Overall Idol Ranking Thread

This has actually changed quite a bit,

Idols

1. Suzuki Kanon (Former Morning Musume)
2. Arai Noa (Idol Renaissance)
3. Nonoko (Galette)
4. Fujii Rio (Kobushi Factory)
5. Tokuhisa Haruka (AIS)
6. Natsuyaki Miyabi (TBA)
7. Miyamoto Marin (Idol Renaissance)
8. Takeuchi Akari (Angerme)
9. Nakanishi Kana (Angerme)
10. Ishino Riko (Idol Renaissance)
11. Tamura Meimi (Former Angerme)
12. Hirose Ayaka (Kobushi Factory)
13. Noda Reina (Galette)
14. Watanabe Mayu (AKB48)
15. Kawakami Rena (NMB48)
16. Hirose Natsuki (AKB48)
17. HIMEKA (Rosario + Cross)
18. Higa Nanako (Idol Renaissance)
19. Tano Yuka (AKB48) / Komori Yui (Galette)
20. Minamibata Maina (Idol Renaissance) / Momo-oka Koyoi (Idol Renaissance)

Groups

1. Galette
2. Idol Renaissance
3. Kobushi Factory
4. AIS
5. Angerme
6. Team Syachihoko
7. Rosario+Cross
8. Kokepiyo
9. Maria
10. Milcs

 

New list.

Females
1. Watanabe Mayu (AKB48)
2. Odagiri Nana (Houkago Princess)
3. Yoshida Akari (NMB48)
4. Kawasaki Narumi (SKE48)
5. Tonosaki Rika (Doll Elements)
6. Iwanaga Tsugumi (ex-SKE48)
7. Minamiguchi Nana (GEM)
8. Kumashiro Jurin (GEM)
9. Maika (Houkago Princess)
10. Takei Sara (NMB48)
11. Muto Tomu (AKB48)
12. Komori Yukino (Doll Elements)
13. Minato Akane (predia)
14. Washio Reina (Flower)
15. Niihara Sena (Sunmyu)
16. Yamaguchi Maho (NGT48)
17. Sasaki Ayaka (Momoiro Clover Z)
18. Kariyase Light (Fudanjuku)
19. Miyamoto Karin (Juice=Juice)
20. Nakamoto Himeka (Nogizaka46)
21. Kinoshita Ayana (Sunmyu)
22. Watanabe Kurumi (Ange Reve)
23. Sano Yuriko (Lovely Doll)
24. Kagesawa Rina (Idol College)
25. Shibuya Azuki (iRis)
26. Shirosaki Himari (Houkago Princess)
27. Sekine Sasara (Houkago Princess)
28. Sato Masaki (Morning Musume '16)
29. Ozawa Runa (Super Girls)
30. Tanaka Mirei (Super Girls)

Males
1. Oomori Hayato (WEBER)
2. Kodai (X4)
3. Yoshino Koichi (Bullet Train)
4. Mukaiyama Takeshi (Solidemo)
5. Yamada Ryosuke (Hey! Say! JUMP)
6. Sekiguchi Mandy (Generations from Exile Tribe)
7. Kim Sungje (Supernova)
8. Na Law (Code-V)
9. Maeda Hirotoshi (5ignal)
10. Hanamura Sota (Da-Ice)
11. Sasaki Kazuya (Solidemo)
12. Sakurai Takateru (WEBER)
13. Inoo Kei (Hey! Say! JUMP)
14. Jukiya (X4)
15. Fujigaya Taisuke (Kis-my-ft2)
16. Kitamura Yu (EMALF)
17. Izaki Yusuke (EMALF)
18. Izaki Hisato (EMALF)
19. Schnell (Solidemo)
20. Jun (Bee Shuffle)

Female Groups
1. AKB48
2. SKE48
3. Houkago Princess
4. GEM
5. Ange Reve (new)
6. NMB48
7. Cheeky Parade
8. Doll Elements
9. Wa-Suta
10. HKT48
11. Lovely Doll (new)
12. Predia (down)
13. Nogizaka46
14. Juice=Juice
15. Fullfull Pocket (new)
16. Sunmyu (new)
17. Luce Twinkle Wink (new)
18. Fudanjuku (down)
19. Stella Beats (new)
20. Keyakizaka46 (new)

Male Groups
1. WEBER
2. X4
3. Choshinsei
4. Generations from Exile Tribe
5. The Second from Exile
6. Bullet Train
7. 5ignal (new)
8. Da-Ice
9. Hey! Say! JUMP
10. DGNA
11. Solidemo
12. Kis-my-ft2
13. Lead
14. w-inds
15. XOX
16. FlowBack
17. EMALF (Hiatus)
18. Mag!c Prince
19. Bee Shuffle
20. Musumen

