11 posts tagged “hello! project”
In an age of blogs, comebacks, hiatuses, exterminations, scandals, rants, snark, and all sorts of things I can go on about, we experience a variety of subject matter and events in our lives as fans and as people. Of course, since they’re people too, our favorite stars, Eastern and Western, experience them too. As a person, I experience these twists in the plot of life. Will it continue? Yes. Will various bumps and pit stops along the road influence how we live our lives? Of course.
This blog article, this entry is about that. Wait, scratch that, it’s actually about one of them: comebacks. Our cousin John coming back to family and society after being in rehab (ironically after he said “No, no, no!”). Our little sister Naomi coming back to America after studying abroad. Us coming back to work after debilitating illness. Comebacks are universal and never-ending.
Which brings me to my comeback as a blogger. As you may or may not know, I have graduated from high school three days before v-u-den’s disbandment. Even before marching on that stage to “Pomp and Circumstance” played on a piano (read: keyboard), I have considered returning to my blog after I unconsciously abandoned it. With the support of my fans, along with anyone and everyone, I humbly thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I had a lot of doubts about the direction my blog was taking but now I realize it was a case of emptiness, a deficiency of confidence as a blogger, and me being a perfectionist, especially at one… small… hobby…. People actually do this for a living and even if this is just a pet project on the side, I can’t abandon “Morning Meteora” (or “Magic Meteora” as it’s beginning to be called by some blogs. You can tell by the subtitle).
Yes, I had uncertainties, I had things within and outside my own power and control that prevented me from being “Magi-Kat the Blogger” but the build-up of my feelings, the acknowledgement of my writing talent (I won awards for my writings), and knowing I’m appreciated is enough to make me want to “come back.” Thank you all for supporting me.
(I would like to also give a shout-out, albeit somewhat belated for him to notice, to Henkka for mentioning me in his blog. It made me bashful and honored to be named among other great bloggers (in fact, that's part of what led me to do this) and for someone as young as me, it says a lot so arigatou gozaimasu. Ganbare~!).
Now that I have my comeback pretty much set up and known, it’s time to get into other comebacks as well.
- Goto Maki - the comeback of Maki Goto had officially come and for once, fan speculation really paid off! (In fact, it was on the dot). I have been only a recent “fan” of Gomaki and I was sad to she her leave. I mean, I love “Glass no Pumps” with a passion (who doesn’t?) and with her last album, her career with Avex can only go in one direction: upwards. Ganbare Gomaki! You have the pipes so go crack some glass in a good way! (Hey, you may even get me back into listening to Avex artists. I mean, among some of my first J-pop experiences was with hitomi and Ayumi Hamasaki).
- Tsuji Nozomi - Tsuji’s first post-pregnancy appearance was, albeit minor, like a dream come true. I was happy to hear about it when I first read it at Hell! Project. I was like, “Tsuji’s back in less than a year? She’s back? SHE’S BAAAAACK!” It was a bit odd to see her as “Nozomi Tsuji” and not just as “Nono” but it was worth it. She has grown up into a respectable woman. Sure, it wasn’t as crash-and-burn as her [possibly former] buddy Ai Kago but Nozomi has found life outside the idol light. Even if she is married with a kid and probably qualifies more as a talent than an idol, Nozomi Tsuji (along with Kago) will always be my #1 favorite Hello! Project member and I will support her no matter what. Even if we don’t see much of her, she will always remain my favorite (though I do admit I haven’t been rigorously checking Kago’s blog like a good fan should).
- Ogawa Makoto - Screw the Haromoni, we got Mako. (I doubt any of you would get that reference). Pardon the moment but let me get this off my chest first: Mako-cha~n! When I heard about her comeback on International Wota, I was excited! I… I… I… I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I looked forward to the Haromoni@ episode and while she didn’t really get to do much, it was nice to see her. (Besides, as a member of the Elder Club, she’s pretty much stock to UFA). Considering her high scores on those tests, she has a bright future ahead of her, maybe doing some translation work and possibly bridge the gap between English-speaking fans and H!P (but that’s just a fan’s speculation). I even imagined “Makoto Ogawa’s Surprise English Lessons”! (Trés impossible! C’est trés impossible, chacun). I look forward to your future, Makoto, and may great things come to you.
- Iida Kaori - Imagine my surprise. I mean, I always thought it’d be years before we’d hear from Kaori-san (if not, ever! Ditto to Nono). After all, didn’t she say it was her dream to be a happy mother? Well, dreams do come true after all. Good luck to her and Mini-Kenji. (However, I highly doubt her spectacularly unique “Euro-enka” releases are gonna continue, especially with the bia- er, preference towards the Wonderful Hearts by UFA. BTW happy [early] 27th, Kaorin!).
