Not even cryi-
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( ;^;) I’m just so happy for them all…
Possible nonsense ahead…
Nishishi speaking.
Yesterday Yagami Kumi announced her graduation.
Even after one night it seems i couldn’t come to term with this idea (—;).
I’m sure Kuu-chan is someone who has a lot in her mind and who reflect over things again and again.
So she must have thought about her graduation, became anxious, thought about it again, summoned her courage… and took her decision. I think that’s how things went.
So I’ve no other choice than to accept it.
So I have to support her.
Even if it breaks my heart to be separated again from someone precious to me… She is that important to me that I have to cheer for her with a strength in proportion with my feelings, so she walks without fear the path she chose.
Kumi-chan is really a kind girl.
Yesterday I sent a mail to Kumi filled with my feelings on the spur of the moment.
And you know, her reply showed how much she was concerned about me.
I love this kind Kuu-chan. Kuu-chan who has the bravery to be honest with herself. I love her and respect her. ←
Hmm. As expected I couldn’t put it nicely (laugh).
Even if the graduation was announced it doesn’t mean it’s going to be imminent. Now we should treasure our time with Kumi and share a lot of good moments together (^^).
Nikkei Entertainment October 2012 - released September 4th - (last part) Nakanishi Yuka, Yakata Miki and Suga Nanako interviews.
-Furukawa Airi, Ogiso Shiori, Matsumura Kaori, Kimoto Kanon and Mukaida Manatsu interviews : here
-Hata Sawako, Takayanagi Akane, Oya Masana and Suda Akari interviews : here
-W Matsui interviews : here
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Nakanishi Yuka
Q - Enrolling in SKE48 as a 1st generation member, she acts as a mediator in the group. Supported in her stand by fans, she ranked for the first time in this year general elections.
Yuka - As I see it, being myself a member of the 「2D enthusiasts association」along several other members, the “reeking of otaku“‘s (tln : オタクくさい/otaku kusai) atmosphere is SKE48 peculiarity. In a good way, the impression we give out to lack refinement makes our charm.
Since I entered SKE48 as a 1st generation, I’ve always been among the oldest members. Thus, I’ve taken upon the role of the boke and to provoke tsukomi situations. Even if sometimes I’m worried about being annoying, I think my part is to butt in. I’ve been thanked by Yakata Miki-chan for example 「Thank you for guiding me when I was still a research student」, I’m the most happy if I can help everyone to show their true potential and if they can shine thanks to it.
Since the time when I was in highschool, I’ve tried to pass auditions to be a seiyuu and one day it brought tears to my eyes during our club activities… Why couldn’t I gain experience? But the next day, while we were going somewhere we all got excited together while watching the night sky, it felt like we were in a school trip. At this point I realized I was living the spring of my life and my sad feelings turn into happiness.
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Yakata Miki
Q - At the age of 20, she entered the selection for 「Aishiteraburu」for the 1st time this year. Getting the 62th position in the general election, this is the year of her great leap.
Miki - I think SKE48 songs are full of peps. Especially the singles, making you want to go further forward, and the dance are often furious too. Lately I’m praised by the members 「You’re great at following the rhythm」. In my opinion, if you’re not focused you can’t follow the moves, but I guess I did progress and that makes me happy.
I’m personally confident in my imitation skills. I make demonstrations in the break room or behind the curtain and members get excited no matter how many time I repeat them. Lately I’ve been called “the break room star”.
So far I often used staff members as references for my jokes, but lately I’ve been able to imitate Rola-san among others, so I hope to have the chance to show it soon to fans.
Someday I want to try acting. Especially, since I love anime, I want to try working as a seiyuu.
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Suga Nanako
Q - Being the first member of her generation to enter the single selection, she is the new generation’s hope. This young girl of the same age of Matsui Jurina (15) holds surprising talents.
Nanako - I’m very grateful to have been selected for the new single but right now I have a ton to catch up with. Everytime I sing or dance I gather impressions around me as to keep the best and discard what I did badly.
This way, I get to understand what are my weak points and sometimes when I think I did something average I’m told 「That was great!」. There are lots of various opinions coexisting in SKE48 which makes everything more fun.
What surprised the members the most is that I was able to make a walking robot in my 4th year of elementary school. I have studied wiring and programming. It was under the influence of my father and big brother that I built this「Robo One」, it felt natural for me at the time.
