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There's nothing I can be proud of.
Like, there's nothing I can say with confidence and say "this is amazing".
But I really think about what I should do.
But I don't know what to do.
If this situation continues,
should I go back to high school and live with my parents in high school?
I don't know.
The idol group AKB48 is booming now.
While their new song "beginner" was selling like crazy,
there was one member who looked troubled.
I don't want to hurt myself.
I'm sad for my fans.
I'm starting to feel sad.
Team A's Shizuka Oya, 18 years old.
She loves AKB and wants to move people.
Three years ago, she left Fukuoka alone with such passion in her heart.
But now, she yearns for Tokyo and tries to break that dream.
Her 18-year-old dream and reality are pushed against her.
I don't have the strength to answer for what they're doing for me.
Hiding in a booming idol group, there's light and shadows.
A camera sneaks into a stage that never appears.
Oya Shizuka goes on an emergency interview.
I have to do it because I know I can do it.
Weekly AKB emergency special broadcast.
"Know" by Shizuka Oya.
The whole story began here.
One VTR.
The Weekly AKB staff who were casually checking the video
stopped for a moment at a certain scene here.
It was September of this year.
The video recorded how the handshake event was held in commemoration of the release of "heavy rotation".
It was a big event where all of the AKB members participated in.
Even today, the venue is in great progress.
For the members, it is a valuable event where they can directly interact with the fans who support them.
Fans and members shaking hands.
Each of them exchanged words with each of their fans and had a fun time.
In the meantime...
One member without a smile was Shizuka Oya.
And in the continuation of this video, there was a strange scene.
The master was crying.
Yes, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm from Fukuoka Prefecture, I'm the master Shizuka.
She didn't say "I can't".
As you can see from the catchphrase, she is an active, high-tension, energetic and cheerful girl with a member.
That was the master.
I love the world, ocean beautiful.
The master of such a cheerful personality showed her tears of surprise at a handshake event that should be fun.
As if hiding her tears of surprise, she disappeared to the backstage.
What in the world happened?
The program staff who were curious about this scene decided to meet the master and talk to him in person.
They haven't explained the situation to her yet.
Please have a seat.
Weekly AKB, we received your time today because we were concerned about you.
Yes.
On September 5th, there was a handshake event in McHarry.
Yes, there was.
Do you remember?
I do, I do.
We saw you crying in that video.
Yes.
Do you remember?
Yes, I do.
Yes.
Did something happen?
There weren't many people.
There weren't many fans lining up for the handshake.
And...
How do you say it?
And...
And... And... And... And... And... And... And I...
I hurt even my fans, and I made my fans sad who didn't need to be hurt because of me.
It's kind of saddening.
It was also a place where the popularity gap was unprecedented.
When I checked it out, there certainly weren't many royals.
Popular members are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the fan line does not interrupt on weekdays.
In the meantime, the royal's turn is only one and a half hours.
I'm going. Bye-bye.
Even during that one and a half hours, the royal line was occasionally interrupted.
In front of him, the other members were having fun interacting with the many fans in line.
However, the king had no choice but to wait for the next fan to appear.
During this time, how did the king feel?
I feel like there were probably more of them in the past.
When I was a researcher in the past,
it took me longer and fewer people came.
I was worried about that myself.
I don't have anything to be proud of.
I don't have anything that I'm proud of.
I'm not good at singing,
I'm not good at dancing,
I don't really listen to MCs or ad-libs,
I'm not good at getting dumped all of a sudden,
and I'm not good at writing.
I don't have anything to be proud of.
This is what the king says, but what do people around him think?
I asked Mr. Togasaki, who has been watching over the king since his research days.
He's a good guy.
The king is very popular with the members,
including first-generation Team A students and others.
He's also like a boy to his juniors,
so he doesn't show off and talks to everyone.
Sashara is from the same region as the king.
I think all A.K.A.B. members think of Shii-chan.
I don't think anyone hates Shii-chan.
The captain of A.K.A.B., Takahashi, belongs to A.K.A.B.
Shii-chan was the longest member of A.K.A.B.
I think she went through some tough times.
In A.K.A.B., Shii-chan is quite old and has to keep everyone together.
In that sense, I'm very grateful for her.
Her junior, Komori, is...
When I joined A.K.A.B.,
Shii-chan taught me how to dance, how to host, and how to speak.
The staff and members trusted Shii-chan tremendously.
In addition, there is another reason why the captain is trusted.
When the members don't get together, someone has to do "under" here.
The reporter also does it, but...
"Under" is...
When regular members perform, researchers perform instead of them.
The captain masters the choreography of regular members desperately.
As a researcher, it's rare for him to perform in all performances of Team A.K.A.B.
"Under" is...
I've learned it, so I prioritize whether I can do it or not.
If that's the case, I don't know if I'll be able to perform there when I become more popular.
I prioritize that and move forward.
So we also...
Captain, can you do it over there?
I can do it.
Then I'll move.
Shii-chan always tells me that.
She was a very trustworthy member.
The others say so, but...
What does the captain himself think?
Hmm... I'd like to change it, but...
Hmm...
But I wonder what I should do...
I don't know what to do.
At first, my parents didn't agree with me.
They didn't want me to go, but they forced me to go to Tokyo.
But...
I can't...
I can't show you this good school.
If this situation continues...
I thought about whether it would be better for me to go back to high school and live with my parents.
Hmm...
But...
Recently?
Not recently.
After all...
I hate losing.
So...
When I just got back...
I thought I couldn't face the people who told me to do my best.
And...
