MaaDuu interview Captain - Top Yell November 2013

Excerpts from Sato Masaki and Kudo Haruka's interview of Shimizu Saki in the 14th instalment of their serialisation Maachan Kuduu no HaroPuro Senpai Tanboudan from the magazine 'Top Yell'.

--- Sato-reporter is normally scared of nothing when it comes to dealing with people, but are the rumours that you are scared of Shimizu-san true?

Sato: ...... That's true. I was scared of Shimizu-san and Sugaya-san. Of course, that's not the case at all now though.

Shimizu: I heard about that. Maachan had a ranking of people she was scared of, right? I think that I was ranked 3rd or 4th. I also heard that there were 2 people at the same rank.

Sato: Shimizu-san didn't laugh at all during rehearsals. I had this image of you sitting fixedly on the floor, gripping your knees. So, I thought that you were a grouch......

Kudo: Isn't that just her being serious during rehearsals? Instead, Maachan guffawing away during rehearsals is weirder.

Sato: But, somehow Shimizu-san was emitting this scary aura. Like I'd get told off if I got too close...... Masa's scared of people who'd tell her off.

Shimizu: You wouldn't get scolded just for getting close (laughs). That'd make me seem like some crazy person, wouldn't it?

Sato: Then, I asked Tanasa-tan. 'What sort of people are Sugata-san and Shimizu-san?' Since Sugaya-san was 2nd in my scary person ranking.

Shimizu: Since you've talked about it so far, I'd like to know, who was number 1?

Sato: Tanasa-tan...... 3rd was Shimizu-san and Natsuyaki-san, 2nd were Sugaya-san and Okai-san.

--- That's an unexpected ranking. All those people named in the upper ranks now have this image that they're familiar with Sato-reporter.

Kudo: That's true! Maachan's really open with them~

Sato: The moment that made Masa not scared of Shimizu-san was when Shimizu-san referred to Masa as 'Maachan'. Since someone who actually was scary would call me something like 'Sato'. Tanasa-tan even referred to me as 'Masaking'. Since they're referring to me in such a caring way, to Masa, they're really caring people.

Kudo: So simple that it's startling (laughs).

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Kudo: Shimizu-san is Berryz Kobo's captain, but first of all, why are you a captain, rather than a leader?

Shimizu: I have no idea why. When I asked, the reason was that Berryz Kobo were contemporaries whereas in the case of Morning Musume。, there were senpai-kouhai relationships.

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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〜！♬

Morning Musume。´15 Nationwide Simultaneous Handshake Events: Haachin in Kansai

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.

Formerly a white pigbot on Twitter, Haachin was a busy bee, with the most tweets (16) of any member. Showcasing the sights of Kansai, my personal favourite among those was the showcase of the lovely 16-year old.

Day 1 - Osaka

【大阪／尾形】 「大阪に帰れて嬉しいです！みんなホンマに来て欲しいです！！」（本人談） 本日19時～くずはモール1階SANZEN-HIROBAにてトーク&握手会です！ 初ソロ凱旋！！お待ちしてます！！ #morningmusume15

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

「Happy to return to Osaka！ I seriously want everyone to come！！」（From the person herself）

Today there'll be a talk & handshake event from 7 p.m.～ at SANZEN-HIROBA mall 1st floor！
First solo comeback！！ We'll be waiting！！

Day 1 - Hyogo

【滋賀／尾形】 「琵琶湖線、初です！」（本人談） 本日、初物づくしの尾形春水！！ このあと15時過ぎからFM滋賀『charge』生出演！！ #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/HR1aBCplw8

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

「First time on the Biwako line！」（From the person herself）

Today、 Ogata Haruna's experiencing all sorts of firsts！！
After this, past 3 p.m., there'll be a live appearance on FM Shiga『charge』！！

【滋賀／尾形】 「今から初の生放送です！琵琶湖の水を氷にして滑るのが夢です！！」（本人談） 間もなくFM滋賀『charge』生出演！！ #morningmusume15

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

「After this, my first live broadcast！ My dream is to skate on Lake Biwa when the water has frozen over！！」（From the person herself）

Almost time for the live broadcast of FM Shiga 『charge』！！

【滋賀／尾形】 「琵琶湖の前でお馴染みのポーズをしてきました！」（本人談） #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/LhGlQBLsOD

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

「I did my regular pose in front of Lake Biwa！」（From the person herself）

Morning Musume。´15 Nationwide Simultaneous Handshake Events: Oda in Hyogo and Kanagawa

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.

The Musume songstress gets some grub in Hyogo and dresses like a kindergartener in Kanagawa!

Day 1 - Hyogo

【兵庫／小田】 小田さくらin神戸！！！ ついに来ましたよぉ～！ 今日1日よろしくお願いいたします(((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o))) っしゃぁぁぁぁいッッ #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/eaHNbBS1BP

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

Oda Sakura in Kobe！！！
Finally arrived～！
Please treat us kindly for the whole day today (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))

【兵庫／小田】 時間が空いたので、 神戸の中華街を散策中です #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/InD1rhSHz9

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

Since we had free time、
We're currently taking a walk through Kobe's Chinatown

【兵庫／小田】 これらを1人であっという間にたいらげたあげく、まだお腹空いてるので反省しにどこかのレストランに入りたい。 #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/VjlTDVZ9yE

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

These were eaten up alone in no time、 and still reflecting on her empty stomach, wanting to go to some restaurant。

MaaDuu interviews Nacky - Top Yell September 2013

Excerpts from Sato Masaki and Kudo Haruka's interview of Nakajima Saki in the 13th instalment of their serialisation 'Maachan Kuduu no HaroPuro Senpai Tanboudan' from the magazine 'Top Yell'.

