Her acting career has been like a rollercoaster ride full of dramatic highs and lows. She made her AV debut and was swiftly eliminated from the market after just six months, but two years later, she staged an epic comeback as a goddess and was crowned the rookie queen, even hailed as the only newcomer to dethrone Yua Mikami. That actress is Kano Momoneki, born on December 24, 1996. On February 19, 2015, she debuted under the stage name "Mana Matsushima" with the imouto Channel company, where she was described by the producers as a "busty, beautiful lolita." However, she never really caught on and faded into obscurity. Undeterred, she spent two years on self-disciplined weight loss, skin care, and minor cosmetic tweaks before relaunching as "Kano Momoneki" with IdeaPocket. Her transformed debut work swept up multiple awards, propelling her to instant fame. In 2017, she snagged the New Actress Award at the Adult Broadcasting Awards—a prize previously dominated by Yua Mikami—and was even selected as a member of Ebisu Muscat. IPZ-971, titled "Time Stop! Do as You Please with the Doll-Like Kano Momoneki," was directed by the renowned Director X for IP. While the time-stop theme is something we're all overly familiar with, and most works come off as tired and formulaic, this one had me hooked from start to finish—it's one of the rare entries in the series that I actually watched all the way through. The opening scene with the actor getting pranked is hilariously entertaining, and the sequences where Kano is manipulated and violated evoke a sense of wonder, like, "Wouldn't it be amazing if a real time-stop device existed?" It's a testament to the film's success that it draws the viewer into the story's emotions and carries them over into real life. As for why Kano became IP's lifeline, leading them to offer her an exclusive contract without a second thought, it's because the period from 2014 to 2016 marked a low point for IdeaPocket. They were struggling with a shortage of fresh talent, fading stars who couldn't spark market interest, and a tarnished reputation as an idol factory on the brink of collapse. Kano's arrival was the perfect revival catalyst, injecting a much-needed boost into the company, while IP provided her with the ideal platform for a triumphant return. It was a symbiotic relationship where each supported the other flawlessly.