#hello! project new member audition

[magicmorningmeteora]

[haropro-confessions]

I wonder if the big wigs at UFA "regret" giving a 2024 debut date the new KSS Unit instead of just saying they will debut. I think they were counting on some girls from the Hello!Project audition to fill the group out. I mean they were successful with the Hello!Project auditions that produced SeasoningS and Roko&Sumire. But they didn't find anyone suitable for KSS Unit'24. What will they do? It's getting late for a 2024 debut if they're still looking for new members.

[hotarutranslations]

To Everyone, From Ishida Ayumi

To everyone who always supports me with lots of your power, To everyone who watches over me, To everyone who came her to read my blog like, graduation!?

Thank you very much.

Ishida, has decided to graduate!

Since this is my first time making this announcement… Even though I have written many blogs up until now, I'm flustered like, How should I put this into words…

The 1 thing I'll convey is… I'm taking my time in writing this.

Everyone as well, I would be happy if you could take your time reading this🪽

I, Ishida Ayumi, have decided to graduate from Morning Musume and Hello! Project with the scheduled fall tour in 2024.

From the day I joined as a member of Morning Musume on September 29th, 2011,

Every day I ran through in this dream, and this year its been 13 years since.

I want to stand out! I want to stand on bigger stages! From the 14 year old me who took on the audition from Miyagi, The fundamental feeling has always remained the same, But, through many frustrating experiences, and motivating experiences I've realized and settled on who I am at my core as a person.

Morning Musume expresses, Strength, earnestness; I continue to fall in love with its soul, I also want to be like this as a member, And I've constantly challenged myself with this intention.

I've received a lot of support, from all of the fans!!!

Thanks to all of the words of support from the fans, I'm really having a great time now; my love of spending time with members has increased, I've loved the whole 13 years😌🫶🏻

Every day is so fun, that it feels like time has stopped.

I was able to decide to move on, and to graduate.

Graduating, Its one of the stages that I had admired and wanted to stand at some day, So finally, I myself…am also excited about it.

It only happens once in your life, Eeeh! I wonder how it will be!

I'd like to convey~ I'm also happy about those I will meet with the opportunity of this graduation, if you'd like to approach with work or such as a result of graduating, by all means! Thank you very much!

Because of the seniors that I've seen off up until now, the 10th generation, and the wonderful juniors,

And also because of everyone who will keep Morning Musume connected to us from now on🫶🏻

I am able to view graduating like this. Thank you.

The power of support is really amazing, although I'm still 27, although I still haven't accomplished all I want to do, but I've been able to achieve many things I wished for in life, I've gained the strength to say, I treasure it! I love it!

Taking advantage of what I've learned from my encounters here,

By receiving this support, the greatness I've been able to feel,

Someday, I want to create, a place where people can feel what it is like to give, As a new dream🪽

For the remainder of my time as a beloved Morning Musume,

With gratitude towards all of you who are precious to us, I'll run through it with with my soul burning, with my precious members.

Tomorrow,

Is our tour finale we've been having since March🪽 Budoukan performance..

With the confidence from the 13 of us touring the country, I will enjoy my favorite stage with everyone too

It will be live broadcast on Hulu And we're showing it on Live Viewing

Because tomorrow is the only time for tomorrow,

I'd be happy if everyone, could enjoy it with us together as well😌🫶🏻

Thank you very much for your support for Morning Musume '24!

[silvyysthings]

Aspen Anon here. No, I said damage to Timothée’s public persona (profile), not his career. Wonka and Dune were already in the can and Dune 3 is likely and Wonka depending on final box office numbers has sequel potential. The Dylan movie is for a hopeful Oscar nomination as all biopics are but never are blockbusters. He inked the ping pong movie which could be another Bones & All or Wonka at the box office. Many culture gays (entertainment critics, reporters, etc.) are putting him on their end of year 2024 Out lists. This stunt with a Klan member left his public profile with scratches and dents and if he gets more that could lead to role offers to other actors without the Klan stank on them or *gasp* having to audition. Marriage and a baby would impact his career.

Been a fan of Timothée since 2016 but this stunt has not been fun to witness. He’s a willing participant and seeing Marc at the Klan Xmas party left a bitter taste in my mouth. It’s not like Timothée has been accused of serious criminal behavior which would have impacted Wonka, Dune and future projects. Personal life actions in public can influence perception amongst general public as well as the industry executives, it just isn’t always immediate. Think of the cerulean blue monologue in ‘Devil Wears Prada’ how the color starts and influences onward to the everyday person.

Aspen is only just under 200 miles from Denver and a 3-1/2 hour drive. Graphic design and professional photography in the beauty and fashion industries pays well. Work in-state sometimes involves trips to Aspen which is a great place to network which leads to jobs outside America (hello recent fashion weeks in Europe). Seeing, working with a celebrity is no big deal and quite frankly in most cases not as interesting as some I met working retail or bartending while working in college. If I see a Klan member I do look away, move away because… ewww.

(Silvy, you don’t have to post any of this. Sorry, did not intend to write a book. Had a date cancel tonight and have no work to do. 😂 I’m staying anonymous because I once did not and my Tumblr and (work) Instagram was flooded with pro-K and anti-Charmie messages. Happy New Year! ✌🏻)

No problem to share nonny . I think we all have your feelings towards that kind of people . Enjoy if you will spend days in Aspen😍

[andteam-ky]

[&AUDITION] WHAT IS YOUR KEYWORD? - KY

masterlist / &AUDITION EPs / og post

#KY introduces herself with 8 keywords! Check "&" with the member chose the same keywords though the video 👀

a/n: a start to the journey everyone !!!

word count:

“Hello, I am KY and I am 17 years old. Now I’m going to introduce myself, please enjoy!” She smiles to the camera after she bows.

