Year in Review Thread

[Amped]

you both forgot to change your 2018's and 2019's

[resop2]

My fear for 2019 is that the short bob thing will get out of hand and Takeuchi will wind up with the longest hair in H!P.

[Moh]

What was the most surprising thing?
New ANGERME members!
Manaka being added to Juice=Juice!
The new groups finally getting names!
Suzuki Airi solo debut!

What was the most disappointing thing?
More graduation announcements.
Lack of performances on YouTube.

Out of the new members, who's your favourite?
If she counts, Shimakura Rika. She's just so dang cute!
If not, the new BEYOOOOONDS girls seem promising.

Whose graduation are/were you most sad about?
Uhhhh. I wasn't sad about anyone's grad, really.

Which releases of 2018 were your favorites?
Teion Yakedo
Konya Dake Ukaretakatta
first bloom
Ashita Tenki ni Naare
Nakanai ze...Kyoukan Sagi (entire single)
Tade Kuu Mushi mo Like it! (entire single)
Juice=Juice#2 -¡Una más!-
Do me a favor

Which releases of 2018 were your least favorites?
Both of MM.'18's singles, lmao.

Overall, which group had the best releases?
Tsubaki Factory, ANGERME, Juice=Juice.

Overall, which group had the worst releases?
MM.'18.

What would you like to see more of in 2018?
Tsubaki's continued success.
If MM.'19 keeps having songs written by Tsunku, I'd at least like to see some different people for the arrangements.

What would you like to see less of in 2018?
Graduations.

What are your hopes for 2018?
ANGERME album.
Kobushi album.
BEYOOOOONDS debut.
New MM. gen/audition?
More good music from Airi.

What are your fears for 2018?
There's already 3 graduations lined up, I don't want to see more.

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What was the most surprising thing?
Tsubaki Factory getting 4 new members!
Nonaka Miki winning Solo Fes. 2 and producing a fantastic reward show.
Ogata Risa making her return!

What was the most disappointing thing?
Takagi Sayuki's poor, selfish decisions, wasting her career and voice away.

Out of the new members, who's your favorite?
Yagi Shiori. From her audition to now, she has made me like Tsubaki Factory again, after Ogata Risa had to leave.

Whose graduation are/were you most sad about?
Kanazawa Tomoko's graduation is a big loss for Juice=Juice.

Favorite releases of 2021
Morning Musume. '21 "16 That's J-POP" album
Tsubaki Factory "2nd STEP" album

Tsubaki Factory "Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki"
Morning Musume. '21 "Beat no Wakusei!"
ANGERME "Aisare Route A or B?"
BEYOOOOONDS "Fure Fure Everyday"

Least favorite releases of 2021
Juice=Juice "Ganbare nai yo"
BEYOOOOONDS "Now Now Ningen"

Overall, which group had the best releases?
Tsubaki Factory

Overall, which group had the worst releases?
Juice=Juice

What would you like to see more of in 2022?
More TV performances of songs that don't get performed enough. Less RR21.

What would you like to see less of in 2022?
Morning Musume doubters.

What are your hopes for 2022?
H!P's related TV drama, a hit.
OCHA NORMA's perfect debut year.
Morning Musume. '22 doing something big for their 25th anniversary.
Oota Haruka making the decision to come back to ANGERME and making things right, while balancing University.

What are your fears for 2022?
Oota Haruka's decision to not come back

[Nayoko-Kihara]

What was the most surprising thing?
New Tsubaki Members.
Miku making it into what became OCHA NORMA.
Ichika debuting so quickly.
An audition directly using Hello Pro Kenshuusei in it's promotion.
New H!P drama incoming.
The Dance Gakuen team LIPPS ad. More please.
The Hello Pro Kenshuusei Shindan Test once again being streamed.

What was the most disappointing thing?
Ogata's situation.
Creepy stalker tabloids.
Illness forcing Masaki and Tomoko to graduate earlier than planned.
COVID still putting a damper on promotion ability = fewer releases.
Concerts still being what they are because of COVID.

Out of the new members, who's your favorite?
• Juice: Arisawa Ichika, Irie Risa
• Tsubaki: Kasai Yuumi, Yofu Runo? Maybe.
• OCHA: Ishiguri Kanami, Yonemura Kirara, Nishizaki Miku
• Kenshuusei: Yoshida Hinoha

Whose graduation are/were you most sad about?
Masaki and Tomoko were big blows, and them both going because of health instead of on their own terms made it feel more sad than usual.

