I want to talk about Akari's Gachi Oyasumi video one more time, because:
1. It was really good.
2. She has a great understanding of what the fans like to see.
It's all the little things that make it genius. Let's see:
- The video starts with her room. It gives you a really brief moment to check out the stuff and to think about what's coming up.
- She's coming in from the side. Classic reporter move.
- Energetic, yet almost whispering, creating a private atmosphere.
- Smile (of course, it's Akari)
- Coming closer to the camera
- Impersonation; shows she's creative, it's fun and she's not obsessed with looking perfect all the time. Throw in a wacky face or two.
- Messy hair is really cute and emphasizing the private atmosphere
- Showing the dog, i.e. she shares something she deeply cares about. Interestingly, she lets the dog go fairly easily, rather than forcing it to be on camera.
- She says she reads the comments on her blog, with the added remark that she's quite slow at reading them. Genius move on her part. Fans want to know she actually reads them, but it's ok if she doesn't comment on them, because she said she's slow. It works on so many levels.
- Again, coming up to the camera, pointing her finger towards us, rising intonation... "you're comment is there, isn't it!" or something like that... absolutely brilliant.
- Little Acchan style nose wrinkle to top it off
- Cute 'hat' + talking with her mouth full... and a quick toothbrushing scene. I'm not a big fan of those myself, but I think a lot of guys like to see it. Either because it's something private, something you'd see your girlfriend do when she stays over... or maybe some guys like it for the obscure sexual innuendo, but let's not go there. lol
- Final scene: getting close to the camera again to say goodbye, taking her time to think of a corny sentence to remember her by, getting under the sheets and we even get a 'hi hi'.
And the best thing is, I honestly think she was just being herself. I want to believe that was pure Akarin style. The perfect idol. 10/10.