~[Creation]

“I chose this as my first word because I love making things. DIY projects and little presents and toys are what I find the most joy in doing. If I am able to do it and make it myself it means a lot.”

~[Diligence]

“Pushing and working through to get things done is one of my biggest strengths. This is why I chose diligence”

~[Leadership]

“Being a part of a lot of school programs and being apart of their leadership teams helped me build a good foundation of what separates a good and great leader. Even being the helper of the leader shows a sense of humility to the surrounding team. I hope I’ll be able to show you all that.”

~[Passion]

“Having passion and drive is one of the best things to ever have. My parents told me if I’m not passionate about what I’m doing then it wasn’t ever worth it. I am very passionate about this opportunity and will not waste it.”

~[Refreshing]

“Something new can always be brought to the table. With all of my charms and sides and visuals I hope to give you a breath of fresh air.”

~[Rap]

“I find it alluring to be able to rap, I really love writing poems and using word play. Hip-hop, Rap, R&B, Soul and Jazz are my favorite genres and I was introduced to them by my father and grandfather. I hope you show you my rap and my other talents and skills.”

~[Cute]

“No reason exactly why I chose this,” KY smiles slightly. “It was just the next best one to choose.”

~[Sincere]

“Sincerity and being sincere is as close as honesty you could get. I feel as if my morals are built off of being sincere.”

“That’s all for my self-introduction, I will grow and learn and I promise to show you all my sides. Please look forward to seeing me. Thank you!”

©️andteam-ky

[errmx]

Hello!!! i made a new Undertale voice acting server called OuterSpace Va Project on discord! we have fun around with the members and chill while finding new friends and you can also voice act! as first project we are voice acting underverse! (by jakei) many characters are up for auditioning so why dont try to get to voice act your favourite underverse character?!? we are kind to our members and respect everyone! so, i cant wait to see you there! link for server: https://discord.gg/QwDDkSrqac

[harinz]

HELLO !!! lia here, a little late to the party but still! let me introduce you to your newest favorite mess, seo harin, otherwise known as arin. as culture creative's self-proclaimed wild child, harin is about as put-together as a box of legos, so do with that information what you will... read on under the cut for some more info on her, and leave a like if you wanna plot! ⋆

super short tl;dr of her background

grew up as an only child with a lot of expectations placed on her since she was young. she tried to be what her parents wanted, she swears, but being off the rails is just so much more fun.

really leaned into her artistic / creative side as a teenager, which eventually led to her leaving home for seoul and auditioning at hearthub records. she managed to get a spot for an upcoming girl group, but the project was eventually put on "indefinite hiatus."

harin honestly didn't mind; she knew she didn't want to share the spotlight with other members in a group, no thanks! when she was approached by a culture creative rep before her contract was even up, she agreed to sign to the new label asap.

november 2022, harin debuted as soloist arin, a "self-producing" artist who's honestly more of an internet celebrity than a kpop idol.

about harin

she's been pushing the boundaries of being "company-owned" since the very beginning, sneaking around her managers and slipping up with her language on instagram lives. it's quickly become part of her charm though as a more "down-to-earth" artist.

really as unfiltered as a public figure can get. she still covers up the ugly parts, of course, but she's quick to speak her mind, stand up to staff, and snap back when interviewers get a little too personal.

honestly i was generous when i gave her a 3 out of 5 reputation. dw she'll be down to 0.5 soon! ( /j or am i ).

as bubbly and weird as she is, harin is honestly still pretty self-conscious, prefers her alone time, and makes sure to keep everyone at an arm's length. she's here to have fun, above all else, and will curate her environment to her liking.

spends most of her free time making music, partying, hanging out at other people's apartments and getting drunk, and making messes for her managers to clean up. she's really been pushing her luck recently though, so she's trying to cut back from being too wild...

her immediate goals are to release an album and get permission to start a youtube channel ( though the second item might be a tall order given her track record ).

her reach goals are to not get so famous that she can't go to the convenience store without getting photographed and to do a world tour.

some plot ideas!

friends, ex-friends, exes, flings, enemies, relatives. all the quote unquote "normal" connections.

a party buddy? someone who comes (or is dragged) along to all the events and probably ends up lending a couch to her for the night. you're also probably in her manager's contact list now.

someone who trained with her between 2018 and mid 2022.

a childhood friend from busan.

she accidentally followed you on instagram and it almost became a whole thing within her fandom's little bubble.

fans of her music who probably had their image of her shattered rq.

she's a fan of your music ( but maybe doesn't like you as a person very much ).

creatives who swap music and inspiration on good days, and maybe knock back a few shots of soju on bad days.

you witnessed one of her spectacular breakdowns and it either ended or strengthened your relationship.

she has / had a crush on you but you'd never know from how hot-and-cold she is with you ( she never outgrew her "if you're mean to them that means you like them" phase ).

a recent ex she still cries over..... maybe she even wrote restless about you....

[ashleywool]

Hello! Saw the show on Sunday and loved every second! I'm also a non-union performer who is neurodivergent (ADHD with anxiety comorbidity though I suspect it could be something more) and I've lately been struggling with navigating the audition process and its characteristics (loud waiting rooms, disruption of routine, long travel days, over stimulation of NYC itself) with my how my brain works.

