That's weird. You'd expect that people from Tohoku already know how beautiful the area is. Wouldn't it be better if they focus on other regions?
Congrats to Kubochan in 20th single senbatsu !!! Kubochan ranked 30th on the lucky girl ranking 2018 custom kubo-chan car !!! source
"Sannin Shimai" stage play will be broadcasted in TBS channel on May 13 at 20:00 JST. http://www.tbs.co.jp/tbs-ch/item/o2108/
Because we all need so Kubochan in our lives! Here she is promoting Synchronicity with her "Yoo-hoo!" https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1909568399113412
BOMB magazine tweeted these previews of Kubochan's upcoming solo gravure. In it, there's a letter that she wrote for her future self. This, comes from the mind of a 16 years old girl. Spoiler 『未来の自分へ』 これは、何歳のあなたが読んでいるのでしょうか。 こんにちは。お元気ですか?今、十六の私は毎日楽しいです 今の私には乃木坂で叶えたい夢がたくさんあります。叶っていますか? いつか叶いますように 叶うまであきらめないと。あきらめないと。 必ず叶うから焦らずに。今を楽しんでください。どうか幸せでありますように。 乃木坂をずっと大好きいてね。乃木坂は自分の人生の全てだったと いつか語る日が訪れますように。絶対に夢は夢で終わらせないでね。 久保史緒里 [Mirai no jibun he] Kore wa, nansai no anata ga yonde iruno deshouka. Konnichiwa. Ogenki desuka? Ima jyuuroku no watashi wa mainichi tanoshii desu Ima no watashi ni wa, Nogizaka de kanaetai yume ga takusan arimasu. Kanatte imasuka? Itsuka kanaimasuyouni Kanau made akiramenaito. Akiramenaito. Kanarazu kanau kara aserazuni. Ima wo tanoshindekudasai. Douka shiawasedearimasuyouni. Nogizaka wo zutto daisuki de ite ne. Nogizaka wa jibun no jinsei no subete dattato, Itsuka kataru hi ga otozuremasuyouni. Zettai ni yume wa yume de owarasenaidene. Kubo Shiori [To my future self] This, at what age will you be reading this? Hello. How are you? Now, everyday my 16 years old self is enjoying my life My current self, has a lot of dreams I wish to be fulfilled in Nogizaka. Are they fulfilled yet? I hope they will be someday You will not give up until they come true. You will not give up. They will certainly come true, so don't rush it. Please enjoy the moment. I wish for you to be happy. Please love Nogizaka, always. I hope the day when we say that Nogizaka was our whole life will come someday. Absolutely, don't ever stop dreaming. Kubo Shiori So young, yet already burning with flames of passion.
Thanks for the translation. The most interesting part is when she wrote "I hope the day when we say that Nogizaka was our whole life will come someday." Coincidentally, I just watched the Nakamoto Himeka Last Bow documentary. And at there, when Himetan was asked what is Nogizaka meaning for her, she answered Nogizaka is everything. I don't know if it has relation or not, but Himetan is the Senpai, Kubo close with. So, it looks like Himetan is kind of goal for Kubo. Btw, I read the Japanese letter first before reading your translation for learning purpose. Thanks God, many of my interpretation are similar to your translation.
If I mistranslate things I wish you can correct me, so we can learn together Being a Nogi wota herself, I am pretty sure Kubochan wakes up in the morning being grateful everyday. Imagine actually being in the group you are a fan of! Imagine being able to contribute to its growth, and participating first hand in all kinds of possibilities for its future. Imagine being able to talk to and with adored incredible seniors, like Himetan, Ikuchan, etc., and learns from them, maybe adopting some of their personalities and views as well. (And most importantly, being able to shake hands with any member, anytime, free!) I am half kidding. But I guess that's what she feels. And she channels it in a way that she doesn't want to let this given opportunity be wasted. She isn't joining to play around. She's joining with fear that she's not good enough, even when she proves herself time to time, again and again. I guess that's why most of her thoughts are negative, as seen in her blog posts. (speaking of which, I haven't translated them in a while now ) But this letter is oozing with optimism, it's one of a few of her writings that don't include any negativity or self doubt. Maybe it's just an excerpt from an issue of a gravure magazine, but I think of this a bit highly. It's short but compact, conveying her hopes. I wish in the future, when her dreams come true, she will read this letter again, remembering her origins and sees how far she has travelled.
Riddle time! This is from Kubos's blog. 1. Member's name 2. A member's birth date and height 3. Some words
1) SATO KAEDE 2) 152 cm , 8-23-1999 (Hazuki Mukai) 3) Come on!!! give me some time . . . EDIT: I give up!!! (HOORAY TO ERIKA Ü)
Hints for 3rd puzzle. Spoiler It's Japanese. Spoiler It's related to 3rd gen. Spoiler Just one member Spoiler It's as you type it, not as you pronounce it.
The first Kubochan's solo appearance in TV show! She will be the guest in "Mukashi Banashi" on 6/30. http://www.fujitv.co.jp/girigirimukashibanashi/
To add, the time slot will be at 21:00 - 23:10 JST Not only it's still in the scope of Golden Time (19:00 - 22:00 JST), the duration will be two hours! I hope we can see a lot of Kubochan there. Another notable thing from the picture is, she's there without wearing nogizaka seifuku. That's something, I guess. On other note, yesterday (Saturday, June 23rd 2018) was 20th single handshake event at Tokyo Big Sight. A lot of fans who came to handshake with Kubochan reported that she started to 'correct' her teeth (I don't know what term to use, as I don't know what kind of orthodontic correction it is, be it braces like Tamami/Reno or any other thing). I hope this too will be successful for her.
Probably to remove her double tooth. Honestly speaking, i think she'll def look better. Yaeba teeth is one of the Japan trends that i find hard to understand (Sorry Tomochin)