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Hello! Project group Juice=Juice has released the audio for their new song “Kareinaru Revenger” (Magnificent Revenger). The lyrics were written by Yamazaki Aoi, and posters on 5ch’s Hello! Project board shared that she isn’t an exclusive songwriter for Juice=Juice — she reportedly provides around 10 songs a year to other acts as well. Opinions in the thread were split: some praised the adventurous arrangement, which works in vocal percussion and rap, as “very Juice,” while others worried that “they haven’t put out a single all year, and this is what we get?” Plenty of posts also singled out Arisawa Ichika’s violin and Dangohara’s vocals.
What people said
"Kareinaru Revenger"
Lyrics: Yamazaki Aoi
They genuinely weren't planning on releasing a single this year, huh
The direction's off too
Vocals sound weird
They need to drop another single, stat
Other than that I don't hate it
Why's this garbage agency rationing out Juice=Juice x Yamazaki Aoi collabs
https://yamazakiaoi.jp/contents/works/2026
She's not exclusive to Juice
She puts out about 10 songs a year for others too
This group is done
Go all in and compete for real
It's catchier
And they even got "Kurakura" on Music Station of all places
Widens their musical range
This run has me a little worried about their Kohaku chances (NHK's year-end song contest)
Everything between "More" and "Kareinaru" was existing songs or album tracks
This one's a completely new song, so it's held to a tougher standard
I figured they'd been cooking up something good in the meantime
As expected of her
Just go all-in and take the swing already, flop or not
They're just not releasing a single because they're too busy with work to run events for one
Here comes the crappy agency's "balancing act"
I really hope the "Moremi" newcomers don't lose out
Next up they'll probably hand a good song to Angerme or whoever
This agency doesn't let anyone get ahead of the pack (except Morning Musume)
All we can do is stream the crap song on repeat and wreck the pecking order ourselves
Except the end result is they learn "oh, you're all fine with songs like this," and crap songs just become the standard
I wish Juice would get to do a theme song for a big anime like that too
Juice can actually sing better anyway
You just like the prestige, don't you?
They couldn't pull it off though, could they
Total waste of Yamazaki Aoi's talent
This is a song neither Aoi-chan nor the Juice members could've saved
There's no such thing as a song that sounds lame once Juice=Juice sings it
The fact that Hello! Project songwriters do decently well working outside the group kind of proves it
Are they actually doing well, though?
I'd bet Yamazaki Aoi's songs for Milk are good too
That group's probably working with the best team in Japan right now
The latter one kills the hype
Has Juice=Juice ever actually been lame, though?
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
This year, Juice=Juice released the completely new song “Kareinaru Revenger” (Magnificent Revenger) digitally without putting out a single under their own name. Lyricist Yamazaki Aoi isn’t an exclusive songwriter for Juice=Juice — thread posters shared that she provides around 10 songs a year to other groups as well, citing Milk as one example. Opinions split over whether the arrangement, which works in vocal percussion and rap, should be read as “a bold departure from the usual Hello! Project sound” or as “directionless wandering,” and posters repeatedly vented frustration with the agency’s (Up-Front’s) production approach. Looking at the group’s recent release lineup — More → Kurakura → Burabare → Ketsuron → Girameki → Kareinaru — some pointed out that this one is being judged more harshly since it’s a brand-new song rather than an existing or album track. That said, it’s worth noting that the reasoning behind the “no single” policy and any sales-related speculation are purely posters’ guesses — no official explanation has been given.
*This article was compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “[Breaking] Juice=Juice’s Newest Song “Kareinaru Revenger” Audio is HEEERE ━━━━(゚∀゚)━━━━!! [Yamazaki Aoi].”
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