Ok so I just wanted to say a few more things:

AUDITIONS:

I think it would be cool of we could pick what age can audition. Foe example you want age range from 14-18. Idols who are over 18 can't audition. Sometimes I feel like age gap is too big with my idols I pick. Like I pick talented 14 year old. All others on audition suck and then it's talented 22 year old.

I also wish we could ask them things like a few questions when they audition. 

PAYMENT FOR STAFF:

I think that once staff has more stars they can get paid more but the payment should be raised two or three  times max - when we are just starting with our company. Because when I started accepting idols that sucked at everything  (they can sing only 2 out of 60 for example) and I train them to 60. The more I train the more stars my staff gets, the more I pay them, I almost go bankrupt for that or go bankrupt.  So sometimes I have no choice but to cheat and press y to get money.

Usually I don't pick idols that can sing just to 10 or 15 because that's horrible. So I pick the ones that are more talented and I can train them the most.

MORE REALISTIC WHEN IT COMES TO SINGING ABILITIES:

I feel like people should also attack us online of idols don't approve. Or random people on Internet be mean and say we should disband.

I always want to train my idols because that's more realistic than not training idols and picking untalented ones.

REALISTIC WHEN IT COMES TO LOOK:

For example girls can be pretty but they would get bashed online like in real life. Maybe the company could get them a plastic surgery. And there could actually be a possibility to ruin their looks if you get plastic surgery too often on the same girl. Maybe the girl could get addicted to plastic surgery if she goes under plastic surgery more than twice.

If people complained, not just fans game would be more interesting because sometimes I stop playing for a long time because everytime it feel like it's the some thing and same situations happen with the girls. I wish there was more in the finished game later on. More scenarios and not just repeated scenarios over and over. For a beta the game is pretty cool, just for the finished version I really wish for more scenarios.

AND THE VERY LAST THING:

I wish we could name our company. There could also be scenarios where we have to fire someone because for example manager scammed the idol or something like that.

Add a "Rap" stat, add the ability to make a Rap song, add Albums (perhaps you'd have to hire an artist to do the album cover?) add a Music Video needed to make a single/album perhaps?, make it so that in your first group, ONLY the idols from your first group pop up (or add the ability to do that) (as in, rather than all your idols popping up when making a single for Group N1, make it so only the girls from that group pop up), add a, perhaps, bullying past/currently bullying member as a giant scandal (4 sp), add a mini-game like the Concert mini-game for the World Tour, and maybe add scenarios where your idols are being attacked for being a "bad vocalist" "bad visual" "bad dancer", or a "bad rapper", and maybe add a "training" period before you debut? and that's all I can think of!

I really enjoy this game and I haven't stopped playing since i bought it, but I think these would make it more interesting:

Sometimes when members are being bullied, they should expose the member on sns - but also sometimes bullies should falsely accuse their victim. It should then be up to you to decide how to handle the situation and possibly receive scandal points depending on your choice. 

To be able to rename groups and disband them.

B-side songs, graduation singles, graduation concerts & albums.

A bootcamp feature where you can send an idol for different periods of time and they receive boosts in their skills depending on how long they're sent for - however their stamina is greatly reduced during this time.

Sub-units, duos & solo's.

Higher capacity of members for songs.

Feedback from fans (or anti's) on sns about various things - such as cute/pretty/cool/sexy skill, vocal skill, dance skill, intelligence, funniness, charisma, backlash from male fans who attend a handshake event and interact with an idol with misandry, an idol not being included/always in back row/always being center/etc.

Ballad as a song type, graduation song as a marketing point & graduation lyrics.

Idols rejoining after graduation sometimes.

More variety in scandals.

Scandal points for putting members under 18 in bikini singles or songs with sexy choreo.

Idols themselves choosing to go onto hiatus for reasons like school/mental health/exhaustion.

Criticism if lots of your idols have low skills. 

Having a kenkyuusei system similar to AKB48's.

TV show, photoshoots, variety show & advertisement deals sometimes being for multiple members.

EDIT: Oh and I forgot to say international members and possibly international auditions.

Would it be possible to add in a way to name save files?

So I have a few ideas... 

1) A cool function maybe could be a system for trying to break into international an audience (ex. The USA), and a system for trying to build relationships with “foreign” record companies/labels to offer distribution deal or even have the staffers try to negotiate  deals for international distribution.

2) Different formations for the idol, So ways for pushing solo acts or duo. Continuing with that idea, there could be a way to push idols as solo acts or subunits while continuing to be in groups (ex. Jennie’s “Solo” or Red Velvet- IRENE & SEULGI).

3) A way to  collaborate  with other in-game groups/artists. My idea is to have the office worker be able to research opportunities for music collaborations (ex. Kiss and Makeup - Dua Lipa Feat. Blackpink) or have even have collaborations within the player’s sister groups.
 

