Idol relations: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Recently I was laying in bed and I was thinking about Kamei Eri and her sister. (Yes, I lay in bed and think of idols. It's completely normal and not obsessive) I was thinking about how much different they look, even though they are related. And from there it just kind of snowballed. I then thought about Yamapi and his sister. And that made me think of how all idols compare to their siblings and other relatives. Now, I orginally wanted to make this post back when pictures of Kamei Eri's sister first surfaced. Because, to put it nicely, I didn't really see the family resemblance. And because I didn't think anyone really cared about an entire post about Kamei Eri's sister I never made that post. And that post was just going to just focus on Eri and Rina. This post will encompass all of the idol relations that I know of. I'm sure there are way more then what are included in this post. But I really only know of the relations within H!P and JE. So, I'm sorry for that.

I want to give fair warning now that this post is completely shallow. Well, I should say, it can be perceived as being shallow. I actually think this post is honest, blunt, and pretty much telling it like it is. Celebrities are fair game for my judgement. If they didn't want the spotlight, and all the judgement that comes along with it, they wouldn't have become celebrities in the first place. I just thought I'd put up that little disclamer, because I'm sure I'll get greif from this post. Comments saying I'm a horrible and shallow person. And people like me are what's wrong with the world. And I'm not much to look at myself. And many other variations of that. And maybe I am a little shallow. But come on, we're idol fans. We'd be lying if we didn't admit we were shallow to some extent.

I'm mostly making this post to see if the idol genes run in the family. Or does lighting truely only strike once? While the final decision is debatable and based soley on personal preferences and opinion, I'm starting to think it really does only strike once.

Tanaka Koki and Tanaka Juri.

I think right off the bat Juri was kind of doomed because of my obvious Koki bias. I think I've made my love for Tanaka Koki quite obvious on this blog. It's not even so much a physical thing. Even though I think Koki is pretty adorable. It's more of a mixture of looks and Koki being completely awesome. I've know for a while that Koki's younger brother was a Johnny's Junior, but I never really knew what he looked like until recently. Mostly because I don't follow Juniors at all. But after watching Yan Yan Jump, I have been seeing him a lot more lately.  And I have to say, he is actually kind of cute. He has a completely different look then Koki. Juri seems to follow the male idol, pretty boy look. While Koki has spent practically his whole career trying to look the opposite. Obviously I'd have to say Koki is better looking. But Juri's not too far behind. Give him a couple years, and he may surpass his brother.

Kamei Eri and Kamei Rina.

Ah, the whole reason I made this post. First off, I want to say how absolutely gorgeous I think Eri is. She's like a perfect mixture of beauty and cuteness. I seriously think she was one of the most beautiful Musumes ever. Some tough shoes to fill right off the bat. After seeing pictures of Rina I actually find it hard to believe that they are related. It's not that Rina is ugly, because she's not really. She's more of average. It's just mind boggling that the same parents who made Eri also made Rina. You know the term "the ugly sister?" I think it's obvious who is who. Oh, is that too harsh?

Akanishi Jin and Akanishi Fuuta.

Ah, Akanishi Jin, quite arguably one of the most popular and most attractive idols in all of Johnny's. I personally find him incredibly attractive. Him and his boyish good looks. And his face that at the same time is innocent, adorable, and sexy. It's pretty cut and dry why he's so popular. And his brother Reio Fuuta actually looks almost exactly like Jin. I mean, just at first glance you can tell that they are related. However, the Akanishi features that work so perfectly for Jin, don't do Fuuta any favors. See, Jin has a huge chin farly large jaw. And the other features of his face somehow compensate for this. However, on Fuuta his jaw is pretty much all you notice. And the soft features that make Jin adorable/sexy make Fuuta look awkward and confused. He seriously looks like a deer sometimes.

Okai Chisato and Okai Asuna.

Am I seeing double here or is that really Chisa's sister and not Chisa herself? First off, I never really thought Chisato was really all that pretty. Until Bye Bye Bye she never stood out to me. Now, lately I do think she is looking very pretty. Probably the prettiest she has ever looked. Sometimes she looks very elegant and gorgeous. But in the grand scheme of idols, and the world, I still think Chisato is average looking. Perhaps slightly above average. But the type of person, if was walking down my street, I wouldn't give any more of a responce then, "Yeah, she's kinda pretty." That being said I feel pretty much the same way about Asuna. She's cute, but obviously less cute then Chisa. But I think both girls look pretty similar. Maybe about 50-60 percent the same. The type of girls you see and know right off the bat are sisters. They have the same nose, eyes, and mouth. They look a lot more similar then Jin and Fuuta. But Asuna's face is puffier and her teeth make her look more awkward.

Morimoto Ryutaro and Morimoto Shintaro.