I also live a bit far from the city so I usually need to weigh pros and cons when deciding what to go out for. And I find I'm constantly weighing the effects on my mental state against the opportunities it could give me. Are their things you or your cast mates do to help accommodate during situations like that? Do you think their are accommodations that the theatre community could put in place in audition spaces to better include neurodiverse talent?

To be clear, the actual audition part of it never bothers me it's always the easiest part. I just find I feel completely fried by the time I get in the room because of what it took mentally to get myself there.

Either way How to Dance in Ohio is such a breath of fresh air and I hope it manages to find life after Broadway either on tour or in schools or maybe a spot off-broadway. It has so much more good to give.

Ooooof. I feel this. All of it. I'm originally from northern Westchester and I spent many exhausting commutes doing exactly this.

I would honestly say the best thing you can do for yourself is to join Equity if you are eligible. It's a better audition experience all around, you can sign up for appointments in advance on the member portal and view projects that accept self-tapes, AND it will get you in the room for better jobs.

If you aren't eligible yet or just don't feel ready to compete on that level yet, I'd recommend focusing more on local projects over the big NYC cattle calls. I don't know exactly where you live or what your regional/community theatre scene is like, but I do know that those theaters are the ones that are struggling the most right now and could use people who are passionate and want to build their resumes. It's a lot easier to get seen and get cast, you'll be able to keep your day job and not tunnel-vision your life around waiting on line for crappy nonunion tours that charge Broadway prices but pay minimum wage, AND you will likely meet a lot of people who will get to know you much better and more personally than a casting director ever could in a 2-minute window.

Keep in mind, also, that when you walk into a professional audition and a casting director looks at your resume, they don't care how much you were paid for a job or what kind of contract you were on. And they don't care how you got your Equity card. The only people who care about that stuff are bitter judgmental actors who need the gatekeeping to feel better about themselves (and no matter what your answer is, they won't like you anyway). The people who actually matter only care that you're on time, prepared, friendly, open to direction, and right for the role they need.

As for actually doing the professional NYC audition grind, here are some pro-tips:

-Opt for appointments and self-tapes over "open calls" whenever possible.

-CONTINUE being selective about the projects you go out for. Trust me, I did many years of the "throw all the spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks" method, and it doesn't work, and it will only burn you out more.

-Don't overthink your audition material. You don't need exact 16-bar cuts of ten different in your book for every style of musical theatre. You can do the "overdone" songs and monologues if they fit who you are and the roles you can conceivably play. It's New York. Everything is overdone. YOU are not overdone.

-Dress comfortably. Sounds obvious, but it took me way too long to realize that no, really, I do not have to wear heels to an audition. Be strategic with layers.

-Get a rolling suitcase over a backpack. Way less strain.

-Noise. Cancelling. Headphones. Also, make playlists of your "comfort" songs and your "motivation" songs and your "wind-down" songs and your "zone-out" songs so you have predictable, appropriate background noise to whatever you're doing--commuting, waiting in the holding room, eating lunch, etc. Preferably songs that are not from musicals and have nothing to do with whatever shows you're auditioning for. Auditioning is a job and you need a work-life balance there too.

-Do something else in the city unrelated to auditioning or performing. Go to a museum or a park or just a cute coffee shop where you can just EXIST and not perform.

I hope these help <3

[boysplanetrecaps]

The Great Produce 48 Rewatch: Ep 2, Phone Calls Home and Judges Table

Hey, National Producer! It's always so nice to see you. Let's dive back into our amazing Produce48 rewatch!

When we left off with this ridiculous project, we had seen many of the trainees recording their evaluation performance for the grade reassignment, and I whispered to you sweetly to tell you what their grades were as we went along, in an effort to subvert MNET editing.

In this post, we'll cover the girls weepy phone calls home, usually to their moms, and then see some of the judges' table. Along the way, we'll find out more of their final grades, too. Get a whole box of tissues and watch along if you like: https://kshow123.tv/show/produce-48/episode-2.html

At 1:48:33, the segment begins. The girls are brought one at a time to a small room. They know what’s coming -- it’s phone call time! They’re handed a cell phone and told they can call one person who they can think of right now. Some of them start crying at the mere thought of it. 

Kim Dayeon, future Kep1er, cries even while the phone is still ringing. She’s only 15, poor kid. We never see any of her audition, but hopefully she will be happy when she finds out that she maintained her B-status. 

We also see Sakura and Lee Gaeun, both calling their mothers. Gaeun’s greeting comes out in a tight squeak.

Huh Yujin, future Le Sserafim, is so overcome that at first she can’t speak. Her mother says hello first in Korean and then in English, suggesting that she doesn’t recognize the phone number Yujin is calling from. Both her Mom and I want to hug her. I still can’t get over the judges moving her down to F! 

Choi Soeun, who auditioned with Question Mark and earlier said that B-class was communicating telepathically, communicates telephonically as well with her mom. We don’t see any of her audition, but later on she is moved down to C-class.  

Park Chanju’s mother helpfully says, “you must have missed me so much. Stop crying.”

Sakura, who has gotten through to her mother, can’t speak. Her mother just keeps asking “Daijobu? Why are you crying?”

Kato Yuuka’s mother asks her, “was there anything that bothered you?” Yuuka auditioned with Funny People, in the furry orange collar. If only Yuuka knew that in a few hours she would be moving up to B-class -- she could have told her mom the good news! 

