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[PH] Ah...
Good morning. Thank you for coming.
Thank you for having me.
Excuse me.
Now, we will have an interview to decide the center.
I'm not sure if you can introduce yourself.
I'm Narumi Kurano, the fourth director of AKB48.
[PH] AKB48's fourth director, Narumi Kurano.
I'm Chiba Erii, AKB48 Draft 2nd generation.
[PH] Q&A with Erii Chiba
Let me ask you the first question.
Okay.
Do you do ego searches often?
Ego searches...
I do it sometimes.
Yes, I do it whenever I open my social media.
I usually do it every ten minutes on days off.
I'm not really concerned about anti-fans, so I do it a lot.
I'm curious about how my name is spreading in the world.
Especially our job is like a destiny exposed to the public's eyes.
I'm prepared to accept both good and bad things, but I'm still nervous.
So, the next question.
What is an appeal point for a center?
I love singing and dancing, so I want to meet a song that can be a weapon for me.
I see. Singing and dancing is a very important point.
Making your favorite things your weapon is the strongest.
I've loved AKB48 since I was in elementary school.
I was originally a fan, so I hope I can be a center that can show a lot of the good things I love about AKB.
That's a gold mine.
Being able to do what you like at work is the happiest thing.
AKB's center that can show its good points.
I'm sure it will be great.
So, next question.
Tell me who you respect in the OG members.
I like small but big dancing and eye-catching Yuko Oshima.
Yuko Oshima?
She's really gorgeous.
Her presence on stage is amazing.
How about you next to her?
I'm Yuri Murayama.
I like performance very much, singing and dancing of course,
but I especially like watching how they dance,
I think her way of taking sounds is really cool, so I always imitate...
I'm not used to it myself, but I try to imitate it.
I can tell you like Yui Murayama's performance.
Her dancing style, the way she takes the rhythm and how she uses her body...
I'm drawn in when I watch it.
Last question.
Is there a dream you want to come true as AKB?
My goal is to stand again at the Tokyo Dome and create our own representative song for it.
AKB already has a lot of famous songs, so I'd like a bright song like AKB that resonates with as many people as possible.
The Tokyo Dome? That's a good goal.
Even as times change...
I think there's a melody that resonates in your heart that's universal.
Like...
The moment you hear it, you think,
This is it!
You want to make a song like that with everyone, right?
Yes!
Do you have a dream you want to make come true with AKB?
Yes! Um...
I also have a dream of joining the AKB members in Tokyo Dome.
Many people know me from singing shows.
Many people say,
I'm not a fan, but I know you.
I hope I can be the entrance of AKB.
What kind of activities?
Well...
I'll do TikTok and Instagram more.
I dream of being able to say,
oh, this kid is an AKB member, and look at other kids.
I see.
Trying to get people interested in AKB through social media is your dream.
Yes.
Good.
It's a strategy that existed in today's era.
That's all for the interview.
Good job, Sam.
Thank you very much.
Nice to meet you.
I'm going to introduce myself.
Yes, I'll take everyone's hearts.
Yes, I'm Yui Oguri from Tokyo.
Nice to meet you.
Oh, Yui. You're full of energy.
I'm looking forward to it.
I'm happy. Thank you.
Do you know it?
I'm looking forward to it.
Thank you.
I'll start with the catchphrase.
When I say, I'm at your place, say, pyon, pyon, pyon.
I'm at your place, pyon, pyon, pyon.
I'm Moho Pyon, also known as Big Mori Moho.
Pyonpyonpyon.
Wow!
Thank you.
I'm happy you said that.
That's interesting.
It cheers me up.
It does.
Thank you.
Please do pyonpyon.
Sounds good.
Then, let's ask the first question.
Yes.
Is there anyone you respect in the OG members?
Wow.
Yes.
Yes, of course.
Of course.
Eh, just one?
[PH] Eh?
There are many people who respect her as an OG member, but among them, I would like to give her a place.
It's Ms. Kashiwagi Yuki.
As the oldest member of the group, Ms. Yuki Rin has been leading Ekebi Potato for a long time,
and of course, as an idol, I respect her a lot,
but as a human being, she is a junior who is much older than me,
They are so friendly and treat me like a friend.
I think it's wonderful to see such a friendly personality.
I admire them.
I know well that you are an idol and a person who can be respected.
The reason I have is...
Ms. Sashihara Rino.
