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I'm surprised that no one has created a thread for this yet...

On October 9, it was announced on H!P website that Juice=Juice will release their 15th single and Tomoko's last on 22nd December 2021.
It will be a Triple A-side. http://www.helloproj...com/news/13646/

According to JPLOP, Tomoka talked about the single on her radio show "Vivid Midnight".

Kanazawa : "One of the three songs is very meaningful for me to be able to sing at this time, and even though I hadn't decided to graduate for a long time, it was a song that fit my current feelings."

Kanazawa : "It was the first time for me to be so involved and so emotional that I couldn't sing at all. After more than 8 years of activity, there was one song (on the triple A side) that I couldn't sing because I was crying during the recording. I apologized properly, and was given another chance to record again.

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UPDATE: Titles of two of the songs were announced, 3 regular editions, 3 limited, 2 special (one includes solos by new members).

UPDATE 2: Title of the main A-side was announced, and it's the third one in a row to be a cover song.

New KSS album announced via CDJapan listing! https://www.cdjapan....ct/DAKUFCW-1155

Tracklist

• Kimi no Toujou (きみの登場)
• Warui Hito (悪いヒト; Bad Person)
• Upside down girl
• Zettai Idol Sengen (絶対アイドル宣言; Absolute Idol Declaration)
• Jounetsu Sparkle (情熱スパークル; Passion Sparkle)
• Bukatsu Owari ni Atarashii Jaaji ni Kigaeru Otome Kokoro (部活終わりに新しいジャージに着替える乙女心)
• Animal Land (アニマルランド)
• Mistake (ミステイク) - Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit
• Omotesando A5 (表参道A5)
• Hankouki! - Hello Pro Kenshuusei feat. Ishiguri Kanami
• Twilight Blue (トワイライト・ブルー)
• Irotoridori ni Nobi yo (色とりどりに伸びよ)

Members featured

Current KSS: Yonumura, Nakayama, Kubota, Matsubara, Saito, Onoda, Hiromoto, Hashida, Nishizaki, Hirayama, Kitahara, Murokoshi, Uemura, Ishiyama, Ishiguri
Debuted KSS: Hashisako, Tamenaga, Matsunaga, Arisawa, Ebata, Yofu

Welcome to Hello! Project +/- Contest 2021 in which current members of Hello! Project are to be judged not only for how many supporters they have, but also how many users see them as a less suitable option to vote off.

The contests will be broken into of 7 matches, each of which will consists of three rounds. In each match the goal is to select 2 members who will outlast all the others.

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Rules & Description

• Each round starts with all the participing members having 0 points
• By your own preference you give one selected member a +1 vote and one a -1 vote
  Please copy the vote above you and change both the total points and note which two members' votes you are changing by adding (+1), (-1) behind their names for better clarity
• You can vote every 24 hours, and vou can vote for different eligible members each time
• A member who reaches +5 points automatically passes to the next round
• A member who reaches -5 points is automatically eliminated from further participation
• When you are the user whose vote makes an idol reach +5 or -5, please highlight such change at the end of your vote - for example by adding an additional text such as "XY passes to the next round" / "XY is eliminated" - so that the next user might no longer inlcude them in their own vote
• The round ends when every member (or every except one) is left with either +5 or -5 points
• If at the end of the round some meber is left with 0 points, they earn a free ticket to the next round
  Therefore the number of participants shall develop as following: 14 → 7 → 4 → 2 // 12 → 6 → 3 → 2 // 10 → 5 → 3 → 2
• If the situation arises that votes casted seem to null each other (in case when there is a decision to be made between two remaining idols of the round) the users might opt for a tie breaker - one possibility to do so is to holds some sort of online poll for limited time and the idol managing to earn more votes during the period should be the one to pass.
• Please double check your vote after posting it - some user might vote at the same time as you or the contest might reach a new page in this thread

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List of Matches - participants as of July 2021

Match 1 - Morning Musume '21

• Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina, Morito Chisaki, Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei

Match 2 - BEYOOOOONDS

• Ichioka Reina, Shimakura Rika, Nishida Shiori, Eguchi Saya, Takase Kurumi, Maeda Kokoro, Yamazaki Yuhane, Okamura Minami, Kiyono Momohime, Hirai Miyo, Kobayashi Honoka, Satoyoshi Utano

Match 3 - ANGERME

• Takeuchi Akari, Kawamura Ayano, Sasaki Rikako, Kamikokuryo Moe, Kasahara Momona, Ise Layla, Hashisako Rin, Kawana Rin, Tamenaga Shion, Matsumoto Wakana

Match 4 - Tsubaki Factory

• Yamagishi Riko, Niinuma Kisora, Tanimoto Ami, Kishimoto Yumeno, Asakura Kiki, Ono Mizuho, Onoda Saori, Akiyama Mao, Kasai Yuumi, Yagi Shiori, Fukuda Marine, Yofuu Runo

Match 5 - Juice=Juice

• Kanazawa Tomoko, Uemura Akari, Inaba Manaka, Inoue Rei, Dambara Ruru, Kudo Yume, Matsunaga Riai, Arisawa Ichika, Irie Risa, Ebata Kisaki

Match 6 (bonus) - Hello Project new unit

• Yonemura Kirara, Ishiguri Kanami, Kubota Nanami, Saito Madoka, Nakayama Natsume, Hiromoto Ruli, Nishizaki Miku, Kitahara Momo

Match 7 (final) - 10 survivors of Match 1-5

• Ikuta Erina, Morito Chisaki, Eguchi Saya, Kobayashi Honoka, Kamikokuryo Moe, Ise Layla, Kasai Yuumi, Yofuu Runo, Inoue Rei, Kudo Yume

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Have fun with this contest!

Hello! Project Hina Fes 2020 ~Hisaichi Fukko Shien Tohoku wo Genki ni!~ will take place from March 20 to March 22, 2020 at Meiji Shrine Hall.
 
This year is the first one where the Hina Fes lasts for three days with six shows in total, and also the first where each of the groups gets their own premium show!

• March 20: Tsubaki Factory and Morning Musume '20 
• March 21: BEYOOOOONDS and Juice=Juice
• March 22: Kobushi Factory and ANGERME

Apparently Morning Musume will only perform on the first day (March 20), due to their regular concert schedule clashing with the two later dates.

On the other hand Hello Pro Kenshuusei and Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit will only appear on March 21 & 22.

http://www.up-fc.jp/...fo.php?id=15097

I BIG "YES!" FOR KOBUSHI AND OTHER NEWER GROUPS FINALLY HAVING THEIR OWN PREMIUM!!!!

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UPDATE: Due to the situation with coronavirus the festival was cancelled (due to the tie in event being postponed), but it was later annunced that Morning Musume Premium, BEYOOOOONDS Premium and ANGERME Premium will be held as broadcast concerts without audience.

Murota Mizuki will graduate from ANGERME on the March 22 concert.

Considering that the full title of the live got announced today, I suppose it deserves a thread on its own...

Kobushi Factory's last live titled Kobushi Factory Live 2020 ~The Final Ring!~  will be held on March 30, 2020 at Tokyo Dome City Hall.

The group will disband after the live and everyone except Inoue Rei will graduate from Hello! Project.

The title of the live is a clear reference to their first live tour titled Kobushi Factory Live Tour 2015 ~The First Ring!~

http://www.helloproj...ad045b4076a0617

http://www.up-fc.jp/...fo.php?id=15092