A Duo Generation! The 13th Gen of MoMusu is Here!

With their 2016 Autumn Tour Final, and after many failed auditions (gee, thanks, H!P...), Morning Musume '16 finally made the announcement for their new 13th generation members, and surprised the audience with the decision of just who would grace the stage, single covers, magazine spreads and PV's in the year too come.

Maestro! Drum roll, please...

BITCH, YASSSSSSS, IT'S A DUO GENERATION!

When has there ever been a Duo Generation in MM!? None, that's what, and I'm not counting the duo debut of Linlin and Junjun, because they were a part of the 8th generation. Sooooo, this is a first! Thanks for actually making the 13th generation up the member count to 13 members, all together! I'm pretty happy with that!

Also, weirdly, I got my silent wish for another short cut member! Turns out it's the very member I said would fit better in Juice=Juice, but ehhhhh, that's all in the past! Right about now, I am positively delighted by the decision made, because, gaaaaaaaaaaaah, a new generation!

My current meh feelings towards MM do not stop my excitement from spilling over whenever a new generation is announced. I'm still a dork for things like this, and also, MM has a place in my heart, regardless of how much they might flail thanks to poor choices made by Management. Hopefully, that will all change come the new year. Let us pray!

... I'm hyper right now. Please, just... just bear with me. Oh, wait... this is a normal occurrence. Well, carry on, then >o>

ANYWHOOOO, let's take a look at the members before I squee, and THEN we can talk! Bring on the pictures!

Speculating the 13th Generation ~Hopes and Oh-Gawd-Nope's~

This is a speculation post, and nothing more. Don't read too much into it, and take everything I say with a pinch of salt. I'm just sharing cause I wanna.

With the up-coming announcement for Morning Musume's 13th generation, and the reveal that the new generation will be made up of Kenshuusei members, my friend and fellow writer, Mara of Fly in the F*ing Wine, wrote her own predictions post for who she would like to see in the new generation, how many, and also the colours they might take on once they are named and shamed.

So, because Mara has done it, and because it is fun to discuss these kinds of things, I thought I would do it, too! Who doesn't like predictions and wishful thinking, aye?

Now, as I am one of those types of folks who just so happens to ignore the Kenshuusei - and not out of a lack of intrigue, but generally because I am lazy, and / or have no clue on how to follow their progress and activities - I will most likely be basing my ideas of who I would like to see in MoMusu '17, for their looks, and possibly any random trivia I might have come across along the way.

Also, despite my lack of knowledge when it comes to the Kenshuusei, I would like to point out that, actually, I am really quite happy with the decision to add pre-existing talents from Hello! Project into their flagship group. Of course, this is only happening because management apparently found no one they liked enough for MM in the general auditions, but it's also a good opportunity for them to debut these girls and make use of their talent, rather than wasting their training like they have done in past years. So... yeah, I'm pleased, and I am sure whoever they have chosen for the 13th gen will be good candidates, and will hopefully bring some talent or personality to this semi-floundering groups.