It really looks like the whole Team S has been expecting this announcement for the longest time. None of them seemed really surprised with it. The G+ posts from members are all cheerful, if not a tad melancholic.
I'll echo what I said in Haachan's thread when I learned of her graduation announcement: I've always liked the older members of Team S (Haachan, Akisun, Rikachan, Nishishi) because for me, they're the ones that make Team S... Team S. If Jurina is the heart, and Rena is the face, then these four are the backbone of Team S. You don't see them but they provide the strongest support, especially to the younger members. With her graduation, it feels like Team S is losing a piece of that. Not to mention, it gives me this increasing sense of dread that one of those members will follow suit sooner.
Anyway,
mahoushoujoairi has translated a few blog entries from Team S members.
From Haruka’s official Blog.
発表。
Announcement.
まず、今日の公演
First of all, I want to thank
観てくださった皆さんありがとうございました！
everyone who came to see today’s Stage,
そして２回目の公演で
And, during the second Stage…
卒業発表をさせていただきました。
I was able to announce my graduation.
いきなりの発表になりましたが、公演でも言ったように私の中では１、２年ほど前から考えていた事、、
たくさんの方の支えがあったからここまで頑張る事ができました
It turned out to be an abrupt announcement but, as I said during the Stage, it’s something I’ve been thinking for 1-2 years, and it’s all thanks to so many people’s support that I was able to keep doing my best until now.
なにより、いつも応援してくださるファンの皆さんに感謝の気持ちでいっぱいです！
More than anything, I’m full of feelings of gratitute for all the fans that always cheered on me.
SKEとしての活動は３月いっぱいまでとなりますが
まだ皆さんとお会いできる機会はあるので、残り少ない時間ですが変わらずよろしくお願いしますっ！
Since I’ll be an SKE member until the end of March, I’ll still have the opportunity to meet everyone of you, so please, keep looking after me as you always did for the remaining time.
って言っても
Even if it’s like this,
全て自分で決めた、すごく前向きな卒業です(・ω・)！
I have to say that this is all something I decided by myself, and it’ll be the positive kind of graduation.(・ω・)
また皆さんの前でパフォーマンスできるように
I’ll do my best to be able to perform again
がんばりますっ
before everyone’s eyes.
約３年半、本当にありがとうございました
I’m really, really grateful for these 3 years and a half.
みんな大好きだ♪
I love you all!♪
Rena wrote something on her blog.
(はーち・ω・ゃん！)
(Haa・ω・chan！)
玲奈です(・ω・)
It’s Rena.(・ω・)
今日は公演ではーちゃんが卒業発表をしました。
During today’s Stage, Haachan announced her graduation.
私は劇場にはいられなかったけど、一応卒業するのは知っていました。
I wasn’t there, but I already knew about it.
まだ１ヶ月も一緒にいられるわけで、いままでどおり一緒に公演したり、なにも変わらずいたいなって思います。
I’ll be able to be with her for another month so I want to do Stages and everything else with her just as we always did until now.
悲しんだって、淋しがったってはーちゃんが卒業することに代わりわないし、 みんなで笑顔でいたいから。
Being sad or feeling lonely won’t change the fact that she’ll graduate, so I want us to keep smiling together.
みんなはーちゃんが大好きだし！
We all love Haa-chan!
はーちゃんの選択を応援します！
We’ll support her choice!
Ooya Masana too…
はーちゃん卒業の発表がありました。
Haa-chan announced her graduation.
皆様とほぼ同時に知りました。
I knew about it together with everyone of you. (oh, so she didn’t know it before)
長く続ければ続けるほど
The longer they keep being there,
迷いや悩みは形を変え、出現します。
doubts and worries change form and appear again.
いつか迎える日と心のどこかで思っていても
Even if I knew, inside my heart, that one day this moment would’ve come,
何度繰り返しても、冷静に受け止めるのは難しいです。
it doesn’t matter how many times it’s repeated, it’ll be always difficult to accept it calmly.
唯ちゃんが去る前、私に話していってくれたことは、その後ずっと私の真ん中にありました。
What Yui-chan told me before graduating, has always remained inside me.
だから、私はしっかり受け止めるし、べそべそ泣かないけど
That’s why I’ll firmly accept it and I won’t cry like a baby.
その代わり、もっと厳しい現実に向かわなけばいけなくなるのでしょう。
Instead, I’ll have to face reality in a more strict way,
誰も一人ぼっちにしないはーちゃんの存在は、
I loved Haa-chan, a being that couldn’t leave anyone alone,
私の大きな安心でした。
and was able to make me feel at peace.
