Maimi welcomes ℃-ute’s youngest member to adulthood in her February 7th update “Congratulations! Coming of age“. Full translation below.

Today, February 7th,

is not only mine,

but also Hagiwara Mai-chan’s birthday

In addition
Mai has safely become an adult today~~

Ooh(T ^ T) It’s wonderful(/ _ ; )
Congratulations so, so much on becoming an adult。・ﾟﾟ･(≧д≦)･ﾟﾟ･｡

Even though she was 6 when we started, Mai has become an adult woman

It’s extremely moving

Mai was the youngest member ever to join in the history of Hello! Project,

and no one has dethroned her yet

There’s a lot of young girls in Hello! Project right now,
but no one as young as Mai was!

It’s amazing~~

Everyone always said “She’s so small~! She’s so cute~!” to Mai,
but now she says the same things to our juniors,

so I’m able to feel the passing of time

Mai was cute when she was little,
but her beauty gradually increased as she grew

How much more cute and beautiful will she become??

In addition to her aesthetic sense,
she’s good at acting sweet like a youngest child,

so I think she’s the kind of girl who girls look up to,
and men go crazy for

She has a lot of merits I don’t have, so I’m envious

Also(￣▽￣)
She’s quick-witted!!(￣▽￣)

We have the same birthday as Prince Shoutoku,
and for a long time I’ve secretly thought that she’s similar to Prince Shoutoku in some ways笑

But even though we share the same birthday, I’m not similar at all(^◇^;)

I have the image of her being able to listen to conversations about her even while talking to someone,

and even times I thought “She definitely didn’t hear me just now“, she clearly did…

She notices immediately if something is a little off,

so no man will be able to get away with cheating on her~(￣▽￣)lol

She’s a girl who returns the affection people give her,

so she often tells us about a kind taxi driver,

or an old lady who starts talking to her at a restaurant,

like “They were really cute! I thought that I should be kind to them too“

Mai will talk about her day-to-day life in detail like
“Today, this is what happened…“,
so ℃-ute’s dressing room is always bright with the sound of Mai’s voice~

Mai is moved by a variety of normal things,
so I think that she has a pure and honest heart~

In addition, when I see Mai happily talking about her grandparents and family,

I can tell that they’ve shown her a lot of affection,
and that’s why she’s that sensitive

Even after she becomes an adult,
I hope that sensitivity and her youngest child-like cuteness will remain in her arsenal~~

I hope the 20-year-old Mai is showered with lots of happiness

Alright,
today Mai and I will have birthday events at Shinagawa Stellar Ball,

and while reflecting on the happiness of being able to spend 14 birthdays together since we met with Mai,
who I feel I was fated to meet, since we’re in the same group, have the same birthday, and are from the same hometown,

I want to have a wonderful event

Farewell to the teenage Mai(/ _ ; )
Farewell to the 23-year-old me(/ _ ; )

Thanks for so many things（ ｉ _ ｉ ）

And then, please continue to support us even after we’ve become a year older

Mai, ℃-ute’s youngest member and the last teenager, has become an adultというのは

It has a big impact on ℃-ute,
as from today ℃-ute is a group of all adult members

We have to become a group that can show our adult sexiness and coolness(^^)

Please don’t take your eyes of ℃-ute