There is no denying it. Sayumi's graduation marks the end of an era. This girl has been in two-thirds of all the Morning Musume singles and 8 out of 14 studio albums. She is the last members to have been in the group with members from the first generation and the final survivor of the so-called platinum era. She has gone from the girl who everyone loves to hate to the girl everyone loves. Full stop. Which for a girl with no particular talent as a performer, someone who at school was friends with insects and came into the group as a narcissistic, self-proclaimed Tetris queen is no mean feat.
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| In 2002, at the ripe old age of 13, vocal prodigy Sayumi Michishige enters Morning Musume | | | |
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This arguably rather awkward girl went on to become one of the best and most unique idols Hello!Project has ever seen. She is also undeniably rather beautiful; inside and out. As much of a cliche as that is. So what better way to look at her career than through photographs.
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| Adorable from the first なのに、どこ行ったんだよ！(And who can forget her flinging her mic across the floor in an early performance. Perfect) |
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| First photobook a year after debut. This girl is going places. |
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| Sayu learns from the best: Collaborative photobook with Ishikawa Rika 'Angels' released in 2005 |
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| Ecomoni: Raising environmental awareness and making ears bleed since 2004~ |
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| Somewhere along the way Sayu developed a trademark pose. Everyone loved it. Well...Ai doesn't look so sure |
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| Talking of Takahashi, I believe that Sayumi only really went to the audition for an opportunity to proposition the girl on a regular basis. Not that Ai seems to mind... |
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| Luckily Sayumi is fickle and had no problem finding some fresh meat |
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| Despite Sayumi's fawning over the current front girl, she is a great leader of a great group |
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| She has been known to do whatever it takes to bring attention to the group. Even if it involved portraying herself as a bit of a *name that isn't used in high society...outside of a kennel* | |
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| And how could one picspam Queen Sayumi without mentioning how simply stunning she is. |
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And how..well..you know... inappropriate I know |
She is, despite the shortcomings mention earlier, close to perfection.
So,
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| Sayonara '14 |
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| Sayonara Sayumi. (Don't stay away too long, okay?) | |
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