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
1AnonymousAug 31, 2026 12:36
260831 Hello! Q&A
Q. Which member do you feel you've grown closer to recently?
Ruru Danbara: Ruri Hiromoto-chan!
Bet this made Mano-chan happy
She's such a huge octopus fan she collects octopus merch because of it
18AnonymousAug 31, 2026 12:46
Kudo and Otsubo, the "octopus-pot" duo (Otsubo's name contains "tsubo," or pot)
19AnonymousAug 31, 2026 12:47
Does Ishiyama-san seriously only have Ressa-san as a friend?
20AnonymousAug 31, 2026 12:47
?? "You touched my girl, so I'm touching Eba-chan too, deal with it"
21AnonymousAug 31, 2026 12:48
Ishiyama's painfully shy around people, that's why.
22AnonymousAug 31, 2026 12:49
So the pre-chorus line was "Pupepi" this whole time
I always thought it was "Muteki" (Invincible)
54AnonymousAug 31, 2026 12:52
55AnonymousAug 31, 2026 12:57
Honestly the "Kakumei Douchuu" number at the Hello! Con was basically made for Marin and Endo
I want these two getting closer and closer
58AnonymousAug 31, 2026 13:15
Re: #55
Looking back, that unit had Ise, Fukuda, and Kitahara — three of their groups' biggest fan favorites
A lineup as stacked as Deka Beat
56AnonymousAug 31, 2026 12:58
Kidnapper Eba lol
57AnonymousAug 31, 2026 13:01
Let's get Marin and A-tan to do something together
60AnonymousAug 31, 2026 13:25
Jealous she got to touch Yuna
65AnonymousAug 31, 2026 13:40
They keep slapping on weird nicknames
Stuff like "Ria-cha" really gets on my nerves
66AnonymousAug 31, 2026 13:43
Is it that Ishiyama couldn't do it, or that it wasn't done to her? Which meaning is it??
69AnonymousAug 31, 2026 14:32
The Tako-tsubo sisters are precious
70AnonymousAug 31, 2026 14:35
The sneaky way they count even VTR appearances is so on-brand for these two
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.
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