So lets just start right off with said footage before giving my opinion(s).
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The members that stood out for me or at least the ones I'd like to see become the 10th Generation are Ishida Ayumi, Kudo Haruka, Tanaka Fuuka & lastly Murakami Sara.
Ishida Ayumi stood out as the best dancer though Miyagi Ayumi wasn't to far behind. Unfortunately for Miyagi the editor / producer of this documentary largely ignored her so I can't judge her signing for it wasn't featured. Murakami Sara I liked for her signing. No one can replace Ai-chan of course, but this time around I think Tsunku-san is going to place more emphasis on such.
And who do I find best of show/class well the adorable Kudo Haruka. With out a doubt a "shoe in". Was impressed being so young ( though nothing like Sayashi Riho ) her ability at dancing & I'm starting to fall in love with her voice. Of course we'll ALL have to wait & see whom is chossen. However lets not forget that during the S/Mileage auditions a lot of us was cheering for Miyamoto Karin & were DISAPOINTED to say the least that she passed up. Some of us are hoping she'll be a surprise last minute addition to Momusu. The thought of both her & Kudo Haruka together look to be an irresistible pair.
I'm hoping we won't have to face another Sub-member crap routine for MM as was done with S/M. To me if you pass you pass. This Sub-member crud is nothing more then a Public Relations stunt to keep the peoples interest for as long as possible before the fan base drops back down to it's core die hard followers, but that obviously is just my point of view.
Lastly it's going to be bitter sweet this coming 29th see'ing Ai-chan leaving as we discover whom shall be the 10th Generation.
After watching the English translated version of the audition I was surprised Tsunku-san is thinking about adding all of them at first til he mentioned he'd most likely reduce thier numbers. So I came up with two catagories.
Those I feel are in beyond all reasonable doubt are:
Ishida Ayumi & Murkami Sara
The rest I feel have a 50 / 50% chance.
Kudo Haruka, Ohgami Hinako, Miyagi Ayumi & Tanaka Fuuka
Any others not mentioned I feel have no chance unless Tsunku-san changes his mine & just adds everybody.
I haven't gotten a chance to fully sit down and watch carefully, but
ReplyDeletethis time around I don't think there are any truly can't miss prospects. However, I think that the overall talent level was raised - like the S/mileage auditions, there really aren't any glaringly weak girls.
Of course, Kudo-chan gets the early nod since she's an Egg, but she didn't seem as invincible as Eggs in the past have (to be fair, she's only 11 and has been an Egg for a year). I love her voice though.
I like Sara too, but I haven't payed a terrible amount of attention to her or the rest of the girls.
I think Tsunku said that he'd be okay with adding all 10 girls lol.
And about Karin: yeah, she's still the most talented out of the auditioners so I'm hoping for her, Haraku, Sara, and whoever the best personality is out of the other girls.