Gamlin Kizaki

Oh! LOL I can't really say I'm a 48groups wota (as I'm undeniably a Hello!Project wota since 2003) so never watched that series haha (Pretty much concur with this guy regarding 48groups which is the first reply of this post). Thanks for the info that I might check that series out. But yeah, I'm still more of a fan of Macross because it's more or of a space opera where even though it has a facade of a mecha action title (which I'm honestly not a mecha fan), Macross still very well balances each title with elements of what it means to be human - culture, music (which I'm a big fan) and that cute painful idiocy called love. And besides, I'm just speculating LOL It was just an observation that there is that trend right? I'm sorry that I laughed so hard when I read this ROFLMAO Hahahahaha I hope they still change that "winning formula" and go on with the current trend in Japan but then again, I think many are over-saturated with idol groups in Japan already so my speculation might not be a good idea either.

I think the next Macross songstress(es) that would lead in a Macross series would be somewhat like the ace of an idol or all-female-members group. From what I observed, the songstresses tend to be related with the current trend in Japan. Like Lynn Minmei was made during the Golden Age of idols in Japan. The Fire Bomber was made during the 90s where bands was the "in" thing then. These days, Japan has what they call "the Warring States era of Idols" (idol sengoku jidai), where idol groups or girl groups are everywhere. They may be in the mainstream market, underground groups (a lot of them are in Akihabara) or local idols (in a prefecture, district, city or town). That's why the morning Japanese drama 2 years ago, Amachan, was a big hit because it had that concept. Undeniably, AKB48 dominates the major charts whenever they release new material (as they just set a new record in Japan for having the most number of consecutive million sales of a single with their recent "Green Flash" single). Though I admit I can be wrong since I can't seem to pinpoint what was the trend when Sheryl+Ranka was made (I think anisong or moe was the "in" thing around 2008?).