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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
« Reply #700 on: January 21, 2010, 06:54:11 PM »

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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
« Reply #701 on: January 21, 2010, 11:13:25 PM »


Here's a translation of the article:

Acchan no Kimochi (Acchan's Feelings)
A Caution against Exultation: A Year of Hard Work


   Last year, for AKB, it was a wonderful year. Especially at the end of the year, we got to appear in a lot of TV shows such as Music Station SP, Record Awards, Kouhaku Gousen, CDTV, etc.
   And then, at the start of the new year, my blog placed first on the overall Ameba Blog rankings. I was also allowed to play the role of Harui, Ryoma's niece, in the Taiga drama "Ryoma Den", which started on January 3rd. Really these things that felt too good to be true kept happening, and it was just full of surprises.
   This too, is thanks to the fans who all supported us, and the staff who helped us. But, as smoothly as things are going, how long will these dreamlike days continue? These uneasy thoughts crossed my mind.
   Akimoto Producer gathered the members together for an urgent meeting. There, he cautioned and encouraged us like thus.
   "Now, AKB48's popularity is rising like this as a result of you continuously performing everyday at the theatre for 4 years. It's something like a reward. But, it doesn't mean that you'll continue being rewarded like this. Even while you're being fussed over and pampered, the stars of tomorrow are working hard and giving it their all."
   "Next year, and the year after that, if you want to have another year like 2009 with dreams coming true, the only thing you can do is to work as hard as you are now. It's not that hard to realize your dream. It's continuing to realize it that's trying. Do your best!"
   Indeed, having been invited to appear on TV and radio and newspapers and magazines, we may have gotten lightheaded. We may have gotten the impression that we were getting close to achieving our dreams. But, the important part is what's about to come.
   We are only standing at the doorway to our dreams, yet we chatter about it so ecstatically. Starting today, we'll change our attitudes.
   First, I'll firmly and steadily climb up each step. No matter how everything around me may change, to me the only thing will be those steps. Sometimes, there may be trying steps, regretful steps, sad steps. Even so, I'll continue on with everything I've got. If I can't make it the first time, I'll challenge it again and again. For that, I'll work harder than anybody else.
   I'm earnestly climbing this step - namely, the chance that the fans and the staff have given me. That, is my goal for this year.

(Maeda Atsuko - Singer, actress)     

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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
« Reply #702 on: January 21, 2010, 11:37:37 PM »
^ Thanks for the translation! I gotta admit that she seems surprisingly deep and humble :P

« Last Edit: January 21, 2010, 11:41:07 PM by Masa »

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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
« Reply #705 on: January 22, 2010, 04:34:42 AM »
Acchan's Shukan AKB Special Interview - 100 Questions
(Masa's video above)
I'm sorry if it's too long.

