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The story
The official account for the magazine Bessatsu Kadokawa Scene, out September 30 (issue 17), announced that select members of Juice=Juice will appear on the cover. The magazine is known for tie-in features with KADOKAWA productions, and Hello! Project members have graced its cover before. On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, the news sparked plenty of chatter — comments calling it a blatant “bataa” (quid-pro-quo/package-deal casting), fans reading the cover lineup as a hint about an upcoming Kadokawa film role, and observations about how the dynamic between Morning Musume and Juice=Juice has shifted — with plenty of debate over who was picked and how they’re arranged.
What people said
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📣Cover revealed
even a tiny cameo role would be fine
good, about time
just going on a hunch
There's one person here who's never won anything in the 'skill assessment test,' huh
Even a throwaway comment like that feels like it could come true with Juice=Juice these days
recite that every morning
That's talking about golden-age Morning Musume
the current lineup has nothing to do with it
The true originators were the Heike clan
if that's the vibe they're going for, Eba could've worked just as well
Ebata might already have a photobook locked in
Juice=Juice symbolizes how the trend has shifted away from the sparkly, ultra-cute idol image
They're just being treated as a package deal (bataa)
She really is a chosen one, honestly
That's not even a breeze, it's dead calm water
Background and Talking Points
Bessatsu Kadokawa Scene is an entertainment magazine published by KADOKAWA that often runs tie-in features with the company’s own films and dramas, and in the past a cover appearance has been taken as a hint of an upcoming role. The term “bataa” (バーター), which came up repeatedly in the thread, is fan slang for work being handed out based on agency or label power dynamics — here it was read as a sign that Juice=Juice is now being treated as Hello! Project’s flagship group. Comments like “four of them get killed off in a Kadokawa movie” or “Nina plays a yakuza” are purely speculation and jokes inspired by the cover’s lineup and expressions; nothing in the source confirms an actual film role or casting. To avoid any misreading, it’s worth stressing that this is idle chatter, not confirmed information.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Juice=Juice Select Members Land the Cover of Bessatsu Kadokawa Scene Issue 17, Out September 30 ｷﾀ━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━━!!.”
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