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I'm Tawa Chogyo. Nice to meet you.
The other day, I watched Atsuko Maeda's graduation event at the Dome Stadium, and it was interesting.
Especially Atsuko Maeda and Takamizawa's last part. It's like a nerve war. It's amazing. I thought it would be fixed, but...
When did you watch it, Kobayashi-san?
Because I got sick. It's also a warning. AKB shouldn't end at the Tokyo Dome. I haven't watched it yet.
You haven't watched it, only Kobayashi-san, right? Kobayashi-san is the most enthusiastic.
Who are you a fan of, Takamizawa-san?
I'm a fan of Yukirin, Kashiwagi Yuki.
I wasn't good at rock-paper-scissors, but...
You watch it, don't you?
What about you, Takamizawa-san?
I'm a fan of Takamizawa.
You're a great director.
What about you, Hamau-san?
I've been watching the Dome for three days now, and my favorite is Paruru, which I won first place in a rock- paper-scissors tournament.
Do you like Paruru?
I'll say it right away, but I was even more convinced when I watched this DVD of the Tokyo Dome, that Paruru is Atsuko Maeda's successor.
You don't like Oshima?
No, I don't like Oshima. There's only Paruru in this DVD. I'm saying it all of a sudden, but...
Oshima and Yakuko are doing it next, aren't they?
Of course they are, but when you watch that DVD, you can see how similar Atsuko and Paruru are.
They're very similar.
For example, on the first day, Atsuko and Paruru are doing the same song, and then there's the MC.
Atsuko says to Paruru, "You're not good at MCing, are you?"
It's not like I'm saying it, but you say you're not good at MCing.
At one point, I was watching it at the Dome, and I thought, "Don't say it, everyone."
Everyone was so similar.
Also, on the third day, Atsuko and Paruru were doing "Nagisa no Cherry," which is Atsuko's first time MCing.
There's a part where Atsuko is saying, "Do your best," but I could only see her saying, "You're the next MC. Do your best."
And it was before rock-paper-scissors.
After that, you thought you'd win rock-paper- scissors, but when you look back at it now, it means something else.
It really does.
But is it okay for you, Kobayashi-san?
Well, first of all, Yūkō Oshima is the next MC.
He's already become one.
Well, I...
Yūkō Oshima...
The climax of the show is when Atsuko graduates and leaves Yume no Kawa in a white boat.
It's a huge climax.
Normally, it ends here.
But after Atsuko leaves, we all sing "Rock-paper- scissors."
It's really sad.
Really.
But I don't think that sadness is bad.
So, you graduate in August.
I thought it was amazing.
You hold the cherry blossoms until the last day.
I saw it on the set.
The petals stopped and you graduate in the summer.
And after you graduate...
You know, there are girls who transfer during the summer vacation.
But before you know it, they're gone.
And there's a wind blowing through the blue and white gaps of the gingham check.
I really can't rely on Yūkō Oshima.
It's not Yūkō Oshima's fault.
It's just Yūkō Oshima's fault.
Originally...
A while ago...
You didn't like Yūkō Oshima, did you?
I cried.
She cried.
When she had many solo parts...
She said she couldn't stand out.
She said she cried.
Right?
She cried.
That's how much she cried.
Why did you cry so much?
That's the point.
I want to know.
She wasn't talented or special from the beginning.
She was rather shy.
After she was appointed...
She made this legend for several years.
This is AKB.
She wasn't lonely at all from the beginning.
No.
She couldn't say her true feelings.
She wasn't suited for being a celebrity.
She didn't have a sense of "I am who I am".
It's difficult for you, right?
But AKB is...
They make people with specific roles.
They have a traditional Japanese sense of humanity.
They don't make you because you are talented.
If you are a center, you are given a place in the center.
If you are a captain, you are given a role as a captain.
Humans change according to those roles.
They don't change according to roles.
They change according to prices.
If you think 1 + 1 = 2, it becomes 3.
They don't say their own opinions.
They follow others' footsteps.
That's how it was in the beginning.
Looking back at those 3 days in Tokyo Dome,
I think AKB was made up of Atsushi and Yūko.
That's right in a way.
But I can understand why Atsushi and Takamira made AKB.
What I want you to see in this video for the last 3 days is...
At the end of the video,
in a white dress,
walking from the Tokyo Dome hall to the center.
While everyone is watching you, you are in a white boat.
That's Maeda Atsuko.
That's Maeda Atsuko's last moment in AKB.
What do I remember from that?
I remember Misora Hibari's Tokyo Dome.
It was 1988.
After that, Akimoto Atsushi was wearing a red dress like a river.
Oh, Misora Hibari's song.
It was like a river of dreams.
