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wait what was the hint for a member being from kenshuusei?

MUROTAN.

Plot twist: no Kenshuusei.

^We've literally been here before.
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My reply is still the same

I think no more that one KSS. They will probably have S/Mileage gen 3 next year and they will probably want to add up to 3 KSS members to that. I think that this time around they will want to save the cutest KSS members for S/Mileage to give them a cuteness upgrade, so for MM they will want the least cute of the four main candidates.

Rika-chan wrote:Hello Pro Kenshuusei (10/01 only as Opening Act at GMML)
11th Gen: Hamaura Ayano
12th Gen: Ogawa Rena
15th Gen: Murota Mizuki
17th Gen: Makino Maria
19th Gen: Inaba Manaka
20th Gen: Yamaki Risa, Danbara Ruru

This list could literally be all the girls I feel are a good fit for Morning Musume. Manaka and Ruru are on the list! Agh! My heart is full of so much anticipation!

But if the winners are revealed on 9/30, it would make more sense to have them open then, so a potential KSS winner will already be on stage. That's confusing to me, anyway. It makes me wonder if any of them are indeed winners, and they're just there to get some exposure since it IS Budokan (and I'm pretty sure a new group is going to be revealed at the winter tour now that JJ has established itself for the last year).

Wasn't Sakura performing as a KSS when she was announced though?

I think it's curious that Rikako isn't performing.

You'd think she would considering the list of girls.

Yeah Sakura was among kenshuusei secretly and was then announced. But with that said it's strange that Makino Maria is there as well...

oh g-d I hope it's also a new unit announcement that would be so good

I want Rikako & Ruru.