Why do you hate them?
Now that I've officially announced my favourite, it's a proper time to rank my Musumes, isn't it? At least I should tell who I hate. But the thing is: as much as I love reading other people's rankings, I find them extremely difficult to do myself. I really don't get the whole thing. How can I rank my beloved idols? It's not that I didn't have favourites, I certainly do (♥YOSSY～～!!!♥) but it's that I don't have any that I hate or even dislike. Everytime I try not to like someone of them, I end up doing the very opposite.
Let's start with Gottsuan. For a long time I thought she was just the sexy one singing a kind of music I don't really like, as I prefer the cheerful style (except for Iroppoi Jirettai, Kanashimi Twilight and Munasawagi Scarlet kind of songs which I really like) of Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou and Ayaya. But then, after viewing a couple of fan performances I gave her a chance and watched some of her PVs in YouTube. (Shall We Love? had maybe a little bit of influence too. :)) I really started to love her voice and found a number of her songs very catchy, the likes of Uwasa no Sexy Guy. There has been a lot of people to say that she has the best vocal abilities among Hello!Project and I think she is at least one of the best (let's not forget Ayaya).
However, now I'm totally in love with her and she actually made me like that r'n'b style music that I've never before found interesting. (However, I'm still not yet a fan of all her PVs.) I'm very sad that she left H!P now that I've finally started to like her. I hope she will have a great career in the future, if she only wishes to keep singing. Which I certainly wish she will do.
Coming to Aichan. As there have been a lot of debate about her leading skills going on lately, I feel that I have to add my own opinion. Also she has been accused of being the most boring personality in Morning Musume (probably both past and present members). I can't really agree on that. Maybe I'm just so boring myself that I'm able to find Aichan just as interesting as everyone else. :) But I definitely do that. All I can say that she's really an amazing singer, perfectly beautiful and also lovely on every other way. Maybe a little strange though.♥
And I can't really say anything about her leadership since I have never seen her in action. I don't even watch Haromoni@, if one can see something about it there. I just have a feeling that the others respect her very much.
By the way: I also think that the short hair suits her very well and that she is one of the best dancers in H!P.
When I was first introduced to Berryz, Risako was my least favourite. I thought that she had way too much lines in their singles even though she didn't sing very well (lives were even worse) and she had a self-satisfied smile with those straightened teeth that didn't seem to fit well in her mouth. This time the changing point was watching Berryz Koubou's concert performances. Watching the little Risako giving her best made me see what makes her so popular. I felt she was one of the best dancers and I liked the way she moved her legs while dancing. So for me, the appreciation for Risako started only when I saw the little her, the youngest but not the least one of Berryz Koubou keeping up with the older ones and really seemed to work hard.
My opinion about her singing voice was also changed when I heard her singing an Ayaya cover Hajimete Kuchibiru wo Kasaneta Yoru in Hello Pro Hour episode 12. In the beginning I discovered quickly that her voice sounds very nice in lower parts of songs. After listening to her solo track, a cover of Ayaya's (Ayaya again!) Yeah! Meccha Holiday in Berryz koubou's summer mini album, I like her voice even more. I find that song very suitable for it, as if it had been made for her, not Ayaya. When she performed it in Berryz Koubou's summer concert tour 2006, it made even her live singing good. Here you can see the performance. (Sorry for the bad quality, couldn't find a better one now :(.)
And just see that picture of Risako I have here and you'll know what I nowadays think about her smile. ♪ (Though I still prefer her teeth when they weren't straightened yet. The same goes for Nono.)
