Maimi continues both the Hello! concerts and her introductions of the new members in her January 4th update “Mischevious“. Full translation below.

Good morning
It’s Maimi

We had more of the Hello! Project New Year’s concerts at Nakano Sunplaza yesterday~~♪( ´θ｀)ノ

We had performances of both ~DANCE MODE!~ and ~HAPPY EMOTION!~(*^^*)

Yesterday was the first of the ~HAPPY EMOTION!~ performances too

Everyone who participated,
everyone who supported us even though they couldn’t participate,
thank you very much

A variety of people come to the Hello! Project concerts

I saw a lot of t-shirts that I don’t see at ℃-ute concerts,

so it really drove home “Ah It’s a Hello! concert~(*^^*)“

There are 62 members participating this time~

So there’s a variety of fans

But it’s a wonderful thing that there’s a place where fans of each member fan get together

No matter which group was performing,
all of the Hello! Project fans were chanting “Oi! Oi!”,

and it made me think “They’re really warm and kind~“

Before the performance, the new members were on stand-by backstage anxiously saying “What should I do I’m nervous(＞～＜;)”

Amongst the new members, there’s some who haven’t had any experience singing and dancing to the songs…

They just joined, so they have to learn more songs than everyone else…

That’s nerve-wracking(　゜д゜)

Today I’ll introduce one of those new members

Morning Musume。’15’s Haga Akane-chan

Haga-chan was originally part of the Hello! Project trainees,

and she joined Morning Musume。’15 after completing her training

I was watching from the audience when the new members of Morning Musume。 were announced,

and the moment Haga-chan appeared I thought “Whoa(　゜д゜) She’s cute“! lol

(1)

Every time I see Haga-chan,
I think “She looks like Michishige Sayumi-san when she auditioned“

So yesterday I asked
“Do you often get told that you look like Michishige-san when she auditioned?“,

and she shyly responded “I do“

I wonder if she’ll look like Michishige-san when she grows up

Really beautifulΣ(￣。￣ノ)ノ

Right now she has more cute points though
I look forward to seeing her in the future

Yesterday, the new members lined up so I could take a picture with them,

and this girl slipped into the end of the line pretending to be one of them!

“My turn♪(´ε｀ ) Tehe“…lol

(2)

Berryz Koubou’s Tokunaga Chinami-chan

She’s as mischevious as always♪( ´θ｀)ノ

Alright, today I have more Hello! Project concerts with these funny members~~(^o^)/*

There are 3 performances today
I’ll go have fun

p.s.
Bonus picture~

My pet dog Toilette on New Year’s

She can’t eat by herself, so my mom is always feeding her one bite at a time(^_^;)

She’s a complete baby! lol

(3)

I play the role of the heroine Oda Miyabi in TBS Radio’s “Ebu★Raji ~Yoru no Renzoku Sumaho Shousetsu ~Ore ga Mamotte Yaru yo.~”, which will broadcast today from 11:30PM to 12:00AM

And then

Nakajima Saki-chan and I will appear on USEN’s “MUSIC GARDEN” on January 1st to the 4th at midnight…

It’s a 1 hour program that starts at 12:00AM

It will broadcast a total of 8 times at 3 hour intervals,

so please be sure to check both out

Thank you