Mano Erina Photobook 'Zero' Press Conference

On the 31st of August 2014, Mano Erina held a press conference, along with a handshake event, in commemoration of her latest photobook 'Zero'.

The theme of the photobook is 'The two Erinas.' One Mano is a girl living in the countryside, experiencing the comfort of the dearly-missed traditional lifestyle. While the other is a brave girl, working hard in order to find happiness in the city.

On releasing a photobook
'That's right. First, it's been a year and a half since I've graduated from Hello! Project, but I'm happy to release a photo book even after I've graduated. We took photos in Yamaguchi and Tokyo for this one. My previous photo book was in Hawaii, so I enjoyed myself there just after graduating from Hello! Project. Now that I'm working hard at acting, there are a lot of photos where I'm putting in a bit of acting, and personally, it's ended up with a more mature atmosphere. Even I myself had no idea when I learnt how to make such expressions.'

On any incidents of note that occured during the photo shoot
'It was the first time I've been to Yamaguchi prefecture, but the weather wasn't really that great...' (It was revealed that there was heavy downpour during the photo shoot, proving that she was unable to graduate from being an Ame onna)
'But it was pretty relaxing. Facing the sea, I'd turn around, and see the mountains. I was in the midst of an abundance of nature.'

[2ch] Suzuki Airi Top Wota Kanazawa Tomoko、 hanging out with Fairies today

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http://ameblo.jp/juicejuice-official/entry-11913306761.html

I hung out for a bit
With my good friend
Hayashida Mahiro-chan from Fairies

「Tomo、 hang out with me tooー。。」

When she contacted me like that
It made my heart skip。 Honest。

Let's hang out again～

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>>1
ｋｎｔｍ, how dare you just hang out with my shadow oshi Mahiro！

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>>1
She's doing as much as she pleases

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>>1
I was expecting KanaTomo to be spellbound by her, but KanaTomo spellbound her instead…
Airi… Mahiro…

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She's just eating up idols

[2ch] Airi went out with her Top Wota Kanazawa Tomoko again (+1)

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♪. DoraNaki (Kanazawa Tomoko)
http://ameblo.jp/juicejuice-official/entry-11912343703.html

And after I had finished watching the movie…
I went out with
Suzuki Airi-san from ℃-ute。


The main agenda this time around was
……Ramen??

She brought me along
To a really delicious
Thick style ramen store-san ～

After that
We went to a delicious fruit store
And had a peach shaved ice。


Suzuki-san
Generally eats anything。 lol


But all of them were really delicious
I'm melting～ In bliss～

Thank you very much for today。
I hope we'll hang out again

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Already she trusts her more than the ℃-ute members

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They're already hand in glove

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Again？ Seriously lol

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I smell danger

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She's not letting go of the trophy she was aiming for

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KanaTomo's ℃ wota style

[2ch] Ishida Daaishi、 jealous of Airi Top Wota kntm

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From Daaishi blog: http://ameblo.jp/morningmusume-10ki/entry-11910439667.html

The magazine 『Top Yell』-san
Where I have a discussion with that Suzuki Airi-san

Is currently on sale


Please make sure to read that article

I'm counting on you



For me、 I can't even muster up the courage


To ask her to take a photo with me←



So to go as far as to ask her to hang out。・゜゜(ノД`)


……Those know know will understand (lol)
……It's just jealousyー (lol)

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I don't think kntm expected that she'd rise that high from wota roots, and that her dreams would come true

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She hardly ever goes all 'Airi, Airi', so I think that might have created a distance

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Daa-chan, stay stronggggg

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Daaishi's crying

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She really is jealous lololololol
She's no match for KanaTomo lololololol

[2ch] Airi goes on a date with one of her biggest wota! (2 threads)

It looks like ℃-ute Suzuki Airi and Juice=Juice Kanazawa Tomoko went to the Land of Dreams

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http://s.ameblo.jp/juicejuice-official/entry-11908561701.html 

Today, with ℃-ute's Suzuki Airi-san

I went to the Land of Dreams、
Disney Land～！

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It really is the two of them, right？

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Were they that close?

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It's hereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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Well, Kanazawa was an Airi oshi before she joined Hello! Pro

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I'm crazy jealous of that wota who got to go to Disney with their oshi

Twitter Tidbits #5 - 24hr TV and S/mileage 3rd gen announcement

Tsunku♂ on idol aspirees

モーニング娘。の最新のオーディションも大詰め。そんな中、ふと思ったのが、最近の中学生は運動部に属さない子が多くなっているような気がした。もしくは今時のアイドルを目指す子は運動部に属さないタイプが多くなったのか・・・初期モーニング娘。の頃はあまり感じなかった感想である。
— つんく♂ (@tsunkuboy) 2014, 8月 24

We're at the finale of Morning Musume.'s latest audition. Through it, it suddenly occurred to me that it feels like there are a lot of girls who aren't part of a sports club. Or perhaps the majority of girls who want to be idols in this day and age aren't the type who join sports clubs... When Morning Musume. first started, I hardly ever got that impression.

Tsunku♂ on this year's 24-hour TV marathon

24時間テレビの感動の余韻…最後に本当のキセキを呼び起こすリーダー。うん、俺も自分に正直に立ち向かおうと勇気を貰いました。本当にありがとう。一緒に仕事したあの頃からも10年以上経つけどみんな心は少年のまま。これから起こる新たなるキセキを呼び起こせるような気がしました。
— つんく♂ (@tsunkuboy) August 31, 2014

The memory of how moved I was by 24-hour TV... At the end, Leader (Joshima Shigeru of TOKIO) brought forth a real miracle. Yes, I too honestly received some courage to fight back. Thank you so very much. It's been over ten years since the time we worked together, but we're still boys at heart. I feel that a new miracle will be called forth from now on.

24時間テレビで走ってた姿を見て以来すっかりリーダーのファンになった3歳次女。「リーダー見たい」という彼女の言葉の意味はTOKIOが見たいの意。ambitious japanを空で覚えた彼女は 「ビーおじさん🎵」と自分の知ってるボキャブラリーの中でなんとか置き換えてコピーした。
— つんく♂ (@tsunkuboy) 2014, 9月 15

Ever since she saw the sight of Leader running for 24-hour TV, my 3-year old daughter has become a fan. When she says 'I want to see Leader', it means she wants to watch TOKIO. Remembering Ambitious Japan off the top of her head, she goes 'Be Ojiisan', replacing the words with the vocabulary she has.
(T/N: The correct line in Ambitious Japan is 'Be ambitious')

(Also, here's a translation of the letter from Tsunku♂ to MM.'14 and the OGs when they performed for 24-hour TV, by Sohee of Hello! Base: 
http://jplop.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=6216&start=340#p162196 )

Hama-chan reads out a letter to Momochi

In one of the segments at the night performance of the Osaka Nama Tamago Show held on the 23rd of September 2014, Hamaura Ayano-chan chose to read aloud a letter she had written for Tsugunaga Momoko-san, the senpai she looks up to! Here's my translation of some tweets on the contents of her letter.