4) Lastly I’m suggesting little things that  I’d hate myself for not suggesting when I had the chance, but there should be the ability to produce albums, music videos, clothing line deals, and sponsorships. Maybe ways for idols to be canceled (#______isoverparty)and on the opposite side, ways for idols to save face from scandals like having them being able to participate in charity benefits or something along that line and them possibly being rejected for having poor reputation.

I second the idea of having some way to save face and burn off scandal points.  They're pretty hard to get rid of, and an accumulation of even a small number can hurt badly.

So, I've played Idol Manager for 10 months now and I feel the lack of some things:

1. Photobooks: I guess this sounds a little weird or non-important but I'd love the option to release photobooks for my most popular idols or even for the entire group! I imagine it as a system where you could choose the theme (a sexy, fashion/pretty, cute or a cool PB) and the quality of the construction, the quality of the photographer and all that combined with fans would make the sales number. Would be nice to have a re-print situation, just like Shiraishi Mai's PB got reprinted NUMEROUS times XDDDD

2. Separate charts: I guess would be really cool to see a Digital Chart, where the numbers and the position would be based more on what's trending right now and on younger fans, but also a Physical Chart, this one being more based on how many fans you have/how many copies they were willing to buy, and, of course, a single having two types of sales, the physical and the digital.

3. Sales not being restricted only to the time of the release: well, the ~title~ kind of explains it all, I really think sales should keep going through the years/months, maybe some singles could re-enter the charts based on what's trending at the moment.

4. More depth on single making: the system right now is good but it could use some detailing, what I have in mind is music video costs and options, the option to create more than one type/version of the same single, the possibility to create b-sides as well as the idols that will be singing those songs, maybe the possibility to choose the materials the single will be made of (for example: cheap plastic would make fans unhappy, good plastic would make fans happy/buy more copies), that cover thing back maybe with options of customization, the possibility of having a double center situation...

5. Generations and Auditions: would be nice to see a generations distinction between the idols, for an example: girls that got in the group on the same year would belong to the same generation (2018 - 1st gen, 2019 - 2nd gen...) and this would be shown on her "card/profile". About auditions. I really think auditions should be larger, or at least have the option to make them bigger, something like 15 or 20 girls (of course, costing more money).

6. Music Shows: being invited to perform at music shows like Music Station or Kouhaku Uta Gassen would be really fun, choosing the idols, the setlist in case it's a year-end thing, etc...

7. Financial Reports: would be really cool to have graphics and comparisons available to see the growth or the fall of the company, maybe a monthly or yearly report!

8. Customization: well, that would need a lot more work from the artist that makes the illustrations for the game but ANYWAAAYS, would be really cool to get to set a particular uniform that all of the company's or group's idols would wear.

9. Being able to have separate groups under the same company: some sort of sister groups but not really, I don't know if that makes any sense at all XD, something like having the option to invest money on a completely new project with completely new idols, but them having a push because of the company's and the previous groups' fame.  In addition to that some sort of paying for marketing so the new group can start with fans already would be cool.

10. Disbandment: I'll be honest, sometimes I just get tired of my groups and want to end them and start something fresh, but with the company's money to invest.

11. Bigger elections: having up to 15 (a full single team) elected idols would be cool, and possibly some sort of Undergirls, Next girls... just like on AKB.

12. Sub-units and solo releases: I've seen many people suggest it but I'll do it anyways, having sub-units and solo projects (like Tomomi Itano's "Dear J", or no3b, not yet, French Kiss [all from AKB]) while they're still inside the group would be amazing! (If someone wants to do it ~unofficially~ you can create a sister group called "solo" or something like that and place only one idol there XD).

13. Possibility of buying lyrics, instrumentals, etc: sometimes my producer is just way too busy with special events so having the option of buying lyrics would be really helpful.

14. More cooldown time between singles: I guess 1 single per month is a little bit too much, at least in real life fans would be pissed/overwhelmed, so bigger cooldown would be great, specially if the system of the sales going throughout the year is implemented!

15. "Random" elections: It would be cool to see something like the AKB48's Janken Tournment, an event randomly deciding the girls that will be participating on the next single, maybe randomly deciding who's the next solo project, or the next unit project, photobook etc...

16. Full albums: well, simply the option of releasing full albums XD but with much longer cooldown than a single would have

Guess that was it, I didn't expect to write this much but I hope this is helpful to improve the game! 

Could it be possible to designate individual sister groups on an international tour?  

Right now, everyone is required to go on tour, and it's really punishing stamina wise.

I'd like there to be an option to choose which groups to go on tour.  Otherwise, it punishes maintaining a large stable of idols.  

48g wouldn't send their entire roster of girls on an international tour, and I'd like there to be an option for us as well.

Stylists now level excruciatingly slow - working only  on her primary skill, it's taken one stylist most of a year to advance from two stars to four.  Given the extremely painful slowness of advancing through the higher star levels, that does not bode well for the future.  Seems to me that they need a slight boost in that department.

And I still don't understand why the two different types have such radically different starting levels.

