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Sunday, January 26, 2020

Keyakizaka46: A little bit of this and that for 2020 #3....



 Just did a group post a week ago, this won't be a large post(am usually wrong) and wouldn't be surprised it's the last group spread for a while. But wanted to throw my two cents in about the graduations, I almost always try to stay positive with comments and posts but I've been a fan for many years so wanted to toss in my personal feelings as I just may have become a bigger fan.

 Hate writing her name so won't but sure all Keya fans know about the immature, talentless permanent center announcing she left the group four days ago. No warning was given, management just made the announcement she 'quit' and in all honesty the first two words out of my mouth were 'GOOD RIDDANCE!'. That's no lie and she's held the group back for so long with them having to postpone concerts, accommodate her schedule, two members leaving and perhaps she was the reason the ninth single won't be coming up until late April or May.
 There's so many terrific members in the group who deserved their turn in the spotlight and actually that's been happening these past few months due to no new music. Hope no fan is depressed about her 'quitting' as to me it's breath of fresh air and can't wait to see what happens with the other members who are just so likable. Another member who left was Nana Oda and in all honesty didn't know her well at all. Can't recall ever doing a mag spread for her and she may not be missed. There was one other departure who was Miyu and she was a member who was a fave for a while. Her popularity had been growing until she had that minor scandal where she was hurt at a show, that was back in late 2018 and she never recovered from the media and fan's backlash as they though the injury was faked.

 Have Neru leading us off and what a shame she's no longer with the group, think the departed center had a major part in her leaving. Neru would have made for an excellent center and her solo songs on the singles were always top notch. Now that the dust is settled my advice, not that they pay attention, is for the group to become much busier. There's been so few events the past few months and save for some mag spreads there's only four members you hear much of these days.


 Don't grumble too often, that may be the last time for months but sometimes it's good to have opinions about groups or actresses you follow closely, your comments are always welcome too. One other person I need to talk about who is Shiori and the last few months I've really come to like her quite a bit. She's had a pair of recent superb solo mag spreads plus have posted a few other pics of her. She didn't announce her graduation four days ago but instead said she was taking a hiatus from Keya. Did some checking on her and she graduated from an art college last March, the big reason Shiori said for her break is to study art overseas. Personally am not optimistic about her return but hope it happens, she's someone I will miss and really enjoy her kind of non-Idol looks.








 Do have some fine pics coming up but have nothing in reserve so as mentioned hope the group starts to increase their activities. Unlike Nogi or Hina Keya members don't have any kind of ceremony for when a member turns twenty, perhaps because the group's too small? But they did have some special New Year pics for the Uniair company who they've done some CM's for.





























 Of course that's Risa at the bottom, she had twenty solo posts last year but only one since the beginning of November. Do have about 15-20 new pics so am really hoping to have a post for her next month as I'm starting to miss her a bit. On the right hand side is that section 'Most Popular Posts for the past Month', she's been #1 for a while and that post isn't far from entering the top ten for most viewed posts of all time.



 To me and most fans Yui deserves the honor of being the center for Keya's next single and she could be in my top five for current Idols. Started a 'Monthly Post' for her and should be able to continue that series all year long as Yui's one busy gal. These pics are brand new from the With Online site, she's one of two members scheduled to appear at the February 29th TGC show.









 The other Keya gal scheduled to appear at the show is Mizuho who has been one of the busier members lately. She's an exclusive model for the JJ mag and some pics from their site.








 Now on to the end which are a trio of mag spreads but all are from the January edition of BLT. First off is the second generation member Hono who has been appearing in more mags recently, she'll be turning 22 later on this year.








 Rika is another member who has been appearing in more mags these last few months but without a new single the amount of spreads for the members has been decreasing.











 Up last is a member who I adore so much and would place her third on my current fave Keya members list. That's Minami who had been dropped from the Senbatsu lineup for the next single but with the shakeup she deserves to get her position back. Will skip having a video as there's been no new ones for over a month, hope we get bombarded soon with new activities.








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