New Country Musume auditions (Country・Girls)

[Zunu]

^^ kinda sorta. She does have a very "trendy drama" girl face, expressive with a hint of reservedness.

[Amped]

Satoda Mai finally met up with Momochi for lunch together, talked about Country Girls.
http://ameblo.jp/satodamai/entry-11950947729.html

[Amped]

3 years ago at 11 years old, Morito Chisaki (Chii) was profiled in a Dance magazine called SDM Teens. They list her many types of dance skills.

http://sdm-teens.com/ebook/teens_10_e/p ... dex12.html

[JonCC]

Satoda Mai finally met up with Momochi for lunch together, talked about Country Girls.
http://ameblo.jp/satodamai/entry-11950947729.html

Translation: http://blog-project.net/special-translations/214234

[stam4o]

And here I am, late as hell, just getting excited about this
Gwah new girls and Momochi involved? And they are all pretty cute and seems like they are gonna show some interesting peronalities?

Awesome 8D

Makes me feel a bit like when I first discovered Juice=Juice, which is actually what marked me to get seriously into Jpop.
Waaaaaaaaa, just awesome.

I'm really intrigued by what direction will this group head on.

She looks so much like Akari Uemura

A bit, a bit. Though, like @AyuHikaru said, she's more on the creepy vibe , while Uemura is a spellbound one. Spellbinding too.

[Mixi]

I don't have an opinion other than these girls have really pretty "idol-y" names. I don't know how to explain it but they have distinct, pretty sounding names.

I think Shimamura Uta has a very distinct name. She stands out so much in the group; it's very fitting. Inaba Manaka's name sounds very country girl-like to me. She's the only real "country girl" from Hokkaido and that goes with the original concept of CM. Pretty cool.

[Starra]

Second part of the Country・Girls segment on H!S from 10:37:

[Celedam]

No one's talking about the second part?

Okay, I'll start…

11:15 to 11:56 was freakin' adorable. Which, of course, made the subsequent introductions painfully awkward in contrast.

And I can already see how Mai Ozeki and Uta Shimamura will become fan favorites, the first because she's a mood-maker and the second because she has that weird, unearthly presence that many fans find so moe.

(i'm tellin' ya: Vulcan!)

The other three seem pretty conventional so far.

[Shabranikuduu]

Clearly what needs to happen is for the new girls to be in a stage play where they end up in an alternate universe and Uta can wear a goatee.

I think Mai's off to a great start, she's already quite energetic. Sort of like Zukki when she first joined. I think being around Momoko/Momochi will do her nothing but good.

[forgetmenots]

Uta is so different than anyone in H!P right now which I think is fantastic. Mai is really getting my attention still. And I'm especially amused by them as a combi so I hope it happens.