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Rio Kitagawa, a former Hello! Project idol, has made her debut as a rookie announcer at TV Tokyo — and the news lit up 5ch’s Hello! Project board. While some posters declared her “a total beauty newscaster,” opinions split over her stiff announcer-style delivery, her outfits, and rumors of plastic surgery. Others brought up comparisons to former Morning Musume member Maria Makino, or dredged up a dating scandal from roughly two years ago, making for a thread that mixed praise with jabs in equal measure.
She’s basically a total beauty newscaster, right?
Source: video.twimg.com / Original article here
What people said
Meanwhile my favorite can't even land anything besides trashy late-night shows…
Time flies way too fast
Kitagawa was already working hard to become an announcer even before she quit the group.
Nov 17 (Tue) 23:06–23:55, TV Tokyo
Cast
MC: Osamu Hayashi Hosted by: Yui Fujii (TV Tokyo announcer)
Commentary: Toru Iketani (TV Tokyo Chief Commentator)
Guests: Ryo Fukawa, Maria Makino
Narrator: Yuko Takeda
Guess it's nice landing work thanks to Rio-rio.
Is this the first time Kitagawa's appeared solo on a TV Tokyo studio show since joining? Is there any chance she runs into her in-house?
Eh, who knows — could go spectacularly wrong.
But the personality, though…
For what it's worth, over in the TV Tokyo live-commentary thread, announcer Kitagawa's getting good reviews.
Her face is genuinely great
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
Rio Kitagawa is a former Hello! Project idol who, after stepping away from entertainment, pivoted to a career as a rookie announcer at TV Tokyo. It’s not unusual for former idols to move into broadcasting or journalism, and much of this thread’s interest stemmed from simple curiosity about “what happened to her after graduating.” Opinions split between posters who showed some understanding for the stiff speech patterns and outfits typical of a trainee announcer’s early days, and those whose comments leaned more toward picking apart her looks or spreading plastic-surgery rumors — the latter having little to do with her actual job performance. Several posts also dredged up a dating scandal from a few years back, showing how an ex-idol’s old private life can still follow her into evaluations of a new career — a reminder that a former idol’s “life after the group” isn’t always received as a straightforward success story.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “Rookie Announcer Rio Kitagawa Is Too Beautiful!!.”
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