Mio, Miku, Nako, Meru, Kyappu, Natsu didn't say anything.

Sakura:
Please let me write about Kouhaku some other time.

Haruppi:
We didn't get chosen for Kouhaku.
I'll be honest, it's frustrating.
I myself have been aiming towards Kouhaku this whole year.
Looks like it wasn't enough.
I wanted to share the happiness, together with our fans.

Aoi:
Also, I wonder if some of you already know, about this year's Kouhaku Utagassen.
HKT will not be appearing.
I wasn't sure that we were gonna be called in the first place, but actually hearing the news was frustrating after all.
We were called to Kouhaku last year so we really worked hard this year, aiming to appear again.
'We need to work harder!', is what we said...
'We need to keep doing our best!, is what we said...
Sorry for disappointing you a little, on this otherwise wonderful 4th anniversary.
HKT48 will keep doing their best in the next year!

Madoka:
Aside from that, today was the day they revealed who would appear in the Kouhaku Utagassen.
I'm sure you fans were looking forward to this day as well.
However this year, HKT48's name wasn't listed.
I'm sorry.
We were all standing in a circle, when Sasshi told us about it.
'It's unfortunate, but using everyone's strength, I want all of us to appear at Kouhaku next year', is what she told us.

Even our theater manager Ozaki, who is usually a bright and cheerful person, shed some tears in front of us for the very first time.
Last year it was Sasshi's strength, and now this year I really wanted to be told that the strength of all members would get us there.
But it wasn't enough.
We want to aim towards standing on that stage once again, next year.
So that we can keep our promise with Sasshi.
And so that we won't have to see Ozaki-san's tears again.