 

Not really a ranking but my playlist of my favourite Japanese Girl Group songs
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTO8Kr9A7Z723lik1MuhvZGpkbSFeYVdX

 

Sept. 2016 Rankings

1. Watanabe Kaede (Starmarie) (+2)
2. Hashimoto Kanna (Rev. from DVL) (+2)
3. Noda Hitomi (Ready to Kiss) (+4)
4. Denya Erika (Babyraids JAPAN) (-2)
5. Erica (Electric Ribbon) (--)
6. Iida Sakurako (Tokyo Performance Doll) (--)
7. Masui Mio (PASSPO☆) (-2)
8. Watanabe Kurumi (Ange☆Reve) (--)
9. Kimoto Nozomi (solo) (--)
10. Chono Masami (OS☆U) (-1)

Dropped:
Watanabe Miyuki (NMB48) - graduated
Taguchi Miiro (Akishibu Project) - I haven't really found an oshi in Akishibu that I can really support.
Kamiya Erina (Alice Project - Steam Girls) - I haven't followed her much this year.
Yokoyama Ami (PPP! PiXiON) - she just didn't reach top 10 this time.

Lots of changes for me.
Erica from Eribon is someone I can approach and talk to so she should rank. Rakochan from TPD is someone who I immediately liked after seeing several performances from the group. Kurumi should have made the list last time but 10 other girls got in her way. Kimoto Nozomi is one of the solo idols that I follow now.

 

I've been watching a lot of Hello Project this year.. I can even rank each members by their singing ability
Here is my top favourite 15 H!P members based on their singing

1. Suzuki Airi (of course!)

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2. Takagi Sayuki

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3. Oda Sakura

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4. Okai Chisato

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5. Tsugunaga Momoko

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6. Miyamoto Karin
7. Murota Mizuki
8. Hirose Ayaka
9. Sato Masaki
10. Inoue Rei
11. Hamaura Ayano
12. Funaki Musubu
13. Wada Ayaka
14. Nomura Minami
15. Kamikokuryou Moe

Even some of recently debuted girls like Kamikokuryo Moe & Funaki Musube impressed me a lot with their singing..

 

1. Tachibana Anna (Alice Juuban)
2. Nanaka (Magical Ban Bang)
3. Iori Ai (Kawagoe CLEARS)
4. Shiita (Magical Ban Bang)
5. Hitomi (Checkmate)
6. Mine Satsuki (Kamen Joshi Kouhosei West)
7. Yukino Shihori (OZ)
8. Hayashi Manatsu (Babyraids)
9. Hikari (Magical Ban Bang)
10. Momose Hitomi (Armor Girls)

 

2017 edition.

Females, Japanese

1. Matsuda Ayuna (Arc Jewel Novice, formerly Ange Reve)
2. Haruna Mai (Tacoyaki Rainbow)
3. Ogata Haruna (Morning Musume '17)
4. Minamiguchi Nana (GEM)
5. Takei Sara (NMB48 Team BII)
6. Hirokawa Nanase (World Standard)
7. Imaizumi Yui (Kanji Keyakizaka46)
8. Takeda Maaya (GEM) (Hiatus)
9. Kaminaguchi Himeka (Idol College)
10. Kuryu Masaki (Fudanjuku)
11. Watanabe Kurumi (Ange Reve)
12. Tanda Hazuki (Palet)
13. Ichinose Rito (Palet)
14. Shibuya Azuki (iRIS)
15. Ikuta Erina (Morning Musume '17)
16. Ota Riona (Lovely Doll)
17. Terashima Waka (Hakoiri Musume)
18. Tomita Julia (Idol College)
19. Nakajima Yui (Idol College)
20. Someno Rina (Haraeki Stage Ace)
21. Imamura Maria (HKT48 Team TII)
22. Odagiri Nana (Houkago Princess)
23. Mishina Ruka (World Standard)
24. Mirai (The Hoopers)
25. Miyashita Maika (Houkago Princess)
26. Kinoshita Ayana (Sunmyu)
27. Sena (The Hoopers)
28. Koiso Haruka (Palet)
29. Oguri Yui (AKB48 Team 8 Kanto Region)
30. Ogawa Maina (Osaka Shunkashuto)