They seem to be filming Jo Yuri through the tiny window in the door as she tells her mother, “I’m not quite meeting my own expectations.” We didn’t see any of her evaluation performance, but it apparently didn’t go well at all. I’m kind of surprised they didn’t show it, because it was so bad that she is going to move all the way from A to F. As we see later, she just totally froze in place during the recording. Poor kid.

Pretty little Kang Damin, future Queenzeye, who auditioned in the pale yellow shirt alongside “mini-Sunmi” of the flat tummy, gets a pep talk from her mom. We later see a bit of her audition video, in which she’s really throwing herself into it -- she didn’t even need that pep talk! The judges move her up to A class. Good work, Damin!  

Individual trainee Park Jinny -- one of the ex-YG girls and future member of Secret Number -- gets a pep talk from her dad. Hopefully it’ll give her a bit of strength when she finds out shortly that the judges are moving her down from C to F. 

Honda Hitomi gets a pep talk from her mom. She really is a cutey. We’ll see more of her during the judges’ evaluation part.

Shitao Miu, who auditioned with Honda Hitomi to Mister and wore the cap on her belt, says she feels better hearing her mom’s voice, even though mom had scolded her right before she left. She interviews that she realized that she felt thankful toward her mom all along. She’s going to learn soon that she’s staying in D-class. 

Naiki Kokoro, who auditioned in Funny People (wearing green), says that she realized she’s not alone because she has her family.  That’s sweet! And soon she will have her friends in C-class, because the judges are moving her up! 

Then we transition into the parents who laugh at their kids.

The mother of husky-voiced Kim Hyuna asks her if she’s the oldest in the competition, and she says she thinks she is. She’s not -- that would be the multi-lingual Miyazaki Miho, who is 24 -- but at 23, Hyuna is definitely among the oldest. We’ll see more of her during the judges’ evaluation part.

Park Minji, future member of Secret Number, gets asked if there’s anything she wants to eat when she gets home. Minji tells mom that she has plenty of food, and mom scolds her for eating instant noodles. Hopefully mom wouldn’t have scolded her for keeping her status in B class. 

It’s kind of funny how both Park Minji and Park Jinny auditioned with the Chung-ha song Roller Coaster, though separately, given that they were destined to both be in Secret Number together.

Cho Kahyeon, the girl from the Starship group who isn’t Wonyoung or An Yujin, is literally me talking to my mom. Her mom says Kahyeon is good enough to be there but can’t make her debut, because, apparently, Kahyeon is “fat��. Thanks, Mom! Thmom. Kahyeon tells her that she’s on speaker phone, and mom apologizes, but goes on to say that Kahyeon had said that “someone in Gugudan used to be fat” (I assume she’s talking about Kang Mina?), and Kahyeon’s dying of embarrassment that her mom is repeating all this on national tv.  Mom says, this won’t be aired, right? And Kahyeon, who is smart enough to know what’s up, is like “yeah, I don’t know about that.” I wonder if Mom would have been proud to know that Kahyeon stayed in B class, or if she would have scolded her for not moving up? 

Judges Table

At 1:51:26, the judges assemble for the grade evaluation.

The judges talk about how they’re expecting the Japanese trainees to do well at looking at the camera. They watch Gaeun’s and Sakura’s performances -- both great, as you may recall, so they both keep their A status -- then Jeremy is super excited to see Lee Chaeyeon. He actually says “Oh my God!” in English, which is pretty cute.

The judges say that she was sick during the training period and couldn’t take lessons from the teacher, so she must have taught herself. She does great -- singing, dancing, performance. They love her -- Dance Bae says “I want more trainees like her.” As we find out later, she keeps her A status. 

Next is Cherry Bullet’s Park Haeyoon, and Jeremy says “Please do well.” But…

… things don’t go well for my new Cherry Bullet bias. Oh no! She forgets the words, and I think she forgets the steps. Her voice sounds tired and strained. Dance Bae snarks, “I don’t know why I’m even watching this to the end.” It’s a real bummer. Jeremy apologizes to the other judges -- the joke is that he’s from the same agency, FNC  -- and Soyou says “Her strength is in high pitches. I even marked her name” (ie, Soyou had noticed her at the audition) “but she isn’t good.” Oh no!! As we find out later, she gets placed in D class, a huge downgrade from A. 

Next up is Jang Gyu Ri, fromis_9 member, who we saw audition with Chewing Gum (she was the pink one). The judges comment on how pretty she is. 

We only see a bit of her audition, but she doesn’t seem to even try to sing. She must have forgotten the lyrics completely. As we find out later, she gets placed in F class, a huge downgrade from B.  

Next is Kim Choyeon, the fire-eyes girl who we talked about earlier. (If you forgot, she is going to move down from A to C.)

Then Cho Sa Rang, the little 14 year old who sang the song from Annie as part of her audition.

She has a complete brain failure, poor kid. We find out later that she gets moved down to F, a pretty far fall from B. 

Shin Suhyun, who auditioned by herself with the song Playing With Fire and who had voice-over-ed earlier that the Japanese trainees were impressive in their revaluation, also goes blank. The judges roll their eyes. We find out later that she also gets moved down to F.  The show really, really hates this girl. Other trainees also don't do a great job, but the show never misses an opportunity to shit on poor punching bag Shin Suyhun.

Next is Park Jieun, future ex-Purple Kiss, who, as we discussed earlier, really blows it. The judges are getting fed up, saying that all their aces are disappointing them.

