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Its not really H!P related, but the President of Wani Books Yokouchi Masaaki passed away due to pancreatic cancer.
https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainm ... 00165.html

H!P members mentioned his passing and offer condolences.

Eripon
https://ameblo.jp/morningmusume-9ki/ent ... 72435.html

Makino Maria
https://ameblo.jp/mm-12ki/entry-12846956944.html

Leadership change predictions
J=J -
Ruru Leader
Rei Sub-Leader
Tako Sub-Leader

Tsubaki
Ami Leader
Mizuho Sub-Leader

Beyooooonds
Rika - Chika Tetsu Leader

KSSU24
Honaka - Leader
Hinoha - Sub-leader


*I acknowledge that Rei also has a fair claim to be J=J next leader. I stand on Tako being subleader as the eventual next leader after Rei or Ruru.

We are 5 months without a H!P leader. If it was going to be Eripon, she would have been named by now. With 7 groups and 70+ members, I have wild theory about H!P splitting into 2 or even 3. Each section would have a leader.

MM+Ocha+KSSU24
Angerme+Tsubaki
JJ+Beyo

or

MM+Angerme+JJ = Sr Club
Tsubaki+Beyo+Ocha+KSSU24 = Jr Club

Noooooo, they can't do that to my girl. Eripon is leader no matter what they say (or don't say, as the case may be).





Wikipedia says it therefore it must be true

Perhaps it’s just unspoken for or maybe Eripon doesn’t necessarily want to take H!P leadership and H!P is either searching for someone suitable that won’t leave for a few years or they don’t necessarily need one.

With Take-chan and Uemura gone. top 6 people in line are all 9-12th gen MM have Seniority Rei is 7th on the list.

Post Spring grads
1. Ikuta - 26*
2. Ishida - 27
3. Oda - 25
4. Nonaka - 24*
5. Makino - 23
6. Haga - 22
7. Inoue - 22*
8. Tanimoto - 24*
9. Kamiko - 24*
10. Ono - 23
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15. Dambara - 22*

Weird because it's not a 0% chance we end up with H!P Leader only being Sub-Leader of her group. This is one of the stronger reasons why Rei could become next J=J Leader.

*Denotes has not had 2024 Birthday yet.

If you're counting full H!P seniority Ruru was 20th gen KSS, ahead of Ami, Saori, and Rei who were 22kis. However, Rei was an NGP trainee in 2012 before she switched to KSS, but if we're including that, it would put her ahead of Maria.

According to Hello!project.com
Everyone's official H!P join dates are listed. Trainees are not official members.
Actually, I need to make a revision. Kurumi and Momohime are actually ahead of Ruru.

Ruru - June 26, 2017
Kurumi/Momohime - May 5, 2017

So Ruru is 17th on seniority list.

It is Spring Semester at Japanese Universities

Chuo University (Tokyo) Hello Pro Research Club's cover dance of "Shunrenka" (Tsubaki Factory)

Bluemoon Blues was stuck in my head all day yesterday. I was unsure of Yumeno moving to YU-M but if this is the quality of stuff coming then bring it on. Prob one of my favorite individual songs of the year.

Guys, something is wrong with the space-time continuum. My calendar saya that Minami/Momohime and Tako all turn 20 this year. Plus picture this, little Hamachan turns 24 in a week. No way that's right. They are all like 16 right?

We need The Doctor.