Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:22 pm
Miekie wrote:I don't think they forced her to leave.
But if Sayuki would have stayed now and would announce her graduation in a few months, wotas could be disappointed like: 'We agreed to her staying and now she is abusing our trust by leaving anyways.'
So my guess is, this has just sped up her leaving by loosing a graduation period.
teth wrote:She knew the rules and broke them. UFA can only do what they’ve always done to not set a bad example.
teth wrote:This is the idol industry
Not saying she shouldn’t get to be a normal person but she did know the rules and broke them
So I don’t feel sorry fo her?
Celedam wrote:There's a difference between a 15-year-old girl dating and a 23-year-old woman dating.
Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:47 pm
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Wed Feb 17, 2021 3:54 am
Celedam wrote:Found a new channel created by a female wota who loves Hello! Project and BABYMETAL. That fits with us here, of course, but what really makes her channel noteworthy is that she also uses it to practice her English. She occasionally speaks English, and she also subtitles most of her videos in English. It's both cute and impressive.
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This is Oda Sakura.
I'm sure the past few days have been very complicated for Hello! Project and its fans.
I would like to summarize the various things that have come to my mind during this period.
I usually cut parts of what I say and that part often gets bigger than the rest.
Recently, there have been some people who were concerned about my feelings because they imagined what I was going through.
And so the image of me grows again.
It's true that the person you imagine me to be is the person I am, as an idol.
However, it makes me very anxious to imagine when it is far from what I really am and I can't stand it.
This blog is my true feelings, which may be a little different from what you imagine.
I have been an idol for 9 years and have seen many idols from various genres.
If you don't like it, please ignore this blog.
There is something that makes me uncomfortable about the way idols are being treated these days.
This time, I'd like to talk about female idols.
My impression is that a generation ago, idols were at their peak.
The idols of the 1970s and 1980s seemed to have been idols with weapons such as "singing," "outstanding looks," and "star power".
Now, I feel that the "girl" itself has become a weapon.
We often see lyrics that are directed towards guys.
It's becoming more and more familiar.
Singing and dancing are things that require natural sense, study, and effort.
The number of idols will inevitably increase if we have to fight with something that everyone has had since birth, and the choice is based on preference or the order in which we see them first.
In spite of this, I love Hello! Project for trying to use music as a weapon.
So the reality is that even someone like Takagi-san, who had the greatest weapon of all, her singing voice, was sometimes unable to fight.
I felt that music was not the most important thing for her.
It made me very sad.
So all the hard work we've put into singing, dancing, dieting, etc. as idols is for nothing?
Does "idol" properly belong in the entertainment of music?
All I can think about is one thing,
is I hope that idols will be evaluated by their individuality and music.
But this is just a thought I had because I love music.
As a professional, I've always thought that what I receive from you is for my singing, dancing, smiling, sparkling, etc.
I used to think that I was only getting them for what I did on stage.
But if they included my personal life as well
I think I need to change the way I laze around at home.
I think the reason why idols are in this position is to make a distinction between "idols" and "singers".
Then I wonder what an idol is.
I'd like to think that what I've done to be Morning Musume, to be on stage, is not in vain.
However, I don't like people who use the title "idol" for something other than their work.
I don't know if this will change while I'm still working, but I hope that the day will come when "idols" can be more independent.
I think it would be great if the happiness of the idols themselves and the happiness of their fans were proportional!
I would like to continue to face music so as not to be ashamed of this statement.
Oda Sakura