by Zunu » Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:34 pm
As I've said earlier, "Momochi" is IMO at risk of poisoning the entire H!P brand. The troupe of annoying girls, that was supposed to be Idoling!!!.
Hopefully this is a calculated risk on their part that they can do with Momoko what they've somewhat successfully done with Sayumi -- introduce her into the public eye by any means necessary, then soften her up later on.
The celebrity bait and switch, it's worked a few times before. A couple of gravure idols like Yu~ka got introduced as boob queens, then either took them out or stopped emphasizing them after they proved themselves as talents. And Haruna Ai was introduced as a freak newhalf one-trick Ayaya imitator. Now s/he's a mainstream talent.
It's just, with Up-Front I always question whether they know what the hell they're doing, or are they just playing it by ear.
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