Can I first point out how much their names make me laugh. Obviously their parents loved the whole taro name. It's pretty much the Japanese equivalent of having your kid's names rhyme. XD
Overall the Morimoto brothers don't really do anything for me. Since I've been a Hey! Say! JUMP fan I never really paid attention to Ryutaro. And for the longest time I always thought it was because he was 3 years younger than me. But it's actually not that. I mean, he's made me laugh a few times. But looks wise I could care less. Shintaro does nothing for me either. Since he's both Ryutaro's brother and a popular Junior he gets a lot of pimping in concerts and TV shows. But he's never come off to me as anything more than strange. Sometimes he looks oddly similar to Ryutaro and others he looks so far from him. But Shintaro just has this strange blank stare in photos and sometimes on TV. That's pretty much a "I watch you while you sleep" sort of look.

Yajima Maimi and Takeuchi Akari.

Yes, I do realize that Maimi and Akari are only cousins. But relation, is relation. So, it still counts. And I wanted to include cousins anyway.
Yet another set of huge shoes to fill. Maimi is hands down the prettiest member of H!P kids. I mean, she is drop dead gorgeous. Her beauty is absolutely breath taking. And all that jazz. But seriously she really is. She has this sort of effortless, airy, aura to her. Poor little Akari doesn't really match up to Maimi. Yes, I also realize she's only 13 and hasn't really grown into her face yet. But as of right now she's kind of lack luster. I think it's mostly because of her hair. That has to be one of the most unattractive hairstyles I have ever seen.

Nakajima Yuto and Nakajima Raiya.

Nakajima Yuto is my favorite member of Hey! Say! JUMP. I actually don't even think he's the most attractive member per se, but there's something about Yuto that attracts me to him. Probably because he's so absolutely innocent and adorable. Now, Yuto and Raiya are 6 years apart so they obviously can't look 100% the same. But their features are noticeably similar. They have the same nose and eyes. And Raiya even short of looks like Yuto did when he was younger. Obviously I'm not going to judge Raiya beyond that because he's, what, 12. I'm obviously not attracted to 12 year olds. Even judging 14 year old Shintaro was weird. XD

Abe Natsumi and Abe Asami.

I've never really understood the whole Nacchi hype. I always thought she was a little annyoing and her face always made her look older than she was. But I guess she is cute in a puppy dog sense. However, it is absolutely amazing and weird just how similar Nacchi and her sister look. I mean they are 80-90% similar. If you were in a dim lit room you might mistake Asami for Natsumi. Because of that I find Asami as pretty as I find Nacchi. Which isn't all that much.

Natsuyaki Miyabi and Fujie Rena.

Obviously since they are only cousins they don't look 100% similar. But I mean you can notice similarites. Personally, my mom tells me how I look more and more like my Aunt everyday.
I think both girls are actually quite stunning. If you look closely you can see that Miyabi and Rena have very similar looking mouths and eyes. And I think both girls have very strong features. Rena has a little bit larger eyes than most people and Miyabi has a little bit larger chin then most people. Either way, there's a pretty good gene pool in that family.

Yamashita Tomohisa and Yamashita Rina.

Yamapi is a pretty standard pretty boy. One of the best looking in JE. Which I always appreciate. He's not really my favorite NEWS member because of his lack of personality and his dead fish eyes in pictures. But he's one of my favorite NEWS member to look at. XD Rina looks almost exactly like Yamapi. You would think that would be a good thing, but it's just not. She pretty much looks like Yamapi with longer hair. You would think Yamapi's soft features would transfer to his sister as well, but they don't. Rina even has slightly heavier features than Yamapi. It's actually kind of funny that the brother looks prettier and softer than the sister. Rina is a fromer gravure idol. She obviously did the smart thing and quit her day job.

Tanaka Koki and Tsukamoto Airi.
It's a little hard to judge similarites between not onlycousins but between male and female cousins. I think I've already made it pretty obvious how I feel about Koki. Airi is actually a little pretty. But her makeup is so thick you can't really tell. I'm not really into her gyaru looking makeup. There is a small similarity between them. Their noses look almost identical. But other than that you'd never be able to tell they were related.

Nakayama Yuma and Yamada Nana.

It's incredible that Yuma and Nana look almost exactly the same. The only real difference is that one is a boy and one is a girl. Other than that they look the same. Same nose, same eyes, same eyebrows, and same face shape. However, Nana's lips are bigger, but that's to be expected since she's a girl. I think Nana is the better of the two. Even though the particular picture I chose of Nana is a little awkward, she does come off as really cute and bubbly in pictures. Where as Yuma comes off creepy in pictures, videos, and on TV. I think it mosty has to do with the color of his hair. When he has black hair he looks significantly better, sometimes down right adorable. But when he has lighter shades the terrifying features of his face become more apparent.
So, was this a pointless post? You decide. And most of you reading this will probably say it is. But I mainly made this post for my own enjoyment. And I actually had a blast writing it, if you can believe that.