So, you all probably have heard (I actually just found out) that Takahashi Ai is going to be graduating from Morning Musume and Hello!Project at the end of their Autumn Tour 2011. That still gives us like 9 months of our lovely princess left though. But when first hearing about the graduation, I had nothing to say but:
This.
It wasn't much of a shocker though, seeing as Aichan has been a part of MM for almost a decade. That's like half her life. According to Tsunku, when Eri/Jun/Lin graduation was announced late last year, he told Aichan to start thinking of her graduation plans and her future career.
I think it's a bit too early, to have Morning Musume's leader leave her group, when the new members won't even have a full year to train under her. With that being said, I believe that future leader Niigaki Risa will do a fantastic job in her place. Aichan has dedicated a huge chunk of her life to Hello!Project, and I hope we still get to hear a lot from her.
If we get lucky, she will become a great soloist like Maki Goto was. She's got so much talent. I have nothing but high hopes for her future.
BUT. I don't like how from '09-'11, things are changing too fast. Koharu, Eri, Lin, Jun, and now Ai. Morning Musume is getting blurry. I feel like I almost don't know them anymore. There's nothing we can do but hope for the best though.
whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
