko & Uemura Akari</div>
<div>Last Kiss - Takagi Sayuki & Miyamoto Karin</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Country Girls</div>
<div>Itooshikutte Gomen ne </div>
<div>Koi Dorobou </div>
<div>Wakatteiru no ni Gomen ne </div>
<div>Tamerai Summer Time </div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
<div>Kobushi Factory</div>
<div>Nen ni wa Nen</div>
<div>Survivor</div>
<div>Dosukoi! Kenkyo ni Daitan </div>
<div>Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san no Uta</div>
<div>Nen ni wa Nen (Nen'iri Ver.)</div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
<div>Tsubaki Factory</div>
<div>Seishun Manmannaka!</div>
<div> </div>
<div>From Thank You Very Berry</div>
<div>Ano Ko ga Utau no wo Mitanda (あの子が歌うのを見たんだ)</div>
<div>Kaijuu no Ballad (怪獣のバラード)</div>
<div>Thank You Very Berry (サンクユーベリーベリー)</div>
 
 

Best/Worst Concert/Musical (Released on DVD) in '15

<div style="text-align:center;">In Order of Release</div>
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<div>Japan Expo 15th Anniversary: Berryz Kobo×℃-ute in Hello!Project Festival</div>
<div>Morning Musume '14 Live Concert in New York (Fanclub/Later Public Release)</div>
<div>Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~ </div>
<div>Berryz Koubou Debut 10shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2014 Aki ~Professional~ </div>
<div>℃-ute Concert Tour 2014 Aki ~Monster~</div>
<div>Engeki Joshibu Musical - Koisuru Hello Kitty - Juice=Juice </div>
<div>S/mileage Live Tour 2014 Aki ~FULL CHARGE~ FINAL in O-EAST </div>
<div>Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2014 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~</div>
<div>Hello! Project 2015 WINTER ~ DANCE MODE! · HAPPY EMOTION! Kanzeban</div>
<div>Hello! Project Hina Fest 2015 ~Mankai! The Girls' Festival~ </div>
<div>Engeki Joshibu Musical - Week End Survivor - Kobushi Factory</div>
<div>Juice=Juice First Live Tour 2015 ~Special Juice~</div>
<div>ANGERME STARTING LIVE TOUR SPECIAL @ Nippon Budokan "Taiki Bansei" </div>
<div>Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Haru ~GRADATION~</div>
<div>Morning Musume '15 Musical - TRIANGLE</div>
<div>9→10 Shuunen Kinen ℃-ute Concert Tour Haru ~The Future Departure~</div>
<div>Hello! Project New Fes! 2015 -Country Girls, Kobushi Factory and Tsubaki Factory</div>
<div>Hello! Project 2015 SUMMER ~DISCOVERY・CHALLENGER~ Kanzeban</div>
<div>℃-ute Cutie Circuit 2015 Special Live ~9/10 ℃-ute no Hi~ </div>
<div> </div>
<div>List of 2015 Concerts, in order of their performance, some not released on DVD yet, but you MAY have seen them so feel free to add them to your list.</div>
<div>
<div>Juice=Juice First Live Tour 2014-2015 News=News ~Kakuchi yori Otodoke Shimasu!~</div>
<div>Hello! Project 2015 WINTER</div>
<div>Berryz Koubou Naruchika 2015 in Bangkok</div>
<div>℃-ute Naruchika 2015 Tour</div>
<div>Berryz Koubou Matsuri</div>
<div>Berryz Koubou Last Concert 2015 Berryz Koubou Ikube!</div>
<div>Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~3gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~</div>
<div>Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Haru ~GRADATION~</div>
<div>ANGERME Starting Live Tour 2015 Spring</div>
<div>9→10 Shuunen Kinen ℃-ute Concert Tour Haru ~The Future Departure~</div>
<div>Hello! Project Hina Fest 2015</div>
<div>Juice=Juice First Live Tour 2015 ~Special Juice~</div>
<div>Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~</div>
<div>Hello! Project New Fes! 2015</div>
<div>ANGERME STARTING LIVE TOUR SPECIAL @ Nippon Budokan "Taiki Bansei"</div>
<div>Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~6gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~</div>
