Bikkuri Project

Too long I’ve been hearing h!p fans complain about how they can’t tell the Eggs apart, so I’m going to try to put a stop to that with this new feature. The Eggs are on their second concert DVD release now, they’ve been in 4 major h!p units (Milky Way, High King, Ongaku Gatas and Shugo Chara Egg), and they’re definitely getting more attention at the Wonderful Hearts concerts, being given real singing lines for the first time. The Eggs are going places for real now, especially with Elder Club graduating. In my last post, I predicted that they would soon become something akin to H!p’s answer to AKB48, and I stand by that prediction.

In short, it’s about time you all figured out who they are, so I’m going to profile them here in groups of 4 or 5. These are in no particular order.

Singing and stage presence are rated on a 1-10 scale, 10 being the best (in Egg terms). So let’s jump right in with one of the best known eggs…

Name: Maeda Yuuka

Age: 13 (almost 14)

Units: High King, Shugo Chara Egg (the pink one), Tomoeki wo Uetai

Singing: 8, she’s developed good control, and lost most of the childish tone lately (check out the video), but her voice is still really lacking in power. Despite that, has quickly become one of the better Egg vocalists.

Stage Presence: 7, good dancer (held her own with High King) just needs that extra pop of energy

Notes: If there is one only egg you can recognize, it should probably be her. She’s the only Egg to be in two non-indie units to date, and she’s one of the cutest eggs, maybe even the cutest.

Name: Maeda Irori (there’s two Maedas’. Don’t get confused!)

Age: 11

Units: None yet

Singing: 6, I thought she was one of the weakest singers, but she surprised me at the most recent concert. Her voice was pretty good on both the video I’ve embedded and the ZYX Fly High. I think as she grows older we can expect to see her voice improve even more.

Stage Presence: 8, charming and energetic

Notes: Originally entered h!p with SI*NA (Kansai unit) and did activities with them before moving to Tokyo. I’ve put up a picture of Irori with her hair down, but keep in mind that usually she wears it in bicycle-handlebar pigtails, making her look years younger. Watch the video for her more typical hairstyle. I’d say that Irori is one to watch. She’s mostly been in the background up until now, but her being given the lead part on this song may be sign that we’ll see more of her in the future.

Video -she’s the one usually in the center with round things on her hair ties, singing Mai’s lines

Name: Mori Saki (usually called Morisaki)

Age:15

Units: Tomoeki wo Uetai

Singing: 4, her voice is very flat (vibrattoless) which makes her one of the less pleasing eggs to listen to, and she cuts off her notes too early

Stage Presence: 6, makes strange exaggerated faces sometimes (and is the egg in charge of doing ‘the face’ in Love Machine), funny

Notes: Well, not one of the stand out eggs in my book, but she seems like a nice girl.

Video- she’s the one wearing red

Name: Fukumura Mizuki

Age: 12

Singing/Stage Presence: Too soon to tell…

Notes: One of the four brand new eggs, so I haven’t seen much of her yet. All I can say for now is that she’s quite pretty and she was crying a lot after finishing her first concert tour (awww).

Name: Ogawa Saki (Sakitty)

Age: 12

Units: None yet

Singing: 10. There’s a reason she’s so prominently featured in the egg concerts and why she got so sing a trio with LinLin and Airi in the latest h!p concert

Stage Presence: 9. Despite being so tiny, she can even hold her own in mature songs

Notes: Why this girl hasn’t been in a unit yet is anyone’s guess. I think we’re all assuming that Tsunku has big plans for her in the future.

Video- um, she’s the one who’s not LinLin or Airi

Study hard! There will be a test!,

~Celestia~

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