Juice=Juice’s ‘Ebamifu’ duo appearing on NHK’s music program “Utacon” became a hot topic on 5ch’s Hello! Project board. The dominant view in the thread was that, unlike the individual-based popularity seen with Sakamichi groups (Nogizaka46 and similar), this appearance was only possible because the group itself has become widely known. At the same time, posters also brought up the age skew of the fanbase and differences in audience demographics compared to other groups.
That's the same pattern as when Sakamichi members get individual TV appearances
What's 'Ebamifu'?
The modern-day W (the Hello! Project duo 'double-u')
At the end of the day, it all comes down to having a hit song or not.
Kamiko, Wanfour, and late-period ℃-ute (other Hello! Project acts/units) all lacked that too.
That's why nobody remembers them.
Kamiko, Wanfour, and late-period ℃-ute (other Hello! Project acts/units) all lacked that too.
That's why nobody remembers them.
Guess the name Juice=Juice has really gotten some recognition
But it's not like the two of them actually released a song together, so it's probably a Pink Lady cover or something
For the grandpa-grandma crowd it'd be The Peanuts
For the grandpa-grandma crowd it'd be The Peanuts
>>43
Next week's the '80s special
Showa era doesn't just mean the '80s, you know
Next week's the '80s special
Showa era doesn't just mean the '80s, you know
>>43
It's a Wink cover
It's a Wink cover
>>1
Except Sakamichi members lip-sync, so they can't appear solo on music shows
Except Sakamichi members lip-sync, so they can't appear solo on music shows
Are they gonna sing 'Futari no Ai-Land' or something?
Ebamifu singing 'Koi no Vacance' on the last Utacon must've gotten high marks from the staff
Wink's getting milked too hard at this point
Then it's gotta be WINK
Mifu-chan's got a bit of that Showa-era idol vibe going on
Depending on the song I feel like it'd suit her perfectly
Depending on the song I feel like it'd suit her perfectly
Showa kayō is the thing Rika-sama wanted to do
That's some cognitive distortion lol
This thread really made it clear how many old guys are in the Juice fanbase
>>54
Exactly
Morning Musume and ANGERME's venues are packed with young women only
The contrast with Juice, which is full of old guys, is obvious
Exactly
Morning Musume and ANGERME's venues are packed with young women only
The contrast with Juice, which is full of old guys, is obvious
Are Goto's fans really this salty even in a thread like this?
That's too much exposure
More bandwagon fans showing up
The worst part is not being able to get birthday-event tickets anymore
More bandwagon fans showing up
The worst part is not being able to get birthday-event tickets anymore
If I get to see Ebamifu do a Wink number, I can die happy
Juice=Juice, where everyone except Irie is off doing selection-unit or solo work
They just want to pretend they've made it…
More like they haven't really 'made it' — the buzz has cooled off, so they're desperately trying to sell them now
Right now they're coasting on the trust they built up in the industry back when they were putting up numbers and breaking out
It's probably gonna be one of these songs
In that sense, ANGERME, who've never really broken out, are pretty impressive
The tracks are being laid for a Kohaku appearance (NHK's New Year's Eve music special)
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Ebamifu appearing on NHK’s Utacon isn’t like Kamiko being individually popular — it’s only possible because the group itself made it.”
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