Maimi introduces one of the members of Hello! Project’s newest group in her January 5th update “Nin(o^^o)“. Full translation below.

Good afternoon
It’s Maimi

We had Hello! Project New Year’s concerts at Nakano Sunplaza yesterday

There were 3 performances
The entire day passed in the blink of an eye~( ´ ▽ ` )ノ

Morning Musume。’15’s Suzuki Kanon-chan still couldn’t appear because of her leg injury,

and Berryz Koubou’s Natsuyaki-chan couldn’t appear after yesterday’s first performance due to illness

Everyone who was looking forward to seeing them, I’m really sorry.

Until those 2 get better,
I want all of us to liven things up enough for the both of them too

Everyone who participated,
everyone who wasn’t able to,
thank you for all your support

Before the performance yesterday,
we recorded a video comment for Haya-chan!’s “PON!”,

and it already broadcasted today

And then,
last night was the broadcast of the first episode of the radio drama “Ebu★Raji ~Yoru no Renzoku Sumaho Shousetsu ~Ore ga Mamotte Yaru yo.~”

Everyone, did you check it out?

I play the role of the heroine Oda Miyabi,
a high school student who just transfered

How will things unfold from here Look forward to next week~

 

Alright! Well then,
today let’s introduce another Hello! Project member♪( ´θ｀)ノ

The girl I’m introducing today is from the new unit announced on January 2nd at the Hello! Project concerts’ opening day,

Taguchi Natsumi-chan(o^^o)

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Tagucchi has been a Hello! Project trainee up until now, and she bided her time until she was chosen for the new unit

Her and Hamaura Ayano-chan have been trainees the longest, haven’t they??

I’m really glad their efforts have borne fruit…

Watching them, I once again learned “You can’t give up on anything“

Tagucchi participated and helped a lot at Suzuki Airi-chan’s birthday event,

and her awkwardness and innocence always soothed me

But, when we hosted a YouTube program together earlier,

I saw a new side of her and thought “This girl really has it together“

Even though it was her first time hosting,
she clearly remembered and corrected herself the first time she was told something, and all the staff around us praised her

The name of the new unit will be revealed this month, so there’s a lot to look forward to from here

 

Ah By the way,

this new member introduction corner isn’t in order of experience or age,

but rather it’s in the order that I took pictures with the girls backstage at the concert,

so it’s random(^◇^;)

Though I thought “I’ll introduce them in order of experience and age(o^^o)”,

everyone was running around before the performance, so it was difficult to get them in order＿|￣|○

Sorry

Who will be the next member

Please look forward to it~

Alright
Are there people starting to work today??

Walking outside, it feels like the usual atmosphere of the streets has returned

Everyone, please do your best at work

The Hello! Project members have a concert
There’s only one performance today,
so I’m going to enjoy it with all my energy

Well then, until tomorrow’s update

p.s.
I’ll attach a picture from backstage at the Hello! concerts…

A 2-shot with Morning Musume。’15’s Iikubo Haruna-chan(o^^o)

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And then, next is a picture with Berryz Koubou’s Sugaya Risako-chan,

which was taken backstage at the COUNTDOWN PARTY

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