To end this blog post, I would also like to mention the grand comebacks Paul-sama, Samantha, Kuri, Solitudity, and anyone else I might’ve missed on the Interwebs. They are all examples of the cycle of hiatus and comebacks and they are sure to continue, as we all know from our experiences in life and in fandom. From the reunion of a long-disbanded band to the return of a washed-up celebrity to popular view, it’s here, it’s there, it’s possible, it’s always forever. I’m Magi-Kat and this has been another edition of “Morning Meteora.”
(Possibly big post ahead)
Dreams do come true in Hello! Land. They all may not be in ways that we want (Kikkawa Yuu getting a larger role, a new soloist who isn’t involved in anime) but with a little magic and wishing, we can make it happen:
- Gocchin is back! Imagine my happiness at the news that Goto Maki has reopened her blog, presently staying in LA no less. Dance lessons? Vocal training? I smell a comeback. Well, after getting hooked on “Genshoku GAL wa Hade ni Yukube!” I guess I don’t really have a choice but to see how she’s doing.
(I'm not exactly sure if I'll be able to participate in "Gomaki Ganbare" Day, partially due to my age and my dedication to my studies).
- Tsunku is going to be a daddy! Personally, I am rather surprised he didn’t have any children until now at his age. Now to believe in a similar thing with Nakazawa (though part of me is telling me she’ll be a childless woman… even a spinster). I know one thing Tsunku will have that neither Iida, Tsuji, or Nakazawa won't: twins.
- Well, how this even might affect his songwriting is anyone’s question. Will we hear songs of happy praise or continue to write breakup and loneliness songs? While that’s the norm and what we want… we will never know. Hmm…
- Buono is getting a new single called “Kiss Kiss Kiss.” It’s not necessarily a dream come true since we were anticipating this after “Honto no Jibun” and “Renai Rider” single, along with their “Café Buono” album.
- Reina fans were delighted to hear the Queen is going to be a voice actress on a Sanrio anime. Now, will this mean an anime-oriented solo career a la Koharu? An anime unit a la Athena & Friends? We are not sure at the moment. (Although, the name of her character, “Kirara,” reminds me of her fellow bandmate, Kusumi Kirari. Plus, imo, she looks a bit like Nono to me).
- V-u-den’s new song hits the airwaves and it’s rather good. It nearly brought tears to my eyes (and listening to “Leave Out All the Rest,” which will be Linkin Park’s next single, isn’t helping). Well… I wish I could write more about it but that’s for another entry. I will say this though: the b-side being solo songs for each member was a nice touch. Kudos to Tsunku, his posse, and UFA!
- More Eggs get the spotlight as Happy! Style takes the stage in a recent announcement. Lead by Ongaku Gata Noto Arisa (or “Nocchi” to her fans and wota), the group also features the members of Hello! Project Kansai alongside Aoi and Yui (rookie trainees). It is unknown whether they’ll be part of H!P or TNX but they are a part of “Up-Front Style.”
- One final dream I’ll mention is Milky Way’s “Anataboshi.” You have no idea how addictive this song is. I mean, it’s like they made this song to my particular taste (I’m a nut for international sounds). While in other blogs, I’ve seen favorable reviews towards Sayaka, I’m actually a fan of all three. (Then again, I’m not as familiar with [most of] the Eggs than some of you are, though I have some minor favorites). As soon as the single comes out, I… must… have it! (It’s the J-pop equivalent of moondust-sprinkled cupcakes with lemonade under a starry night).
Since we’re on the topic of “dreams,” let’s talk about other dreams.
- I recently took that Musume quiz and here’s my result:
- Took yet another quiz and it turns out the Musume I’m most like is… Ai Takahashi. Now that is a big surprise. Then again, I put most questions in the “middle” sections of the priority bar. Plus, Takitty is my third favorite Musume (after Mittsi and Kussun). The other Musume I'm supposedly like are:
#3 Asami Konno
#4 Eri Kamei
#5 Sayaka Ichii
#6 Aya Ishiguro
#7 Sayumi Michishige
#8 Ai Kago
#9 Natsumi Abe
#10 Rika Ishikawa
#11 Asuka Fukuda
#12 Mari Yaguchi
#13 Miki Fujimoto
#14 Kei Yasuda
#15 Yuko Nakazawa
#16 Maki Goto
#17 Nozomi Tsuji
#18 Risa Niigaki
#19 Makoto Ogawa
#20 Reina Tanaka
#21 Hitomi Yoshizawa
- God Save the Queen! Speaking of going solo, while listening to music the other day, I thought of Reina as a soloist. What style of music could she go for? (Hopefully something not boring like Yuko-san’s “Danna-sama”). Well, I never really could get into that Kira Fuyu song she sang (it was too sweet for me) and I feel that style is just… too “shiny shiny girl” for me. Then again, I’m no Reina expert. Her Kirara role, if we’re lucky, would see us some solo releases (but they’d be “Kira Fuyu” songs most likely!).
