Ao Sora

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Hikari Aozora (青空光), winner of the 2022 "Skyperfect! Adult Broadcasting Award" (Dark World Golden Bell Award). SOD Group has been completely out of form in recent years. Back when Risa Tachibana debuted, SOD Group was incredibly arrogant. Even S1 Group wasn't a match for them. In recent years, they've not only been crushed by Hokuto Group, but also chased by the rising dark horse FALENO Group, and even Mosquito Coil Company is better than them. The main problem is personnel. SOD Group's core STARs are almost devoid of talent, relying solely on Iori Furukawa (古川いおり) to carry the company. While Furukawa still possesses considerable skill, she's already a veteran with nearly 10 years of experience; how long can she hold on? Not much longer. Besides Furukawa, Aozora Hikari (青空光) is SOD Group's only remaining asset in 2021. In October 2019, SOD Group held a "Design Her Cover" contest to promote Aozora Hikari. Participants downloaded photos of Aozora Hikari from SOD's official website, designed their own covers using software, and submitted them to the contest. The submissions were then uploaded to SOD's website for public voting, with the design receiving the most votes. The contest was quite successful, receiving 113 designs. The winning design was used as the cover, meaning the cover we see is actually one in a hundred. Aozora Hikari was considered SOD's Newcomer of the Year in 2019; otherwise, SOD wouldn't have needed to promote her so aggressively.