Oda Sakura Joins Morning Musume As 11Th Gen Member

H!P Trainee and 11th Gen finalist Oda Sakura has Joined Morning Musume as 11th Gen Member
She is the only member of the 11th Generation .This is the 3rd time in Morning Musume`s history that one member has represented a generation.
From Morning Musume Channel ,just added.

Updates
Musume freaks out on stage as Oda Joins [Funny]

11 Gen Update #2

Tsunku-san said that he wanted to find strong vocals in this audition ,it`s hard to say with what little footage that is out ,if he achieved that goal , however he did follow the classic pattern of the girl next door Idol.



For this round my heart is for Nice Girl Trainee and member of Tsunku`s Backstage Pass Café idols Ono Haruka.

Even if she doesn’t make it , I am ok with that.

With the 9th,10th and 11th generations Morning Musume are reloading nicely for another exciting run and that run alive is enough for me whoever ends up being selected .


BREAKING UPDATE
Oda Sakura is the winner and only 11th Gen Member
http://pureidolheart.blogspot.com/2012/09/oda-sakura-joins-morning-musume-as-11th.html

Morning Musume 11th Gen Finalists

The six girls that will compete to become the members of the 11th Generation of Morning Musume are

Kishimoto Yumeno [Actress] [12] ,Ichioka Reina [Model] [14] ,Makino Marina [12], Oda Sakura [13] ] [H!P Trainee] ,Hamaura Ayano [12] [H!P Trainee] ,Ono Haruka [16] [Nice Girl Project Trainee]

Pure Idol Heart will have more details later .

Update with Video while it lasts
http://pureidolheart.blogspot.com/2012/09/11-gen-update-2.html

BREAKING UPDATE

Oda Sakura is the winner and only 11th Gen Member

http://pureidolheart.blogspot.com/2012/09/oda-sakura-joins-morning-musume-as-11th.html

Doll Factory

One of the stages at Tokyo Idol Festival is called Doll Factory .

One of the girls you will see in this program ,is a member of Tsunku`s Backstage Pass Café and a Morning Musume 11 gen audition member.








As to the Morning Musume 11th gen audition connection
Ono Haruka
3:16 on this clip ,she is a trainee in Nice Girl Project and works at Backstage Pass Idol Café .The girls that follow her are also from Tsunku`s Nice Girl Project.

Reflection: Morning Musume to Add 11th Gen + Sayumi New Leader

As said before, 11th gen auditions have been announced and Sayumi is now the new leader of Morning Musume. I'm sure that a lot of people have different views on this, and so do I. This is just my own opinion of the recently announced news, so please say what you think, too.

With this auditions announcment, I was much less surprised at it in comparison to the 9th and 10th gen auditions. With 9th, it had been quite a while since 8th had been added. With 10th, it was announced when the 9th debut single was being released. So at this rate, the addition of another generation wouldn't have been that shocking and would be just like back then when auditions were happening basically each year. Although I'm a bit worried that the 10th gen hasn't had enough time to make themselves known (in my eyes, at least), I'm interested to see what kind of people will be added to the group. If you ask me, I'd like people that are slightly older than the average age of the gen members at the time of their joining. New members are usually 12-14, somewhere along those ages. And currently, there are much more "new members" than "old members". Personally and generally, I'm not a big fan of idol groups that have a young average age because I see them targetted more at kids and their voices aren't as mature, yet. Plus, it would make the age gap a little closer instead of about 5 years or more of an age difference from the youngest senpai (Reina) to the oldest kouhai (Haruna). But then again, by the time 6th gen graduates, all of them would have aged by probably two years or so, making Haruna 20 or at least almost 20, which would then make the average age bump up again. (Assuming there are no auditions and graduations, which I can't be so sure of) Also, I think it'd be cool to see former members or trainees of indies idol groups being accepted, if the contracts were acceptable within the rules, since Ayumi makes a great fit in the group and her experience from DLH has made her an even better member.
As for Sayu taking over the reigns of Gaki-san, that also wasn't surprising since in most cases, the next oldest member (In both age and time for when they joined H!P) becomes the next leader. But she seems great with the kouhai (from the looks of the blog pics that are posted) and looks like she can make a fun and cute leader! I hope that she, along with Reina, take good care of the group and really get them all into shape before they eventually take their leave, as well. After all, that time is going to come soon...

Morning Musume to Add 11th Gen + Sayumi New Leader

Empress Sayumi

The other day in conversations between the staff ,I mentioned to them that i`d like to see Morning Musume return to the system that made them popular during their first five years and that was yearly new member additions ,this of course also went along with graduations. I explained my reasons to the staff and plans got underway to write a set of articles making the case for the addition of an 11th generation.

It seems that Tsunku-san also had this on his mind as well. On a night that saw Mitsui Aika and Niigaki Risa graduate and the crowning of  Michishige Sayumi as leader 
Tsunku-san announced that Morning Musume will be adding an 11th generation and signups have now started.

In regards to Sayumi ,If your surprised that she is leader , you shouldn`t be ,Sayumi was going to be leader to start with ,unless she didn`t want to be leader.Reina will follow her unless they graduate together , Fuku-chan will lead after Reina.

Michishige Sayumi said at the graduation concert, that she did have some worries, but will do her best and asked the crowd for their support. While Reina was not officially named sub-leader, she is expected to work beside Sayumi to provide needed support and scoldings.

In regards to how Sayumi will view other “rival” groups, she recently said in an interview

Q. Idol groups have been multiplying rapidly. How does Morning Musume intend to fight on?
A: They call it the Warring States Period for Idols, but rather than fighting anyone, I'd like to go forward by showing everyone all of Musume's good points. Like when I watch Momoiro Clover Z I can't help but want to support them, so I don't really want to forget that feeling. I love watching idols, and in the end that becomes a way for me to study.

Following this announcement Tsunku-san announced the addition of the 11th generation. The audition is called “Morning Musume 11Ki Member ‘Suppin Utahime’ Audition!!”
Tsunku-san said that the reason that the 11th generation was going to be added was the following.

“I decided on this audition to make Morning Musume fresher. To liven up the group with this new member[s]. I want Morning Musume to beat other girl groups!”

Has Tsunku-san seen the same fire that I have in 9th and 10th generation, that same feeling we once had in 1998-2002?

There is specialness with the 9th and 10th generation, which has long been missing in Morning Musume, Look for Sayumi and Reina to bring the best out of them.