Here's hoping for Ai-chan

[wao_wao]

I think I was talking with arlecchinic about making a chart like this. To put perspective on how likely it is that Ai-chan still has a shot at top stardom.

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[bluerevue]

Gosh, poor tiny Emi Kurara. What huge pressure for a ken-3. She was so talented.

I'm still ambivalent about Ai become top right away; I'd so much rather she become top with Kiriyan. She definitely deserves her shot, but... with Asako? I dunno, I just have unnerving visions of the kind of awkward completely chemistry-less relationship that, say, Tom and O-Hana had.

But hey, who knows. Maybe they'd shock us completely by being the hottest couple ever.

[wao_wao]

I just have unnerving visions of the kind of awkward completely chemistry-less relationship that, say, Tom and O-Hana had.

For the whole one show they did together. ;) This could be exactly like Tom & Hana, the way everyone talks about Asa retiring soon too...

What huge pressure for a ken-3. She was so talented.

O-Hana was a ken-3 as well. :) Or thereabouts. I didn't list her because I wasn't entirely sure, without the Wiki... *fails for once at encyclopedic knowledge of Soragumi*

Anyway, about Ai-chan. If they promote someone else instead of her, I hope Asako stays a while and that someone else gets a good shot in the spotlight. Then they'll retire together and Kiriyan and Ai-chan will finally take their rightful positions as the next Tsukigumi top combi of love. :)

[sumire_no_hana]

Hana became top of Yukigumi in the spring of 1994 (I forget which month exactly, but I'm sure I could look it up if need be).

One correction - I'm fairly certain that Sen Hosachi was a ken 3 or thereabouts when she became top (Would have been 1996; She retired in 1998)

Junna Risa was a ken-6 when she became top (debuted in 1990, top in 95, retired in late 96 ;_;)

Lets see, who else do I know off the top of my head....

Oh! Asano Kayo, who was another one of those anomalies. Debuted 1988, top star in 1991 (actually, I think it was TECHNICALLY the end of 1990). And she was top for both Kaname AND Yuri

I'll have to double check later, but I'm pretty sure that Kodama Ai was ken-6 when she became top (1985 or 1986. I forget which year she and Tsurugi Miyuki became top together)

[sumire_no_hana]

Oh yeah! you missed Tsukikage Hitomi. Gun-chan was hoshi top for like one show with Mariko in 1997 before transferring over to replace Hana as yuki top. I'm pretty sure she was a ken-8 also. (I swear... what the heck was in the water in 1990 and 1991?!)

I'm not positive about Shiraki Ayaka, but I THINK she was ken-5

[wao_wao]

...I didn't miss Gun-chan. I just wrote her name as "Hoshikage Hitomi" on accident. o_O;;

I noticed that about 'siennes from 1990/1. What was in their water?? *___*

Thanks for the extra info. <3 More data is always helpful, and I should have known I would get it from you. ;)

[bluerevue]

Yeah, I did think Sen Hosachi was younger when she became top...

[bluerevue]

"For the whole one show they did together."

But still notable, you have to admit. Has there ever, ever been a pair that looked so uncomfortable together? XD

Yeah, it does seem like it would be unfair to whoever else got paired with Asa if they then had to retire to make room for Ai-chan to come in with Kiriyan. But Asa/Ai for Asako's retirement? I dunno... I just find the thought of them paired so peculiar...

[sumire_no_hana]

I dunno, I just have unnerving visions of the kind of awkward completely chemistry-less relationship that, say, Tom and O-Hana had.
You know, sometimes I watch Mayonaka no Ghost just to laugh at the pure lack of chemistry between the two of them. ^^;;

[bluerevue]

I still can't decide whether it's hilarious or painful. One of the ultimate musumeyaku of the last couple of decades... paired with one of the ultimate otokoyaku... and ZERO CHEMISTRY to the point of it being actually awkward to see them together. I don't know if there's even a photo of them both in which they don't look sort of unhappy and uncomfortable. I wish I knew why that was.