Niigaki Risa graduated at Nippon Budokan [5/18]

[Starra]

Honestly, I'm not surprised. Even though she's my third favourite and I'll miss her. Also this means more Riho so yay.

To be honest, the thing that annoys me most about this is that MM。will now be 11 members, which is an uneven number and will look weird in photos. Gah. /OCD.

[SakuraTheShadow]

So, Is Saki going to be leader H!P or not? I read a translated article about it already.

[Sohee]

I think it will be Sayumi or Sayumi & Reina.

[iceymoon]

i'm pretty sure it will just be Sayu. if Reina gets in on it somehow, it'll just be herself pretending she has power (and Sayu being a pushover), or staff not wanting to argue with her.

[SakuraTheShadow]

So, it won't be Saki? T-T

[Starra]

Sayu and Reina have more seniority than Saki, so no.

[SakuraTheShadow]

But none the less, Saki still joined Hello!Project before Sayu/Reina. But they are older also, so there's also that.

[Starra]

They've been in their respective groups for longer, though. Berryz wasn't a group until 2004. Sayu and Reina joined MM。in 2002.

[Sohee]

Saki didn't debut until a year later in 2004.
I think this was discussed on last page?

6th gen passed the audition in January 2003.

[SakuraTheShadow]

Wasn't she also in ZYX though? And even if not a major debut with Berryz, she joined Hello!Project Kids and started activities. I still believe she should be granted H!P leader but whatever...