Ryo for me is the best Aloha State member, if only we got to see more of him. YESSSSS!!! It's all fresh in my head. She just did whatever she wanted to and she was one of the strongest female characters I ever saw on TH. I loved her relationship with Guy from the beginning, how they were super comfortable with each other and how naturally things just went on from there. You’re conflating his laidback, laconic social demeanor (and perhaps stereotypes associated with his race?) It’s not entirely inaccurate. 10. I was counting on him to be a breath of fresh air, to bring something new to Terrace House in Hawaii with his interests, his career and his love for rap music. But I was still surprised to see her top the list 2. Actually that’s how I discovered Terrace House – through his song haha. I felt like we got a fitting "conclusion" to this chapter of his life, haha. I just finished the series i was just hoping you would do a list for Aloha State too! Just so BORING. He milked the hell out of it by enjoying the last year of his 20s and that’s something I can’t blame him for. I hated that scene with him and Yuya just like him, but he did grow to be more empathetic in the end. Don't really have much to say about her. The date with Guy that didn’t turn out well was cute to watch as well, it was the first time I saw a different side of Niki and realizing what her aversions were. A girl who’s got a good balance between her head and her heart. 8. Everything about him seemed fake. But hey, that's a house I would definitely want to be part of! I do like his very Hawaiian lifestyle of doing things at the bare minimum, like opening a pop up instead of a real cafe so he could maintain his social life, being chill and happy, and not so much chasing ambition. She was sensible and interacted with everyone and she was also a really sweet human being in general. Beautiful girl next door who didn’t seem like she was all caught up with anything. I’m happy he got to bounce back and enjoy some late night frolicking with Niki. He’s one of the few cast members who accomplished anything. I’ve never seen such vile attitude in all of my reality show watching (in my defense, I don’t watch a lot). Yuya is no. I liked her more when she came back a few times after having officially left the house but man, Wez really burned her. With no further ado... 16) Wez Nakajima: Literally contributed nothing to the house environment. Everyone was so in their routine. Regardless, Yusuke seems like a great guy--if he came in at 21-25 yrs old instead of 18, he probably would have fared much better. I need to have more of him. WARNING: SPOILERS if you haven’t completed Part 4. to get girls). I appreciated how she guarded her heart without closing it, and got along fairly with the other members. 10) Eric de Mendonca: Not going to lie, he was more interesting off the show than on the show. God it makes me sad. Well, rumor has it that Mila left abruptly because of underage drinking. That’s putting his talent aside because he’s got lots of it, blessed to posses the gift of music. I disagree with the vast majority of your list, but I think that can be explained by your number 1 pick alone. Sure, he’s driven, full of ambition, and hardworking WHEN IT COMES to his music. Mannn putting Yusuke that low hurt. Yeah wezs Instagram song was just horrible. 11. He symbolizes a divide in the fanbase and I'm in the camp that honestly hopes to never see him ever again. Plus, her paintings are legitimately good, and shes by far the prettiest imo. There is nothing to hate nor love about the guy. I really did love seeing him on my screen. If she came early like instead of Naomi guaranteed she wouldn't have left so early. If the show took place in Japan, some of these guys like Niki, Guy, Lauren, Mila would allow more to happen. Plus he’s hardworking as hell so i respect him. I think this is self explanatory. This was a difficult place because I have a love/hate thing going on with Lauren. Stfu Wez. And all that crying, that was more funny than annoying to me. I can't even remember why she came on the show. Her presence started to go downhill when she lectured Taishi about his dating life but was totally twice, or even thrice worse in actions. I thought they would have had something good if they tried. I’m sorry, but i unabashedly love her the most among all the members. Where do I begin? This is really biased but shes the most relatable for me with her social anxiety and natural awkwardness. I would’ve loved to see more of Mila, but unfortunetaly she couldn’t seem to cope with the others. I would probably put him higher, around the 10th ranking. *LOL*. Avian is overall goals for me. Guy was just the best breath of fresh air for me all throughout the series. 5) Ryo Sekikawa: I wish wish wish he'd had more screentime. God I had never seen anything like Cheri. If I was judging solely off his time in the house he would be further down the list but judging as a whole, I quite enjoyed Eric. Niki Niwa / 1996 / College Student & Model. The guy was so neutral imo. Many might think he’s a slacker but at 18 and already doing things outside his comfort zone and home country, that says something. Nah, I really enjoyed him. Thank you for this ranking article. with what he actually achieved. I was lucky to score a VPN subscription where I got to watch Part 4 almost 2 months before the worldwide Netflix release. AMAZING). Yuya was on the show with a number of other members. Going to spend the next few months roaming the reddit forums with you guys haha! One of my turning points in deciding my love for her was during the big Cheri altercation in the house when she didn’t buy into her shit at all and stood her ground which didn’t necessarily mean she was on Taishi’s side. It’s like they forcefully wanted things to happen between them. Just watched this series and I had to check your list to make sure Cheri was ranked the lowest. I liked him. Totally wish Avian was in the house at the same time as Cheri. Being totally reckless and always intoxicated around housemates? She was always a joy to watch for me from her interactions, her work, her passion, her friendship with others, her relationship with Yuya, and even up to now on social media as she navigates into life. I haven’t even met anyone remotely like her in real life. That sealed the deal for me. She has a bangin’ body and is cute when she smiles. 8) Yuya Shibusawa: I really enjoyed his interactions with all the other members and he was just a really fun, chill guy (though I'm still not over the fact he called Avian the least attractive out of the girls, lol. I wouldn’t judge Wez to be self-centered either, I did not hear him voice his opinion to the point where it could be determined that he was self-centered – like Cheri. Kind of interesting that one was the youngest and the other the eldest. I laughed so much when Yuya pointed her as the villain of the house when they were asked about who’s who during Cheri’s arrival. Like I said, this is all based on what I saw on the show and my observations and reactions about them all. I feel like she could've had potential. Haha you mean they could be more reckless in their actions? He might've not been there for that long but I feel like he contributed quite a bit, especially with the Chikako x Taishi situation. She’s my age, gorgeous, great effortless body, great hair, full of sex appeal and she didn’t even had to try. I think he made just as much of impact as fellow castmate Mariko who showed in the final stretch of AS. Remember, it's all subjective here. 13) Cheri Lavoie: The villain of the show. The real deal. It’s just an opinion. Chikako Fukuyama / 1988 / Spa Receptionist.