How is it that you're a fan of both the 48G and Momoiro Clover Z? Just what do you see in them over the 48G?
Very careful budget planning and use of my time to keep up with things.
Just kidding haha.
It wasn’t something that happened overnight I promise you. A part of me couldn’t just up and let go of the 48 Groups when members like Yuko and now Rena left. I really had to take a step back and reexamine why exactly I kept coming back to the groups. I suppose that I lost that passion and drive for supporting the groups as hard as I used to.
Then enter MomoClo. I think I’ve mentioned this a few times before but I guess it’s suitable to mention it again. I have to thank Sasshi for inviting them or whatever to her idol concert a few years back. They planted the earworm known as “Ikuze! Kaitou Shoujou” in my head. So when I was already hyped up and ready to go to Anime Expo earlier in the year I was pretty excited to learn the MomoClo was announced as one of the Guests of Honor. I couldn’t pass up the chance to see idols in concert for the first time ever of course. But I felt that I should learn more about their songs in the months leading up to the concert. One after another I was blown away by their songs, especially their Moonlight Densetsu cover that they did for the stage play. Now here’s the main kicker, the concert and Anime Expo itself. I could talk about my experience over and over and over again and still recall the feelings I went through. In short, it was really unforgettable.
I wouldn’t be a MomoClo fan if I wasn’t a 48G fan and vica versa. The 48Gs taught me to appreciate idols and what they do and how to be passionate about them. I lost a lot of this mentality when my various oshis graduated. MomoClo reminded me about this feeling and reinvigorated my passion for the group through members like AKB’s Megu and Sayaya and SKE’s Rara.
Now… I’d be lying i I didn’t say that I prefer MomoClo over the 48Gs right now. there’s that factor that I saw them live and my personal interactions with Kanako that will be forever sealed in my mind. What is it that I like about MomoClo over the 48Gs huh?
I guess I can start with the fans themselves. Mononofu, as we’re called by the Members and Staff themselves, are a really passionate bunch. Like an army if you will. Each of us has our favorite member while when we have to we will support each other’s oshi. The ones I met at the concert were very friendly and understanding when I said I was a AKB fan and a newbie MomoClo fan.
I also appreciate MomoClo’s attitude towards fans. Now I’m not saying AKB isn’t appreciative of the fan’s support, but in MomoClo’s case I feel that they’re much more vocal about it. “This world’s Mononofu are number one.” It’s a phrase that stuck with me ever since I started becoming a Mononofu. I just always get that genuine feeling of gratitude when they thank the fans.