Crap translations from Kindai magazine interview by me
Q: How did your name come about?
A: My parents wanted me to grow up beautiful like paintings (絵) and i was born in the village (里)
Q: Do you have any habit?
A: I touch my fringe a lot
Q: What is your interest?
A: Shopping. I love to buy clothes (western clothings)
Q: What is your special skill?
A: Doing the worm dance with my fingers! It's incredible
Q: What is a sport that you are good at?
A: Badminton
Q: What is your favourite food
A: Sour plums, chocolate
Q: Do you cook? What is your specialty?
A: I do cook occasionally and my specialty is making hamburger patties
Q: What's your charm point
A: My small ears
Q: If you are to pick an animal that describes you the most, what would it be?
A: Turtle! Probably a curse from my surname as i have the word, turtle (亀) in it.
Q: Please pick an animal to describes the rest of the members each
A: Ai - Monkey, Risa - Fox, Sayu - Rabbit, Reina - Cat, Koharu - Kangaroo, Aika - Dog, Jun2 - Panda, Lin2 - Penguin
Q: What do you like about the rest of the members
A:
Ai - A senior that i can count on
Risa: Very dependable
Sayu: I love her "poison" tongue
Reina: She knows what she wants
Koharu: She is as active as a kid
Aika: Always like in a dreamland
Jun2: She has a kind heart
Lin2: She puts her best effort in doing everything
Q: If you were a guy, who would you choose/like among the members?
A: Ai, because she looks very cool/mesmerizing on stage
Q: What pet do you have
A: A dog by the name of Al
Q: What did you aspire to be when you were a child?
A: A flower shop owner
Q: What is one job that you would like to work as?
A: Right now? Hmm.. A convenience store worker
Q: What is the first song that made you fell in love with Momusu?
A: Love machine
Q: What is Momusu to you?
A: The most wonderful friends
Q: What is the first thing you do when you wake up?
A: Check if my handphone is on the bed or has dropped to the floor
Q: What is your usual menu for breakfast?
A: Sour plums rice ball! Done by mom
Q: What made you happy recently?
A: Receiving a compliment "You have grown up"
Q: What made you laugh recently?
A: My little sister made a superb funny face!
Q: What are you into lately?
A: Massage, i love doing oil massage.
Q: What do you do on your off days?
A: I try to sleep longer and watch all the dramas that are on back-log.
Q: What do you do to keep yourself healthy and happy?
A: Sleeping a lot helps! I'm "incredible" (more like lively) on days that i sleep a lot.
Q: Any message for the fans?
A: I'm (Eri) happy to be able to be a part of Morning Musume, and to be able to dance and sing with this bunch of great friends. I will work even harder to put our feeling into songs and sing it for the fans.