Dummies Guide to Stardust: Ebichu

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                                                  Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku
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                                                           About
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Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku, Ebichu, are an eight member idol group. Formed in 2009 under Stardust, they are Momoclo's first little sister group. They are nicknamed "King of Gakugeeeekai" and are themed after middle schoolers. Originally planned as like a kks group for Stardust until 2010. They are the least "Momoclo-like" of the Stardust groups. Take that as you will. Considered "subculture idols" aka subdols. Member colors are existent, but of lesser importance. Each member has both their own color and a "class color" to denote what "year" they are. They are usually only color-coded to their "class color" when performing if they are color-coded at all. Green is for first years, pink is for second, and blue is for third. They also have student numbers which are usually on their outfits. The student numbers have been consistent since their major debut, but they would move up in number for graduations beforehand. Refer to their fans as members of the "ebichu family." Graduations are referred to as "transferring schools." I'm not gonna say that every time, but know that that's a thing. Have also started performing as a band, 5572320, to promote NISSIN's products. Named after one of their snacks,  Coconuts Sable.

                                                        Current Members
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Mayama Rika: (Wendy oshi)
-Born 1998-07-16
-Image color is purple
-Class color is blue
-One of the original members
-Student number is now 3, but was originally 5 and then 4
-Nickname is supposedly Rika but let's not beat around the bush everyone just says Mayama
-Known as the "high tension girl" and it is pretty accurate
-Loves anime and manga, is a loser
-Wanted to become a singer after being inspired by Morning Musume
-Had her solo debut with Liar Mask in November of 2014

Yasumoto Ayaka: (Sofia)
-Born 1998-06-27
-Image color is green
-Class color is also green
-Student number is now 5, but was originally 7 and then 6
-Nickname is Ayachan
-Known as the "lycopene girl"
-Former member of Minicheer Bears, Minitia Bears however you wanna say it I'm saying Minicheer from here on
-The token short haired girl

Hirota Aika:
-Born 1999-01-31
-Image color is yellow green
-Class color is green
-Student number is now 6, but was originally 9 and then 8
-Nickname is aiai, not Aiai, there are no capitals here only lowercase
-Known as "miracle magical mascot" I mean look at her have you seen her
-Loves trains like oh man don't even get her started on trains

Hoshina Mirei: (Addie pick)
-Born 1997-11-02
-Image color is pink
-Class color is also pink
-Student number is now 7, but was originally 10 and then 9
-Nickname is just Mirei
-Known as the full 360 degree idol which is obviously true
-The center, but center is a far less tangible thing in ebichu

Matsuno Rina: (Hello, I, Ryan, am here)
-Born 1998-07-16
-Image color is blue
-Class color is green
-Student number is now 9, but was originally 13 and then 12
-Nickname is Rinanan
-I don't really know... what her thing is... her introduction is "looks like an adult, but a kid inside" or something like that
-Former member of Minicheer Bears
-Height is 169.5 cm and she jokingly once said her goal was to one day be 170cm

Kashiwagi Hinata: (Honestly maybe Hanna type)
-Born 1999-03-29
-Image color is orange
-Class color is green
-Student number is now 10, but was originally 13
-Nickname is Omochi
-Known as "the smiling toy box" of ebichu I dunno ok
-She was the twintail girl until she got her haircut
-Very powerful singer, while aiai might have a range mochi has a lot of power and sounds studio quality nearly every performance

Kobayashi Kaho:
-Born 2000-06-12
-Image color is yellow
-Class color is pink
-Student number is 11
-Nickname is Pochan
-Known as "the singing rice" I never said these were good ok
-Former member of Team Daioh Ika with Nakayama Riko
-Her mouth is falling off of her face it's kinda scary someday she won't have a mouth anymore

Nakayama Riko:
-Born 2000-10-28
-Image color is light blue
-Class color is pink
-Student number is 12
-Nickname is Rittan
-Known as the "scorpio middle schooler"
-Former member of Team Daioh Ika with Kobayashi Kaho

                                                         Past Members
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Suzuki Hirono:
-Born 1998-03-24
-Image color was light blue
-Student number was 8 when she graduated, originally 12 then 11
-Nickname was Hirono
-Was the "100% smile tennis server"
-Was a former member of Minicheer Bears and We Can☆
-Graduated April 15, 2014 along with Anno Natsu and Mizuki

Anno Natsu:
-Born 1997-06-12
-Image color was yellow
-Student number was 4 when she graduated, originally 6 and then 5
-Nickname was Nacchan
-Was a former member of Minicheer Bears
-Graduated April 15, 2014 along with Suzuki Hirono and Mizuki

Mizuki:
-Born 1996-04-27
-Image color was red
-One of the original members
-Student number was 1 when she graduated, originally 2
-Was ebichu's dance leader
-Graduated April 15, 2014 along with Suzuki Hirono and Anno Natsu

