The Ninth Generation: A New Beginning

I think you have noticed that so far, I have not written a word about them. Why you may ask... well, it is due to the fact that I have not followed the eliminatories or the program. As simple as.

Well, recently the new members of Morning Musume have been announced who are: Erina Ikuta, Riho Sayashi, Kanon Suzuki and Mizuki Fukumura (former Egg, former Shugo Chara Egg-2nd Gen).

From what i could collect from other blogs and sites it is that these girls (the first three are formidable, capable, adorable, (insert here more cute and good adjectives), etc, etc, etc.

Now regarding the fourth girl (and this reminds me a lot to the fourth generation ammouncement) was a wild card again... She was, as I said, a former Egg and a former Shugo Chara Egg-2nd Generation (What will happened with CCE?? ;___;)

Anyways here Tsunku discussed his impressions and reasons for choosing these girls:

Kanon: “Suzuki has… pluck, I guess you call it. She’s got good guts. She absolutely won’t show fear or nervousness on her face, and that never-say-die spirit is very important for Morning Musume.“

Ikuta: “Most importantly, she has an unending brilliance to her smile. This is an obvious weapon for Morning Musume. When she encounters things she can’t do, she first thinks ‘let me try it and see,’ and she will do as much as she is capable.“

Sayashi: “Right now, she’s probably #1 at dancing and her expression as a singer is also excellent. In a sense, you could say she’s already ready for battle.“

Fukumura: “From the start, Morning Musume really had a sad, ‘wet’ part to the group’s sound. Fukumura has a latent sadness within her that will create a good kind of ‘unbalanced balance’ in the group.“

... Really to understand Tsunku's reasoning is like trying to read the Coran or the Tora without previous knowledge of the language in which they were originally written...

I just hope they keep Morning Musume running for as long as they can because I would REALLY like to see any of them as MM leader someday.

Well, as the other forums, blogs, etc, I wish the best (they will need it) and to learn anything they can from the older girls (that they will REALLY REALLY need)





Random fact: Yossy was present at the concert, as presenter, alongside with Makoto (Tsunku's drummer).