a tip to all the kids around here: don't ever invoke some evil spirits because, you know, they may REALLY appear.
that said, here I am back from the dead. some months after my last visit to this forum. time flies by. rofl
during this time (and you guys are proof of that, since you were with me in some shows) I'm becoming more and more invested in PRGT, thanks of course to Nanase. I really didn't plan or thought this would happen, but that girl REALLY is melting my heart in a way only former-AKB Micha ever did. stop it, Nanase, plz! her loveliness is out of this world, always searching me around to give me some stares, smiles, she even went today to shout when i was leaving their table "I LOVE YOU!!!" in english, which made like half the venue stare (and laugh) at us. I almost died that moment. I could say that happens because I'm such an irresistible loverboy, but I guess she is that way with every fan she has, since we are so few.
she may hold me in a little special regard since well, you know, I'm a foreigner. she probably never had a foreigner fan before in her previous groups so... to see how underdog she is, today was the first show after her birthday. no one cared to bring flowers, penlights or prepare something. only me and another guy cared to even bring some gift to her!
of course beauty may vary from people's opinions, but imo she is really cute (above idols average) and with her nice singing talent, her loveliness... I can only blame her (still) few fans to people's aversion to her "impure" past. (as junior gravure idol) some may overlook her (and Horio) because they entered from another group (not through real auditions as advertised) too, kinda like the same "hateful" move Akari made (the other way around, leaving Party Rockets for Galette). anyways I won't complain really about it, this makes me stand out more in the audience.
she already told me once "wow you jump so much, you really like it don't ya?" rofl they are always noticing me for that and by now I'm pretty sure they talk about me with each other. Horio is definitely teaching some english (like the above) to Nanase and telling her to use with me, because as time passes by Nanase is trying to say more and more stuff in english to me. even though english is not my mother language but anyways...
talking about Himeka, from her very first show she got my attention. she is really cute (in a way most wotas adore, not like let's say, Nyansan who has a more "exotic" cuteness) and has an interesting personality. though, as I could experience myself, she wasn't very friendly in the beginning. she was kinda rude (still is, sometimes) and very "raw" idol-wise. I take my hat to her though because she is clearly evolving a lot in that aspect, trying to be more appealing and friendly. she is working hard and it is already paying off: I notice in recent shows the number of fans is increasing quickly. she may even be the most popular girl in the group already. it doesn't need a lot to notice her gimmicks. she goes winking and throwing kisses to people on and off stage, smiling a lot and making some cute gestures (in Korea they'd call aegyo). for ME, I don't get too hooked. not by her, at least, since I already got to know her previous (real) self. (basically same case as former-BiS Pour Lui. Rezar may remember this talk we had about it) like, I
know she is faking, so it doesn't have the same effect as someone (let's say, Nanase) who
can be faking (but I don't know or at least can't really prove it).
about Fumika, she strikes me as a "crazy" girl. she likes so many different stuff, likes other idols (even BiS!!!), is always making jokes in programs and MCs during their shows... she is definitely an appealing girl too, but from my interactions with her, I got a mixed feeling. not really bad, but not good neither. like when she goes trying to speak in english although she can't even say a fucking phrase...
please, just don't. she reminds me Annya in a sense she is kinda unpredictable, you never know how she will react to you. and that's not a good thing (in my books), I like more to play a safer game, you know.
I wasn't a fan of the group before Nanase entered, despite knowing and having seeing them a few times in festivals. but it do appears to me that these member additions did a lot of good things for the group as a whole. they seem really happy, the group seems really well connected and it shows in their performances. of course I'm biased but... in my opinion PRGT is a really appealing and enjoyable group nowadays, one of the most out there I'd even say. I totally enjoy now PRGT more than Passpo, Hime Kyun, Lyrical School... maybe even Up Up I could say.
I won't enter in more details about my experiences with them recently (particularly with Nanase), basically because if someone is interested, he can look for it in my blog. (okay it's been pretty abandoned recently. someday I'll write it all there though rofl)