Hello! Project’s new member Yuina Sugiyama has become a hot topic on 5ch, with users weighing in on her current dance and singing ability. Since she’s a K-pop-school-trained dancer with real experience, her dancing gets high marks — but opinions are split on her singing, with some calling it “still developing” and others saying “her voice type might not be able to reach the top tier.” The discussion expanded into comparisons with existing members and how well junior members tend to be accepted by fans.
Is it just that the kid is cute and that's carrying her? ("ガキンチョ" = a slightly teasing way of saying "little kid")
For dancing she's a veteran — she trained for ages at a K-pop school — but singing's totally new to her.
I'd say she's A-rank or better in both singing and dancing.
Whether she can reach S-rank, who knows.
Whether she can reach S-rank, who knows.
Watching her sing next to Sugai-chan, it didn't strike me as particularly bad.
>>6
Well, she's not at the level Sayu was when she'd just joined. ("Sayu" = fellow H!P member Sayumi Michishige's nickname, referencing her early days)
Well, she's not at the level Sayu was when she'd just joined. ("Sayu" = fellow H!P member Sayumi Michishige's nickname, referencing her early days)
Dancing looks like a non-issue.
What about singing?
Could she get up to Yamazaki/Shimakura/Takase level?
What about singing?
Could she get up to Yamazaki/Shimakura/Takase level?
>>7
Given her voice type, that might be a stretch, don't you think?
Though I'd love to see her get there.
Given her voice type, that might be a stretch, don't you think?
Though I'd love to see her get there.
BEYOOOOONDS fans were basically on life support, so clinging to her is all they've got left.
Didn't someone call her the "ace" or whatever?
Her voice really projects.
She's supposedly a hard worker in practice too, so the technique should catch up.
She's supposedly a hard worker in practice too, so the technique should catch up.
>>1
Dancing: excellent.
Singing's still a work in progress, but she's got the guts to deliver her lines without getting shy — that's a plus.
She really pops on stage.
Dancing: excellent.
Singing's still a work in progress, but she's got the guts to deliver her lines without getting shy — that's a plus.
She really pops on stage.
If she's got that kind of vocal power, she's got the raw talent.
Sugai-chan will probably bring her up to a level where she doesn't stick out awkwardly in BEYOOOOONDS.
Sugai-chan will probably bring her up to a level where she doesn't stick out awkwardly in BEYOOOOONDS.
Like what happened with Juice=Juice, BEYOOOOONDS will probably lose its original members in a few more years,
and she'll end up being the center.
and she'll end up being the center.
She looks like she might bolt.
As for Yuna, though….
As for Yuna, though….
>>18
That's probably exactly why they're spoiling her rotten, to keep that from happening lol
That's probably exactly why they're spoiling her rotten, to keep that from happening lol
Is Hanakoji — an outsider who transferred in from another group — actually accepted by the fans? ("外様"/tozama = an idol who joined from elsewhere rather than debuting in the group)
>>22
Totally accepted.
Great personality.
Totally accepted.
Great personality.
>>22
She's already turning into a popular member.
She's already turning into a popular member.
Singing too — Uu-tan sensei (a vocal coach's nickname) will drill it into her.
>>23
Oh no, that's bad lol
Oh no, that's bad lol
Doing stage plays really does improve your vocal technique from the ground up.
https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20260818/21/beyooooonds-blog/58/45/j/o1080144015813598249.jpg
I heard she took over Hirai's part,
but there's zero write-ups on it — did the fans not even bother going to see it?
but there's zero write-ups on it — did the fans not even bother going to see it?
For dancing, she's got the knack to pick up whatever Hello! Project throws at her right away.
Singing, no clue.
Singing, no clue.
Matsunaga went full "Seino mode" (took on a blunt, unfiltered persona), but she's still popular, isn't she?
The members who get hyped up on Ookami (a Hello! Project fan forum) tend to be the least impressive everywhere else.
BEYOOOOONDS fans alone aren't enough to keep churning out viral, 10,000-retweet hits.
Morning Musume fans probably won't give Yuna-chan their stamp of approval.
>>52
They do approve — and honestly, they're jealous.
They're not sold on her singing, but she can dance, has a great personality, and is upbeat — that's what they're jealous of.
They do approve — and honestly, they're jealous.
They're not sold on her singing, but she can dance, has a great personality, and is upbeat — that's what they're jealous of.
>>52
Probably the same crowd that's been spamming YouTube comments saying they wished Yumeha had ended up in Morning Musume instead.
Probably the same crowd that's been spamming YouTube comments saying they wished Yumeha had ended up in Morning Musume instead.
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*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “I’m curious about Yuina Sugiyama — how’s her performance being rated so far?.”
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