Next up is Goto Moe, who had lost her voice in the audition. They’re all excited -- Jeremy says she’s on his “A-list.”

She starts off wrong, but she keeps going, and though she gets kind of shrill and shouty, she’s actually kind of on key. She’s not nearly as nasal as most of the Japanese trainees. The judges find her charming and unique. We find out later that she has been moved up to C-class, which is huge, and I think well-deserved. Nice work, Moe! 

Next is Mogi Shinobu, our living meme girl, who as we discussed earlier, moves up to D.

Then Murase Sae, who we met during her performance of Funny People, in which she wore the worst outfit.

Dance Bae, impressed with Sae’s energy, offers her own kind of praise: “She’s so horrible -- but I want to teach her.” Mary J Lee, who has been working with the D class girls, says “She’s a hard worker.” We later on find out that they have moved her up to C. Good work, Sae! 

Next is dancer Nakano Ikumi, who we discussed earlier. Her energy and enthusiasm, as well as her obvious improvement, moves Dance Bae to ruminate, “I had expected to scold the Japanese trainees a lot today, but I really have no comment. They’re just not experienced.”  See, she’s not a psychopath the way that Psychopath is, you guys. I swear she’s not. Dance Bae adds that the Korean trainees should prepare well because the Japanese girls are coming for them. 

We’re reminded that the girls needed to learn the songs in both languages, and then we see “mini Chung-ha”, little Lee Ha Eun again (we saw her earlier). She seems to rock the Japanese version, proving why she deserves to keep her A status. 

Next up is future Lightsum’s Kim Nayoung, who auditioned with I Don’t Like Your Girlfriend.

She has no trouble hitting the high notes, and just generally seems to be doing great. Dance Bae -- who, mind you, has been teaching her in C class for the past day or two -- says in surprise, “Why is she in C-class?” Jeremy calls her a hidden treasure. We find out later that she had been moved up to A. Great work, Nayoung!

The next few girls are each shown for a few seconds each, as a sort of montage of trainees who can’t remember any of the lyrics to the Japanese version of the song. 

The first in this group is Kim Doah, future Fanatics member and GP999 contestant, who psyches herself out a bit trying to sing in Japanese.

We find out later that she is moved down to C from A. Poor kid! I still like you, Doah. 

Next is Kwon Eunbi, who we discussed earlier.  (She crashed and burned and was moved down to C.)

Then Kim Yubin from CNC school -- part of Dayeon’s group.

She keeps smiling but doesn’t sing a note. We find out later that she gets moved down to D class. 

Next is husky voiced Kim Hyunah, who apparently isn’t showing her vocals here…

… though she must do really well otherwise, because the judges later decide to keep her in class B. 

Next is Kim Dahye from Banana Culture, who we talked about earlier. 

Then it’s Honda Hitomi, the one that we saw a lot of in the dance lessons. The class had high expectations of her -- and she seems to be delivering.

My favorite is Dance Bae asking, “Is she singing in Korean?” I mean, if you have to ask…? But still, gotta respect the hustle. The judges certainly do, and we find out later on that she has been moved to A group. Nice work, Hitomi!  

She’s not the only Japanese trainee to memorize the lyrics in Korean. (I’m still not clear on whether or not they were required to.) 

We see a nanosecond of Imada Mina -- who we discussed earlier -- then a nanosecond of Tanaka Miku, the girl in F-class with the cute bangs who was hanging out with Bibian and Nako when Erii was getting yelled at. It was hard to get a screenshot of her, but she was doing a decent job, and we find out later that she moves up to C class. 

We also see a nanosecond of Kurihara Sae, one of the members of the Never Ending Ferris Wheel group. Like many of her teammates, she’s putting her heart into it. The judges are going to put her in D class. 

We see a fair bit of Iwate Saho’s evaluation. She was in Dancing Hero, and she’s the one we saw learning the choreo from H1-Key Riina in her class. I guess the lessons didn’t really stick. She seems to sort of improvise new steps or something, making all the judges laugh, and though Psychopath says “my heart wants to give her an A,” they ultimately move her down to D-class.  

Then we see a nanosecond each of CNC School’s Yoon Eunbin -- she’s REALLY throwing herself into it, maintaining her place in B class -- and Kang Damin, who we discussed earlier, letting out a cute high pitched “hoo!”.  

After that, there’s Ko Yujin, who auditioned with Lip and Hip and who claims to look a bit like HyunA, and the judges love her. They say she looks like top-5 material to them. 

The judges are going to move her up from C to A, reversing the fate of Kim Cho Yeon, the “fire”-eyes girl who also auditioned with Lip and Hip and went from A to C. 

Then we see Yabuki Nako, who the judges love. We actually get a mini montage of her in dance class, and learn that she’s the other trainees’ pick as most likely to succeed. 

She does great -- vocals, dance, performance, it’s all there. Sure, it’s not the style of singing I love, but darned if she isn’t on key despite jumping up and down the whole time. It’s good. We find out later that the judges move her from F all the way up to A! Sugoi! Congrats, Nako-chan! 

As episode 2 draws to a close, we see the judges leaving judging table to meet with the girls in their respective classrooms, and the editors tease us with a bit of what’s going to happen next.

Jeremy talks to the A class, and is cagey about how many of their grades have changed. I’ll tell you that it’s 8.

Psychopath tells the B class that 17 people’s grades have changed.

Cheetah tells the C class that 18 people’s grades have changed.