In other words, they were walking on the same road.
Misora Hibari was wearing a red dress and walking on the same road.
In other words,
Maeda Atsuko surpassed Misora Hibari.
First of all.
I know it's ridiculous,
but you surpassed her, didn't you?
Why do you sing together again later?
What?
No, no, no.
I'll tell you.
After Misora Hibari, who else was there?
I think Amaguchi Momoe was there.
Misora Hibari got married,
but they broke up right away.
She spent her whole life,
so when that ended, she died.
She risked her life.
What about Amaguchi Momoe?
He quit being an entertainer.
She quit being an entertainer and became a housewife.
What about Maeda Atsuko?
She quit being an A.K.A.B. but she became an actress the next day.
That's why she overcame it.
She didn't have to die.
She didn't have to quit being an entertainer.
She didn't just disband like the Candies.
She still created a legend.
She overcame it, didn't she?
I think she did.
She completely overcame it.
For you, Akimoto-san,
rivers are a very important motif, aren't they?
For a lyricist like you.
To tell you the truth,
Maeda Atsuko wasn't just created by Akimoto and him.
Everyone who created "Mizuhai Ibai" was here.
No, it's not like that.
Akimoto-san didn't create Maeda Atsuko.
It's the system that Akimoto-san created and the fans who were moved by it.
Our fans' feelings are what gave birth to "science reaction" (science reaction)
It's the first time for Uno-san to say something so easy to understand.
It's just like that.
Atsuko was supposed to be just an ordinary girl.
She was born in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture.
For 7 years, that ordinary girl has been showing off her charisma to that extent.
That scene where she crosses the river of dreams,
everyone does a siren like this, don't they?
She crossed the river of dreams because her fans pushed her.
It's a river, but "river" and "three rivers" all have different meanings.
"River like a river" means that her life was like a river.
She crossed the river because of her special talent.
It's horizontal.
In Japanese society as a whole,
"river like a river" is a song called "result, all right, jan!"
Result, all right, jan!
There were various problems and the world was messed up,
but because it became rich, "result, all right, jan!" (result, all right, jan!)
opened up and became "river like a river".
In just a few years, in just about ten years,
"river" is a dark and deep river that lies in front of young people.
It became a song like "you are dead and cross it",
and the meaning has reversed.
What I think is interesting is the era of "showa".
What was the era of "showa"?
One is "misora hibari", right?
A special star appears from the dawn of the war and finally becomes president.
At the same time, Akimoto Yasushi created "onyanko club" like "river flow".
"onyanko club" is an idol who does not take off their sailor clothes.
In other words, girls after school can become stars just like anyone else.
Everyone is average.
On the other hand, "misora hibari" is a special talent that burns out in the end.
This is "showa".
So what did Akimoto Yasushi do?
He made "onyanko" surpass "misora hibari".
Originally... (Isn't "onyanko" more than "onyanko"?)
"onyanko" is like "onyanko",
Maeda Atsuko was born in the 80s.
"onyanko" became "tokyo dome" like "misora hibari" in the end.
This is "showa".
"misora hibari" surpasses "misora hibari".
There is no secret in "akb".
Kojiharu surpassed "misora hibari" in "dream river".
Will Atsuko come to "misora hibari" today?
This is "misora hibari" without "misora hibari".
Wait a minute.
I have to capture Atsuko's essence.
I have to recapture it.
I didn't surpass Atsuko.
I surpassed Atsuko a lot.
Everyone said that I surpassed everyone around me.
But when Atsuko said "I will graduate" in "saitama super arena",
I was very shocked at that moment.
I felt lost.
I hadn't been conscious of it until now,
but I thought, "Why is Atsuko the center?"
When I was told I would graduate,
I felt a tremendous loss.
I was shocked and thought, "What will happen?"
Will everything collapse?
Did you feel lost, too?
I was shocked, too.
I saw it in the newspaper.
It was a completely different story.
After Atsuko said she would quit,
we had a special time from August 26th to the last day of our tour.
It was certainly 1830m.
For seven years.
From Akihaba to the dome.
It was special for that concert.
It took seven years for everyone to walk the 1830m.
The fact that the eldest,
who had been working since the first day,
By joining AKB, the Tokyo Dome performance has become even greater.
Hey, Motoki.
Why is AKB participating in the election?
That's... that's...
They're going to discredit us.
That's... that's...
That's the result of fans' demands for democracy.
So, for a long time, Acchan has been at the center,
and then singers like Kobayashi-san,
and other former Kojiharu and Tomochin singers,
were like, "Why is Acchan at the center?"
Yasusu, you didn't decide it on your own!
As a result of fans' voices,
Then we'll do it in the election too.
