The Official Last Idol Family Thread

[Sasori]

Bandwagon has over 500k views on YouTube in just 1 week! I'm really surprised. YouTube is usually a way to measure Asian groups popularity with I-fans. Last Idol doesn't have any sort of International fan base. I didn't think that many Japanese fans would be watching it.

[Sasori]

Just thought I'd post some random tweets from the past week for fun. There's some good info as well.

 

CCR finally got some much need hair accessories:

 

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Last Idol posing for their official photos:

 

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Some kind of Standies of the LIF Centers:

 

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Allot of face squishing went on at the Release Event 

 

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Pixel Last Idol!

 

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Random Selfies:

 

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Edited December 27, 2017 by Sasori

[Sasori]

This was really sweet:

 

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Message from Midori:

 

"Happy Birthday Yako! When I came back to Last Idol, Yako-chan made the most time to say hi and talk to me. I can't thank you enough. I will do my best to help you make this a good year. Congratulations on turning 20!"

Edited December 27, 2017 by Sasori

[Sasori]

Abe and Midori are in the 2018 Flash Special. This must be the magazine that the Last Idol winners will be regularly featured in.

 

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Here's a short video showing the pics inside the mag. They each get a full page photo.

 

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These are the best pics I could find:

 

 

Edited December 27, 2017 by Sasori

[Sasori]

Just leaving this here for now:

 

 

 

 

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Edited December 28, 2017 by Sasori

[Sasori]

The first Oricon update has Bandwagon selling 40k. I was reading on 5ch that it sold 80k for the week, but I'll wait for the official update. I didn't expect them to sell this well. Honestly, I thought sales would cap out at around 50k or so. Bandwagon also hit #2 on Friday! People seem to really like them 

Edited December 31, 2017 by Sasori

[Sasori]

Natalie Interview Part 2

 

 

"The members from Rural Areas. How is their dialect?"

 

Interviewer: Koga-san (Yako) and Yoshizaki-san (Aya) are both from Fukuoka.

 

Aya: That's right. Actually, we have the same seniors nearby. (*I guess they have the same senpai?)

 

Yako: In the beginning, when we had our first dance lesson together, I got excited when I heard that. You're lying! Do you know them?! (laughs)

 

Aya: At one time, I aimed to be a model and was enrolled at a local office. The result was't good at all. It was so surprising that we had a connection.

 

Interviewer: Do you two speak with Hakata-dialect often?

 

Yako: Aya normally uses a standard dialect, but when speaking to me, the Kyushu style returns.

 

Aya: I'm relieved. Ah, that dear fragrance of Fukuoka (laughs).

 

Midori: When the two to them are talking, the words of Kyushu transfer to us.

 

Aya: Really? It comes out?

 

Yako: I didn't notice at all. I use it unconsciously.

 

Midori: Because I am from Ehime, it  feels somewhat familiar. I will say "get out" if you notice (laughs).

 

Interviewer: Can I also challenge Midori-san about her local dialect?

 

Midori: (*She's basically talking about pronunciation)

 

 

"*Not sure about this" (Airi)

 

Interviewer: I think there many difficulties until the debut. How do you feel about it now?

 

Midori: Well, I've exhausted the word "incredible".

 

Interviewer: Because Nagatsuki-san lost once, the return was dramatic, wasn't it?

 

Midori: In the lyrics of the debut song "I will not be swayed by the Bandwagon", but in fact I keep being swayed (laughs).

 

Aya: The thing that I feel most strongly about is that it's been so long. About 4 months after the show began, I felt like I wanted to run away, but I could finally debut. Until then, it was really painful. So I tried to share my excitement by saying "we can finally debut!", but except for me, the response was weak (laughs). I was surprised at the response "What do you mean?".

 

Natsumi: Aya's the only one that cried (laughs).

 

Airi: That's not right! It didn't feel real. Is still doesn't!

 

Midori: "It's nice to be here. Is it really over? It feels suspicious" (laughs), so the reaction got weak.

