Comments from 12th gen & leader Fuku-chan at their tour wrap-up in Budokan

Wrapping up the final leg of the Morning Musume。´15's Spring GRADATION tour at the Nippon Budokan, the 12th gen who were announced there in September last year have now been part of a performance at the Budokan. Here are their comments to the fans.

Haga Akane:
We, the 12th gen, were introduced at Budokan last year, but today, being able to participate in our first Budokan performance as members of Morning Musume。, I truly enjoyed it. Thank you very much for today.

Makino Maria: 
Standing on the Budokan stage like this today, it brings back memories of when I joined, through the announcement of the 12th gen members. Becoming a member of Morning Musume。is Maria's greatest joy. Thank you very much for today.

Nonaka Miki: 
Just as Akane-chan and Maria-chan said, this Budokan is the place where the 12th gen made our first appearance, and being able to perform here today fills me with happiness. But, there's still room for Nonaka to grow, so please watch over me warmly. “Morning musume。 It is fantastic! ” (Note: The preceding quote was said in English) . Thank you very much for the truly enjoyable time today.

Ogata Haruna: 
When this tour started, I honestly wasn't used to introducing myself as a member of 'Morning Musume。´15', but having received support from the fans, and having talked a lot with the members, this was a tour that fired up my feelings of being part of Morning Musume。 Morning Musume。´15's Ogata Haruna will continue to do my best, so I beg for everyone's kind support. Thank you so very much for today.

This also represented the first tour for Fukumura Mizuki as the 9th leader

'As the final day, getting to stand here, at the Nippon Budokan, it truly makes me happy. Thank you very much. When the decision for this Nippon Budokan performance was made, I was uneasy, I felt worried, was it too soon for us? But I strongly felt that we shouldn't let this chance slip by, I believed that Morning Musume。could go that far, so we've been doing our best with all we have the whole time. We've gone to various places from the first day of the tour, and we've been supported by all sorts of fans, which built up our confidence. And finally getting to see this lovely view at the Nippon Budokan at the end, I'm truly glad. (Overcome with emotion at the sight of pink glowsticks shining from the audience seats) Pink... I'm happy. Thank you very much. However, we're still getting started, so I think I'd like to have more of the colours of all 13 of us, so please light up glowsticks in our 13 colours. Thank you so very much.

Source: Barks

Morning Musume。´15 August 2015 Nationwide Handshake Events: Nonaka Miki

The Musume are at it again, going around the country to promote their latest single. This time, they're promoting their 59th single 'Oh my wish! / Sukatto My Heart / Imasugu Tobikomu Yuuki'.

What's also the norm for this promotion campaign is that the members hijack the official Musume Twitter account, and we get to follow the girls along as they go around the country.

Chel gets off twice as many tweets compared to last time, so it's all good. Plus, Megane Nonaka! Also, if the words in my translations are in ALL CAPS, it probably means that Chel was using English (Yes, in all caps).

【広島／野中】 Good morning! 野中美希です(*^_^*)広島に到着しました󾬖このあと11時からタワーレコード広島店にてイベントです！お待ちしております♪ #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/l2UguiYdSj

— モーニング娘。'15マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2015, 8月 20

【Hiroshima／ Nonaka】
Good morning!
This is Nonaka Miki (*^_^*)
I've arrived at Hiroshima
There'll be an event at Tower Records' Hiroshima Store after this, at 11 o'clock！ I'll be waiting ♪

【広島／野中】 まもなくイベントSTART󾭠メガネ野中です！でも…本番はメガネではないです󾭛Sorry^^; #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/fv7AeZbO6h

— モーニング娘。'15マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2015, 8月 20

【Hiroshima／ Nonaka】
The event is about to  START󾭠
This is Megane Nonaka！ But… I won't be wearing glasses for the real thing
Sorry ^^;

【広島／野中】 広島イベント楽しかったです(^_−)−☆来てくれたみなさん、THANK YOU󾬏 広島駅で山陽新幹線公式キャラクターのカンセンジャーに出会いました！ #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/rqJKBhROi5

— モーニング娘。'15マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2015, 8月 20

【Hiroshima／Nonaka】
The Hiroshima event was fun (^_−)−☆ To everyone who came、THANK YOU󾬏
I met the official character of the Sanyo Shinkansen, Kansenger, at Hiroshima station！

Morning Musume。´15 Nationwide Simultaneous Handshake Events: Chel in Shizuoka and Akishima

Promoting their new single 'Seishun Kozou ga Naiteiru / Yuugure ha Ameagari / Ima Koko Kara', Morning Musume。 have once again held nationwide handshake events on the 16th and 17th of April. Their journeys were covered on Twitter, and I've compiled them by member, with accompanying translations.

Compared to fellow 12ki Haachin, Chel has the least tweets among the Musume for this campaign, four in total. The tweets are definitely very like Chel, reminiscent of her blog posts.

