The H!P Musings/Rants Thread

[Tobo_Junny135]

Wasn’t sure where to say this but felt like this is a fun trivial fact that could be known

In my own free time to pass time along, I work on evolution presentations, like Morning Musume or ANGERME for example because I’m bored lol

Anyway I was working on the big one, which is H!P itself (not counting the Kenshuusei) I noticed from Rin’s debut to Rina’s graduation, H!P had a high record of 62 official members
(MM = 13, ANG = 10, J=J = 8, CG = 4, KF = 5, TF = 9, BEYO = 12 )
there isn’t any other point of time they had 62 members according to the h!p history.

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You can't count Morito and Funaki twice though (MM, ANGERME and Country Girls)

MM has 14 members

Between Hashisako Rin debut (July 3 2019) and Katsuta Rina's graduation (September 29 2019), there are 11 members, because Oota Haruka is still there during this time with Katsuta.

MM 14 ANG 11 Ju 8 KO 5 TS 9 BEYO 12 = 59
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Country Girls Ozeki Yamaki 2 = 61

February 2020 = Without Katsuta and Country Girls = 58

[Tobo_Junny135]

Wait... I missed out a member and did my math wrong... I must’ve counted 10 and misplaced Funaki as part of Angerme and not in Country Girls... oops
There was 11 members from Angerme + Funaki
(Kana, Akari, Rina = 3
Mizuki and Rikako = 5
Moe and Momona = 7
Ayano = 8
Haruka and Layla = 10
And Rin = 11

Therefore there is 12 members which would bring the count to 62. Kana graduated after Rina and before Country girls which is why the count is brought down to 58

[Jessi]

During a weather report yesterday, a YTV morning news TV announcer Sato Kana (calls herself "Idol Tenki" #佐藤佳奈 アナの アイドル天気) starts dancing to Morning Musume's "Aki Urara" song. They wanted the reporter to do the weather again so they can see her dance again.

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She introduced Country Girls song "Kasa wo Sasu Senpai"

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A few weeks ago, she did Berryz Kobo's Happiness Kofuku Kangei

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This girl really found a niche in the idol market that we didn't know we needed

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Mattsun, who regularly uploads H!P's weekly radio shows to youtube says he has decided to end uploading as of today.
https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugw7ofU12tL1fVmykz54AaABCQ

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It is announced on twitter that the restaurant "Kyosuzu" where H!P fan favorite Kuroki-sensei works and where "Hello! Kitchen" cooking corner (from Hello! Station) is filmed, is closing its doors on December 28th.

[Notice of closing]
Thank you for visiting our restaurant.
We would like to inform you that Kyosuzu will be closed on December 28th, 2020.
We would like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who has patronized our restaurant over the years.
https://twitter.com/azabu_kyousuzu/stat ... 3598031872
http://www.kyosuzu.jp/

Kuroki-sensei with a video message

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[Nayoko-Kihara]

That's sad. I assume it's a definite possibility but a big part of me still hopes it isn't because of the virus.

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A Japanese Saxophone Quartet named Green Ray held a "Hello Pro Night" live stream performance

59:18 念には念 (念入りVer.)/こぶしファクトリー
1:06:42 『一人で生きられそう』って それってねえ、褒めているの？/Juice=Juice
1:09:25 Memory 青春の光/モーニング娘。
1:17:52 泡沫サタデーナイト！/モーニング娘。
1:22:30 雨の降らない星では愛せないだろう？/モーニング娘。
1:30:26 私、ちょいとカワイイ裏番長/アンジュルム
1:33:34 LOVEマシーン×ダイナマイト/モーニング娘。、SMAP
1:44:24 I WISH/モーニング娘。(アンコール)

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Model Press is surveying their readers on its official Instagram account, "Which local celebrity are you proudest of...in the Chubu Region?" (Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, Yamanashi prefectures). Here they picked out several celebrities from each of the prefectures in the region and introduce them in detail as a guide.

