So I've done two of these in the past, with this being the latest one: December 2015 Ranking. I think that this time it's been the hardest for me to rank members. Because of being busy, I haven't really been paying attention to groups as much as I used to. Also, H!P in general is just so boring right now. Most of the group releases so far this year are very boring to me. The only real highlights in my opinion were Juice=Juice's single and Koi wa Magnet. Everything this else ranges from meh to bad. It also doesn't help that releases in general seem to be really spread out this year so it seems like nothing is going on. Although I think the biggest reason in my apathy towards groups is that I simply haven't been buying the CDs like usual because I haven't had the extra money to pay full price for them and it's getting harder to find them cheap on ebay. On that note, I really need to learn how to use YAJ and forwarding services. But, here's my current H!P members ranking. Remember that no member who has announced her graduation/has graduated is listed.
Morning Musume
-I love them to death, I really do, but gosh they have been so boring this year. One release and not even until May?! And then that release is pretty poor? For as high energy as Utakata seems, it feels like there's really no life to it (unless you watch the music video with it, where they're actually looking interested in an MV for once), I haven't even been able to make it through The Vision because it's so bland, and Tokyo, although a great song, just doesn't pack enough punch to save the single. I think they really need a couple new "ace" material girls in the 13th gen to shake things up a bit. They seem too stagnant right now to me. Also, please PLEASE stop the formation dances they have looked terrible for a long time and keep getting worse. I'd love to see them do an EDM track with an update contemporary hip hop dance kind of thing. It'd be so interesting & the kind of *POP* they need right now. An attention getter really. But anyway, onto the girls.
#1: Miki Nonaka
-This surprises me. It really does. I don't know why I like her I just do.
#2: Masaki Sato
-There is something about her this year that just annoys me. Like last year she was really impressing me to the point where I was seriously considering her my favorite member in MM, but this year everything kind of came crashing down for some reason. The only reason she hasn't fallen further is because no one else has grabbed my interest even a little.
#3: Sakura Oda
#4: Akane Haga
#5: Haruka Kudo
#6: Ayumi Ishida
#7: Maria Makino
#8: Mizuki Fukumura
#9: Erina Ikuta
#10: Haruna Iikubo
#11: Haruna Ogata
C-ute
-At this point with C-ute, I wish that H!P would move them under UpFront to become "mature artists" instead of idols if they still want to continue. I just feel like they've done all they can within the constraints of H!P. Honestly, I'm hoping for a disbandment/hiatus/moving to UpFront out of H!P announcement at the year end H!P thing. Not because I necessarily dislike them, but because I feel like they've hit a wall and can't go up any further. Also, I think they all need a break. Mai's voice is just deteriorating more every time I hear some live performance by them. Even Airi and Chisato don't sound as good as they usually do. Their only single this year was on par with the disappointments from last year. Naze Hito was terrible. Just a bad bad song. Their voices/image doesn't work with the "gospel choir" thing. Summer Wind was ok, and Jinsei wa Step, while the best of the three, is still just meh. I need something exciting from them.
#1: Airi Suzuki
#2: Chisato Okai
#3: Saki Nakajima
#4: Mai Hagiwara
#5: Maimi Yajima
Angerme
-A moment of silence for Meimi's graduation please. I miss her already and she hasn't even left yet. H!P did her SOOO wrong. She deserved solos. She deserved spotlight. She could've been marketed as an idol with real true singing talent. She should've been head of a group like Osaka Shunkashuto. Maybe someday I'll get my wish and she'll come back as a solo singer. As for Angerme themselves, again, meh. Moe seems like she'll be pretty talented, but she's too new to really tell. This "only one release in the first half of a year" thing is really bad for my interest because it seems like nothing is happening. I can't even really comment on the single either because I haven't even taken the time to listen to the other songs besides Tsugitsugi in full because the single came out around finals week and I haven't gotten to it since.
#1: Ayaka Wada
#2: Mizuki Murota
#3: Rikako Sasaki
#4: Maho Aikawa
#5: Akari Takeuchi
#6: Rina Katsuta
#7: Kana Nakanishi
#8: Moe Kamikokuryou
-The only reason Moe is at the bottom is because of how new she is. She will likely surpass at least Rina & Kana.
Juice=Juice
-Ah, the ONLY group with a perfect single this year! Both Karada & Next Is You were so awesome. I'm glad that the release was great because I was pretty disappointed in the stuff they put out last year. I'm cautious about their next single though. I just hope that it comes out soon.
