Extract from Sanspo newspaper:
[Berryz Kobo] went to inform ℃-ute directly in their dressing room.
Both groups were born of and split from the Hello! Project Kids, where they were brought together through an audition as 'younger sisters' for MoMusu., so there were strong bonds between them.
Crying together with them, ℃-ute leader Yajima Maimi (22) acknowledged that 'We were always together from when we were small, so all sorts of things came back to me. Since this is their decision, we too wish to support them.'
As always, Mano Erina's first thoughts sum up the general mood. Even to the last line, at least for me.
大阪でのお仕事終わりとともに
この目でタイムラインに流れる文字を見たら感情が溢れ出た(T_T)
予想外すぎて、心の中ぐしゃぐしゃ。
また1つ、この世界を目指していた頃の憧れがなくなっちゃう。
ももちゃんに会いたいな。
— 真野恵里菜(Mano Erina) (@erina_mano) 2014, 8月 2
As my work in Osaka came to an endMy eyes went over the words being mentioned on my timeline, and I started brimming over with emotions (T_T)
It was just too unexpected、my mind’s in a mess。
One more presence that I looked up to from when I was gunning for this world, will no longer be around。
I want to meet Momo-chan。