I thought Marika was special from the first time I ever saw her on a television show. It made me want to meet her in the worst way. Then I heard what an insane hanshake experience she was. It just strengthened my resolve. I finally got to meet her last Summer, and she did not disappoint. A bundle of energy, and some might say over the top. But usually love idols that go the extra mile. I left thatlane with a huge smile on my face. After my handshake I had a few HKT fans come up to me and ask if Marika was my #2 girl after Wasamin. (I had mentioned to one of my friends who happens to be a a Meru fan that Marika was my fave in HKT, and I guess he ran with it ) But I thought about it for a second...Yes, she is. She is awesome! When I was in Hakata, her birthday committee was hanging out by the theater during a show. I asked a few of them about her. They remarked about her shy and insecure qualities which may not be apparent, but are certainly there. Those qualities were evident on that show (I think it was an old Odekake episode) when they were looking at her journal, as well as some of the comments made about her during her birthday show. Anyway... I think Tani is a spectacular idol. I love her personality. To me she makes any situation she is in more entertaining. Whether it be a stage, tv show, handshake lane, whatever. The girl is a champ!
By now this poll needs to be updated again, but my vote doesn't change: RUSSIAN MONKEY! or by now our beautifully blooming Shige, go watch her CM!
I vote for Sakura, overall 4th in my 48group rankings. she is so damn cute. just watching her on shows bring great joy to me. love her and hope she keeps up the good work now that she is 16.
Leaving aside her undeniable cuteness, Sakura is pretty intense and versatile, she ended up as mi KIV favorite thanks to her entries, especially the long serious ones. She's one of the best representatives of HKT, and wonderful things are waiting for her!
Sakura is my HKT oshi, so I can only vote for her! but I also like some other girls there, team KIV is great. well, the reason why I love Sakura more than all, is simply because I find it great of she's improving all the time. The first time I saw her a little after debut, I didn't became her fan, I had no interest in HKT. I never knew I would end up loving her, but for some reason it happened so naturally, I started finding her cute, then I liked her personnality, she's fun, she's interesting too. Her blog posts are well written, back then she looked younger than her age but her way of thinking was more mature than her age, and I loved this. then in just a little more than a year, she grew up so much. Now she's totally more mature, beautiful, even more interesting. She's looking so good with her short hair too. and she's getting better at everything. I also love her friendship with Murashige, nice to see them in same team!