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Good evening. I'm Yuko Oshima from Team K AKB48. I have been ranked as number one in this time's general election. Thank you so much.
Every time, whenever there's a general election, we get very nervous and we all get nervous and we know what we don't know what to do until the very day comes.
It's a very nerve-wracking event. But today, I was able to participate in a very relaxed manner. That is because all of my fans, every time I saw them at a handshaking event, told me that "believe in yourself, you're gonna be fine."
I think it's very difficult for you to tell somebody else to believe in themselves, because if you cannot believe in yourself, you cannot tell others to believe in themselves.
And all of my fans convinced me, telling me that you need to believe in yourself. So last night, I mean today, when I was at the venue, I was able to feel very relaxed, feeling self-confidence over myself.
And I was just waiting for my name to be called. AKB48 may be going through generational transition. Mariko- chan said that to me as she posed a challenge to the junior members, saying "come and get us."
And I saw all the young members growing, and I really want them to do their best, and at the same time, I don't want to defeat - I don't want to be defeated either.
And this time, I was able to become number one.
And I would like all other members to come and get me and challenge me, and I would stand here as a very thick wall so that I can carry out my mission.
The last time I was chosen as number one, I was given this song called "Heavy Rotation", and from children to very senior fans,
they came to know me because of this particular song. And now I was able to become number one again, so I hope to be able to deliver a centre song that I can deliver to my fans.
I don't know what that song would sound like as of yet, but you have demonstrated to me, myself and to everybody what I have been working all this while,
so I would like to keep on - continue to believe in myself so that I can release a new centre song, and I would like to sing the song together with the members chosen at this time.
So I really am grateful if you can keep on supporting us. And what else?
Today, Atsuko came to see me on stage, and I was so touched and moved, and I really felt that she's really been happy for me, and I was so happy to see her that way.
Until yesterday, I was filled with worries, and I realised that she used to feel this same feeling that I had felt last night.
We were the only ones who knew how suffering this is, because we were the only ones going through this, and this past two or three days, I was going through that also.
But that said, all the members, every one of them, were going through the same thing.
We were going through the uncertainties, and we have so many members on board, and so that is why we are able to unite and connect with each other, because of this uncertainty.
So I would like to cherish this, we should cherish this, so that we can move on forward.
Finally, I would like to deliver a word or two to the fans out there in the world.
I would like to thank you in all different languages.
Thank you very much!
Thank you!
What else?
Thank you!
Merci beaucoup!
What else?
Thank you!
And, to the Japanese people, thank you!
Please continue to support us. We are going to do our best as AKB48.
So let's share the same dream, and I'm going to put my best effort.