Last but not least the "Miracle", as we all have come to know her. :) She has been the only one I have actually disliked. That irritating grin, that horrible singning voice and the front position she has got in Morning Musume lately... Those are all things that made me not very fond of her indeed. I didn't even find her good-looking. I think it's something about her nose... anyway, this case is no exception. Kohachan finally won me over. This time it was her album, that I decided to download (and now I'm certainly buying it!) even though I didn't like her. I guess it's because of my obsession about completeness (though which one of us didn't want to own a perfect H!P collection ♥), or maybe because I thought they were giving her kind of good songs with nice compositions even though she couldn't sing. Whatever the reason was, I'm really glad I did it. ☆ Because I think there are some of the greatest ballads (or at least most touching) of all H!P. I enjoy listening them when Koharu sings them, and oh how I would enjoy to hear Gottsuan singing some of them (which won't be possible anymore. It could have happened in a H!P concert, or at least I hoped for it). I miss you is my favourite but I also love Hoshi no Shizuku, EVERYDAY PRECIOUS DAY and the b-side of Balalaika, Mizuiro Melody. Now I miss you is one of the songs I've been playing the most in my iPod. You can hear it here.
After all this came the photobook POP that convinced me about her looks, as there are some very beautiful photos of her (I didn't know she's actually BEAUTIFUL) This photo is a good example (no annoying smile anywhere near!).
So, let's not hate our idols! They're great anyway. Love and peace, people! ♪
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I personally don't get the Aichan bashing that's been going on and have actually only heard about it second hand as I'm avoiding it altogether. It simply makes no sense to me. She may not have that natural leadership gene in her but no member in H!P is more professional than Aichan. She teaches and helps new members as we've all seen in past footage when gen. 6 first joined and onto Kohachan as well. She wasn't the leader back then but she can do the job and is doing just fine. :)
Heheh it's funny that you mention Risakochan's teeth. Ah I have to admit I was overjoyed when she got if fixed. Not in a shallow way but her wonderful smile deserves to look its best. I'm glad that you had the opportunity to watch older footage of Risakochan in concert. "Semi" and "Bye Bye mata ne" are two good examples of Risakochan overpowering the others. In older concert footage you can actually hear her over everyone else and I always loved her undaunted effort! While her vocals may not have been the best in the past Risakochan really pushed herself! And I love the way she sounds now even though some others may not.
Ah Kohachan is the only member that I've seen so many fans on opposite sides of the spectrum. No middle ground...either love or hate (dislike). Her voice while not the best has improved and may just be an acquired taste of sorts. Another member that always gives her best and I love that about her. I'm happy to hear that she's won you over and maybe there's hope for more changes in opinion out there on the "miraculous" one. She's indeed a ball of energy and adds a much needed persona to Momusu as do all of the members. I think the variety of their personalities is what makes them so endearing and special as a collective group. Thanks for your thoughts. :)
Thank you very much for your comment. :)
By the way, Nacchi is also one of them who I've just recently started to love. Before I didn't notice her much, but then I heard her new single and I absolutely LOVE it! Iki wo Kasanemashou is such a beautiful song that I can't really describe it. She definetely deserves her place by Gottsuan's and Ayaya's side.
In Risako's case we also have to remember how young she is, as, while she has already improved a lot, I'm sure she will improve a whole lot more. If we listen to Nono's or Aibon's voice in their earlier singles in Morning Musume or even in their auduition, they sound quite squeaky. But I'm a huge fan of W although it didn't even exist anymoe when I became to konw it, and I think they really sound quite different in song like Samidare Koi no Uta. Especially Nono sounds so very good in songs of W than she did when she was younger, and I'm sure that Risako will sing woderfully when she's 16 or something.
And when people say that Kohachan is not the ace Tsunku thought she will be, I had to disagree even when I still didn't like her. Whatever paople may say about her she managed to start a succesful solo career and sell more than Momusu. So she really did do something as Tsunku knew when he chosed her. And if she's something, that's indeed "a ball of energy". :)
But I still haven't warmed up to Koharu. That's certainly taking a while longer than I expected. Besides putting Balalaika in my head for a week, which I'm still not sure if was a good or bad thing, she hasn't done much to me. Neither has Aika.
I love Nono in Southpaw <3