I really hope everything will be okay. Can't help but be paranoid and think this might lead to graduation but I'll try to be positive. Hopefully she gets enough rest.
Kubo Shiori with some praise for Momoko Kubo " Everyone(3ki) loves Momoko" Kubo " 3ki's Center is still Momoko"
In 3rd gen Audition ; Akimoto Yasushi approve Momoko as part of Nogi even tho the girl didn't do anything or say anything in the audition. When asked about why he do it ; He said that Momoko has the aura and potential of an "Alpha"
aki p's choices for centers of group did not always make a sense... some members were working... ex: achan akb48..techi keyakizaka46.. some members weren't... ex: ikoma rina..maybe momoko is included
I think Momoko does have a stage aura, no matter how nervous she is, once she is on stage she looks natural. But it seems that Momoko herself feels better not to be pressured with center position. I think she's not really an ambitious person, cmiiw.
Since they just debuted, how can you tell that this girl will works and that girls wouldn't works? Umm.. do you know Yoshimoto Ayaka?
yeah she's another case... maybe momoko still has a long time to prove that she's the real "alpha". i mean mngmt lately rather than pushed her...they kinda like pulled her
AkiP does make such statements, just like with Maeda when he said she's the least suitable for center. The rest is history. I think the same goes with Momoko. She look more like a gentle sheep. But to be called an alpha? I do agree, it seems like she is not that ambitious, wanting to be on top. When she's on stage, she has this aura enough to draw audiences' attention. Anyway AkiP said potential. Maybe even Momoko herself doesn't know she has it in her to be the top dog. Still waters run deep.
And mgt dubbed Momoko as "raw gemstone " . For comparison ; Mgt dubbed Mizuki and Yoda as "Hope" and " Future" . Mgt is taking the slow approach for Momoko.
It's based on how you see it. She's absent due to health issue, and for me, it's a good move. It's prooved mngmt really care about their girls. It's same with Inoue, Yamashita, Kubo, Kitano, and Himetan. I'll be angry if they keep pushing her while they know she's in a poor health condition I agree with her not ambitious, it's like make her take whatever is given to her and not trying to climb up. Tbh i want her to be more ambitious, at least aiming for center is reachable for her, imo.
Her personality is the one that holds her back imo. She just needs some confidence and I think a shorter hairstyle would do it for her.
I like her personality for the most part, her dorky and laidback side, but not when she was being too nervous and cried often. And NO for a shorter hairstyle, she has a perfect long black hair that I love.
Small correlation maybe becuz if she really does medium or shorter hair style that would a step for her to go out of her comfort zone.
Ah I see, I haven't looked at it that way. But if we are speaking about getting out of her comfort zone, I'd say she already did by joining Nogizaka. Remember how much of a crybaby she was, afraid of everything, almost unable to speak. And look at her now. I guess she conquered more fears in these few years than most of us will in our entire life. So I disagree with her not being ambitious. I think her goals/achievements are different.
She eventually gets more confident as she is growing, surely, but slowly. She is young and will figure out the way out of her comfort zone more often. Once she is out, she will be the force to be reckoned with.