Miyazaki Reina:
-Born 1997-08-24
-One of the original members
-Student number was 2 when she graduated, originally 4 and then 3
-Nickname was Reina
-Was ebichu's only leader, after she graduated they left the number 2 as "vacant" and never assigned any new leader
-Was known as the "calm leader"
-Graduated December 26, 2011 and left the entertainment industry

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Koike Rio:
-Born 1998-01-18
-Student number was 10 when she graduated, originally 11
-Nickname was Riotan
-Graduated June 7, 2011

Yano Hinako:
-Born 1997-03-05
-Student number was 7 when she graduated, originally 8
-Nicknames were Hinaki and Hina
-Former member of Piecees and Momonaki
-Graduated April 17, 2011

Uno Narumi:
-Born 1998-03-19
-One of the original members
-Student number was 2 when she graduated, originally 3
-Nickname was Unochan
-Former member of Piecees
-Graduated on January 10, 2011

Kanon (Nanaki Kanon):
-Born 1997-01-07
-One of the original members
-Student number was 1
-Was in many other groups such as Piecees and Me☆Star
-Graduated February 14, 2010 the same day that Yano Hinaki joined ebichu

                                                     Recommended Viewing
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The Tissue ~Tomaranai Seishun~ PV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvbUpuCTk6s
a song about tissues I dunno it's catchy

Oh My Ghost? ~Watashi ga Akuryo ni Nattemo~ PV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QO6NYTxgc8
a really good song and pv about being scared of and then beating up monsters, my mom is scarier than any monster too

Kari Keiyaku no Cinderella PV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HEczKL-qO4
this was their major debut single so it's kind of a big deal, not too exciting of a song honestly but important

Ume PV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHKFjinPq6Q
dude it's fuckin' ume ok the pv is freakin awesome too

Te wo Tsunagou PV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68WSrqdaoGU
don't cry

Kindan no Karma PV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ummhp5G03g
thank you your nose is great nose

Mikakunin Chuugakusei X PV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzap4Up1wnU
hypest hype of all hype, the album version is better because it has Pochan and Rittan

Butterfly Effect PV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRsrLcpDp_Y
Pochan and Rittan's debut PV

Haitateki! PV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYqDLm0sNDA
I love star shine story, great choreography theme to their drama Koukaku Fudou Senki Robosan

Koukaku Fudou Senki Robosan:
http://dzidolworld.org/ - subtitles (not perfect, good enough)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2bV3UO8wzudVzRhRk9kbmtpVUk&usp=sharing - RAWs
watch this watch this watch this it's so good holy shit this show is so good

Natsu daze Johnny PV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csJzMzMFiPE
dear god save us all how do they keep getting better

Super Hero PV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sD6reaPY30
I'mc rying so much so muuuuch

5572320 PVs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J04gF6n9ac - Hanseiki Yuutousei
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-jZVTH0r1Q - Ponpara Pekoruna Papiyotta
so good so good PPP probably song of the year 2015 tbh

Liar Mask, Mayama Rika solo debut PV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EtMXW9bc34
it's pretty great, mayama is pretty great, mayama mayama mayamaya mayama

I'm your MANAGER!!! performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvlOtXxdYWs
not their best by any level, but still my favorite ebichu song

Houkago Getabako Rock 'n Roll MX performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5haVp1sESU
rock... and roll

I can't stop the loneliness performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge9nM6-PRIk
it's all in english, all you gotta know

Tairyou Ebisubushi performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZJBaZU5VtA
This song is out of CONTROL OK

Look into other stuff yourself from here on out that's more than enough of a taste yeah a lot of it is recent but they got super good recently their older stuff is a bit rougher

I would really recommend their Ebichu no Omocha Big Garage concert, you can snag it from jpopsuki here if you have an account there: http://jpopsuki.eu/torrents.php?id=179988

Also maybe watch ++ if you want, I know Sofia has been and it's pretty good

                                                      Personal Opinions
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Ebichu are genuinely great, like just great. They started out pretty good in their indies career with both The Tissue and Oh My Ghost being kind of standout songs in western idol fandom, but their major debut was kind of weak early on, in my opinion. I think currently, though, they are putting out the best music in stardust and some of the best idol music right now period. Everyone is good. EVERYONE is a good idol. They are great ok I dunno my opinion is ebichu are the best ok there. I'm done with this pastebin. Please join the ebichu family.

                                                             Links
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Official website: http://www.shiritsuebichu.jp/
Official Blog (all stardust groups besides momoclo share one blog between members): http://ameblo.jp/shirituebichu
Official twitter: https://twitter.com/ebichu_staff
5572320 Official website: http://www.5572320.jp/

Credit to both http://momoirocloverz.wikia.com/wiki/Shiritsu_Ebisu_Chugaku and http://seesaawiki.jp/ebichu_wiki/ for information.