Today is "Seijin no Hi" Coming of Age day (The 2nd Monday of January).
With the adult age lowered to 18 years old, we have an astounding amount of H!P members celebrating new adulthood (Members who turned 18, 19 or 20 years old after they implemented the change in April of last year). But, only the 20 year olds can attend the coming-of-age ceremony. Congrats to all of them!
17 year olds who turn 18 this year will be "new adults" next time.
20 year olds
Tsubaki Factory Akiyama Mao 2002/07/29
BEYOOOOONDS Maeda Kokoro 2002/06/23
Yamazaki Yuhane 2002/11/05
Saito Madoka 2002/10/28
19 year olds
ANGERME Kawana Rin 2003/12/06
Juice=Juice Arisawa Ichika 2003/12/23
Tsubaki Factory Kasai Yuumi 2003/07/30
Tsubaki Factory Yagi Shiori 2003/09/19
BEYOOOOONDS Nishida Shiori 2003/06/07
BEYOOOOONDS Eguchi Saya 2003/08/01
OCHA NORMA Hiromoto Ruli 2003/06/18
18 year olds
Morning Musume. '23 Kitagawa Rio 2004/03/16
ANGERME Ise Layla 2004/01/19
ANGERME Tamenaga Shion 2004/02/09
Juice=Juice Ishiyama Sakura 2004/02/22
Juice=Juice Kudo Yume 2004/09/28
Tsubaki Factory Fukuda Marine 2004/10/18
BEYOOOOONDS Okamura Minami 2004/10/20
BEYOOOOONDS Kiyono Momohime 2004/12/22
OCHA NORMA Ishiguri Kanami 2004/04/20
OCHA NORMA Yonemura Kirara 2004/04/30
OCHA NORMA Kubota Nanami 2004/07/23
"Coming-of-Age Ceremony" is now an event for 20-year-olds only.
Each municipality has held its own Coming of Age Ceremony on this day.
However, the definition of adulthood has changed, and this has affected the coming-of-age ceremony as well.
Many municipalities have changed the name of their ceremonies to "Nijuusai no Tsudoi" (gathering of 20 year-olds) and other events for those who have turned 20 years old.
For example, the "Nijyusai no Tsudoi" event to be held on January 9, 2023 in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward is open to residents of Chiyoda Ward who were born between April 2, 2002 and April 1, 2003.
In other words, 18 and 19 year olds are not eligible for this year's coming-of-age ceremony, even though they are "new adults."https://seniorguide.jp/article/1467929.html