That's why it became an election.
It's a democracy demand.
Why is it rock-paper-scissors?
As a result of that election,
in the election, the original exposure,
in other words, Acchan and the TV being shown,
was only first place.
Don't mess with me! I'll decide it completely by accident!
That's how we did the rock-paper-scissors competition.
No, it's not like that.
Akimoto Yasushi couldn't participate in the previous rock-paper-scissors competition.
He left everything behind.
Of course.
No, it's exactly like that.
Why do we do elections? Why do we do rock-paper- scissors?
It's because it's fun!
Of course!
But if you do it, you'll lose points.
Even though you're giving points,
you can't hide your idols from your fans.
I know, but...
Even though you're doing it in your heart,
you're willing to take risks,
and because it's fun,
even if you lose in rock-paper-scissors,
it's because it's fun.
But what if you lose everything, including your singing and acting?
It's fun, isn't it?
It's fine if the critics think it's fun,
but is AKB okay with that?
It's fine with that.
But that includes AKB.
If you don't have that tension,
no one will be serious about it.
Wait, we haven't met yet.
But it's still a rock-paper-scissors competition.
That's right.
In my case, since Parul has become first place,
I have no choice but to grin.
But in reality...
In today's rock-paper-scissors tournament, Mayumi Uchida, who is not so conspicuous member, has never been in the selection once and as a result, her single sales have fallen a little.
But we still think it was fun.
Even if sales drop, it's fun to go to the center with rock-paper-scissors.
So people don't think it's fun for something trivial.
Rock-paper-scissors is the biggest gamble, isn't it?
And if a member who is not so popular becomes the center, sales will definitely drop.
But we are excited about that as well.
In the end, fans are becoming producers more and more.
So of course, when I go to see the rock-paper- scissors tournament, if she and she and she are not selected, I have a producer-like feeling that this CD may not sell.
So when sales drop, I wonder if AKB will be okay.
It's already a producer-like feeling.
The fans...
But when people who know her are popular, they say, "Yes! She is selected!"
And I like that serious feeling.
And I'm not going to do it the next day, but I'm going to say "Congratulations on the rock-paper- scissors tournament" and shake hands with her in that week's handshake meeting.
Looking at it like that, it's really bad.
It's not bad at all.
I don't know if it's bad or not, but I'm accepting it.
It's either Yasushi Akimoto or Yoshinori Kobayashi who are accepting evil.
I can't accept it now.
No, so really...
Only girls who are not stars are selected, right?
And when that happens, fans think, "Is there a way to sell this?"
Yasushi Akimoto will further enhance that expectation.
I don't think there's such a view.
They're not just customers.
They're participants.
That's what I thought.
There are 250 people who went to the Akiba theater.
Anyway, of course, everyone knows the lyrics.
And they're singing in a voice you really can't hear.
It's terrible.
Usually, the stage gets hotter and hotter.
But the theater gets hotter and hotter.
That's right.
That's amazing.
That's exactly right.
The Akihabara theater is not just the girls on stage performing.
The audience is also performing.
Looking at it like that, it's like all 50,000 people were singing like that in the theater.
That sense of unity...
It's really amazing.
Are you sure you're going to do it?
I'm going to say it.
At the rock-paper-scissors tournament...
If you're tired like Kaede, you'll definitely say it.
That's right.
Rock-paper-scissors tournament...
He's amazing.
He's amazing about that.
He's been doing it for a long time.
Are you going to say it, Kobayashi-san?
I can't say it.
He's a grown-up.
He's singing in secret like you just said.
It's in my heart.
I can't say it.
Of course, I feel like I'm participating in it.
I'm not looking at it as a commentator.
Especially when it's Atsushi.
Did you say it at the end?
I did.
You said "Atsushi!"
I saw that gondola in front of me.
I happened to be in second place with this G-shaped seat.
When I was about Kobayashi-san's distance away,
Atsushi came up to me and shouted "Atsushi!"
I was surprised.
I saw it at the scene.
When I saw it at the scene, I saw it from a distance.
It's reflected in the vision, isn't it?
When I saw it on DVD this time,
I thought it was a really hard treasure.
When Atsushi came up to me at that close range,
I was about to cry.
That's amazing.
When you actually saw it at the Tokyo Dome,
and saw it on DVD,
it was different.
I had a good feeling about it.
Normally, I wouldn't think it was a video.
But when I saw it on DVD,
I could see Atsushi's tears and sweat in detail.
You could see it in detail.
Especially Atsushi's last tears and sweat.
I cried when I saw it on video.
Of course you did.
I think this is the best movie and TV show this year.
Did you see it, Atsushi?
Yes, I saw it.
