Oct 24 2007
Thoughts on Sayumi
Sayumi is another that I didn’t like at first. “Sure she’s cute,” I thought, “but she can’t sing!” However, I have been steadily gaining more affection for Sayu, and at this point, it’s safe to say that I like her. If only she could sing better, she would probably be one of my favorites by now. Sure, she’s improved, but I don’t think she’ll ever qualify as a good singer.
Starting with the obvious, Sayumi is the most beautiful Japanese girl I have ever seen. When I first saw her, I thought she looked a bit like one of those scary China dolls, but that was based on very early footage of her where she still was often looking serious and camera shy. Her recent photo book was stunning, and I seriously envy her hair. The contrast of her black shiny hair on her white porcelain skin is striking. Okay, Sayu=pretty, or to quote the thread “cuxy”. Enough said on that.
Here we come to her personality. At first, I was fooled by the super cutey ditzy face she puts on for the cameras. But the evidence has been mounting that Sayumi is a capable young woman who knows exactly what she’s doing, based on comments by other members and personal observation. She knows how to work the fans and has gained herself a lot of popularity as a result, and I can’t fault her for that. What I have really noticed about her lately is that she can be quite a confident and capable speaker, and her voice is really cute to listen to on top of that. She’s definitely suited for radio, commercials, and other things promoting MM. I know Eri is in line to be leader before her, but I think that out of 6th gen, Sayu would probably make the best leader and spokeswoman.
Another thing about Sayumi is that she is a hard worker. I think the speech she gave to Yossie at her graduation was quite revealing. It must be really hard for her being known as “the one who can’t sing/is only there because she’s cute, not because she’s talented”. It is clear that this label really hurts her, and she is always working hard to change that. Honestly, if I were her, I would have probably given up by now, but she perseveres, and I respect her for that.
Finally, and this is an important one, I think it’s adorable how she lip syncs everyone else’s lines during the entire concert or performance.