Hina Kawata: Her tantalizing and soon to be memorable.... "Takeoff" photobook scans....

 

 Was going to try and hold off with doing this post until March 1st, thought this would be one super duper set of pictures to begin off the month that Winter will finally end in! The pictures are certainly hot enough to melt the snow but is it possible to top her first photobook from almost four years ago that was an instant classic? Hina's first photobook was released on March 1, 2022 and as far as books go that's been my ultimate shocker in terms of how fabulous it was! You knew Hina was an attractive woman from watching the H46 variety show and by her magazine spreads but her alluringness in the book was something I nor anyone else expected, what can someone do for an encore? She's not the first woman who has had that problem with releasing something that's unbeatable and will say this book doesn't top the first book but that doesn't mean it's not a tremendous set of pics! For this book is and though it may be hard to do don't compare this book to Hina's first, as you can see by these photos at the top the book has some truly dazzling pics and she's the first member from the group to have a second book. It was for Hina's November graduation so wonder if that'll mean Miku will have a book when she departs and wouldn't be surprised if it happened. Suzuka's book was also for her graduation but sadly Konoka didn't have her second book when she left the group in January, her first book was also such a pleasant surprise.

 The six pics above were either outtake or promo ones for the book, they're all so terrific had to include them and why wouldn't such sweltering photos be in the book? Always wait three months before doing a post for a regular photobook, this came out on November 11th so could have done this eight days ago. As far as the group goes all the first generation members are gone and just a pair from 2G are left, with all of my biggest faves gone except for one from H46 and Keya it's why there's seldom any more posts for the current members. Hina is a very likable woman and looks older than she is, this July she'll be celebrating her 25th birthday. I do like Hina a lot and she hasn't done anything in the three months since leaving the group but she'll be someone I will try to have posts for in the future.

 Hina's first book from four years ago was quite popular as it sold over 100,000 copies but think the sales for this second book were only around 45,000 sold. There has been a decrease in the amount of books the last few years but on the other hand photobooks are better than ever. Besides a decrease in the amount of them the books have also been selling many fewer copies and it's a shame this book didn't sell more as it is one sizzling book. The post for Hina's first book has been quite popular here, as a matter of fact no post has had more views over the last 3 1/2 years than that book! For her swan song to gravure modeling Hina traveled to Denmark for the photo shoot, mainly around Copenhagen which could mean why there weren't more pics of her at a beach. No Keya members have gone to Scandinavia for a photo shoot but the second books for a pair of Nogi gals took place in Finland and Sweden which just leaves Norway for a future book. Not much I can add in about Hina and the book, there were 136 photos in it along with the six above for a total of 142 pics, once again will ask why would those bottom two pics right above not be in the book(?) as both are so fabulous!