It seems that among SKE48 I’m the one who sweats the most. I was told so by the person making my makeup, as well as fans after stages 「Today too sweat drops were flying」. .. I suppose it’s a good thing, right? (laugh)
SKE48 4th Anniversary Special - Our Jurina - Nakanishi Yuka x Oya Masana interview from Bubka, October 2012 : full.
Interview is divided in 4 parts : First encounter with Jurina ; True colors of 15yo Jurina ; Changes brought by the concurrent position ; Jurina & Rena (last one previously posted here)
A great article for anyone interested in knowing how Jurina is behind the scene. And Nishishi and Masana are all kind of awesome themselves! Truly, the kid’s second mother and her big bro. SKE family is splendid. No kidding.
Enjoy~
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Team S’ “mother” and “big brother” lay bare their affection! - Our Jurina -
I/First encounter with Jurina
Q - The theme of this interview is 「Our Jurina」, also I have decided to call for you two who inside SKE48 are among the members who are the closest to her and probably understand her the most. I thought you could certainly tell us about her true personality and how she grew up during those 4 years you spent together in SKE48.
First, can you describe the initial impression she made on you when you met?
Nakanishi - I didn’t take part in the auditions so my timing was a bit different from everyone else. How was it for you Masana?
Oya - We were in different groups for the auditions, but I think we were put together for the first time when all the successful candidates were gathered for group pictures right after the announcement of the final results. But I was standing on the front row so I only paid attention to the girls on the same line as me. I only properly met with Jurina the next day.
Q - Did something happen that day?
Oya - Jurina and myself were invited to appear in 「AKB 0ji59fun!」, we were to meet on the shinkansen platform. I had been told I was going with a girl who was still in elementary, so I had imagined a very short and cute little girl.
Q - Reality was quite different from what you had pictured (laugh).
Oya - Indeed (laugh). She was around the same height as me. And from the second I put my eyes on her I thought her aura was incredible. Jurina was standing with her mother on the platform and even from the distance I knew it had to be her. And there for the first time we greeted each other 「Oya Masana」,「Matsui Jurina」and we boarded the shinkansen.
Q - It must have been difficult for a 3rd year of high school to talk with a girl in elementary.
Oya - Not at all. We drank orange juice together…
Nakanishi - How come you remember even those little details (laugh)?
Oya - Jurina talked a lot, from all sorts of topics during our travel like「I was in the track and field club」, as if this 11 year old Jurina was throwing off her reserve toward the 3rd year of high school student I was. She even warned me when we arrived at the studio 「In the world of showbusiness, you have to properly say “Good morning” to people you meet!」 (laugh).
Q - As expected of her (laugh). What about Nakanishi-san?
Nakanishi - When Masana and Jurina came to Tokyo for「AKB 0ji59fun!」, they came to see Team B stage. I was performing then as a back dancer. We talked a bit together then for the first time. Masana looked very immature and Jurina too seemed a bit childish so I thought both were in first year of middle school (laugh). When they told me their ages「What?! You’re so many years apart?!」.
Q - It somehow sounds like your encounters were pre-destined. It was probably around that time, if my intels are correct, before your debut during one of the lessons, that Makino Anna-sensei said 「Those here who can say without a doubt they gave their 120%, raise your hand.」. And then you witnessed Jurina, the only one in the entire group, firmly raising her hand. What did you feel at this instant?
Oya - I think we all felt, somewhere in our hearts, that we had danced with 120% of our capacities. But somehow we didn’t dare answer because you see, it’s delicate in this kind of atmosphere. Only Jurina, without a second of hesitation, raised her hand firmly. I thought she was impressive, not only did she hved self-confidence, but her guts were at a whole different level than ours.
Q - It must have stunned everyone. In between those intensive lessons, SKE48 made its debut during AKB48’s Hibiya concert. After which Jurina was immediately picked to be AKB48’s center for 「Oogoe Diamond」.
Oya - I was worried. She had to feel lonely, being only in elementary school and yet sent by herself in Tokyo. When she was in Tokyo with her manager, I called them and asked to talk directly to Jurina. I asked her 「Are you doing fine?」, she replied 「I’m alright!」. But when I was going to wait for her at the station when she was coming home, the moment she exited the shinkansen she would send herself at me and hug me tight. I realized that after all, she must have felt lonely.
