Paruru Interview GQ August IssueGQ: The Senbatsu General Election is around the corner. Shimazaki-san, you placed 5th in the (May 21th) preliminary report. Which rank do you want for this year?Shimazaki: Any rank is fine……。GQ:What? You don’t have the ambition to rank first?Shimazaki: No.GQ:Where do you want to rank then?Shimazaki: U〜n……、nowhere in particular。GQ:You don’t care at all about your rank?Shimazaki: Well, last year, AKB fans were paying a lot of attention to what rank I might receive, but not really this year.GQ:Last year、when you ranked up to 12th, were you happy?Shimazaki: It was like, so that’s about it, huh.GQ:Conpared to other members, in which area do you have confidence that will you not lose to anyone?Shimazaki: U〜n…… I don’t have any such confidence.GQ:What was your most enjoyable experience since joining AKB?Shimazaki: I don’t have (a particular experiece to tell you).GQ:But standing on stage, seeing all those fans and glowing sticks is the best part, right? That sight must be overwhelming, right?Shimazaki: My eyesight is bad, so I can’t see it.GQ:(lol)。Are you using contact lenses right now?Shimazaki: I’m not using them all the time, more like, I don’t really mind if everything is blurred all the time. I do use glasses at home when I watching television, though.GQ:(lol)。Shimazaki-san, did you always have this quiet personality since way back?Shimazaki: Yeah.GQ:But with members you are close with, you can talk just fine right?Shimazaki: Well, everyone is actually surprised, when I start to talk. When I sometimes laugh during an MC, they rejoice ‘Paruru is laughing!’GQ:So it’s like a 「Klara has stood up!」 moment like in Heidi(lol)。imageGQ:In the far future, what sort of job do you want to do besides being an idol?Shimazaki: I might open a select shop, I would like to start designing clothes.GQ:Your clothes today are beaming with your personality (soft lolita and metallic shoes), which stores are you shopping at?Shimazaki: I am shopping online most of the time.GQ:Are you reading and researching magazines?Shimazaki:I am reading 『NYLON JAPAN』.GQ:Are you talking about fashion with fellow members?Shimazaki: I am getting the feeling that when it comes to talking about fashion, we don’t really match (lol)GQ:(lol)。What do you want to do after you have graduated from AKB? For example do you want to become an actress and start acting?Shimazaki: If possible, I would like to become an acress, but if it doesn’t work out, there is no other option but to marry, I believe.GQ:Well then, if you were to marry, what are you looking for in a man?Shimazaki: My parents are very talkative, I would prefer a cheerful person.GQ:What would be your ideal date as an adult?Shimazaki: I don’t know. But, I can’t do it anymore though, I wanted to do a school uniform date. Because I never experienced this.http://gqjapan.jp/woman/girl/20140814/haruka-shimazaki
New Team Surprise M04 "Hatsukoi no Kagi" is a Payuyu duet!Release date 20th Sept