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The story
In a Hello! Project-related thread, a video of Kannagi Maro coaching Rosy Chronicle’s Uemura Hazumi became a hot topic. The spark was an announcement for next week’s “IDOL BATTLE ALIVE 2026” stream, featuring nine groups including SKE48, NBM48, and Maneki Kecha, with OCHA NORMA making a special guest appearance. In the thread, comments split between those praising Maro’s skill — noting her vocals outclass even current Hello! Project members — and those puzzled by an outsider from a different scene getting involved in coaching.
What people said
ps://youtu.be/wD_HXHGEXlM?si=kp85ED_yk78ViIgk
Streaming next week, by the way
Just vocals, though.
SKE48
NBM48
Oishii Aimai (lit. "Delicious Ambiguity")
Pixel Ribbon
Maneki Kecha
#MoooVE!
RE-GE
Ringwanderung
Rosy Chronicle
Special guest appearance [2025 Champion Act]: OCHA NORMA
Maro: "I mean, I used to be 'Cinderella reincarnated' myself, y'know"
Probably tacked on an opener like "wow, you really can't do this at all, huh" first
Sounds like ANGERME doesn't even want to sing them anyway
Is Uemura really the right call?
Don't forget Somayume (fan nickname pairing Soma and Yume)
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Kannagi Maro is a former member of S/mileage (now ANGERME), known for her strong vocals. The topic kicked off with the announcement of next week’s “IDOL BATTLE ALIVE 2026” stream — a big event featuring nine groups including SKE48, Maneki Kecha, and Pixel Ribbon, with OCHA NORMA appearing as a special guest — when footage surfaced of Rosy Chronicle’s Uemura Hazumi being coached by Maro as part of the lineup. What split opinion in the thread wasn’t Maro’s own skill, but her position: a Hello! Project alum now on the outside, stepping in to coach a member of a different group. While many welcomed the vocal and dance coaching itself, others worried about its effect on each group’s distinct character — making this thread notable for not being a uniform “how nice that a great senior is teaching her” reaction.
*This article is an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Kannagi Maro Coaches Rosy Chronicle’s Uemura Hazumi.”
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