[Shadow5YA]

Originally Posted by RainbowMagnet

Spoiler for SomeMinorSpoilers for episode 22:

I actually meant in terms of popularity and such. I really think all the others are behind, with the exception of Chihaya. I think this is partly because the studio just doesn't bother making the others stand out in terms of performances. I mean Miki already had an amazing performance in episode 13, which some of the others haven't had yet and on top of that they show her modeling, distributing singles, being interviewed and winning some kind of shining idol award. Same with Chihaya. We've seen both these characters perform way more than the others. In terms of getting the spotlight on stage, Haruka is definitely behind these two. I'm just hoping for next episode to give more spotlight to Haruka instead of Miki. This is all my opinion ofcourse.

There really isn't anything to indicate the number of fans each member has in the story. Currently, they all have work to do now and there's nothing to show that one is busier than another. Sure, we see Miki on TV, but that may just be her line of work that caters to her personality, just like Chihaya is shown to sing more often and Yayoi does variety shows with kids.


On another note, this episode and the previous one seems to establish some (very subtle) character dynamics. Apparently Miki respects Chihaya a great deal for her to add the -san honorifc to her name so naturally in ep21 when she normally speaks informally and rarely uses honofics at all. Ritsuko is a producer now and is supposed to be in a higher position than Chihaya, but whenever Miki says "Ritsuko-san" there is either an awkward pause before the honofic as if she has to force herself to remember saying it, or she forgets entirely and Ritsuko has to scold her for it like in this episode.