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I'm so excited.
Excuse me.
There are so many chairs.
What is this?
Thank you.
Wow.
Thank you.
AKB48 started in 2005.
We started with our 61st single,
and now we are here with Universal Music.
We have been watching AKB48's activities
from a distance.
We are very honored to be here
with Universal Music.
We will do our best to create a new history
for AKB48.
Thank you for your support.
The 61st single of AKB48,
which is the first single from Universal Music,
will be released.
I will announce it now.
The release date of the 61st single of AKB48
is April 26, 2023.
Now, I will announce the members
of the AKB48's 61st single.
First, Team A.
Chiba Eri.
Please come forward.
Please take off your mask and come forward.
Thank you.
Please come here.
Next, Team A and Team B.
Yui Oguri
I'd like to announce the next team.
Team 8, Team A.
Honda Hitomi. Please step forward.
Team K, Yamauchi Mizuki.
Next, the graduate student, Sato Airi.
Next, Team 4, Murayama Yuiri.
Next, Team B, Kashiwagi Yuki.
Researcher, Sora Yamazaki.
Team A, Mukaichi Mion.
Team 8, Team A, Okabe Rin.
Team 8, Team 4, Kennin, Kurano Narumi.
Team 8, Team K, Kennin, Oda Erina.
Next, Team B, Maho Omori.
The last three.
Team K, Shinobu Mogi.
Please take off your mask.
Next.
Team 8, Team K, Kennin Onishi Momoka.
And the last one.
Researcher, Hirata Yuki.
The center of AKB48's 61st single is...
Honda Hitomi.
I'm Honda Hitomi.
Nice to meet you.
First of all, thank you so much for choosing me as the center of the 61st single.
I never thought that I would be able to join AKB48 and stand at the center twice, so I'm really happy like a dream.
I joined AKB48 in April of this year and it's my 10th year.
Since I was given the chance to be the center, I want to make the most of my previous experiences and convey the goodness and charm of AKB48 to many people.
I will do my best from now on. Thank you.
I still don't know what I'm good at or what I'm good at.
But since I was chosen, I will do my best to catch up with my seniors.
Thank you.
Next.
One of my goals as AKB48 was to be selected, so I was very surprised and happy that I was chosen so early.
I will do my best not to let other seniors down.
Thank you.
That's all for AKB48's 61st single.
16 members will be selected.
Thank you for your support.
Congratulations on your promotion.
Thank you.
How do you feel now?
It's been 10 years since I joined AKB.
My dream was to be selected by AKB.
I'm very happy that I was given a chance to be selected twice in my life.
I'm very happy that I can be selected again at the timing when the new AKB is re-initiated because the 18th generation is coming.
I used to be in charge of the center.
I've had a lot of experience, and I've learned a lot of things, including what to think and reflect on.
I want to make the most of that experience.
Last time was a dance song, but I don't know what kind of song will come this time.
I'm very nervous and excited.
I want to be able to express the charm of the song and the meaning of the lyrics with my whole body.
I will do my best to become a center that suits any song.
Your tears...
Thank you.
When I went to the underground park it was way too lit
so I didn't do much.
There weren't that many cards to draw.
I was sort of out of stance.
I'm not sure what to do.
I'm so...
I'm working so hard.
It's hard.
I was wondering why.
I'm scared.
I'm so glad that they chose me.
To be honest, I was so surprised.
My mind is blank now.
I'm so glad that they chose me.
I'll do my best to be like Ai-chan and Senpai.
I hope I can grow up.
Who do you want to tell?
My mom.
AKB48 has changed a lot.
What should I say?
And I want to follow them.
I want to incorporate new things.
I want to...
What should I say?
I want to let many people know about AKB48.
I'll do my best.
You chose the 61-member single.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
How do you feel?
I didn't expect to be chosen.
I'm very happy.
At the same time, I don't want to let the students down.
I and the other two will be the next generation.
Congratulations on your new debut.
Thank you. I'm really happy.
How do you feel now?
Well, Atalastic Universal has become a record company, and I'm involved in the 61st single, which is the most important one.
As the manager said last time, he said that he made a reservation when he changed to King.
I'm really happy that I was selected for this opportunity to change to Universal.
There are a lot of new members, and I feel that the group has changed a lot.
With that momentum, I want to contribute to the group, including myself, and I want to do my best to make it exciting.
I think each member has something good, so I want to make the best of each member, and I want to be active as an individual.
I want the fans to see the group again and think that it's a good day.
I will do my best as a group and as an individual.
I would like to do my best to attract many fans.
Thank you very much.
How do you feel now?
I feel really good.
Since I was selected last time,
I would like to do my best not to make it a one- time memory.
I was aiming to be selected for two consecutive works.
I was aiming for it.
I feel really good.
I didn't expect to be selected.
I didn't expect to be selected until the last three.
I thought I was not selected.
I feel really good.
Thank you very much.
I think that the change of the recording company is another milestone.
Although I was selected for the second time,
I don't think it is a one-time memory.
The system of the talk show will change.
I have to pay attention to it.
Thank you very much.
First of all, I would like to say thank you to KING RECORDS
for taking care of me since I joined the company.
