A very interesting and not much detailed press release has come out of the Up-Front/Hello!Project Offices , that could have an effect on the future of Morning Musume and could have nothing to do with the auditions at all. So the following is speculation that is being talked about with a lot of interest this evening.
A simple worded very short message was released a few hours ago as of posting this , which stated the following.
“Sengoku Minami has "completed her Hello!Pro Egg training" and that she will be preparing for her next job . Now here is what makes this more interesting , there is not a single word of her graduating , leaving the agency , transferring of the kind . In fact, she has a play scheduled to do in March-April 2011.
Now as expected this has fueled all kinds of fan talk that the Ongaku Gatas member is joining Morning Musume . She is one of the better singing EGGS. Also, one of the most ready ,however there is one major problem , which makes that idea pure speculation . Minami is 19 years old and above the age of audition.
How does this if at all related to the 9th generation auditions , have to do with other EGGS , such as the very popular Kikkawa Yuu, who also falls in the “over the age” ranks and their chance at promotion. Yuu has a legion of fans ,which have yet to forgive the agency , for not putting her in Morning Musume , after her original audition. Finger pointing by some would be a safe bet if Minami is added and not Yuu .
As I said earlier ,with so little information being released ,this may have zero to do with the future of Morning Musume .
With so little to go on about anything related to the EGGS and the auditions ,for now without any other clear information to report , it`s just another mystery in an already strange audition.
Added Update ,
The Shinjin Kouen concerts are ending and the H!P Eggs will go through a different kind of training program.
This does not clear up Minami`s situation which was singled out by UFA.