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The story
Answers from Hello! Project members to the official “Hello! Q&A” feature’s question “Which member have you gotten closer to recently?” became a hot topic on 5channel’s Hello! Pro board. Ruru Danbara named Ruri Hiromoto, while Misaki Ebata picked BEYOOOOONDS’ Yuina Sugiyama, commenting, “Whenever we meet, I just can’t help touching her.” Posters were also surprised that the nickname in Momo Kitahara’s answer was hard to connect to her real name, and comments kept coming in expressing surprise at pairings that crossed group lines.
What people said
Q. Which member do you feel you've grown closer to recently?
Ruru Danbara: Ruri Hiromoto-chan!
Take the "ra" out of "Kita-ha-ra" (wordplay on her name)
She's such a huge octopus fan she collects octopus merch because of it
I always thought it was "Muteki" (Invincible)
I want these two getting closer and closer
Looking back, that unit had Ise, Fukuda, and Kitahara — three of their groups' biggest fan favorites
A lineup as stacked as Deka Beat
Stuff like "Ria-cha" really gets on my nerves
Background and Talking Points
“Hello! Q&A” is a recurring feature on the official Hello! Project blog in which members answer a shared question in their own words. This time’s theme, “which member have you grown closer to recently,” tends to draw plenty of reactions every time, since it’s a chance to see how friendships shift through concerts and unit activities. In the thread, names from multiple groups came up — Ruru Danbara, BEYOOOOONDS, Juice=Juice, and more — with posters expressing surprise at pairings that crossed group lines and reminiscing about past unit lineups. At the same time, some comments veered into remarks about members’ looks or crude teasing. This article focuses on excerpts related to the members’ actual answers and their friendships.
※This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hello! Pro) thread “Misaki Ebata: “The member I’ve gotten closer to recently is BEYOOOOONDS’ Yuina Sugiyama-chan. Whenever we meet, I just can’t help touching her.”“
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