This is the first time that the company has changed.
I don't know how it will be.
But I would like to say thank you to Universal Music.
I hope that we, AKB48, can make each work the best single.
I couldn't get used to this way of announcing.
I was nervous all the time.
I was excited.
I'm glad.
I felt that there were a lot of new students and it was a new feeling.
I've been here for a long time, so I hope I don't lose to the new wind.
But I hope we can liven up together.
I want to do my best in the new environment.
AKB does a lot of things, so I think it's important to keep doing the same things.
I think it's important to adapt to change.
I'll do my best to make it a good direction.
How do you feel now?
To be honest, I'm very happy.
To be honest, I thought it would be impossible next time.
There are 17th and 18th graders.
There were a lot of people who were chosen for the song program, so I thought there would be more people.
When I was told that there would be 16 people, I thought there was room for me.
I was so nervous that I didn't know what would happen if I wasn't chosen.
But I'm glad.
I've been working on this selection as my number one goal.
I've been working hard, so I'm glad I was able to be chosen again.
Thank you.
To be honest, how do you feel?
Well...
I was called out for the selection because I was the second one to be called out.
I thought that if I was chosen, I would be one of the 17 members.
I was so worried that I would be the last one to be called out.
I was so happy and worried at the same time.
I had mixed feelings.
I think it's a new step for the label.
I'm so happy that I was chosen for the single.
I'm going to think about my position and do my best.
I was wondering what kind of announcement it would be.
Until now, I've been taking care of King Record.
When I joined the label, AKB48 was already taking care of King Record.
I felt a sense of responsibility that I was in the middle of something new.
I was surprised.
Personally, I've been going out to the stage and the outside world.
Some members are working hard in the group, and some are trying to work outside.
I want to do my best so that I can connect everyone with something.
I want to take care of what my seniors left behind in the past.
I want to protect us.
I want to perform a song that everyone in the world knows.
I've had a lot of connections so far.
We're going to make a new AKB48.
I've been with King Record for the longest time.
If I'm going to change, I want to go in a good direction.
I don't want the record company to do their best.
I want us to do our best and make AKB48 bigger.
You were selected as a research student. Can you tell us what you thought about it?
Well, I'm the youngest member of AKB48, and I'm going to be in the 18th generation.
Airi was in the 18th generation alone last time, and she did her best.
She really did her best.
I saw her doing her best, and I had a great feeling of expectation for the whole 17th generation.
So I'm really looking forward to Sorara and Yuki- chan joining this time.
I think it's definitely more comfortable to have more colleagues.
I'm sure the juniors will be nervous.
I want them to blow a new wind without hesitation.
When I had a concert at the Budokan last year, the two of them were selected as a unit among the seniors.
I found them earlier than I thought.
I'm just kidding.
I'm looking forward to it.
I want to support AKB48 if I can.
I think it's a great opportunity for AKB48 to be reborn.
The record company's legacy, the single's announcement, and AKB48's next step.
I think it's the first step, and I want to work harder with everyone.
As the staff said, when AKB moved from the previous record company to KING RECORDS,
I heard that it was a very difficult time for AKB.
So I joined a completely new company, KING RECORDS, and started a handshake event.
I heard that it was a great opportunity to shape the so-called AKB impression.
What AKB has been doing so far is just the same as what our seniors have been doing.
I hope we can create a new history and events with UNIVERSAL.
There are a lot of new things.
I saw a new movement as AKB, and the 61st single was announced.
I feel that everyone's emotions are complicated.
I'm not just crying, but I'm happy and complicated.
I'm sure some of the kids who aren't here right now are going home and crying because they're frustrated.
When I think about various things, I always think that I'm not good at pre-selection announcements.
This time, the center is Hitomi Honda, and she supported me a lot when I was a desu.
Even though there is a pressure called the center, Hitomi herself doesn't care so much.
I have a feeling that they are ready for me, so I trust them a lot.
Also, I want everyone to be rewarded, such as those who were selected for the first time.
Do you have anything you want to challenge?
It's really personal, but Okada Nana, who was very close to me, will graduate.
This is the first single since she left, so I want to be independent this year.
I want to be a person who can fight alone, so I want to support others and be confident about myself.
I want to do my best not only at work but also in my private time.
I was very surprised.
When I joined AKB48, I was happy to be a member of the group.
It's been 10 years since I joined AKB48.
I want to broaden my horizons in addition to AKB48 activities.
I want to do activities that will help AKB48 by myself.
I didn't know where to go, so I took the bus.
I took the bus for a long time, so I didn't know what would happen.
It was a big announcement for AKB48.
Yes, it was a big announcement and I was very excited.
It was the first time for me to be chosen for the selection,
so I was wondering if I could stand here,
but I was chosen by 16 members for 4 consecutive works.
The record company has changed,
and I want to do my best to make the world full of AKB48,
and to make a new wind blow.
Since I started to sing and dance in a single song,
the number of new AKB fans has increased,
so I think the number of people who know AKB has increased little by little.
I don't know what will happen, but it's a new road,
so I don't know what will happen, but I hope I can make AKB48 more exciting.