The reason is...
Even if you exchange LINE messages with me,
you get a lot of answers very quickly.
So, even if you're a junior,
you can reply to me, regardless of who you are.
and there are so many things to learn, so I respect you very much.
Oh, Sashihara Rino. She's a really interesting person.
Ever since I first met you, I felt like you had something.
Your success as an idol and all your activities must have been all natural.
Wow.
Then, the next question. Do you do ego searches often?
Wow, what a question!
What a question!
I, Oguri Yui, will do it!
Why do you do ego search?
Well, I've done it for 12 years, both good and bad.
But I've never felt bad about it.
If I had bad feelings, I would try to fix them.
On the contrary, if it was good, I was able to work harder and more active.
As one of the items that can absorb the views of various people,
I think that ego search is very good and do it as one of my studies.
I will do ego search!
Why do you do ego search?
Well, I've already got used to it.
At first, I was doing ego search with the full name of Maho Omori.
As AI Akimoto-sensei said earlier, both good and bad things are written.
I'm the type of person who gets carried away and depressed when bad things are written.
So, I gave up the name of my senior whom I respect
Yukirin-san, but Yukirin-san said that if you search for Yukirin
bad things won't come up
so you should search for it with a nickname.
I also search with Mahopyon and only look for warm comments and messages from my fans.
Oh, I see. You're searching with Mahopyon.
I think that's a very good way.
I used to look at a lot of things and get pretty depressed, but I noticed that it's best not to worry about it.
Like Yukirin says, like Kashiwagi Yuki says,
searching for nicknames is a smart choice.
I think it's also good for your mental health to only look at warm messages from fans.
Yay! Thank you, Yukirin.
Last question.
Do you want to be a center like Maeda Atsuko or a center like Sashihara Rino?
What?
[PH] What?
That's amazing!
What a question!
Eh!? I am a center like Ms. Maeda Atsuko.
I respect Ms. Sashihara, but I feel her charm in her one human power, which is active in various aspects rather than being a center,
The center is not only the presence and center when you stand in the center of Maeda Atsuko, but also the power to shine around you.
I felt the power of the center when I sang with her on the show the other day.
I also wanted to be such a center.
A center doesn't just stand out, you need to surround yourself.
Like Rino Sashihara, you have a lot of talent and you lead everyone.
You're a different kind of center.
I want to be a center like Rino Sashihara.
She was really special.
But, you know, it's not about copying someone else,
but about finding your own radiance, I think that's the most important thing.
But, which one did you choose, Ms. Rino?
What? You're suddenly getting angry.
I can't choose, and I'm in the front line, but if you ask me to choose one,
I'd say Ms. Sashihara Rino.
The teacher told me to choose one, so I chose her.
Sorry about that. By the way, why Sashihara?
I... but earlier...
you said something like a copy,
and then you said something like this,
but I myself am also... how do I say it...
well, more or less like an old idol.
It's my seventh or eighth year now,
but as an old idol...
I think that Sashihara-san has more variety than just a human being.
She puts out her true feelings and is a very interesting person.
I think I'm more of a Sashihara-san type of person.
And more than anything, when I'm asked to wear costumes, I always feel like I'm wearing Sashihara's costumes or the concepts of the people I've always seen.
I thought it was Sashihara.
But if I can copy her, I'll try not to.
You think about it a lot.
Yes.
Good luck!
Thank you very much!
That's it for the interview.
Thank you for your hard work.
Thank you very much!
I was excited about each and every question and wondered what would be asked.
There are some parts that I have already prepared, but the answer is really sensitive.
I've never talked about it.
Oh, I see.
The first time I talked to you was about AI.
I was very nervous.
I want to make music exciting with all my might.
I also talked about my dream of having our own representative song.
I hope you will write such a poem and make music exciting.
I want to make the most of this AKB48.
Your attitude was very impressive.
If you were in a center position, would you be like Atsuko Maeda or like Rino Sashihara?
Have you ever asked me such a question?
No, I haven't answered such a question before.
So I said something I didn't know at the end and I was embarrassed.
But I don't want my seniors to misunderstand me.
So I'm not sure what's going on.
I don't know if it will touch Akimoji-sensei's heart.
Certainly.
If it did, it would have touched us a lot.
We were like, isn't it great?
We were like, we're looking forward to it.
I think it's touching us a lot.
[PH] The End