- After the 9th Gen auditions, if Tanaka-san doesn’t go solo, Takitty will. A graduation at this point is hazardous to the health of Morning Musume since, as “Resonant Blue” proved, she and Tanakacchi are the “faces” of Musume nowadays (Koharu is also a front but only because of Kira☆Revo). With the 9th Gen auditions, if they select more than one person (2-4 is fine) and at least one great singer, either one of the present “aces” are cleared for graduation. (They can go soloist, form a unit, or leave H!P to pursue other opportunities. Heck, they might even join the other Musume in in the Japanese population!).
- *crosses fingers on more Eggs debuting in groups* I know that’s a possibility but it doesn’t hurt to dream. Hey, I hoped Kikkawa Yuu gets a second chance since she’s popular with the fans and lookie what we have here! Milky Way! After Milky Way, hopefully, Kikkawa-san gets put into a group or, better yet, a solo career (what’s with me and solo artists?).
(Wait… didn’t she graduate from H!P ages ago? BTW her bday was Cake Day!)
Now that we know the Hello! Project members older than you, time to find out the members who were born in the same decade that are younger than you:
Kobayashi Azusa (Country Musume) - January 30, 1977
Present age: 31
Kominato Miwa (Taiyo to Ciscomoon) - February 15, 1977
Present age: 31
Arai Saki (Sheki-dol) - March 8, 1978
Present age: 30
Aya Ishiguro (Morning Musume) - May 12, 1978
Present age: 29
Heike Michiyo (Soloist) - April 6, 1979
Present age: 28
Miyoshi Chinatsu (Soloist) - August 14, 1979
Present age: 28
Maeda Yuki (Soloist) - August 28, 1979
Present age: 28
- Rob Bourdon was born in the same year as Miyoshi, Maeda, and Michiyo but his birthday was in earlier (January 20), making him older than all three.
- Brad “Big Bad Brad” Delson was born in 1977, along with Azusa and Miwa. He is younger than them since his birthday is December 1.
- Dave “Phoenix” Farrell was also born in 1977 but with a birthday of February 8, he is younger than Azusa while older than Miwa.
- Joe Hahn is another ‘77 baby. He is younger than all of the mentioned members with a birthday of March 15 (three days before Cake Day).
- Mike Shinoda was (of course) born in the same year that popped up, his birthday being February 11. He is younger than Azusa while older than Brad, Dave, Joe, and Miwa.
But I have good news (that doesn’t involve saving money on car insurance by switching to Geico): a new year comes a new age. Hopefully, less stalkers harass you and more fans and good karma continue to rain on you.
Now for some randomness: Can you believe that I, at one point, fantasized that Michiyo Heike rejoined the music business as a member of Linkin Park (making her the band’s first -and, so far, only- female member)? (I even thought Tanaka Reina would be a better choice but Michiyo would better fit the chemistry of the group). She might get in the way due to the “singer” position being filled by you but I’ll leave the rest of the rock-loving wota who are reading this entry (besides, I doubt Michi-chan’s doing much “rock”-oriented music but I haven’t really heard much outside of Teenage Dream, a few singles, and some post-H!P stuff). Heck, I'll even leave the same wota to imagine what it'd be like if H!P members (past and present) joined the ranks of American bands and groups (not in their respective groups, I might add, a la the "Michiyo in LP" thing. Man, that'd be a new blog entry, if not for the fact it's similar to the explosive "H!P in the West" controversy and my desire to leave it to interpretation and the imagination of more experienced wota and fans).
(Remember, everyone died at 4:20, man!)
(Note: I wrote this post weeks ago. Look and see how old it is)
Dear Up Front Agency,
May I ask you a question?
Magi-Kat
C-ute’s new single is going to be that “Wonderful Hearts All-Stars” song, Melon Kinenbi re-releasing “Charisma, Kirei” as a stand-alone single, the Berryz are covering an old Eurovision song (and that’s not actually bad). What’s next? The postponed v-u-den single being “FANTASY”?! (See how long ago I was composing this post?) Morning Musume are going to rerecord another song?
*rant ends*
This was going to be longer but I didn’t feel like writing it when it came to my mind. Plus, I spent a lot of energy on that pic. Besides, Hello! Project covered many a person, even themselves. Plus, the first H!P release for 2008 was not a cover (thank you Natsumi-san and Maimi-san).
To end this pointless post, here’s “Little Boxes” as performed by Chester & Friends. *goes singing into the sunset*
P.S. When is Kaori’s baby going to be born? It’s due this month supposedly.
