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[kyanited]

Hmph. sumirepanther noted that the journalist who published the Yuuhi news is not particularly reliable.

BUT s/he quotes Kobayashi-san as saying that it's not /that/ unusual to have a niban who is 'older' than the top - Non-chan (Kuze Seika) was 'older' than Yuri (Amami Yuuki), too.

(Non-chan was 69th class while Yuri was 73rd. Yuuhi is 78th and Yuu is 81st.)


Sounds a bit like they've been digging for precedents before making the decision, but to me it's the result that counts. :)

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[kyanited.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. But that's what he said - that it has no special meaning and that it has been done before.

That's why I said it sounds like they were .digging. for precedents before making the decision, as if they prepared to answer this question, which shows they don't really consider it to be the rule, either.

[sumire-no-hana.livejournal.com]

It's true that there's not REALLY that much history to draw from in the 35 or so years that the "Top Star" heirarchy has been in place. It's most likely happened before the big "boom". I mean, the company has had a lot happen in its 93 years. If there was a time when musumeyaku had lead roles, a "nibante" equivalent being older than the lead undoubtedly happened.