 

Airi: That program is serious and harsh. My heart died. When the Interim members came down to only Aya and I, I saw our hopes leaving and I cried. Every time there is something happy, my spirit will collapse.

 

Interviewer: Even though you had a hard time, the joy is greater than if the group had debuted normally.

 

Haruka: I might feel that way.

 

Airi: I can't say I'd do it all over again (laughs).

 

 

 

"Every time we compete, the light in our eyes shines brighter" (Aya)

 

​Interviewer: In the program, the system allowed the Challenger to nominate their opponent. How does it feel to be nominated in that way?

 

Natsumi: The first time was scary! Since the girl who nominated me was an Idol and her singing was good, I thought it was dangerous. At the same time, I had a nice feeling. It's strange though. (*Not sure about the last sentence, so I'm leaving it out for now).

 

Haruka: I also understand. I was relieved because I was nominated at the time "3 Challengers Remain" and was not selected as an opponent at that time (*I thought Haruka did get challenged at the end so there might be an issue with this translation). About a month and a half after becoming a member, I had not been nominated for a long time. I only had one performance and wanted to be nominated early. Even though it's a show about survival, if you cannot confront it, there is no meaning. (*I think she means that she wanted to confront it head on and survive another Battle to prove herself).

 

Interviewer: There is a strategy, there was a pattern that some names escape quietly without being nominated, right?

 

Haruka: At first, I thought so, but when you actually stand there, you wouldn't be able to say that.

 

Aya: I also wasn't nominated in the beginning. Some of the members that started together had already been nominated 3 times, so I was getting impatient. Because, every time we compete, the light in our eyes shines brighter. After all, it builds confidence. I felt I couldn't debut without being nominated.

 

Midori: Everyone is preparing so the match up can be decided (*Not sure about the last sentence. Something about being marked if you don't get chosen?).

 

Interviewer: What do you do specifically to prepare?

 

Midori: Of course, we practice singing and dancing, but comments are also important. Comment preparation...(*She might mean that you don't want to sound similar to other people's comments).

 

Everyone: (Laughs!)

 

Midori: Not only the comments, but the expressions when walking down the stairs. We try to give off a sense of intimidation, like "What?". This is a Battle, and when it's over (*the last phrase is confusing).

 

Interviewer: Midori-san is Militant (Laughs).

 

Airi: Conversely, I was only thinking about comments if I lost (Laughs). My loser comment was perfect. I didn't feel like winning.

 

Interviewer: It's different for everyone, isn't it? On the other hand, when nominating as a Challenger, what criteria did you use to choose your opponent?

 

Haruka: The difficult thing is that, even if the Interim member has talent, there might not be good compatibility. So when I came out as a Challenger, I chose someone who was similar to me. I chose Yamada Mahiro-chan (now in Someday Somewhere). She's good at dancing so I thought we were similar.

 

https://natalie.mu/music/pp/lastidol/page/2

Edited December 31, 2017 by Sasori

[Sasori]

Rough translation for now, but I've been meaning to do this. It's an interesting discussion about reservations for Last Idol Family's upcoming Handshake Meeting from 5ch. There's allot more, but this is just a small sample:

 

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Individual Handshake Party on the 22nd (Last Term) Selling out information.

 

Cumulatively Sold Out so far:

 

*Handshake Meeting: Nagatsuki (X5), Ishikawa (X4), Yoshizaki (X3), Koga (X3), Abe (X1 Remaining 1), Ozawa, Matsumoto, Kiyohara, Nishimura

 

*Shooting Meeting: Nagatsuki (X3), Yoshizaki, Koga, Abe

 

"Ishikawa-san, do your best".

 

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"The Sales of the Handshake Meeting shows the amount of funds of the Kimowota. The Sales of the Photo Session shows the number of Kimowota."

"In other words, Ishikawa has as small number of wealthy Kimowota, while Abe is supported by a large number of poor Kimowota."

