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[321BreakinOut]

Ichii Sayaka is Awesome regardless though. I always admired her look

[TANR]

First half: Kei & hubby
2nd half: Aichan & Abe koji

[PikoAshy]

how cute~~~ I wish we had interactions with kaori and her husband

all we have are news photos, she must be a very private person

[randompasserby]

So it's real alright...

-the reason she applies is because she wants to take this wonderful chance to "share her dreams" once again like she did back then in MM.
-didn't tell tsunku
-didn't tell any of the members
-when asked about which of MM and AKB is more important to her she said it's hard to answer. She give a nod to MM saying that without it she won't be how she is right now though

I respect her pragmatism and if she finds some success in this then good for her.
Can't say I'm a fan of the publicity act though.

[JonCC]

This isn't the first time.
http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2012/0 ... ng-musume/

Also (from 2009): http://www.generasia.com/wiki/Ichii_Sayaka

(...)she's realized she can't be an idol anymore, and doesn't want to be a mama-dol either, (...)

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What does she actually do for a living these days?
Last thing of note I personally remember is that she got divorced and remarried a hairdresser.

[TotallyUncool]

But then again, the last thing of note that I remember about myself is that I got divorced.

Spoiler: show

Not really -- I've done a lot since then. But if someone were keeping track of publicly-available information, that might be the most prominent recent thing to come up. Even with a sometime celebrity like Ichii, and even in the seemily zero-privacy world of today, there can be a lot going on on one's private life that the public doesn't see.
OK. At least I didn't remarry a hairdresser.

[Nayoko-Kihara]

JonCC: She's just a talent. Does whatever/random things. I know she did a stage play in 2011, and in 2013 she released some kind of beauty(?) book and some shorts, and promoted a shower head. Probably did other stuff I'm too lazy to look for.

[TotallyUncool]

That sounds like the basic universal ex-idol job description.

[erilaz]

I know she did a stage play in 2011, and in 2013 she released some kind of beauty(?) book and some shorts, and promoted a shower head. Probably did other stuff I'm too lazy to look for.

She also starred in a movie called Asu ni Kakeru Ai (明日に架ける愛) in 2012 and in a series of four Pachinko Queen movies:

But whatever. I'm curious to see how this goes, and I hope she does well with whatever she winds up doing.

My sentiments exactly!

[aerosuffly]

Aww Aichan and Abe Koji is so cute. One thing that kind of freak me out is that Aichan is earning (more) money for the family at the moment. I am not surprised with the money part but it sounds too familiar to a certain OG ... BUT they are different, and I think they have great chemistry. Wishing them a happy family.

For Ichii Sayaka, I actually found it cute, but I have no fond whatsoever with her as I became a fan of MM much after her leave the group.