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It wasn't a competition though...
They added new members to JJ for a reason, they only recently lost Karin and Sayuki, and more departures will eventually happen. This was a great timing to add new members in my opinion, especially while Kanatomo is still there to help them settle in.
I know it wasn't a competition, this was just the way I used to express my thoughts
Tsubaki got three potential talented girls + the best singer of Hello! Pro Kenshuusei
The new group got 4 being two of them the second and the third place best perfomance at the Shindan Test
As a Juice=Juice fan I am disapointed and upset with this outcome considering this was their very first audition