Sena Jun retirement announcement

[matataku_hoshi]

...is anyone really surprised?

I have mixed feelings on this one.  I feel like Asako overstayed her time and I hated the fact that the company never gave her a new partner after Mihoko, but there are also performances of hers that I really love (Ernest and Love and Me and My Girl, namely).  Also, I got into fandom in January of 2007.  From the top stars of that time, only Mizu is left o.O

Whew, what a crazy year for retirements.

Comments

[kirakira-sora.livejournal.com]

But that's not quite fair.. Nacchan is super talented and so is Mika. Shizuku is growing up, but I still find her fairly weak.

Though, frankly they are all far younger than I like.

[muffin-song.livejournal.com]

*decides to match the icon because after all, there is nothing that can't be blamed on Micchan XD*

But that's not quite fair.. Nacchan is super talented and so is Mika. Shizuku is growing up, but I still find her fairly weak.

Honestly, I don't know Mika that well. She seems okay enough. But Tonami was one of my favorite musumeyaku ever, so I'm feeling picky about her replacement.

Really, with all of these new musumeyaku, they're not so bad individually. But I hate how the trend is moving so young and cutesy, especially compared to Tonami and Asuka. Plus Mihoko and Ume-chan were at least out of their shinko years when they started. And if Hankyu was going to pick young musumeyaku, couldn't they have at least picked ones that I liked? :P

But Shizuku...yeah. My frustration is that she's being promoted over people who are more talented IMO :/

[kyttenfae.livejournal.com]

Mika is pretty much as close to Tonami as you can get within current Yukigumi, actually... I personally like Nacchan a little better, but that's a personal response not anything involved with their talent levels. Really though, Mika is amazingly a mini!Tonami, but isn't so much a clone that she doesn't have her own personality.

I 100% do agree though on the fact that I also wish they'd let the musumeyaku mature a little more before promotion... considering that your voice doesn't mature until late 20s/early 30s, the years of beautiful vocal music we're being forced to miss by musumeyaku aging out of the system through promotion or lack-thereof lately just sucks. :(

[palais.livejournal.com]

And if Hankyu was going to pick young musumeyaku, couldn't they have at least picked ones that I liked?

Agreeing that the trend is bothersome, and I'm right with you on this statement. I miss musumeyaku who were young ladies, not little girls.