Mary J Lee tells the D class that 12 people’s grades have changed. 

Dance Bae tells the F class that 9 people’s grades have changed.

There are 15 girls in D, but only 11 are present, and there are 17 girls in F but only 9 are present. It also looks like Sakura and Miyu aren’t present in the A-class. This is because -- as we learn later -- a bunch of the AKB girls had professional obligations back in Japan. 

What’s really odd about the preview is that it straight up shows us that Lee Gaeun and Sakura have both gotten an A, but then we just see other girls being handed their grades without finding out what that new grade is. They also show a completely, 100% pixelated blob walking down the hallway with a caption letting us know that someone has fallen from A class to F class. Again, what's the point of showing the pixelated blob, MNET? They could just as easily show us a wall with a sign that says "I'm just wasting time."

Sooooo close this time, AI image generator. Soooo close.

Anyway, that’s the end of the episode! Woot!

In the next episode, they’re going to dick around and waste time forever and day without telling you who is what new class, but you’ll already know the fates of at least 53 of them! Because you live in the FUTURE!!!!!1! 

Then they show the ranking of the 96 girls as they stood at the time. I’ll give you a quick reminder of who each girl is and note any rank changes of more than 20 spots (or just notable changes) from the previous ranking. It’s worth noting that all three girls from the polka dotted Celeb Five audition leaped up significantly. Also, all future members of IVE, Everglow, and Le Sserafim are in the top 25.  I bolded names of people you might have heard of because they debuted in groups later on and are still active. (I'm not bolding the Bugaboo girls since that group already disbanded.)

Lee Gaeun - the Pledis queen

Ahn Yujin - future IVE

Kwon Eunbi - future soloist, leaping up from 25th place

Jang Wonyoung - future IVE

Miyawaki Sakura  - future Le Sserafim

Choi Yena - future soloist

Wang Yiren - future Everglow 

Goto Moe - laryngitis girl 

Yamada Noe - gravely voiced Noe, leaping up from 45th place 

Lee Chaeyeon - future soloist, leaping up from 29th place 

Takeuchi Miyu - the other Japanese girl in A, leaping up from 39th place 

Matsui Jurina - the Jurina

Kim Sihyeon - future Everglow

Jang Gyuri - Fromis_9, pink Chewing Gum

Huh Yunjin - future Le Sserafim

Miyazaki Miho - multilingual queen

Kim Minju - a Very Pretty Girl

Lee Sian - purple Chewing Gum

Jo Yuri - yellow Chewing Gum

Na Goeun - future Purple Kiss

Kim Chaewon - future Le Sserafim

Shiroma Miru - Miru-chan, smiley queen, falling hard from 9th place

Kojima Mako - auditioned alongside Juri to Playing With Fire

Iwatate Saho - Dancing Hero, flying up from 46th place

Kim Doah - future Fanatics/GP999

Park Seoyoung - blonde, Number One Chair

Yabuki Nako - went from F to A

Muto Tomu - auditioned alongside Juri to Playing With Fire

Takahashi Juri - future Rocket Punch

Bae Eunyeong - mint Chewing Gum

Murakawa Bibian - little baby doll girl

Yu Minyoung - mint polka dots, A class (for now), leaping up from 86th place

Wang Ke - red polka dots, Chinese, leaping up from 92nd place

Ko Yujin (aka Go Yujin) - “Hyuna lookalike”

Park Haeyoon - future Cherry Bullet, leaping up from 59th place

Cho Kahyeon - other Starship girl, leaping up from 65th place

Nakanishi Chiyori  - from What’s Your Name

Chiba Erii - swollen lip and glitch mode in F class

Kim Minseo - yellow polka dots, leaping up from 62nd place

Kang Hyewon - “purity is all she has” 

Asai Nanami - Sailor Venus

Motomura Aoi - sweet faced Aoi

Murase Sae - auditioned with Funny People

Kim Sohee - future Rocket Punch

Shitao Miu - auditioned with Mister

Hwang Soyeon - flat tummied little Sunmi, leaping up from 90th

Honda Hitomi - little cutey

Lee Yujeong - future Lightsum, CNC school

Park Jinny - ex-YG trainee, future Secret Number 

Yoon Haesol - auditioned with Question Mark

Kim Suyun - future Rocket Punch/Queendom Puzzle

Choi Yeonsoo - YGK+ model

Nakano Ikumi - known for her dancing 

Hasegawa Rena - auditioned alongside gravely voiced Noe

Matsuoka Natsumi - distinctive face, falling hard from 35th place 

Park Minji - future Secret Number 

Shin Su-hyun - solo Playing With Fire

Lee Haeun - “Mini-Chungha”

Mogi Shinobu - living meme girl

Lee Seunghyeon - H1-key Riina 

Aramaki Misaki - Never Ending Ferris Wheel 

Cho Yeongin - auditioned with Lee Chaeyeon

Kim Nayoung - future Lightsum 

Imada Mina - no bangs in Never Ending Ferris Wheel 

Kim Dayeon - future Kep1er 

Sato Minami  - Sailor Mars, Lemon-chan’s mom

Oda Erina “known for her singing” 

Yoon Eunbin - from CNC school, low-key my fave

Park Chanju-  auditioned with Roller Coaster

Park Jieun - future ex-Purple Kiss

Tanaka Miku - auditioned with the Banana Song

Kim Hyuna - husky voiced Hyuna

Kato Yuuka - furry orange collar in Funny People

Kang Damin - pale yellow shirt at audition, auditioned with “little Sunmi”, future Queenzeye

Kim Choyeon - fire eyes girl, future Bugaboo 

Hong Yeji - fell down in her evaluation video

Won Seoyeon - auditioned with Heroine by Sunmi

Cho Ahyeong - auditioned alongside Cherry Bullet’s Haeyoon

Han Chowon - future Lightsum

Asai Yuka - auditioned with Knock Knock

Nagano Serika - auditioned with Mister

Naiki Kokoro - auditioned with Funny People 

Ichikawa Manami - shorter hair, auditioned with What’s Your Name?