First off, I must thank all who supported me and gave me words of encouragement after my little episode in the previous post. I highly appreciate it. “WOW Suteki!” “SOME BOYS! TOUCH.” “Genshoku GAL Hade ni Yukube!” Sound familiar? “Sentimetal Boy.” “Dekoboko Seventeen.” “JINX.” Sound more familiar? If you are the seasoned Hello! Project fan, you’d notice that the first three song titles are Maki Goto songs while the last three are W songs (even if “Sentimetal Boy” is a cover song). What do these two have in common? Of course, they are all ex-Musume, along with former Hello! Project acts. Aibon smoked and onsened, Nozomi had a bun in her oven that had just finished baking, and Maki suddenly left (though speculation is still flying that this “graduation” was planned. After hearing how Maki’s voice has changed since the last time I saw her, I can accurately say she’ll be better off more confidently than that pathetic indifference mini-blurb. How ironic her graduation came days after this blog became set up, making it the very first Hello! Project news burst since “Morning Meteora” began). With this little paragraph behind, let’s go a “W-mercial“! Thank you, W, for that lovely commercial message. Amazing how cuties grow up? (Not just those cuties either). November was a month of discovery and rediscovery. It was the month I grew to like C-ute (“Ooki na Ai de Motenashite” and “Sakura Chirari” are competing Tsukishima Kirari’s “Ramutara” as “Most Played Song on Magi-Kat’s Hard Drive”), along with Buono! (one factor in my getting into Shugo Chara!). Totally Hello! Project allowed me to fill holes in my H!P MP3 collection, allowing in rarities like Petitmoni’s “WOW WOW WOW” and “Koibito wa Kokoro no Ouendan (hyper dance version)” by Country Musume ni Ishikawa Rika (okay, that’s a b-side but it’s a rarity to me). Even if all of that happened around Thanksgiving in America (fourth Thursday in November, some time in October in Canada), it was a great treat for me during my days off from my hectic school year. A week ago, I decided to download the rest of W’s 2nd album (courtesy of TH!P), along with the b-sides to “Aa Iina!“ (“Otome no Keitaidenwa no Himitsu.“ I have yet to listen to it as of this writing) and “Koi no Vacance (“Kanashiki 16sai (HEARTACHES AT SWEET SIXTEEN),” another I have yet to listen to), instrumental versions of “Aa Iina!” and “Ai no Imi wo Oshiete!,” in addition to the song “Sentimetal Boy” from their cover album “Duo U&U” out of curiosity. As with most W songs, I became hooked on them like a kid gets addicted to candy. From bopping my head to “Dekoboko Seventeen” (ironically my a- Magi-Kat, don’t tell them that!) to “tsuu tsuu”-ing to “Sentimetal Boy,” my love for W was rediscovered after the Thanksgiving Binge (where it was full blast), partially due to a “weirdest Hello! Project videos” blog entry I read some time earlier that had one of their videos featured. This past Sunday, I decided to give Maki a chance and get as much of her songs as possible (again, courtesy of Totally Hello! Project). I admit that Maki wasn’t one of my favorite solo artists but I can’t leave her in the lurch after only “knowing” her for barely a while. I must say I’ve fallen for her later works, even if I have yet to see her videos. I also admit that the same entry that featured W was partially responsible for reacquainting me with Maki somewhat (the “Uwasa no Sexy Guy” PV was something else but it didn’t get my vote - it went to “Hana wo Puun”). Anyway, as a fan of techno-dance, became hooked to Gocchin’s recent works, munching Ferrero Rocher hazelnut snacks all the way. I would say how eating chocolate covered hazelnuts would be ironic considering Maki’s “sexy” image but… I’ll let you figure that out for yourself ;). New favorites include: Prior to this, my favorite song by Maki Goto was “Nagadenwa,” the b-side to “Scramble” (though it could be tied with “Ai no Bakayarou” and “Sans Toi Ma Mie”). Not exactly an accurate picture of her but it shows… something. I can’t describe or explain it. While I try to find the words to describe it all, watch this second W-mercial. Thanks again, girls! I know a certain rock lover might get the title’s pun but it’s a reference to the Beatles song “Hello Goodbye,” which appropriate considering a little problem I have with some acts (getting into them after they’re gone, like the Beatles!). W doesn’t really count since I was into them from the get-go (me being an Aibon and Nono fan) but I didn’t really absorb into my W love (along with compelting my collection somewhat) fully until after they’re gone, even if I forced myself to stray from them. (After all, W filled the void left by Mini Moni and their disbandment. Now that they’re gone and Gyaruru had lost the reason I looked at them, that void is obviously filled full-time by Koharu). Both Maki and W are things of the past but golden reminders of how good Hello! Project had it back in the day. Maki was a Morning Musume graduate for more than a year when I became an H!P fan in November 2003 so she already said “goodbye.” Nono and Aibon said goodbye to Morning Musume and hello to “W” in 2004, quietly doing the same thing within a one year span in a matter of two years *insert double joke here*. So… You say yes, I say no You say stop and I say go, go, go Oh no You say goodbye and I say hello. Hello, hello I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello Goodbye Maki. Goodbye W. You may have said goodbye but I know that there are people like me who are willing to say “Hello!” to you in the days afterwards. (Jeez, that song can be used for all sorts of Hello! Project jokes, if not already). And let's end this post with a final W-mercial Mmmm... all of these food commercials are making me hungry, along with reminding me of a possible post I might make. Anyway, for now, sore wa Mōningu Meteora deshita~! Bye-bye!