#1: Karin Miyamoto
#2: Akari Uemura
#3: Sayuki Takagi
#4: Yuka Miyazaki
#5: Tomoko Kanazawa
Country Girls
-Can you say 180 turn around? It's honestly shocking to me how good they became this year. I personally thought they would be mediocre forever following Tameranai, but then they release Koi wa Magnet?? What?? Boogie Woogie Love was so catchy too! I was honestly in shock when I heard them. I didn't care for Anata ni Muchuu cause it was way too cutesy for my taste, but 2 out of 3 ain't bad. And Musubu! Her voice in Boogie & Koi! I'm so so thankful she got to debut and although I was really uncertain about it being with Country Girls, I'm glad she did because she added a vocal tone that was needed in the group. Something deeper and strong. I hope that good things are ahead of them
#1: Musubu Funaki
#2: Risa Yamaki
#3: Manaka Inaba
#4: Chisaki Morito
#5: Mai Ozeki
#6: Nanami Yanagawa
#7: Momoko Tsugunaga
-Can she leave this year? Please? I like the idea of a long time member leading a younger group but she looks so out of place with them.
Kobushi Factory
-They actually surprised this year too. I didn't like any of their new single at first, but after I bought it, I fell absolutely in love with Sakura Night Fever. The carefree pop/rock sound is just perfect for them. They need to stop with the growling though. Not only does it sound bad, but I'm worried they're going to hurt their vocal chords because of how young they are.
#1: Rei Inoue
-Her hair is so gorgeous! No, I don't only like her because of her hair, she's arguably the most talented vocally in KF, but HOW does she have such long straight hair like that?! What is your secret? I want to know! - Sincerely, a girl who can't have long hair because it turns into a poofy tangled mess no matter what she does to it. xD
#2: Minami Nomura
#3: Ayaka Hirose
#4: Sakurako Wada
#5: Ayano Hamaura
#6: Natsumi Taguchi
#7: Rio Fujii
#8: Rena Ogawa
Tsubaki Factory
-When are they gonna get a new original song D: I need more EDM awesomeness from them! And a major debut! Please H!P? Please?
#1: Kisora Niinuma
#2: Yumeno Kishimoto
#3: Risa Ogata
#4: Kiki Asakura
#5: Ami Tanimoto
#6: Riko Yamagishi
Kenshuusei
-I have to say I was pretty disappointed in the Kenshuusei test thingy this year. In past years I ended up pleasantly surprised with some girls, but this year almost all of them sounded bad. I don't know if it was poor choice in songs or what, but most did worse than what they're capable of. This time, I'm going to attempt to rank all of the girls, even though some ranks will be practically interchangeable.
#1: Mao Akiyama
-I'd LOVE to see her in 13 gen Musume.
#2: Ruru Danbara
#3: Kizuki Horie
#4: Momohime Kiyono
-So I was very skeptical about her when she came into the program. I tend to find myself disliking girls who get all the initial fawning over because the hype is usually blown so out of proportion it's ridiculous. But, I have to say that I was very surprised with her performance on the Kenshuusei test. This girl is what, 11? And she can sing like THAT?! Honestly, I don't believe she'll be added to Musume at all. I think she's the next Karin/Ayano. A girl who will be in the program for a while & everyone will complain about, but gets to be center in her very own group.
#5: Hikaru Inoue
#6: Reina Ichioka
#7: Kurumi Takase
#8: Kokoro Maeda
#9: Momona Kasahara
#10: Sakiko Kodama
#11: Kaede Kaga
#12: Saori Onoda
#13: Mizuki Kanatsu
#14: Kurumi Noguchi
#15: Mizuho Ono
#16: Kotomi Ono
#17: Nagisa Hashimoto
#18: Momoko Shimano
#19: Rion Nakano
#20: Kirara Yonemura
#21: Yumei Yokogawa
-I really hate saying this because it's totally dream crushing to a young girl, but please don't debut her H!P. She's quite honestly the worst singer I've ever heard in H!P. I know that singing really doesn't matter in idol groups, but she's a whole other level of bad. She could totally be a model though because of how pretty she is.
So that's my bi-yearly ranking. Not many members changed spots. Not sure if that's because of apathy or because I actually have a solidified list.
Do you agree with my rankings/comments? Or do you have a different ranking?
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