1.   Name: High school 3rd year, Maeda Atsuko
2.   Nickname: Acchan
3.   Birthdate: Heisei 3rd year, July 10th
4.   Age: 18
5.   Blood type: A
6.   Zodiac sign: Cancer
7.   Height, 3 sizes: 161cm, don’t know
8.   Shoe size: shoes, 23cm; pumps 22.5cm
9.   Birthplace: Chiba-ken. It’s a good place. Looking it up recently, Chiba-ken has a lot of famous products.
10.   Interests: watching movies.
11.   Talents: I haven’t really found one.
12.   Strengths: Taking my time.
13.   Weakness: taking my time.
14.   Motto: World domination.
15.   Favourite food: shellfish.
16.   Disliked food: Almond tofu.
17.   Favourite colour: black.
18.   Favourite animal: mice and dogs.
19.   Favourite manga: For shoujo manga, Kimi ni Todoke. When I was young, I often watched One Piece.
20.   Favourite books, magazines: I like Twilight. For magazines…I often read magazines that talk about AKB.
21.   Favourite fashion brands: Hysteric Glamour, Nine.
22.   Favourite street: my home.
23.   Favourite place at home: my futon.
24.   Favourite culinary style: sushi.
25.   Favourite sport: unicycle.  *LIAR*
26.   Favourite movie: Twilight.
27.   Favourite music: There isn’t a particular genre, but I like Western music.
28.   Music that influenced you: I thought that music didn’t really have much to do with me, so I may not have listened to it much before.
29.   People you respect: Akimoto sensei.
30.   People you look up to: *didn’t catch it.*
31.   People you want to meet: foreign stars.
32.   Ideal female: As a person, I want to become somebody who can take others into consideration.
33.   Somebody you’re paying attention to now: Sato Yukari.
34.   A pet you want now: In Hawaii…it was a mixed breed, so it probably doesn’t exist here, but there was a cute dog in Hawaii.
35.   A place you want to go to now: I want to try going to Los Angeles.
36.   Something you want that’s within your spending power: I want to make my room bigger.
37.   Something you want, even if you can’t buy it: None.
38.   Something that’s made you happy recently: On the plane, I watched 5 movies in a row on the flight there and back.
39.   Something that’s made you mad recently: When I didn’t get to eat breakfast.
40.   Something you’ve worked hard on recently: Waking up early.
41.   When did you feel blissful recently: When I went to bed.
42.   Something you’ve been into recently: Karaoke.
43.   Favourite phrases: Etto, nn, words that attach to the front of the sentence.
44.   Things that you do out of habit: I have a habit of continuously massaging the body parts that I want to get thinner.
45.   Things you do to relax: As long as it’s possible, doing things that I want to do.
46.   Things you do when you’re stressed: When I’m nervous, I tell the members everything.
47.   Something you treasure: In terms of caring for something, I think my pets are really important.
48.    Where do you often buy clothes: Shinjuku, Shibuya, places like that.
49.   When you buy some clothes that don’t end up looking good, what do you do: It sometimes happens…I wear it so long as it’s possible; if it really doesn’t match, I give it to the members.
50.   Do you wear accessories: in the summer, I wear bracelets and such on my arms, in the winter, it’d be hidden, so I don’t wear any.
51.   Are you afraid of heat, or cold: Cold.
52.   Indoor person or outdoor? Outdoor, maybe…Yes.
53.   Do you watch sports, or play sports? Neither.
54.   Do you like rice more, or bread more? Rice.
55.   A dish that you’ve made that you’re most proud of: Recently, I’ve made a lot of sweets, I think my milk crepe was the best.
56.   What did you eat for dinner last night: Shellfish.
57.   An occupation you look up to, or want to try: Trimmer.
58.   Childhood heroine or hero: Sailor Moon.
59.   An anime full of memories: In Himitsu no Ako-chan, when they said Ako-chan, I always thought they said Acchan.
60.   A song full of memories: When I was young, Minna no Uta was popular, and Computer Baa-chan was really popular.
61.   A place full of memories: AKB’s…the place where I first had my audition.
62.   Have you gone on an oversea vacation? Not as a vacation, but on work, I went to Thailand’s Phuket, New York, Paris, and Hawaii.
63.   Favourite season: Summer. Because my birthday’s in the summer.
64.   When did you cry recently? When I couldn’t remember the dance to RIVER.
65.   The one thing that you won’t give up: Hating to lose, being determined.
66.   The one thing you just can’t do: Not being shy in front of strangers.
67.   Something that just won’t do: Being shy in front of strangers.
68.   The first thing you do when you wake up in the morning: Eat breakfast.
69.   The first thing you do when you get home: Getting my mom to take my picture for my blog’s personal clothes corner, playing with my dogs.
70.   How do you spend your off time? I invite the members out for dinner.
71.   An Internet site you often visit: iTunes
72.   A site you recommend: Please read my blog.
73.   An emoticon you often use in your mail: The face that looks like haniwa. Inside brackets, it has eyes and a dot.
74.   What did you set your mail tone as? The “buu-“ sound.
75.   Your karaoke repertoire: I like Yui-san, and so on.
76.   Somewhere you want to be taken on for a date: A river…?
77.   What kind of car do you want to be picked up in? A squarish, big, black car.
78.   A guy’s action that will unexpectedly make your heart race: Somebody that laughs embarrassedly.
79.    A point that you’re aware of in guys: How they look at people; where they look - that’s what I notice first.
80.   Favourite type of guy: Somebody who has a dream…maybe. Since I have a big aspiration.
81.   Do you want somebody to confess to you, or do you want to confess? I want to be confessed to. I want somebody to say they like me.
82.   If you were to confess, how would you do it? Mail is bad. Meeting them face-to-face, or on the phone - the phone, nah, probably meeting them face-to-face.
83.   If you were to compare yourself to an animal: The members say I look like Woodstock from Snoopy.
84.   If you were to compare yourself to a flavour: Salty…
85.   If you were to rate yourself from 1 to 10: 2 to 3.
86.   The best moment this year: For me, dancing to RIVER was really, really exciting.
87.   The worst moment this year: Not remembering the dance to RIVER at all.
88.   If you were to return to the past, when would it be? Around the first year of middle school. I feel like I didn’t think about anything at all.
89.   Dream for the future: I want to become somebody who can do anything.
90.   Close members: Team A’s first members. But the members are all close.
91.   Honestly, somebody that you think is faking their character: In terms of taking her own time, Haruna.
92.   An interesting episode amongst the members: Yukarin’s really interesting.
93.   Steps/dance moves you’re proud of: Random rhythms.
94.   Steps/dance moves you’re bad at: I can’t really dance to Seishun no Inatzuma.
95.   Which song’s outfit did you think fit you the best? For RIVER’s outfit, we got to add our own opinions, and we got to choose our own things. It was nice being able to do that.
96.   A unit song you want to have done: I want more people to do Nagisa no Cherry.
97.   A unit song secret: Kuroi Tenshi’s dance steps were all changed right before the actual show.
98.   Something you want to say to a member: Tomochin, I’m sorry for always not replying to e-mails.
99.   What is Team A to you? I think we’re a bunch of kids that can get along really well.
100.   What is AKB to you? The most important place.   

