Sadly, I don't really expect huge lead parts for Eri, Jun, and/or Lin. (No matter how much I'd love for that to happen D:) I wouldn't think that they'd want to have to sort out replacement parts after they've graduated... :\ But, I hope I'm wrong!
Morning Musume, 2ch leaks and sushi barsA week ago, the Mo-wota (Morning Musume wota) leaked a backstage conversation between Hello! Pro girls Natsuyaki Miyabi and Tanaka Reina. They were talking about their upcoming singles. Miyabi was telling Reina that Berryz Kobo's new single would be about bento and Reina told her that Momusu's would be about sushi and would be titled "Appare! Kaitenzushi", to which Miyabi exclaimed "Tsunku-san is into food topics lately!".Much to the wota surprise the conversation was no joke. With Tsunku you never know what's coming next, and Reina's words became true just yesterday when the new Morning Musume song was leaked at a sushi bar. This is it: It's SBQ rip. Sushi bar quality rip! D:It seems playing the song at sushi places was part of the song's promotion (buzz marketing). However, 2ch spent the night of the leak commenting how inappropriate this song was to be an A-side and that a triple graduation deserved a better song. Less than 24 hours after the leak, Up-Front sent out a fax stating that they were pushing back Momusu's 44th single from 10/13 to 11/17. Rumor has it that UFA higher-ups conceded it wouldn't be the best theme for a graduation single and hence the delay.This story seems identical to another Momusu's mysterious episode exactly five years ago. "Koi wa Hassou Do The Hustle!" was announced to be Momusu's 28th single but after very poor reviews on 2ch the single was pushed back, "Koi wa Hassou" became the B-side and a re-cut song from their previous album, "Chokkan 2", became the A-side.With a three months gap from now until the new release date, the faith of the sushi song is unknown. Stay tuned!