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{Done part of this before, but no harm in repeating}

Sato: Nakajima-san, wasn't there a time when you coloured your hair brown? Aren't you going to go back to brown?

Nakajima: I tried out having it brown for about 2 months. But it seemed that I went over the line (laughs). Among the fans, there are a lot of them who prefer the pure type. When I dyed my hair brown for a while, they went like 'Ah, is that what you’re going for?'. For me, that was pretty scary. Fundamentally, I'm a timid person (lol). Besides, since it fits me, I definitely ended up settling with black.

Sato: Eh~, is that so?

Nakajima: That's right. Maachan, you want to dye your hair brown, right?

Sato: Masa wants to have brown hair. Once I'm out of middle school 3rd year, I think I'd like to immediately dye it.

How quick they grow

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Sato: Um...... Nakajima-san, what's your favourite tree?

Nakajima: Eh, tree? Favourite tree? That's pretty sudden (laughs)

Kudo: For this serialisation, ever since we started with Mano-san, the favourite tree question has become a standard question that definitely gets asked (bitter smile).

Nakajima: Seriously? Eh~ tree.... I wonder...... It's not exactly my favourite, but for each of the 3 sisters in the Nakajima household, on the occasion of each of our births, a new tree would be planted.

Kudo: Whoa!

Nakajima: For my older sister, I remember it being a peach tree. My younger sister was definitely an angsana...... What was it for me!? A plum tree, maybe. Eh? It might have been the angsana for me.

Sato: That's important!

Nakajima: I'll confirm it later (laughs).

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Kudo: [...] Oda-chan's presence had a huge impact on the 10th gen...

Nakajima: Why, why?

Kudo: Oda-chan joined as the 'Utahime', so she has lots of singing parts, she often sings at the forefront. Of course her singing is good, it's a fact that'll be admitted by anyone who listens her, she definitely can't be beat......

[...]

Sato: Even though only a year has joined since Oda-chain joined...... When I heard that the director-san listened to Oda-chan's singing and said 'Her singing voice was surprising', the director-san never said anything like that about any of the 10th gen, so I was really frustrated. And so, even though we're friends, I was really vexed. Even though we're entering our second year......

Nakajima: How wonderful! In a good way, it became your motivation.

Kudo: That's right. It motivated us, and there was this huge feeling that there was a hole that needed to be filled when Tanaka-san graduated. The singing parts were divided amongst everyone, but it felt like Oda-chan had become the core of the parts that Tanaka-san brought out, filling that hole. That was frustrating.

Morning Musume。´15 Nationwide Simultaneous Handshake Events: Duu in Miyagi and Saitama

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.

The dashing Morning Musume。´15 shounen goes around, hugging pillars and turning into a local speciality.

Day 1 - Miyagi

【宮城／工藤】 宮城県着きました󾌶︎♫ お仕事と同時にある企画もやりまーす！ お楽しみに！ pic.twitter.com/MphjO5JDTh
— モーニング娘。'15マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2015, 4月 16

Arrived at Miyagi prefecture 󾌶︎♫
We'll be doing a project at the same time as workー！
Look forward to it！

【宮城／工藤】 Date fmさんの 「FLICK MOTION」ラジオでコメントを流していただきます！！ O.Aは5月予定なので、また近くなったらお知らせしまーすっ＼(^o^)／ #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/H3jTTOEoaU
— モーニング娘。'15マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2015, 4月 16

Making some comments through Date fm-san's
「FLICK MOTION」 radio！！
It's scheduled to go On Air in May、 so we'll remind you again when it gets closeー っ＼(^o^)／

【宮城／工藤】 笹かま食べたよ！ そして笹かまになったよ！ #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/mvCj2idb3k
— モーニング娘。'15マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2015, 4月 16

Ate sasakama, bamboo-leaf-shaped boiled fish paste！
And became sasakama！

Morning Musume。´15 Nationwide Simultaneous Handshake Events: Maachan in Hokkaido

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.

While Maachan was in Hokkaido for both days, she has the second least tweets during this promotion. I suspect her manager was having enough trouble just trying to handle Maachan, so the coverage fell by the wayside XD

Day 1 - Hokkaido

【北海道／佐藤】 「まーちゃんだょー😄✌️」（本人談） 佐藤、札幌到着して絶賛キャンペーン中です！ 19:00〜アリオ札幌1Fハーベストコートにてイベントを行いますので、お時間のある方は是非お越し下さい！ pic.twitter.com/L7N1rlD77c
— モーニング娘。'15マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2015, 4月 16

「This is Maachanー😄✌️」（Herself talking）

Upon arriving at Sapporo、 Sato's in the middle of well-received promotions！
There'll be an event at 7:00 p.m.〜 at Ario Sapporo 1F Harvest Court 、 so please drop by if you have the time！

【北海道／佐藤】 HBCラジオ「さなみよアップステージ」さんでインタビューして頂きました！ 三好さん伊藤さん有難うございました！ OAは4/19（日）20:30〜です！ チェック宜しくお願いします！ #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/MKyW2xwwid
— モーニング娘。'15マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2015, 4月 16

Interviewed by HBC Radio 「SanaMiyo Upstage」-san！
Thank you very much to Miyoshi-san and Ito-san！
It'll go On Air 19 April （Sun）8:30 p.m.〜！
We're counting on you to check it out！

【北海道／佐藤】 アリオ札幌にてイベント始まりました！ 佐藤、一人で頑張っております！ まーちゃんワールド全開です！ #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/LNkeIgcmfn
— モーニング娘。'15マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2015, 4月 16

The event at Ario Sapporo has started！
Sato is doing her best、 all by herself！

The Maachan world has opened up completely！