Will have one final list coming up which will be for who the most popular women were for 2024, that takes a while to figure out the stats for so that won't be for another four days. That and this list are very popular with you viewers as in a way it's for who your favorites were for the year but there is a slight catch. Do a mid year post at the end of June for the most popular ones for the first half of the year, that list only has posts that I wrote up from December 1st to May 31st. This yearly list looks at all of the posts written up since December 1st of last year as that's the date the 'Nao Year' begins. But it also features posts that were done prior to that date and do have to say that certain older posts still receive many views, especially ones for photobooks.
Erika leads this post off and for the first time since 2019 her hotter than the sun "Intermission" photobook didn't make the cut. But it did get 1,510 views to rank 20th and at over 29,000 total views is one of the most popular posts of all time here. Another fixture on the yearly list was for Miru's "Love Rush" book, it had been on the list for four years but only received 940 views in 2024. Which actually isn't a bad total as it beat out most others written up this year and does have about 18,000 total views. Perhaps because I haven't done a post for Miru since August 2023 is why the book didn't get as many views and she's another long time massive fave I miss doing posts for.
#13.... Nagisa Aoyama, her "Nagisa" photobook post done on June 10th had 1,925 views
This was the most pleasant surprise of the list and wish more posts that didn't contain all that many gravure pics were more popular. Nagisa is a voice actress and I have been semi ga-ga 😍 over her since about 2021 and am so pleased she does have many fans here. Doubt if she will ever make the fave's list because of never having six posts in a year but can only think of a small handful who would make for a better girlfriend....
#12.... Kyoko Saito, post for the "Totteoki no Koibito" PB had 2,030 views for 2024
First of five posts done before this year and was just talking about her yesterday wondering where has she been?! To date this post has 18,059 views and has been on this list all four years but that was by far the fewest views to date. This has been one of my favorite books from the past five years and I was so disappointed when Kyoko didn't have one for her Hina graduation that took place ninth months ago. That probably would have been our last chance to see one last batch of gravure photos of her and that top pic below is my second favorite one of all time!!!!
#11.... Miku Kanemura, her "Triangle" post done on February 8th had 2,060 views
This makes it two Hina members in a row, there will be two more coming up but I do wonder will there be any new posts for any of the group to make future lists? What's quite odd to me is that the two Hina posts done this year that made the list are the only posts from my top ten faves to make this list and that is surprising for the #1 woman is very popular here. Who also shares the same first name as this Miku and will be honest in saying I do like this one better though and think many viewers may share my opinion. The only problem for her is that I've slowed way down on doing posts for current J-Pop Idols so after being in the second and fourth spots the last two years on the fave's list will she even have six posts next year to qualify?
#10.... Haruka Kaki's "Massara" book had 2,140 views, post done on December 1, 2022
Though such a huge seller have always felt this photobook was a bit underrated though certainly not to me nor you viewers. I just may have this in my top five all time as far as Nogi books go and one day will do a list of my favorite ones. This was Haruka's first ever post here and to date has 7,061 views, sadly she may never have the six posts in a year to qualify for the fave's list but if she did then would be in the battle for being #1 and I think that PB post was #1 for 2023. EDIT: Just checked, last year it was the third most popular post.
#9.... Konoka Matsuda, her "Furimuite" book had 2,260 views and was done on September 1st
The last three, perhaps four years, have done a list of my top photobooks for the year. But doubt if a list will be done this year and it's not because the books weren't terrific as they were but because there were so fewer of them or at least for the women I post about. If I did do a list than this book would probably be my #1, Konoka is a woman who I have been head over heals 😍 for since about 2021 and have often said that she would make for the second best girlfriend of anyone I post about, an ex-Nogi member would be #1. There were two surprises with this book as I never realized how fantastic her figure was, the other surprise was that this post wasn't more popular. Well, guess it being done on September 1st was a reason it didn't garner more views but still thought it would have made the top five.
#8.... Natsuki Abe, her second intro post done on August 30th has 2,287 views to date
This is one of two women who had a pair of posts make the list. In an odd occurrence this was done two days before the above position and there wasn't much difference in the amount of views they received. Natsuki's first post had been done eight days before this one and you will be seeing that further down, had a feeling she would be popular here but not to the extent she is. Shame she only had five posts so missed by one in qualifying for the yearly faves list, her other three posts also drew a high amount of views so guess I need to work on a few more....