It's been mentioned before, but I'd really like to be able to produce albums! It's confusing to me that we can only create singles when it's albums that seem to generate the most hype/sales in the real world. I saw an idea of making them a once-yearly thing and I think that putting them on a 6 or 12 month time limit would be perfect. They could even have restrictions - Fujimoto made you release an Enka single? Well that won't fit on your Rock/Pop themed album! And maybe once a single has been released on an album it's banned from other albums so you can't just re-release the same songs over and over.

Another thing I'd really like, though it might be just me, is another ambient song or two on the building screen and the concert screen - I've been playing this game a lot since my friend showed it to me, but I'm really getting sick of hearing the in-game music over and over and over again (and yes, I know I can mute it, but...). If there were another couple of songs so that there was variation in the loops I think it could be really cool - they could even reflect the kind of music that your idols are most proficient/prolific with! (though that could get tricky with multiple groups etc). It just feels like in a game about creating music that there could be a little more actual musical option? Even if the same basic loop is just tinged with slightly different options to represent the musical styles in game? Sorry, I'm not a musician, but like, taking the loop that exists now and just playing it in a electric guitar for a metal theme, or making it a bit 'bouncier' for a pop theme... etc, etc.

Anyway I've been really loving this game and I can't wait for the full release ♥

in the game its kinda annoying when you have a group with perfect stats and you want to start another group and when you get new people the stats of your existing group go down it would be nice if you made it so when you start a new group and get new people the statsof the other group arent effected so like each group has their own dance stats and stuff like that

Some stuff I was thinking and criticism when I was playing, Sorry if it has already been said or are you working on it.

1-Add something to make more clear when a Idol is training a stat above her max potential, for example a little symbol next to the stat in the menu, change the color to another like Yellow, or a little bottom text when you take someone in a room.

2-You can Socialize when someone is doing something a room but you have to do it before they enter the room and it is a bit annoying specially when a room is autoing.

3-It is bit stupid to have Idols say the same thing you already know (even if it make sense, how they would know too) but I pretty certain I saw repeat about boyfriends and friend in the group.

4-Wishes are useless when they hit the max influence, I still didn't try to use something that requires it but I think it is a cost then "you need that level". I don't have a lot of ideas about what extra you could get, point to friendship and relationships, I think more on the last one which make sense.

5-I saw "Digital Only Release" was leveling when I released a Single but you can't manually, I think it just a bug, you could just fix it or adding a 50yen extra per level to sale (Already it is pretty powerful on it own so maybe not).

6-About "Unfair" Difficulty, what is about it, would be nice to see a bit more explained, but I think on the most part is more bad ads, bad events and bigger hits on Idols or group when a event end badly...

Said that I think the game is fantatic as is and I can't wait for more relationships within the Company and more event stories. Thanks for this game devs.

I started playing a bit today again and I thought we could also get money by posting videos like yt. It can be named differently like idoltube or whatever the point is to be like yt where you get likes, dislikes and you have to get the amount of subscribers (idk like 20k) to start earning money from videos.

You could post MV's, or just videos like dance covers of other famous groups or singing covers. Or you could just post vlogs. It would nice to see dislikes for example if people dislike some girl. Or even hate comments for the company if you haven't released any new music for a while.

For MV you could post a professional MV that costs a lot but also very low budget and then people could complain and dislike it. Also if they do a sexy cover/concept people can hate and complain. Or they can actually like it and it goes viral.

Maybe if you could post a statement on social media like "if we don't do well next comeback we have to disband or let go some members" just to make people pity buy the single/album or if people would pity stream our videos (and we could earn more from MV views) also we should get money from MV's weekly not just once. Once you get more views you still get money. So it's not a one time payment like singles where you only get the amount on release day.

And singles should probably be bought later like when group gets more fans new fans could buy older singles.

Just a thought. That would be more interesting than just clicking on "promotion" because we'd actually see feedback (views, likes, dislikes, comments)

When creating a "sister group", there's a randomizer that'll provide different names for the group. Could we have that when starting the game? I always struggle to think of a cute name for my groups!

As well, if possible, could we get a one room break room? Even if it only recuperates one (or two?) idols per week, it would help out early game players (and late game, where I have empty spaces and I don't want another office or designer ...)

I have some suggestions for the game, I hope they are not annoying:

1. Change the images of the jobs depending on what type. Style that if a magazine cover is cute, the image is of the idol making a gesture of that type.

2. That it be possible to choose which group the elections are made to. Like at one point doing it for the main group, then the brothers and then the full agency.

3. That on some dates there is a special modification for some type of songs. Style that around Valentine's Day love songs do better.

I hope they are not annoying and that they understand each other, since I speak Spanish.

I would love it if there were keyboard shortcuts for different commands in game.

After looking at the recent update I remembered a suggestion I had! Can we have two different ways to sort the girls by age in the idol sidebar? Right now, it has the youngest at the top and the eldest at the bottom and I'd really appreciate it the other way around too. No big deal of course but it'd be nice.