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Kashiwagi Yuki (Yukirin) / 3rd Generation

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Yukirin talks with Kiara, Mirinya and Iori of =LOVE in a pair of collaboration videos:

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Yukirin answers questions about the concert that she received on Instagram Stories:

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Following today's premiere of the 63rd single MV, Yukirin will have a livestream on her channel at 22:00 JST to talk about it:

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Yukis daughter approves

https://x.com/petits_ma/status/1756993579975917938?s=46&t=2KxRQXvcVugy3WXUixRjTg

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Here it is, Yukirin's final single as AKB member, and also her first solo center single!!

"Colorcon Wink"

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I like the song, it's so "AKB", and Yukirin looks so beautiful with this hair and dress...
They performed the song and I find the choreography really nice and cute too ^^
I'm really satisfied with this final song and single for Yukirin. it's just perfect for her!!

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Yukis daughter approves

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This is way too cute!!!

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Here it is, Yukirin's final single as AKB member, and also her first solo center single!!

"Colorcon Wink"

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I like the song, it's so "AKB", and Yukirin looks so beautiful with this hair and dress...
They performed the song and I find the choreography really nice and cute too ^^
I'm really satisfied with this final song and single for Yukirin. it's just perfect for her!!

This is way too cute!!!
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It is a very happy song (goes with all the flowers), but as many netizens noted, there are hints of past AKB48 songs!

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Making video for the MV of 'Colorcon Wink':

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A few days later, Yukirin somehow found the tweet of the adorable little girl giving her kisses on the TV screen, and she quoted it

https://twitter.com/Yukiriiiin__K/status/1758409809043542189

She basically said "This is too cute!!!!! (teary eyes) (hearts)"

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Solo dance video of the chorus of 'Colorcon Wink':

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Mana said: ↑

A few days later, Yukirin somehow found the tweet of the adorable little girl giving her kisses on the TV screen, and she quoted it

https://twitter.com/Yukiriiiin__K/status/1758409809043542189

She basically said "This is too cute!!!!! (teary eyes) (hearts)"
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plot twist. she turned out to be a Yukirin’s fan in a previous life.
oh wait...that plot sounds familiar . i swear Yukirin wouldve make a perfect Ai the idol.

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english translation please. anybody?

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@donjonnie commented in the general thread giving an overview.

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english translation please. anybody?
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sscrla said: ↑

@donjonnie commented in the general thread giving an overview.
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Hi!
As sscarla said, I posted some translation here but admittedly it focused more on AKB stuffs:
http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?threads/general-the-akb48-thread.180/page-1436#post-1820710

For Yukirin parts:

Aki-P hasn't met Yukirin directly since 2021 collab with WACK.

Aki-P remembered Yukirin's recommended Banana Mayonnaise Sandwich that tasted terrible for him

He fondly remembers Yukirin's special skill to look at any active camera and wink with high accuracy.

Yukirin says she developed that to be stand out among the many unique individuals in the early AKB.

Yukirin talks about how Green Flash and Yokaze no Shiwaza are some songs that she loves in AKB.

Talks about marriage, it might be difficult, she doesn't even want to marry herself.

What about marrying a fan? Like Miichan, she looks happy so far, Aki-P says.

at 15:35 AkiP said he has a song for AKB that probably will sell really well

(on the level of HebiRote, Koichun, 365nichi no Kamihikouki)

Yukirin was surprised at this reveal and would have liked to sing it, but she's graduating

Aki-P teased her that she got played by staff and if only she stayed for one more single, perhaps she would be able to....

Also Aki-P touches on Yukirin scandal that nobody even touches anymore nowadays

and praises how she was able to overcome that.

At that time she had wanted to leave AKB, and only stayed after discussion and advice from Aki-P.

She's a straight Idol now thanks to that moment.

Talks about the two Hello Project fans from Kyushu turned AKB members - Yukirin and Sasshi

They had met before on fan events, but when they joined AKB they acted like not knowing each other for a while

Yukirin auditioned for Morning Musume for about 3 times, even had TV appearance. Also auditioned for AKB first generation.

Aki-P says Yukirin better be happy in life after graduation too.

He warned her to be careful when choosing partner to see if they are looking at "AKB48" Yukirin or the real Yukirin.

After graduating, Yukirin wants to continue singing, and doing entertainment stuffs,

Anything EXCEPT acting, that she feels terrible at.
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donjonnie said: ↑

Talks about marriage, it might be difficult, she doesn't even want to marry herself.

What about marrying a fan? Like Miichan, she looks happy so far, Aki-P says.

