Niigaki Risa graduated at Nippon Budokan [5/18]

[AyuHikaru]

Yeah Maimai is already a veteran up in this mug.

Whoever said they were torn because it doesn't feel like Momusu but they like the new girls was spot on for me. This has only happened to me once before (During the 2003-2005 period of mass graduations) where I felt like I was looking at a brand new group. It took till 2007 for me to get settled in and accept the new momusu (I still regard 2006 as the "time that didn't exist" ). Since I like the group, and there are way more new girls to watch than back then, it may take me less time this time around. I'm not giving up on the group, I still like their music, but my head is really spinning here . I think 2011 will be the new "Time that didn't exist" for me.

[vegetarianbeefeater]

Bahaha! Leader Michishige... bitches!

[danzarely]

Am I the only person that can totally picture Sayu backhanding some bitches during rehearsals??

[321BreakinOut]

I hope Reina Can be Sub-Leader /if/ Sayu is Musume's Leader. I wanna see 5th Gen led emo-musume turn into 6th gen led cool Musume

[SakuraTheShadow]

But Morning Musume dosen't have sub leaders anymore(?)

[Sohee]

It was just for Gaki that they didn't have subleaders. No one has said anything about that they would never do it again.

Sayumi will be a great leader, I think. Reina would be a great one too but out of both of those, Aika would without doubt be the best one. She's a 120% leader-type and she's not afraid of scolding the members if needed be and so on.

[iceymoon]

i still don't get why Gaki didn't get a sub-leader. she didn't know/want to work with anyone but Aichan in leading? she wanted the title all for herself? it seems to me if she was going to be leader for so little, having a sub-leader would have been a good move. get them involved in the leadership so that they're in better shape when you hand them the reins.

also, i don't know why anyone's in doubt that Sayu's going to be the next Momusu leader? she's the next in line, and has stated in the past that she wants to be leader one day (so i doubt she'd refuse the role). the only other possibility i see is her wanting/Reina bullying her into a co-leadership.

[wotakubrandon]

Did Gaki officially not have a sub-leader? I assumed the sub-leader was automatically the person right below you in age. She probably didn't have one because everyone but us knew she was leaving a little bit.

Wow Risa will be the last person born in Showa in H!P ever. Probably.

[DSQueenie]

Am I the only person that can totally picture Sayu backhanding some bitches during rehearsals??

I don't just picture it I excpect it. The Sayu raine is beginning, God Save The Queen.

[Daisuki Daiiyo]

*reign.

On the Risa grad stuff: Well, I can't say that I am sad to see her go lol. The last of the MM killing generation will be out the door, finally