[Discussion] Expectations and predictions for H!P in 2008!

[aedon]

What do you expect from H!P in 2008?
PBs, PBs, PBs. 3/4 of them will be Sayumi's & Socko's though.

What do you hope for in 2008?
Koharu world domination. a Momochi pb by Ninagawa Mika.

What do you fear is going to happen in 2008?
Takahashi won't graduate. Biyuden will fall into obscurity.

Are there any predictions you'd like to make?
Instead of adding Korean members to MM, Soonk's gonna surprise everyone with a member from Thailand. Or from Mongolia.

[Setalia]

Are there any predictions you'd like to make?
Instead of adding Korean members to MM, Soonk's gonna surprise everyone with a member from Thailand.

Tama joins Morning Musume?

Love, Charmy

[Mikitan]

Hopes:
GAM COMEBACK!!!!
Miki will come and rescue/kidnapp me : DDDDDDDD!!
Berryz and C-ute will not be the new center of H!P XDD
Charmy will get famous for her Inaba fandom XDD

Fears:
no Miki
no GAM
Ai or Risa graduate (MM will die xDD)

[redux]

What do you expect from H!P in 2008?

For the majority of it, a lot of the same, as in "why the hell have they done that?" With one or two surprises thrown in there, good surprises though. I also reckon it's gonna be Risa's or Eri's turn for graduation.

What do you hope for in 2008?

A return for the shuffle groups, they were one of the most interesting things about H!P around 00-04 and then they killed them, the bastards. I'm hoping Buono! grown on me in the year as much as they have done in the past week or so. I hope to god a new gen is added this year too, I don't mind the pandas but they haven't done anything to really impress me yet and I'm hating Mitsui more and more each day despite her smoking granny voice.

What do you fear is going to happen in 2008?

Ogawa returns and forms some group, that wouldn't be ideal for me.

Are there any predictions you'd like to make?

I get the feeling there's gonna be a scandal with one of the kids for some reason (Momo?) no reason as to why though. I'm guessing things are gonna go the same way as this year and a ton of PB's will be released.

[yumestarlet]

What do you hope for in 2008?
- A Berryz single in the style of Tokaikko Junjou-- something that hits me instantly and makes me go "WOW!" right away, rather than having to wait for it to grow on me.
- Reina graduates.
- Junjun, Linlin, and/or Risa are the lead(s) in a MM single.
- (Umeda) Erika PB
- Junjun and Linlin PB (not separately, preferably-- but separate ones (for either of them) would be awesome too  )
- 9th Generation auditions-- we need a REAL ace (I love you Koharu, but singing is not your strong suit) singer(s). Takahashi is the strong lead that we've got now, and I really don't mind the excess of Takahashi that much because she CAN sing-- however, Aichan is going to graduate sooner or later, as much as I don't want her to, and instead of picking new members who will have to work a lot to develop their singing, let's hope for someone who can replace Takahashi (in a sense, no one can ever really replace her) when she leaves, so there won't be a serious lack of strong vocal talent in the group.
- If Takahashi does graduate, I'd hope to see her go solo, join Ongaku Gatas, or form some kind of new, smaller group-- just don't let her fall into obscurity!
- An Egg(s) joins MM, C-ute, or Berryz.
- Risako joins Buono! or is put in a Buono!-esque unit. SO unlikely, but... *prays.*

What do you fear is going to happen in 2008?
- Risa graduates from MM.   
- A scandal in MM, C-ute, or Berryz.
- Berryz releases more sub-par songs. 
- (Umeda) Erika doesn't get solo lines in any singles.

Are there any predictions you'd like to make?
- Aika PB! I'm surprised she hasn't gotten one yet, actually!
- Another Risako PB.
- Kanna's 1st PB.
- Ongaku Gatas releases another kickass song.
- Nocchi continues winning at life.
- C-ute maintains its unofficial status as "Suzuki Airi ft. C-ute"
- Risako does some kind of acting work.