<div>Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Code1→Begin to Run~</div>
<div>Hello! Project 2015 SUMMER</div>
<div>Country Girls Live Tour 2015</div>
<div>ANGERME Live Tour 2015 SUMMER / AUTUMN ~FIGHTING NINE~</div>
<div>Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~9gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~</div>
<div>℃-ute Cutie Circuit 2015 ~9gatsu 10ka wa ℃-ute no Hi~</div>
<div>℃-ute Cutie Circuit ~¡Vamos a México!~</div>
<div>Morning Musume '15 Concert Tour Aki ~PRISM~</div>
<div>Hello! Project New Fes! II</div>
<div>Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 in Taipei & Hong Kong</div>
<div>Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Special Code→J=J Day~</div>
<div>Country Girls Live Tour 2015 Aki Fuyu</div>
<div>Juice=Juice LIVE MISSION 220 ~Code2→NEXT to YOU~</div>
<div>℃-ute Concert Tour 2015 Aki ~℃an't STOP!!~</div>
<div>Naruchika 2015 Fuyu ℃-ute</div>
<div>Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2015 ~ The First Ring! ~</div>
<div>ANGERME First Concert Tour 2015 Aki "Hyakka Ryouran"</div>
<div>Hello Pro Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2015 ~11gatsu・12gatsu no Nama Tamago Show!~</div>
<div>ANGERME First Concert Tour 2015 Aki "Hyakka Ryouran" ~Fukuda Kanon Sotsugyou Special~</div>
<div>Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2015 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~</div>
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<div style="text-align:center;"> </div>
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<div style="text-align:center;">Other Releases of Note
(Because some fans just don't listen to the music.)</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Photobooks</div>
<div>Michishige Camera 2 ~'14 graduation~ - Morning Musume'14</div>
<div>Berryz Kobo 2004-2015 - Berryz Koubou</div>
<div>Juurokusai - Sayashi Riho</div>
<div>Karin sixteen - Miyamoto Karin</div>
<div>RIKAKO - Sasaki Rikako</div>
<div>Nobody knows 23 - Yajima Maimi</div>
<div>AKARI - Uemura Akari</div>
<div>Kagayaki - Fukumura Mizuki</div>
<div>Morning Musume Sayashi Riho Zenshuu 2011-2015</div>
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<div>DVD/Blu-Ray Releases (Not Concerts) - Many of these were E-Lineup Only Releases, marked with *.</div>
<div>Alo-Hello! 7 Morning Musume DVD</div>
<div>S/mileage no Music V Collection ③</div>
<div>Greeting ~Sasaki Rikako~ - Sasaki Rikako *</div>
<div>Engeki Joshibu "Musical Koisuru Hello Kitty" - Juice=Juice </div>
<div>Greeting ~Makino Maria~ - Makino Maria *</div>
<div>Sixteen - Sayashi Riho</div>
<div>Music V Tokushuu ⑤ ~Cutie Visual~ </div>
<div>Hello! Project Station Archives Vol.1 Shimizu Saki × Yajima Maimi Talk 2002-2008 *</div>
<div>Hello! Project Station Archives Vol.2 Shimizu Saki × Yajima Maimi Talk 2009-2015 *</div>
<div>Engeki Joshibu Musical - Week End Survivor </div>
<div>Morning Musume '15 Musical - TRIANGLE</div>
<div>Morito Chisaki - Greeting ~Morito Chisaki~ *</div>
<div>Sasaki Rikako - RIKAKO Making DVD ~Tokubetsu Henshu-ban~</div>
<div>Yajima Maimi - Flowing</div>
<div>Uemura Akari - Akari</div>
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Optional Ranks

 
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• <p style="text-align:left;">Best/Worst Dance in a Single '15
• <p style="text-align:left;">Most Surprising or Shocking Thing to Happen in Hello!Project'15. (List as many as you want.)
• <p style="text-align:left;">Biggest Disappointment of '15 (List as many as you want)
• <p style="text-align:left;">Other Events in 2015 you feel like sharing that haven't been covered.