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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
« Reply #706 on: January 22, 2010, 05:02:33 AM »
^ number 14 is becoming a reality  :D

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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
« Reply #707 on: January 22, 2010, 05:16:10 AM »
^Masa: Speaking of deep and humble, here's the original text and translation of Acchan's QuickJapan interview. I made it a while ago, and it took a long time typing it up, but I really like it (and Acchan deserves it   :D).

http://www.mediafire.com/?1gozzjwwuy4


I hope all of you like it too!

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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
« Reply #708 on: January 22, 2010, 12:03:32 PM »
Wow, thanks for that!

It gives an interesting insight into how Atsuko thinks of herself and AKB. I was surprised at how candid the whole thing was. Especially so about how she didn't want to do Nagisa no Cherry at all. I guess being center does have its own stresses. It's even harder since you don't really have anyone to share it with, huh. I think she definitely went from being thrust into the role to warming up and stepping up to the plate.

It's a pity though, that even amongst fans there's some who don't think she deserves that spot. But I think she raises a good point herself. There really is no difference from Maeda Atsuko from AKB48 and Maeda Atsuko. And in my opinion, that is why..

..Acchan always wins.

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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
« Reply #709 on: January 22, 2010, 10:13:07 PM »


I hope all of you like it too!
Whoa! Thanks! I'll post some thoughts regarding those interviews later :)

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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
« Reply #710 on: January 23, 2010, 01:04:13 AM »
Thank you for translation, sanctuary1210!  :)

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86.   The best moment this year: For me, dancing to RIVER was really, really exciting.
87.   The worst moment this year: Not remembering the dance to RIVER at all.
She exciting, but she don't remember that. Acchan, Acchan...  :lol:

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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
« Reply #715 on: January 23, 2010, 12:07:41 PM »
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Re: [TEAM A] ACCHAN ~ The Maeda Atsuko Thread
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« Reply #717 on: January 24, 2010, 02:12:05 AM »
I want a picture of someone kicking ass xDD  8)

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