Female Groups

1. Ange Reve
2. Idol College
3. The Hoopers
4. World Standard
5. Keyakizaka46
6. Houkago Princess
7. Osaka Shunkashuto
8. Tokyo Performance Doll 2nd
9. Palet
10. GEM
11. SUPER GiRLS
12. Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku
13. Lovely Doll
14. Fuwafuwa
15. Haraeki Stage Ace
16. Arc Jewel Novice
17. Niji no Conquistador
18. Tokyo CuteCute
19. Tsuri Bit
20. Fudanjuku
21. Cheeky Parade
22. NGT48
23. Tsubaki Factory
24. Morning Musume '17
25. Sunmyu
26. NMB48
27. Tacoyaki Rainbow
28. Maneki Kecak
29. Fairies
30. Fleurette

Female Idol Songs

1. Niji to Tokimeki no Fes (2016) - Idol College
2. Just Be Yourself (2017) - World Standard
3. Spotlight (2016) - GEM
4. Jealousy Jealousy (2017) - Morning Musume
5. Maybe Baby (2015) - Ange Reve
6. New Me (2017) - Osaka Shunkashuto
7. Moshimo Kore ga Koi Nara (2015) - Fudanjuku
8. Jounetsu wa Kareha no You ni (2015) - The Hoopers
9. Natsu Daze Johnny (2015) - Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku
10. Silent Majority (2016) - Keyakizaka46
11. Seifuku no Mannequin (2012) - Nogizaka46
12. All For One (2015) - Palet
13. Endless Sky (2015) - Morning Musume
14. Akashi: Soulmate (2017) - Fudanjuku
15. Hanamichi Ambitious (2014) - Super Girls
16. Star Shine Story (2014) - GEM
17. Massugu (2016) - Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku
18. Junjou Mermaid (2014) - Sunmyu
19. Kiete, Shirayukihime (2015) - Houkago Princess
20. Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai (2015) - AKB48
21. Stare (2016) - Ange Reve
22. Koko Kara Imagination (2015) - Ange Reve
23. Can't Stop Loving (2014) - GEM
24. Tears in the Sky (2016) - GEM
25. Colorful (2016) - Ange Reve
26. We Are the Greatest Nine9 (2016) - Cheeky Parade
27. Fly Away (2012) - Palet
28. Rainbow - Watashi wa Watashi Yanen Kara (2017) - Tacoyaki Rainbow
29. Mikansei no Shojo (2017) - Tokyo CuteCute
30. Be Hero (2014) - Fudanjuku
31. Love Summer (2016) - Super Girls
32. Sweet Smile (2017) - Super Girls
33. Believe in Yourself (2013) - Palet
34. Aoi Aka (2017) - Haraeki Stage Ace
35. Seiten Holiday (2016) - Fuwafuwa
36. My Victory (2017) - Tsuri Bit
37. Crossroad (2016) - Fairies
38. Time Machine (2016) - Maneki Kecak
39. Nanairo (2017) - Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku
40. Love/Like (2014) - Idol College
41. Daisuki da Nandodemo - Yume no Shippo (2014) - Sunmyu
42. Minna no Taiyou (2012) - Sunmyu
43. Ame o Oikakete (2015) - The Hoopers
44. With You (2016) - Fudanjuku
45. Kimi ni Mirai o Tsukuritai (2015) - Doll Elements
46. Maenomeri (2015) - SKE48
47. Himitsu no Tiara to Gelato (2016) - Houkago Princess
48. Beautiful X (2017) - X21
49. Koi Suru Natsu (2014) - X21
50. Baby Love Me (2015) - GEM

Males, Japanese

1. Omori Hayato (WEBER)
2. Hanamura Sota (Da-iCE)
3. Matsuo Takashi (Bullet Train)
4. Sasaki Kazuya (Solidemo)
5. Sasaki Toman (XOX/Kiss Hug)
6. Yamazaki Haruki (M!LK)
7. Nishioka Kengo (MAG!C PRINCE)
8. Morisaki Win (PrizmaX)
9. Teshima Akito (Solidemo)
10. Gyumin (Bee Shuffle)
11. Tanaka Riku (XOX)
12. Kudo Taiki (Da-iCE)
13. Yoshida Kodai (X4)
14. Shuta (Bee Shuffle)
15. Itagaki Mizuki (M!LK)

Male Groups

1. WEBER
2. BOYS AND MEN
3. PrizmaX
4. Bullet Train
5. Da-iCE
6. X4
7. XOX
8. Bee Shuffle
9. Hey! Say! JUMP
10. Solidemo
11. MAG!C PRINCE
12. Ryoga
13. M!LK
14. Break Through
15. BRIDGET

