Berryz Koubou have gone on indefinite hiatus as of 3/3

[iceymoon]

apparently Chinami will be an advisor, too! i wonder if any others will follow?
http://ameblo.jp/tokunaga-chinami-blog/ ... 84927.html

yay Captain even though it might not turn out to result in many public appearances, i'm glad she's staying close to H!P. i think she was involved in selecting the new KSS unit name?

早速、研修生内新ユニットのグループ名の選考に関わりました。

http://ameblo.jp/shimizu--saki/entry-11993159713.html

[Mixi]

I knew Saki would stay as a staff member, but Chinami as well? This means my favourite Berryz member is still in H!P, sort of. Such great news.

Miyabi, Risako, Yurina: we want news too!

[CaptainBerryzGiraffe]

YYYYEEEESSSS!!!!

[BerryzCelebration]

CHINAMI!!
I'm happy for my Cappy too, but Advisor is a role I'd never see Chinami taking. I'm proud of her ❤️.

Now it's down to Risako, Yurina and Miyabi.

[Nayoko-Kihara]

Woo! One down, two to go for my favorite Berryz girls. Though regardless it's nice to finally hear something about what more of them plan to do post-Berryz.

[aerosuffly]

That is awesome! I too had a feeling that captain is going to do something on this line. Definitely, she should teach more dances to H!P members.

Now, I just need Miya, Funaki and Kiki (babymetal-ish unit), and Risako, Ruru and Kisora singing powerhouse unit.

[Rika-chan]

Omedetou Captain and China !!
such a good new !!

[CaptainBerryzGiraffe]

Though, I think Chinami said they are "advisors", not "hello pro members"... So they really will be behind the scenes. (They're gonna be more like Aika, I guess?)
Gonna be interesting to see how this plays out!

[Amped]

Shimizu and Chinami announcements translated

Shimizu

Thank you very much for all your warm support ♡


After Berryz Kobo’s hiatus on the 3rd of March、 I will be taking up the post of 「Hello！ Project Advisor」。

I myself will no longer be a member of Hello!Project、 but my activities will have me acting as the ”go-between” between members and staff。

I received the news that it was included as a reward for 12 and a half years of activites、 but when I first heard the news、 I had feelings of ‘Will I be able to do this？’。
But、 I love Hello!Project、 and it is a joy to be able to do my part in it。


Without delay、 I have already been involved in the name selection for the new Kenshuusei unit。
Despite my 12 and a half years、 I’ve already had to learn things I didn’t know up until now。



I’ll do my best to convey to the juniors what I’ve learnt through my activities as Berryz Kobo！

http://blog-project.net/shimizu-saki/224683


Chinami

Today I’ve got an announcement about the future for everyone！

Berryz Kobo will enter our hiatus on the 3rd of March！
After that, I’ll be making a fresh start as a 『Hello！ Project Advisor』 (^^)！



A Hello！ Project Advisor is not a member of Hello! Pro、 we stand between the staff-san and the members、 and leveraging on what we learnt as Berryz Kobo、
We hope to make things even better！





And！ I’d like to have activities that will let me appear in front of everyone in the future (^^)！
Anyway, please cheer us on！ Wait for us, okay (^^)！







With 11 years of activities as Berryz Kobo、 I received this special duty！ Yeahー♩　


It would be great if my various dreams would come true, little by little (^^)♡

http://blog-project.net/tokunaga-chinami/224687

[CaptainBerryzGiraffe]

I wonder...
Think of this:
The staff will try to do X, but berryz will say "nonono! we've been there, that's not a good idea. don't."
(like, bad outfits, maybe? xD)

...Or, I'm thinking, maybe it's tsunku trying to relieve himself of all the pressures by allowing other people to do certain things. (Like, clearly Takui has been doing some songs... Maybe now Chinami/Saki will be in charge behind the scenes with outfits or all those other things.)