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donjonnie said: ↑

Talks about the two Hello Project fans from Kyushu turned AKB members - Yukirin and Sasshi
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Looks like Yukirin and Sasshi have a lot in common lol, Sasshi doesn't care about getting married either
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Tokyo AKB fan meeting 'behind':

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Yukirin at Fan Fun Cosme! Special Stage in 2024 Spring Eve Festival (with comedy duo EXIT) to present 3 new cosmetic items from her upink brand:

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EDIT: Interview about her graduation with Sponichi Channel:

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A pair of collaboration videos with Hair & Make George:

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Yukirin grad concert and spring concerts will stream in Hulu Japan. I wonder will she perform temodemo namida with saeki mika? Will she perform max toki with nishigata? Who from NMB48 will show up? I won’t even ask about you know who.

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'AnAn' has just published a long interview with Yukirin:
https://ananweb.jp/column/ongakutusin/534662/

It's very interesting but way too long to run through DeepL so here's an unedited Google Translation:

Yuki Kashiwagi. Her nickname is "Yukirin". Born on July 15, 1991 in Kagoshima Prefecture. She is a member of AKB48 Team B. She is a 3rd generation student.

AKB48, whose general producer is Yasushi Akimoto, has been active since 2005 and is based in Akihabara, Tokyo.
She made her major debut in 2006, and at the end of the same year, she made her first appearance on the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen. Since then, it is well known that they have become one of Japan's leading idol groups, both in name and reality, with singles selling over a million copies.
At the Nippon Budokan performance in October 2023, legendary idol Yuki Kashiwagi, who has supported AKB48 since its early days and is admired by all the younger members, announced her graduation from the group.

Since AKB48 will be releasing their 63rd single "Karakon Wink" on March 13, 2024, we spoke to Yuki Kashiwagi on behalf of AKB48.
--Kashiwagi-san joined AKB48 as a third-generation member in 2007, served as the first captain of Team B in 2009, and formed the derivative unit "French Kiss" in 2010. In 2013, she also made her debut as a solo singer. You have led AKB48 and the idol scene, but how do you look back on your 17 years as an idol?
It went by so quickly. Even when I hear 17 years, it doesn't feel like it's been a long time, it's like, ``Huh? It's been that long.'' From what I feel, it's been about 7 years (lol). However, I think it's only been in the last two or three years that I've started to lead everyone and take the lead. When I joined, I was still a junior and there were some seniors, and I had never been a center before, so I didn't really feel like I was carrying AKB on my shoulders.
AKB48 will continue to exist with or without me, but I've been working with the thought that I want to be someone we can't live without. Looking back, I realize that I was able to stay this long because I had so much fun.

--Kashiwagi-san, you joined AKB48 in 2007 at the age of 15, and are now 32 years old. How did she first come across music and why did he decide to become an idol?
My first encounter with music was when I was in kindergarten. I liked the characters drawn on the school bus and wanted to ride on it myself, so I decided to send my child to the music kindergarten that runs the school bus. There, I learned to sing and play instruments such as the piano, so music was always around me. I joined the brass band as an extracurricular activity in elementary school, and I really loved music.
Then, when I was in elementary school, my mother taught me Morning Musume. She was taken to a concert by , and from there she fell in love with Hello! Project. When I became a junior high school student, I liked Hello! Project so much that I started thinking, ``I'd like to try that side (idol side),'' and when I saw girls my age appearing on TV as idols, I started thinking, I feel like taking on a challenge. She passed the AKB48 audition when she was in the third year of junior high school and became an idol.

--When did you decide to graduate?
About a year ago. I felt a sense of accomplishment that I was able to do various things with AKB48, and I was completely satisfied that I was able to experience my youth once again. I've become great friends with the current members of AKB48 and have fun every day, so I wanted them to see me off as they graduate. I had nothing left to do, and I felt that I could be entrusted to everyone, so I decided that now was the time to graduate.

--Do you have any plans to pursue a solo career while watching over AKB48?
I really like singing and being on stage, so I hope to continue my career as a solo singer even after I graduate from AKB48. But rather than becoming an artist, I'd rather it be an extension of what I'm doing now. At this stage, I hope that no matter how old I get, I can still maintain my idol-like qualities as much as possible.
Finally, with the solo center song, I graduated with no regrets.

--Kashiwagi-san's 63rd graduation single "Karakon Wink" will be released on March 13, 2024. This is the second time for you to be the center of the title song, since the single released in 2015 when you were the double center with Haruna Kojima, but it is the first time for you to be the center alone.
That's right. As for the center, it was the only dream that hadn't come true for the past 17 years. Up until now, it was difficult for me to say that I wanted to be a center player because the hurdles were so high, and even though I had hoped that I would be able to do it someday, I had been doing it for 17 years, giving up thinking that it would be impossible, so I never thought I would be able to become a solo center player with my last single. I wish I could do it. What's more, even though it reminds me a little of AKB48 when I joined, it's a song that feels like it's been updated to modern times, so being able to be the center for this song at the end, I think I can truly graduate without leaving any memories behind. I did.

