Hot Express recently interviewed Morning Musume members Takahashi Ai, Michishige Sayumi, and Sayashi Riho to talk about graduations, their latest single “Only you“, and more for an inside look at the idol group.
Takahashi: It’s incredible to think that Morning Musume is loved by so many kinds of people. We’ve been doing our best, but it’s because of the people who supported us that we’ve continued for fourteen years… If we don’t forget that feeling, I think we could go on forever. As the members gradually change, there are people who think, “You can’t go” or “Which members are left now?”. But since we do our activities thinking, “We have faith in this Morning Musume now,” as Sayu often says, we’d like to be known by all sorts of people. On each of our blogs and radio shows, we receive a bunch of comments from overseas, so I’d like for us to become more worldwide. I won’t let us lose to K-pop!Michishige: Despite the fact that she loves K-pop!(Everyone roars with laughter.)Takahashi: I love it (laughs), but… they’ve been steadily getting first place. As a Japanese person, I feel like we need to try harder!
Ai and Riho on AlohaLiveTV on Ustream