Ruka Kitano: Her searing EX-Taishu digital book plus a pair of magazine spreads though....

 

 .... really not anything else besides my endless blabbering! Ruka's posts are always good sized ones but mainly because most include a digital book plus of course some mag spreads but often very little else. There was more variety for her first solo posts as there were some older SKE cards and such to include in those posts plus many tidbits for her first regular photobook that came out ten months ago. But am all through with posting those things and it's not a case of Ruka not being busy but more of a case that those aren't activities that can be included in posts such as appearing in stage plays and she's been in at least two for 2025.

 This is Ruka's tenth solo post in four months so that's quite a pace and is only topped by her ex-SKE mate in the next post. Those ten are her only solo ones but does have plenty of photos in five older SKE group posts. Of her previous nine posts this year a pair were for her photobook, there were two versions and six have been for digital books. So this makes it her seventh book and I just may be caught up with all of them, have one from January that may not have been posted but that's it as the cache has gone from seven to zero. Ruka had been quite busy for a long stretch after departing SKE so guess she deserved a mini break from gravure modeling but does have at least two upcoming spreads plus will be starring in a web drama. EDIT: Have mentioned it before and sure that left a few readers howling with laughter but in eyes SKE has had the best looking and most alluring members of any Idol group, these last two posts have some unbeatable proof of that!!!!

 This Sunday Ruka will have her first leading role in a drama which is titled "Gurapara!" and it's a web show that will air on TVer. It's a rom-com and personally am not fond of those but it's to see her have a lead role which could lead to appearing in regular shows. Below are two promo pics for the drama but don't have any new photos from her IG page or fan club, will have to say Ruka's not too good at posting those and makes me wonder why?

 Those bottom two pics above are from her fan club site and there was an event for her 26th birthday at the end of May. I am holding back a trio of magazine spreads from this year, am hoping that there will be an event for the drama so can have some photos from that, at least two of the spreads and perhaps some older SKE things had had never been posted here before. If it works out would have that post in about ten days but I know all too well what the saying is about best laid plans working out! For this digital book Ruka had one mini spread in the April issue of EX-Taishu to promote it.

 I think Ruka looks absolutely stunning these days and hard to beat her current pics. However in a way I thought she may have looked better while she was 19-22 in age and I seldom say that as to me the older a woman gets the better she looks. Have another spread from the EX-Taishu magazine but this is an oldie from October 2019 and this just may be Ruka's top spread even though many of her newer ones leave zero to the imagination....

 On to the book the magazine released on April 16th, in an oddity Ruka had another digital book come out the day before. This pictorial contains 85 photos and it's her last book to date but sure a few more will be coming out soon. After the dazzling photos is a mini video from the photo shoot, wish Ruka had more of these on YT and think it's time for her first ever DVD!!!! Hmmmm, also thought that it's getting close to a year since that photobook which was a very good seller so could a second be on the horizon?