ah when i meant 'love the group" i meant, 'don't really care'.
but anyway, it's an album, so we don't have to worry about if Reina sings like Mariah in all the songs because it's a HIGH chance she won't be singing all the songs. in the concert we're heard that Linlin has a big lead for the Koi no Dial 6700 song.
i do get annoyed Reina gets like everything. but she has a presence that few other members are willing to present. she fights for it. surely it didn't seem that way when she automatically got lead for Shabondama, but besides Sayu (who also gets featured quite a bit with her shouting and catch phrases...which end up being pretty significant in the long run) some other members aren't doing much to get themselves out there.
Look at tv appearances for instance. Reina and sometimes Sayu and Ai are running their mouths. If you want that attention, you're gonna have to fight. That's what the OGs did. people like Risa and Eri have absolutely no problem keeping hidden or latching on to someone instead of projecting themselves. Koharu...is another special case... and the rest of the 8th gen is like whateva. also, I think Tsunku is beginning to take an interest in Aika because he's giving her song solos now. on their 9th album, she has a brand new solo. But its still about fighting for that attention.
sometimes it's not as simple as that. i think Makoto had the 4th gen personality, just stuck with the lackluster 5th gen girls. and no matter how outgoing, she still graduated without much to her MM career. But evenso, I'd like to see more from people like Eri, Risa, JunJun, Aika, LinLin before I say they deserve a front seat spot.