――Yasu Akimoto's lyrics are also impressive as it is a love song that describes the feelings of unrequited love, but what do you keep in mind when you sing it?
First, regarding the lyrics, in AKB48's songs, the first person is often ``I'' from a male perspective, but ``Karakon Wink'' is unusual in that it is written from a girl's perspective.
Also, when I debuted, there were a lot of music programs. Under such circumstances, I wanted the viewers to remember AKB48's existence and leave an impression on them, so I thought about it myself and came up with the idea of winking within just a few seconds of singing during a program appearance. Akimoto-sensei also seems to think that ``In AKB48, when it comes to wink, it's Kashiwagi,'' so I think he created the lyrics with that in mind.
Colored contact lenses are now worn by both men and women, and they have become a familiar item. I also get excited when I put on colored contact lenses at critical moments like music programs or concerts, so I've included words that are relevant to the current era.
The worldview of the lyrics is about a woman's desire to appeal to a man she has an unrequited love for. The same goes for love, but this is also what I thought about everyone when I was in AKB48. The feeling of wanting to be noticed and appealing to the other person feels very similar to the girl in these lyrics, so I sing with those feelings in mind.

――In the music video, you performed while surrounded by colorful flowers and a snowstorm of flowers falling. Is there a key point in the choreography?
The formation changes rapidly, so my juniors are moving a lot around me. There are a lot of winks in the title, so the winks from the members are the main point. Furthermore, for a moment at the end of the song, she makes the word "yuki" in Roman letters with his hands, and as I say on my YouTube channel "Yukirin World", "Whether you sleep or wake up, Yukirin World will captivate you." The catchphrase is even included in the choreography. These are the points.

--In addition to Yui Oguri and Mion Mukaichi, this work also features Ayami Nagatomo, a 16th generation student who entered the Senbatsu for the first time, Miyu Mizushima, a 17th generation research student, Yuna Akiyama, and Yagi from the 18th generation. Aizuki and others were also selected as singing members. I guess all the junior members are more tense because it's Kashiwagi-san's graduation song.
Even when I look back on myself, I can see that everyone has a strong desire to enter the Senbatsu. The members who have joined the band have told me that they are happy to have been included in the senbatsu for the first time because of my last song, and I am really happy when I hear comments like that. However, I want everyone to do it without worrying about it and to think that they are the best.

--In this music video, there are a lot of flowers and it looks beautiful, but does it look like a botanical garden?
No, actually, it was a set where flowers were brought into a completely empty place. In the cold weather of early January, I went to Tochigi Prefecture and shot over two days. I arrived in Tochigi around 3am and started doing my makeup at 5am. Condition-wise, it wasn't very good, but since it was the last shoot and I was in the center, I removed the salt so it wouldn't get swollen, and took another shower in the morning to keep it crisp. I made sure to be in the best conditions possible, and then it was just a battle against the cold.
My legs were exposed in the costume, and I was wearing so little clothes that I couldn't even put anything on inside, so even though it was really cold, everyone was really excited about it because it was my last single. I was very grateful for that. Even though I've shot the music video hundreds of times already, I felt deeply emotional, thinking, ``Ah, this is the last time.'' I was really happy because I could feel that a lot of people were trying to make it a good work.

--The first limited edition of the single [TYPE-A] includes Kashiwagi-san's solo song "Until the End". I felt that Akimoto-san's lyrics expressed Kashiwagi-san's feelings, such as, ``Thank you for letting me stay here for this long, until the very end.''
I didn't really talk to Akimoto-sensei about my feelings, but he put into the lyrics exactly what I was thinking, things that I can't easily express in words. I've seen many members singing solo graduation songs when their seniors graduate, but I wonder what will happen when I graduate myself. That's what I was thinking when I received this song. No other member could sing these lyrics, but I'm really happy to have been given this song because I've been with them for such a long time.
I feel very grateful to be here, and I really like everyone. I love not only the fans, but also the current members of AKB48, so those feelings are interspersed with it. When I sing it at my last concert, I'm sure Gene will sing it.

