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On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, a thread posed the question “Why don’t Hello! Project DD fans (those who support every group equally) take any interest in Rosy Chronicle specifically?” and drew a flood of responses. Rosy Chronicle is positioned as Juice=Juice’s sister group, and the thread featured candid takes like “I’ve got favorite members, but I can’t support all of them,” along with wry jabs at Hello! Project’s internal hierarchy and revenue structure. Opinions on why interest just isn’t there split between those pointing to individual member popularity and those questioning the group’s overall momentum.
What people said
That's already different from even BEYOOOOONDS
Even the original Morning Musume lineup was just made from the leftovers who failed their audition, you know
We'll dump the losses on you lot and the crappy agency and enjoy it all by ourselves, so just leave us alone
Rosy's having a blast on tour~ ⭐
Wouldn't hurt to let Ocha Norma have a turn once in a while
"Oi, Hello! Project — go earn us a bigger activity budget!"
But! I can't do ALL of them! Three per group, max! Asking me to support every member is just asking too much!
Go work yourselves like draft horses and bring home the money
We can't turn a profit ourselves, after all
We'll run on whatever Juice=Juice earns
The creepy otaku guys reek so bad the female fans never come back
My bad, genuinely sorry about that — the true, chosen female idol-otaku who actually fall down the Rosy Chronicle rabbit hole wouldn't whine like that anyway. Go cheer for Juice=Juice, climb to stardom alongside them, and hype up Hello! Project while you're at it. And flipping it around — you're still only playing halls? Hurry up and headline the Tokyo Dome already, then hand those hall shows over to Rosy Chronicle, sister group of the Juice=Juice that already sold out the Tokyo Dome
I'm just not that big on the gothic horror thing
If they keep pushing hard with stuff like Hoshibe's "Misery" or "Najirare," I'm not gonna cheer them on
Then don't, nobody's making you
And quit posting about it already
I just don't get the appeal of that whole Yoshida Himeha / Yoshioka Riho type look
That's just personal taste
No harm either way
It's fine, it's fine
As long as Hello! Project as a whole is in the black, that's enough
That crappy agency probably isn't even trying to make real money off Rosy anyway
There's a group called Juice=Juice — you'll probably get hooked, I recommend it
But who's Rosy's?
The looks: Uemura
The vocals: Souma
The hype woman: Shimakawa
The weirdo: Onoda
Why not start with Juice=Juice? They've got plenty of content for homebody fans too
No need for traction, we'll just live off Juice=Juice's earnings, it's fine
Background and key points of this discussion
“DD” is Hello! Project fan slang for the segment of fans who support every group equally without playing favorites. What became the thread’s focal point was a gap in enthusiasm — why even these DD fans seem to feel noticeably less drawn to Rosy Chronicle specifically. Posters pointed to structural factors tied to Hello! Project’s internal hierarchy and “oshi” (favorite-member) culture: the number of members worth rooting for, the strength of the songs, and the fact that opening-act slots at the top groups’ shows keep going to Rosy Chronicle. At the same time, some commenters cited individual popularity — such as being a fan of Kamirena-chan specifically — reviving a recurring Hello! Project debate: does a group’s pull come from its collective momentum, or from individual star power? This article keeps posts that wryly needle the group’s or agency’s management choices, while leaving out posts that are strongly disparaging toward real members or that make unsubstantiated claims, such as alleged backing by a religious organization.
※ This article is compiled from excerpts and summaries of the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Why don’t Hello! Project DD fans take any interest in Rosy Chronicle specifically?.”
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