I've been going to concerts for one day and three days.
The making was very interesting for me.
I don't know how to say it.
For example, at the beginning of the third day,
Atsushi sings "Sakura no hardyra" alone.
He sings it with an AKB song.
Because there are older girls, they usually sing it together.
You can see it in the making.
They all gather in front of the monitor and listen to it as a scene.
The moment he sang it.
He's already starting to cry.
What's good about the making is that the fans are watching it at the venue and the members are watching it in the same way.
It doesn't change.
That's why we and the AKB members...
It's not a making.
That's also a stage.
It's a video that you can share that you had the same experience as us.
Maeda Atsuko is a special person and is always at the center.
Don't you get jealous of her among the members?
That's actually a very good story.
In the beginning, everyone...
Maybe Mii-chan.
In the beginning, Atsushi was at the center and she didn't have a part to sing.
She was very sad and jealous.
But gradually, Atsushi has been doing it as a face all the time.
She gets beaten up a lot on the internet.
Why is Atsushi so cute?
Did you get beaten up a lot on the internet?
There are so many anti-fans.
Especially in the general election.
There's a girl named Nakayan who has never been elected before.
There's a stereotype of an anti-election idol.
It says something like this there.
AKB is a team that has been destined to fight from the beginning.
They don't do it because they feel bad about it.
They have to fight anyway.
AKB's internal anger...
They became AKB since they were fourteen.
Before they had boyfriends.
AKB is awful. Take their whole time.
Abdullah Alay's "Youth is AKB."
They don't have boyfriends.
I'll give you what is most important to me.
On top of that, Momoe Yamaguchi debuted at 14 and retired at 21.
She's been doing that for 7 years.
But Momoe Yamaguchi isn't like that.
In this Heisei era, there's a special being called "my dasuko".
So those 3 days are the last gathering of all the things Momoe Yamaguchi has dedicated for 7 years.
She dedicated everything.
In a way, Akimoto-san stole everything from those girls, from love and all that.
She stole it all.
She's amazing.
No, Takara-san...
She's a great reader.
That's why everyone is so moved by her.
No wonder.
There's more than love in the world.
That's right.
That's what she showed me.
Are you serious?
I'm serious.
You're not lying.
I'm serious.
That's why I...
Takara-san, I'm serious.
You're not married and you don't have kids and you're 52 years old.
AKB's handshakes are more fun than love.
Really.
No, handshakes with members...
Aren't you married?
No, I'm married.
I'm married.
But, Takara-san, I'm not married and I don't have kids and I'm too old.
There are a lot of people like me in that venue.
But, what I think is...
Human happiness...
In other words, the band "Candies" disbanded because they wanted to go back to being normal girls.
At the end, Momoe Amaguchi said, "I'll be happy."
He put down the microphone.
But, that means that your own happiness is more important than being an idol.
However, what did Maeda Asuka say?
Even if you hate me...
Don't hate AKB.
She said something like that.
This is the last word she said when she graduated.
I'm graduating, but I hope you'll continue to support AKB.
I was deeply moved by what she said.
She also released a photo book for her graduation.
She said, "I hate myself, but I love my life."
She said she loves her life, which supported AKB when she was 14 and 21.
She said something like that.
It's difficult. She said something like that.
I think AKB has the essence of AK-CHAN in each of these words.
I think you're like that, too.
I hate myself, but I love my life.
I like myself, too.
I love my life.
AK-CHAN is amazing.
AK-CHAN is like a public figure.
AK-CHAN has something important on his outside.
If you're not a public figure, you can't stand in the center.
If you're a public figure, you can't stand in the center.
If you're a public figure, you don't get criticized.
You're very human and you don't get criticized.
AK-CHAN doesn't stand in front of people.
He was beaten on the Internet.
AK-CHAN has been beaten the most in the past seven years since he was 14 years old.
I don't think so.
I don't think AK-CHAN is an ordinary girl.
AK-CHAN has been beaten on YouTube and Twitter.
AK-CHAN has been beaten by strange politicians.
But what about AKB without AK-CHAN?
It's a big deal.
But what's interesting about "DOME COIN" is...
The next AK-CHAN is a video where you can find someone.
In other words, who is the next AK-CHAN?
That's exactly right.
What should we do about AKB without Mayra Atsuko?
It's a big deal.
But if you don't get over it, it doesn't make sense.
If one charismatic center graduates and it's over, it's the same as before.
AKB can't be called AKB if it doesn't continue.
What about Mayra Atsuko instead of Yuko Oshima?
I don't think so.
I like Yuko Oshima for the first time because of AK-CHAN.
In a sense, Yuko Oshima is an unfamiliar woman.