Nakanishi - At first especially, she gave the feeling she had decided not to show any weakness. I was worried for her too, but at the same time we were in a situation where we didn’t know how far SKE could go or how long it would last, so to have a girl among us so highly estimated by Akimoto sensei made me happy. But I hadn’t expected her to suddenly become center, even less to see her stand alone on the CD jacket. Everyone was talking about how amazing that was. And no one ever once said she was jealous of her. Jurina herself never complained to have been put in that position.
Q - You never questioned the fact that Jurina was center? (tln : alt -> You never had a problem with the fact that Jurina was center?)
Nakanishi - I think the moment we saw her stand alone on 「Oogoe」’s jacket, we all became aware that it couldn’t be differently. (tln : alt -> it became an evidence for all of us)
Oya - Calmly considering the years separating us, maybe I always stand my ground which was to watch over her.
II/ True colors of 15yo Jurina
Q - From the 1st day up to now, Jurina has never built a deceiving character. She is a strong and cheerful person who doesn’t like to show her weakness. But it seems to have been perceived by some people as signs of「impertinence」. Also we, the redaction of this magazine, have tried to clear this misunderstanding for a long time now.
Nakanishi - Truth is she is a big wheedling child (laugh). She very often comes to me all nyan~ nyan~. And some days, for no particular reasons, she arrives 「I made cookies!」.
Oya - She often bring sweets doesn’t she. And she even writes everyone’s names on them.
Q - Would you say she acts with you as she would with a big sister?
Nakanishi - I would rather say I’m like an older brother (laugh). (tln : onii-chan in the text)
It was especially true when we debuted, back then she totally saw me like a boy.
Q - If Nakanishi-san is like a big brother to Jurina, what kind of figure is Oya-san?
Oya - … I’m told I’m like a mother.
Nakanishi - Because you always clearly tell her to stop doing something if she shouldn’t. As if you were teaching manners to a child (laugh). When she has to do something she tells her「I hope you properly did it」with a concerned tone. I think that’s why Jurina trusts and relies on Masana.
Q - I can perfectly picture that! I suppose you’re often paired with Jurina when you’re lodging outside, how is she then? In my mind she is one to exclaim「I’m so tired~」and collapse on her bed *paf*.
Nakanishi - That’s exactly how it is (laugh). She is always like that.
Q - Does it go「Get up, you need need to take a shower before going to bed!」?
Oya - Indeed (laugh).
Nakanishi - You know, Jurina is really bad at waking up.
Q - Does she become moody?
Nakanishi - Rather, she tells you 「Got it…」and goes back to sleep.
Oya - Once, Jurina and Yukko (Kinoshita Yukiko) were sharing the same room. In the middle of the night I received a phone call from Yukko, I guess she had gone straight to bed without even taking her make-up off 「Jurina-san won’t wake-up! We have to get up early tomorrow morning, what should I do?!」. I told her to bring her phone close to Jurina’s ear so she could hear my voice「Jurina wake up, it’s Masana! Wake up now!」, when I heard on the other side 「Shut it! Loli●on!」
Nakanishi - That’s a great anecdote (laugh).
Q - I’ll conceal one letter just in case (laugh).
Oya - She was still half-asleep. I kept telling her「Get up already! You shouldn’t sleep with your make-up!」to which she finally replied 「I get it.」and it seems with that she woke up.
Nakanishi - When she is with Masana, Jurina’s face turns completely into a child’s one.
Oya - But lately she has grown up a lot. It even sounds like lately she is able to wake up by herself.
Nakanishi - Even this long pillow she was always carrying with her, lately she doesn’t take it along at all. But she won’t stop so soon to sleep with someone. Everytime I wake up, she is there sound asleep with her stomach uncovered. I tell her 「Your belly will grow cold」and cover her up again (laugh).
Oya - She is really cute, isn’t she? Like she was in the old days.
Nakanishi - And yet, she has grown and is turning into an adult.
Q - She is still only 15 after all. Listening to your stories, I somehow felt reassured.
III/ Changes brought by the concurrent position
Q - It was announced during the concert at Saitama Super Arena last March that Jurina would hold a concurrent position in Team K. We could see clearly from our seats in the audience the flow of tears on Oya-san’s face the moment the announcement was made.
Oya - I had never imagined, not even once, of the possibility that Jurina could leave SKE. When she was going through hard times I had been at her side, when I was going through hard times she had been with me and gave me strength, so when I thought she would be quitting SKE I was submerged by all those emotions「 I refuse! Don’t go! Don’t leave us! 」.
