At that time I was pretty much on ther "Sayu can never be leader, she'd be the worst leader with her ICHIBAN KAWAII shit, I hate you for mentioning it" camp.
Sayu proved me very very wrong.
6th gen was their when I started in the fandom (as my first single was AS FOR ONE DAY but didn't get to know anyone till Shabondama) and seeing them leave it always hard.