So this year all my favorite girls debuted except for Hamachan and Ruru.... I'm crossing my fingers for another group after berryz goes on hiatus. I still think their budget will go to a new group. I'm hoping for a group of 7 girls. We need more larger groups. Someone suggested Country Girls may be taking Satoda Mai's budget. I'm hoping thats true!!! Even though she wasn't in H!P anymore I'm sure UpFront wont mind the shuffling of funding.
Also people were saying that Ruru and Manaka needed their own groups so that they could become center in those groups (as a reason why they didn't get into Morning Musume) So far Manaka is in Country Girls and I think could be center. With that being set, Ruru can be the front girl of the post-haitus-berryz group.
Hamachan I just plain love and think deserves to be in a group. Looking back at the audition footage for Morning Musume 11ki I think she didn't get in because she cracked under pressure and started crying
Its been a long time since then though so I hope she's grown alot.