 
Edit: Added Kobushi and Tsubaki Factory to Favorite Debuted Newbie category. 

[WonderBuono]

Favorite member: Nonaka Miki
Worst member: All of Tsubaki Factory
Favorite debuted newbie (shouldn’t Kobushi be in this group?): Nonaka
Worst debuted newbie: Ogata Haruna
Favorite undebuted newbie (and Tsubaki here?): Yanagawa Nanami
Worst undebuted newbie: Tsubaki if they count; otherwise, Okamoto Honoka (sorry not sorry)
Single:

Best: Itooshikutte Gomen ne / Koi Dorobou

Worst: That stupid Ramen song
Album:

Best: 1 Let’s say “Hello!”

Worst: probably the Very Berry soundtrack
PV:

Best: CHOICE & CHANCE

Worst: That stupid Ramen song
Song:

Best: Either CHOICE & CHANCE or Dondengaeshi

Worst: That stupid Ramen song
Best Concert: GRADATION
Best Dance: Oh my wish!
Worst Dance: Tamerai Summertime
Most shocking event: Riho’s graduation, the creation of Tsubaki factory
Biggest disappointment: Berryz graduating on my birthday, Tsunku announcing his leave as producer, everything about Tsubaki Factory… Miyabi’s group not finding any members? (could be a good thing… might increase the likelihood of a Buono! comeback ;) )

[arcobaleno]

<div>(I really like how you organized your list, so I stole it, Buononon <.<)</div>
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<div>Favorite member: Haga Akane</div>
<div>Worst member: All of Tsubaki Factory</div>
<div>Favorite debuted newbie: Haga Akane</div>
<div>Worst debuted newbie: Tanimoto Ami</div>
<div>Favorite undebuted newbie: Toss up between Danbara Ruru or Kaga Kaede</div>
<div>Worst undebuted newbie: Hmm... can't think of anyone.</div>
<div>Single:</div>
<div>Best: Taiki Bansei / Otome no Gyakushuu</div>
<div>Worst: This is hard....... but overall, I think I'll go for Seishun Kozou / Yuugure / Ima Koko Kara</div>
<div>Album:</div>
<div>Best: Hmm... First Squeeze, I suppose</div>
<div>Worst: N/A</div>
<div>PV:</div>
<div>Best: Wakatte Iru no ni Gomen ne</div>
<div>Worst: Seishun Kozou ga Naite Iru</div>
<div>Song:</div>
<div>Best: Tamerai Summertime (it took a while to grow on me, but it's so calming and relaxing that I've listened to it like 40 times, which is a crazy amount for me) but I have to make a special mention for Ima Sugu Tobikomu Yuuki & Nen ni wa Nen</div>
<div>Worst: I think I'll have to go with Oh my wish! for this. It's the only one I find supremely boring, but I don't hate it.</div>
<div>Best Concert: I haven't watched any this year, so N/A for me</div>
<div>Best Dance: N/A (I never look at dances)</div>
<div>Worst Dance: N/A</div>
<div>Most shocking event: Toss up between Meimi or Riho's graduation announcement. Both surprised me.</div>
<div>Biggest disappointment: Tsunku taking his leave, everything about how badly rushed Riho's graduation is</div>

[MejraThea]

I don't have the patience to type this out, but I wish I could rescind my vote because I completely forgot about Tsubaki when I voted J=J worse.

[Shoujo Q]

The problem Juice=Juice had this year is that they basically did what Platinum era Musume did. Focus on themselves and their performance and not really release as much. I feel like they are more a performance heavy group like C-ute/Melon Kinenbi and not so much an idol group like Morning Musume/ANGERME. Also the group is more an acquired taste since they have so few members too.