Kurihara Sae - Never Ending Ferris Wheel

Son Eunchae - future Bugaboo

Alex Christine - aka AleXa

Shinozaki Ayana - beauty mark under lip

Ahn Yewon - YGK+ model

Kim Dahye - auditioned with I Don’t Like Your Girlfriend, fell from A to C

Cho Sarang - sang Tomorrow from Annie

Tsukiashi Amane - high name tag in Never Ending Ferris Wheel

Choi Soeun - auditioned with Question Mark

Kim Yubin - from CNC school

Lee Chaejeong  - future Alice

Umeyama Cocona - already dropped out

Uemura Azusa  - already dropped out

See you in the next one,

Love, BPR Unnie

[magicmorningmeteora]

Hello! New Girls

This week's special Hello! Station brought us news of new blood for Hello! Project.

First off, we have the winners of the Hello! Project 25th Anniversary Audition!

Ishii Mihane, Murata Yuu, and Doi Fuka have all joined Tsubaki Factory.

In addition, the audition had brought nine welcome additions to the Hello Pro Kenshuusei.

With all of that comes the big question:

[cookiefools]

Emotionally Moving Yumigeta Ako (23.06.26)

Nice to meet you！

I'm the new Morning Musume。’23 member Yumigeta Ako！

Thank you very much for today's Nippon Budokan performance！

It was also the first presentation of Haru-chan and myself〜　

Having our first stage in the magnificent Nippon Budokan、is a true honor！

I was able to get through my nervousness thanks to all of your cheers！

Really thank you very much 🛑

Also 17ki are starting our blogs today！

I'll start with a self introduction👇

🧚‍♀️Name

弓桁朱琴（Yumigeta Ako）

🧚‍♀️Age

14 years old born on 7／8

🧚‍♀️Hometown

Shizuoka prefecture（The same as Nonaka-sanー！）

🧚‍♀️Favourite Food

Ume flavoured snacks 🛑

I love ume so much that I've started making ume juice recently

🧚‍♀️My favourite Morning Musume。song

Roman〜MY DEAR BOY〜 is my absolute favourite、

But recently I've been listening to Nanchatte Renai and SONGS a lot！

I think that's about it！

Let's talk more in detail when we meet in person okay〜

It was a late night performance、so I'm sure many of you must have been tired… Really thank you very much😭

Everyone be sure to eat well and sleep lots ready for tomorrow！

Ganbatte Ikimashoーi！Yaーy

Also Also！

At our Nippon Budokan performance、incredibly！

The 「Hello！Project 25th Anniversary」 New Member Audition was announced！

The application period is from today until 8/14。

Me and Haru-chan were just normal students until recently。

If I went back 1 year in time and told my past self 「I stood on stage at Nippon Budokan today！」

The 2 of us enjoyed discussing how we think we'd react during rehearsals 笑lol

Looking back now、I'm really glad that I was brave enough to apply。

I want to share this excitement with everyone！

This is an amazing chance so please challenge yourself to try it！！

We'll be waiting for your applications❤️‍🔥

Okay I'll finish up here！

I'm Yumigeta Ako AKA Gettaa🧚‍♀️

Good night〜🐏🐏🐏🐏

[haropro-confessions]

17th gen is coming soon and I’m hoping for at least four new members but I’m not very hopeful because from what I’ve seen, they haven’t promoted the audition very well, there tagline for it “people who love MoMusu” wasn’t a good slogan because multiple members of hello project (Roko and Honoka) has stated that younger people don’t really know about it.

[hotarutranslations]

The Day Before Release, A Day In Miyagi!

Evening!

Today was a day in Miyagi, For our new songs releasing tomorrow..

Through radio and TV💿💿

74th

About our fall tour ahead of my graduation🕺🕺 We'll be coming to Sendai twice in October and November🕺🕺

Schedule Details

Our Hello! Project Auditions are currently ongoing🐣🐣 Since Ishida, the only member from Tohoku is graduating, I think there is a particular chance for those from Tohoku now?

Auditions

That is what we mainly talked about!

Also I was campaigning with Oda, We also had some talks like.. Ishida and Oda~~

Everyone listened to us warmly where ever we went,

Also towards the new songs, These are particularly interpreted differently by the listener, With "Nandaka Sentimental na Toki no Uta", Each of the interpretations..impressions.. that we received, were very fun for the 2 of us🤭🤭

tbc Tohoku Broadcast "Hirumade Watchin'!" Live Broadcast💙 tbc radio "GoGo wa Mimikoi Radio na Kibun" Live Broadcast💙

Speaking of our campaign in Miyagi, We started with the live broadcast with tbc-san🫶🏻 happy As always thank you very much

I was happy we were able to help with the Molino Challenge today, and moreover be there for the winning moment~💙

Danced to Sasaki Rikako-chan's choreography~

GoGo wa Mimikoi Radio na Kibun

We had a live appearance on Miyagi TV's "OH! Bandes"❤️

Because of this live appearance, Today I wrote "evening" at the beginning lol

I'm reallyyyyy happy we got to go on this show Its a show I've taken for granted from when I was little I would hear Sou-san's voice🫶🏻

Thank you very much for the show!

