HKT48: The first 'pairs post' with Madoka and Natsumi!

 Have had a pair of mag spreads featuring this duo for a few weeks. Kept waiting for a few other members to have a new spread but that hasn't happened as I wanted to have a group post. Didn't want the pics to get dated so thought why not have HKT's first 'pairs post'? Doubt if there will be any more of them or that is unless this combo does a few more spreads in the future and would think that'd be a great possibility. They do look quite good together but also individually....

 Madoka has been my fave HKT member for a while now. She had hurt her leg badly(broken?) a while back which is why there was such a long gap with her in the group posts but she seems to be fine and dandy these days. It's true she is quite thin but Madoka really looks so duper duper to me, she is tall woman as her height is 168 cm and she does have some nice, long legs.
 Though they don't look too similar seems as though she and Natsumi could be sisters, she's also an underrated looker. Natsumi is the older of the pair by a year with her DOB being August 8, 1996 and she's the current captain of Team H. Kind of a spur of the moment post as I didn't want the two new spreads to collect dust but do have a few other tidbits of the duo.

 Besides the new spreads also have a pair of older things with this first set of pics being from the January 2017 issue of Entame. They've appeared in a few other mag spreads but they were before 2015 and didn't want to go back that far.

 Madoka's first and only photobook was released on September 30, 2016. It was a fine collection of pics but since then has really grown into a more beautiful woman and would love to see her have a new PB. What's odd is that Natsumi also released a photobook.... on the same day! Doesn't make much sense as both of their books probably didn't sell as well because of that, not sure if her PB has been posted and if not will work on having it. On that release date the pair also held a duo event for their books, perhaps a buy one get one free?

 On to the pair of new mag spreads and believe me when I say these are truly fabulous, we need to see more sets pf them together. These are from WPB #16 and that bottom one rates an A++++!

 That set above was definitely oki doki and this final collection of pics may even be better. Madoka and Natsumi graced the cover of the April 16th issue of Manga Action. No video for the photo shoot nor are there any for today as the pai don't appear in many videos together or at least they haven't for a couple of years.

HKT48: Magazine scans #3 and a bit more....

 Third group post and fifth one overall for HKT the past two weeks, a spurt like that has never happended for them and probably never will again. The group's 12th single was released on Wednesday, title of it is "Ishi". First day sales were impressive as they totaled 170,400 but it's been a different story for the next two days as sales were just a combined total of 10,000. That leaves the mark at 180,570 after three days though hitting 200 K seems like it could easily happen. But at least this single has already outsold their previous one which was "Hayaokuri Calendar". That was the group's only single for 2018 and it sold just 165,000 copies in it's first week.
 Video at the top is from the single though it's a B-side tune. Title of it is "Itsudatte Yori Te wo Furou", it's Rino's farewell' song as she's graduating from HKT by the end of the month. Did read that her final concert will be on the 13th with the group but had heard April 28th was supposed to be her graduation date, would think there would be a concert then. Rino did perform her final AKB show on Tuesday at their theater. few pics from it. Been liking her much more recently so do plan on having a post for her here and there in the future so have held back many of those pics for them.

 This is a bit of a quickie post so won't have a lot of other activities besides mag spreads. But do have one other Rino item and they're new pics from the Topard site. They're a contact lens company and like the majority of Idols she does wear glasses/contacts.

 Been so much Rino so far it could have been a solo post as she also is in the first mag spread which is from the April 20th issue of SPA! With her on the set is Hana and Miku.

 The next three spreads are all really fabulous so any of them could have been my number one set of the day. Here's a member we don't see too often and hope that changes, am referring to Sae Kurihara who looks so terrific in this collection which is from the February issue of UTB. Like so many HKT gals she's slowly getting up there in age as she'll be turning 23 in June.

Here's another member we need to see more often in mags, she's Hiroka Komada who also will be turning 23 this year but not until November. Had held this set from the February edition of
EX-Taishu back and thought it would be #1 for this post but it was barely edged out by the next one.

 As usual the final set is my top one of the day though the above two were certainly in the running for the honor. Last post had a superb solo spread for Natsumi, to me she's such an underrated beauty. But even more underrated is Madoka who may be my fave member, she also had a photobook a few years back which to me deserved a grade of an A+.
 The pair join forces together in this last tremendous set which is from WPB #16, they've had a few other spreads together in the past. Once again my memory failed me as there was one other spread, then again it could be a good thing as I'll save it for the next post which hopefully will be a day sooner now. If you're not tired of "Ishi" yet have the PV for the single after the pics.