AKB48 Grows By 33

AKB48 Grows By 33

Auditions are in the air and AKB48 held an  audition for their 13th generation members.

On September 24, 57, girls    remained in the audition of which 33  provisionally passed .The 33 new idols will now enter their kenkyuusei training system with hopes of becoming formal trainees .

The 33 winners  range between the ages of 12 and 18 and had to get pass a panel of 15 judges. AKB48 theater manager Togasaki Tomonobu spoke to the new idols after the audition offering them the following words of encouragement.

“We had a very long and difficult discussion this time as well. I hope that all of you who passed will work hard in order to become a formal research student and eventually a full-fledged team member.”

Should any of these girls advance through their AKB48 training, they stand the chance to enter one of the main units of AKB48.

Morning Musume 10th Gen Update

Morning Musume 10th Gen Update

There is little time left for the hopefuls .It`s really hard to make a judgment on just a few minutes of footage as we don`t see everything the staff sees that day .Being a backdancer for Dorothy Little Happy has advantages , but is it enough to meet the demands of Morning Musume.

This audition like the 9th gen is more about life after the big names are gone. I don`t know how many he will pick ,Tsunku is a sneaky man and that smile on his face tells me he has what he wants from this audition and it may surprise us all.

The idea of all ten joining is over as two left Tashima Meru & Miyagi Ayumi seem to have dropped out ,will that open the door for two Eggs and keep Tsunku`s crazy idea he hinted at last week of a 18 member Musume ?




On a related note, their current single is currently their best selling single since 2007. How soon can we start 11th gen auditions, time to get back to what this group is famous for, idol creating. lol

S/mileage: Didn`t Take Long

S/mileage: Didn`t Take Long

I don`t really have a lot to say about this, this is more so a photo send out to fellow bloggers. Things happen very fast in the idol genre, there is a saying that agencies don`t let the body get cold before moving on. H!P is quickly moving on and while Saki fans may not be happy here is what their staff tweets call “New S/mileage ,S/mileage #2”.

Leaving your sadness over Saki to the side ,what do you think ,cute right ?

S/mileage New Member Footage [Subbed]

S/mileage New Member Footage [Subbed]


Having a sub team is something that I hope as PIH moves forward we can put in place as I get mail asking if there are any subbed versions of shows or clips from time to time.

Anyway, all credit goes to the team that created the subs for this clip, so if you have a YouTube account, give them a word of thanks for their hard work.





In related news New S/mileage, are finishing a USTREAM show as I write this up. They played games, laughed and had the best time. So have no worries over the group and don`t be surprised if by the end of the fall tour the sub label is dropped . The new members are clicking just fine ,like they been in group for years and gen 1 S/mileage had the best time laughing and playing with them. Not sure what was funnier the new line up or their manager wearing a mask when getting on camera to hide her face.

They have really added a fresh spark to the group, which I think in time everyone will notice.

Video later if possible

S/mileage 2nd Gen Video look + Future Speculations

S/mileage 2nd Gen Video look + Future Speculations

S/mileage staff has uploaded video of the new member announcement on their YouTube channel. First thing, you will notice ,S/mileage is crying before the first member was ever announced .This was a hard sale for them , but will make them better , much like when Morning Musume first expanded.

Future Speculation


Are the girls that were not selected being saved for Morning Musume 10th gen? After all the rules said clearly, you could audition for both groups or are these subbing members and the unpicked members in the plans for a new unit?

New Unit?
Well Tsunku opened that door .When Tsunku made the new member announcement, he also muddied the waters bysaying, that if one or more sub members does not fit the missing part for S/mileage as full members, that the option was there for a new project.

Now is the new project that he hinted to a new unit? Including the unselected members.

Whatever the reasons for adding these five girls, the industry now has five new idols to get to know and more questions then answers.

The rest of this year, is going to be one if your an H!P fan worth watching as something is in the works at H!P and it could go a long way in tipping the hand about the future of this agency.

S/mileage Grows By Five

S/mileage Grows By Five

Ladies and Gentlemen, S/mileage grows by five.

Earlier today, S/mileage grew by five members with the addition of what is being called sub members. Question number one; with S/mileage now being as large as Morning Musume does this mean that the agency views this unit to have more value then Berryz Koubou and C-ute?

For this new experiment ,these new sub members are not full  card carrying members of S/mileage just yet. It seems that Tsunku  wants to take this idea for a test drive  to find that missing piece to complete S/mileage and also hold the fear of demotion over their heads of the original members to make sure they don`t take things for granted.Really it`s not demotions ,the wording makes it out to believe that S/mileage is becoming like AKB48 ,were subs can fill in at times.

In regards to the sub-member concept ,Tsunku  mentioned that the group is missing something and these five will be given first shot at finding it.Meaning Gen 3 auditions are possible.