Nakanishi - Personally, all the memories I had made with Jurina up to that day flashed in my mind, then I wondered what was going to happen to SKE after this. I also seriously wondered what I should do. It was the same feeling as if she had suddenly announced her graduation. Turned out later that it was actually a concurrent position and not a transfer, which calmed me down a bit.
Oya - Same for me.
Q - Since the concurrent position became effective, did Jurina change?
Oya - She tells us about the good aspects of AKB 「Wouldn’t it be best if SKE did things more this way too?」, and about what she learns there.
Nakanishi - I went to see K stage and I think it’s an excellent thing for Jurina to experience dancing in a position other than center, she was bursting with life. No matter where she is, Jurina is Jurina. I was worried she might not feel at ease and experience some painful moments. But it wasn’t the case at all, I saw the same figure I had always seen before. And so, rather than thinking Jurina was going through hardships because of the concurrent position, I now believe she has won a second place where she can be at peace.
One place where she is pampered and one where she can return. (tln : “return” as in “returning home”, though it carries the meaning of “home”, it’s only implied)
She was probably burdened with too much until now, but compared with before her load seems somehow easier to carry.
Oya - That’s what it seems indeed. I once asked her 「Isn’t it hard for you?」and she told me 「Not at all」. And everyone in AKB is treating her with care. So when she said 「Not at all」I’m the one who suddenly felt lonely (laugh).
Q - As if your daughter had left the nest?
Oya - I received a phone call when she was in Okinawa during K-san’s tour. She told me「Right now you know, I’m in Okinawa. Tomorrow I’m going to eat a ton of delicious food!」.
Nakanishi - She knew Masana would definitely react when she told her she was going to eat a lot of delicious things . You must have been「Sounds great, tons of delicious food~」.
Oya - Not at all!!
Q - Lately it has become well known that Masana-san has a fierce appetite (laugh).
Nakanishi - She is building up an「I love eating!」character (laugh).
Oya - That’s not the same! It’s not as if I ate like an ogre! The day after she came back from Okinawa, Jurina came to find me「I made chijimi! It’s a secret!」. She must have been tired and yet she made them herself. It really touched me.
Nakanishi - Meaning she had been lured by food again.
Oya - I’m telling you you’re wrong!!
Nakanishi - And thus, at all times, Jurina always gives her best. No matter how tired she is, even to the utmost limit, I’ve never seen her cut corners. I went to see K-san’s stage and stayed the night with Jurina, when the tour was right around the corner. There were some K stage songs I could perform but Jurina didn’t know any of them at all, and so we practiced together. She remembered everything in 2 or 3 days. She trained while properly preserving her sleeping time, I thought that was impressive. I thought I also wanted to see the result on stage.
Mastering a choreography in 2 or 3 days in totally ok, but at the time she remembered a total of 5 or 6 dances in 2 or 3 days.
Oya - She is the best right, when it comes to remembering things.
Nishishi - She has an incredible memory.
Oya - Since she always goes all out, there are times where she runs out of steam. And when Jurina goes flat like this, (Matsui) Rena comes, quietly, quietly, and suddenly PAN! she snaps. (tln : “snap” as in “suddenly wakes up to take over”)
IV/ Jurina and Rena
Q - Jurina and Rena, from your point of view what sort of relation exists between them?
Oya - We had this same conversation not long ago between members and we agreed that really Jurina and Rena are complete opposites.
Nakanishi - It’s very strange. They’re different from A to Z, but when they line up for example, they are the same height. I seriously think fate has done a splendid work with them.
Oya - Because they are polar opposites, you’d think there are part of them which wouldn’t match with the other, but that’s not the case even for the slightest thing, they really fit each other.
Q - But being “polar opposites”, shouldn’t they repel one another?
Nakanishi - All the contrary, they are a perfect match. Rena for example, she will always be on the defensive but on some rare occasions she would let her guard down… That’s irresistible!
Q - I think I know what you mean (laugh).
Nakanishi - At the very end of our last song 「Kiss Datte Hidarikiki」, the last move is done by Jurina and Rena who pretend to kiss. When they practiced, Jurina was like “let’s do it seriously / for real”, while for Rena it was “No way. No way”. But during the actual performance she did it seriously, as if she was giving in a bit… Ain’t that good?!