She has a very Japanese spirit.
So she can't be called AKB without Oshima Yuko.
However, Oshima Yuko is not enough.
Akimoto is starting to influence our AKB48 heated debate.
It's not good.
So we need more young people like Julina.
What I thought was interesting about Yuko Oshima is...
It was announced after the first day of the making of "DOME COIN".
I didn't expect Yuko Oshima to be appointed as a captain.
Usually, Sayaka Akimoto is a captain and Yuko Oshima is an ace.
Yuko Oshima was appointed as a captain and I thought she would win.
But Yuko Oshima said, "I'll do whatever I like."
It was like a compliment.
That's cool.
Also, Yuko Oshima was very active in "DOME COIN" when she was in Tokyo Park.
That's true.
She was very determined.
She was like a country woman who would win even if she was left behind.
She was so excited that she won.
Before the festival...
I think she was determined to win.
Who's next?
I think it's Paruru.
Paruru is the only one.
I know for sure that it's Paruru.
Paruru is the next generation.
Yes, he is.
It's important for me to know who's next.
But I don't think about who's next.
Who's next?
No matter how you think about it, it's only Yoko Yama and Yui.
That's right.
I think it's different.
You should look more into Google+.
What?
You should look more into Google+.
Yoko Yama is really...
Was there anything good about "DOME COIN" for you, Yui?
"DOME COIN" was...
I think it was cute.
She ate it.
"DOME COIN" was good.
What else was good about it?
I'll say it.
Mariko-sama.
Mariko-sama was really good in this DVD.
First of all, I didn't think she had such a beautiful form.
Her neck length, sweat and smile...
Mariko-sama is...
I can't say it, right?
She still is.
But like I said earlier...
I don't know if Mariko-sama will make it.
She's the oldest.
But like Minami Takahashi...
Director So...
She's the captain now.
But when you watch it live...
You can see how gorgeous and wonderful Mariko-sama is.
I don't think there's anyone...
who can become "Acchan" after this.
She might appear someday.
1830 meters.
There's no way she can make it next.
And at that moment...
The girls are desperately enduring...
the emptiness that "Acchan" doesn't have.
I support that.
I really think so.
"Acchan" wasn't alone in this DVD.
She was always with the original members.
She always had a partner called "Takamina".
She also had a rival called "Yuko".
So I don't think it makes sense...
for me to talk about who "Acchan" will be next.
Of course...
we should think of "Takamina" as a rival.
Or...
I want to add something.
For example...
"Takamina" and "Acchan" are...
the first starting members.
"Yuko" isn't a starting member.
She's a first-year student.
What's the difference between a first-year and a second-year student?
There's no difference at all.
She's a first-year student...
but she has a strong sense of unity with her first-year students.
In the fan club of AKB...
the second-year students are like "half-hearted fans".
"Half-hearted fans"...
In other words, first-year students don't lose.
They're rebellious.
First-year students are rebellious.
That's why it's important for "Mariko" to be a first- year student.
Oh, first-year students are rebellious.
From "Cafe".
From "Cafe" to "Haito".
Oh, "Cafe" and "Haito".
But even this time, there are six first-year students in a row.
So, in that sense...
There are only six students now, right?
It's been seven years.
And everyone stopped.
Why is "Mariko" a "shama" after meeting "Acchan"?
Oh, that's right.
It's a matter of character and age.
It's the same generation as now.
But, you know...
First-year and second-year students at the time,
that is, former Team A and Team K,
their role is SKE, no matter what you think about it.
So now, SKE is like...
As an AKB titan, as a half-god...
Well, it's Nagoya, but...
SKE is very functional.
And I...
From the next AKB member to the next Acchan, the next Takamina, and the next Yūko...
I think it would be nice if there was a time when SKE would lead.
How about Jakarta?
Jakarta...
Jakarta came out again and it was really good.
It was really good.
I'm looking forward to it.
Also, what I think about Jakarta is...
What was it?
Is it AKCHA?
Yes, AKCHA.
She...
She said it, right?
She said she was going to JKT with a certain ambition.
You can see it in the video, right?
Look at that face!
I'll never forget that face.
This DVD will definitely be sold out.
The first impression is terrible.
Where do you want to go?
Nagoya, right?
Normally, you don't want to go from Tokyo to Jakarta, right?
I don't want to go.
But she...
That's a history.
In other words, she lost in the general election.
Even though she was included in the interim announcement before that.
We know her face when she lost.
She had a conflict in her mind after that.
I can't go on like this.
AKB members...
When a team is getting used to it or trying to enter a stable period...
When you think about it, you get upset.
Or you do something completely new.
Or you do a new event like rock-paper-scissors.
