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Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Nao Kanzaki: 'Top Twenty Faves list for 2017' #11....?



  
 You're not imagining things as there have been two posts for the eleventh position, changed the other one to tenth and will re-post it in a while as to keep the the list in order. Had someone else in mind for this spot and actually did mention about having the position for an assortment of Hello Project members. Thought a bit more about and nixed that idea though it wasn't a bad one, really think that this selection was more deserving of making the list.



 Know I talk about many other Keya members being the best, hottest or whatever but though it may take some reading between the lines Rika has always been my #1 gal from the group. She was one of the main reasons for me checking out the group, had always thought they were a bit too young and while some members are youngish most were older than I thought. By this time next year 26 of the first or second generation members will be twenty or older, that's out of thirty three.
 Rika is the oldest member though certainly not too old as she's just 22, think she's also the second tallest but for some reason it's not that noticeable even among the shorter members. Rika had been a university student when she joined Keya 27+ months ago, have a feeling she no longer is as I guess the group activities do take up so much time. Keya in all appears to be smarter than your average
J-Pop group as so many others do attend an institute of higher education, they do have an edgier style to them so their being so intelligent may be overlooked.



 On to some new happenings and having many does help your position on the list. Do have many new pics for today but should have held a few back, the last two weeks there's been a Rika solo post plus so many new pics have been included in the group ones. Today is December 5th which is the release date for Rika's first photobook and also the first one for any Keya member. Few of the pics above are promo ones for the PB and that top one in blue may be the group's #1 pic of all time. The book was shot in Greece, that's in Europe for those people below the 10 degrees latitude line who are usually unaware of the world's geography and these fine pics here are some from the photo shoot.












 Naturally there have been some recent interviews to help promote the book, first five here are from Modelpress while the remainder are from an Oricon feature.
















 Rika doesn't appear to have those easily defined looks of a model though she has become such a popular one. Since June she's been an exclusive model for the Larme magazine and a few weeks ago Ray scooped her up to be one of their models. That means at the next 'Girls Awards Show' which takes place very soon we may see Rika take a few strolls on the catwalk. For Ray she will also be having a sporadic beauty feature, three pics here from her first one.




 Also to promote the PB Rika will be hosting "Showroom' on December 7th, it'll be her first time on the show and she had been the only Kanji member not to have appeared on it. Those are usually entertaining shows even though none have ever been subbed, some promo pics for her appearance.








 Final item for this selection is from an event that was held today for Rika's first photobook. Title of it is "Jousetsuna Manazashi" which roughly translates over to talkative eyes. Rika does have kind of an introverted way about her but it's one that's really been magnetic to me and have a strong feeling it's not fake like so many other things Idols do to attract attention.
 As mentioned the pics for the book were taken in Greece and let's hope it's a big seller, kind of easy to root for gals like Rika. The event was held at the Fukuya bookstore in Shinjuku but like most Keya events there's no video for it or if there is one on YT it'll soon be deleted. After these charming pics of the event check out a short 'Bingo' video from earlier this year which is quite endearing....



























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