So a lot of us listen to H!P, correct?
But just how addictive you are to H!P?

Perhaps if we have a guideline to our addictiveness will come in handy.

Stage Zero:
1. You listen to 1-2 artist form Hello! Project, mainly MoMusu.
2. You download their A side single
3. You like other J-pop idols as well

Stage One:
1. You remember your favourite’s full name and you can still recognized her in video that are 3 years ago
2. You know the bits and pieces to Momusu’s history
3. You have a separate folder to put Momusu’s music.

Stage Two:
1. You know every member’s name in Momusu/favourite H!P group
2. Starting to know different active groups in H!P
3. You start watching their PV more than four times each

Stage Three:
1. You now have a wallpaper for your computer/mobile phone/mp3
2. You start to listen to the hiatus/inactive groups as well
3. You starting to read blogs or forums about H!P

Stage Four:
1. You start downloading their live concert, fan live recording and TV shows
2. You remember most of the nicknames of the member from H!P
3. You have a favourite member/list in MoMusu/H!P group
4 [If you don't know Japanese, you start to know words/short sentences]

Stage Five:
1. You start deleting non-H!P songs from your play list or you automatically skip the song
2. You start linking everything back to H!P
3. You can sing along half of the songs

Stage Six:
1. You can recognised their voices even they’re not from your favourite group
2. You download nothing but H!P stuff
3. You start to have a collection of H!P merchandise

Stage Seven:
1. [You learn Japanese just for the sake of understanding their TV show without subs]
2. [You wish that you're born in Japan so then it's easier to buy their CDs and photo-cards and attending their concerts]
3. You don’t like people talking to you while you’re listening to your H!P music

Stage Eight:
1. You get pissed off when one of your friends say H!P idol or J-pop idol are disgusting and skanky-like
2. You feel like bashing them when your friends say your favourite girl is too typically Japanese [pretend to be cute]
3. You doodle anything that links to H!P[song name, lyrics, nickname, cartoon-face] all over your memo-pad or anywhere you can

Stage Nine [The Ultimate Stage]:
1. You think you have a special with your favourite girl
2. You don’t think your favourite girl will have a boyfriend simply because you believe your favourite idol would never let you down
3. H!P is simply a lifestyle