

How was it like to be the youngest graders? Did everyone treat you nice? P: That’s a direction!! LOL There must have been some reasons, such as trying to display the school-like format. Even though it was the first stage, we were introduced as the transferred students. M: TIF (2010) was the first stage for SG. I might have heard of it (joining SG later) from Ayami-chan. But when it was started, the 8 did shootings before we noticed it… Yui and Moa turned out to be transfer-ins without knowing it. M: Right, We were same regardless of year grades. M: They didn’t, right? We didn’t have quarrels in particular, just got scolded by teachers once in a while, not by elder students. P: Fmm, was that so? Did senpais tell you anything severe?

Y: But all the members were kind of reserved towards each other at the beginning. How were you like after actually starting to work in SG? P: What the heck! No episode like fighting desperately at the first encounter? LOL So it was like you met in a large class and became together unconsciously, that’s a unique relation anyway. P: Mizuno and Kikuchi, what were your first impressions of each other? Oh, but when I read back the year book of kindergarten recently, it read “I want to become an idol.” So I may have had a wish for it. M: I came to love idols after joining SG. Were you not so interested in it at that time? Y: Right, Yui was there from the first lesson. Since I was living in Nagoya, I commuted to both lessons in Tokyo and Osaka, so that might have affected it? M: Yes, as I took the lessons I became to feel singing was fun. LOL And then you became a Chao Girl and joined the lesson that Mizuno referred to as the pre-SG. P: You should have realized it’s impossible if you were in elementary school. I was thinking I could get into the anime world. M: I wanted to be Tsukishima Kirari-chan in the anime. M: Around when I took the Chao girl audition (2007, semi grand prix), Moa loved the anime “Kirarin Revolution”… What did Kikuchi want to become before joining SG? Y: I was moved! However, I had been a friend of Ayami-chan before, we worked for magazines before Karen Girl’s and went out for meals together. Then how was that, your impression of Muto (Ayami) and Nakamoto when you actually met them? P: Ahh, it’s kinda great to be a member of a group with someone you admire. Y: Yui wanted to be Karen Girl’s, so when I heard of SG where we can sing songs and others like them I definitely wanted to try. M: Moa wasn’t so sure if the group was an idol group at first. We were asked if we wanted to try it and the members were selected among who answered “Yes”… something like that. After taking the lessons about a year, we heard of forming a group. Y: Before the opening of SG, there was the lesson that they taught us “Amuse Kids(the talents belonging to kids’ section of Amuse)” dancing and singing once in a month. How did the first 2 join SG in the first place? Kikuchi and Mizuno were transferred in 2010 together, Taguchi joined in July 2011 and then Notsu came in the following year. P: (ignoring her) Let’s get started! What’s unique to the graduates of this year is that you joined at different timings. LOL Well, all right, I throw sharp questions to delve into graduates’ minds thoroughly and cause terrible troubles every year, so prepare yourselves! P: Why did you 3 fall silent!? You should at least say something like Mizuno did. Y: Seriously~? (giving him a skeptical eye)

You know, (Mori) Sensei is used to the shooting here as well. P: Do you guys know it? The round table talk featuring graduates and Mori Hayashi is an annual event in this season on Gravure the Television. It's another long interview, I personally recommend you to print it out.

They reflected the years of SG and talked about their future. Mori-sensei and the unfourgettables, Moa, Yui, Hana and Yunano had a round table talk for 2 hours. Gravure the Television vol.38: published at March 19, 2015