#7.... Mizuki Yamashita, her "Heroine" PB post done on August 1st had 2,295 views
Only a difference of 35 views between the last three positions and the posts were done very close together. So while I said that the amount of views for #9 was lower than expected this was much lower than I thought as I truly thought it would have easily exceeded 3,000 views. That's because Mizuki is extremely popular here, she's one of two women who had a pair make the list and the other will be coming right up. Haven't done a post for her since this one and after leaving Nogi in May she hasn't done much save for appearing in two dramas. One other reason for expecting this book to be popular is that it's such a collection of ultra alluring photos, I did like the book from #9 more but this one isn't far behind....
#6.... Seira Hayakawa, her December 1st photobook post had 2,505 views
Two Nogi books in a row and do wonder could they be the final two I ever post for the group? I hope not and while there have been other books this year they're for members who are too young and ones I could care less about. But there is a pair of members who I still follow and do try to have posts for them, both have had books and how I would love to see both have a second! Never having a second book will be Seira who left Nogi sixteen months ago and said she was retiring from show biz. But I figured she was like many and would return after a while as she is an excellent actress but to my surprise so far hasn't attempted a comeback. This was the first post for the 2024 'Nao Year' that began on December 1st, this is one tremendous book and that bottom is truly one of the best ever.... wowowow!!!!
#5.... Mizuki Yamashita, her "Triangle mini book post done on May 3rd had 2,595 views
Didn't take long to get to Mizuki's second post that made the list and this post did have more things than this mini book. Which is a special issue that comes out about three times a year, think to date this "Triangle" series is now up to ten editions and all have featured members from the three '46' groups, position #11 also had a pictorial from the series but a different edition. When a post was published didn't have much affect on which ones made the list, you'd think a post done in March would have more views than ones done in August but that wasn't the case.
#4.... Hina Kawata, her Omoide no Junban" photobook had 3,505 views
The group Hina doesn't have nearly as many photobooks as the other two '46' groups or even Hello Project groups but as far as quality goes they're hard to top! This is the third photobook to make the list and it's almost impossible to pick out the best of the three, you can't go wrong with any one you choose to be #1. Of all the books that I have posted this may have been the most pleasant surprise of them all, I always thought Hina was attractive with a nice figure but not the ultra amazing one she showed us in the book.... no member has had two books and isn't she deserving to be the first?!!!! As you can see the post for the book was done in July 2022, it's made the list three consecutive years.
#3.... Natsuki Abe, her first intro post done on August 22nd had 3,520 views
To me this is the biggest shocker of the list as who would have thought this would be the most viewed post of the ones I wrote up in 2024? Of course not me though this was one super duper post but just figured one of the photobook posts done this year would have garnered more views. But then again I do work much harder on these posts versus ones for books plus Natsuki is one fabulous looking woman so because she had two posts make the list vow to start on creating more posts for her though need some help from her such as.... a photobook!!!!
#2.... Hono Tamura, her "Ippome" photobook post done on March 23, 2022 had 3,930 views
Bit of surprise here too, I thought position number four would have been in this spot but it wasn't even close. Hono has always had many fans here and more than I expected as this is the third straight year for this book making the list. In October, a week after her 26th birthday, her second book was released and will be doing a post for that on February 1st as I always wait at least three months before posting a '46' member's book. Hard to say which book is better but sure that post will make next year's list, thought book #2 was going to be for a graduation but luckily that wasn't to be.
#1.... Sumire Uesaka, the March 3, 2023 post for her "Sumire no Yume" PB had 8.570 views
There was no contest for the top spot as the 8,570 views this post received was over twice as many as the second and third positions combined!!!! Hard to explain why this book has been so popular, it is such a terrific one yet not that much better than most others. Then again Sumire is a likable woman and she's mainly a voice actress, in an odd twist the first and last spots on this year's list were for a voice actress. It's been a while since any posts for her as I've only done one since this so will get working on one and for 2023 this was the second most popular post of the year.
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