--"AKB48 Spring Concert 2024 in Pia Arena MM" will be held for two days, March 16th and March 17th, 2024. The first day will be Kashiwagi-san's graduation concert, and after that, there will be a graduation performance at the theater in April.
The graduation concert on the first day will be almost entirely produced by myself. The theme is everyone's favorite AKB48 and everyone's favorite Yuki Kashiwagi. Rather than songs that I wanted to do or that I wanted to challenge, I chose songs that I couldn't miss or songs that I absolutely had to sing at the end, but I couldn't fit in anymore (lol). As expected, the songs have a lot of memories from the past 17 years, so I carefully selected them based on my hesitation. The content is designed to convey the history of AKB48 that I have followed.
On the second day, I only perform one song. I could have held my graduation concert on the first or second day, but none of the members who were in AKB48 about 10 years ago will be gone after I graduate, so I'll have my graduation concert first and then the next day. I chose this order because I wanted people to see the current AKB48. The content of the graduation concert in April has not been decided yet, but I would like to do my best at the concert in March first.
I want AKB48 to be fun for everyone.

――This is a different topic, but how do you usually spend your time at night?
I'm sleeping most of the time (lol). I'm so happy to be able to sleep without an alarm, so I sometimes sleep until the afternoon. I also go to the beauty salon, get my eyelashes permed, and see a dermatologist. I only go out all day a few times a year. Even on my days off, I tend to move in ways that are connected to work, so I'd like to change that after I graduate.

--Anan's beauty, health & eco site "ananBeauty+" has a series called "Zokkon Beauty Life". Are you already knowledgeable about beauty?
No, I started getting interested in it when I was in my late 20s. AKB48 has a large group of members and I do my own makeup, so as I researched various things as an extension of my job, I gradually found out about the best ones. I found that researching beauty information became something of a hobby, and I started experimenting with it around my late 20s.

--Do you have any favorite cosmetics lately?
Hmm, there are too many (lol). I try and use everything from so-called department store cosmetics, Korean cosmetics, and cheap drugstore products. That's why my favorite things change quickly. I'm always checking social media, reading magazines, and trying out things that interest me. I usually carry a pouch from the first group, and I have a drawer full of cosmetics from the second group. It's a really fun time to change out your cosmetics every day to match your outfit that day, and I really like it.

――When it comes to fashion, are there any coordination styles that you incorporate?
Now that I'm 32 years old, I feel like it's becoming more and more difficult to know what's best to wear. However, I've always liked and wore conservative, neat fashion, but since I also do handshake events in my casual clothes, I'm probably unconsciously trying to dress in the way my fans want. I once felt that maybe... So lately, when I go out in public, I choose something pretty and cute like a dress, but I usually wear denim with a sweatshirt or hoodie. It may be two extremes of fashion, but I like both. When I shop, I buy clothes that make my heart flutter, so I wear clothes with a variety of tastes without deciding on a specific genre.

--Kashiwagi-san has always had the impression of being slender, but she has nothing to do with dieting.
I went on a low-carbohydrate diet about 10 years ago, but since then I've had the experience of eating a lot and rebounding, so I try not to go on extreme diets as much as possible. But now that I have more opportunities to get noticed after being in AKB48, I want to work hard on my body shape. So now I'm cutting out wheat. Anyway, I like noodles and bread the most in this world, but I feel like I'm doing my best if I hold back on the things I like in order to lose weight (lol). I've been doing it since December, and I'm trying to do my best until I graduate. Up until now, I've had an unbalanced diet, but since I've become more conscious of this, meat and vegetables have become more delicious, and I've been able to eat well-balanced meals.

--Thank you very much for all your stories. Lastly, Kashiwagi-san, please give us a message about your future aspirations and the future of AKB48.
For 17 years, more than half of my life has been spent as ``AKB48's Yuki Kashiwagi,'' so to be honest, I still can't clearly imagine myself not being that way. However, I am also very excited about what will happen after graduation. I want to continue playing music, and if I get a job, I want to do my best. I feel like I'm suited to not setting too many goals, just enjoying what's in front of me, and before I know it, I've been doing it for a long time. My personal resolution is that I want to be able to have fun every day at work and in my private life without having to set any big goals.
As for AKB48, I feel that I have been able to convey to everyone the spirit that has existed for a long time, such as trying to do something even if you don't know how it will turn out, and doing everything with energy and hard work. After I graduate, I want AKB48 to continue to be created that everyone can enjoy, rather than thinking that AKB48 is just like this.

Interview postscript
Yuki Kashiwagi, who is active on the front lines as a member of the national idol group "AKB48" and is known as "Yukirin" and is loved by people of all ages and genders, has appeared on ananweb. From the moment she appeared on the interview site, Ms. Kashiwagi had a gorgeous aura and brightened up the scene. She also showed off her cute smile in interviews, and when a cameraman requested a wink during a photo shoot, she seemed distressed, saying, ``She can't wink unless she's moving along with the song.'' It was impressive. Please be sure to check out AKB48's new single, which is also Kashiwagi-san's graduation song!
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