AISubs v3.5
We are now in the lobby of the AKB48 theater.
The rehearsal for the final screening is still going on in the theater.
The final screening is approaching.
AKB48 Theater
Of the 14 people who remained in the final screening, we have interviewed half of them.
Let's take a look at the other seven.
First of all, these four people.
I failed my middle school entrance exam.
I didn't know.
I was a top student enough for my teacher to recommend me to do it.
Really?
I took it, but I failed my middle school entrance exam.
I was more shocked than I thought.
When I was crying a lot, my parents took various auditions for me.
AKB and Oscar.
I had a lot of trouble choosing between the two.
I've been dancing since I was little.
I like dancing, too.
That's why I chose AKB.
I thought it was this hard.
AKB?
I thought I was underestimating myself.
I thought I'd be happy if I made it to the selection.
How can I get in next?
I had another problem like that.
What should I do?
I don't think I can just dance and sing.
What should I do?
I had another problem like that.
And I fell again.
What do you mean you'll do your best?
I've been thinking about it.
As an idol, I know there's still room for improvement.
I feel like there's still room for improvement.
To be honest, I thought, "Oh, it's kero."
Timing-wise, I thought it was really the last one.
I know how frustrating it is to fall.
I don't want to fall.
Anyway, I think it's a match this time.
I'll do my best.
I was a little happy.
After all, I was hoping that I could make it to the end this time because I could get that position.
The result was good for the team.
But it was a good team, but only two people received results at that point.
First of all, I was looking for a complete system as a whole.
If I had my own personality, I wonder if I could leave it for everyone.
But after all, it's quite difficult to have your own personality.
I don't have a personality either.
There's no way I can tell you that I don't know my personality.
I was frustrated, so that's my problem.
It's always a problem.
I thought I was 12th or something, and I was surprised.
I thought I was sixth place.
To be honest, I was happy.
Well, I wanted to get first place.
But I thought I was sixth place.
I was frustrated.
But you said personality, didn't you?
I know that.
The junior members are all good girls.
I really feel like I have a personality.
I was frustrated, so I want to get over it.
Thank you for watching.
I do a lot of piano and cheer dance and getting used to it.
After all, the difference between cheer dance and idol is that the idol is cheered up, but the cheer is on the side of cheering, so I had a great longing for an idol who was cheered up.
When I saw Murayama Yuri-san's dance at the theater, I was so attracted to it that I could only see Yuri-san, and I really wanted to be that kind of person, so that was really the trigger.
If I had dropped out of the 17th grade, I probably wouldn't have been able to do entertainment activities or AKB auditions.
It's amazing inside, but I don't really talk about AKB, and it's like I have a colleague at work, so I don't do it.
The advice I get from my seniors and just listening to it makes me feel light, so no matter how angry or crying I am, my mother and sister have always accepted it for me.
The first reason is that after I was selected as a candidate, I started to think based on my seniors.
Not only in my solo period, but there are still a lot of amazing people, and when I thought about catching up with my seniors, I didn't have enough experience at first.
At this audition...
I thought I could do a lot of lessons and see how far I could go, so that's the best thing about this audition.
I'm really glad I did it, and I think it's all thanks to my teammates.
Asahi-san made it really easy for me to move forward, and everyone's energy was gathered, and I was able to practice properly, and I'm glad I did it because of the kindness of the members.
The general public who are participating in this audition want to spend a lot of money on this and practice every day, and I feel like I've done my best while feeling close to them, so I want to show the general public that I'm not embarrassed.
For some reason, I don't know why, but I have a great impression of Sato-san and Shitao-san's performances.
I'm a little curious about what kind of weapon and charm will be challenged in the end.
I started getting a lot of calls at school, and when I was told, "I saw it today," I said, "Eh, what?" and they said, "Sarada Sakagawa." I was like, "What?!" I think it was lucky or lucky that so many people saw it and got a response like that, even teachers say.
Sarada Sakagawa-san, you're being called "sarada" by your teacher.