Even though others are doing their best...
There's no way I can't do my best.
Yes...
Recently...
I haven't thought about changing it anymore.
I hate losing.
She hates losing and does her best.
But...
Until now, she hasn't been blessed with luck.
She joined her favorite AKB and wants to move people.
With those passionate memories, she became an AKB researcher in May 2007.
After that, she left her parents and moved to Fukuoka alone.
As a graduate student, she worked hard to learn how to dance and put effort into it.
After that, she appeared on various stages as a back dancer and underdancer.
It was a good start.
However, as her peers and colleagues were promoted one after another,
it was hard for her parents to get that chance.
Even so, she didn't give up and continued to work hard.
Even when her peers and colleagues, Kitahara, who had worked hard with her, were promoted first,
her parents...
Thank you very much.
With that, Kitahara's older sister has been chosen as a member of the team!
Even though her peers promoted her first, she blessed her from the bottom of her heart and shed tears of joy.
The kind-hearted member who cared for her peers more than anyone else...
It was her parents.
The day will finally come when her parents' efforts will be rewarded.
Next up is Team A.
This is also an award from researchers.
Parents, be quiet.
Team A, award.
At that moment, Budokan was enveloped in applause and cheers.
The members, staff, and everyone's efforts were rewarded.
From her debut in the theater to now, two years and four months.
This was the latest promotion in the AKB market.
And they went to their first public performance since their birth.
There, they were so happy that they cried so much.
It was really hard for me to win against Shi-chan.
I'm saying this because it's really hard for me.
But I was really happy when I entered the theater.
I think there were times when it was hard for me.
Like Sashihara.
We were really good friends at an early stage.
But I entered first.
And I couldn't join the team for a while.
I'm really happy about that.
So when I joined the team...
I was really happy.
I was really happy about joining my own team.
And being able to do things together.
She's someone who can work this hard.
She's been doing this for a long time.
So I really want her to open her heart.
Shi-chan is...
How do I say this?
She's like an egg.
She's always been blooming.
But it's hard for me to reach her.
She's always been blooming.
An egg is someone you know, right?
She's always been blooming.
But it's hard for me to reach her.
But now that I've finally reached her...
The grass is flying.
The grass is sticking to the ground.
And it's starting to sprout.
So I want her to bloom.
She asked her parents about their aspirations for the next handshake party.
I want to do this next time.
I want to make sure the line doesn't cut off even once.
I guess.
In the next handshake party, I want to make sure the queue doesn't get cut off.
That's what she declared.
Will her wish come true?
It's been a while since we saw this day.
Before the show, she didn't have four years for rehearsal.
And the overall rehearsal is over.
Next, the unit rehearsal of the other members begins.
Then...
She continues to rehearse alone.
It's been her own effort since she was a graduate student.
The individual rehearsal continued.
Then, the show begins.
On this day, she performed "Beginner" for the first time in A theater.
Beginner
Before the show, the show ended.
After the show ended, she talked with her boss.
Unlike yesterday, her boss is high-tension today.
What's wrong with her?
I've been thinking about a lot of things.
But I'm really negative.
I'm so surprised that I'm negative.
Even for me.
So I think that's a bad thing.
I'm going in the direction I'm thinking in a negative way.
What do you call it?
If you think you can't do it, you can't do it.
But if you think you can't do it and you can't do it, you won't hurt yourself that much.
That's why you don't feel like you can do it.
That's why I think it's bad.
So I really want to change now.
Really.
She wants to change her negative self.
That's what she thought.
If that's the case...
I want to make sure the queue doesn't stop.
She wants to create a queue at the handshake meeting.
Do you have any ideas?
I'll give a speech on the street.
What is the reason for trying to give a speech on the street?
One day, when I was waiting for a meeting with my members, my members were late.
I waited for about an hour or two.
And there was a street musician there.
But it was very cold that day and no one was stopping their feet.
I thought I came out of Kobe.
I said, "It looks like no one is listening, doesn't it?"
But even if it looks like no one is listening,
I said, "If there are this many people, I'm sure one of them is listening to me."
The moment I was told that, I thought, "Oh, I'm listening, aren't I?"
So I think it's a chance for people who don't know me at all to know me.
Five days later on Sunday,
she appeared in front of Shibuya Station.
Yes, it's today. I'm finally here.
Oh, that's right.
Today, I'm going to show you what I've made.
Ta-da!
I'm going to put on my hat and put on my shoulders.
If you have this and you don't know me at all,
I think you'll think, "Oh, I'm Keviin."
After all, I think most people don't know me,
so I'm going to increase the number of fans and let people who don't know me at all know me.
She wanted to create a huge line of handshakes.
Her feelings were driving the prince crazy.
I'll do my best!
Do your best.
Yes!
The prince's challenge has begun.
What will happen?
Weekly AKB news
AKB48 Official Shop Hong Kong!
Yeah!
Open!
AKB48 Official Shop Hong Kong will be grand open on October 24th!
Sashihara, Kitahara, Karamochi shook hands with 600 local fans and participated in the opening event!
AKB48's new single「BEGINNER」won first place in the Morikon Single Ranking for the first time!
「BEGINNER」
In this way, O-ya Shizuka's fan-increase strategy began.
I'm O-ya Shizuka of AKB48 Team A. Please support me!
Please also watch my blog! Thank you!
Weekly AKB will continue to stick with O-ya Shizuka, who will continue to work hard for the fan-increase in handshakes.
Everyone in Shinjuku, I'm O-ya Shizuka!
Will O-ya's efforts pay off?