I wrote this essay last night and I typed and revised it now (I just felt it was necessary. It makes up for my lack of "pure wotaism"). Oh, and no offense to fans of any of the idols I mentioned in a somewhat indelicate manner (especially Sayumi fans - remember, Sayumi needs you).
Now, we, the Hello! Project fandom- no, music fans in general (even if we like an idol solely for looks) have always identified an aspect of said idol on the basis of one thing: the voice. Ah yes, the voice. It is what separates the Abe Natsumis, Maki Gotos, Takahashi Ais, Melons, and Mitsui Aikas from the Ishikawa Rikas (even if I found her voice to be cute and never really noticed its weakness), Konno Asamis (same deal here), Michishige Sayumis (I am not much of a Sayu fan mainly because of her voice but I applaud her improvement), and Kusumi Koharus (ironic since she’s my favorite current Musume but I feel in love moreso with her image and character. Plus, if she had vocals a la Takitty, she’d sound weird. Same goes for the rest of the mentioned). Back onto my topic, we have often defined idols on voice. Of course, being idols, other factors (I.e. looks) come into play but a good chunk of the idol population is singers. (In fact, it is one of the things an idol has to have in order to appeal to me, second to “a certain something”). As I have already stated, one of the defining points of an idol is the voice and it is one of the things that must appeal to me in terms of Hello! Project members. When I became a fan in 2003, many of the “classic” members of Morning Musume were still in there. Yes, I came in a little bit after the CD single debut of the 6th Generation but I still had the pleasures of Yoshizawa, Ishikawa, Ogawa, Yaguchi, Nono, and Aibon. Also, since “Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~” could not satisfy my Hello! Hunger, I went a-searching for older tracks. From “Ikimasshoi!’ to “Koi no Dance Site,” “Happy Summer Wedding” to “Morning Coffee,” I craved Morning Musume. In fact, they were the second Hello! Project group I became hooked on - the first, with the song “Oshaberisukiyanen,” was Mini Moni (which was the root of my love for Yaguchi, Takitty, Mika, Nono, and Aibon). Vocals are important, yes - even becoming the defining point of the idol. This happened with most of the Hello! Project (particularly Morning Musume members, as you can see from this slanted pseudo-essay). Thanks to the projecthello.com lyrics site, along with various releases and (mostly) the “Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari” remixes, I was able to recognize the voices of every Morning Musume member prior to the 8th Generation and I can now recognize the distince voice of Mitsui Aika. I am beginning to with recognize the Pandas but I’ve only heard one song with them, of course it’s going to take a while. Their voices are those that are memorable though). Having rambled about “the Voice of the Hello! Project idol” (with significant bias towards Morning Musume since they stand out to me most at the moment, I pose a question to you, the Hello! Project fan community - which Hello! Project member do you sound like? As for me, I not entirely but I think it’s a subtle blend of Kusumi and Takakashi with a bit Iida mixed in. Of course, I am quite unsure but I will open the floor for discussion now. (There was originally going to be a sound clip of me singing the first verse and chorus for “Onna ni Sachi Are” but my microphone records my voice rather low, even when I sing close to it. Ah, the curse of having a soft voice Anyway, I open the floor for discussion and I'm curious: is there a Hello! Project idol you sound like? If so, who and why?and crappy technology)
