Yui Kobayashi: Her graduation cards(92!!!!) but with a major twist.... part one????

 

 It's so much of a twist didn't even put her name under this post's labels. Did this once before for a Keya graduation and that was for Risa a little over two years ago. What the major twist is that like Risa Yui 😍 didn't have any graduation cards but all of the Keya members did! Perhaps it was because she was no longer with the group but at least I was finally able to have a post for her last week and that did include quite a few cards that came out in January and February, maybe those were for her graduation? In the title said part one and that's because there's two sets of cards and will have those in about a week. Have 92 cards for today and that's plenty for a post. Will also have a regular post for Keya in August, maybe more as I could devote at least two other posts just for their 2024 cards and they did accumulate because I had gone so long with no group posts.

 Sigh.... where, oh where has she disappeared to, sob sob,,,,

 Even though the cards are terrific figured fans would want a post with more than them so have a pair of mag spreads so there will be over 120 pics for this post. Spread #1 features Shizuki from volume 24 of Platinum Flash that came out in May. I have noticed she's become so popular and does have many solo spreads, she was also the center for their latest single.

 The other spread for today has Airi as the cover girl for the August 1st issue of Weekly Shonen Sunday and will admit she is quite kawaii though wish she was a few years older.

 On to the cards and this may take a while to write up, all have 3-4 cards and the only order is by grouping the generations. So of course the trio of first generation members will lead off and are they being pushed out for on the seven songs on the current single they only appeared in one of them. First off is Rina who is the oldest member of the group and still looks so kawaii these days There are three with the name of Rina in the group and still wonder why haven't they done a song as a trio? Minami follows her and she returned from her hiatus about two months ago and rounding off this first batch is Fukuya who I think will be the final 1G member standing.

 

 Leading off for the 2G gals is Rena who has had a pair of posts these past two months and she is my favorite current member. These days it's not easy doing solo posts which is why Rei, who is up second, hasn't been heard of for a while here and she too I like immensely. Can say the same for Hikaru as this trio are my top three current members from Keya and think I may be able to have another solo post for her soon. What would help out is of the members appearing at those huge fashion shows and they will start up again in five weeks. Have no clue why but zero members have attended any shows since last September 4th, there's been at least five shows since then where we have seen many members from Hina and Keya. Don't know why but Hikaru only had two cards from this set so added in a pair from the other graduation cards.

 Nest trio features Hono and at one time she did appear to be the most popular second generation member but has sadly been eclipsed by so many others. Second up is the group captain Rina and I would still love to see her have a photobook. Rounding out this set is Karin and she also had only two pics from this set so added in two from the other batch of grad cards, at the end of August she will be celebrating her 23rd birthday.

 Keya's third Rina leads off this set and her attractiveness to me is so underrated. Can say the same for Marino who is second up and the final member for this set is Akiho. Her birthday is on October 12th, three 2G members have an October birthday that are only nine days apart.

 Will have a quartet for this final group of second generation members and first off is the youngest 2G member Ten. Second up is Kira and she seems like the most fun gal in the group, like Rina I is from Hyogo which is much larger than I thought. Third below is Hikari and I know so little about her, rounding out this final batch of 2G members is Yui who I have grown to really like. Shame the group's variety show 'Soko' hasn't been subbed for a while as she was often the highlight of most episodes.

 On to the 3G members who have been getting such a massive push over the last six or so months. It's been so long since a regular photobook so you would think with this huge push the next book would go to a 3G member. But in my eyes though many do look good no one really stands out and one other reason for the lack of books is that the ones for Keya and Hina the last two years have been only so-so sellers. First up for is the oldest new member and also my fave of the bunch who is Rika, she's followed by Reina who last week hit the age of twenty. Last up is Yuzuki, really hadn't noticed her but was checking out some of her other photos and she is an attractive woman who is 21 in age.

 Yu Murai leads off this set and in less than three weeks will be celebrating her 20th birthday, least most 3G members are at twenty or older. One who isn't quite yet but will be soon is Airi who is second up and she has become immensely popular, she's nineteen in age but if she was two years older would be doing solo posts for her. Rounding out this set is Itoha and will admit don't know much about her, can say the same for a few other newish members.

 Four more members to go and up first is Riko who is followed by Shizuki, to me she looks a bit similar to Hono. Last two members are Nagisa who had a birthday on July 7th and up last for this post is Miu who I think has the most attractive face of any 3G member.