New Country Musume auditions (Country・Girls)

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today's morning newspaper 11/5 announcement

new Country Musume. unit renamed "Country Girls" カントリー・ガールズ

Kenshuusei Inaba Manaka, Yamaki Risa, and 3 new girls : (left to right) Morito Chisaki 森戸知沙希 (14), Shimamura Uta 島村嬉唄 (14), Ozeki Mai 小関舞 (12)

Satoda GM/Supervisor 里田はカントリーのスーパーバイザー, Momochi as "Playing manager" プレイングマネージャー



They will participate in Hello! Project Winter concert.

there are profiles written in the box under Momochi's pic, but the scan is too small. Morito Chisaki, Ozeki Mai and Shimamura Uta all participated in 12th gen audition.

Satoda Mai renamed the group Country Girls. She'll be watching from New York. It is unknown if they'll be apart of H!P, but they'll be at the H!P Winter concert.

http://www.alivem.net/uncategorized/2770/

the name is spelled with a dot カントリー・ガールズ Country・Girls

[Zunu]

everyone on twitter is asking why is Nanami not in this group.

Can confirm:

Spoiler: show

[Obsidian]

Looking at the newspaper seems her name is Morito Chisaki.

Edit - also I'm unclear about Momochi's role. Obe page of the paper says Momochi's leader, then the other says she's playing manager with Satoda as GM?

To me it looks like she'll be involved in performance, as far I can tell the term translates back to the one given in Sports - Player Manager. Whatever it turns out to be I'm glad they've got a role to retain Momochi beyond next spring.

New group ambush! I really like both Kenshuusei.

[Shabranikuduu]

Omg yes! So excited! This group sounds amazing already and I can't wait till the Winter Concerts.

[JonCC]

I updated the first post with whatever relevant info we have so far.

[Rika-chan]

Manaka !!!!!! Risa !!!!!!!!

[SaebaRyo]

Take-chan will be happy. Apparently Mai's father is Tatsuya Ozeki, the current coach of the Yomiuri Giants.
http://ameblo.jp/sgi-sitei/entry-11769130091.html


http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F% ... C%E4%B9%9F

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『カントリー･ガールズ』
嗣永桃子(つぐながももこ)
小関舞(おぜきまい)東京都･12歳
島村嬉唄(しまむらうた)神奈川県･14歳
森戸知沙希(もりとちさき)栃木県･14歳
稲場愛香(いなばまなか)北海道･16歳
山木梨沙(やまきりさ)東京都･17歳

http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000109355
http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000109357
http://www.sanspo.com/smp/geino/news/20 ... 003-s.html
http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainme ... 92030.html
http://www.chunichi.co.jp/chuspo/articl ... 00186.html

Oseki is from Tokyo
Shimamura is from Kanagawa
Morito is from Tochigi
Manaka from Hokkaido
Yamaki from Tokyo

natalie.mu says there will be more info on Hello Station tonight.
http://natalie.mu/music/news/130409

Although not produced by Tsunku, they will be apart of Hello! Project.
「カントリー・ガールズ」はつんく♂プロデュースではないが、ハロー！プロジェクト所属ユニットとなる。
http://news.dwango.jp/index.php?itemid=12822

Momochi will play as a manager role until she graduates from Berryz. She'll fully participate as a member sort of..?

＜Momochi comment＞
「Berryz工房の活動停止が決まり今後自分がどうなりたいかをたくさん考えた結果、やっぱり私には アイドルしかいない！大好きなアイドルを続けたい！と思いました。 そう考えていたなか、カントリー娘。のお話をいただき、とても光栄に思います。 歴史あるグループを引き継ぐことになり大変誇りに思うと同時に責任も感じています。 里田さんからのアドバイス、また、「Playing Manager」というかっこいい肩書きもいただいたので、 カントリー・ガールズを、ももち色一色に染めないように（笑）、Berryz工房での経験を生かしながら頑張ります！！ 大人からちびっこまで、みんなに愛され続けるグループを作り上げたいと思いますので、 皆様あたたかい応援よろしくお願いします。」

[TotallyUncool]

Morito Chisaki 森戸知沙希

Naturally (since I'm coming down with whatever bug is going around, and my brain isn't working very well), I read that as Moritaka Chisato 森高千里, and was throughly for a second.

[Shabranikuduu]

natalie.mu says there will be more info on Hello Station tonight.
http://natalie.mu/music/news/130409

Right, officially more than excited now.

Although not produced by Tsunku, they will be apart of Hello! Project.
「カントリー・ガールズ」はつんく♂プロデュースではないが、ハロー！プロジェクト所属ユニットとなる。
http://news.dwango.jp/index.php?itemid=12822

Maybe it means we'll get another new group sometime next year (or not, depending on Tsunku's health).