昨年、はーちゃんの誕生日に私が送ったメールに、はーちゃんが返してくれたメールは
私の永久保存です。
The letter that Haa-chan gave me in response to the one I wrote for her birthday, will be an eternal treasure for me.
偶然にも、それは唯ちゃんが残した言葉と、内容は同じでした。
Maybe it was by chance, but the content of the letter had the same words that Yui-chan left before graduating.
本当を言って
To tell you the truth,
いて当たり前の存在だったはーちゃんの
I still can’t clearly deal with my feelings about what Haa-chan,
今日の発表はまだ実感がしみていません。
that was for me someone who was just obvious would be there, announced.
そういう発表があった、
But the announcement took place,
それは現実。
that’s reality.
ただ、やっぱり気持ちはついていってないな、
But I still can’t deal with my feelings,
と書きながら感じています。
and I’m realizing it now that I’m writing.
それは明日目覚めても同じだと思うんです。
I guess I’ll feel the same tomorrow, when I’ll wake up.
上手く書けません。
I can’t write properly.
みんなワイワイ笑顔で帰ってきました。
We all went back home smiling and doing a racket.,
はーちゃんらしい、終演後でした。
It was an after-performance in Haa-chan’s style.
Kuwabara Mizuki’s thoughts…
今日、はーちゃんの卒業発表がありました。
Today Haa-chan announced her graduation.
寂しいとか、悲しいとか、そんな単純な気持ちじゃなく、言葉にするのが難しいです。
It’s not about simple feelings like sadness or loneliness, it’s something difficult to put into words…
ただ、はーちゃんは「前向きな卒業」って言ってました。
But she said it’s a “positive graduation”,
だから笑顔で、おめでとうって気持ちで送りたいです。
so I want to bid farewell to her with a smile and congratulating feelings.
でも…
But…
デビュー前、最初のレッスンからずっと一緒やった地方組４人は、
Before the debut, since the very first lesson we were a group of 4, always together.
最初の頃ずっと４人で住みよった地方組は、
We really were always togheter, us 4, in the beginning, but then…
きららが卒業して、ゆいちゃんが卒業して、
Kirara graduated, Yui-chan graduated,
はーちゃんも卒業することが決まり、
and now Haa-chan decided to graduate.
みぃ１人になってしまいました。
Now it’s just me.
ケンカもする。
We had fights,
腹が立つこともある。
We also got angry at each other,
でも仲直りして、必ず分かり合える。
but in the end we always reconciliated, understanding each other.
家族みたいなもんやったき、やっぱり寂しい…かな。
We were like a family, so yeah…it’s feels lonely…I guess.
いつかはみんなここを卒業するし、やっぱり人は何かに縛られるんじゃなくて自分の意思で、自分の道を歩くべきやと思う。
Someday everyone of us will graduate, and we should never feel tied by something, we should decide by ourselves, with our will, the path we want to walk on.
でもそれが簡単にはいかん中、はーちゃんは自分の意思で別の道に決めて、本当にカッコいいと思う。
But still, it’s not something simple, so I think Haa-chan’s really cool for being able to decide with her own will to advance on a different path.
たぶん一期生はいろんな複雑な思いがあるろうな。
Probably every first generation member has a lot of complex feelings inside.
年もとるしね。
We also get older, right?
正直みぃも16歳でSKEに入った時は、20歳でSKEやりゆうって思ってなかったし…
To be honest, I entered SKE when I was 16, but I would’ve never thought I would still be here now that I’m 20…
はーちゃん、３月いっぱいよろしくねっ
Haa-chan, for this last month, yoroshiku ne!
卒業してからも、遊ぼうねっ
Let’s play together even after your graduation, okay?
相談も乗ってよ(>_<)
And keep asking me for advice, okay?(>_<)
はーちゃん大好きで(｀∀´＊)
Haa-chan, I love you(｀∀´＊)
Nishishi wrote something too…
今日は公演だったのですが、はーちゃんの卒業発表がありました。
We had Stages today, but there was also Haa-chan’s graduation announcement.
ずっと前からはーちゃんから聞いていたことだったから、心の準備は出来てたつもりで。
It was something I heard from her since a long time ago, so I thought I had the right mental preparation….