I can't believe you've made it all the way to "character" through this show.
No, no, you're right.
I'm happy, too.
The concept was to be able to become an idol even in a rural area called "teammate," so I thought I could become an idol like this in a rural area like Fukui, and I thought I'd like to try it out and become an idol.
When I was in school, there was a time when AKP was very active in a singing show or something like that, and at that time I thought, "Wow, idols are so shiny."
But at first it was really hard, and I came to Tokyo alone as a middle school student and lived in a hotel, so at first I was really worried about what would happen, and my fans always encouraged me through social media and stuff like that, so I managed to get this far.
Chances are really rare, or rather, I'm from a rural group and I don't have many chances, and I want to do my best for each chance I'm given, so I definitely don't want to waste this chance either.
That's what I feel the most, and every time I come to Tokyo from a rural area in these four months, I barely make it in time for the actual performance, and I wonder if it's okay for me to leave like this, and my team's evaluation drops because of me, and I think it's a lot of trouble for everyone around me, and I was wondering whether I should leave or not until just before the actual performance.
But now that I've come this far, I'm going to do my best as a member of the team to liven up the whole team, so I didn't think I'd leave, but to be honest, I'm really happy when I'm called, and I want to stay in my heart, or rather, if I've come this far, I really want to stay, so I'm happy.
The reason I was able to do my best this time was because of the support of everyone in the team, and it made me feel very complicated.
I don't know if it's okay for me to be here, and even though there are people who are doing a lot better than me, I feel sorry for them.
That's right, I think I have this result because of everyone's support, so I don't want to waste it.
Thank you.
Sometimes fans see me as an idol playing Yamazaki Sora.
When I'm an idol and when I'm not, I'm very conscious of switching.
When I'm on stage, I'm careful not to be like that.
Originally, I didn't want to be a person who stood out at school because I could study the most or exercise a lot, but I wanted to find my own strength and make use of it.
I think there are many girls who can't go to school, but I want to be someone who can give them a little courage.
I didn't think I'd get in so soon, so I think it was a big step for me.
My performance level is still low, so I hope I can learn the basics here.
I didn't think I'd make it to the final screening.
I was really anxious all the time and consulted with everyone.
But I've come this far, so I want to do my best to show you a solid performance.
Ai-chan is not always late, but she's very friendly even in her 17s.
She listens to me when I'm down or when I'm talking.
She cheers me up when I'm down.
We support each other and help each other.
I'm happy we've made it this far together.
Even in theaters or at senior performances, it's hard to perform a song alone.
Thinking about it like that, I'm really grateful.
It's true. Performing alone is something only a limited number of members can do.
When I was watching senior performers' performances,
I thought it was amazing that they could perform in such a wide space alone without making you feel lonely.
I hope I can be that kind of idol.
It's great that you can hear each of your backbones like this.
Yes, this way of listening.
It's like, "This is what I actually thought." It's like, "This is how you untie the string."
It's true, it's true.
There are 17 members who want to pass, but there are also members who want to improve their skills.
Lastly, we have three 18th generation researchers.
I've been doing classic ballet for 13 years.
When I found out that an 18th generation audition would be held, I went to see the 17th generation researchers' theater voices.
And I auditioned because I wanted to be on stage too.
I've only just joined as an AKB48 member, and there are still things I need to learn.
There are a lot of things I need to learn, but I don't think there's a lot of opportunities for me to grow up outside of AKB48, so I don't want to waste all of those opportunities.
I think you have to aim for first place if you want to do it, and I think you can do it because there are audition programs that pass or fail and rankings are decided.
Being able to see my own evaluation is something I'm grateful for.
Oguri-san is supposed to be very busy, but she memorized the dance faster than anyone else and had facial expressions, so I could feel the difference in experience.
Oguri-san doesn't say anything negative and even if I'm not good at it, she's really kind to me.
I thought she was acting with a lot of leisure.
As for Sai-san, there were some things I personally liked about her, and I wanted to talk about them with her.
