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[MejraThea]

Awwwwwww. I'm so glad, TicTac! 

[Shoujo Q]

She may still be here, but her hair sure has left the building. I like her with the short hair. 

[arcobaleno]

It does frame her face quite nicely, I agree that short hair works well on her.

[Solarblade]

Small update, but the Kenshuusei profiles have taken off the members of Tsubaki Factory

[TicTacAnyone]

Finally--I've been refreshing the profile page for the past week lol...
 
They also still have Yoshida Marie on, so I'm wondering when they'll take her off??

[Shoujo Q]

8 new KSS have joined the flock. Yoshida Marie is gone. Yonemura Kirari will not be in the upcoming recital.
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島倉りか (Shimakura Rika)

日比麻里那 (Hibi Marina)

江口紗耶 (Eguchi Saya)

土居麗菜 (Doi Reina)

岡村美波 (Okamura Minami)

松永里愛 (Matsunaga Riai)

山田苺 (Yamada Ichigo)

中山夏月姫 (Nakayama Natsuki)

[TicTacAnyone]

Excited to see the new batch of girls... I feel like the past two gens have had really pretty, unique names.
 
Here is some info people found:
 
Okamura Minami:
 
She has been a child model for a while now. 12 years old.
 
 
Matsunaga Riai:
 
Also a former model
 
 
Yamada Ichigo:
 
Part of an idol group. 11 years old.
 
 
Nakayama Natsume:
 
Another former idol.
 
 
Keep in mind these are all going to be girls that failed MM's second 2016 13th gen auditions... They auditioned around June-August.

[Anderei]

Yeah, we've been getting all those borderline kira kira names now that the girls are starting to be born in the 2000s lmao.

[Anderei]

They're speculating that Yamada Ichigo is Kosakura Ichigo from the group Onigokko. Her birthday is July 15th, 2005. She looks like she's even younger though.
 
This is Netsuke. She was a member of a group called Sweet Girl. She was also born in July 2005 based on an intro video from last year.
 
Riai was ALSO born in July 2005. This is her. There's also a photo of her attending an Angerme event. She would have missed the age deadline by less than a month for their audition.
 
Here's a video of Minami performing in 2015.
 
So literally have of this new group already are moe blobs who were born like yesterday lol.

[Elpis]

It's weird seeing people born in 2005. They all seem really young to me. I know the idol age keeps getting younger and younger, but still.

[Derby]

wtf happened in the early 00's that made Japanese parents use those names? Riai? Doi? Hibi? Eguchi?

[Solarblade]

Setlist for Marching!
 
1. Special Genera~tion - ALL
2. Sakura Night Fever - Kobushi Factory
3. Yami ni Nukegake - Kobushi Factory (stageplay song?)
4. Kanojo ni Naritai!!! - Shimakura, Hibi, Eguchi, Doi, Okamura, Matsunaga, Yamada, Nakayama
5. Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda! - Kobushi Factory
6. Nanchuu Koi wo Yatteruu YOU KNOW? - Tsubaki Factory
 
7a. Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai - (Ichioka, Inoue, Maeda, Kanatsu, Kiyono, Kawamura, Yamazaki, Nishida) - Tokyo only
7b. - (Inoue, Danbara, Horie, Maeda, Kanatsu, Noguchi, Yamazaki, Nishida) - Osaka
7c. - (Inoue, Maeda, Kanatsu, Kodama, Yonemura, Yamazaki, Nishida, Hachisako) - Nagoya
 
8. Cabbage Hakusho ~Haru-hen~ - Takase & Yamazaki / Horie & Kiyono / Takase & Danbara / Ichioka & Takase (changes)
9. Tabidachi no Haru ga Kita - Inoue, Maeda, Noguchi, Ono K., Yamazaki, Nishida
10. Seishun no Serenade - Inoue (with Kodama, Yonemura, Kiyono, and Hachisako as backup dancers)
11. Uruwashi no Camellia - Tsubaki Factory
12. "Idol wa Robot" tte Showa no Hanashi ne - KSS
13. CHOICE&CHANCE - Ichioka, Maeda, Kanatsu, Kiyono, Kawamura
14. Mikan - KSS
15. Hatsukoi Sunrise - Tsubaki Factory
16. Table Seki Aitetemo Counter Seki - KSS + Tsubaki
17. Seishun Beat wa 16 - KSS + Tsubaki
18. Egao ni Namida ~THANK YOU! DEAR MY FRIENDS~ - ALL
 
http://www.up-fc.jp/helloproject/member/egg/news_Info.php?id=10105

[TicTacAnyone]

[quote="Derby"]
wtf happened in the early 00's that made Japanese parents use those names? Riai? Doi? Hibi? Eguchi?
[/quote]
 
Here are some examples of how fucked up they can be, written-wise...

