The interview from the magazine (trans courtesy of Seiyuki of H!O)
－This is the first time you two have appeared on a magazine cover together.
Eri - It's great, I'm so happy!
Sayu - It really got my spirits up when I saw this on the schedule!
Eri - I looked at the schedule and suddenly I saw Michishige-Kamei in there...
Sayu - I was really delighted about that.
Eri - It's a first for us after all. And to let us have the front cover even...
Sayu - It really was an unexpected combination. After all, it's like we just seem to have become best friends at work too.
－This time, we wanted to capture that best friends feeling in the photos. But instead it was like you were competing with each other, like a strong sense of "this is the best side of me" was shining through your eyes.
Eri - That happened eh?
Sayu - I wanted cute pictures to be taken after all. Well, I guess my professional "switch" got turned on (lol).
－Michishige-san, Saijo Akihito was the one that photographed your Love Letter PB (2008 Wanibooks) wasn't he? What was it like to meet him again?
Sayu - Yes. It's really been a long time. Such a long time that... though I remembered his name I couldn't remember his face. I thought if I looked at the pictures from back then I'd be able to remember, so yesterday I looked through Love Letter at home. But I couldn't remember Saijo-san's face at all... All I could remember was my cute/dark thoughts back then (lol).
－So today, when you met him at the photoshoot, did you remember him?
Sayu - ...Yea, I got the feeling that I had met him somewhere before. （Saijo-san burst out laughing）
－That's so mean (lol).
Sayu - It was, wasn't it! （lol）
－So, do you forget all the photographers that shoot your photobooks?
Eri - That's certainly the case for Sayu (lol)
－You remember them Kamei-san?
Eri - Yup. There's Kumagai Tsuranuku-san, Kouno (Hideki)-san, Imamura (Toshihiko)-san, Nishida Kouki-san...
Sayu - I remember... I remember the others too (lol)…I remember Saijo-san too. It was just Saijo-san's face that I couldn't remember （embarrassed）.
－You update your blog quite often don't you Michishige-san?
Sayu - I update it tons! I really love it, and it's so much fun.
－Your blog feels like a perfect world for you doesn't it Michishige-san? （lol）
Sayu - Yup it sure does.
－Kamei-san, do you read Michishige-san's blog?
Eri - I only read it when I know that I'll be in her post…because on Sayu's blog, she only posts about the cutesy me （Sayu laughs） so I look at those…
Sayu - I don't know what to think （lol）
Eri - Yea, it's exciting isn't it? When I'm on her blog, it's like "Ah, Sayu wrote something interesting about me" is what I see （lol）.
－From a fan's point of view, it'd be great if if there were more pictures wouldn't it?
Sayu - But, it's always from the same angle (since I take the pictures myself) so I think people would get bored （Eri starts laughing）.
－Michishige-san, since you've become a regular on variety shows you've gotten a lot more solo work haven't you?
Sayu - Well I've definitely gotten used to it lately, but when I first started I was really anxious. Before I got to the recording, I'd listen to Morning Musume songs and do other things. I would stay up at night thinking about what to say. Even just when I had one line it was really frightening.
－That kind of character was something you really wanted to get rid of for these kinds of shows wasn't it Michishige-san？
Sayu - Yea! That's exactly what I thought! It was something that I was told a lot! When I started, there was lots of pressure. Also, at that time I wasn't really someone who could think of things quickly on the spot, so before the show I would check (the script) over closely and be like ok, if I say this here...I'd also study the people I would appear with really closely, because all of this happened in the past, I look back and think it was really painful to get to the point I'm at now.
－But, you certainly do a lot of ad-lib-ing don't you?
Sayu - I do but it really depends on the day. There are some days I do it really well and other days where it's just really bad… But for now I've decided to keep facing forward. Whether things go smoothly or not, I've got to do my best right now is what I think. Without thinking about how anyone else would think, at that time, I say what I think with the feeling that I don't want to lose to anyone.
－You also have 2 radio shows going right Michishige-san? CBC radio's show has been going for over 4 years now eh? That's amazing, all by yourself.
Eri - I think it's really great that she can do the radio show by herself. Because for me, there's not way I could take control and put everything together…（Sayu starts laughing "That's for sure!"） What would I talk about by myself...
Sayu - Well, maybe if there's someone else there, Eri's good points can really shine!
Eri - All I would say are things like "Ahh, that's right... yea."
Sayu - Ahh, that's true! But in that case at least you can do it.
