Hinako Kitano: Sigh, her final Nogi post(sob, sob)....

 

 Lot of Idol posts lately and that's mainly because they're the only ones who have been doing anything but promise to have some different kinds of posts the next two days. So that title is sadly true but actually not as the official graduation took place four days ago which did surprise me. Hinako announced her graduation on January 31st and shortly after she said she would be remaining with Nogi until the end of April. That didn't happen as she left five weeks earlier and could the semi-scandal that took place with the group had something to do with her leaving a bit early? Suppose it doesn't matter as Hinako wasn't on the new single save for a solo song so even if she hung around it wouldn't have meant she would have done all that much but would have been nice if she could have stuck around until early May as that would have been her ninth anniversary. 

 Hinako had the nice streak of six posts in 38 days but this is her first solo one since February 17th. So even though there won't be many new things in the future she's such a massive fave there's no way I'll stop posting about her. In April will try to have two posts and one will have many screenshots of her graduation concert and sure some unseen oldie pics can be dug up. Then at the beginning of May will have the pics from her second photobook, the above two are from her first which I may like slightly better. Then after who knows what will be taking place as though Hinako did many interviews for the book and her departure from Nogi never once did she mention what the future will hold for her, just hope the word retirement isn't in her mind.

 Know that new photobook has so many breathtaking pics but in a way I kind of prefer the ones like the two above. Now that Hinako is gone it's so odd that my top two Nogi members of all time graduated within six weeks of each other, just two second generation members are now left. So as mentioned will try to do as many posts as possible in the future but not just for her but also her close mate Mai. She too had a new photobook which I have so will post the pics from that one first, was thinking around May 1st and hopefully can continue to have a monthly post for her.

 Gulp, are they practicing for me?!?! So while there's been so few new pics as of late do have a fair amount of things which have never been posted such as these cards which came out in January which are probably Hinako's last ones for Nogi as it doesn't appear there's been any graduation cards.

 Two days before the grad concert she made her final appearance hosting 'showroom' and you can view that video here: March 22nd Showroom

 Here's the set list for Hinako's final concert and there were also some special guests.

 These pics here are ones Nogi released for the graduation concert. But I do have the video and next month will do a post or two with many, many screenshots. It's a huge video and need to work on it's quality a bit which will take a few days but am looking forward to viewing it when that's done.... seeing as how it's Hinako's final concert maybe I won't be looking forward to it all that much! The show took place at the Yokohama Pia Arena which under normal circumstances can hold up to 10,000 people. You can see by the setlist many older Nogi tunes were performed but she's only been the center twice for two Undergirl songs. What I noticed is that none of the group's 'bigger stars' were there and wonder why? So as mentioned will have many screenshots next month from the concert's video, it may appear that there's some videos from the concert on YT but none are.

 Wouldn't expect to see Hinako appear in anymore magazines but hope I'm wrong. That means her final spread was a little over a month ago but that could still be fresh in everyone's mind so let's go back to last August with this superb set from BLT. Know her gravure sets have been a bit dazzling but these kinds have always been my faves of her.

 We've hit the end, not a huge post but couldn't forget to do something for one of my all time top Idols. So will be posting the pics from Hinako's second book in May and try to have a three month gap between a book's release and when I post it. That's so sales won't be impacted and after dropping off the charts it made a reappearance last week as the eighth best selling book of the week. So will have some pics from the book which are impossible to get tired of and after them is Hinako's segment from the February 22nd 'Nogizaka 46 Hours TV' and am hoping it'll eventually be subbed.