Kitarie interview from the Visual Book 2010, translated by me, all errors are mine:
Q1. What’s your nickname?
Rie, Kitarie.
Q2. What’s your catch phrase?
“—yori, xx ha. Zoro yori Sanji ha.” (“xx more than --. I like Sanji more than Zoro.”)
Q3. What’s your charm point?
My lips… maybe?
Q4. How did you become interested in show business?
I can’t say here (laughter).
Q5. Describe your personality.
I get fired up easily, and I’m negative.
Q6. How old were you when you had your first love? Who was it?
When I was in kindergarten. He was a boy.
Q7. What are your hobbies?
Imagining things. Also reading manga.
Q8. What are you good at?
Impressions, recreating dramas.
Q9. What are some things you have learnt?
Piano, English conversation at ECC.
Q10. What food do you like?
Eggs from a hot spring. Yukhoe. Raw meat is great!
Q11. What drink do you like?
Vegetable juice.
Q12. Which artist do you like?
Pornograffiti, EXILE.
Q13. Which TV programs do you like?
Ametalk.
Q14. Which magazines do you like?
Shuukan Young Jump.
Q15. Which season do you like?
Summer.
Q16. Which brand do you like?
Milk, GILFY.
Q17. Which city do you like?
My hometown.
Q18. What kind of guy do you like?
“Gap moe.” Someone who’s cute.
Q19. Who are you especially good friends with?
The “chihou gumi” people (people she joined the research students with from areas outside of Tokyo). Also the people I’ve worked hard to get here with.
Q20. What club are/were you in?
Handball and the wind instruments club.
Q21. What subject are you good at?
History, English.
Q22. What subject aren’t you good at?
Math….
Q23. If you were an animal, what would you be?
An ee…… shut up!!!
Q24. What ringtone do you have?
The regular ringtone. But my mail is “Heavenly white” by EXILE.
Q25. What website do you often check?
The AKB48 Official Blog.
Q26. What are you interested in right now?
One Piece. Sanji is too cool!! But I love everyone!! I want to be a pirate!!!
Q27. What is the most expensive thing you’ve ever bought?
My phone. I just got it recently.
Q28. If you had an entire week off, how would you spend it?
I’d go back to Aichi and have fun.
Q29. Which AKB48 single do you like?
Iiwake Maybe.
Q30. Which AKB48 theatre song do you like?
Junjou Shugi. Dear my teacher.
Q31. Which is your favourite outfit?
Oogoe Diamond or the outfits we wore for the Christmas version on Music Station. It was cute!
Q32. Which concert or performance do you have strong memories of?
The A4th “Tadaima Renaiichuu” research student performance.
Q33. What’s something good that has happened since you joined AKB48?
Being able to have lots of experiences with people I normally wouldn’t be able to.
Q34. What’s been the most difficult thing since you joined AKB48?
The most difficult… I don’t know… ?
Q35. Which member do you support?
Mariko-sama. I love her.
Q36. Who do you respect?
Akimoto and Yuko-chan.
Q37. If you could make one law, what would it be?
I want to stop two people riding on a bike being forbidden.
Q38. Please say something to Akimoto Yasushi!
I don’t know his address. Please continue looking out for me.
Q39. Please say something to your team captain!
Yukirin I love you.
Q40. Please say something to the management!
Thank you for everything.
Q41. Please say something to B.L.T!
Please look out for me. Bacon lettuce tomato!
Q42. Please say something to the fans!
I’m only me, but please continue looking out for me.
Q43. Give a comment on the new teams!
We’re gonna go absolutely all out…!!!!
Q44. What’s your dream for the future?
I want to become an actress.
Q45. What’s something you’re proud about that AKB48 has and other idols don’t?
It’s not that other idols don’t have it either, but we’re all such good friends.
Q46. What does the AKB48 theatre mean to you?
My fifth house.
Q47. What does the word ‘idol’ mean to you?
Someone you can look up to.
Q48. What does AKB48 mean to you?
Everything. They are my everything right now.
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