3000th post dedicated to Kaori Iida.
"Leader", who turned 30 earlier this year, always said her dream was to be a singer, and little did she know she would earn the nickname Johnson as part of that dream. Always stood out as the beatiful woman in a sea of cute, funny, kawaii group mates.
Took the leadership role seriously, and had to deal with a lot of younger, sometimes unpredictable young girls.
Sometimes she seemed as if she had faded into the background, but if you have ever seen her graduation concerts, she never was far from the minds of her fans, and group mates (she practically raised the 5th generation).
She has suffered great personal loss in her life, but continues to perform as she feels that is the best way to carry on.
Today her Morning Musume fans are enjoying her as part of Dream Morning Musume, and once again we all can enjoy her talent, her sometimes spacy but always sincere personality, and her grace on stage.
圭織さん、がんばってください!