[GaleKakumei]

<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Favorite member: Sudou Maasa
Worst member: Fukumura Mizuki
Favorite debuted newbie: Fujii Rio
Worst debuted newbie: --
Favorite undebuted newbie: Funaki Musubu
Worst undebuted newbie: (I didn't notice we're considering them debuted as indies) none, I guess.
Single:

Best: Dosukoi Kenkyo Ni Daitan

Worst: Wonderful World
Album:

Best: Taiki Bansei

Worst: --
PV:

Best: Dosukoi kenkyo ni daitain

Worst: Wonderful World
Song:

Best: Nen ni wa nen

Worst: Thank You Very Berry
Best Concert: Berryz Koubou Last Concert 2015 Berryz Koubou Ikube!
Best Dance: Nen ni wa nen
Worst Dance: Ima Koko Kara
Most shocking event: Tamura Meimi's graduation announcement or Kobushi Factory being one of H!P's first groups in a while to actually attend festivals or Oh My Wish.
Biggest disappointment: Miyabi's new group not launching yet...
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[freezingkiss]

Voted C-ute for best group. They really won me over after Berryz split and seeing them live is just so, so good. Worst? Idk Country Girls seemed like they struggled this year, I still like them though. 
 
Favourite Member 2015: Saki Nakajima 
<b>Best concert: </b>℃-ute Concert Tour 2015 Aki ~℃an't STOP!!~ - I saw two of these and they absolutely slayed. I saw PRISM too which was incredible as well but the C-ute concerts just made me so happy. 
Best Song Overall 2015: The Middle Management
Best Single 2015: Arashi wo Okosunda / Arigatou Mugen no Yell
Most Surprising or Shocking Thing to Happen in Hello!Project'15. (List as many as you want.): Riho graduating, Meimi announcing her grad 
 
I only voted in a few categories. I really really fell for C-ute this year though. Being in Japan helps. They put in 10000% into their live concerts and events and they just sparkle. They clearly like each other better than Berryz ever did too. 
 
 
 
 

[TicTacAnyone]

<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Favorite member: Nonaka Miki</div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Worst member: Yamagishi Riko (I don't count Aika, since she NEVER performs lol)</div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Favorite debuted newbie: Since I picked Miki as my fav, let's go Murota Mizuki</div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Worst debuted newbie: Since I picked Riko, let's go Fujii Rio</div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Favorite undebuted newbie: Akiyama Mao (her dancing is FIERCE)</div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Worst undebuted newbie: Honoka, since she left. lol.</div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Single: Itooshikute Gomen Ne / Koi Dorobu (Taiki / Otome was close.) Both singles *Really* set the tone for 2015 and "new" groups.</div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Album: First Squeeze, no contest.</div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">PV: Koi Dorobu, Sukatto My Heart. Both are totally my style.</div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Song: Ai Ai Ai Gasa, Sukatto My Heart, Taiki Bansei. Hard to choose one, we had so many good songs this year.</div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Best Concert: MM'15 ~Gradation~ or the HinaFest</div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Best Dance: Taiki Bansei, Tsumetai Kaze (the beginning of the chorus just amazes me. Such simple moves but they look soo good), Sukatto My Heart.</div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Worst Dance: Arigatou Mugen no Yell, Gamusha Life.</div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Most shocking event: Tsunku having to step down, Shimamura Uta leaving CG. (Others were upsetting but not "shocking" to me.)</div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Biggest disappointment: No Eripon or Suzuki photobook. Still watching shitty Girls Live, no MM concert grad for Sayashi.</div>

[MejraThea]

<div>My condensed version.</div>
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<div>Favorite member: Sayashi Riho</div>
<div>Worst member: Takagi Sayuki</div>
<div>Favorite debuted newbie: Haga</div>
<div>Favorite undebuted newbie: Yanagawa</div>
<div>Worst undebuted newbie: Tsubaki</div>
<div>Best Concert: MM'15 ~Gradation~, the first tour I had actually enjoyed since Michishige 11 Soul</div>
<div>Most shocking event: Riho grad, Uta departure</div>
<div>Biggest disappointment: Riho grad, no effing Riho solo</div>

[GaleKakumei]

[quote="TicTacAnyone"]
 
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);"> </div>
<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">Biggest disappointment: No Eripon or Suzuki photobook. Still watching shitty Girls Live, no MM concert grad for Sayashi.</div>
 
[/quote]
This. All of this.