It's a series of surprises.
AKB is interesting.
AKB betrays their plans all the time.
To be clear...
Now, the entertainment world is mainly AKB.
Of course.
But does that mean you're going to lose?
No, it's not like that.
Do your best.
Until now, the entertainment world has been stable.
AKB is a tyrant.
A tyrant? Like a Kamakura tyrant?
A tyrant.
In other words, AKB didn't appear much in mass media at first.
In the meantime...
Usually, such a group gets close to the TV.
It doesn't get close.
The TV gets close.
The TV is the ruler.
And Akimoto-san, in Kamakura in Akihabara...
Before the rulers noticed it...
A group of Eastern countries gathered and started a tyrant.
Oh, I see. The TV is the ruler.
That's right. And in Eastern countries...
In Eastern countries like Kyoto, where you can't go back and forth...
A group of people noticed it...
In Akihabara...
A group of people noticed it...
And with that power, they unified the rulers.
That's why you said earlier that AKB is mainly entertainment.
That's an old way of thinking for me.
An old way?
Yes, because AKB is not one group anymore.
In other words, they each belong to various agencies.
They don't belong to one agency.
They have taken over the entertainment world.
They don't belong to one agency. They have changed.
They have changed their shape.
They don't belong to one agency.
They have taken over the entertainment world.
It's good, but it's still a bug.
It's still a bug.
There are rulers all over the country.
It doesn't matter what agency it is. It's still a bug.
It's still a bug.
It always becomes a medium-sized group.
There is also an atmosphere of anticipation of when the theater will stop.
When you look at it on the Internet.
That's possible.
I think there are a lot of people who think that if it goes on like this, it will fall somewhere.
But there is still a theater.
It doesn't matter if it changes that much.
It doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter if it changes that much.
And that theater has been built in rural areas.
In Nagoya, in Osaka...
It can be built all over the world.
It can be built in Shanghai, it can be built in Taiwan...
Everyone, for example, has a baseball team or a J.League team all over the country.
You don't have any doubts about it, do you?
Eventually it will be like that.
In big cities in rural areas, there is an AKB group, an AKB group, and an AKB group theater.
The natural world will be born in the future.
It's a completely new genre.
So-called entertainment world created on TV.
A different genre of things have been created.
That's what changed the entertainment agency as a whole.
For example, in the past, only "giant wars" were broadcasted on TV.
So it wasn't only fans of "pro-wrestling".
About half of them were fans of "giant wars".
What about now?
In fact, "Paris League"'s "Hokkaido Nippon Ham" and so on...
So-called "Fukuoka Soft Bank" and so on...
They are popular in rural areas.
And "Darvish" is a famous player.
No one knows about "giant wars".
The media has changed before we knew it, and it has changed.
It's the same with Kabuki.
You watch it on "Kabuki-za", don't you?
It's not like it's on TV.
On TV, it's more like...
Kabuki actors want to use Kabuki actors for their dramas.
It's the same with Kabuki.
I didn't know there was such an entertainment culture in the past.
For me, "AKB" is not "baseball".
It's "high school baseball".
And "high school baseball" is...
No matter how hard you try, you can't succeed.
What about here?
It's exactly like that in "AKB".
No matter how hard you try, you can't succeed.
But it's too obvious.
So, "baseball"...
I don't know how to say it.
"AKB" is a club, right?
Yes, it is.
What's interesting about "AKB" is...
It's obvious that "AKB" is a club.
It's interesting that "AKB" can only be seen by seniors who are really angry.
"AKB" does have a strong political leadership.
But the essence of "AKB" is...
If there are seniors with such a loud voice, it will work.
What's interesting about "AKB" is...
It's not like everyone wants to be a professional baseball player.
And it's not like everyone wants to be a professional soccer player.
Most people go to college or get a job.
But "AKB" and "High School Baseball" try their best to be in a club.
And they cry and get hurt there.
"AKB" is like that, right?
Everyone wants to be a singer, a model, or a superior.
Everyone has a different dream.
But "AKB" doesn't use "AKB" as a tool for that dream.
"AKB" is in that unique system.
"AKB" puts everything into it.
What's important in this Tokyo Dome is that "Team 4" will be disbanded.
What's "Team 4"? I don't think you know about "Team 4".
This yellow T-shirt is from "Team 4".
This is "Team 4"'s Tokyo Dome T-shirt.
If you think about the next generation, "Team 4" will be disbanded and "Team A", "B", "C" will join "AKB".
I think "Team 4" will be disbanded.
There are many "Team 4" members who will be the next center.
I saw "Team 4" in "Team 4" video.
"Team 4" will sing "My Sun" in "Team 4" video.
