Talk:Episode 170 - The Power of Idols/@comment-26188592-20160131141356

I feel like Sumire is the hidden rival for Akari. I mean she's rather favored by bandai and she seem to have gathered a lot of fans (inside the aikatsu world as well as real human fans). I'm not going to be surprised if she wins the Starlight Queen Cup (or plot twist, Akari wins the cup but Sumire becomes Top Idol??? hahahaha). Anyway if we had an update of the Aikatsu Ranking, I'm pretty sure Sumire is leading the 2nd generation idols. I'm basing my opinion on a lot of cases wherein she has placed a rank higher than Akari and the others. First, during the end of the Partner's Cup, Orihime, Naoto and Johnny-sensei all discussed their opinion on the winner stating that DanDiva definitely won the competition performance-wise and if not with the whole missing aikatsu card fiasco they could have won over Skips. Second, during the Aikatsu8, Sumire was called before Akari (and it seems the announcer called the winners in a descending order with Ichigo, the current top Idol, being called first which leads me to think that maybe the Aikatsu8 ranking reflects that of the current popular idols therefore Aikatsu8 ranking = Aikatsu Ranking). Third, on a recent episode (i think during ep 168?) Orihime, Naoto and Johnny-sensei once again stated that Sumire is the top contender for the Starlight Queen Cup...