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The story
A thread was started on 5ch’s Hello! Project board inviting posters to nominate entries for the “2026 Buzzword Awards.” Modeled after Japan’s real-world New Word/Buzzword Awards, this has become an annual tradition where the board’s regulars pool together the words and memes that defined the Hello! Project scene over the year. Nominations ranged from baffling insider jokes like “Gatling Zero” and “Nakayamanjaro,” to the incident where Hana Gotou’s teaser for a graduation announcement was overshadowed when Rin Hashisako’s own graduation was announced the very next day, to the graduation announcements of Morning Musume.’s Makino and Oda. At the same time, some posters complained that “nothing really happened this year, so it’s kind of boring,” while others lamented the rampant use of “ankasu” — slang for posts that stir up conflict — making for a thread that mixed genuine excitement with a sense of stagnation.
What people said
→ Rin Hashisako announces her graduation LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Was it the "#KirakiNa Byo-chan" one?
People are getting caught just scrolling past this one — busted! ❤🔥
Been a fan since "4-Bunny Day!"
I've always hated the conflict-baiting posters
but this year's ankasu crowd has gone way too wild
This is exactly what they mean by "the mummy hunter becomes a mummy" (i.e., pot calling the kettle black)
This is basically the symbol of the whole "Moremi fever"
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Equal Love
Background and Talking Points
The real-world “Buzzword Awards” (the U-CAN New Word/Buzzword Awards) is typically announced at year’s end, so this nomination thread in September is a yearly tradition within the Hello! Project fan community — a kind of early preview event. Opinions in the thread were split between those who felt “not much happened this year” and those who pointed to the rampant use of “ankasu,” a slang term for posters who stir up conflict, as the defining feature of the year — the latter being 5ch-specific insider jargon that’s hard for general readers to follow. The thread also brought up how Rin Hashisako’s graduation was announced the day after Hana Gotou teased an announcement of her own, as well as the graduation announcements of several Morning Musume. members, though the posts alone don’t clarify the official timing or background of each announcement. It’s worth noting that most of the nominations consist of specific memes and insider references, many of which would be hard for a first-time reader to parse.
※This article is an excerpt and summary based on the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “[Breaking] Wolf Hello! Project Buzzword Awards 2026, Nominated Entries LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL” with translation.
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