Q - How come Nakanishi-san is so excited suddenly (laugh) ?
Oya - But when Jurina is down, Rena works even harder. It’s amazing somehow.
Nakanishi - It’s as if Jurina was the husband and Rena the housewife. On some aspects, they are like those very old and typical married couples. Even though the two concerned would definitely not agree with that analysis.
Q - It’s wonderful. Listening to you I’ve come to love Jurina, SKE48 and you two even more (laugh). To close the interview, if you have something in mind you’d like say to Jurina, please go ahead.
Oya - Jurina and Rena are compared a lot, and sometimes it bothers Jurina. She would say「Rena-chan manages to do that but I can’t」.
But, Jurina, you shouldn’t worry about it, you should go forward being yourself, not comparing yourself with Rena or trying to imitate her, I want you to learn more about yourself. I’m sure you possess at least as many resources as Rena, find them, find those things that distinguish you from Rena and cultivate them. I know you’ll make them grow.
I simply want to say, you don’t need to worry.
Q - I think everyone who reads those words will sympathise with your declaration. What about Nakanishi-san? It could also be about something you wish she would stop (laugh).
Nakanishi - To be bad at waking up then (immediate reply). It’s cute on some aspects, but she really won’t wake up! On a scale from 0 to 8 to rate the capacity to wake up, where 8 is the top mark, I wish she could reach at least 2. This is a Nakanishi’s plea.
Q - As I thought, it was the correct choice to have this discussion with you two. Thank you very much!
Our Jurina - Nakanishi Yuka x Oya Masana interview from Bubka, October 2012 - last part : Jurina and Rena.
The whole interview is about Jurina, how Nishishi and Masana perceives her, how they saw her grow, how she is on their private time etc etc. Great interview but didn’t have time to translate everything yet so here is just the very last part (WMatsui yeah!) + the conclusion.
Enjoy~
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(Masana and Nishishi were talking about how Jurina remembers choreography faster than anyone and how she mastered K stage in a mere 3 days)
Oya - She is the best right, when it comes to remember things.
Nishishi - She has an incredible memory.
Oya - Since she always goes all out, there are times where she runs out of steam. And when Jurina goes flat like this, (Matsui) Rena comes, quietly, quietly, and suddenly PAN! she snaps. (tln : “snap” as in “suddenly wakes up to take over”)
Jurina and Rena
Q - Jurina and Rena, from your point of view what sort of relation exists between them?
Oya - We had this same conversation not long ago between members and we agreed that really Jurina and Rena are complete opposites.
Nakanishi - It’s very strange. They’re different from A to Z, but when they line up for example, they are the same height. I seriously think fate has done a splendid work with them.
Oya - Because they are polar opposites, you’d think there are part of them which wouldn’t match with the other, but that’s not the case even for the slightest thing, they really fit each other.
Q - But being “polar opposites”, shouldn’t they repel one another?
Nakanishi - All the contrary, they are a perfect match. Rena for example, she will always be on the defensive but on some rare occasions she would let her guard down… That’s irresistible!
Q - I think I know what you mean (laugh).
Nakanishi - At the very end of our last song 「Kiss Datte Hidarikiki」, the last move is done by Jurina and Rena who pretend to kiss. When they practiced, Jurina was like “let’s do it seriously / for real”, while for Rena it was “No way. No way”. But during the actual performance she did it seriously, like if she was giving in a bit… Ain’t that good?!
Q - How comes Nakanishi-san is so excited suddenly (laugh) ?
Oya - But when Jurina is down, Rena works even harder. It’s amazing somehow.
Nakanishi - It’s like if Jurina was the husband and Rena the housewife. On some aspects, they are like those very old and typical married couples. Even though the two concerned would definitely not agree with that analysis.
Q - It’s wonderful. Listening to you I’ve come to love Jurina, SKE48 and you two even more (laugh). To close the interview, if you have something in mind you’d like say to Jurina, plaese go ahead.
Oya - Jurina and Rena are compared a lot, and sometimes it bothers Jurina. She would say「Rena-chan manages to do that but I can’t」.
But, Jurina, you shouldn’t worry about it, you should go forward being yourself, not comparing yourself with Rena or trying to imitate her, I want you to learn more about yourself. I’m sure you possess at least as much ressources than Rena, find them, find those things that distinguish you from Rena and cultivate them. I know you’ll make them grow.