They are crying with a loud voice.
Because "Team 4" will be disbanded.
I think "Team 4" will be disbanded.
"Team 4" members are the most hurtful.
They are trying to hurt people.
That's right.
Do you think there is power in expressing people not to be hurt?
I don't think so.
Powerful manga and novels hurt people.
Takano and Kobayashi said something similar to "AKB".
They denied postwar democracy.
They said not to hurt people and not to put people in order.
They said girls shouldn't be hurt.
We have lost a lot of things because of that.
But we can't go to war from now on.
That's why we are "AKB".
I think many young people want to go to war.
I don't think so.
That's what they say on the internet.
They say it with words, but in reality it's all true.
They are lying.
No, no.
Young people say that now.
They are lying.
They are just writing something on the internet.
They think they are cool and high-class.
They are famous for that.
We go to war together and we cry and get hurt together.
There is an overwhelming difference.
He is just making it up, but we are serious about it.
You cry, you have fun, you cry and what do you do?
We fight together.
What do you fight for?
We fight for "AKB" game.
It's a river, isn't it?
What is it?
It's a river.
We fight for it.
We push Ack-chan's back together.
But Ack-chan is gone now.
We push the back of Ack-chan.
But Ack-chan is fine and Takamina is fine too.
Everyone has their own favorite members.
Even if Ack-chan is tied up, he may not win the next time.
As Kobayashi-san said, Team 4 was the future of "AKB".
Everyone thought so.
But what's amazing about Akimoto and Yasushi is that they lose their future.
They hurt each other.
They don't want to lose their future.
Akimoto said that "AKB" has to keep breaking down.
But when I heard that, I thought Japan is like that too.
No one breaks down Japan.
That's why "AKB" is so popular.
You have to think like that.
Even though "AKB" has to break down Japan, I don't think it will.
Even if there is a disaster, "AKB" hasn't broken down at all.
But "AKB" keeps changing.
"AKB" keeps changing.
Even if you are a politician, you should go to a theater.
The biggest defect of politicians now is that they don't do anything.
They don't do anything.
The words of politicians are no longer human words.
It's not just the words of politicians.
Most of them say extreme words.
If you talk about politics, it will get worse and worse.
It's ridiculous.
The words of politicians are no longer human words.
I think "AKB" will end with a scream.
No, it won't end.
I hope so.
No, it won't end at all.
If you look at this DVD, everyone is cute.
A-chan is also very cute.
A-chan is gone.
There are more cute girls than A-chan.
I think "AKB" may become the center of "AKB".
I think it's okay if "AKB" ends.
That's why I'm nervous.
I don't know why I'm nervous.
I think "AKB" may end with a scream.
If we leave it as it is, the popularity may decline.
That's why we have to push it with all our might.
When I watch the three-day DVD, I think about it a lot.
I don't want it to end.
I don't want it to end at all.
No matter how much we like "Ichiro" and "Matsui", we can't shake hands with them.
But if we don't vote and shake hands with them, the popularity of the members we support will decline.
We won't be directly affected.
"Ichiro" and "Matsui" won't be affected.
We don't know who we will vote for.
The number of people is increasing.
I don't want "Ichiro" and "Matsui" to end.
But "Ichiro" and "Matsui" may end.
This is interesting.
Because "Ichiro" and "Matsui" are current trends.
If we don't support "Ichiro" and "Matsui", "Ichiro" and "Matsui" will continue.
I don't think so.
Did you change anything on the first, second, and third days?
No, we didn't overlap, but we were different.
What was different?
From a maniac's point of view, we prepared a lot of gimmicks.
For example, we put a bag in the middle of the room and it shines.
The arrangement of that day has been improved day by day.
The first day we made a gimmick, but it took a lot of time.
We didn't have anything for about ten minutes, so we were worried about what would happen.
The showcase at the beginning of the show...
I think it's a bit unusual.
It's really high.
We were worried that an accident might happen.
In the making of the show, we weren't focused.
We were told that it was a dangerous stage and that we shouldn't do it properly.
There was a tree-like thing on the top of the show tower.
A lot of girls were there.
Didn't most of them start there?
Most of them started there.
In a way, fans may feel uncomfortable about it.
What do you mean?
Sometimes, AKB does something like that.
That tower.
Isn't it completely in order?
The top one is the biggest one.
That's what AKB does.
AKB doesn't hide their cruelty.
What you can see clearly is...
When they sing individually, they show their individuality.
I think it's interesting.
Those who know AKB members...
When they see AKB, they wonder where they are sitting.
I'm checking it now.
I'm checking it while I'm returning the video.
AKB doesn't hide their cruelty.
They don't hide it at all.
That's why...
