Just have to say Tomoe is a treasure. You can tell this girl truly, actually cares about her fans; not in a tatemae way as in putting up an image for the fans but in actuality. I was in one of her showroom streams and she was taking singing requests; my daughter kept saying she wanted to her a Japanese children's song, and I jokingly said so on the chat; to my surprise Tomoe happily obliged and sang it for her twice. She's always nothing less of a sweetheart on stream and talks from the heart. Pretty rare to see in girls that do this kind of work. I really hope she can achieve her goals even if they are not in gravure.
Can't say the same for Rei who contrasts so hard with Tomoe (the clear JI rivals for popularity) after her retirement; no fan engagement, talking crap about the JI industry even though she wouldn't even have been known without her JI work considering her music is trash; and in general putting up an air of negativity all while begging for views for her music videos. Maybe she could learn something.
I'll also post some screenshots when I get a chance, but highly suggest people try her showroom streams
Also, not sure if this post will get approved in time, but she's having a live event this week in Shinjuku, which I will probably go to - anyone know if this is a meet and greet or just some sort of Q and A, asked her on instagram hopefully she gets back to me.