Nogizaka46: The intoxicating 'Kazumi Takayama post' #9....

 

 After doing Nogi posts for seven years seems like she should have more than nine solo ones but that figure is sadly correct. Was going to take today off and work on a few drafts for upcoming posts as it's become so much more difficult lately doing them as you've noticed. But more of a reason was that the last two days there's been a solo post for other Nogi members and didn't want to make it three days in a row. But then thought 'Why not?' and there's no Nogi gal more deserving of a post.

 That's because it's been 103 weeks(!) since her last solo post, on occasion there's been a good amount of pics in group posts but not nearly as many as she had from 2104-19. That's a shame as Kazumi would have been in the running for my all time Nogi member but would still place her about fifth which is an impressive position. Have also mentioned quite a few times that to me she'd be the best Nogi member to have as a girlfriend, perhaps she'd be in second for all current Idols.

 So of course I've been dying to have a Kazumi post for so long but there's never been enough pics for one and it's never even been close. But she has a terrific new mag spread of twenty pics plus there's some other recent happenings so the total of brand new pics totals over fifty. Also have at least 25 other pics which are new for here so this may turn out to be one super duper post and didn't think of doing this until a few hours ago.

 So let's get to those pics and with so few solo posts don't know how popular Kazumi is with Nogi fans but have a feeling many do like her and can't think of one reason why anyone wouldn't. On February 8th she celebrated her 27th birthday, hope she she celebrates #28 as a member too.

 Few recent Nogi blog pics, she may not have the most but to be they're the best.

 Member in the bottom two had a post yesterday. Last week in a group post made a prediction that Kazumi would be the next first generation member to graduate and there's so few of them left. But even if that prediction is accurate don't think it'll be taking place for a while as two members left in October plus soon her mate will be departing so keeping my fingers crossed the next departure won't be for many, many months.

 Hmmmm, hope that Zip! doesn't refer to the chances I have going on a date with either one!!!!!!! When Kazumi does eventually graduate from Nogi think she'll have a bright future as she has been busy outside of the group. She wrote a best selling novel titled "Trapezium" which was about a fictionary Idol but no word of a sequel. She's also an MC on the 'Quiz Present Variety Q' show which she's been ding since last April, would like to see Kazumi do more acting for as she was the best part of the 'Bemars' group drama. If there's one thing I have many of are older 'NogiKoi' game cards, have some here but the first trio are regular monthly cards from last year.

 Not sure how many member photobooks there are to date but thinking about fifty. Of them have posted the pics from about forty of them, to me Kazumi's first book was among the best and s underrated. Did post the pics from that PB but not her second that came out exactly two years ago. At the time thought it would be a graduation book but obviously it wasn't. Will get the book someday and the photo shoot took place in Finland where I bet no other Idol has visited.

 Few pics from an event held two years ago for the "Monologue" photobook.

 Next weekend there will the the Spring 'Tokyo Girls Collection' show and to my amazement Kazumi has never taken a stroll on the catwalk. However she does appear at most most group events, her last one was in November but think there's a semi-ban on them these days in Japan. For over a year the With Online site had an OL campaign featuring five Nogi members. Last March it ended and only one gal stayed on as a model but now Kazumi has been resigned by them and what a wise decision, these are all new pics since the beginning of the year.

 Fabulous batch of pics here are bonus ones from the....

.... March issue of EX-Taishu. It's Kazumi's first solo spread in a year and her first cover in close to two years. To me this is one of Nogi's top spreads in quite a long time and she doesn't need to dress scantly to look overly alluring. No real good newish videos so will go back to 2017 for some Meiji CM's which hadn't been posted before and for fans are worth a view.