^ I find that very interested having Mano there considering she's still with H!P... But I am sure Miki will have a damn good field day 'leading' that group of girls... oh all the privileges she will get

I'm not too worried about Miki's future, she had done a lot this year and it's paid off, I'm sure that hasn't gone unnoticed by others in Japan and if she does want to continue down the enka path I'd be pretty certain that some enka label (totally assuming there is one seeing I'm not too cluey on that

) will be happy to take her on knowing the face base and varied age group she'd be able to bring in.
I'm more concerned about Aya's future seeing I don't think she has a lot of marketability outside of being an Idol, unlike Maki always has.
I do not want to see either join Avex! I totally agree with what someone else said about Aya with Pony Canyon or Sony and Miki can all enkaish and bring it to a new generation with a modern feel... Plus she has Grease which is pretty big and should do a lot for her!
I'm still mad at Avex for making me wait so long to Maki's stuff, I don't want them taking more girls seeing Maki fits there 'package' better than the others and she is still "in training" or whatever.
I'll support all the Elders and H!P no matter what happens anyway, they will always be part of the family regardless of the future!