New Country Musume auditions (Country・Girls)

[AyuHikaru]

I don't remember that conversation as all, thanks for linking it! Interesting... isn't Johnny's pretty much being run by Johnny's Daughter as well?

INTERESTING.

[Amped]

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.

[JonCC]

Well I'll be damned....

EDIT

I'm cautiously optimistic, happy to see Manaka but need more details: are they H!P (please god yes) or UP-FRONT only (please god no), etc.

[Jessi]

Wait.. What? TWO MORE KSS DEBUTING! OMG OMG

I could cry. MANAKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two of my favorite KSS have now debuted!~

[Yattaruchan]

So, is this a H!P unit or not? I assume it'll be like a shadow H!P unit like Bitter&Sweet or LoVendoR. (Well, that's how I like to look at them as)

[Amped]

Ozeki Mai was part of another agency called Tamborine artists
http://www.tambourineartists.com/

[JonCC]

^The detective work begins

Morito 森戸知沙希 (14)

Just 'Morito' ?

[sukibeam]

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?

[AyuHikaru]

RISA!!! One of my top 5!... uh... that's like...4/5 of my top 5 who have debut... (Murotan (Smileage), Risa (Country Girls), Rikako (Smileage), MUSUBU, and Maria (Morning Musume) I'm eyeing Musubu closely now.

[Amped]

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