Maimi reels from her clay-tastrophy, rehearses with Berryz, and sees one of her seniors perform in her December 15th update “Kibun Soukai(^o^)/*“. Full translation below.

Good morning
It’s Maimi

Everyone who checked out NHK’s “Tsutaete Pikacchi” yesterday

Thank you very mucho(^▽^)o

The poor quality of my clay was clear…

That’s right, I love drawing and manual arts,
but I’m really poor at using clay or anything that requires carving(゜o゜;;

In school too, I thought it was strange when people were skillful at making things with clay

I always thought “How are you able to do that?(´・Д・)」”…

It’s a mystery…

I watched a recording of “Tsutaete Pikacchi” at home,

and I felt bad for my pet dog Cologne (a poodle), who was sleeping soundly on my lap,

so I said “Cologne, I’m sorry I did a bad job creating you out of clay~(´Д` )”, and my mom laughed(。-_-。)

But, but, as expected, I love making things
The team work that comes from taking on challenges like that as a team is fun(^^)

And then,
rehearsal for the New Year’s Hello! Project concert started yesterday(^o^)/*

We practiced together with Berryz Koubou(^^)

I hadn’t seen them since Berryz Koubou’s Budoukan performance, and everyone seemed well…o(^▽^)o

It was really bustling

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A picture from around the time of their Budoukan performance

After the rehearsal,
I went to the Cotton Club with Nacky,

and we watched Moritaka Chisato-san’s performance(((o(*゜▽゜*)o)))

Everyone enjoyed the concert while having a meal

Moritaka-san looked so beautiful singing on the stage

And she looked really happy talking with the audience

There was a man who said “I’ve been a fan ever since I was in junior high!”,

and I thought “It’s amazing that she has continued to give him dreams since that time”

Seeing everyone cheering passionately, I was reminded
“Moritaka-san is loved by so many people like this no matter how many years pass, and I really look up to her charm”

And then, her singing voice
I was drawn into the world of the lyrics

Cute songs,
painful songs,
heart-warming songs,
songs everyone enjoys together…

I was immersed in each and every song

After it was over,
Nacky and my eyes met like “Didn’t it fly by??“, and it felt like it was over in the blink of an eye

The last song was “Kibun Soukai”
The song really fit the mood,

and I enjoyed it while dancing with everyone in the audience(((o(*゜▽゜*)o)))

Moritaka-san singing “If possible, I don’t want to go home tonight” made my chest tighten

She put smiles on everyone in the venue’s faces, and the performance once again made me think

“Moritaka-san is really amazing”

My mom came to pick me up,
and “Kibun Soukai” came out while we were listening to Moritaka-san’s best-of album in the car,
and singing together while driving home was fun

They are a lot of songs I love

I want to have another dinner show…

A~lright
I’m feeling good,

and there’s a polaroid event and individual handshake event later today at Belle Salle Akihabara

It feels like it’s been a long time since I met everyone

I’m excited(((o(*゜▽゜*)o)))

I’ll go enjoy today too

I’m o~ff

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Live viewings for “Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~”, which is being held from New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day, have been decided

http://www.helloproject.com/news/1…

※In addition to the regular programming, ℃-ute will appear in a live broadcast of a special opening event during “Part 1” at 109 Cinemas Nagoya(^^)
(4：00PM Start)