Favorite releases of 2021
• Konna Hazu ja Nakatta!
• 16th ~That's J-POP~
• 2nd STEP
• Hakkiri Shiyou ze / Oyogenai Mermaid / Aisare Route A or B?
• Furefure Everyday
• 3-STARS
• Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki / Garakuta DIAMOND
• Teenage Solution / Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii / Beat no Wakusei
• Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari ('21 Ver.)
• Plastic Love / Future Smile

Up-Front:
• Semete Semete / Paaree~ / Glass no Junjou
• rescue
• Niki-chan Wonderland

Least favorite releases of 2021
• Now Now Ningen
• Ganbarenai yo
• Yakusoku•Renraku•Kinenbi
• Familia

Overall, which group had the best releases?
Morning Musume, ANGERME, Hello Pro Kenshuusei

Overall, which group had the worst releases?
Juice=Juice

What would you like to see more of in 2022?
Music.
Additional work for the Dance Gakuen / dance club members.
BEYOOOOONDS.
Continued uploading of extra YT content for the Kenshuusei.
Hello! Project x anime.
Outdoor concert/event.
Singing/cover videos.
Kenshuusei debuts.

What would you like to see less of in 2022?
Fan complaining.
Gaps between releases.
"Mistake" performances (I've heard it too much)

What are your hopes for 2022?
The new drama is successful.
OCHA NORMA's debut songs stick with me.
Dance videos to go along with the singing videos.
Looking forward to (hopefully) Morning Musume 25th anniversary celebrations.
Excited to see all the new members settle in & how groups change with them.
All the new Kenshuusei experiencing their first Shindan Test.

What are your fears for 2022?
Too many graduations.
Things regress again because of COVID.
Creepy stalker tabloids.
Kenshuusei leaving.

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A Japanese fan makes his predictions for H!P in 2022


Happy New Year!

In this article, I've tried to predict what's likely to happen to Hello Pro in 2022!
Here are five things that are almost 100% likely to happen, as well as some unexpected ideas!
Please take a look at them while eating zoni!
This is the first time I've done this.

- Morning Musume. '22 16th gen audition. Juice, ANGE, and Tsubaki all had new members added. So it makes sense that Morning is next. (Plus their 25th anniversary is coming)
- Groups will finally get to do nationwide house tours with pre-cautions. OCHA NORMA's multiple upcoming FC events indicate that it can be done in venues with 400~1,000 capacity
- OCHA NORMA makes their make major debut in the Summer in September maybe? (I think earlier than that)
- It is BEYOOOOONDS turn to have their own Budokan concert. Looking at other H!P groups first Budokan concerts, it happens in their 3rd or 4th year. BEYOOOOONDS is at that point now.
- They start building the rest of the Kenshuusei into another new Kenshuusei Unit

[Shoujo Q]

What was the surprising thing?
The new generation for Tsubaki.

What was the most disappointing thing?
Sayuki’s departure.
COVID still hanging over heavily and restricting what H!P could do. Concerts/Singles
Tomoko and Masaki both leaving for health related reasons.

Out of the new members, who's your favorite?
Juice: Arisawa Ichika
Tsubaki: Kasai Yuumi, and Yagi Shiori
OCHA: Yonemura Kirara , Kitahara Momo (surprising late addition), and Nakayama Natsume
Kenshuusei: Yoshida Hinoha

Whose graduation are/were you most sad about?
Masaki had me tear up. I… still haven’t watched Tomoko’s.

Favorite releases of 2021
16th ~That's J-POP~
Plastic Love / Future Smile/Familia
Gekikara LOVE / Now Now Ningen / Konna Hazu ja Nakatta!
2nd STEP

Least favorite releases of 2021
Hakkiri Shiyou ze / Oyogenai Mermaid / Aisare Route A or B?
Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki / Garakuta DIAMOND / Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi

Overall, which group had the best releases?
Morning Musume I guess.

Overall, which group had the worst releases?
ANGERME

What would you like to see more of in 2022?
Music. Digital or physical. Give me more!
Aside from a big 25th anniversary bash for Morning I’d also like a Morning Musume Christmas single.
More individual group concerts. Back to basics.
Return of fan calls and cheering.
Japan opening back up so the international fans can attend concerts but if not, throw us a bone UF!
An anime collab for Beyooooonds would be fun?

What would you like to see less of in 2022?
Photobooks.
More music content on YouTube would be nice.

What are your hopes for 2022?
Better Angerme music that grabs me.
More Beyooooonds presence.
An epic Morning 25th anniversary release as well as a image/sound change for the group.
And in conjunction with their Anniversary, a concert tour or arena with OG guests.
A new mega generation for the kenshuusei.
Morning auditions to be completed in time for their anniversary.
Hinafest!!!! With more solos!!!!
I want another Solofest too!!!!

What are your fears for 2022?
Morning Musume graduations. I’m not ready but I know they are coming!
More of the same staggered releases and broken up concerts.

[Nayoko-Kihara]

What would you like to see more of in 2022?
Return of fan calls and cheering.

Ooo, this. I didn't think to mention it, but absolutely this. I miss them so much.

[rikkikow]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

What was the most disappointing thing?
H!PS 2021

[WAITING]

[Moh]

I only want one thing in 2022: H!P on Spotify. Please. I don't want to waste money on an Apple Music sub just for a few groups!