^ Ayano Kawamura is too cute. xD With those adorable ears, she's like an extreme version of Karin.
Some of the H!P trainees were at the H!P cons I went to so I'll write down just a few impressions. Here's a link to the profiles in case like me you don't remember everyone's names super well
http://helloproject.com/helloprokenshusei/profile/Kurumi Takase is so much prettier on stage than in photographs. I know some fans have been saying nice things about her for a while, but because I found her kinda awkward in photos I haven't paid much mind to it. Maybe it was also because her hair was different (bangs braided to the side), but on stage seeing her was like "whoa who's that pretty one"??
Mizuki Kanatsu is one of the little ones I normally don't pay any mind to because I find them so young and awkward and they are the most likely ones to quit soon etc. And Kanatsu has been super awkward in the past imo. But I saw at the H!P con that she was really trying her best, with her smile and stuff, of course she was still childishly awkward, but I may have more of a soft spot for her now than before
Like while she was dancing somewhat in front of me I could have turned away to look at someone else, but instead I ended up thinking her performance was cute enough to watch for a while.
(I swear being at H!P cons can be so stressful with trying to decide where to look)
When I try to remember for sure who else was there, Kaede and Rena were there for sure and I was happy to see them. But perhaps surprisingly I totes remember seeing Mizuho Ono, right in front of me, and I thought she had a radiant smile. I'm not sure she'll be popular in Tsubaki, but she seems so sweet, I hope she gets some loyal dedicated fans haha. Any other KSS didn't make a strong enough impression that I can say for sure that I saw them. I know the info is probably somewhere on 2ch or something, but I'm lazy. LOL!