User blog:Lucy554/Why Kiara and FuwaFuwa Dream should be Cute-Type!

All right, so I got bored and made two blog posts in one day... Get over it! Anyways, today I'm talking about something that's really been getting on my nerves lately... Why are Kiara and FuwaFuwa Pop-Type?!

The Color Scheme
Now, when talking about a brand or character's idol type, there tends to a trend in color scheme, like Sexy brands and idols using pruple often, or cute idols being blond and cute brands using pink and light blue... Speaking of which, these are Kiara and FuwaFuwa's primary colors! So, the color scheme of light blues, pinks, pruples, and the occasional outlier color checks out! One point in the Cute Category!

Design
Brands tend to incorporate design elements often based on their type... So what sort of motifs and design choices does FuwaFuwa have that can help us to support our theory that it was originally cute type? Well, FuwaFuwa has a star motif, which is split in between cute and pop brands often, so that checks out. But what about regular design choices, like elements to include? Well, FuwaFuwa has a soft and fluffy feel to it, true to its name. Cute brands often also have a soft feel quite often, notably Angely Sugar. FuwaFuwa also incorporates swirls and the occasional cady or animal motif. While animal motifs often come from pop brands, candy motifs definitely are on the cute side, so both of their design choices check out! Another solid point in the Cute Category!

The Audience
Now, cute and pop share one thing in common, and that is their audience, which is often younger children! While they attract two seperate kinds of young children, they both have the same basic audience, be it that cute is the slightest bit more mature, so another solid point for Cute!

The Personality
Now, while a brand can convey a personality, right now I'm talking only about Kiara herself. Now, Kiara has a soft voice, which reminds me of characters like Sakura, as both have a "quirk" so to speak that causes their voices to somewhat change. Of course, I'm talking about Kiara's "Beh!" and Sakura's Kitoujii Theatre. (I apologize if I spelled that wrong.) Now, Sakura is a cute type, so that checks out. Next Kiara's body language leans towards the pop type, as she skips and such, which I can associate with characters like Yuzu, and therefore pop. However, overall, Kiara's voice and appearance speak towards her being cute, so another point for Cute!

The Reception
Now, one thing that can change it all is the reception of the character. Now, I don't know about everyone else, but when I first saw Kiara, I thought she looked cute, I thought she was a cute type! Until it was confirmed she was pop type, and then I started thinking about how that just didn't feel right... Now, I understand that Kiara is definitely the comedic relief of the Venus Ark girls, but she still seems like a cute type.

So... Why were they made Pop-Type?
So far, I've given you a plethera of reasons as to why they should be cute-type, but why are the pop-type? Why are they not cute-type? Well, I have a few ideas.

Firstly, cute seems to be a typing reserved for protagonists, top idols, and the inspiartional top idol. While Mizuki didn't fall into this category, Ichigo, Akari, Yume, Hime, and Sakura all do. Why do I include Sakura? Well, if you forgot, she was Starlight Queen during Season 3. So, while Kiara does have star wings, she is not the top idol of her school, and as part of Venus Ark is a semi-antogonist. So, one reason she might not be cute-type would be to not confuse fans and make her think that she was the new protagonist and that they had switched, or that she was Venus Ark's top idol.

Secondly, it could be to contrast to Elza. Now, Aikatsu has this thing where dynamic character duos oppose each other in typing. Ichigo and Aoi, Ichigo and Seira, Akari and Sumire, Juri and Hinaki, Yume and Luara, and Ako and Koharu all follow this formula. And as Rei is more of Venus Ark's side character now and Koharu honsetly seems like she's just part of the Protagonist foursome (now a fivesome) again. So, that leaves Elza and Kiara as Venus Ark's duo. This makes sense as they were the unit for the Kokaido Audition, and perform Bon Bon Voyage together. So, in sticking with the formula, they gave them opposing types.

Thirdly, it could be because of the brand release formula. For each brand there is muse of the matching type, and rarely are two brands of the same type released in one collection. Now, FuwaFuwa and Berry Parfait were both released in Part 1 of Hoshi no Tsubasa, along with Gothic Victoria and Romance Kiss. They needed a new pop brand, as just using an old one and only giving us one new brand wouldn't be a good strategy, and so they made FuwaFuwa pop type instead in order to create a new pop brand to release in the new collection.

Lastly, there's Ako. Yes, Ako is a reason on my list. Why is this? Because Ako is a pop type! Why would a pop idol recieve a muse offer from cute brand? They needed a plotline for Ako in season two, and they were likely already making FuwaFuwa a pop type for various other reasons, so boom, plot for Ako where her and Kiara are rivals. And, to be honest, I never understood why FuwaFuwa approached Ako to be muse in the first place. The brand did not match Ako's color theme color, green, and it did not share Ako's cat motif. Why would they approach her other than her being in S4, and therefore a top idol? There would be no plotline for Ako other than her overused Subaru obsession, and M4 has been a huge back seat this time. Heck, they even stated it themselves that they should let the girls shine in Episode 58.

So, that's my overview of why FuwaFuwa and Kiara should be Cute Type, but are Pop Type! What do think? Is this possible? Does FuwaFuwa seem like a cute brand to you? See you next time!