 

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"It seems the Wotaku of the Akibisu Era have just followed Ishikawa."

 

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"In order to sell, you cannot remove Nagatsuki"

 

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"Is it because Abe's remaining 1 is increasing Kansai?"

"Aimi-chan has also increased Kansai for quite some time"

"Yako-chan is now sold out in Kansai 1 frame, but I have already added Kansai 3rd frame and cannot write it after all sold out?

 

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"It's the opposite?"

"1 Handshake Ticket is 1000 Yen. 1 Photography Ticket is 3000 Yen."

"It's more difficult to sell Photo Tickets than the Handshake Ticket."

 

(*Backtracking and can't find the post to copy the ID and make it official):

 

"A large quantity of people buy Handshake Tickets, but a wider range of people buy the Photography Tickets"

 

http://mevius.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/tv/1514301433

 

I didn't know who Ishikawa was at first and didn't know why she was doing better than most of the other members. She was one of the last Challengers to appear on Last Idol and performed the BiS song. She came from the Indie group Akibisu Project and is now in Love Cocchi. According to the poster, she must have a small hardcore fan base willing to spend allot of money compared to Abe who has a larger fan base, but is poor, lol. I don't know if they're putting down Ishikawa or just stating a fact.

 

Based on these numbers, Midori is the Queen of Handshake Events! She's the only one who seems to be able to sell out the Photo Sessions.

 

I didn't see Airi, Nastumi, or Haruka listed, so I don't know if their reservations are available yet. I would've thought Airi would be popular. Also didn't see Good Tears or Someday Somewhere so maybe they're coming up later too.

Edited January 7, 2018 by Sasori

[Sasori]

I came across this last month, but forgot to post it. A Korean fan made this video for a magazine shoot Last Idol did back when Rena was still on the show. I had no idea they did something like this. The shoot looks pretty extensive. I'll have to see if I can find some high res pics.

 

 

​Here's a different video for the same mag.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBtq0Y5BuRY

 

​It's odd that they did this when the Survival Show wasn't finished yet. Seems like something they would do afterwards. I guess they wanted to get more attention for the show.

 

Edit: I found out the magazine is Weekly Playboy. Here's a few pics. Not the best quality:

 

 

 

Edited January 7, 2018 by Sasori

[Sasori]

Pics of all the Badges available at the Handshake Meetings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

​I was mistaken and thought this was a photo card. It's actually a poster! I knew posters were available, but hadn't seen any pics yet: *I'd give my left arm for one!

 

 

​Detail of the standies. Looks like they can be used as keychains too:

 

 

What a time not to live in Japan (>.<)

Edited January 3, 2018 by Sasori

[Sasori]

I was right. I figured Aya and Yako would be pushed as models, but I wasn't sure who would get their Photobook first. Well, Aya's first Photobook is coming out on Jan. 20th and is availabe for pre-order! It's called "Aya-chan" and was shot by Inomoto Koji. I don't know if he's worked with any other Aki-P related Artists.

 

 

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Aya says she'll be posting Off Shots little by little until release.

 

While searching for more info on the book, I came across these pictures. Not sure when they were taken, but they were posted a few days ago and are quite lovely.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 3, 2018 by Sasori

[pk@fire]

So glad that some of my faves are doing well!

[Sasori]

A quick update. Good Tears has an interview in Ch Files. Hopefully it's available in some form online:

 

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In addition, members of the 2nd Unit are featured in Weekly Playboy:

 

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This must be the mag with the Photo Shoot that Last Idol did back in November. Here's a link to the page with the list of contents:

 

http://wpb.shueisha.co.jp/2018/01/04/97016/

 

 

The only one I see is CCR, but since they might be the most popular of the 4, it makes sense to put them in the preview. I'm not sure if all members of the 2nd Unit are featured or just certain ones.

