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Mai: Actually, we couldn't overcome the trouble that Megu had leaved from us, for a while.
We realized how Megu was important for us.
She was an anchor of us. so I felt as if we weren't a team.
At the time, Nacky did..

Airi: I still remember it clearly Nacky changed.

Saki:Actually I thought that that was a turning point, I should work hard here!

Maimi: every member changed by her graduation..actually, Nacky hadn't said her opinions before.
So elders always asked to her. "Nacky, what do you think about it?"
If we don't ask her, she didn't say anything.
However, after Megu's graduation, suddenly Nacky came to say her opinions so much. probably it's not only Nacky, every members changed a little by her graduation.
(*** According to the beginning of the interview, Naki-Chisa-(Airi?)-Mai was too young, they just mimicked elder members. they confessed " As elders seems to be sad, I'm sad too or understand something bad happened to us"
** According to some article, Nacky was a really too shy girl.
She always had candies and talked only "Do you wanna candy?"
This period is famous as Naka-saki-chan period for fan of C-ute. )

Mai: At the time, I thought Nacky is not Megu. however she did such a thing.
I couldn't forgive it.
So I said "Nacky, what happened!" I really want to apologize it.

Saki: As Nobody tried to control C-ute instead of her, I should do.
I strongly thought so and was always obtruding myself.
Then, members said to me "Scary".

Airi: It seemed to be a first step from Naka-saki-chan who didn't show herself to us to present Nacky.

Chisato: well, I feel so... Anytime, Nacky have made efforts to cover our lack.
After Meg leaved for us, suddenly she changed to a serious girl.
I think she has kept considering us the most seriously in C-ute.
She is middle age person of us.
So she consider a lot ( both of our feelings, younger and elder members )
Actually, she seemed to consult with manager-san some times.
I'm sure manager-san couldn't say to Chisato at the time.
"You've got to do better!".
..
On the contrary, she said "I don't mind anything" and pretend so. however, she can't stop considering a lot.
So we should pay attention not to worry her too much.
I should hear what she is thinking now.
Because Nacky never talks her worries from her.

Maimi: Actually, I wanted to keep walking on same road with the seven.
But, I think it was destiny.

Chisato: I really hope Megu keep looking us.
I wanna say "I can dance like this!"
Because Megu could dance well!

Airi: "After her graduation, C-ute is not fun!"
We considered what to do not to make feel so.
We hated audiences feel so. so that we said to ourselves. "Work hard! Just do it!".
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After that, C-ute debuted and get some awards.
But, Mai, and Nacky was worried next step.
They realized that they got a lot of awards and appeared a lot of media but they are not popular.
Actually, All of C-ute noticed the fact gradually.
Airi: We became too friendly and we seemed to forget that it was job.
So we couldn't improve our performance at all

Then, Two persons graduate from C-ute again...

Next Translation is Effect of losing two and Bullying at school to Hagiwara Mai.

C-utie Queen (Album Nr. 1) 15,752
3rd Love Escalation (Album Nr. 3) 17,099
4 Akogare my star (Album Nr. 4) 13,724
6 Chou Wonderful (Album Nr. 6) 7,716
Album Nr. 7 (wo ich mir den Namen net merken kann XD) 8,171
2nd mini album 9,388
1st best of album 9,558
2nd best album 24,293

1st berryz 14,816
2nd album 14,631
3rd album mini 10,988
4th album 14,297
5th album 14,415
6th album 10,795
7th album 7,782
8th album 5,666

s/mileage 1st album 14,791

Maimi: First, we were eight. However, we became only five.
We were seriously worried if we could continue our activities well.

Mai: Kanna graduated first. after that, we worked as a six members group.
We experienced that members leaved from us not only once.
However, When we became five, we felt strongly.. "We became fewer"
Erika's graduation...
We had spent much time together since Hello! Kids!.
Some times, I look back her and missed her. I was sad in her graduation concert.
However, I realized we became only five.
I felt we were in serious trouble.

Airi: We felt emptiness which is similar one of losing Megu, one after another.
Actually it was not a short period. however, in my memory, their graduation happened one after another.
Before we get used to the environment, Time have passed more and more.
At the time, Berryz already became a stable group. same age, Risako had received a favorable reputation from a lot of Staff.
"What to do?" I was just worried

Nacky: Megu's graduation was before our debut, but they graduated after it.
They also had fans..
I was worried where they would go away.
Above all, the two were mood makers of C-ute.
I was worried about our future.

Mai: I'm noisy so I can't say such a thing but actually our dress room became quiet.
I often frisked with them. so I felt so.
After each graduation, our atmosphere was changed so much.
I couldn't get used to be in the atmosphere.

Maimi: I often talked with Eri.
She is same ages for me, like Megu. So I talked a lot.
So we had received greatly influence from Eri's graduation... again..

Chisato: I hoped to change our name. We lost so many members, so we wanted to start again from the beginning.

Mai: I felt the number of our fans became fewer.
We lost two. there were a lot of fans of them.
I felt we lost a lot of fans rapidly.
We couldn't stand on stages with self confidence.

Maimi: Looking our shadow in a mirror, we felt that we became fewer, in spite of ourselves.
Losing them, Staff-san strongly said to us that we became fewer so that we should perform bigger.
We had paid attention about it, however, gradually, we lost self confidence and felt "Are we performing well ?"