[Anderei]

[quote="Derby"]
wtf happened in the early 00's that made Japanese parents use those names? Riai? Doi? Hibi? Eguchi?
[/quote]
 
 
Those are actually their last names except for Riai.

[Derby]

[quote="Anderei"]
 
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wtf happened in the early 00's that made Japanese parents use those names? Riai? Doi? Hibi? Eguchi?
[/quote]
 
 
Those are actually their last names except for Riai.
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That's a little awkward

 
 
 
[quote="TicTacAnyone"]
 
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Derby" data-cid="205801" data-time="1488855091">
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wtf happened in the early 00's that made Japanese parents use those names? Riai? Doi? Hibi? Eguchi?
[/quote]
 
Here are some examples of how fucked up they can be, written-wise...
 
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So they just take kanji that has a cool meaning and make up a pronunciation by themselves? I didn't quite see much in common with the names in the video and the recent kss we're getting

[Anderei]

That's why I called them borderline kira kira names. They're not really, they're just kind of ultra cute and childish sounding. Miki's daughter's name is a bit kira kira but I've yet to see an idol whose name is actually full blown kira kira. Probably because it's a newer trend and those kids aren't really old enough to debut.

[TicTacAnyone]

Yonemura Kirara's name feels pretty close, imo.... Kirara? Same with Momohime. Though idk how popular that is as an actual name, it seems like it might have a decent amount of use.
 
But yeah, none of them are true kira kira names....... yet!
 
 
That video was more to give an example of some and how ridiculous they can get.

[Anderei]

Momohime is one of the ones that just feels really childish to me. Like yeah, it's cute for a baby, it'll be a lot less cute once she's 30.

[MejraThea]

I think when she gets old enough to hate her name she'll just go as Momo lol.

[TicTacAnyone]

[quote="Thea"]
I think when she gets old enough to hate her name she'll just go as Momo lol.
[/quote]
 
We'll see... apparently her nickname for herself is "Purin" as in "Princess".... but it just makes me think of pudding lmao.
As long as she's an idol she'll probably stick with Momohime. And who knows, if she turns out similar to Tsugunaga she might just keep it into her twenties =w=

[JPope]

[quote="Mizura"]
It's weird seeing people born in 2005. They all seem really young to me. I know the idol age keeps getting younger and younger, but still.
[/quote]
 
They're trainees, though, so it might not be so bad. What's the average tenure of KSS before they debut/wash-out?

[Anderei]

Actually pretty long. I'd say the majority stick around until they age out of the audition process. And a ton of the original Eggs were around until they restructured the program.

[Noa]

Minami is a cutie. They should add her to CG.

[TicTacAnyone]

[quote="Solarblade"]
Setlist for Marching!
 
1. Special Genera~tion - ALL
2. Sakura Night Fever - Kobushi Factory
3. Yami ni Nukegake - Kobushi Factory (stageplay song?)
4. Kanojo ni Naritai!!! - Shimakura, Hibi, Eguchi, Doi, Okamura, Matsunaga, Yamada, Nakayama
5. Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda! - Kobushi Factory
6. Nanchuu Koi wo Yatteruu YOU KNOW? - Tsubaki Factory
 
7a. Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai - (Ichioka, Inoue, Maeda, Kanatsu, Kiyono, Kawamura, Yamazaki, Nishida) - Tokyo only
7b. - (Inoue, Danbara, Horie, Maeda, Kanatsu, Noguchi, Yamazaki, Nishida) - Osaka
7c. - (Inoue, Maeda, Kanatsu, Kodama, Yonemura, Yamazaki, Nishida, Hachisako) - Nagoya
 