Edited January 6, 2018 by Sasori

[Sasori]

Just found a pic of Aya, Airi, and Yako when they were on Nogi's web show. Yako just doesn't look right in pigtails 

 

 

There's an article on Model Press about the 2nd Unit. There's profiles for every member. Looks more in depth than Last Idol's official site. They give background on each Producer and there's also comments from selected members. I think only CCR get a new pic:

 

 

 

https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1738639

 

I'll see if I can translate this before the Second Season starts.

Edited January 7, 2018 by Sasori

[Sasori]

​Natalie Interview Part 3

 

"Winning through Battle is your own victory"

 

Interviewer: You all won tough Battles. Why do you think you were chosen?

 

Yako: How is it...I feel. I'm not very good at singing or dancing. I think that may have been the reason.

 

Midori: In the case of Yako-chan, you don't need singing or dancing techniques!

 

Aya: I want to help the mood. The Judges said "I'm attracted to a troubling atmosphere".

 

Interviewer: Haruka's victory as an inexperienced Idol? (*not sure about this)

 

Airi: Her eyes are sparkling. There is a sparkle like an Idol.

 

Midori: I personally think it's the farthest from being an Idol. I won't hide it, I will tell you everything (laughs). (*not sure about this)

 

Yako: However, I'm good at showing myself. I think twitter is amazing. I want to learn by observing.

 

Midori: Is that true? Thank you!

 

Interviewer: Isn't Airi an Initial Member?

 

Abe: Her character is intense!

 

Airi: Eh?! (laughs)

 

Midori: First of all, look at the eyes. Doesn't she look like Miranda Kerr? She lives in San Francisco.

 

Yako: Even so, when you say "I don't know" or get confused...

 

Interviewer: Is that a girl's system?

 

Midori: It's a woman's wording. However, the usage is wrong (laughs).

 

Aya: But it's a point that comes up.

 

 

"Center Abe's Gap"

 

Interviewer: Next is the youngest, Natsumi.

 

Aya: I think this girl understands her own charm. She says so herself (laughs).

 

Natsumi: Eh!? I don't know.

 

Aya: The Judge said "she's 13?".

 

Natsumi: Eh? what!?

 

Abe: I can't remember?

 

Natsumi: Oh, I remember! I was told that "I'm a 13 yr. old mature adult!" Kurata Mayumi said "Oka-san" (laughs)

 

Yako: Isn't it because the songs chosen were for an older person?

 

Interviewer: On the show you sang "Furimukanaide" (Don't turn around) by the Peanuts, right? Why did you choose that song?

 

Natsumi: Because I am learning Japanese Dance, I am surrounded by older people. That's why I liked it. Also, the songs from the Showa era are written straight forward and I can feel the message. I like it.

 

Interviewer: Is Aya the oldest?

 

Yako: Aya has the power of a "Big Sister" that brought everyone together. When she says something, it gives everyone peace of mind.

 

Midori: There is no leader in Last Idol, but Aya is the one who is most concerned about everyone. Aya gives us all peace of mind, so she is the most essential member of Last Idol.

 

Aya: So Cute! I want to hug you!

 

Midori: Eh? Please, restraint yourself (laughs)

 

Interviewer: Last is the Center, Abe.

 

Natsumi: Her performance is amazing!

 

Yako: She's been an Idol since 3 yrs. old. Even though she's usually quite, the switch happens when it comes to performance. Even watching it on the monitor, it's overwhelming how amazing it is.

 

Aya: She won against the Center Member Majima Wakana (now in Someday Somewhere). It's difficult to change the Center. Usually, the image will change drastically. (*not sure about the last sentence, so I'll work on it some more before posting it)

 

Airi: There is also a big gap. (*Airi says something strange about 3 cup fulls of wine)

 

Yako: I love beef jerky, and I have an image that I'm always eating. I also love Cola!

 

Abe: You've become aware that you have a gluttonous character (laughs).

 

 

"I want to listen to someone who has a dream"

 

Interviewer: The long awaited Debut Single "Bandwagon" has been released, and the activities of Last Idol will start from here.