I simply want to say, you don’t need to worry.
Q - I think everyone who read those words will sympathise with your declaration. What about Nakanishi-san? It could also be about something you wish she would stop (laugh).
Nakanishi - To be bad at waking up then (immediate reply). It’s cute on some aspects, but she really won’t wake up! On a scale from 0 to 8 to rate the capacity to wake up, where 8 is the top mark, I wish she could reach at least 2. This is a Nakanishi’s plea.
Q - As I thought, it was the correct choice to have this discussion with you two. Thank you very much!
AKB48 general election! Swimsuit surprise announcement translation part 7
56th - Kimoto Kanon
The “Imouto World” ’s super start
I want to promote Team E at all times.
Q - Last year, after the elections where not a single Team E member ranked you wrote on your blog 「I want Team E name to resonate inside Budokan」.
I would like to start by expressing my gratitude toward all the fans who vote during those elections. This “56th” in the general elections is like a treasure for me, it has become an important step for me to go forward. This time, I was the only Team E member to be called, and I’m not fully satisfied by this 56th position either. But ranking 56th means there are plenty of people to surpass so the match is only starting.
Q - You’re only 14 and already Team E center. To add to this wonder you’re dedicated to pull forward your entire team.
Team E has lots of charming members with a distinct personality, it’s unfortunate that too few people know about them yet. I may be the youngest member but I’m conscious to be the team’s center, carrying everyone’s feelings with me, it’s my duty to try and promote Team E at all times.
Q - Can tell us about your ambitions for the future?
So far I’ve kept a certain reserve toward my senpai and cadets but as Shinoda (Mariko)-san wisely said, I need to gradually collide more with them, I want to absorb (tln : absorb as in “learn” but also “take”) a lot from them. Aiming higher, I will give my best!
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Thank you for all your love everyone!
56th
This number is now my treasure.
It’s the first time I have been given a number!
I will use it as a step to aim for senbatsu next year.
「I shall be victorious」, definitely!
SKE48 Team E Kimoto Kanon
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62nd - Yakata Miki
The Nagoya famous humour queen
I want to give my best and keep riding this good wave.
Q - It’s the first time in elections that you rank in. Congratulations!
I never thought I would stand on that stage myself… My mind went blank the moment my name was called.
Q - At the time of the quick report you were 37th. How did you felt when you heard about it?
I was shopping with my mother for dinner, I was really taken aback, I cried in the middle of the super-market.
Q - Your imitations have been highly praised lately.
(imitating Tara-chan) 「Papa～, what do we have tonight for dinner～」
Q - Really some high quality work! (laugh)
(with a beaming smile) Thank you very much! When there are people smiling at my imitations, it gives me strength/motivation in return.
Q - Any specific objective for this year?
One of them is to expend my imitations repertory. Also, I entered the senbatsu for 「Aishiteraburu」for the 1st time, so I want to keep working hard to keep riding this good wave.
Q - Now please, a word for your fans.
For me who don’t usually have much self-confidence, those elections and this result have been the occasion to feel that I was loved by a great number of fans. I want to return those feelings so during the handshake event I’ll make sure to say “Thank You” with more strength than ever.
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62nd Yakata Miki
3 years after entering SKE, I was finally able to say “Thank You” to everyone while standing on that stage. Thank you for this lovely present!! (つ^美^c)♪
SKE48 Team KII
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63rd - Nakanishi Yuka
The ikemen prince lady
Standing on that stage, it was like a shooting star was coming my way!
Q - To start, the quick report announced you at the 63th position.
When the quick results were announced, we were having an handshake event in Ibaraki and I heard from the other members 「Nakanishi-san, you’re ranking in in the quick results」. I then went online and was hit by the view of “618 votes”, I received a huge chock. At that time I thought 「Fans must have work really hard to make me rank in」. But this kindness resulted in a great happiness for me, I didn’t wish for anything more than this.
Q - And then you were still 63th with the final results.
I couldn’t fully process it when my name was called and before I knew it I was crying. I don’t know if that’s because I was crying and I started lacking oxygen, but my hands were shaking terribly. I needed to do something to recover so I took several deep breaths to calm down. Even holding the trophy was hard at this moment, so I embraced it as to not let it fall.
Q - What did you see, standing on that stage?
