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The story
Former Juice=Juice member Akari Uemura, asked on a YouTube show what she wants to do going forward, said she wants to “keep doing work that lets her express herself” and “find something to really dig into,” also touching on the idea of trying her hand at acting. In response, Hello! Project’s board on 5ch lit up with a ranking comparing her post-graduation workload to that of other OGs, along with debate over whether a 28-year-old newcomer could hold her own in an industry full of peers with a decade of experience. Meanwhile, since she already has regular TV and radio gigs, there was also a gap in perception with the “isn’t she just bored” take.
What people said
(In response to "What do you want to do going forward?")
I think I'd like to keep doing work where I get to express myself. I feel like I gave everything I had as a member of Juice=Juice, so there's a real sense of pride in that. If I'm going to build a new foundation next, I want to find something I can really dig deep into — because people who dig deep into something are just cool.
Could you stop talking about Rikoriko like that? (nickname referenced in the thread, likely for the idol just mentioned)
I think she should just keep doing radio,
paired up with those middle-aged-guy hosts on the morning and midday shows
She's got a regular TV show and radio shows going, that's plenty of work already
Horiemon: "Even I could do it."
Post-graduation workload ranking
Kasahara
Kudo
Tamura
Sayashi
Makino
Iikubo
Miyamoto
Wada
Ikuta
Fukumura
Takeuchi
Morito
Inaba
Yamagishi
Ogata
Hamaura
Sasaki
Kitagawa
Uemura ← this one
Miyazaki
Sato
Katsuta
Koseki
Murota
Kogata
Fukuda Hana
Ishida
Hirose
Niinuma
Kaga
Kishimoto
Yamazaki Yume
Ichioka
Nakanishi
Takagi
Asakura
Kamikokuryo
Shimakura
Aikawa
Takase
Suzuki, Fujii, Nomura, Tashiro, Yagi,
Ms. Ishida…
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HNLXKTRaYAA4iAQ.jpg:orig#.jpg
It actually suits her, no?
so showing up as a 28-year-old rookie in that world is just too much of a stretch
Hello! Project grads get cast in stage productions even without prior experience
their fanbases keep shrinking too
bet that annoyed Kato Konatsu a bit
attending every single event up until Akiyama graduates
That's about it 😂
going to every single show — how much free time does she have
if that's the case just go back to ANGERME already
No thanks 😝
seems perfectly happy with her easygoing life of Burando, radio, and the occasional fan-service gig
She's got one regular TV show and two regular radio shows, though?
Background and points of debate
Within Hello! Project, many members who graduate go on to become actresses, talents, or voice actors, so fans tend to pay close attention to “how much work someone keeps landing after graduating.” The workload ranking posted in the thread reflects that culture. Opinions split mainly over how realistic it is to break into acting at 28 with little experience, given that actresses of the same age typically have over a decade of experience — though others pointed out that Hello! Project graduates tend to land stage work fairly easily even without a track record. It’s also worth noting that Uemura herself already holds regular TV and radio spots, so the impression that she’s “done nothing since graduating” doesn’t match reality. Her interest in acting is, for now, only something she’s said in an interview — no concrete role or project has actually been announced.
※This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Akari Uemura: “I Want to Keep Doing Expressive Work — And I’d Like to Try Acting Too”.”
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