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When Mutou Mika graduated from Hello! Project, I wasn’t happy. That’s not to say that I liked Mika; I found her to be quite boring. Even though she didn’t bring much to the table, her presence was necessary. If anything, she made the other H!P Eggs in Ongaku Gatas stand out. I think it is hard for idols to stand out on their own merits alone. I find it is much easier to learn new idols by comparing and contrasting them to other idols. By being so helplessly boring and generic, Mika helped the likes of Mano Erina, Noto Arisa and Sawada Yuri stand out.

So, in the end, there was some benefit to Mutou Mika’s presence.

There was no saving grace with Haromoni. And now that it is dead, I can only come to one conclusion.

It wasn’t worth watching.

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Posted on September 30th, 2008 by broomhead. Filed under Article.
Tags: H!P Eggs, Haromoni, Hello! Project, Junjun, Kamei Eri, Kusumi Koharu, Linlin, Mano Erina, Michishige Sayumi, Mitsui Aika, Morning Musume, Mutou Mika, Niigaki Risa, Noto Arisa, Ongaku Gatas, Sawada Yuri, Takahashi Ai