I was really happy to be on the same team as her.
When she said, "The last one to pass is Arai-san," I looked back and said, "Congratulations."
I thought she was thinking about the team a lot in that regard, and I thought I had to do my best for that.
Until recently, I had failed various auditions, so I was frustrated and understood.
I feel like I'm here to audition for everything.
I thought I had to be prepared and work hard again so that I wouldn't be rude to such a person.
I've always liked cute and sparkly things,
and I also liked singing and such,
so when I was watching TV all of a sudden, I thought, "This is nice,"
and "Simple" came up in my mind.
Since I became an idol, I wanted to be known by many people,
and when I thought about what kind of group any generation knows,
I thought, "AKB is known to people in their grandparents' generation,"
and to people younger than me,
and I thought, "AKB is the only one," and became an AKB member.
At first, it was really shallow,
and I thought, "If this comes out, I'll be on TV,"
and I thought, "If this comes out, I'll have no choice but to appear,"
and without this show, I honestly wouldn't have been involved with my seniors,
and there are a lot of people who are active in their early years,
and a lot of people have passed a long screening and are now auditioning,
so I thought, "Is it okay for me to work with someone like that?"
Obviously, I don't have enough skill, and I can't keep up,
and this has become a difficult situation.
After all, it's an audition, right?
In the morning, I saw Oguri-san on the information broadcast and met for rehearsal, and after that I did out of, and something like that happened and my brain bugged for a moment.
"Oh, I saw this person on TV in the morning and I'm dancing with him now," like that.
And after it's over, there's a schedule and you can change it right away, so at that time, everyone thinks it's amazing and takes it to a level.
And I don't take it gradually, but I finish it in the first lesson or something like that, so I saw him practicing even during break time, so I thought it would be nice to steal Oguri-san's good points.
I might hate losing too much.
When I see people doing what they might have been able to do in a scene where they might have been able to do it, I hate it very much.
If I tried a little harder, I might have been able to do the same thing. That's what I hate the most, and if I don't do it properly, I don't like it either.
Well, everyone felt grateful for their seniors, didn't they?
Through OUT OF, I have more opportunities to contact my seniors.
It's not surprising, is it?
It's not.
Eighteen generations are performing alone or doing programs, so...
I wanted to get a job related to dancing in the future.
Anyway, my dream has always been to be an idol,
so I was looking for auditions on the Internet,
and I found out about AKB's audition, so I took it.
I was hearing about this when I was about to make my debut,
and I thought it would be very difficult,
but I really wanted to try new things,
so I was more excited about it.
Fighting with 18 members...
It's fun even to get into a fight.
That's nice. You're young.
One of us resigned,
so we added one more member.
That's amazing.
When I was called, I got smarter,
and I was happy to be able to move on.
I fell once,
so I wanted to work harder than anyone else.
Kurano-san copied and practiced the position I wrote and practiced with me.
She taught me the parts I couldn't choreograph in detail.
I think it's thanks to Kurano-san that I can dance like that in the real thing.
I'm really happy to have been able to stay this far.
When I was having a hard time, I used to feel tired.
But even after dropping out once, I was able to come this far.
Now that I'm here, I'm a little confident.
Yamaguchi Yui-chan.
I think through "OUT OF", the seniors I admire have changed from me to Kurano.
The senior I admire is Kashiwagi Yuki-san.
Thank you! Thank you!
Don't worry about it.
You like her, don't you?
Yes, I like her.
Her dancing is really cool and her style is really good. I admire everything about her.
Thank you!
Kurano-san is really good at dancing and singing.
Even when I look at her performance, it's really sparkling.
I feel like Kurano-san is my ideal idol.
You said you liked me until three months ago!
AKB48's 62nd single concert will be held from October 20th to 22nd for three days at Nippon Budokan!
Please come and see it! We'll be waiting for you!
Everyone, it's time for the final screening.
- Wow, they're dancing! - So cool! - Amazing!