When it was my turn to talk I felt like all the shooting stars (of the sky?) descended upon me, and an incredibly powerful singing voice reached my ears. When I thought to all the people who had blessed me with their votes, words came out naturally. For me this ranking isn’t the conclusion of a single year, but a reward, of the whole past 4 years.
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Seriously, thank you very much!!
The memory of this 63th place and those 5592 votes I received will forever be engraved in my memory. They became my treasures. If you would like, please keep watching over me.
I love you all \(>-<*)/
Team S Nakanishi Yuka
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Done with the SKE members’ post-elections interviews. Again, congratulations to all 15 of them! ヾ((｀･∀･´)ﾉ
2D enthusiasts association 1st intervention in Cyzo’s magazine in July 2010.
Subject : Kuroshitsuji.
ps : After staring at those pictures for an indecent long time, I’ve decided Rena was the best xxx48 dansou. Nobody is ever gonna beat this Sebastian cosplay. Ever.
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In their lectures, the proud (?) members of the “2D enthusiasts association” will address topics such as manga or anime, discussing the value of “2D works” from their own point of view as to present them to adults unfamiliar with the subject. To kick off this corner, the first teaching material to have been picked is the lately famous manga, which has been adapted into anime too, 「Kuroshitsuji」 (Square Enix). To my surprise, it seems Matsui-san had not read it until now.
Matsui Rena - Exact. But I read the 1st two volumes we lent me and got interested in knowing what happens next. But, the hero’s butler, Sebastian, didn’t make a strong impression on me, I much preferred Ciel. I can’t get enough of him in white shirt, suits him so well!
- But isn’t Sebastian wearing a white shirt more often than Ciel? He is a butler after all…
Matsui - Well…. I prefer the sense of purity that comes off of Ciel in white shirt. But to tell the truth I also have a thing for slender silhouettes and I like cute young male characters.
Nakanishi Yuka - Something like 「I can’t get to like adults」?
Matsui - Tha- That’s not it! True that lately there is this rumor 「Suspicions about Matsui Rena loving shota」 spreading among the girls and members of the staff….
- In other manga, what kind of male character do you like?
Matsui - In 「Arakawa under the bridge」, I yearn after the good-for-nothing side of the protagonist. And when he regressed to an infantile stage, he somehow looked like Ciel, he was so adorable then!!
- No doubt left, you really like shota….
Hiramatsu Kanako - Rather than Ciel, I much prefer Sebastian~
Nakanishi - Kana-chan likes to root for popular characters, doesn’t she.
Hiramatsu - That’s not true. In 「Hakuouki」 my number one is Saitou Hajime and he isn’t the most popular! That’s Tatsumi Hijikata!
Matsui - Ne~, what is good about Saitou Hajime? You don’t think he looks like a pineapple with this hairdo?
Hiramtasu - What the….! And Ciel then, he is just a brat. You darn shota lover~!!
Matsui - ….
Nakanishi - Eh, no refutation?! (laugh)
- Come to think of it, you haven’t said a single word Furukawa-san. Could it be that you didn’t read 「Kuroshitsuji」?
Furukawa Airi - No, a friend lent me his/her books so I read it. It’s just that I like bishoujo so… Ah, but in the 2nd volume Ciel cross-dresses as a girl and gets blindfolded, he is even tied up. That set my heart on fire~♥.
- I see. What about the content of the work itself?
Furukawa - Hum, well …You see, again, I like bishoujo.
- Roger that 「I’m not interested if there are too few female characters appearing」, right? (laugh) So, if you had to point out at other qualities of the manga…
Nakanishi - I like the setting and how England is depict in the books. I’m subjugated by the characters clothes and hairstyles.
Hiramatsu - I also love how cute the Gothic style of 「Kuroshitsuji」 is! Simply looking at the art is fun!
Matsui - The style sure is popular among girls.
Nakanishi - Simply, when you start reading it with certain expectations… it can turn to be a bit hazardous (laugh).
Furukawa - Hum. But if you’re of those who enjoy the atmosphere and characters in manga then it’s ok.
- Chances are the title was initially planed for a short serialization. Thus the development seems a bit awkward , no?
Hiramatsu - But if you keep reading, the story gets better. I’d say the it really becomes interesting in volume 3, maybe?
Nakanishi - I’d rather say in volume 4~
Matsui - Well, everybody will enjoy the story according to his or her won taste!
