Perhaps that top pic will draw a few new fans in, the bottom one is quite terrific too in it's own way. Think the last two Keya posts have been for Minami and odds are good that'll never happen again, the occasions have been for her first photobook which was released today. That's the good news and had been wanting one for her for a while and save for one really can't think of any Keya members who don't have a PB who I'd like to see have the honor.
But in the much more bad news for Keya's next single Minami and about five other first generation members were dropped from the Senbatsu lineup. Can't understand the reasoning behind that in the least as she is a popular member, had been on the front line for three singles plus she had the new PB coming out. Not many fans are happy about the new lineup as there was another big fave of mine who also was semi-demoted. Hopefully those five will have their own subgroup formed for the new single which still doesn't have a title or release date. Was just thinking on how long it's been since a Keya group post, think the last one was in April though there's been twenty or so solo posts for my fave members and would put Minami in my top five.
Wish there were no words on that above pic which is such a superb one. That was from a WPB issue last November to promote the group's first photobook and that got my blood boiling hoping for a Minami PB which finally has happened. Not sure of the date of her previous post but it was just a few weeks ago so there aren't as many new pics as I would like, that's usually been the case though this past year with too many Keya members. And like most of the group's gals Minami isn't active enough on her blog though does have a few recent pics and what I like most is that she finally got rid of the blond hair she had for a month or so.
Perhaps Minami had heard that blondes have more fun but I think she looks so much better with her original color. To promote the PB she's done a few interviews with some websites, have a few pics here from one with Model Press.
More interview pics from the 'Time Ameba TV' site.
Minami does have her own radio show which she's had for quite a long time but last week paid a visit to Keya's captain on her 'Recon' show to promote the PB.
There is a Twitter page set up for Minami's PB but to be honest it's not that good, there's plenty of outtake pics which are mainly of her eating or sightseeing so will pass on posting them. But there are some terrific outtake pics from the book in this post's only spread which is from WPB #39-40.
Title of the PB is "Seishun no Binzume", pics for it were taken in and around Shanghai so least she got a nice trip out of it. Have no idea what the sales expectations are for the book, the last few pics from '46' or '48' gals have sold around 20,000 in their first week out so would think a total around that figure would be a success. The PB was released today but yesterday Minami held an event for it at the HMV bookstore in Shibuya. Plenty of fine looking pics from the event but as usual there's no video of it so have one for yesterday's 'Showroom' as she was the host to promote the PB.
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