AKB members and fans...
They try to have a very warm communication.
They don't hide their cruelty.
They compete with each other.
They say their efforts will be rewarded.
I want to ask you about it.
They compete with each other.
They show their individuality.
Why do they succeed?
It's because they show their individuality.
It's because they show their individuality...
They try to cover up their feelings...
Their friendship between members...
They try to cover up their friendship...
They don't hide their cruel reality.
That's why they try to make up for it.
That's why they become warm.
I think it's because of the values of post-war Japan.
They are cruel.
Even though they are cruel...
They don't exercise.
They have their own individuality.
They are the only flower in the world.
But inside...
They don't have a job or anything.
You may not know it.
But in the showcase...
They showed their individuality...
Since they were called "dolls".
I think it's exactly the opposite of...
What post-war Japan has been going through.
It's the opposite of "front" and "truth".
In post-war Japan...
"Front" is kind.
There is no competition.
"Truth" is always competition.
"AKB" is always competition.
It's like that.
There is no such cruel thing.
That's why...
They show their kindness at the end.
They cheer for you.
When A-chan and Takamina hugged...
It's because everyone in the venue shares their history.
And...
The hugging time was long.
Since it was long, the second day was longer.
The time went on and on...
They really hugged...
They cried...
They talked while crying...
There is no harmony at all.
It's real tears.
We want to see real tears.
It doesn't matter what happens.
No matter what happens...
It's all included in the drama.
That's important.
Normally, when you direct...
You don't want anything other than directing to happen.
But "AKB" is...
We want things other than directing to happen more and more.
We are grateful for that.
If you look at the making of this DVD...
There are a lot of cameras.
The members always have cameras everywhere.
It's like a documentary.
There are a lot of cameras.
It's like a documentary.
Rather than thinking of it as something clever...
That the director or writer made up...
They made a box garden...
And everyone digs in there...
And they are still alive...
If you show them their real life...
People will be moved.
I haven't seen it very much...
There are four songs.
When you sing five songs...
You are MCs, right?
You all talk.
That's really a documentary, isn't it?
It's not a script, is it?
It's four songs, right?
It's four songs.
There are times when you talk about four songs, right?
You only talk about your private life, right?
That's right.
But on the other hand...
The fans have become friends with "AKB" members.
They are sharing the world.
If it's just "Dome"...
Of course, celebrities and fans are related...
After you see "Dome"...
You go and shake hands with the members...
You were there, weren't you?
You go and talk...
You become friends...
Well, you become friends...
You become acquaintances...
You can do that...
You all become a small group, club, family...
That's why it's so famous...
It's a very famous story...
"AKB"'s single songs have a lot of "me" in them...
That's right...
That's why...
They are singing together with the fans...
Normally, when you say "idol song"...
There are a lot of songs like "You like me"...
"Anxiety" also has "me" in it...
That's right...
"Me" in the song...
It's a song that a man can sing...
That's right...
Basically, they sing from the same perspective as the fans...
But, you know...
What I think is...
When you say it like that...
Other than the fans...
It's like you all are friends...
And you feel bad about it...
But it's different...
When I think about why it's like that...
It's like...
Just like this time...
There's a surprise over there...
"Team 4 will disappear"...
"Ah-chan will graduate"...
When you hear "everyone will..."
It's not like you're just friends...
What happened in "AKB"...
You feel like you're being asked about it...
That's right...
What about you?
Just like you said...
Good documentaries are like that...
It's not like "this is the answer"...
What about you?
In an idol group...
It's not about entertainment...
It's about asking the fans about what's going on...
"AKB" can't objectively look at it like that...
Even when it comes to "anxiety"...
If you tell them you're bored...
They'll never agree with you...
They'll just say "no"...
"But"...
Takahashi Minami says
"That kind of effort always pays off"...
Then...
"Is that really the case?"...
From the fans...
From the anti-fans...
It comes out...
The bashing...
"It's not like that"...
Then...
"Takahashi Minami" further says...
"If you don't work hard"...
"It won't start"...
That's what he says...
Then...
Everyone is impressed again...
It's a serious show...
That's right...
For the fans...
That's right...
Persuasion...
The persuasion of words...
It's really strong...
Other...
Now...
Many...
Because you're fighting...
The persuasion of words increases...
The persuasion of words...
You can lie as much as you like...
In today's politics...
There is no persuasion of words...
There isn't...
Not at all...
That's because...
There is no action...
There isn't...
With words...
You can lie as much as you like...
Also...
With fans...
Even with elected officials...
There is no such bond...
There isn't...
Also...
There is no aura...
If "agamina" comes out...
There is an aura...
If "machan" comes out...
There is no aura...