>>82540929I mean this was also around the same time they were pursuing the idol route, with the preparation of first fes and all.
Aqua (and probably many of the other girls) probably thought it'd be retarded to debut fucking male talents right before diving into the "idol" direction.
I mean seriously, that shit could've tanked the entire brand if the girls actually acknowledged or collabed en-masse with the homos. It's the two most contradictory things in the Japanese industry.