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ANGERME’s Ise Rerapi wrote on her blog that “I think Hello! Project values singing, but I want ANGERME to take dance just as seriously” — a remark that sparked discussion on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. Given Hello! Project’s strong tradition of prioritizing vocals, her comments about her dedication to dance drew a range of reactions in the thread, from supportive posts like “ANGERME should just do things their own way” to sharper criticism such as “they say dance matters but they’re not even in sync” and “they should be judged on their singing too.” The discussion expanded into comparisons with other groups like Morning Musume ’26 and Juice=Juice, with posters likening various groups to armies, pirate crews, and more.
I think singing matters a lot in Hello! Project,
but I want ANGERME to take dance really seriously too (basically, I want us to be a group that can do both well) — I still want to keep working hard on that.
Also, I really love dancing,
Source: ameblo.jp / Read the original post here
What people said
ANGERME should just go their own way
Who cares about Morning Musume or Juice=Juice, mind your own business, we've got ours
Screw what Momusu otaku or Juice otaku think, ignore 'em
ANGERME should walk a path that belongs only to ANGERME, Rerapi
So what exactly is ANGERME's 'own path'? Give me specifics
ANGERME is a pirate crew — not an army — and since they're not an army, they're not bound by Hello! Project's military code
Tsubaki Factory is a band of mountain bandits
ANGERME is free
The way I see it, Shimoitani — whose dancing looks shakiest — seems to be the only one happy about this, which is kind of rough
Rosy Chronicle is an army
Hello! Project Kenshuusei is a military academy
How is Rosy Chronicle an army? That's basically a school club
If you're gonna commit, go all in and see it through to the end
Never heard of such a soft, lax 'army' in my life lol
The Korean agencies where everyone lives in a dorm and drills from morning to night every single day — that's a real army
Rerapi's got resolve though
Is there even a millimeter of an argument for listening to the feel-good opinions of ANGERME fanboys ('ankasu' — a mocking nickname for ANGERME's fandom) over an actual professional's opinion?
Momusu-otaku detector: activated
Having had lessons doesn't automatically mean you're good
There are actually quite a few members who took dance lessons since childhood but get zero credit for it
People say the dancing's out of sync, but the singing is so much more out of sync that the dance issues barely stand out in comparison
Wow, surprised you're throwing singing into this evaluation now
So compared to Morning Musume '26, Juice=Juice, and Tsubaki Factory, is the dancing in sync or not? Just give me your honest take on that
ANGERME fans all agree Hashisako is the top dance member among the current lineup — but once she graduates it defaults to Tamenaga, and everyone's wondering what to do about that
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
Hello! Project has long upheld a tradition across its groups that prioritizes “singing,” and Morning Musume and Juice=Juice are often judged more on vocal ability than on dance. Against that backdrop, Ise’s blog post — declaring that “ANGERME wants to take dance seriously too” — signaled her wish to raise dance’s importance within the group. While many in the thread welcomed the remark, opinions split sharply over how well-synced the group’s dancing actually is and how individual members’ skills stack up. Some pointed to comparisons with other groups (Morning Musume ’26, Juice=Juice, etc.) to argue that “ANGERME’s dancing still isn’t in sync,” while others countered that “of course each group has its own color.” A claim that a staff member on a TV program had pointed out sync issues with the dancing was also cited, with posters split on how seriously to take that remark. One thing readers shouldn’t mistake: these comparisons aren’t an official stance from the agency or the groups themselves — they’re purely fan impressions being traded back and forth.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Ise Rerapi: “I think singing matters in Hello! Project, but I want ANGERME to take dance really seriously too, so I want to keep working hard at it”.”
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