- Matsui-san, suddenly settling the discussion… As expected of SKE48 appointed moderator.
Nakanishi - Moderator and in charge of the shota departement!
Matsui - Fine, I will aknwoledge it…. Matsui Rena likes shota! (laugh)
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SKE48 Postscript : 「Before this shooting I had never cosplay nor cross-dress, as I admired both I was really happy to be given the opportunity to do it. But truth is I had not read 「Kuroshitsuji」 yet, so I borrowed 2 volumes from Yuka-chan at the last minute. Now I regret that as a result I was only able to make reference to shota in link with this work (laugh). 」(Matsui Rena)
放課後、2次元同好会 part 2
2D enthusiasts association talk about 「Love Plus」 in Cyzo, first published in September 2010.
Where Airin presents her girlfriend to the world : Nene-san.
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This time, as a substitute for Matsui Rena, we welcome a new participant, Team KII Takayanagi Akane for the 3rd edition of this corner. The 1st episode had for theme 「Kuroshitsuji」(Square Enix), the 2nd was about 「Hakuouki」(Idea Factory), even though both are pieces with great popularity, none had seemed to awaken the interest of Furukawa-san, who consequently only shared with us her thoughts on the subjects in 2 or 3 words…
Furukawa Airi - True. But being a “bishoujo ota”, there is nothing I can do about that.
Given the situation, I chose a subject tailor made for Furukawa-san this time. Rumor has it boys around Japan have been infatuated with this title since its release last June : the communication game 「Love Plus +」! The fundamental aspects of the game are the same as the previous opus 「Love Plus」 (both produced by Konami), release in September of last year. Could you tell us then where lies the charm of a game such as 「Love Plus +」?
Furukawa - In tasting the realistic “feeling of having a girlfriend”. Until now in this type of game if you managed to make the heroine your girlfriend you reached the happy ending… and that was the end of the party. Here once you start dating the game continues! Time flows in parallel in our world and in the game, it keeps on matching real time and even seasons. There are also a lot of systems making use DS various functions, for example using the mic you can talk directly with the heroine, or you can brush her face or breast with the touch pen. Ah, but if you touch her breast she’ll hate you (laugh).
- The ojou-sama classmate, Takane Manaka ; the tsundere under-classmate, Kobayakawa Rinko ; the adult looking upper-classmate, Anegasaki Nene. Among those 3 heroines, who is your first oshi?
Furukawa - Nene-san! And rather than my number one oshi, she is my girlfriend. We are dating ♥.
Takayanagi Akane - Watching Airin being all 「Ah so cute, I’m melting」when she plays, little by little I also came to want to try it (laugh).
Nakanishi Yuka - I know what you mean. With Airin who keeps muttering 「Nene-san is so cute! Nene-san~」 I wonder 「「Love Plus」is really that fun?」 (laugh).
Hiramatsu Kanako - Me too when I watch Airin I think 「That is not only otome games, bishoujo games too are nice」. Also gestures of the girls in 「Love Plus」 are perfect. Like, they blink often and sway lightly.
Nakanishi - Eh? But, in real life a girl like that would be annoying no?
Hiramatsu - She would not! With this, 2D girls manage to fascinate men, idoles like us are facing a grave peril! Because, once they notice the charm of 2D girls I’m scared they won’t have interest in 3D girls anymore.
- 「Love Plus」 would be menacing idols’ popularity? How are you going to counter the it?!
Hiramatsu - First of all during stages performance I’ve decided to shift from foot to foot lightly. And to go like 「Well~ You see~」.
Nakanishi - ‘knew it! Told you that was annoying…
- By the way, how would you react if your own boyfriend was playing 「Love Plus」?
Hiramatsu - Absolutely no way! 「Why are you not looking at Kana only?! That’s it, I break up with you~!! (tears)」… That’s how I’d be.
Takayanagi - If we were to play when we are together I’d think 「Well, since I’m playing too that’s ok」. But I’d be against him playing by himself!
Furukawa - Usually, isn’t it supposed to be the other way around? (laugh) I personally believe flirting is irresistible in 2D like in 3D world so I don’t really mind. But 2D and 3D are different stories.
Nakanishi - Airin… unexpectedly realist of you (laugh).
「なんてったって、栄ドル」byれなひょん♡ A frog with no recollection of the 1st time it saw SKE perform live in early 2011... Making up for it now? Maybe.
