The official X account (@gasshobattle) for the music program “All-Star Chorus Battle” announced its third installment, “Idol Choir.” On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, the lineup became a hot topic — users questioned the heavy presence of Stardust Promotion idols and the fact that Ebichu (short for the idol group from Private Ebisu Junior High School) members appear every single time, while others speculated about why Hello! Project idols like Murota Mizuki and Yamazaki Yuu were chosen. Some pointed out that groups with packed schedules of lives and release events have little time to rehearse, making it hard for them to appear at all — leaving the thread divided over just what criteria are actually being used.
What people said
1AnonymousNov 13, 2026 02:47
[Official] All-Star Chorus Battle / Music Program
@gasshobattle
Third installment: 'Idol Choir'
2AnonymousNov 13, 2026 02:53
It's wall-to-wall Stardust idols, how boring.
8AnonymousNov 13, 2026 02:56
If it's gonna be Stardust idols, bring out better singers like Fujisaki or Ichi instead
Ebichu's been on how many times now and it never even becomes a topic
9AnonymousNov 13, 2026 02:56
Forget the 'Three Musketeers' — UN1CON's COCORO being this far underground is wild
I bet I'm the only one here who even recognizes her from Ookami (an obscurity so deep it's basically idol slang for 'nobody knows this member')
11AnonymousNov 13, 2026 02:56
Please let Ikuta Erina-chan be on it too
13AnonymousNov 13, 2026 02:57
Groups with long commitment periods just can't make time for this
Hello! Project especially has so many lives and release events that they barely get to attend rehearsals
14AnonymousNov 13, 2026 02:58
It's boring when a ton of picks come from the same group
At least Angerme, Kobushi Factory, and BEYOOOOONDS are spread out this time, that's something
15AnonymousNov 13, 2026 02:58
That's a rough image though lol
Even a fan would've photoshopped it better than that
18AnonymousNov 13, 2026 02:59
Seriously, there's too much Ebichu — viewers are gonna start complaining
19AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:00
Wait, what's Murota even up to these days?
I thought she'd retired
52AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:30
Re: #19
Spoken like a true Mippuru fan (Murota's nickname)
20AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:00
Back in the day, Yoshida — the best singer in Milk — used to be on this too
So did Chou Tokkyu, who've got a Tokyo Dome show locked in this year
21AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:02
Hello! Project fans got so mad they got the show banned
24AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:03
Honopi's piano segment disappeared from Fuji TV programming around the same time, actually
Right when all that 'you-know-what' business was going on
25AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:04
Hamamuro and the rest were a real gut-punch for trainee-fan hearts back in those days
27AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:08
GaruGaru's got three solid singers too
29AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:10
Re: #27
Eh, they're not really as good as people hype them up to be
28AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:09
By the way, I heard Yuu's doing some anime theme song thing?
30AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:10
I loved Murota and Funaki's part in the final chorus drop of '46 Oku-nen LOVE'
Murota can really sing, wish I could've seen her in Juice=Juice too
31AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:12
Former elite members being kept in reserve to anchor the new group
32AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:12
Girls2 only just got to appear solo on CDTV this year, and they're still doing stuff like this?
35AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:15
Looks like even their agency finally noticed they're just being used as the sacrificial underdog, lol
36AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:15
When Nishizaki covered Yuu's 'boy with glasses' part at a Hello! Pro concert, fans lost it — is Yuu's part really that hard to sing?
37AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:15
Mori-y, who used to co-lead with Karin-chan, probably doesn't need to do this anymore now that her own group's gotten pretty popular
40AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:18
Re: #37
She's been on hiatus with a herniated disc since summer
45AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:21
Re: #40
Some members left due to health issues
In other groups, some left over scandals too
Rough timing for Ebidan, right when things were supposed to be taking off
38AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:16
The idol team's lineup is always weak, so of course they're the last-place pick every time
39AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:17
Amefurashi's got both its ace and its most popular member in there too — this is basically a Hello! Project festival at this point
41AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:18
Airi, Yuu…
Whoever's picking members actually has good taste
42AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:20
Back in the day, Milk's leader — the best singer in the group — used to appear on this too
44AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:21
Isn't this the show Karin and Yaguchi used to appear on all the time?
What's actually new about this project?
51AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:26
Re: #44
Apparently someone from a musical theater choir is producing the 'Idol Choir' this time
55AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:33
Please let my girl Kojima Hana be on it too
56AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:34
Re: #55
She's too busy, not happening
57AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:37
Wait, is this even on terrestrial TV? There's no way general viewers would recognize these picks
What kind of casting is this
58AnonymousNov 13, 2026 03:39
Re: #57
If it follows past years, it'll air in prime time on terrestrial TV
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
The “Stardust” mentioned in the thread refers to the talent agency Stardust Promotion, and Ebichu (officially Private Ebisu Junior High School) is the agency’s flagship idol group. The fact that the show keeps casting idols from the same agency has left some fans feeling like it’s “the same faces every time,” fueling complaints. At the same time, some in the thread pointed out that groups like those under Hello! Project, which have packed schedules of lives and release events year-round, struggle to secure rehearsal time for the choir and therefore find it hard to appear at all — suggesting the skewed lineup may reflect differences in each group’s activity schedule rather than simple favoritism. It’s worth noting that the show has not officially stated its reasons for casting Murota Mizuki or Yamazaki Yuu, so this remains speculation within the thread.
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