12ki member "Mirai Shoujo" Audition - FINISHED.

[Rika-chan]

After all to the fifth generation, every year there was a new generation. After that is spaced 2 years, and then we spent 3 years without a new generation.

Who will do cry little girls ... Yoko-sensei or Yoshiko-sensei or Natsu Mayumi-sensei lol.

[daisuki]

Yeee! Rie's turn!!!

[sb]

Regardless of what or who joins, there's gonna be additional buzz with yet another release. I mean they had the 50th single, Sakura's first single, Reina's graduation single, and now soon a 12 gen single and the inevitable Sayumi graduation single. A lot of milestones and such going on to keep that attention on Momusu, which is a good thing.

[Sohee]

I think there will be one single post-Reina before the new member...
But yeah. It's totally smart marketing.

[Starra]

I can see it like:
-Brainstorming/Kimi Sae (Reina grad single)
-Reina graduates
-14th album
-12th gen members announced
-54th single
-12th gen debut single (55th)
-Sayu graduation announcement
-56th single
-Sayu's graduation single (57th)
-15th album (?)
-58th single

I'm not saying I want Sayu to graduate that soon (like, in a year and a half), but I can see it happening.

[Sohee]

An album would be great, too. But it wouldn't really keep them in the spotlight of the media... A good PR-trick for 54th would be nice.
Assuming (lol) that the 53rd now will get #1 again, it would be really nice to see them do that with 54th too.
54th is probably due July/August though, if they're gonna go by their usual pattern. And the earliest we'd see the new member is probably August. So... one single before the new girl/s take part probably. Which should be fine.
Just... y'know. Sell it well. @.@ On a good week.

[Starra]

I just want another album because their last three have been fantastic so yeah .

[Sohee]

Well, we're definitely getting one for fall. Would be cool if that would be what 12th gen first takes part in. :0
Not that it's likely, considering they're probably gonna start recording it soon. But still.
I do hope we get the announcement on the H!P con. That would mean we'd get 12th gen for fall already. 8D

[Starra]

Maybe. I'm not sure -- it depends on when they're announced. My guess is Sayu grad announcement on the first day of the H!P summer concert and 12th gen member announcement on the last day.

[Muni]

YAY for new auditions. I'm loving that, since 9ki members joined, Tsunku realized that Morning Musume is about getting new members constantly. I really want 4 new people to join in again, so MM gets huuuge lol.