いつまで、っていうのは公演の前に聞いたから、なんだか実感がわかなくて。
But still, when I heard about it just before the Stage, somehow I couldn’t understand how to feel.
うん、はーちゃんがいなくなったチームSががまだ想像出来ないや。
Yeah, I still can’t imagine a Team S without Haa-chan.
でも、はーちゃんが前向きな気持ちでいることは分かってるから応援するんだっ!!
But I understand that she’s full of positive feelings, so I’ll support her.
Last, I’d like to translate Team S’ captain, Hirata Rikako’s post.
なんかさ、
You know…
これだけ長い時間を一緒に過ごしてたら、
after spending so much time together,
どれだけ離れたって、
I think that it doesn’t matter how much we’re far from each other,
どこにいたって、
because wherever she’ll go,
仲間なんだと思う。
we’ll always be companions.
きっと何年経っても、
I’m sure that, no matter how many years would pass,
たまにくだらないことメールして笑ったり、
somethimes we’ll exchange stupid mails and laugh about it,
久しぶりに会ってご飯したり。
we’ll meet after a long time and go to eat something together.
仲間通り越して、
Because we’re actually more than companions,
家族みたいだから(笑)
we’re like a family. (laugh)
ちょっと離れるのが寂しく感じるのかな？
I wonder if I’ll feel lonely when she’ll not be here anymore…
今日の公演だってそう。
It was the same with today’s Stage.
じゅり、れなが出れなかったの二人はすごく寂しかったと思う。
I think that Juri and Rena, who couldn’t perform in today’s stage, felt very lonely.
でも公演にいるメンバーはちゃんと二人のこと感じてるよ。
But every member on the Stage clearly feels the two of them.
この気持ちもじゅり、れなにも届いてるといいな。
I hope these feelings reach Juri and Rena.
今のチームS、
I think that the Team S that exists right now,
一人でも欠けちゃいけないと思ってる。
can’t be lacking even a single member.
それくらい誇り持ってやってきてる。
That’s how we became what we are, proudly.
見えないけど、すっごい絆ができてると思うよ。
Even if one can’t see them, I’m sure that there are very strongs bonds between us.
はーちゃんは姉御はだ”だから(笑)
Haa-chan is the elder sister (laugh)
あたしたち妹たち(笑)がしっかりしなきゃね？
We, your little sisters, should keep doing our best firmly, right?
３月はあっという間に過ぎると思う。
I think that March will end in the blink of an eye,
でも、
but…
私映画でもなんでもやっぱりハッピーエンドが好き。
…just like in movies, I always like happy endings.
いつでもポジティブなはーちゃんだから、
Probably it’s just that I’m receiving energy
私の方が元気もらっちゃうかもだけど(笑)
from the always positive Haa-chan,
思う存分はーちゃんに甘えさせてもらいます。
but I feel like wanting to get spoiled by her to my heart’s content.
皆の夢が叶うといいなぁ。
I wish that everyone’s dreams will come true.
おやぽよなさい。
Goodnight.
Yukko's G+ entry:
公演終わりました(｡･ω･｡)
The Stage ended(｡･ω･｡)
はーちゃんの卒業発表！
There was Haa-chan’s graduation announcement.
実は前々から知ってたんですが、
To be honest I already knew it since a long time,
やっぱりいざ発表ってなると
but, yeah, when it becomes an actual announcement,
本当に寂しいです。
it really feels sad.
はーちゃんが大好き！
I love you, Haa-chan!
はーちゃんが卒業しても
Even if you graduate…
はーちゃんは私のお姉ちゃんです←
you’ll be forever my older sister!
これからも全力で
From now on, I’ll support Haa-chan
はーちゃんを応援します♡
with all my power♡
はーちゃあああああああああああああああん
Meanwhile, Akisun is...
Nakanishi Yuuka Google+ Update 04\03\12
【速報】
[Flash News]
あきちゃんがはーちゃんをお風呂に誘って即行断られたなう＼(^o^)／
Aki-chan invited Haa-chan to take a bath with her. She was immediately rejected.＼(^o^)／
- Katsuo's entry is actually kinda... sad. Being the only one left after 3-4 years... it must be lonely.
- I guess Akisun is dealing with Haachan's decision differently, though that might change once the graduation day finally comes.
- Kinda felt bad for Jurina and Rena. I know it's not really anyone's fault, but the feeling of isolation must be there when things like this happen to their team and they're not there.
Topic: [News] SKE48's Ono Haruka to graduate (Read 3054 times)