User blog:SigmaKlim/Hello Project Member Count May 2017-April 2020

I know most of my contributions are pretty inane but this one wouldn't leave me alone. I realized I could plot the state of H!P and its members now - if not just to show that the member count isn't the bad part, it's the sudden changes plotted over only a short period of time.

From May of 2017 (Debut announcements of Ichioka, Dambara, Kawamura, Takase, and Kiyono) until April 2020 (after Kobushi Factory disbands and Funaki graduates). Each dot essentially represents the state of H!P at the *end* of the month it is on (example: the drop in three people on the 12/2019 mark and the drop of five people on the 03/2020 mark).



The sudden drop off at the start is C-ute/Momochi's departure. December that year is Kudo / Ogawa / Aikawa all leaving in some form or another. The next spike is the 6 members of RFRO/CHICA#TETSU joining (offset by Ogata Haruna leaving). After that, there's so much to mention that it's better just to provide a picture.



In conclusion... it's weird. H!P had a worse member count just two years ago, and kept that count for a solid few months. It is staggering to think of what the state of H!P would be like without Beyooooonds right now. While everyone obviously provides support, I can't help but think of Beyooooonds as a sort of Hail Mary play that has kept fans at bay since the very beginning of this chart. I feel really grateful to them all.