JTri greeted me with "Tsunku
" on IRC this morning so I thought he had DIED.
So compared to that, him stepping down is much less severe.
I'll miss new music from him because when he writes a good song, it just won't get old. Ever.
But at the same time, I'm loving like, the new Kobushi Factory songs, so I don't think H!P is musically DOOMED from now on. I'm not sure if their hits will have the same longevity, though. Like Taiki Bansei and Tsugi no kado wo magare are great the first 10 listens and after that it's a bit... "ok I get it, is this song ending any time soon?" ^^;;
We'll see, but the most important thing is that the man is happy, or as happy as can be. I always thought I'd quit being a fan when Tsunku quits, but now that it's sort of here (I know he said he'll still be writing sometimes), it still feels like nope, I'm not going anywhere. I may become even more casual a fan, but there's no reason for me to stop rofl.