8. Cabbage Hakusho ~Haru-hen~ - Takase & Yamazaki / Horie & Kiyono / Takase & Danbara / Ichioka & Takase (changes)
9. Tabidachi no Haru ga Kita - Inoue, Maeda, Noguchi, Ono K., Yamazaki, Nishida
10. Seishun no Serenade - Inoue (with Kodama, Yonemura, Kiyono, and Hachisako as backup dancers)
11. Uruwashi no Camellia - Tsubaki Factory
12. "Idol wa Robot" tte Showa no Hanashi ne - KSS
13. CHOICE&CHANCE - Ichioka, Maeda, Kanatsu, Kiyono, Kawamura
14. Mikan - KSS
15. Hatsukoi Sunrise - Tsubaki Factory
16. Table Seki Aitetemo Counter Seki - KSS + Tsubaki
17. Seishun Beat wa 16 - KSS + Tsubaki
18. Egao ni Namida ~THANK YOU! DEAR MY FRIENDS~ - ALL
 
http://www.up-fc.jp/helloproject/member/egg/news_Info.php?id=10105
[/quote]
 
That's irritating. Take Tsubaki and definitely Kobushi out of this setlist? Kobushi has been debuted for over a year now? Why are they still performing at KSS events? Let the KSS get more stagetime and practice..... ugh.

[Shoujo Q]

Having the Factory's there gives the trainees something to aspire to. It helps I'm sure, when practicing also. It gives something for the fans to go see, and gives the Factory's themselves practice. Especially Tsubaki as they are just out of their incubation stage and still need the practice. As the newer girls get more comfortable and gain more followers I'm sure they will eventually be phased out like Juice=Juice and S/Mileage were.

[TicTacAnyone]

[quote="Shoujo Q"]
Having the Factory's there gives the trainees something to aspire to. It helps I'm sure, when practicing also. It gives something for the fans to go see, and gives the Factory's themselves practice. Especially Tsubaki as they are just out of their incubation stage and still need the practice. As the newer girls get more comfortable and gain more followers I'm sure they will eventually be phased out like Juice=Juice and S/Mileage were.
[/quote]
 
I get that and can understand Tsubaki... But Kobushi debuted in September of 2015... that's a long time to still be performing with the KSS. To be fair Juice=juice was still generally participating in KSS shows about 2 years into their debut. It just feels too long. Like you take up time they could be using for more of their own performances?
 
I'm torn because I get they need strong seniors to show them, especially with 17 out of the 24 girls being trainees for under a year now. >.> that hurt to realize how many of them are still, generally, "newcomers."

[TicTacAnyone]

KSS ~MARCHING~ goods are up. SO cute         
 
View on E-lineup
 
 
PS--You can see which of the new girls were models from their photos, hahaha. And Yamada Ichigo looks like Kaede 2.0
 
Just from looks, Doi Rena is going to be a big winner in my book. I'm giving her all my attention.

[Shoujo Q]

I updated the first post with new images. (I darkened them because they were really washed out.)



Towel Formation goes by generation. (I'm doing this only for myself so I can get to remember names and faces.)


Top Row: Ichioka Reina, Inoue Hikaru, Danbara Ruru, Horie Kizuki, Takase Kurumi, Maeda Kokoro, Kanatsu Mizuki, and Noguchi Kurumi
2nd Row: Ono Kotomi, Kodama Sakiko, Yonemura Kirara, Kiyono Momohime, Kawamura Ayano, Yamazaki Yuhane, Nishida Shiori, and Hashisako Rin
3rd Row: Shimakura Rika, Hibi Marina, Eguchi Saya, Doi Rena, Okamura Minami, Matsunaga Riai, Yamada Ichigo, and Nakayama Natsume
 
Stats on the New Members.

 
Shimakura Rika - August 20, 2000 - Tokyo
Hibi Marina - December 17, 2002 - Osaka (Hibi took dance lessons at E.d.M (Envoyer de MaSaKo) Studio in Osaka.)
Eguchi Saya - March 1, 2003 - Hyogo 
Doi Rena - September 1, 2004 - Osaka (Q is giving her the nickname Dory.)
Okamura Minami - October 20, 2004 - Osaka (Former model and member of SunRisa, a local dance and vocal group in Osaka.)
Matsunaga Riai - July 7, 2005 - Osaka ( Won a Special Award in the Harajuku Mate x Juni Award model audition.)
Yamada Ichigo - July 15, 2005 - Shizuoka (Former member of local idol group Onigokko under the stage name Kosakura Ichigo (小桜苺))
Nakayama Natsume - July 20, 2005 - Ishikawa (Former member of idol group Sweet Girl.)

[momoirosaya]

All the new girls have the same exact hair cut.

[Anderei]

Right? They all look like the same girl almost.