So here's my ranking for S/mileage. Rankings for the other Hello!Project groups, other idols, and a few surprises will follow in the coming months.
#6 Rinapuu.
I'm guessing her lethargic anti-genki character is supposed to be ironic and endearing (like Aika Mitsui's audition for Morning Musume), but I'm not a fan. She doesn't initiate anything funny or cute, with the exception of that hilarious yet sad Pocket Morning where she said she would use a time machine to see if she was still alive in the future (it's just not a very idol-like answer!) She follows the lead of the other girls as though she enjoys being around idols more than actually being an idol. (To her credit, she does act professionally while performing and can sing pretty good.) She has quirky looks (but I hope her back is okay) and I could be a fan of hers, but first she'll have to come out of the shadows with a quirky personality.
#5 DAWA.
I love her funny faces and I've thought her cute and pretty ever since her Egg/trainee days. S/mileage is full of cute and funny girls, though, and something about DAWA doesn't "click" with me like with the other girls (whom I rank higher, that is.) She has adorable teeth (i.e. to me, that means slightly crooked and fanged) but a somewhat weak voice, but is otherwise too perfect for me. She's the S/mileage Barbie.
#4 Takechan.
She could actually be tied with DAWA in this ranking since I sometimes find her uninteresting. But she has her funny moments. And she's not afraid to speak up. I also find her rivalry with H!P's other sporty member, Haruka, pretty cool. (But Haruka at least sounds like a boy... Takechan looks more like a boy but has a pretty, girly voice.)
#3 Kanyon.
She was my favorite S/mileage member since the group formed, but then some of the noobs stole my heart. No wonder the original S/mileage members didn't seem too keen on new members being added. But at least she appears to have become a good role model for the girls and it's sweet how they have taken to her. I still think she's cute and I like her somewhat evil/mischievous personality. I wish that personality would show more because her Cinderella Revolution catchphrase was so corny (in a bad way) and so overdone (thank Tsunku she stopped... literally! Now if she could stop talking about her diets!)
#2 Kanana.
Kanana's obsession with gorillas, however, never gets old. What new way will she be able to insert gorillas into a conversation next? And Kanana is officially the "oops, I'm kind of awkward and mess things up" character, which earns her lots of "aww" points. But she still maintains a unique personality- adorable, incompetent yet funny, sweet, peace and life-loving, and cool to be around. She's the kind of person I would have wanted to be friends with in high school. And she loves books, so we have something in common!
#1 Meimei.
She's a professional adorable machine. Fangs, energy, weirding out the other members. She's amazing. Her charisma is magnetic or that could just be vampiric hypnotism.
I know a lot of fans were turned off by S/mileage's roster change in 2011, but it really turned out great for my enjoyment of the group! (I'm sorry if that comes off selfish... but I'm being honest!) Two of my least favorites left, I found favorites among the new members, and I like the group a lot more now. I find them entertaining personality-wise, where before, I mostly followed them for their cute music.
Also, I think the new members added life to the group literally, as three-fourths of the original members were fast approaching adulthood. DAWA and Kanyon are 18! I'm really glad Neo-S/mileage came to keep the group going!
Note: Please excuse the old pictures. I was going to/am still going to use them for a series and they were there. I can be obnoxiously meticulous and controlling, even when I'm having fun, and I just haven't had the time or inclination to scroll through new pictures and edit them to a standard size. The girls are just as cute now as back then if that's any consolation.
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