A thread titled ‘Which of Hello! Project’s current 7 groups has the most competent manager?’ sparked a debate on 5ch’s Hello! Project board comparing the work of each group’s field managers and chief managers. Hello! Project’s seven groups each have an assigned manager, but since names and job titles are never officially announced, fans in practice judge them using outward clues like social media activity, call-and-response cues at live shows, and how often events get planned. In the thread, some praised how Tsubaki Factory and Juice=Juice are run, while others sharply criticized Rosy Chronicle’s setup — opinion ended up split right down the middle.
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Did he already quit?
Whoever gets stuck being Rosy's chief is probably the lowest-ranking person on staff.
During the matinee, the calls were noticeably quiet only during Rosy's guest corner.
they get a passing grade for not producing any members who gained weight, got sick, or quit.
Though it does feel like they're piling too much work on Hashida and Uemura.
Honestly, it's probably better that Rosy's members don't have personal accounts.
because managing it is a hassle and they're worried about the risk.
A personal account matters more than a blog these days, and I'd think it's better cost/time efficiency for the members too.
Not sure if it's because the manager changed, but
I've completely stopped keeping tabs on Karin herself lately.
Their job's basically waking members up in the morning, prepping passports, and buying sanitary products.
They quit fast though.
The former women's pro wrestling trainee who used to manage the Kenshuusei for a long time.
I once had her hand a certain Kenshuusei member a birthday message board.
He's the chief, right?
There's no way they don't have one.
The young field managers are just doing odd jobs.
In the 3 years since BEYOOOOONDS debuted: 13 photobooks, 9 magazine swimsuit gravure shoots.
When it comes to how the groups get promoted, that's probably exactly how it is.
At least before 'Moremi' (likely a staff nickname, exact identity unclear), it looked like a world where anyone with motivation just got pushed out.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Hello! Project currently has seven groups, from Morning Musume。to Rosy Chronicle, and its sprawling roster — including trainees — is supported by multiple field managers and chief managers splitting the workload. Since staffing and job titles are never officially disclosed, a culture has taken root among fans of judging staff as “competent” or “incompetent” based on fragmentary outward clues: how often social media gets updated, how thorough the comments are, and how managers carry themselves and call out cues at live shows. In this thread too, some praised Tsubaki Factory’s careful social media management and Juice=Juice’s strong online presence, while others took a harsh view of Rosy Chronicle’s setup, calling it “handled by the most junior staffer,” and opinion ended up split. That said, the talk in the thread about staff transfers or firings amounts to hearsay and speculation rather than officially confirmed fact, and should be treated with caution.
※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Which of Hello! Project’s current 7 groups has the most competent manager?“