[Blu-Cherri]

What do you hope for in 2008?
- Awesome Berryz single that sells really well!
- No MM graduatios
- No MM auditions
- More Buono!
- An egg group with Kanon and Ogawa saki
- Something done with kikkawa yuu!
- Kids PBs of kids without PBs!(like Maasa and Umeda!)
- More Ongaku gatas(with good sales)
- 8th gen seperate PBs

What do you fear is going to happen in 2008?
- A kids scandal
- A graduation/resigning
- Bad song for Berryz
- More pbs for the same girls only
- not much movement for eggs
- No solo lines for chisato in singles

Are there any predictions you'd like to make?
- Takahashi in a drama again(with a song)
- Another random unit

[walking_wounded`]

Predictions:
Members of Berryz Kobo and C-ute getting into an all out brawl on stage during their joint concert.
C-ute being renamed Airi and the C-utes as no other memember will have any leading lines in singles
Morning Musume sales get lower and lower
More sub groups being made that don't really have good songs decent songs but not good (Buono was alright but theres only one Bono in my heart I'm sorry)

Wishlish
C-ute being able to move into mainstream music after having a good ending 2007 year
No more sub groups
hello project going back to the good old days where their songs were good and I could listen to Morning Musume
Berryz Kobo and C-ute becoming the new focus of H!P

[Anton_91]

Don't know if anyone has wrote this yet:

Expectations
~Risako in new group

[mini*wheat]

Hopes
MAKOTO COME BACK
Awesome Shuffle Units!
More and more eggs.
Sayu in a new unit (not to graduate, just a one shot)
Ayaya releases something SPECTACULAR.


Fears
Sayumi graduating! 
Ayaka graduating!
MKB will fall back into the shadows.
JunJun and LinLin STILL won't have hardly any lines in the singles.
Miki is still gone.


Predictions
Takahashi goes solo (...secretely a hope)
A new audition for MM (...I hope not)
More random groups with a weird mesh of members
C-ute outsells everyone
A crapload of photobooks I probably won't want.

[genericpaperdoll]

HOPES:
MAKOTO AND MIKI RETURN!
More awesome releases from Ongaku Gatas that actually get good promotion/
More units with Eggs in them.
MM gets a real ace member.
The return of Shuffle groups (but not like those 2005 ones...)
Umeda gets solo lines in a C-ute single AND a PB.
PBs for the 8th Gen!

FEARS:
Junjun and Linlin leave or get left in the background in singles.
H!P becomes dominates by Kids groups.
Someone I like graduates MM.
Konno gets pushed completely to the background in OG singles.

PREDICTIONS:
C-ute will continue to be Airi featuring C-ute.
MM ninth generation auditions.
More PBs I don't give a crap about.
More Kids subgroups I don't give a crap about.
A full-out war breaks out among cute and berryz wotas.

[ferrar1]

HOPES:
I'm going to be straight on this. This current crop of girls are not Morning Musume anymore period. What Tsunku (or me if it was down to my decision) would be to re-debut the girls under a different artist name. Make them sell 50,000 copies of their indies single in yes 5 days so they will know how hard their seniors worked. Win back all your previous fans and sell your 100K copies singles again.

FEARS:
Kamei graduated. She's the only thing going in MM for me.
Kamei scandal. It's a miracle she has somehow avoided the bad press since we know how ditzy she can be.

PREDICTIONS:
1) Reina graduation
2) 4 new 9th gen member
3) Yaguchi, Aibon, Makoto (SharanQ) getting married
4) Maeda Yuki graduation

[ayubon]

What do you expect from H!P in 2008?
More U18 photobooks. MM's bad sales continuing. At least one big scandal. Still, lots of great music.

What do you hope for in 2008?
China girls graduating. A new, successful gen. Koharu's rise to greater popularity. Konno being more active. 

What do you fear is going to happen in 2008?
One of the Gorokkies/Rokkies graduating.