 

Aya: I can say with confidence that the Debut Single is a really nice production. The lyrics can only be sung by us, and allot of people can relate to them. I think it's a song that can appeal to people who watched the program, as well as those who didn't.

 

Airi: That's right. If you have a dream, I want you to listen to this song and watch the video too! Allot of people devoted themselves to this song. The MV's Director is Tsutsumi Yukihiko and the Jacket photo was taken by Ninagawa Mika. The Staff and Members made this work without compromise. It is our first important step, so thank you for your continued support!

 

Interviewer: The interview is over. However, it's surprising that the group just formed, but everyone is so close to each other.

 

Abe: We feel it ourselves. I think we've become equals. (*I couldn't quite figure this out)

 

Midori: Fans often tell us as handshake meetings that "you laugh more than I expected". That program had a serious feeling, didn't it? So, we often had serious facial expressions, but actually the members are cheerful. I think you can understand that (laughs).

 

 

https://natalie.mu/music/pp/lastidol/page/3

 

And that does it. I'm glad I took the time to translate this as best I could. Quite a few things I didn't know about the members so it was well worth it. I'm going to keep working on the parts that were confusing.

Edited January 8, 2018 by Sasori

[Sasori]

These are bonus pictures from the Natalie Interview. There's a message from each members posted with them, but I'm not going to translate them since they're mostly the usual things you expect them to say.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Why is Natsumi the only one playing with the foliage, lol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 8, 2018 by Sasori

[Sasori]

I thought this was funny. This looks like a Last Idol Postcard. I'm not sure if it's available on the official site. Anyway, the user is pleading for someone to buy it for them. They ask people to buy other things for them too. I guess they're broke, lol.

 

Click here to view the Tweet

[Sasori]

My Bandwagon Singles arrive today (^ . ^) I didn't get many of my favs in the first batch I opened. The individual cards were all the t-shirt versions too, so that was a bit disappointing. I'm hoping I'll have better luck with the 2nd batch. Group photo cards seem fairly common. I got every one except Last Idol.

[Sasori]

Some items from the Official Last Idol online shop:

 

​Last Idol Clear File

 

 

Last Idol Raw Random Photo Set (Different Costume)

 

 

​I really like the alternate costumes. They're changing it up while maintaining the coat theme.

[Sasori]

So many updates since the Second Season of Last Idol started. I'll start posting them tomorrow. Here's a sample:

 

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Looks like everyone get a full photo:

 

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Some bts from the shoot:

 

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Edited January 26, 2018 by Sasori

[Sasori]

Last Idol were No. 1 on Oricon's Daily Ranking on Monday! The 1st Ep. of the Season 2 must have given them a bump.

 

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This a bit old, but the official Last Idol account retweeted this.

 

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Season 2 display:

 

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Edited January 17, 2018 by Sasori

[Sasori]

I've been wondering where the members of LIF rank in terms of Twitter Followers. Well, I was doing some poking around on 5ch and someone already did all the work for me (^ . ^)

 

I thought Midori might have the most, and at one point she did. This is where all the members stood on 12/31 on their official LIF accounts, from lowest to highest: (This uses their Family Names)

 

 

- GT:　Aizawa（4482）＞Asahi（4268）＞Orin（4107）＞Ikematsu（3714）＞Takahashi（3404） 

 

- SS:　Majima（6847）＞Kiyohara（6795）＞Momiyama（4253）＞Inoko（3944）＞Misaki（3843）＞Yamada（3670） 

 

- LC:　Nishimura（12158）＞Ishikawa（4965）＞Omori（4664）＞Yamamoto（3351）＞Nakamura（3242） 

 

- CR:　Nagatsuki（18756）＞Ozawa（12263）＞Matsumoto（11093） 

 

- LI:　Yoshizaki（10170）＞Koga（9321）＞Abe（9130）＞Yasuda（7135）＞Suzuki（6619）＞Oishi（6596）

 

 

Based on these numbers, Midori had the most Followers. CCR is also the only group where all members have over 10k. What's interesting is the member with the second highest Followers is Love Cocchi's Nishimura. She's the Hair Stylist so this was unexpected. On the opposite side of the spectrum, poor Good Tears is all the way at the bottom. I don't know why they're so unpopular.