Local Proud Performer - Chubu Region (Part 1)

Morning Musume. '20 Haga Akane is on their survey representing Nagano prefecture

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGbqC8OBpXp/

Local Proud Performer - Chubu Region (Part 2)

Takahashi Ai is on their survey representing Fukui as on of their recognized celebrities

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGwlzDCh0X5/


https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/2270178

Takahashi was a member of Morning Musume from 2001 to 2011 and became the leader of the group in 2007. After graduating from the group, she has been active as a fashion icon for women of her generation, utilizing her strong fashion sense while working as a celebrity.

She has also attracted a lot of attention for her friendly married life with her comedian husband, Abe Koji, who is also a comedian, and has been described as "close and funny" and "a wonderful married couple.

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Announced today, a live action movie adaptation of an autobiographical comic essay called "Ano Koro: Danshi Kashimashi Monogatari" about a manga artist / Hello! Project wota's life named Mikito Tsurugi. Tsurugi is played by actor Matsuzaka Tori-san. Scheduled to be released in 2021.

The movie director Rikiya Imaizumi went to see a Morning Musume concert with Matsuzaka Tori and was deeply moved.
https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20200121-958048/

The movie staff says they are looking for volunteers to participate as extras in the filming of a Hello! Pro event / concert scene in the movie "Ano Koro: Danshi Kashimashi Monogatari"

Schedule: Thursday, February 6 in Tokyo: Fuchu from 8am~9pm

Shooting scenes setting :
- Autumn 2004 Matsuura's Aya concert tour / Fan gathering event scene
- 2005 Spring Ishikawa Rika's graduation concert venue event scene
* If you have, they prefer if you could wear clothes and official goods that you wore when participating in the concert at the time.

- Number of applicants 200 <Target: 19 to 40s Males 160, 40 Females>
* Age limit 18 years old and over (high school students not allowed)

- Reward gifts: Souvenirs will be given

http://www.up-fc.jp/helloproject/news_Info.php?id=15158

BEYOOOOONDS Yamazaki Yuhane has been chosen to play the role of Matsuura Aya in the film.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CG8pK-Zlc2A/

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　After failing his graduate school entrance exams, Tsurugi has been living in a hellish band, with no money and no girlfriend, but one day he sees a music video by Matsuura Aya and is hooked on idols. One day, she sees an idol music video by Matsuura Aya and is hooked.

　Yamazaki plays Matsuura Aya, the idol who got the main character Tsurugi hooked on Hello! When the information about the film adaptation was released, there was a lot of talk about who would play the role of Aya among the fans of Hello Pro, and there was a guessing match.

　Yamazaki, who was cast in this important role, said about Matsuura: "I got the impression that she's a perfect singer, dancer and talker all by herself, so I think she's a 'real idol'. When I study singing, I listen to Matsuura-san's songs and study how to sing like this," she confessed with a big smile.

　Looking back on the filming, she said, "It wasn't a scene where I sang and danced, so it was difficult to know how to express myself as Matsuura-san. However, some people who were supporting me said that the atmosphere of the scene resembled Matsuura-san's, so I was determined to keep doing my best. I think I did the best I could! He said.

　Hasegawa, who was in charge of the music in the play, is an up-and-coming musician who has emerged from the online music scene and has gained tremendous support from musicians and young music lovers alike. He is currently working as a solo artist while studying at a music college. This is his first film as an accompanist.

　Hasegawa said, "The moment I read the script for this film for the first time is still very vivid in my memory. I felt the joyful and empty madness of the idol-mediated time. I felt that I was able to help bring those hidden norms, which are supposed to be hidden, into the public arena in a very small world where everything is laughed at and invalidated," he commented.

　The film "Ano Koro." will be released in theaters nationwide in February 2021.

https://www.crank-in.net/news/82483/1
https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2175410/full/
https://www.cinemacafe.net/article/2020 ... 69697.html
https://natalie.mu/music/news/402747
https://mantan-web.jp/article/20201029d ... 3000c.html