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[News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« on: April 29, 2014, 07:32:25 AM »
http://www.helloproject.com/news/1657/

We all knew this day would come, but after going so long since the last grad I lost my preparedness for it. :shocked
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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2014, 07:40:40 AM »
We were expecting it but I guess it is time to fly from the nest and take on the challenge outside of momusu
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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2014, 08:02:14 AM »
 :shocked
I was "ready" and keep saying Sayu will graduate this year but.. still a shock...

There's a translation from https://www.facebook.com/910percent?fref=nf

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[The translation of Michishige Sayumi comment for her graduation]
I, Michishige Sayumi graduate from MM. on the last day of the MM.'14 2014 autumn tour.
I have told you "I'll return something to Mornig Musume" Since I became the leader of Mornin Musume.
I know It's not only my power. MM marked first place for five straight singles.
It was little by little. but I've done something to repay Morning Musume.

So, I talked with Tsunku♂san and our office and decided the timing of my graduation.
I still have a long time till the graduation.
And I think I wanna teach my juniors more an more.
I wanna make good memories with fans, more!
I think my true return has started now.

I'll make Cho cho cho nice MM before my graduation.
And I'll pass the button to next generations!
Please cheer for me till the autumn

29 April 2014
Morning musume.'14 Leader
Michishige Sayumi

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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2014, 08:37:45 AM »
So who else is planning on going?
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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2014, 10:00:14 AM »
And that's good, yanno.

The book is finally closed shut for me...

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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2014, 10:20:40 AM »
I knew this day would come, but I didn't expect it to be so soon...  :cry:

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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2014, 10:45:10 AM »
Sayuuuuu >_< It doesn't matter everyone knew it was coming. This is still the final huge graduation for a long time to come because others haven't had as much time to build a legacy. So mang it hits.

I will try my best to see her before the grad, but likely it won't be the actual grad concert, and might be H!P summer instead of MM fall. We'll see.

If anything, I just want to thank her for all sh's done :heart:
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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2014, 12:23:30 PM »


Quote from: randompasserby from JPLOP
Roughly...

Harunan

    To be honest, I'm just full of anxiety. But in half a year remaining until Michishige-san's graduation, I'll do my best to turn that anxiety into confidence! And within that half a year we'll definitely come back to Yamaguchi!


Fukuhime

    When Michishige-san first joined Morning Musume, I used to cheer for her when watching tv. After joining Haropro Egg, I thought she was really cute. And after joining Morning Musume I also begin to see how cool she is. From now on until her graduation...
    ~interrupted by crying~
    This half a year until her graduation, I'll learn a lot more from Michishige-san and I want to be able to return the favor to Michishige-san.


Sayu cried too during Fukuhime's part.

    Maachan :
Here in Michishige-san's hometown Yamaguchi prefecture, watching her get nervous and restless before the concert, for the first time I really thought she looked cute.
    Sayu : For the first time?!
    Maachan : Well, that's a lie (lol).
    Maachan : Everytime I felt nervous, Michishige-san always told be "it'll be alright", she always encouraged me and put me at ease. This time together with everyone, I want to be the one who cheers her on.


Ok that made me feel a little better...

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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2014, 02:07:28 PM »
http://www.helloproject.com/news/1657/

We all knew this day would come, but after going so long since the last grad I lost my preparedness for it. :shocked
TKMR has done translations of the official statements released/made by Up-Front, Sayu, and Tsunku.

TKMR - Michishige Sayumi graduation announcements
- http://www.takamaruyo.net/blog/archives/6230



And IceJiggly has translated the initial Twitter reactions of ManoEri and HKT's Sasshi.

IceJiggly.blogspot.ca - Mano-chan (& Sasshi) on Sayu's grad announcement
- http://icejiggly.blogspot.ca/2014/04/mano-chan-on-sayu-grad.html

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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2014, 03:58:03 PM »
I'm already going to Japan in June...guess I'll be going to Japan twice in a year u_u

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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2014, 04:12:04 PM »
Beloved by her team mates, fans, and a whole
lot of others in show business, we still have a few
months to enjoy Sayumin within a Morning Musume setting, thankfully...

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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2014, 04:16:44 PM »
Ahhh, I was just getting into H!P right before 6th gen joined! I can't believe they are all graduated/graduating now. Sayu really has done a great job leading Momusu these past few years and I wish her all the best~



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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2014, 11:25:00 PM »
Rather than being upset about it, I feel really happy for Sayu. She's such an inspiration; started from having an image of being among the least talented Momusu members to someone who's hugely respected both as a comedic figure on tv and a really dependable leader during the rebirth of Momusu. I was a bit concerned after Taka/Gaki graduated because they both had good images as leaders, I thought "Sayu? Wonder how that'll turn out," and now look! 5 consecutive #1 singles and a new lease on life as a group after undergoing their most severe slump.

More than anything, I hope she's able to graduate happily without any regrets. She and the other members have done a great job of nurturing 9-11th gen members, I'm sure they'll do the legacy of the group proud.  :thumbup
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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2014, 03:17:29 AM »
WotaInTranslation.com - Saying goodbye to Michishige Sayumi
- http://wotaintranslation.com/2014/04/30/saying-goodbye-to-michishige-sayumi/

Indeed Sayu may have/probably has "brought back" many a female fan to the MM fandom.
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33: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/04/29(火) 17:56:57.11 0
Chayu no Kawari wa Iyashinai.