 

On the first of the year, the group with the highest combined amount of Followers was Last Idol and the 2nd Unit with the most is CCR:

 

 

- CR:　Nagatsuki（18831）＞Ozawa（12305）＞Matsumoto（11141） 

 

- LI:　Yoshizaki（10228）＞Koga（9384）＞Abe（9192）＞Yasuda（7176）＞Suzuki（6668）＞Oishi（6645）

 

 

The person who posted these numbers questioned how Aimi (Matsumoto) could have more than the Top 3 in Last Idol.

 

Now, if we jump ahead a couple weeks to 1/13, a surprising thing happens:

 

 

- GT:　Aizawa（4867）＞Asahi（4715）＞Orin（4463）＞Ikematsu（4080）＞Takahashi（3734） 

 

- SS:　Kiyohara（7533）＞Majima（7470）＞Momiyama（4766）＞Inoko（4407）＞Misaki（4279）＞Yamada（4119） 

 

- LC:　Nishimura（19086）＞Ishikawa（5792）＞Omori（5440）＞Yamamoto（3978）＞Nakamura（3847） 

 

 

In about 2 weeks, Love Cocchi's Honoka (Nishimura) almost doubles her number of Followers and is closing the gap between her and Midori. The User posts regular updates and there is a steady increase every couple days compared to all the other members. Also notable is that Rio (Kiyohara) actually surpasses Wakana (Majima) in SoSo. Meanwhile, the Good Tears members have barely increased at all.

 

At this point the Leaders are still Last Idol and CCR:

 

 

- CR:　Nagatsuki（20090）＞Ozawa（13054）＞Matsumoto（12007） 

 

- LI:　　Yoshizaki（11651）＞Koga（10424）＞Abe（10359）＞Yasuda（7984）＞Oishi（7358）＞Suzuki（7347）

 

 

Midori is the first member to cross 20k Followers. Momona and Aimi are also still ahead of the Top 3 in Last Idol. Pretty amazing for a group with only 3 members.

 

Now let's jump to 1/21:

 

 

- GT:　Aizawa（5315）＞Asahi（5194）＞Orin（4919）＞Ikematsu（4592）＞Takahashi（4146） 

 

- SS:　Kiyohara（8497）＞Majima（8491）＞籾山（5592）＞猪å­ï¼ˆ5126）＞美咲（4894）＞山田（4806） 

 

- LC:　Nishimura（23621）＞Ishikawa（6393）＞Omori（6183）＞Yamamoto（4615）＞Nakamura（4440）

 

 

The Leaders:

 

 

- CR:　Midori（21659）＞Ozawa（13853）＞Matsumoto（12888） 

 

- LI:　　Yoshizaki（13778）＞Koga（11710）＞Abe（11654）＞Yasuda（8942）＞Suzuki（8160）＞Oishi（8150）

 

 

Honoka actually pulls ahead of Midori. I don't how to explain this surge in Followers over a 3 week period. What's even crazier is when I checked her personal Twitter account. She has over 50k Followers  As far as I know, all she's really done outside of her Hair Stylist job is compete in Beauty Pageants. I didn't understand how she could gain so many Followers just from that.

 

I started doing some digging, but there's really not much information out there about Honoka. However, I came across an article that might shed some light on her rise in popularity. Apparently, she makes videos using the TikTok app. Here's a compilation of her videos that has almost 2M views:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kInnzfRj_QA

 

This was posted back in November, so I don't know how it can have such a huge effect now. It's possible that individual videos have gone viral or that she's been trending enough to get fans interested in what she's doing in Last Idol. I'll need to translate the article to get more info. I'm not that good at looking up what's popular and trending on Japanese sites, so this is the best I can do for now.

