Nao's top ten Faves for 2024: Position #1, the ultra beguiling and seductive.... Miku Tanaka!!!!

 

                                   

Previous Positions

#10, Iori .... #9, Miyuki .... #8, Mio M .... #7, Konoka .... #6, Yui K

#5, Kasumi .... #4, Miku K .... #3, Nene .... #2, Akari

 We've hit the end of this shorter than usual countdown for my favorite women of the year, though the total amount who qualified was less than any other year the top five were as strong as ever. In another two or three days will do some sort of wrap-up post with my final thoughts, after that will have another pair of list posts which will be for what posts were the most viewed ones of the year and the other will be for the women who you readers liked the most. In other words what woman's posts had the most views and for the first time ever think we may both have the same Queen for the year!!!!

 The two pics right above are from her second photobook that came out on September 12th which was Miku's 23rd birthday, her first book was released on her 20th birthday. There's two versions of the book, one is a print edition while the other is a digital version and the pictures for the two are completely different. On January 1st will post the regular book and had been planning on doing the digital one on February 1st. But then was thinking it may be better to have a gap between them so March 1st sounds like a better date so there will be no shortage of posts for her coming up.

 For besides those two posts Miku also has another digital book that was released two weeks ago plus another coming out in a few days. So the posts for her won't be slowing down at all and as of now the way it appears is that she will have a post every other week until at least mid-March. Miku has the current longest stretch of monthly posts as this makes thirteen consecutive months with a post, March would make it sixteen. That would tie the record with two others on having the second longest streak of posts, the record is 22 which is held by the fave in this year's sixth position. So in order to set a new record of 23 Miku would need a post a month until October which I think is very possible for she's had 41 since she was first introduced in October 2022 and no woman as had more in that period.

 Do have a rule that a woman has to be 22 in age before I begin to post about them, on occasion have broken it but not often. It has to be for someone I think is so special or will be that way and also one who you viewers will like immensely which has been the case for the trio of 21 year olds introduced the last three years. One is a Hina member was fourth on this year's list and in the #2 position last year, both years she's been the youngest woman on the list. The second youngest has been Miku who has gone from tenth in 2022 to sixth last year and of course is my #1 Queen for 2024!!!! Miku's first post was a month after her 21st birthday but I had known of her for a few years and had been biding my time until I could do posts for her, as they say the rest is history. At the age of 23 and three months no record was set for being the youngest number one as edging Miku out were the number ones for 2022 and 2020.

 Sure this will be a large post but will try not to go overboard for a couple of reasons. One is that I need to work on posts for some other women and because I was without a laptop for over three days am behind on creating posts. Another reason is that don't want anyone to OD on Miku so will save some of her current things for future posts, as mentioned she may have a post every other week until at least March! Have said often in her posts this year that Miku's decision to leave HKT was the best career move she could have made as remaining with them was holding her back but that doesn't mean being an HKT member was in any way bad as it was just time to move on to bigger and better things.

 Which Miku has done as she was finally allowed to have digital books, she's had five to date and will have another pair coming up. So her gravure career hasn't slowed down at all plus her acting roles have increased as Miku has appeared in two dramas this year with the lead role in one of them. Plus she had a film come out yesterday but noticed she wasn't at the premiere, appearing at more events is one thing I wish she did more of. So all in all Miku could be the #1 example of what a J-Pop Idol should do after graduating from their groups, she never took a break and hit the ground running after leaving HKT. So many Idols feel as though they need such an extended break which at times has been a career killer and I can't think of one time it's worked out well for an Idol so wish more would emulate Miku. Granted having such a breathtaking figure has helped her career but she is such a hard worker plus have noticed she's much more intelligent and interesting than most people realize.

 Above is Miku taking down her photo at the HKT Theater in Fukuoka after her final show there which was almost a year ago to the day. This makes it sixteen posts in a year so there isn't all that much to tell you about Miku that hasn't been said so this could be one of the smaller posts for this year's top ten though of course it will still be a large post. Not many new IG pics so will skip those and do have some older X-Mas pics, many you've seen but a trio are new for here.... hmmmm, a problem playing Mrs. Claus is that her top half wouldn't fit down your chimney!!!!

 Besides the two versions of her second photobook and two other digital book posts Miku has many other things lined up. For instance she will be the cover girl for the next issue of Friday and will have the same honor for at least two more upcoming magazines, she may win an award for appearing on the most magazine covers and as an Idol won that award in 2021/22. Last year she released her first calendar which goes until next March so a new one could be another thing on the horizon....

 Have three new magazine spreads but will hold on to one as it's promoting a digital book that came out on December 9th, will have that spread with the post for the book. First up is this set from m the December 11th issue of Weekly Shonen and of course she's the cover girl. Miku's spreads are usually larger than anyone else's but have noticed they've been a bit smaller the last six or so months.

 Messed up saying there were three new spreads, it's just two and as I said want to hold the other one back for the post for the digital book. Which is from the Bic Comic Spirits magazine and it's Miku's second digital book for them since July. She's been their cover girl three times so let's have an encore viewing of one of those and this set is from the August 19th issue of BCS.

 It is god to have encore viewings of mag spreads such as the above one to show why a woman finished where she did on the yearly list, do recommend checking out her other fifteen posts for the year. Did say above  that on January 1st would be posting the regular version of her second photobook and that's just eleven days from now, as terrific as her first was this second should have come with a health warning with those with weak hearts....

 We've hit the end of the post, a large one but not as huge as most others that made the list. Miku has been a bit more quiet over the past month which is why there weren't more newer things, she does deserve a bit of a breather as she was busier than anyone else this year. Just because we haven't seen as much of her lately doesn't mean she's kicking back and enjoying some hot Sake as she could be off doing some photo shoots. Will end off with some ultra sweltering photos and as said above these too may need a health warning! Right after Christmas will do a list of who the most popular women were for 2024, that's determined how many views their average post received. Never once has my #1 and you viewers most popular woman matched up but have a feeling Miku could be the first and hope so as I know so many of you viewers can't get enough of her and who can blame you!!!! My only semi complaint is that there haven't been enough videos from her mag spreads and wish she would open her own YT channel. Two weeks ago did a post for a Young Gangan digital book and spread, at the time the video for the photo shoot wasn't on YT but it is now and is after the pics.