New Kenshuusei unit Kobushi Factory

[Sohee]

After seeing them live at the Berryz concert yesterday...
This group is solid. Such a vocally strong group it's ridiculous. @_@ Hirose is fskn amazing.
Nomura is super stable as well. Renako had a solo line. <3
But mostly I was surprised to see Inoue have that kind of... umph to her voice. @_@ I hope we get a performance at H!S or something cause, damn.

[aerosuffly]

Isn't it kind of sad to the Kenshuusei that they put Hirose and Inoue in this group to add the great vocal to the group. I know Nomura has a good voice and Wada has a lot of potential from Ai no Sono performance, but rather than these two, the other are not as good. I have always wonder why they did not put more Kenshuusei with good voice like Ruru in this group.

[Sohee]

Right, Wada has a place to shine in this song, too. Forgot to mention that. But we all knew that she has power too... she and Nomura are stable and "everyone knows" already... Hirose and Inoue REALLY blew me away though.
Hiroseeee *-*
Also, so happy Rena had a line hehehe. *-*

[Denki]

While Ayaka joined KSS in November, but was Nice Girl Trainee since 2011. She is amazing singer and a good dancer, pretty much ready to debut. Inoue Rei was random to me at first, but I feel like she has a unique charm, which is why she got chosen before Ruru and Kaedy.

I, at least, try to consider their amount of training they had in NGP, since it's also part of UF. I feel like they are saving Ruru for another unit, since I don't think she fits the image Kobushi Factory is going for (if you don't consider their indies debut single).

I seriously can't wait for a live performance. ;u;

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[aerosuffly]

^^ Right, thinking about 6 years of Hirose training in Nice Girl convinces me that she is basically a full-fledge kenshuusei.
I found Inoue speaking dialect very weird ... she is from Tokyo, but her dialect does not sound like standard Japanese. There is an obvious "weird" stressed from place to place. Maybe I am watching to much Japanese comedians.

^ This group really rivals 1st gen Smileage in term of legs.

[Rika-chan]

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just announced at Nama Tamago show, it was decided that Hirose Ayaka will be the leader of Kobushi Factory! Fujii Rio is the sub-leader! wow!

fan reports say Fujii Rio started to cry before Makoto even read the announcement. LOL #hpkenshu #kobushi_factory
https://twitter.com/tozamasan/status/574452282403655680
https://twitter.com/tozamasan/status/574543970224640001

[Nayoko-Kihara]

Interesting. Rio is only 5 months older than Ayaka, but she is older. Hmm.

I wonder what the reasoning behind not having it the other way around is.