kochi hoshi 250316 - inoue x miichan

ino: mii-san, is this your last kochi hoshi?
mii: yeah. this is my last…
ino: oh my, let’s enjoy this then
mii: right, i’ll miss it

mail: for me, the memorable moment from miichan’s activity is her comeback during masatsukeisuu on todome. when her return was announced, i was so happy that i cried. i was also a sobbing mess when i saw “koike minami” text appearing on the screen during masatsukeisuu. when miichan talked about how glad she was to be able to do this event with all members present, it made me so proud to be miichan’s oshi, and i cried once again. thank you for supporting this beloved group for such a long time. i am truly happy to have been a miichan oshi
ino: we received a lot of similar emails
mii: really? i’m happy to hear that! the first day was truly a surprise, but there’s the back seats, right? the seats that are difficult to look at the stage, but sometimes they could see the back of the members. i thought that they could immediately tell who i am because of my hair color when i climbed the stairs, so i decided to put on something like a hoodie. then, when i took it off at the very last moment, i could hear a ruckus from behind. it made me happy
ino: “it’s miichan!”
mii: and when i was revealed, i could hear the reaction
ino: there were like, 55k people in todome
mii: i’m happy, i could hear it from the in-ear monitor
ino: it was really amazing! i was in the position to see you from the center stage. even though i’m not supposed to, i glanced up at your direction to see you. in that moment, all 55k people are focused on koike minami! your mc during anniversary live was memorable as well
mii: really?
ino: huh? didn’t everyone say so? you even cried
mii: well, right, since i was on hiatus the previous year. we started it with an all members song, which made me happy…
ino: right, it’s pretty rare
mii: it made me really happy

mail: for me, it was 3rd single’s backs live!! the one that left me the most impression was how miichan was crying during mc, saying “although the name of the event is ‘backs live’, i hope that you could watch it just like any other sakurazaka concert. even though there are things like ‘sakura 8’ and ‘backs’, each person truly shines and is full of charm, and i hope that it could be conveyed to all of you. it’d be great if the image of ‘backs’ could change”. the way she performed with a piece of her soul, her words that declares that they too are sakurazaka members, truly left a strong impact on me and surely also inspired the other members
ino: do you remember this moment?
mii: yeah, but reading this made me wonder just how many times i cried?
ino: right, i guess your are laying open your feelings in these mc
mii: yeah, that’s kinda embarrassing
ino: but the fact that it remained in someone’s memory means that it must have been a good MC
mii: i’m glad to hear that. we sure worked hard together then, no?
ino: yeah, it happened. your nagaredama was really a shock!
mii: huh? really? thanks?
ino: i didn’t expect you to pick that
mii: really?
ino: yeah
mii: ah but inoue’s line was also quite memorable
ino: no, no, let’s forget about that
mii: why?? it was really great
ino: before the start of the song, there was this production where mii-san walked around the stage, right? you were so cool then too
mii: i’m glad. i don’t know if inoue remember this or not, but in the last chorus, in the “lynching party~” part, our eyes met
ino: we did! that’s when you turned around
mii: yeah! and your eyes looked so powerful and cool, that i evaded looking at it during the actual show
ino: why??
mii: you were so cool! made me thought of how much inoue has grown

mail: i’ve been a miichan oshi since keyakizaka time, and the most memorable time for me is her ambivalent from last live and futari sezon’s solo dance from summer national tour 2018. i was shocked by miichan’s performance; the gaze that she showed when the camera shot ambivalent, the fleeting expressions she showed during sezon’s solo dance and the way she gave her all, they are both unforgettable. in keyakake, you said that your body moved on your own. i’d be happy if you could share more stories behind those moments. once again, congratulations on your graduation!
mii: thank you very much!
ino: i’m sure that these must be something memorable for everyone
mii: … is that so?
ino: of course!! i’m sure that non mii-chan oshi would name the same moments as memorable ones [tmi: yes]
mii: it was talked about a lot back then as well, but i still don’t understand why so many people brought it up
ino: there is no “i did it!” feeling?
mii: like, at the time i thought that everyone would hate me for doing that solo dance, so i’m feeling more like, “oh! i’m happy that everyone receives it warmly!”
ino: seeing someone takes the burden to do something… i’m sure that no one can hate anyone who does that
mii: really?
ino: you had a lot, no? the fact that you did it out of the blue too, and it wasn’t a planned replacement. i thought it was amazing
mii: from the mc session before that, the stage director already directed us to keep it open as it is. and i think we had to change costumes before sezon? and then i was going to appear from the same side as fuuchan, and i was already feeling conflicted about it since then, that there will be no solo dancing. and then perhaps fuuchan sensed it, as she said, “i think it’s fine to dance it”. hearing that made me think, “so that’s what the members are thinking”. so i did it with just the “then, if the members think that way, maybe i’ll give it go for their sake” feeling, though i had no idea what the fans thought about it. i was scared
ino: so fuu-san gave you the push!
mii: she did!
ino; but you sure remember it! like, you don’t usually get to do the solo dance, so it’s not like it was necessary to memorize it
mii: ah, actually, i did a quite a number of mistakes then
ino: YOU DID!?
mii: the dancer told me that i danced in reverse, i guess because it was from watching videos. they told me that it started in the reverse, and then fixed in the middle. at the time i thought, “oh. guess that’s what happen when you don’t practice it properly”
ino: well, obviously, you suddenly did it

ino: so, we received a lot of messages today. how are you feeling?
mii: i’m really happy that they remember a lot of things from concerts throughout my ~9,5 years of activities
ino: you left many memories for me as well
mii: i’m glad to hear that!

mail: please do tell which song miichan enjoyed performing the most in concerts!
ino: oh~ we have a lot of song though
mii: there’s a lot, but for me it’s drone senkaichuu
ino: the one where we twirl towel around
mii: yeah! it’s fun to make eye contact with members, twirling it with fans is fun too. it thought that it was such a memorable moment
ino: but didn’t you say that you feel shy to make eye contact with fans?
mii: yeah! truly! when we did unibaru the other day, we were able to perform it in full size again after a long while and there were a lot of opportunities to look at all of you. there was someone who has a paper saying, “shot me plz!”. they even got my towel too, it made me so happy, and normally, people would do it, right?
ino: ofc we are idols after all!
mii: well, me too, but i apologized! even i don’t understand why i can’t, even though i want to. i feel frustrated at myself who cannot bring myself to do what i wanted to do
ino: there is still some time before your graduation…
mii: i will do it! definitely!
ino: she just made a promise!
mii: will! definitely!

interlude
ino: hey, mii-san~
mii: yeah, inoue-san?
ino: before you said that you put 10 sugar packs into your coffee, do you still do it now?
mii: i still do it for coffees
ino: please decrease it
mii: yes, sorry

buddies kan announcement
mii: this will be my last stage. i’d like to properly deliver the concert as a member of sakurazaka, but i would also like to properly make memories until the very end!
ino: maybe fans will finally see your gun pose
mii: perhaps, i’ll do my best
ino: and so, that was your last kochi hoshi
mii: oh! i feel really sad!
ino: a lot of members said that doing their last jobs makes them realize their own graduations
mii: yeah. i really like talking in this way, so i feel sad that this would be the last time, but i’m very happy to have been able to visit kochi hoshi until the very end like this. thank you for calling me
ino: please do visit us even after graduation
mii: no, no it’s okay
ino: we have no problems with it, so please feel free to do that
mii: perhaps i will show up from time to time. maybe
ino: then, lastly, please give a message to the listeners!
mii: everyone! thank you very much for the past 9,5 years~! i love you!