－Even after you graduate, you two will surely be friends right?
Sayu - We'll definitely meet up a lot.
Eri - I'll definitely want to go to lots of live (concerts), Morning Musume's and Hello!Project's.
－You're a Morning Musume aren't you? It'd be great if you go!
Eri・Sayu - Eh? What?
Sayu - It's on your mind isn't it?
Eri - In January, there's probably going to be a Hello!Project concert. If there is I'm definitely going to show up there! I'll show up often! That's how much I love them.
－That's the depth of your love for Morning Musume and Hello!Project isn't it. You'll only be a member of Morning Musume for 2 more months though.
Eri - 「Right now, I'm frantically trying to make memories. If I can, I want to have lots of events and handshake events. That's the reason I haven't had a blog, but if I could do it I really would like to.
－You'd like to keep on doing things like dancing?
Eri - I love dancing and singing, and so that my body doesn't forget, I'm definitely planning on improving.
－Kamei-san, what is Morning Musume to you?
Eri - There are lots of girls here and while we're all rivals, we're also all friends at the same time. Even though we're all just normal girls, there's a lot of different personalities here and you think about them a lot; like "She likes things like this, or she doesn't like things like this." It's like at some point, even though it's not about yourself, it's like the other members thoughts become part of your own. When that happens, it's like you get to know yourself better. Like you've learned about yourself.
－So by relating to the other members you learned more about yourself?
Eri - So I really hate losing this much, so I'm really this much of a crybaby, so I really like dancing this much, I would have never known these things if I hadn't joined this group. This is what the group and members have taught me, and I'm really thankful for that.
－Kamei-san, is there one thing you would like to say to Morning Musume after you graduate?
Eri - After graduating... it's really painful isn't it? it's my first time answering this question （she looks a bit sad, lonely）. I really haven't thought about after graduation. I said I want to go to concerts but honestly it's really heartbreaking. The parts I used to sing might be sung by new members, or they might be sun by Sayu. I feel that's really painful to see but since this is what I've decided I'll hold myself together and graduate with pride... Probably, after I graduate I'll be a fan of Morning Musume.
Sayu - Ah! That's what it seems like will happen!
Eri - Up until now I've given it my all from where I stand but since we'll be seperated eventually, so I feel like I want to get as much energy and courage from Morning Musume as I can, to experience it to the fullest （her voice has been getting softer and softer…）. I've always loved Morning Musume, I've supported them my whole life... it's been painful up to this point, kinda （lol）. But, I've probably worried the fans too, taking a break from entertainment activities, and I feel like I've worried a lot of them too. But I want to graduate without them feeling this way. I want to say, "I'm okay!" to the fans. Over the last 2 months, I want to show them all the energy I've got.
Sayu - But you're totally fine!
Eri - Yea, deep down I'm fine, but the fans are really kind and supportive.
Sayu - I wonder what's under your energetic side.
Eri - Yea, I'm not really good at speaking but the media just keeps asking. So, they might think that my intentions are different, but I really can't talk about anything but my true feelings. I really can only talk about what I'm really thinking. Even on stage at the announcement, I couldn't talk about anything but my honest true feelings, and all I wanted was to really be understood. So yea, I'm doing fine. I want to show everyone lots of happy faces.
－Is there anything you want to tell Kamei-san, Michishige-san?
Sayu - She said that even after she graduates she'll be supporting us, she'll come to the concerts to watch Morning Musume and tell us where we can improve. I want to say that I'll definitely listen to her.
－You don't want to tell her that you want her to listen to your radio show?
Sayu - Ah, Eri doesn't listen to radio.
Eri - I really don't eh? (lol).
－What about the show you're a regular on, Aimaina?
Sayu - She definitely doesn't watch that. You haven't even seen it once have you? (lol).
Eri - That's cause it's on so late! Even though I try my best to stay up...
Sayu - But you watch Aichan's recordings (lol).
Eri - As expected of the leader! (lol).
－So even if you wanted to ask her opinion she'd just say, "Eeeh, I didn't watch it, I didn't listen to it" is all you would get for an answer huh? （lol）.
Eri - That's whyyy the concerts are important!
Sayu - Yea yea yea!
Eri - Just the live stuff.
Sayu - Ah, that's fine (lol)
Eri - Just the live Sayumi.
Sayu - That's right~
Eri - I'll only watch Sayumi.
Sayu - No, that's no good (lol)
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