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Inaba Manaka announced her comeback to Hello!Project! We all remember Manaka as a member of Country Girls, who sadly had to graduate due to her astma. There had been no news on her return until today! Manaka will become a Leader-like figure for Hello!Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido and will preform with them on the 18th of September!  She will stay in Hokkaido (Sapporo) and start her own blog! https://ameblo.jp/inaba-manaka Here is the official announcement from Hello!Pro http://www.helloproject.com/news/7559/ Let's support Manaka and her group of Kenshuusei!

A few days ago Hello!Project announced their new system! This actually means the following: 3 country girls members are transferring to different groups 3 Kenshuusei are debutting. We all had our predictions, but here are the actual results: Danbara Ruru (Kenshuusei) & Yanagawa Nanami (Country Girls) are both added to Juice=Juice, making Juice=Juice a 7 member group. This is the first addition to Juice=Juice and the first line-up change since their major debut and the leaving of Otsuka Aina.  Morito Chisaki (Country Girls) will join Morning Musume as their sole 14th generation members. She will be the first member to join Morning Musume after auditioning for the group and joining another group.  Kawamura Ayano (Kenshuusei) and Funaki Musubu (Country Girls) will be joining ANGERME. They will be the first 2 member generation and will form their 5th generation. Ichioka Reina will be leading her own group. The other members will be announced at a lat...

Today, Hello!Project uploaded a teaser on the Hello!Pro Station channel for a big announcement tomorrow on the new system. It features small video's of Danbara Ruru, Ichinoka Reina, Kawamura Ayano, Morito Chisaki, Yanagawa Nanami and Funaki Musubu. The announcement will be uploaded tomorrow at 9pm JST, which is 2pm CEST. What will be announced hasn't been specified, yet the clips suggest we will get to see what group each girl will join! Let's look forwards to the news tomorrow!

Hello!Project announced some big changes coming up for Country Girls. As you all know, playing manager Tsugunaga Momoko will be graduating at the end of this month. Country Girls will start prefoming as a 5-nin unit until the end of the summer. When the summer ends Yamaki Risa and Ozeki Mai will focus on school, while Morito Chisaki , Yanagawa Nanami and Funaki Musubu will all join different groups within Hello!Project. Country Girls will only be active during vacations and school breaks.  This also means that the group won't release any singles, the songs that they release will be digital singles.  What this actually means is that Country Girls will become a sub-unit, with members from other groups and members who are only active when school allows them to be. It is not know which groups Chii, Yanami and Musubu will join or if they will stay togheter. More information will be provided on a later date. This is really sad and weird news.  It's...

  Tsugunaga Momoko will be releasing a last album before she graduates! The album has been announced some time ago as: Tsugunaga Momoko Idol 15 Shuunen Kinen Album ♡Arigatou Otomomochi♡ The album will be released on the 21st of June and will have three cd's. Disc 1 "Mo" / Mou Ichido Arigatou♡ Songs covered by Momoko Ganbacchae! Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH Koi wa Hipparidako Gag 100kaibun Aishite Kudasai Arigatou! Otomodachi. Moshimo... Hatsukoi Cider Itooshikutte Gomen ne Peanut Butter Jelly Love Momochi! Zutto Otomomochi Disc 2 "Mo" / Momochi-senpai Arigatou♡ Songs from Country Girls Idol Sotsugyou Chuuijikou (2017.5.4 Live @ Nakano Sun Plaza) Ashita Kara wa Omokage - Yamaki Risa, Morito Chisaki, Ozeki Mai,Yanagawa Nanami, Funaki Musubu Kiss Yori Saki ni Dekiru Koto Mousou Rehearsal  Rhythm ga Yonderuzo!  VIVA!! Barairo no Jinsei  Gizagiza Heart no Komoriuta  Kimama na Kataomoi Disc 3 "Chi"...

Tsugunaga Momoko announced her final live. She will hold a solo concert in a venue outside of Odaiba.  It has not yet been announced if there will be any guests at her concert, but this is most likely. The concert is called: ♥Arigato Otomomochi♥ The concert will be on the 30th of June, like announced earlier. Are you all ready to say goodbye to our Momochi?  I know I am not ready for anything like this. 

Country Girls' Playing Manager Tsugunaga Momoko will release one final photobook before her graduation this spring.  The photobook will be released on her 25th birthday, which is on the 6th of March. ' The photobook is called; Momochi I am happy Momoko still gets to release a photobook before she leaves for her normal life.

This year Hello!Project will again have a Hinafest! This years Hinafest will be on the 25th and 26th of March and as every year sub-units have been announced! The girls did a lotery and the winners will preform solo or in smaller shuffle units! Let's have a look at the outcome of this year: First show 25th of March Solo Kanazawa Tomoko (Juice=Juice) Shuffle (2nin) Ikuta Erina (MM'17) & Yanagawa Nanami (Country Girls) Second show 25th of March Solo Akiyama Mao (Tsubaki Factory) Shuffle (3nin) Nakanishi Kana (ANGERME), Nomura Minami , Tachugi Natsumi (Both Kobushi Factory) First Show 26th of March Solo Kamikokuryou Moe (ANGERME) Shuffle (4nin) Ogawa Rena (Kobushi Factory), Asakura Kiki & Ono Mizuho (Both Tsubaki Factory), Sasaki Rikako (ANGERME) Second Show 26th of March  Solo Yokoyama Reina (MM'17) Shuffle (5nin) Wada Ayaka (ANGERME), Haga Akane & Kaga Kaede (MM'1...

Country Girls will be releasing their 5th single "Good boy bad girl/peanut butter jelly love" on the 8th of febuary and today they released the covers for the single! This single will be the last single to feature Playing Manager Tsugunaga Momoko. Here are the covers: Limited A The first cover is for Good Boy Bad Girl and features the girls in a motor shop, with actual motors. What a dark and cool cover. I quite like the darkness as it is so opposite of what we are used to. And gosh does Risa look like a beautiful <3  Limited B For Limted B we have the exact opposite. It's a white cover with the girls in light colored dresses and colorful title. Isn't this a nice cover? It's cute, it's fluffy and it's soooo country girls. I love Momoko's hair so much and I like that their names are on there.  Limited C Limited C again has the girls in those black outfits but before a pink and black background. It's actually a quite...