[JPope]

So I guess we're agreed, then, that ANGERME was the shit, and Tsubaki was just shit.

[WonderBuono]

I take back my vote for best album; Cmaj9 has some really awesome songs.

[Elpis]

<div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(250,252,255);">
Favorite member: Nakanishi Kana
Worst member: All of Tsubaki Factory
Favorite debuted newbie : Shimamura Uta (and then she left)
Worst debuted newbie: Tsubaki Factory members
Favorite undebuted newbie Danbara Ruru
Worst undebuted newbie: I don't pay much attention to KSS anymore.

Best: Desugita / Dondegaeshi / Watashi

Worst: Seishun Manmannaka
Album:

Best: 1 Let’s say “Hello!”

Worst: Haven't really listened to other albums
PV:

Best: Otome no Gyakushu, Dondegaeshi, Itooshikutte Gomen ne

Worst: Seishun Kozou ga Naiteiru, Tsuzuteiru STORY
Song:

Best: Dondengaeshi, Wonderful World

Worst: MM songs
Best Concert: Didn't pay attention to
Best Dance: Didn't pay attention to
Worst Dance: Didn't pay attention to
Most shocking event: Riho’s graduation, Shimamura Uta leaving :(
Biggest disappointment: Shimamura Uta leaving, Riho graduation, Meimi Graduation, Tsunku no longer being producer, MM in general.
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[showraniy]

[quote="Shoujo Q"]
 
<div>

• Dondengaeshi - ANGERME

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[/quote]
 

Holy crap, I have no clue how I missed this release, but this song is amazing and just skyrocketed Angerme up from near bottom of my list to MM's biggest contender for favorite group.
 
I'm guessing this is Takui, or whoever made Taiki Bansei too, but I am all for this sound if this is what he's going to keep doing for the Anger girls.
 
I'm also learning to start hearing their Anjer myu pronunciation or whatever instead of Anger Me, so there's hope for them yet. I think they'll be the next C-ute for my surprising ranking skyrocketing favorites, and I've been waiting for Rikako center forever.
 
ANYWAY, this thread isn't about Angerme and I know that, but now I don't know how to rank anything and my whole year-end list is now screwed, lol

[WonderBuono]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="showraniy" data-cid="193816" data-time="1451357282">
 
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Shoujo Q" data-cid="193765" data-time="1451227014">
<ul class="bbc">[*]Dondengaeshi - ANGERME
[/list]</blockquote>
 

Holy crap, I have no clue how I missed this release, but this song is amazing and just skyrocketed Angerme up from near bottom of my list to MM's biggest contender for favorite group.

 

I'm guessing this is Takui, or whoever made Taiki Bansei too, but I am all for this sound if this is what he's going to keep doing for the Anger girls.

 

I'm also learning to start hearing their Anjer myu pronunciation or whatever instead of Anger Me, so there's hope for them yet. I think they'll be the next C-ute for my surprising ranking skyrocketing favorites, and I've been waiting for Rikako center forever.

 

ANYWAY, this thread isn't about Angerme and I know that, but now I don't know how to rank anything and my whole year-end list is now screwed, lol
 
</blockquote>

It's not Takui; it was written by Hoshibe Shou (lyrics) and Uchuu Kei (music), two newbies to H!P but both very talented. Hoshibe has written some of the best songs of the year imo.

[TicTacAnyone]

[quote="WonderBuono"]
 
It's not Takui; it was written by Hoshibe Shou (lyrics) and Uchuu Kei (music), two newbies to H!P but both very talented. Hoshibe has written some of the best songs of the year imo.
 
[/quote]
 
Thank you for this info! He already has an awesome track record. Hope he continues to be a main man in H!P.