NHK Sendai "Nandary" Airs 8/26 (Mon)🤎

Those..? That like..? DaaSaku..?

I definitely want you to look forward to this in particular, That's how the show became, With this recording, we talked a lot 🤣lol

With lots of love from Chiba Ana, Also there were lots of messages, Thank you very much! Look forward to the show!

Date fm "tracks" 8/17&24(Sat) Airing 8:00-8:30PM🤍

With this show, We full had the time to talk, as the 2 of us in the first half of the show, and so we got to talk a lot🌻

I hope that even those who are listening for the first time will get into it, We started with a proper self introduction! It was fresh!

Please definitely listen!

Data fm "SOUND GENIC" Live appearance🤍

We got to talk in depth about the music, It was really fun! There were lots of stories I was happy to hear!

SOUND GENIC

Towards the music, Asking people, what others interpretations are.. Its something we're only able to do with the timing of the release, I'm very grateful for this time⏰✨

Inoue-san, thank you very much!

Also during the show, Before us was a guest appearance from,

Ara Ara Kashiko's Ishida Ayumi Goes! ~Ishinomaki Hoya ver.~, She really helped us out, HoyaDoll, Moe-san🧡

It was a coincidence!!

Visiting the studio, Suddenly something oran.. It was really hoya-colored, Calling out, Its Hoyami-chan for those that are very energetic!..

..Seeing, is it me?

Moe-san was there! lol She was very energetic today too! lol

We received a can of boiled hoya🧡 (Oda posted the picture on her blog)

It was delicious..

Also,

I got to meet Date Bushoutai-san by chance!!! Amazing, amazing!!!

Today he was also cool, Masamune-sama!!!

- ̗̀📣All together, zundamochi

We took a photo like that😆😆

I gathered and posted a lot of todays photos, on Instagram

By all means!

And, tomorrow is finally, the release day!

I'll be live streaming on YouTube in the evening🍀

Streaming Party

Please definitely participate if you'd like Lets give a cheers together🥤🥤

see you ayumin <3 https://ameblo.jp/morningmusume-10ki/entry-12863558841.html

[bagetetez]

Say hello to OSCN! Object Show somethinh something I forgot, but anyway

This is a small yet interesting project made by Kitrobot12 and Paycome! (kitrobot12 is the chocolate and Paycome is the Glass)

It's a 2000 TV esque podcast about the OSC! New videos from a popular Object show creator? On it! New show coming out? Already on it! There's even interviews, with people like olimist, flanimation and more!

Sign ups/auditions are open right now so why not audition?! They need editors, artists and moderators who are willing to work with them!

Don't close this channel yet, there's more to come!

Discord Server vvv

[equalcreatures]

Hello all! We have a bittersweet announcement to make: Athieno and Sam are departing amicably from Equal Creatures. They both have life circumstances that have led to this thought-out decision, and we all love them so much and are so sad to see them go, but are very supportive of them and their future endeavors. They’re playing the rest of the shows we have booked this year, which means you have 5 more shows to catch with them! Their last show with us will be Cabbagetown Chomp and Stomp on Nov 2nd.

Equal Creatures is changing and change is hard & sad sometimes, but it’s so much easier to navigate with people you love and have built a musical family with. Sam and Athieno, you will always be part of Equal Creatures.

With that being said, we are looking for a drummer and a bassist to join us in our lineup for 2025! If you’re interested in joining Equal Creatures, please email us (equalcreatures@gmail.com), and let us know which instrument(s) you want to audition for. Please include your name, phone number, and any projects you have played in, currently or in the past. We are looking for new people who want to be full members of the band, people who, for example, want to collaborate with us and help us as we write and demo songs for our second LP. Additionally we need folks who are open to weekly rehearsals, helping us with the week-to-week operations of running the band (social media, booking, mailing merch, etc.), and touring regionally and (hopefully) nationally at some point in the future.

Thanks to everyone who continues to support us, come to our shows, and stream our music. Although this transition will be challenging at times, we look forward to sharing our new music and the next iteration of Equal Creatures with everyone in the year ahead of us.

[cheltranslations]

Auditions are Open @Nonaka Miki (23.07.05)

Chel here 😈💜👾

Thank you very much

For coming to look at my blog！

Your likes and comments

Make me super happy！

☁️🎀Yesterday's 2 choices🎀☁️

Do you ever get a crick in your neck while sleeping

Yes？No？

No

Was the majority！

I've been getting a cricked neck recently…。

But I'm sleeping really well、、

☁️🎀❛ ･ ❛🎀☁️

「Hello！Project 25th Anniversary」

New member auditions

Are being held！

This was announced last week

At our Nippon Budokan performance

Along with our album release！

I'm really looking forward

To meeting some new friends ❤️

I'm also really excited to see

The 25th anniversary year of Hello！Project！

Details are here

Nippon Budokan off shots

It was so much funー！

(T/N News and information has not been translated)

☁️🎀Today's 2 choices🎀☁️

Meat？Fish？

For reading until the very end

Thank you very much！

Please come by again tomorrow ❤️

My Insta followers

Have hit 10.7k 🥺

My birthday is 10.7！So I'm very happy 💕

Thank you very much！

See ya 🐾