The real bad thing about Sayu graduating is how more than half of all female wota will disappear along with her



List of things that are like Morning Musume without Michishige Sayumi
- http://wotaintranslation.com/2014/04/30/list-of-things-that-are-like-morning-musume-without-michishige-sayumi/

I chuckled at the first few, which were food-related:
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1: 名無し募集中。。。@転載禁止 2014/04/29(火) 14:44:48.82 0
It’s like pizza without cheese.

3: 名無し募集中。。。@転載禁止 2014/04/29(火) 14:45:21.75 0
Like ramen without the noodles.

4: 名無し募集中。。。@転載禁止 2014/04/29(火) 14:45:37.10 0
Like shortcake without strawberries.


But other ones like these were just GOLD. :rofl:
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152: 名無し募集中。。。@転載禁止 2014/04/29(火) 15:16:12.53 0
Like Fuku-chan who suddenly has tiny boobs.

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457: 名無し募集中。。。@転載禁止 2014/04/29(火) 17:20:25.47 0
Like you guys if you didn’t fap.



EDIT: More news reports.

20140430 Oha!4 「道重さゆみ 卒業をサプライズ発表」


20140430 めざましテレビアクア「モー娘。道重 秋に卒業 地元・山口でファンに発表」


20140430 めざましテレビ「道重さゆみ モー娘。卒業 地元・山口ライブで発表」


20140430 めざましテレビ「ファン騒然!道重卒業発表」


20140430 あさチャン!「道重さゆみ モー娘。卒業発表」


20140430 TOKYOMX モーニングCROSS「道重さゆみ、モーニング娘。'14を卒業」


20140430 TOKYOMX モーニングCROSS 「道重さゆみ 地元・山口県で卒業発表!」
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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #15 on: April 30, 2014, 05:18:56 AM »
A definite close to one chapter.

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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #16 on: April 30, 2014, 01:09:05 PM »
I hoped it was much further away, and yet feared that it wasn't.  My fear was greater than my hope, it seems.

What to say?  I will proudly bear the name 'Sayumi_fan' until I cease to breathe.  She will be gone from Momusu, but she will be forever in my heart, with thankfulness to have followed Momusu since not so long after she and the other Rokkies joined up.  I will always remember first noticing her on the cover of Morning Musume Otomegumi's first single Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~  ...  I had only just discovered H!P but I desperately wanted to know, who was that girl with the cute face and piercing gaze out from under her jet black hair?



For a while I toyed with other forums as I grew to know H!P, but by the time I found JPHiP in 2005, 'Sayumi-fan' was the only label I could rightly give myself.  I was hooked, lined and sinkered by a 16-year-old enchantress from Yamaguchi named Sayumi.  The next almost-nine years here have been magic, and I have watched her grow from a kid into a woman with adoration, fascination and delight.

My favourite performances are many.  Who can forget and the spin-off ?  But the highlight performance for me has to be the sweet angel wearing that almost-not-there silver mini and those legs up to heaven in last year's Tanjou 15 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki ~Colorful Character~, where she sang ...  my jaw hit the deck and I needed an earthmover to retrieve it for me!

This won't be my last post in this thread and I have to end for now;  so I am sad, yes, and had hoped for another year or so...  but I am so happy for who she has become and that I chose her as my oshi so long ago, and she has been a huge part of my adoration of j-idols for more than a decade now.  It has been a great privilege, sweet Sayu, and I still will follow your career as much as possible in years to come.

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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2014, 02:24:34 PM »
^ So lovely ^_^

I love stories of where people first saw their favourite members and something about them just captured their attention (and heart)... It's amazing how one picture or small moment can result in years of fandom, and tbh I didn't personally understand it until it finally happened to me with Eripon in 9ki audition... Like in love (lol) there's no logic in it; it just HAPPENS mang...
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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #18 on: May 01, 2014, 02:45:39 AM »
TokyoGirlsUpdate - To The Cutest Leader of Morning Musume.'14, Members Reveal Their Hearts On Blog
- http://tokyogirlsupdate.com/mm-messages-for-sayumi-20140420773.html


EDIT:
And a translation of Aichan's blog post reacting to the announcement:
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The leader of Morning Musume.'14, Michishige Sayumi-chan will be graduating..
It's like, the time has come at last ( p_q)
Its sad but, it is Morning Musume.
Sayu is my junior, but I always rely on her somehow.
She's so cool when she leads the younger members as the leader!!
Because she has worked a lot and hard, she deserves to enjoy the rest of time until the graduation(heart)
Oh, I wanted so much to go to Yamaguchiーーー(ノ◇≦。)
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- http://tokyogirlsupdate.com/ex-mm-ai-takahashi-message-for-sayu-20140420778.html
- http://ameblo.jp/takahashiai-blog/entry-11837284091.html (ORIGINAL BLOG POST)
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Re: [News] Sayumi Michishige to graduate from Morning Musume
« Reply #19 on: May 04, 2014, 12:16:40 AM »
Yuko-neesan comments on Sayu's graduation.

Nakazawa Yuko, Morning Musume'14 Momochi Hama Store 140502

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