Thanks for quoting the interview. I honestly don't know how to interpret her words here (but that's something I experience more often when members answer questions indirectly which I guess is a Japanese habit). I'm sure Maiyan's graduation made a huge impact on her, but hopefully it doesn't demotivate her too much.
Maiyan aint the closest member to Momoko but She's the closest Senpai to her. Momoko will only grad early if Ume and Renka will leave as well. The Wcenter for 18th should have been Momoko and Mizuki. That's how they have been portrayed in the beginning : FNS 2016 ( Momoko, Neru, Mizuki ) and Sanbanme no Kaze Front member.
Yeah, i assumed too that Momo and Zukkii would be the debut centers of the 3rd gen, never expected Yoda to be chosen. Zukkii from day one had that model type commanding Center Aura and confidence and Momo has the pure girl next door appeal that the Idol world loves. They were the closest things to the Shiraishi/Nishino pairing. Yoda was a surprise to me, but she is ridiculously talented too so I can see why management chose her
https://tpranking.com/talent-power-ranking-nogizaka46-2020 Power Ranking 2020 Survey period : May 2020 Member - Power Score 1. Maiyan - 36.5 * Ikoma - 21.3 2. Ikuchan - 19.9 *Nanase -18.8 3. Asuka - 16.3 4. Manatsu -13.7 5. Ringo - 10.7 6. Kazumin - 9.6 7. Miona - 8.0 *Waka - 7.9 8. Momoko - 7.5 * Maimai - 7.4 9. Maichun - 7.3 10.Mizuki - 7.0 Yoda - 7.0 11. Umezawa - 6.9 12 . Hoshino - 6.6 *Reika - 6.3 * Misa - 6.1 13. Sakura -5.2
Momoko as first guess on Zakki's new show, i really like her on here. Smile a lot. And what a precious smile You can watch it here : http://www.bilibili.com/video/av329376780