Tsunku also  went on to say  the following :"Based on their activities, I will decide if they will become official members”. Call them what you want the S/mileage fan base at the live gave them overwhelming support and cheers and it`s only an issue of time before the sub member label gets dropped at least by fans.

So just who will make up S/mileage 2nd generation ? They are Katsuta Rina, Kosuga Fuyuka, Nakanishi Kana, Tamura Meimi, and Takeuchi Akari.

Rina

The ever Egao [smiling] Rina is a newly promoted H!P EGG .Rina is from Tokyo and is 13 and is good at gymnastics .



Fuyuka

Fuyuka is from Kanagawa and is 13 ,she is good at karate and performing the Tea Ceremony

Kana

Kana is from Osaka and is 14 ,she is good at impressions and sports

Meimi

Meimi is the youngest of the new members at age 12. Meimi is from Gunma and her  special skill is room arrangement
Akari

Akari is a genki newly promoted H!P EGG. This energetic idol is 13 and is from Saitama .She should be a fan favorite of Morning Musume`s next leader Niigaki Risa as she can do impressions of Mickey Mouse.

She also is the cousin of C-ute`s Yajima Maimi

Of the five that joined some faces that drew fan attention across the world are missing . The popular Ribbon-Chan is a member of the Avex Academy Idol group DELUXE COLORS! ,much like Riho was an academy performer before joining Morning Musume .

The very popular and wota top choice Karin is still in play for Morning Musume 10th gen .


When asked about the new members,the first generation members said the following: Ogawa said, “Honestly, at first I didn’t like the idea of having new members.”

Wada who was the most outspoken when the audition news broke , claimed that she did not want to baby sit any new members ,that maybe another member should be leader . She later explained that the other three members were already a handful for her at times . Wada now has had three months to think about this and offered her views on the new members . Wada responded by saying “I want everyone to become official members.”

I am not really surprised by Wada , change is hard , and as leader she will rise up and meet this new challenge .In time Wada will help S/mileage grow to become a new powerful family .

While S/mileage didn`t get their wish of getting sexy members ,they loaded up on cuteness and that is hard for wotas to fight off ,the results should payoff nicely for S/mileage.




New Members Profile
http://s-mileage.jp/info/2863

S/mileage 2nd Generation Audition Final Round

S/mileage Audition Update

We are getting down to the end and it`s four Eggs including Korean audition winner, Jang Da Yeon  and eight new hopefuls in the final round , which one or ones of these girls will join S/mileage.

Who is your favorite to join ?

DiVA Generation 2 Auditions

DiVA Generation 2 Auditions

For the first time in history an AKB48 sub unit will be adding non AKB48 .The group who I believe could break away completely from AKB48 and have a major impact career ,DiVA is adding generation two members.

Applicants will be between 18 and 23 and must have dance experience, no raw trainees in this audition. The audition will last three rounds with the final round consisting of performing in front of the members of DiVA. Everyone who passes will become Office48 agency members and members of DiVA. No word if this will open the door to AKB48 membership for the winners.

Who knows maybe DiVA will become a super idol group  of it`s own ,with multiple teams .Why not with HKT48 forming Akimoto already has over 200 girls in his empire ,what’s 30-48 more right .

S/mileage + EGGS + Auditions = Generation 2?

S/mileage + EGGS + Auditions = Generation 2?

The final 50 of the S/mileage generation 2 auditions featured eight H!P EGGS and 42 other girls .Will the EGGS have an advantage ? Should and EGG or two be new members ,will you be happy with that ?

One or more of these girls could  become new members of S/mileage

First up the EGGS
3001 - Mogi Minami (from 9th Gen Momusu auditions) ,3002 - Miyamoto Karin ,
3003 - Katsuta Rina ,3004 - Otsuka Aina (from 9th Gen Momusu auditions) ,
3005 - Takeuchi Akari ,3006 - Kaneko Rie ,3007 - Takagi Sayuki,3008 - Nagazawa Wakana ,



As for the total audition ,I was away and can not tell you much about it ,sorry

S/mileage Visits Their Gen 2 Audition

S/mileage Visits Their Gen 2 Audition

S/mileage took the time to do a drop in visit of their generation 2 auditions .An excited S/mileage greeted the collection of generation 2 hopefuls for a short conversation.

The first thing that I noticed was that H!P has a marketing gem sitting in that room ,if they pass the audition. S/mileage could become the first H!P unit to have twins as members .That's right S/mileage fans we have twins wanting to enter S/mileage ,and if there is any chance of them passing you have to take them ,just for the marketing and media fallout. Besides, they are already picking up fans .

S/mileage did treat the young idol hopefuls to one last memory a reverse handshake were the idols run the line and not the fans.