Lately (maybe the last couple of years), Tsunku has been isolating the old fans. Alot of the stuff he does now is so different to the old school stuff that i fell in love with all those years ago. The new Hello! mornings don't do it for me anymore, they are no where as entertaining as when 4th gen just started out, or even when the 5th gen started. Its always so annoying/painful to see yet another fave graduate, and its always a unfulfiled hope that the new generation can fill the gap. The only reason i use to watch the recent hello! mornings were for Rika as host and Yuko on the news.
Well, i guess atleast Rika appears on tv shows now and then. And on kick ass movies. Heres hoping she gets more and more non H!P related appearances as a tv personality and further her career that way.