Becca in shock

[matataku_hoshi]

Please remind me to never complain about the lack of news again.  I give you full permission to whack me if that's the case. 

I...wasn't exactly expecting this.  I'm pouting because I love my tsukigumi otokoyaku trio.  My love for Yuuhi and Asako tends to get overshadowed by my love for Kiriyan, but that doesn't mean I don't love those two.  And the idea of Yuuhi leaving and Asako and Mihoko eventually retiring...I worry about the void that it would leave.  *sigh* And with Sueko-san and Eri-san gone... Kiriyan is my favorite part of tsukigumi.  But she's one of many parts, and I worry about what will happen to the troupe if too many of those parts are taken away.

Is this possibly good for Yuuhi's career, however?  Even being a 2.5-bante, she was always stuck behind Kiriyan.  Is she now being moved into position as Un-chan's eventual successor?  ETA: The word on the street seems to be that Yuuhi is being moved as an upperclassmen and not as part of the star track.  This makes sense, and honestly, I'd rather see her stick around longer in another troupe than retire.  From what I understand, upperclassmen negotiate their contracts year to year.  I think if Yuuhi truly, truly, didn't want to be in hanagumi, she would have retired instead.

Also, if Asako retires and Kiriyan becomes top, who becomes the nibante and sanbante of tsukigumi?  Ahi and Sonoka?  If they're going to be moving in people from other troupes, can we possibly steal Kaname?  Or can we have Micchan back?

*wanders off, head still spinning*

Comments

[sumirepanther.livejournal.com]

Personally I want to keep Yuuhi in Tsukigumi. It's hard to imagine that she will be missing from the next Tsukigumi show. I, too, love the Asa-Yuhi-Kiri trio.
On the other hand, I can fully understand the concern of the management of the Revue Company over the new Hanagumi. And that has been clear to any Hanagumi fans, unfortunately. The gap in popularity between Osa and the rest of otokoyaku stars incl. Yuu is unbelievably huuuuuuge. Osa always had an incredible number of people waiting for her at iri/de while Yuu and So had only a handful...and sadly, that's no exaggeration. Of course Yuuhi cannot fill that gap, but it's better than doing nothing while watching Hanagumi sink to the bottom. This is a very clever marketing strategy of Hankyu to get our eyes pop out and bring us to the next Hanagumi show.
The possibility of Yuuhi succeeding Matobu as top otokoyaku is questionable. She is already Ken-16 and turning Ken-17 soon (Matobu is Ken-13). My bet is she will stay in Hanagumi as a sort of "bekkaku" like Shii-chan in Hoshi.

[dark-toothfairy.livejournal.com]

This is so sad ~ with Asako's and Mihoko's eventual retirement tsukigumi'll totally change. :-/

Not to mention I can't imagine Asako without Yuuhi ... *sighs*

[sumire-no-hana.livejournal.com]

*has a selfish moment* No! No stealing Kaname >_> *shifty eyes*

I'm not opposed to Micchan, though ^_~. How can you NOT love the girl.

*sighs* Oh, Remi ;_; First Rinka retiring, now Remi transferring out? What's happening to all of my Musumeyaku ;_;

I definately wasn't expecting a Yuuhi transfer... not after all these years spent with the troupe. I think it's pretty much been figured for a while that Yuuhi would never make top. Perhaps we'll have the next best, and she'll stick around for the LONG run?

[utena1409.livejournal.com]

No, you can not have Micchan back! (...ok, maybe as a trade for Ahi ;P )

I really don't think they move Yuuhi out to be an upperclassmen. What sense does that make? She always has been in Tsukigumi and I am sure she would prefer to stay there and be Tsuki kumichou rather than be "some upperclassmen" in Hana. And why should they move her around if they did not have anything bigger in mind for her? ^^; I can't imagine that somehow.

[shetan83.livejournal.com]

I think it's sad to transfer Yuuhi away from Tsuki, where's she's been for so so long, and sad to transfer her away from Asako. =(