Day 1 - Shizuoka

【静岡／野中】 HELLO❤️野中美希です！ 地元静岡now！ テレビ静岡さんに行ってきました（≧∇≦）15:50〜17:00の「てっぺん静岡」に出演させていただきます！ぜひ見てください！🌟 #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/r7AagnI4O6

— モーニング娘。'15マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2015, 4月 16

HELLO ❤️ This is Nonaka Miki！
In my home town of Shizuoka now！
I went to TV Shizuoka-san （≧∇≦）I'll be appearing on 3:50 p.m. 〜 5:00 p.m. 「Teppen Shizuoka」！ Please make sure to watch it！🌟

【静岡／野中】 野中美希です！ 先程発売記念イベントが終了しました❤️タワーレコード静岡店さん、来てくださったみなさん、ありがとうございました！地元でイベントなんて夢みたいです…（ ; ; ） #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/79scgG6SRO

— モーニング娘。'15マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2015, 4月 16

This is Nonaka Miki！
The release commemoration event wrapped up some time ago ❤️ To Tower Records Shizuoka store-san、 everyone who came、 thank you very much！ Having an event in my home town, it's like a dream…（ ;  ; ）

Day 2 - Akishima

【昭島／野中】 昭島モリタウン到着^_^ みなさんぜひ来てくださいね〜！ たのしみ⤴︎ #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/tR11jJoQ2f

— モーニング娘。'15マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2015, 4月 17

Arrived at Akishima Mori Town ^_^
Everyone, please make sure to come〜！

I can't wait⤴︎

【昭島／野中】 先程発売記念イベントが終了しました！(^O^)♡昭島モリタウンさん、来てくださったみなさん、ありがとうございました！！楽しかったです！ 以上、巻き髪野中でした〜！♬ #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/TQ1oeiXOQt

— モーニング娘。'15マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2015, 4月 17

The release commemoration event wrapped up some time ago！(^O^)♡ Akishima Mori Town-san、 everyone who came、 thank you very much！！ It was fun！
That's all、 this was curly-haired Nonaka〜！♬

2015 HinaFes Blog Relay - #16 Nonaka Miki

H!P's resident gorilla lover Nakanishi Kana tosses the blog relay banana to Nonaka Miki.

(Original blog post in Japanese)

HELLO, this is Nonaka Miki！
The blog relay came around to me yesterday from ANGERME's Nakanishi Kana-san！！
Yah-hoo～p(^_^)q

Nakanishi-san is kind and funny
It made me happy when she started talking to me, as I'm shy and the type of person who doesn't really take the initiative to talk to people！




And what's more, she praised my singing
That made me happy～ But I'm still bad at it, so I'll do my best！！ I always think that, when Nakanishi-san sings 『Otome no Gyakushu』 in her low voice, it's really cool～

12th gen introduction (Weekly Young Jump)

Ogata Haruna

Born 15th Feb 1999

From Osaka

Blood type A

Nickname: Ogata, Haachin

Hobby, Special Skill

Video editing, figure skating

What is 'Morning Musume.' to you?

A source of energy & smiles

The senpai you look up to?

Sayashi-san. Her dancing is really cool! 

That gap between how she is on-stage, and how she is normally, it's adorable.

Your goal from now on

I'll persevere and whatever it is, I won't give up, I'll see it to completion. 

I'll do my best to be able to stand on-stage soon, and perform together with the senpais.

Nonaka Miki

Born 7th Oct 1999

From Shizuoka prefecture

Blood type A

Nickname: Mikicha

Hobby, Special Skill

English! Backflips, piano

What is 'Morning Musume.' to you?

Something that I admire, that gives me dreams

The senpai you look up to?

Sayashi (Riho)-san and Ishida (Ayumi)-san.

I love their sharp dancing!

Your goal from now on

Taking advantage of my experiences until now, and moreover, polishing my skills

I'd like to catch up with the senpais

Makino Maria

Born 2nd Feb 2001

From Aichi prefecture

Blood type A

Nickname: Maria

Hobby, Special Skill

Cheering & spectating pro baseball, duck face

What is 'Morning Musume.' to you?

An eternal dream

The senpai you look up to?

Michishige Sayumi-san. She's the cutest in the universe, she's kind, I love her the most! My eternal goal.

Your goal from now on

I'd like to catch up to all the members as soon as possible. 

Tsunku♂-san gave me these words: 'Develop your skills even more than you have so far, and please do your best, with all your efforts, without pause.' 

That's my goal.

Haga Akane

Born 7th March 2002

From Nagano prefecture

Blood type O

Nickname: Akanechin

Hobby, Special Skill

Singing, calligraphy (7th dan)

What is 'Morning Musume.' to you?

Really cool, a presence I admire

The senpai you look up to?

Takagi Sayuki-san (Juice=Juice) ♥ Her dancing, her singing, they're top-notch!

Kudo Haruka-san ♥ Her husky voice is cool!

Oda Sakura-san ♥ Her flexible dancing is cool!

Your goal from now on

I'll properly practise singing and dancing, and give a performance that'll amaze people!!

MM 12th gen in UTB

We are the 12th generation of Morning Musume.!

The 12th generation were newly inducted into Morning Musume. on the 30th of September.

Amidst the nervousness of this being their 3rd photo shoot, we're bringing out their photos earlier than anywhere else!!

You have to check out these 4 girls, spilling over with a uniqueness somewhat different to what we've had before~★