I should be sued for doing something like this - I'm spamming everyone! Anyway, here's the final ranking, H!P Past and Present:
| Rank | Name |
| 1 |
![]() Tsuji Nozomi |
| 1 |
![]() Kusumi Koharu |
| 3 |
![]() Mika Todd |
| 4 |
![]() Mitsui Aika |
| 5 |
![]() Takahashi Ai |
| 6 |
![]() Ogawa Makoto |
| 7 |
![]() Kago Ai |
| 8 |
![]() Qian Lin |
| 9 |
![]() Yaguchi Mari |
| 10 |
![]() Yoshizawa Hitomi |
| 11 |
![]() Ishikawa Rika |
| 12 |
![]() Li Chun |
| 13 |
![]() Konno Asami |
| 14 |
![]() Matsuura Aya |
| 15 |
![]() Heike Michiyo |
| 15 |
![]() Yasuda Kei |
| 15 |
![]() Abe Natsumi |
| 15 |
![]() Nakazawa Yuko |
| 19 |
![]() Niigaki Risa |
| 20 |
![]() Ayaka |
| 21 |
![]() Okada Robin Shouko |
| 21 |
![]() Ohse Kaede |
| 21 |
![]() Maeda Irori |
| 24 |
![]() Tanaka Reina |
| 24 |
![]() Kamei Eri |
| 26 |
![]() Iida Kaori |
| 27 |
![]() Goto Maki |
| 27 |
![]() Yutoku Ayumi |
| 27 |
![]() Wada Ayaka |
| 27 |
![]() Tanaka Anri |
| 27 |
![]() Sekina Azusa |
| 27 |
![]() Sainen Mia |
| 27 |
![]() Saho Akari |
| 27 |
![]() Okai Asuna |
| 27 |
![]() Ogawa Saki |
| 27 |
![]() Mori Saki |
| 27 |
![]() Maeda Yuuka |
| 27 |
![]() Komine Momoka |
| 27 |
![]() Kitahara Sayaka |
| 27 |
![]() Kikkawa Yuu |
| 41 |
![]() Honda Ruru |
| 41 |
![]() Shinoda Miho |
| 41 |
![]() Arai Saki |
| 41 |
![]() Suenega Mami |
| 41 |
![]() Oki Ibuki |
| 41 |
![]() Kitagami Ami |
| 41 |
![]() Ishii Rika |
| 41 |
![]() Miyoshi Chinatsu |
| 41 |
![]() Toda Rinne |
| 41 |
![]() Kobayashi Azusa |
| 41 |
![]() Ichii Sayaka |
| 41 |
![]() Hashida Mirei |
| 41 |
![]() Morozuka Kanami |
| 41 |
![]() Hashimoto Aina |
| 41 |
![]() Goto Yuki |
| 41 |
![]() Akiyama Yurika |
| 41 |
![]() Miuna |
| 41 |
![]() Asami |
| 41 |
![]() Murakami Megumi |
| 41 |
![]() Ishimura Maiha |
| 41 |
![]() Furukawa Konatsu |
| 41 |
![]() Fukuda Kanon |
| 41 |
![]() Arai Manami |
| 41 |
![]() Aoki Erina |
| 41 |
![]() Arihara Kanna |
| 41 |
![]() Hagiwara Mai |
| 41 |
![]() Okai Chisato |
| 41 |
![]() Suzuki Airi |
| 41 |
![]() Sugaya Risako |
| 41 |
![]() Nakajima Saki |
| 41 |
![]() Kumai Yurina |
| 41 |
![]() Natsuyaki Miyabi |
| 41 |
![]() Sudo Maasa |
| 41 |
![]() Tokunaga Chinami |
| 41 |
![]() Tsugunaga Momoko |
| 41 |
![]() Yajima Maimi |
| 41 |
![]() Shimizu Saki |
| 41 |
![]() Fujimoto Miki |
| 41 |
![]() Michishige Sayumi |
| 41 |
![]() Maeda Yuki |
| 41 |
![]() Okada Yui |
| 41 |
![]() Miyoshi Erika |
| 41 |
![]() Inaba Atsuko |
| 41 |
![]() Sawada Yuri |
| 41 |
![]() Sengoku Minami |
| 41 |
![]() Korenaga Miki |
| 41 |
![]() Mutou Mika |
| 41 |
![]() Mano Erina |
| 41 |
![]() Noto Arisa |
| 41 |
![]() Shibata Ayumi |
| 41 |
![]() Saito Hitomi |
| 41 |
![]() Murata Megumi |
| 41 |
![]() Ohtani Masae |
| 41 |
![]() Satoda Mai |
| 95 |
![]() Ooyanagi Maho |
| 95 |
![]() Kwasahima Miyuki |
| 95 |
![]() Kominato Miwa |
| 95 |
![]() Lehua Sandbo |
| 95 |
![]() April Barbaran |
| 95 |
![]() Fukuda Asuka |
