Brett Robson wrote:

> I always liked Mayumi in the hajimete no akomu. ads, thought the girl was cute
> in a fairly unforced way.
> http://www.acom.co.jp/cmgallery/index.html?p1=tpct506

It's when she looks best. She doesn't look as good in her magazine shoots in
swimwear or trying to act sexy, or during her more frequent appearances on tv shows
as a guest.

> Obivously the other load sharks thought so too.
>
> The Promise sheilla tries hard but doesn't quite pull it off.
> http://cyber.promise.co.jp/jsp/csp_pc/PPA00/campaign/HPA01000.jsp

You mean Waka Inoue? I don't like her, but Promise scored quite a coup by getting
one of the top new magazine swimsuit idols in their ads. Maybe she can look good in
a swimsuit, but is not as good acting, or looking cute. The previous "princess"
girl has been a poor success as a talent. It was good to let her go.

> Aiful have dropped the flying fish thing

I like the cute new Aiful woman better than the pretty but plain old one who was
always making silly mistakes like bowing at a 45 degree angle to the vegetable man,
or poking herself in the forehead with her pen. And they kept the chihuahua, though
I believe that will go out of fashion soon. They should have kept the father and
daughter actors, as well.

> takefuji seem to have dropped my favourite dancers /(;.;)|

Takefuji has been using the same old footage of women dancing for years, only
introducing simulated new scenes like the locker room to show some women in
dancewear talking. The woman they created as their office worker doesn't seem to do
it, either. They need something new and better.