Angerme’s New Members Debut Dec. 2 — 5ch Cries ‘Desperate Shake-Up’

Background and Key Points of Discussion

In Hello! Project, adding new members is often used as a way to boost lagging ticket sales, and posters in the thread cited past precedents like the additions to Juice=Juice and Runa Hayashi. In the past, such announcements typically came after tickets had sold out, but this time the announcement came while tickets were still on sale, which led many to see it as an especially blatant “shake-up” move. Some speculated that ace member Suzu Hashisako may be nearing graduation, guessing the new members were brought in early so they could get accustomed to the group while she’s still around — but this remains fan speculation, not an official statement from management. The thread also floated a theory that each group is positioning a new “red member-color” ace ahead of Hello! Project’s 30th anniversary in 2028, though this too is an unverified theory. Details about the new members won’t be confirmed until the December 2 concert.