I never really bonded with Natsuki. There are a couple of reasons:
- I wasn't that into Team K when I first got into AKB48
- Her comedy duo with Nonti was just... painful.
However, I'm beginning to appreciate her more and more.
- Shukan swim meet showed me she has a great body
- Karaoke Festival showed me she has a great voice
- SGP airport pics showed me she's become quite pretty
Her career is a bit strange though. During the 'Romance Irane' era she was everywhere. She got a lot of screen time in 1ji59fun and such and I remember she ate salad in the first episode of AKBingo. AKB48 got huge... and Nacchi disappeared. What happened? What caused her to drop to the background like that? When she appeared on AKBingo several years later (alongside 'low tier' members like Uchida and Kurisu, etc.) the Bad Boys were joking about not having seen her before at all. That's gotta hurt.
Actually, thinking about it now, it might have something to do with her education. IIRC she also goes to Waseda, so that must take a good chunk out of her schedule. It's almost like she had the highlight of her idol career before AKB48 took of and she's now focusing on studies to have a better change at a successful career after AKB48. I wish her luck in whatever path she chooses.