| 95 |
![]() Ishiguro Aya |
| 95 |
![]() Umeda Erika |
| 103 |
![]() Danielle Delaunay |
| 103 |
![]() Chelsea Ching |
| 103 |
![]() Ogura Manami |
All current H!P and Recent Graduates:
| Rank | Name |
| 1 |
![]() Tsuji Nozomi |
| 2 |
![]() Kusumi Koharu |
| 3 |
![]() Kago Ai |
| 4 |
![]() Mitsui Aika |
| 5 |
![]() Takahashi Ai |
| 6 |
![]() Ogawa Makoto |
| 7 |
![]() Yaguchi Mari |
| 8 |
![]() Iida Kaori |
| 9 |
![]() Yoshizawa Hitomi |
| 10 |
![]() Qian Lin |
| 10 |
![]() Li Chun |
| 12 |
![]() Ishikawa Rika |
| 13 |
![]() Konno Asami |
| 14 |
![]() Ayaka |
| 14 |
![]() Matsuura Aya |
| 16 |
![]() Kikkawa Yuu |
| 16 |
![]() Furukawa Konatsu |
| 16 |
![]() Fukuda Kanon |
| 16 |
![]() Arai Manami |
| 16 |
![]() Aoki Erina |
| 16 |
![]() Arihara Kanna |
| 16 |
![]() Hagiwara Mai |
| 16 |
![]() Okai Chisato |
| 16 |
![]() Suzuki Airi |
| 16 |
![]() Sugaya Risako |
| 16 |
![]() Nakajima Saki |
| 16 |
![]() Kumai Yurina |
| 28 |
![]() Niigaki Risa |
| 29 |
![]() Maeda Irori |
| 29 |
![]() Komine Momoka |
| 31 |
![]() Hashida Mirei |
| 31 |
![]() Okada Robin Shouko |
| 31 |
![]() Ohse Kaede |
| 31 |
![]() Morozuka Kanami |
| 31 |
![]() Hashimoto Aina |
| 31 |
![]() Goto Yuki |
| 31 |
![]() Akiyama Yurika |
| 31 |
![]() Miuna |
| 31 |
![]() Asami |
| 31 |
![]() Murakami Megumi |
| 31 |
![]() Ishimura Maiha |
| 31 |
![]() Goto Maki |
| 31 |
![]() Wada Ayaka |
| 31 |
![]() Tanaka Anri |
| 31 |
![]() Sekina Azusa |
| 31 |
![]() Sainen Mia |
| 31 |
![]() Saho Akari |
| 31 |
![]() Okai Asuna |
| 31 |
![]() Ogawa Saki |
| 31 |
![]() Mori Saki |
| 31 |
![]() Maeda Yuuka |
| 31 |
![]() Kitahara Sayaka |
| 53 |
![]() Ogura Manami |
| 53 |
![]() Yutoku Ayumi |
| 53 |
![]() Yasuda Kei |
| 53 |
![]() Tanaka Reina |
| 53 |
![]() Michishige Sayumi |
| 58 |
![]() Natsuyaki Miyabi |
| 58 |
![]() Sudo Maasa |
| 58 |
![]() Tokunaga Chinami |
| 58 |
![]() Tsugunaga Momoko |
| 58 |
![]() Yajima Maimi |
| 58 |
![]() Shimizu Saki |
| 58 |
![]() Umeda Erika |
| 58 |
![]() Fujimoto Miki |
| 58 |
![]() Nakazawa Yuko |
| 58 |
![]() Kamei Eri |
| 58 |
![]() Miyoshi Erika |
| 58 |
![]() Inaba Atsuko |
| 58 |
![]() Sawada Yuri |
| 58 |
![]() Sengoku Minami |
| 58 |
![]() Korenaga Miki |
| 58 |
![]() Mutou Mika |
| 58 |
![]() Mano Erina |
| 58 |
![]() Noto Arisa |
| 58 |
![]() Shibata Ayumi |
| 58 |
![]() Saito Hitomi |
| 58 |
![]() Murata Megumi |
| 58 |
![]() Ohtani Masae |
| 58 |
![]() Satoda Mai |
| 81 |
![]() Abe Natsumi |
| 81 |
![]() Maeda Yuki |
| 81 |
![]() Okada Yui |
Why am I not surprised Nono and Aibon are up there? I loved those two but I guess we all have to move on, right?
Just for the hell heck of it, I tried the other rankers. This one is for all current H!P:
| Rank | Name |
| 1 |
![]() Kusumi Koharu |
| 2 |
![]() Yaguchi Mari |
| 3 |
![]() Takahashi Ai |
| 4 |
![]() Mitsui Aika |
| 5 |
![]() Li Chun |
| 6 |
![]() Qian Lin |
| 7 |
![]() Matsuura Aya |
| 8 |
![]() Ayaka |
| 9 |
![]() Niigaki Risa |
| 10 |
![]() Konno Asami |
| 10 |
![]() Yoshizawa Hitomi |
| 10 |
![]() Ishikawa Rika |
| 13 |
![]() Yasuda Kei |
| 14 |
![]() Kikkawa Yuu |
| 15 |
![]() Maeda Irori |
| 15 |
![]() Komine Momoka |
| 15 |
![]() Kitahara Sayaka |
| 15 |
![]() Arihara Kanna |
| 15 |
![]() Hagiwara Mai |
| 15 |
![]() Okai Chisato |
| 15 |
![]() Suzuki Airi |
| 15 |
![]() Sugaya Risako |
| 15 |
