Yuihan Letter to Mako on her AKB theater graduation stage May 12, 2019
Translations:
I reaaaaalllly love you, Mako, and congratulations on your graduation.
Since I have been performing in Hakata this past month, I couldn't be there on the stage with you today, but I’m imagining your graduation while I write this letter. I also wonder how beautiful you look today.
When you first joined the group, the manager told me that a girl very similar to me was a 14th gen research student, and it was weird that I was worried before meeting with you.
Later on, while we were together in Yokoyama Team K, your voice came on the microphone and it was similar to mine while talking. I wondered if it was Mako. Do you remember?
The distance between us began to decrease with theater performances, tours, lessons, and team activities. That’s when we started calling each other “Makoji” and “Cap”.
When the teams changed and I said “There won’t be a Makoji and Cap anymore" and you said "the Cap will always be the Cap”. Those words stuck with me.
I wanted to be a beautiful and pretty older sister, but I loved Mako for giving me such kind words.
We had fun in AKB48, and of course I was happy, but you would never talk about the frustrating and painful things. You worked hard and you weathered the storm. Thank you for everything.
& thank you for shining while leading AKB48.
It will be lonely not being able to see you in AKB like before, but when you told me that you wanted to support AKB from the outside, the power of your words impressed me.
Whatever it is you want to do, you shouldface forward on that path, and walk at your own pace. Whatever you do, I will always be Mako’s friend, and I will always cheer for you.
Your happiness is my happiness. From here on, you should have a lot of experiences and become a great adult.
Let’s have conversations full of our dreams again.
pledis heo yunjin // akb48 takeuchi miyu // hkt48 yabuki nako // stone music lee sian
rbw na goeun // pledis lee kaeun // akb48 takahashi juri // fnc park haeyoon
stone music jo yuri // yuehua wang yiren // woollim kwon eunbi // nmb48 murase sae