I don't think anyone cares about my ranking, but I'm posting it so I can compare it with my 2010 ranking. And perhaps it's fun to see where we agree or disagree
Based on my experiences at the Japan Expo and on many hours of watching AKB television programs and concerts, I’ve come up with this ‘final’ 2009 ranking. I split them up into several groups. A gap indicates they fall into a different group of awesomeness. If someone is not included it means I don’t know her well enough yet.
01. Kashiwagi Yuki: The perfect idol. I love that ‘good polite girl’ vibe she has. In addition, she has the nicest voice ever. And of course her reaction are awesome, but also sincere.
02. Nito Moeno: She really impressed me in Paris. Great vocals, really cute and also has that ‘Team B energy’ and ‘good girl vibe’. She seems a bit shy, but showers you with smiles if you give her some attention.
03. Kasai Tomomi: Great entertainer, her expressions on stage moves are unmatched. Her legs are unbelievable. Love her cute side and she can be sexy as well.
04. Sashihara Rino: Made of pure awesome. Great energy and knows how to entertain the fans.
05. Kojima Haruna: She dropped a couple of places due to ‘Team Paris’ being so awesome, but I still love for all the laughs she has provided over the years. Very pretty girl, or should I say woman. Very cute and I still like her a lot.
06. Oshima Yuko: Great dancer, funny, beautiful. What more do you want.
07. Kuramochi Asuka: Very cute, very pretty. Great vocals. Not the best dancer, but she’s just too pretty for me to care about that. She also seems shy and doesn’t really promote herself as much as she could. Plenty of ‘good girl’ vibe in her as well.
08. Kitahara Rie: Before Paris I never gave her any attention, but I was wrong. She is pretty in real life and very cute. Good vocals, good dancing. She was great fun during the press conference. The future of Team A.
09. Kohara Haruka: Love her helium voice. ‘Team B energy’ and she seems pretty nuts.
10. Akimoto Sayaka: Also dropped a few places, but she is still awesome. One of the strongest voices in AKB48 and passionate about everything she does.
11. Sato Amina: Another helium girl who turns out to be pretty awesome. The future of Team as well.
12. Miyazaki Miho: Amazingly cute and very entertaining. I’d love to see at what level she’ll be in a year or two. Top idol coming right up.
13. Noro Kayo: I was never a big fan, but she really is in charge of laughter. A great entertainer, great dancer and a voice to match.
14. Miyazawa Sae: It took me quite a while to get used to her. She’s not the type of girl I’d generally go for, but that shouldn’t matter much. Funny and energetic. Don’t like her singing voice that much, but her ‘trash talking’ voice is the best.
15. Takajo Aki: Part 3 in the future of Team A. Her sense of humor is so lame, which makes her cute. I didn’t really notice her voice of dancing
16. Maeda Atsuko: I’m overdosed with Acchan. She’s still likable, but somehow she’s starting to annoy me. I need an Acchan break.
17. Itano Tomomi: Difficult one. Not really my type, not that interesting, but somehow she stays in your mind. Plus she’s very stylish. She’s like that person you hate for getting though life so easily, because she’s text book pretty (if that makes any sense).
18. Takahashi Minami: She’s a pretty big part of AKB48 and she seems to work hard. I liked her in men-dol, but she never really stood out to me.
19. Minegishi Minami: I appreciate her great dancing and effort and she’s great in men-dol, but somehow she never really appealed to me.
20. Matsubara Natsumi: Very pretty, I’m looking forward to see her in action in the undergirls’ song.
21. Watanabe Mayu: Hate her singing voice, if she even ever sings for real. And she has only one facial expression. Still, no one can hate Mayuyu, neither can I.
22. Ohori Megumi: She’s been through hell and back and that kind of dedication deserves credit. However, I hate her singing voice. I don’t she she’s pretty or sexy. She really comes across as an old lady compared to the rest.
23. Oota Aika: She was pretty cute, but she’s getting more bad ass due to puberty kicking in. Curious to see her in a year or two.
24. Shinoda Mariko: Always failed to see her appeal. She gets some points for spacing out and making funny remarks occasionally.
25. Urano Kazumi: I liked her in AKBingo and she can be funny, but in Paris she made no impression whatsoever. None.
26. Sato Yukari: Not that interesting, not that sexy imo. She has her moments.
27. Fujie Reina: Dropped about 20 places in my ranking. Not sure why. It’s like all the other girls moved up and she stayed out of the spotlight.
28. Sato Natsuki: Too much of an airhead. She kinda annoys me.
29. Ono Erena: Never liked her at all. I always thought of her as the Kago Ai of AKB. She has her moments and I can see why people like her though. Maybe I’ll see the light in the future.
30. Kobayashi Kana: Same as Cindy, but much worse. As I states before, she was the most boring girl of Team Paris. Like she doesn’t enjoy anything she does.
31. Oku Manami: Always thought of her as just some really young kid who shouldn’t be in AKB. I always felt she puts AKB48 in a dark pervy light. I almost threw up when I saw her bikini pics in some magazine a couple years ago.
SKE48 Ranking:
01. Matsui Rena: Amazing. She just shines and oozes fun and energy. Great dancing, amazing energy. Not too big on her vocal, but that doesn’t matter. She’s dangerous as well, she can make you fall in love with her with a single look.
02. Yagami Kumi: Was really looking forward seeing her in Paris, but only got to see her a couple times. Would have loved to see her dance and sing. Even so, she’s absolutely gorgeous and epically cute.
03. Takada Shiori: Impressed me most during S1. She also got some cool shots in the first SKE single, so I’m hoping to see much more of her in the future.
04. Tsukina Takaii: Same story as Yagami. She looks better in pictures than in real life. I think she’ll have a bright future ahead of her in SKE.
05. Matsui Jurina: This girl can’t be 12. She looks older, acts older.. she’s got to be older. If not, all the more power to her. I hate Oku for her age, but I can’t hate Jurina. She is pretty cool.
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