![]() Nakajima Saki |
| 15 |
![]() Kumai Yurina |
| 15 |
![]() Natsuyaki Miyabi |
| 15 |
![]() Sudo Maasa |
| 15 |
![]() Tokunaga Chinami |
| 15 |
![]() Tsugunaga Momoko |
| 15 |
![]() Yajima Maimi |
| 15 |
![]() Shimizu Saki |
| 15 |
![]() Umeda Erika |
| 15 |
![]() Fujimoto Miki |
| 15 |
![]() Nakazawa Yuko |
| 15 |
![]() Inaba Atsuko |
| 15 |
![]() Noto Arisa |
| 15 |
![]() Shibata Ayumi |
| 15 |
![]() Saito Hitomi |
| 15 |
![]() Murata Megumi |
| 15 |
![]() Ohtani Masae |
| 15 |
![]() Satoda Mai |
| 41 |
![]() Yutoku Ayumi |
| 41 |
![]() Wada Ayaka |
| 41 |
![]() Tanaka Anri |
| 41 |
![]() Sekina Azusa |
| 41 |
![]() Sainen Mia |
| 41 |
![]() Saho Akari |
| 41 |
![]() Okai Asuna |
| 41 |
![]() Ogawa Saki |
| 41 |
![]() Mori Saki |
| 41 |
![]() Maeda Yuuka |
| 41 |
![]() Furukawa Konatsu |
| 41 |
![]() Fukuda Kanon |
| 41 |
![]() Arai Manami |
| 41 |
![]() Aoki Erina |
| 41 |
![]() Abe Natsumi |
| 41 |
![]() Tanaka Reina |
| 41 |
![]() Maeda Yuki |
| 41 |
![]() Okada Yui |
| 41 |
![]() Miyoshi Erika |
| 41 |
![]() Sawada Yuri |
| 41 |
![]() Sengoku Minami |
| 41 |
![]() Korenaga Miki |
| 41 |
![]() Mutou Mika |
| 41 |
![]() Mano Erina |
| 65 |
![]() Kamei Eri |
| 66 |
![]() Michishige Sayumi |
Why am I not surprised Sayumi is low? *is ambushed by a raving mob of Sayumi fans*
Yeah, I tried out that Hello! Project ranker thing and I was very surprised with the results (yeah... I cheated - I did it more than once. I'm such a bad girl). I'm not even going to count how many times I did it (though I have noticed something - Koharu and Ai Takahashi tend to be around the Top 10). Anyway, here's my ranking:
| Rank | Name |
| 1 |
![]() Kusumi Koharu |
| 2 |
![]() Takahashi Ai |
| 3 |
![]() Mitsui Aika |
| 4 |
![]() Yaguchi Mari |
| 5 |
![]() Yoshizawa Hitomi |
| 6 |
![]() Qian Lin |
| 7 |
![]() Ishikawa Rika |
| 8 |
![]() Li Chun |
| 9 |
![]() Konno Asami |
| 10 |
![]() Matsuura Aya |
| 11 |
![]() Ayaka |
| 12 |
![]() Yasuda Kei |
| 12 |
![]() Niigaki Risa |
| 14 |
![]() Nakazawa Yuko |
| 15 |
![]() Arihara Kanna |
| 15 |
![]() Kumai Yurina |
| 15 |
![]() Natsuyaki Miyabi |
| 15 |
![]() Sudo Maasa |
| 15 |
![]() Tokunaga Chinami |
| 15 |
![]() Tsugunaga Momoko |
| 15 |
![]() Yajima Maimi |
| 15 |
![]() Shimizu Saki |
| 15 |
![]() Umeda Erika |
| 15 |
![]() Fujimoto Miki |
| 15 |
![]() Abe Natsumi |
| 15 |
![]() Tanaka Reina |
| 15 |
![]() Kamei Eri |
| 15 |
![]() Maeda Yuki |
| 15 |
![]() Okada Yui |
| 15 |
![]() Miyoshi Erika |
| 31 |
![]() Aoki Erina |
| 31 |
![]() Hagiwara Mai |
| 31 |
![]() Okai Chisato |
| 31 |
![]() Suzuki Airi |
| 31 |
![]() Sugaya Risako |
| 31 |
![]() Nakajima Saki |
| 31 |
![]() Michishige Sayumi |
| 31 |
![]() Inaba Atsuko |
| 31 |
![]() Sengoku Minami |
| 31 |
![]() Korenaga Miki |
| 31 |
![]() Mutou Mika |
| 31 |
![]() Mano Erina |
| 31 |
![]() Noto Arisa |
| 31 |
![]() Shibata Ayumi |
| 31 |
![]() Saito Hitomi |
| 31 |
![]() Murata Megumi |
| 31 |
![]() Ohtani Masae |
| 31 |
![]() Satoda Mai |
| 49 |
![]() Sawada Yuri |
Just for the helleck of it, I tried the others. Was originally going to post all of my results here but then it occured to me that not everyone has a cable connection like I do so I separated it into pages.
Tchao!








































































































