Hey There Ayaka (and Mika) or "What the Effing Heck?!"

nobody@vox.com(Magi-Kat) — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:25:54 -0400

Hey there, Ayaka. Belated aloha, Ayaka.

When I heard the news that you were graduating from H!P, I couldn’t believe it. In fact, after trying to have it soak in, I had a conversation with a friend on MSN (who knows a lot more about Touhou and Dodonpachi than H!P):

Kathryn says:
Great...
Kathryn says:
More shocking news from H!P
Lem_Gambino (bulldozer) says:
Nani?
Kathryn says:
http://www.intlwota.com/2008/04/news-coconuts-musume-ayaka-graduating-from-hello-project/#comments
Lem_Gambino (bulldozer) says:
Awwww, she's leaving?
Kathryn says:
"On April 30, 2008, Ayaka suddenly left Hello! Project in order to become an actress."
Lem_Gambino (bulldozer) says:
Wow.
Lem_Gambino (bulldozer) says:
I wonder why?
Kathryn says:
It's been a week of graduations
Kathryn says:
http://www.intlwota.com/2008/04/blogs-some-boys-blog-reports-another-loss-for-ongaku-gatas/ Recieved this news on Monday
Lem_Gambino (bulldozer) says:
Dang
Lem_Gambino (bulldozer) says:
And we keep jumping between windows
Kathryn says:
I mean, what the efffin' hell?! Ayaka (as "inactive" as she was in H!P) was among the H!P members I actually liked.
Kathryn says:
Sure, Mutou Mika's graduation made little an impact on me (she had a cute, unique face and the shock with her announcement was that Ongaku Gatas was losing another member after losing one other member) but Ayaka's gradaution is hitting me like a ton of bricks
Kathryn says:
I never really payed attention to her until I discovered her English Lessons ("Ayaka no Totsugeki Eikaiwa." You can see them on the Hell! Project site) and that's when I grew to like her. To this day, I often thought about scenes from the series.
Kathryn says:
Ayaka may be inactive and in her 20s, no "real" age to be a "good" H!P idol in UFA's eyes but she was one face I was looking forward to. Hell, I was actually hoping she was put in Ongaku Gatas and this just killed it!
Kathryn says:
Killed it, I tell you, killed! It's dead, Jim, dead! Ayaka... Mutou Mika (she shares a name with her former bandmate, one of my favorite members)... you will surely be missed.
Lem_Gambino (bulldozer) says:
Ah, yes
Kathryn says:
I just can't believe this! Unfortunately, I have to since there's no denying the truth.
Kathryn says:
Has the Hello! Project become THAT bad for its talent, either prospective or retrospective, to jump the ship? I dunno. Maybe it has with some of the crappy marketing that's been going on. I may not keep track of C-ute or Berryz Koubou and whatnot but that's just it
Kathryn says:
Then again, Milky Way's "Anataboshi" was what was saving H!P from being obscured with my growing interest in Western rock, indie, and electronica.
Kathryn says:
(And I've been dying to take the focus off of H!P AND LP for a while on my blog since I'm somewhat... going away from it).
Kathryn says:
*panting* I thank you for sitting through my little rant about Ayaka's graduation. Hehe... it's kinda funny.
Lem_Gambino (bulldozer) says:
It's fine
Lem_Gambino (bulldozer) says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDAHk80L3Ls I was watching this
Kathryn says:
The day I graduate from high school, I plan to make a post about graduations within H!P. The youngest graduate, the oldest graduate, the most controversial graduations, etc.
Kathryn says:
After all, v-u-den's disbandment is near my high school graduation.
Kathryn says:
So I thank you for sitting through my little... venting session
Kathryn says:
BTW may I use this in my blog?
Lem_Gambino (bulldozer) says:
What, this log?
Kathryn says:
This little conversation
Lem_Gambino (bulldozer) says:
Sure, sure
Kathryn says:
About Ayaka
Kathryn says:
Thanks
Lem_Gambino (bulldozer) says:
I don't mind
Lem_Gambino (bulldozer) says:
I don't know much about them anyway, so you'd have an unbiased opinion

As you saw from this conversation, I’ve also let my heart out about Mutou Mika. I’ve never seen much of any live footage featuring the Eggs or the Gatas so I don’t know what to make of Mucchi’s talent. Even so, one member is still a member, one less Gata. Could it be because of the online hatred of her unique face? Possibly. Maybe. (And I’m guilty of somewhat viewing Mika differently but I like the unique faces like Yasuda and Makoto). Even so, you will be missed, Mika-chan (the more I talk about Mutou on a first name basis, the more I think about another Mika that left H!P, one that is close to my heart to this day…).

Anyway, Ayaka (and Mutou-san), you have lived your time in H!P and spent it with a smile. I dunno what kind of acting you want to go into (drama, movie, etc) but I wish you the best. Ganbare, Nagate Ayaka!

Same to you, Mutou Mika-chan. Ganbare~! (And you know it’s bad when the only bit of H!P you want to listen to is Kirarin Revolution stuff. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still a Musume person but I guess it’s beginning to wane on me as I discover new music. In that aspect, Koharu really was a miracle because, besides the 8th Gen and Takitty to a smaller extent, she’s the only person who I care about in the entire group!). That’s for a different entry since I seem to have a “rambling” problem. (You know what this means…).

Sincerely,
Magi-Kat

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