 

Anyway, this is great for Honoka. Maybe this newfound popularity will help her get some Variety Show gigs. It would be great for her career as well as help promote Last Idol Family.

 

To put this all into perspective, here's the totals for the most recent Handshake Meeting:

 

Last Idol Handshake Ticket - No. 26 (=Final) Preliminary Result.

 

- Handshake Ticket Sold Out：Nagatsuki 6/6ã€Yoshizaki 5/5ã€Koga 4/6ã€Abe 3/5ã€Ozawa 2/5ã€Ishikawa 2/4ã€Matsumoto 1/3ã€Kiyohara 1/3ã€Nishimura 1/3ã€Other members are not Sold Out (0/2) 

 

- Photo Session Sold Out：Nagatsuki 3/4ã€Koga 1/3ã€Abe1/3ã€Yoshizaki 1/2ã€Other members not Sold Out (0/2) 

 

 

As we can see, Midori is still the undisputed Queen of Handshake Meetings. She's also the only who can consistently sell out the Photo Sessions as well. Comparatively, Honoka is on the bottom end of Sales. Maybe all her Followers are not necessarily fans of Last Idol and are more interested in her videos. Hard to say why it hasn't translated into more Sell Outs.

 

Twitter Data & Handshake Meeting Sales:

 

http://fate.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/akbsaloon/1513959880

 

Nishimura Honoka Article:

 

http://haisininfo.com/nishimurahonoka

Edited January 21, 2018 by Sasori

[Sasori]

 

 

 

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I'm not going to do a full translation, just the highlights:

 

- "Nishimura Honoka break with TikTok! Astonished at the Office and the Boyfriend"

 

- Do you know that personality named Nishimura Honoka who broke with the TikTok App?

 

- I think I won't give up on the App after seeing the person who broke.

 

- Recently, the Office and the Boyfriend was established, so I'll check it out.

 

- Nishimura brilliantly broke the TikTok App, the meeting place for Narcissists.

 

- Is it not enough to enter the Top 3 in TikTok.

 

- The response from seeing this video was very big.

 

- If you break this much, you should move to YouTube as soon as possible.

 

- What do you think of the Author?

 

- She's not active on YouTube, not modeling, and doesn't have any entertainment activities.

 

- Just being free and posting videos to TikTok. It's very wasteful.

 

- I think it would be better to move to YouTube as soon as possible and create a mechanism to make money. It's important for the future expectation of Nishimura.

 

- Finally, I will look at "My Boyfriend's Presence".

 

- Do you have a Boyfriend, Nishimura? When I looked it up, I couldn't find any information.

 

- Well, now the program of Last Idol is decided, and various offers are decided. I can't do a Boyfriend for 5 yrs.

 

- *It says something about Nishimura wanting to date and Actor???

 

- If you keep posting through TikTok, you may be able to break and find you way to bein a Model and have an Actor Boyfriend.

 

I have no idea if this is the person's own commentary or an interview with Nishimura. Sounds like the former, but the writing is a bit weird so it was hard to translate. What I took away from this is that Honoka made a Video that was very popular so she got a bunch of new Followers on Twitter. The blogger seemed to be annoyed that she isn't taking advantage of her fame and making videos on YouTube, but maybe she's not that interested and just uses TikTok for fun. She's also heavily involved with Last Idol so that could be her sole focus right now. They have allot of Handshake meetings and Live events coming up, so she'll be busy.

Edited January 28, 2018 by Sasori

[Sasori]

Very short articles on the Press Event for Aya's photobook. They just briefly give details on the release, price, etc. Also some info on Aya being a member of Last Idol and Season 2. Nothing else of note.

 

 

 

https://www.zakzak.co.jp/ent/news/180121/ent1801215161-n1.html

 

 

http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180120-OHT1T50146.html

 

​Those weird Cat Ear Hair Buns seem to be really popular lately  

Edited January 23, 2018 by Sasori

[Sasori]

Momona and Aimi got an activity of their own:

 

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