Chisato: I was worried about the future of C-ute

Saki: we seriously consult each other.
After graduation of Erika, we became only five.
I thought "We don't have a time to feel sad, We should move forward"

Maimi: We lost three. we were driven to the last extremity.
There's a smell of dissolution of C-ute around us.
We really hated to lose C-ute.
and the three who leaved from us also cheer for C-ute still now.
So we got the motivation that we should do everything what we can do.
We paid attention not to show small.
Actually we were flustered. Looking the day's video, I can notice soon.
"Oops, we looks small" "Extend more!" "Dance, more aggressive"
Now, I think, it had a good effect for us.

Chisato: I don't want leader to be worried about our graduation, our ages and stop to say something that she want to say.
Actually we are still too young. but we are members of C-ute.

Maimi: I realized that we all felt same, at the time.
"We gotta do something that needs to be done soon! "

Mai: It was the most hard time for us.
We realized we just filled the lack of our performance with our number of members.
Becoming five, our performance looked small.
I often felt, "Is anybody absent today?"

Chisato: They walk their way and do not regret it forever.
So we couldn't say "Don't leave us". we can't complain about their choice.
As I was too young, I thought why do you disturb us!
Looking back their feelings now, I feel that they also lives their way,It couldn't be helped.
I was too young so that I haven't thought anything.
however, I became the day's Erika-chan's age, I can understand the time to consider our future will come someday, like her.
At the time, I was too young so I just said "Erika-chan, don't graduate!" "Kanna, Don't leave us!".
I was really childish.
Now I think, there were few person who she could consult seriously at the time.
Erika-chan was oldest member in C-ute. She couldn't talk her worries.
So I feel everything was hard for her.
Now, they walk on their way with high spirits.

In a good sense, we wanna make them regret that they leaved from C-ute.
To make it real, let's work hard!
We often talk so.
If Erika-chan or Kanna became more popular than C-ute.
We will be jealous them so much
(*** That's why, younger members seems to respect Maimi all the more.
Maimi didn't know that, but Shimizu Saki leaked on "Leader Meeting corner" of a magazine "Top yell".
Chisato and Mai often talked 'We will work hard for Maimi-chan!" )

Nacky: I feel everybody have made efforts.
Needless to say, Reader was made of efforts.
Airi have improved her sing voice more and more.
Chisato was said "Chisato's song getting better rapidly "
Mai-chan is.. Umm, I think Mai-chan have considered a lot about C-ute coolly.

Mai: Actually, I said at the time. "We were in a pickle!"
Because next Live was almost here.
However, at the time, I also had trouble in my private time.
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I couldn't make a summary of today's episode. so it became long.
So I'll stop here. Sorry fan of Mai. wait for a few days.
Next translation: Bullying at school to Hagiwara Mai.

-- Before reading, please remember what Mai told about this interview.
Mai "I told heavy days too. but Do not pity me. don't feel sorry for me.
Jut understand there were a lot for me too.

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Mai: Actually I said "We were in a pickle!"
Because next Live was almost here. but we lost her...
However, at the time, I also had trouble in my private time too.
I was ruined.
I couldn't met members many times, I had been bullied, and got fat ..
It's really wost days for me.
As we have taken a lot of photos, we can easily understand our change.
Actually, looking again theses days my photos, my face is terrible.
I wonder why I couldn't noticed about it?
As I reached puberty, I often defied my parents.
I had an unpleasant look in his eyes.
I really think it's a terrible period.

Maimi: I have looked every member's 10 years.
Especially, Mai was an only six year girl, she always followed close behind me.
So I've felt as if she were my sister.
I wonder I was a leader ? I took care of her, when we stay at hotels, we always used a same room.
So I have spent a lot of time with her.
Such Mai-chan became sixteen.
"You have grown well!"
I always look hear as if I were her sister.
Actually, she went through a contradictory stage.
However, for me, She was cute anytime.

Well, She have lived with elder persons. so she looks matuer for her age and has mature mind too.
Talking with her, I often feel so.

Mai: In Jr. High school, friends are changed before I knew.
I was always worried about school life so much.
If I were not C-ute, I was ...
It's too old days. So I don't mind it at all.
I had been bullied.
I was surprised that there were such a way to bully!
I had been bullied by a lot of ways.

In the days... I don't like to be alone. but I was always alone　...
So I always wrote letters to members of C-ute.
I didn't say about it to my parents.
I couldn't talk it to my sister too.
I just talke to℃-ute what happened to me in the day.

There were some 15 minutes break times between classes.
I couldn't find out what to do during the time. I just wrote letters to C-ute.
Members were so kind, they all replied to me.
When I met somebody of C-ute, the person always asked me "How was today?"
If C-ute didn't support me, I'm sure that I couldn't go from my room

Maimi: When she had such trouble, she seemed to hate everything.
However, she could notice she was a member of C-ute, not alone.
I was glad that It was a little but ℃-ute could support her

Mai; Once, they ran down C-ute.
I couldn't forgive only the words.
I got angry with them "Don't run down C-ute!

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I strongly recommend to read this article again, after reading above sentence.
Probably, you can guess why Mai didn't like Maimi once, and love her so much again now.
★Article: I couldn't say at the time, but Now I want to apologize to Maimi-chan ( j.mp/Zufw4f)
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It's only my opinion, but please read a little, When Mai consulted with Maimi n the trouble,
Probably, Maimi's answer was too correct. Mai thought they are not honest as Maimi's expected.
Then, She didn't like Maimi at the time...and later, Mai notice how Maimi is wonderful again.
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Next translationo: Airi's agony as an ACE, Center, Main Vocalist.