[Solarblade]

Some small things

-Kana Mikame left the KSS program this year
-I think the Dschinghis Khan Piston remix was already released (unless you were meaning in H!P then nevermind)
-C-ute also released an acoustic version of GamushaLIFE on vinyl versions of Arigatou/Arashi
-Juice=Juice also had the DVD+CD rerelease of their stageplay, which had like a bunch of extra songs too

I'll end up doing this later today :D

[mrsross]

Best Group: ANGERME
Favorite member: Uta
Favorite Newbie: Miki 
Favorite Single: Oh my wish! / Sukatto My Heart / Imasugu Tobikomu Yuuki
Best Musical/Concert: Triangle
Best Song: Love together!
<div>Most Surprising or Shocking Thing to Happen in Hello!Project'15: Riho graduating</div>
<div>Biggest Disappointment of '15:  Management letting Riho graduate, Juice=Juice not keeping their adult sound</div>
<div>Best PV: Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi</div>
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<div>Worst Group: Tsubaki Factory</div>
<div>Worst Single: Seishun Mannaka!</div>
<div>Worst Song: Nen ni wa Nen (Nen'iri Ver.)/Koi Dorobou</div>
<div>Worst PV: Wonderful World</div>
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[Haru]

Best group is ANGERME, fave's Maho, best newcomer is Hirose and worst is Asakura Kiki because I can't stop seeing Jeff the Killer face. Fave undebuted is Nanami. Best song was Taiki Bansei and worst was Imasugu.
Shock was Riho graduation.
 
Don't care about anything else.

[kiyosnumber1girl]

Favorite member: Chisato and Mai.

Worst member: Hard to pick but I'll say Riho. Just because she was overrated. I might change this later on.

Favorite debuted newbie: Mizuki Murota

Single:

Best: Taiki Bansei /Otome no Gyakushuu and all of C-ute singles

Worst: Wonderful World/Cava Cava (I loved Cava Cava but Wonderful World bored me)

Album:

Best: I only own First Squeeze but I'm waiting to recieve C-ute's newest album.

PV:

Best: Seishun Kozou Ga Naite Iru

Worst: Sukatto My Heart??

Song:

Best:Erabareshi Watashichi or Desugita Kui Wa Utarenai

Worst: Wonderful World

[kiyosnumber1girl]

Well, I could just put nothing. I don't really have a worst favorite member. I figured I'd put something there anyway. I agree with what you said, but I didn't want to leave it blank.

[showraniy]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="arcobaleno" data-cid="194552" data-time="1453510725">
On Riho being your worst for being overrated, I can think of a lot of members that are overrated and they still don't deserve to be called worst. Whether she can or can't sing is a matter of opinion, but how is she worse than the members who can't sing or dance? I can think of a lot, can't you?</blockquote>


Eh, I love Riho (surprise surprise), but I'm someone who can't deal with overrated things, so I can understand Kiyo's sentiment here. I'm apathetic to the girls who can't sing/dance but stay in the background, but I'm ruthless when a girl can't sing or dance AND is being shoved in my face nonstop. I think many BBSers would've hated Koharu a lot less if she'd stayed in the background more, or at least gotten the robo-Sayu treatment as a bare minimum.


Riho is much more talented than most of MM's members past and present, but there are still better singers in the group now who should've handled the hard lines H!P kept giving to Riho over the years. When a poor singer seemingly gets to outshine the better singers at, y'know, singing, people like me start to get crunchy.


For this reason, I don't get why we can't go back to songs like As For One Day where we heard the good singers and saw the pretty ones. It's been proven to work and it's entirely possible, so I don't get this AKB-esque center mentality where we now have to have a single standout member instead of emphasizing the strengths of the individual members who make up the whole.


Anyway, rant over. Sorry for the tangent, but it's been bugging me about Riho from the beginning so I felt the need to air it somewhere.

[MejraThea]

I can understand his/her sentiment on a "I can see the logic" level, but I don't think that applies as "worst" here. To label her as worse than Harunan, than Sayumi (though she's gone), is obviously just hate and not an actual assessment of ability.
 
But Thea is Riho oshi so I'll always be here to defend her.