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Various Mukaichi Mion Translations

These translations were originally posted in Mion’s Stage48 thread by @kittychocokat on my behalf but I was asked if I could post my translations on Tumblr as well.

Q&A from the Documentary of AKB48 booklet (July 2016)

1. Which members are you close with? Komiyama Haruka-chan, Fukuoka Seina-chan, Mogi Shinobu-san. 2. Please list one person who is currently your rival. Miyawaki Sakura-chan. 3. If you have one week off, where would you go? I’d go on a trip to Kyoto. 4. What is something nice about AKB? It’s a place where both members and fans can be “youthful”. 5. What is AKB lacking in? Fun at concerts. 6. What is something you want to change in the current AKB? Further increase hako oshis. 7. What is something you won’t lose to other members? My love for AKB. 8. If you didn’t join AKB, what would you be doing right now? I’d have a part time job at a yakiniku restaurant (lol). 9. What is your dream for AKB? To continue even 100 years later and to be loved as a group forever. 10. Which group would you like to go to if you were transferred or given a kennin position? HKT or NGT, I’d like to work hard in a group that’s among the same generation as me. 11. What is your unknown charm point? I have moles in unusual places, like my armpit and the upper part of my foot. 12. Favourite movie or book? “THE Uchoten Hotel” [English titles: “Suite Dreams”, “Wow-Choten Hotel”]. 13. What is a motto that is important to you? “With utmost effort.” 14. What would you do with 10 million yen? I would save 90% of the money then spend the remaining 10% on shopping and travelling. 15. What was the happiest moment you’ve had since entering AKB? When I ranked for the first time in the sousenkyo. 16. What was the most painful moment you’ve had since entering AKB? When we were told, “15th gen’s stage dropped in quality.” 17. What kind of people are most of your fans like? Serious people and people who write long comments. 18. What is your current dream after you graduate from AKB? To be an actress. 19. What would you do if you were Akimoto Yasushi for only one day? Restart the Young Members Tour. 20. If you became the director for “Documentary of AKB”, what kind of theme would you shoot? Since I like clothes, I’d film the making of a costume until its completion.

Excerpt from AKB48 Shinbun (September 2016)

During [Mogi and Nomura's] photoshoot, a shadow crept into the studio. Peeping in during her break was Mukaichi Mion. She was the one who was eager for Nomura's swimsuit gravure but it was with Mion's partner in the ‘Mogion’ combi. Mion let out a "Woo~~" as she stared and claimed, "It's still nice though! Amazing!! But Mogi-san is mine... I’m looking forward to next month’s photoshoot too." And with a fearless smile, Mion headed to her own shoot.

Note: Mogi is currently doing a series of monthly gravure shoots for AKB48 Shinbun along with a different member for each issue. The September issue featured Mogi with Nomura Nao.

Flash Special Interview (October 2016)

This was your first time shooting by the sea, how was it? Since I’m from an inland prefecture, there isn’t an ocean’s edge and I’ve never been to it on a trip. So this was the first time I could experience a sea house, it was a lot of fun. I also want to have a photoshoot in the ocean but I actually can’t swim (lol).

This time, we’re shooting a gravure commemorating the sousenkyo senbatsu. In the sousenkyo, you impressively ranked 13th. It was the third time I participated in the sousenkyo but it was the first time I cried. I ranked 29th during the preliminary results. At handshake meetings, my fans encouraged me by telling me, “It’s absolutely okay.” I thought I probably had a 10% chance to enter senbatsu, there was hope within my heart that I could at least enter undergirls. That’s why I was really happy when my name was called.

Your speech was also well received. Really? I was so nervous. Since my goal was senbatsu, I prepared a bit by thinking about my speech but when the event started, everything left my head. By the time it was the senbatsu announcement, I was happy but the other side of me was extremely worried about what I should say during my speech.

You’re put in a leading position in AKB48 more and more. Has anything changed? Although I’ve been chosen for the senbatsu numerous times now, I was concerned if it was really okay for me to continue being chosen. But I’ve grown to feel confident in my position. At the same time, there’s a sense of urgency to become a person who can contribute to AKB48 earnestly. Even at concerts, I began thinking about how can we make it exciting. I think it’s no good if I only follow my seniors.

Do you have any goals for the future? First of all, I want to have an active role in the group that is worthy of 13th place. I was extremely pleased when I entered senbatsu together with (Okada) Nana-san and (Takahashi) Juri-san who are the same age as me. But as a group, I want to work with members from the same era and have activities that can gain hako oshis. I also hope AKB48 is able to continue on as the number one group. By the way, when Shimada Shuhei-san read my palm at the beginning of the year on AKBINGO, I was ranked the 3rd luckiest in the entire group. So in the future, I’d like to do my best so that I don’t lose this momentum.

Manga Action Interview (November 2016)

In the show “Kyabasuka Gakuen”, you changed roles from a yankee in “Majisuka Gakuen” into a hostess. That’s right. I’ve certainly seen plenty of hostess clubs in dramas but of course, it’s a completely unknown world to me. Just doing the gestures one by one is difficult. Up until now, I’ve mostly only acted with my members, so it’s fresh to have different male actors playing the role of customers each episode. Acting as a yankee and hostess are both unexpected roles for an idol, it’s tough but it’s fun. I hope those who are watching enjoy the gap [between idol and hostess].

The latest single “High Tension” was released on November 16th, the center Paruru-san (Shimazaki Haruka) will graduate this year, do you have any memories with Paruru-san? During “Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby”, Paruru-san took a break due to her poor physical condition. I was able to appear as her under (substitute) throughout the promotions at the time. After that, I met Paruru-san for the first time in a while and she kindly said to me, “Thank you for appearing even though it was also hard on you” which made me very glad. Since my physical condition was also poor back then, she was worried about me. I think I was able to grow precisely because of that time [as Paruru’s under].

This year, you served as AKB48’s center for “Tsubasa wa Iranai”, leaped to 13th place during the sousenkyo and entered the senbatsu. What is your next goal? Hmm, well, I’d like to release a photobook during my teens. I have a little over a year left until I turn 20 years old. I’m really not good with the cold, so I’d like to go and shoot it in a warm place like a southern island.

What do you do these days for comfort whenever you’re busy? I eat. Recently, I no longer have any likes or dislikes. I originally had a very unbalanced diet, there were a lot of things that I couldn’t eat during lunch when I was an elementary school student. I hated cheese and mayonnaise but now I’ve grown to love both. And understanding the taste of fish has turned me into an adult (lol). I also like to fiddle with my phone while I’m having a bath. I put it in a Ziploc bag and do things like update my SNS (lol).

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