Nao's 'Top Twenty of All Time Faves' list #2.... Position #2, the overly tantalizing Hinako Kitano!!!!

 

Links to the previous positions

#20, Nashiko .... #19, Kazusa .... #18, Kii(e) .... #17, Nene

#16, Nanase .... #15, Yuika .... #14, Kyoko .... #13, Miona

#12, Mai .... #11, Maimi .... #10, Minami .... #9, Saki

#8, Rika .... #7, Akari .... #6, Yui .... #5, Tsubasa

#4, Marie .... #3, Miyuki

 One more spot to go and will have that post over the weekend though it's no surprise who will be number one. Bit of a surprise here though, not of making the top twenty but how high she finished. However long time viewers know how huge of a fave Hinako has been of mine since 2015, she's been my #1 Nogi member for about five years though on occasion someone has taken away that spot from her for a month or two. Have to admit I was worried when Hinako graduated from Nogi, was wondering what her possibilities could be and even thought she may retire!

 Was I way off with that thinking and am so glad about that! Since leaving Nogi four months ago Hinako has been in a stage play, is currently in her first drama, is a model for a company and has appeared at two fashion shows as she's now busier than ever. She signed with a new agency and didn't Nogi drop the ball on most second generation members? So many of them have been doing so much better since leaving the group and you wonder why management ignored them most of the time as the fans seemed to like the members quite a bit, they've made management look a bit less than stellar!

 Just did a post three weeks ago but still have a good amount of new pics. The last two years have been the busiest of Hinako's career, bet she's had at least twenty solo posts and has to be over forty by now. She has an excellent chance at being in this year's top five on the fave's list for the first time but when I look at this position it's all she's done since 2015, she'll always remain Nogi's most cutest member though hasn't she really blossomed the last four years?!?! One thing that's ben lacking a bit are new IG pics, only these since her last post.

 "Shounen no Abyss" is the title of Hinako's first regular drama, it began on September 2nd and on August 30th there was a min event for the series.

 The drama is being subbed, first two episodes have been done but have only viewed the first show. Want to wait until another episode or two has been subbed, then will decide if I'll recap the entire series as there's so many questions so need to watch at least three shows before doing posts. The series mainly revolves around a seventeen year old high school student named Reiji and what a depressing life he lives. The show takes place in a smallish city and this boy is bullied, lives at home with his shut in brother, his grandmother has dementia and the thoughts of suicide have crept into his mind. He does have one passion which he does like the Acrylic J-Pop group, especially the main singer Nagi.

 She's played by Hinako who has the lead female role in the series, she's 26 in real life but her character is just twenty. One day for an unknown reason Nagi shows up in the city Reiji lives in and immediately befriends him, that and a few other questions I want to find the answers to before recapping it. What a dark show this is as Nagi seems to want to help her new 'friend' Reiji go through with that suicide and think things get even more dark in future episodes. Have to admit I was a tad shocked with a sex scene in this first show between Nagi and Reiji, not sure if this was a dream of his or did it eventually happen? So don't want to give away too many spoilers and odds are will recap the show, some screenshots from this first episode and a short video of that sex scene after them which as mentioned did shock me a bit.

 

 Hinako's last post was mainly devoted to new pics for the Vannie U Autumn collection. she's now a model for them. Did hold back this small amount of pics hoping for more but there are none, perhaps she'll be part of their Winter collection too.

 On August 4th Hinako made an appearance at the Autumn/Winter 'Kansai Collection' show that was held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka. Like the recent TGC show the main theme was Winter which is how most models dressed, least she got to take a pair of strolls on the catwalk.

 Have a pair of new mag spreads which are both way too small but it's nice to see her have some spreads. First off is this set from a special Flash edition called 'Best of late Summer 2022'.

 Second set is also from Flash and their September issue. Odds are slim to none it'll ever happen but wouldn't she make for such an alluring gravure model, least I wish she would have some spreads in that vein on occasion.

 We've hit the end and it didn't seem like a huge post though it was. There were 65 new pics and will have finish with some ultra breathtaking ones. Hinako's second photobook "Kibou no Hougaku" was released on February 8th and have to admit for a while was only lukewarm towards it. As hard as it seems to believe the problem as the pics looked too perfect!!!! That's something I've never said but as time has gone on am really liking this book more every day and it just may be one of my top three books of the year. Did a post for it back in June which has received a good amount views but deserves so many more. After the pics is a short video of that promo event for her new drama. Shame Hinako wasn't a bit busier before 2019 or she just may have made a run at the top spot, if she can keep up this current pace for a while she may be the odds on fave to be #1 if another all time list is ever done.