Talk:Tsubaki Factory/@comment-5116276-20160816154208/@comment-131168-20160817151306

Whether they officially label them as 2 or not for the moment, it makes enough sense for us to unofficially treat them that way for now I think.

And the "New Member" (or Shin Member) thing is often used for new generations. In late 2012 the two generations of S/mileage members were sometimes referred to as the "Initial Members" (初期メンバー) and "New Members" (新メンバー).