Male Idol Songs (Korean Groups included)

1. First Day (2015) - WEBER
2. Coffee ga Nomemasen (2015) - M!LK
3. Mysterious Eyes (2014) - PrizmaX
4. Reborn (2014) - PrizmaX
5. Spin The Sky (2016) - Mag!c Prince
6. Rainbow Road (2016) - X4
7. High School Boo (2017) - XOX
8. XXX (2015) - XOX
9. Update (2017) - Mag!c Prince
10. Someday (2014) - U-Kiss
11. Baloon (2017) - WEBER
12. Azayaka na Reason (2016) - WEBER
13. Hokori to Taiyou (2015) - WEBER
14. LOVOM (2016) - Bridget
15. Ho o Agero! (2017) - BOYS AND MEN
16. Bond (2017) -Da-iCE
17. Koigokoro (2016) - Da-iCE
18. Sail Away (2017) - Solidemo
19. Girlfriend (2015) - Solidemo
20. Spring Love (2015) - Code-V
21. Heaven Heaven (2016) - HALO
22. Precious Love (2016) - Break Through
23. Back to the Future (2016) - Da-iCE
24. Action (2015) - U-Kiss
25. Natsu Aji Rendezvous (2016) - M!LK
26. Kizuna (2016) - X4
27. Happiness (2017) - Solidemo
28. Two As One (2017) - Da-iCE
29. Pride (2016) - X4
30. Ex Summer (2016) - XOX

 

1. Chen GuanHui (SNH48)
1. Kiriyama Akito (Johnny's WEST)
3. Hao WanQing (SNH48)
4. Saito Haruna (AKB48)
5. Ohashi Kazuya (Kansai Johnny's Jr.)
6. Chuu (Loona)
7. Sasaki Ayaka (Momoiro Clover Z)
8. Xie TianYi (SNH48)
9. Waki Akari (Tokyo Performance Doll)
10. Katsuki (Solo)

 

My top 10 females former/recent idol and singer :

1. Mariko Shinoda ( former idol )
2. Risa Watanabe ( KYK 46 )
3. Jurina Matsui ( SKE 48 )
4. Sakura Fujiwara ( singer )
5. Ai Kago ( former idol )
6. Manami "goosehouse" ( singer )
7. Sae Miyazawa ( former idol )
8. Sayaka Yamamoto ( NMB 48 )
9. Shiori Niiyama ( singer )
10. AIKO ( singer )

 

Found this thread in the depths of Idol Emporium and the last contribution is over 5 years ago. Would be fun to revive it! Here's my ranking, including both graduated and current idols. My list is based on who I think is a perfect idol, not necessarily a list of how much I like them. Sorry that my knowledge of idols is very limited to certain groups... lol

For me, the perfect idol is someone who takes her job/career as an idol seriously and cares about her image and the image of the group she's in. Bonus points if she knows her strengths and relishes in those (dancing, singing, letting her personality shine). I also really love the cutesy type with lots of frills, ribbons, pink colours, etc. I know some people have a different definition, hence my explanation.

1. Miyawaki Sakura (former HKT48/LE SSERAFIM)
2. Watanabe Mayu (ex AKB48)
3. Jennie (BLACKPINK)
   
4. Honda Hitomi (AKB48)
5. Saito Nagisa (former =LOVE)
6. Oshima Yuko (ex AKB48)
   
7. Saito Asuka (former Nogizaka46)
8. Oguri Yui (AKB48)
9. Maeda Atsuko (ex AKB48)
   
10. Otani Emiri (=LOVE)

And here's my list of my favourite idols Don't expect a lot of duplicates.

Spoiler

1. Tano Yuka (ex AKB48)
2. Kobayashi Ran (ex AKB48)
3. Akimoto Sayaka (ex AKB48)
4. Honda Hitomi (AKB48)
5. Saito Nagisa (ex =LOVE)
6. Oshima Yuko (ex AKB48)
7. Minegishi Minami (ex AKB48)
8. Takahashi Minami (ex AKB48)
9. Saito Kyoko (Hinatazaka46)
10. Kamimura Hinano (Hinatazaka46)

This is not to say I don't think these girls didn't/don't take their career as seriously, but I just felt these girls weren't as well rounded? Tano Yuka is one of the most talented idols to me, amazing singer and dancer, but she wasn't great at making her fans feel special, which is important. Kobayashi Ran is the opposite, I personally think she's great at fan service but she wasn't a very skilled singer (dance was also good though!).