Okay, I'm wide awake now and still struggling to grasp my thoughts on this. I feel like I'm just gonna end up repeating what I said in my previous post; in short, the departure of "LL and Cool J" is more disheartening than Eri leaving, who's been enduring through health issues for 8 years and is in dire need of a vacation. I still remember watching the Utaban from this past February as well as the appearance on Sanma's show (both of which I wish I could watch again right now but can't) and thinking that Morning Musume really needs the Chinese girls to stick around...and yet it's them who are up next to leave??? Not just the group but H!P and Japan altogether???
The new auditions does bring hope, especially with the news that the Eggs are also up for consideration. I always thought the whole Egg program was meant for this kind of thing, to serve as a farm system for up and coming talents, so I do hope someone from there gets in. I gotta warn you, though: if Kikkawa is picked up be prepared for a nonstop barrage of "Yuu and Ai" puns.
But I seriously hope that whoever they bring in can match or surpass the pedigree of those who are leaving.
The idea of Eri actually coming back to be part of the group does seem intriguing. But who knows what the group will look like by the time she returns, if ever that happens. An even crazier thought: they get rid of Eri and bring in her sister to take her place! And no one can tell the difference!
I read a post in the H!O forum how this whole ordeal is actually a good thing, because graduations and auditions are what Morning Musume is all about; as a new fan who never experienced this before, I'm definitely looking forward to how this whole thing plays out. It's been 4 years since the last audition, so it's about time things got shook up.
Topic: [NEWS] Eri Kamei, JunJun, LinLin to Graduate at upcoming MM Autumn Concert (Read 34916 times)