Saturday, March 9, 2024

Let's talk about former Idols - Suzuki Airi

Welcome back!

The title is very straight forward so let me explain about former Japanese Idols. The one person I really wanted to talk about is:

SUZUKI AIRI


Suzuki Airi is going to release her 4th studio album next week, which includes some of her viral hits like Saikyo no Oshi. It is her first album under Sony, and it seems like the whole album will be on Spotify etc. Compared to Hello Project, that is pretty amazing and I hope many people will be able to listen to her music.

She has probably the best Singing career out of former H!P Idols right now and I am so so happy for her. It is great to still see her on stage with that beautiful voice of hers and making amazing songs.



This is a more recent haul of Airi stuff. Aside from her second album, it includes her very Idol like cover of UTB. And her lipstick, which is actually pretty amazing!!! I am really happy about her releases and it makes me look forward to see what she is going to do in the future and I hope she gets promoted even more.

One goal of mine is to go to a solo concert of hers. Still hoping she might come to Europe one day.


Former Idols

There are so many different paths, and whether it is being a singer, an actress, a model, a Youtuber or leaving the entertainment industry completely, like Mayuyu and Momochi. 

Bein an actress in Dramas or Musicals seems to be one of the most common work choice for former Idols. 

A lot of former Idols find joy in concentrating on family life and raising kids like Sugaya Risako. And Tsuji and Konno having a battle as to who can have the most kids. 

Wada Ayaka is creating art and posting about feminism. 

Sashihara Rino is a famous Idol Producer and is challenging the entertainment industry by being transparent about a lot of issues. Of course she is not perfect, but I believe she is such an important figure in the recent Idol industry.

Or, they try to be an Idol again in a different group!

Every path is okay!


As long as they are happy, I am happy as well. When my favourite Idols graduated I used to feel a little detached from them, but now I can embrace them after as well. I am happy that I still get to cheer them on in a different way, and I am actually a little glad about some more distance.

I am older now, I graduated University and I started a new job recently, so I have learned more about different aspects of life. Idols still give me a lot of support in life, but it is actually the graduated ones that give me the most encouragement now. They make me want to be brave and take on new challenges.

But of course it makes me also appreciate current Idols in a different way. I may never have another Oshi that I like as much as I did a decade ago, but the groups and the music are still drawing me back again and again.


To conclude it all, I am definitely feeling how graduation is a new start!


ゴールは新たなスタートライン!

(KOBUSHI FACTORY)

Sunday, December 31, 2023

Suggoi FEVER! / Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ / Neverending Shine (Regular Edition C) unboxing

Today I am doing an unboxing of Morning Musume '23's 73rd single Suggoi FEVER! / Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ / Neverending Shine. This is the Regular C Edition,with the Neverending Shine jacket covers.

This is my last unboxing for this Single. This makes it very real that Fuku-chan has graduated.. Let's look at the special version for her graduation song!


The cover! It would have been nice with more colours as well, but the picture is so sweet and Fuku-chan in de middle.. *cries



The beige CD is nothing special.




And a close-up of all the members photos, they all look so prettyyyy. And this PonPon photo is so amazing!! It really makes me want to buy more of their last goods together.


Lyrics


And my photocard is Chel!!! I haven't gotten her in a while, so it does make me happy to have her card. Of course it would have been perfect to get Fuku-chan but this is totally fine as well.

Fuku-chan's graduation did make me very sad. An era is ending, but I am excited for the new beginning as well. I can't wait to see what Eripon's leadership will look like.

Thank you Fuku-chan, and thank you Morning Musume '23!

See you next year!!

Saturday, December 30, 2023

Suggoi FEVER! / Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ / Neverending Shine (Regular Edition B) unboxing

Today I am doing an unboxing of Morning Musume '23's 73rd single Suggoi FEVER! / Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ / Neverending Shine. This is the Regular B Edition,with the Wake-up Call ~Mezameru Toki~ jacket covers.

This is the jacket edition of my favourite song from this single and I am very excited about it!


The cover is very typical of Hello Project, but I think it works..



The CD is very simple


The inside. Oh I like this picture a lot more!
Everyone looks so cool.



The lyrics.


And I got Haru-san as my photocard. It's really cool, that I got one of the new members in their debut single!! I don't know her that well, but I am excited to see her growth in the group.

Both Haru-san and Getta have already improved so mich since they joined the group half a year ago. Time really goes by fast..