Posted on 2014-03-29 00:04:56

Today was a super fun day-! We broke through, broke through!!
Just that one make-up artiste told me
“Taka-san has been getting darker and darker” ＼(^o^)／
Guess I’ll have to start using sunscreen! (laugh)
Though I don’t usually use it, because it gets in my hair and tangles it up-

I’ve fallen in love with shopping lately!
I saw this cute doll the other day and bought it to hang on my mobile, and I’ve just realized that the doll resembles our stylist!
Here! Look look-!

Posted on 2014-03-28 08:11:10

I’ve slept all spring, but I still wanna sleep!
All the pollen in the air isn’t helping either- (´･_･`)

But spring is warm, all the flowers are blooming, and there’s just so many meetings with new environments! It’s all so exciting-!
I love this indescribable aura!

I need to go flower viewing this year!
Last year, all the neighbours went for a cherry blossom viewing party together, and we all got so excited-!
Taka-san even opened a Momoclo dance class during the party- (laugh)

Will everyone be able to make it again this year-?! ^ ^
Looking forward to it!

Taka-san has been in love with honey these days-!
People usually mix it in soups, right?
Taka-san loves to eat the honey raw, right out of the jar!
She will definitely eat some before a concert!
I feel happiest when I’m eating it while doing make-up and chatting with everyone-!

But I always get some on my cheeks, which gets the make-up artiste really frustrated (laugh)
Sometimes, I eat so much that everyone asks if I was a bear in my previous life…
Maybe! I could really have been a bear (laugh)
That’ll be weird- (laugh)

Posted on 2014-03-27 11:24:25

Long time no write ❤

Recently, I went out to play with friends! We went for karaoke and had monjayaki, it was so much fun-! And the restaurant manager nonchalantly presented me with this dessert!

After that, a childhood friend and I went to Enoshima to visit the shrine and watch the sea, and have a meal-! And make plans for the future-! (laugh)

And then, I went to the grave to give thanks too!
Then, my family went to the outlet mall, where we did shopping!

So super fulfilled!
Everyday is fun, even workdays!

And that was a report of happy~ Taka-san’s recent activities!

Posted on 2014-03-19 00:13:07

The National Stadium tournament on 16th March!
On Day 2, we had special guest Takamizawa Toshihiko-san perform “Hagane no ishi” live for us, and we also went close-up to everyone for a number of songs!
And the Downtown Momoclo band, who spent those 2 days together with us!
They’re always such a reassuring presence!
And Tachiki Fumihiko-san, who did the live narration for Z Densetsu
and danced together with us,
and Matsuzaki Shigeru-san,
who announced Nissan 2days,
and the Tokyo Chorus,
and conductor Oonuki Hiroshi-san
Kei Grant-san,
Anna Vieste-san,
and 3bjr!
Thank you!
I heard that many people were shocked when we started walking near the end (laugh)
Then, we sent out a message to everyone from the Olympic fire platform.
It was hard to speak well when faced with such an amazing view, but I spoke from my heart.
I may have said this before, but I just had so many feelings after the 2 days of the National Stadium dream. However, “thank you” and “I love you” are the only words which we can speak when one is experiencing ultimate joy (laugh) That’s a genuine thought.
I say that not as an idol or as Momoclo, but as a human being, to the other members, the staff, and Mononofu. I love everyone who is associated with me, and hope to stay with everyone forever!
Every time I see everyone’s faces during a concert, I really feel like an invincible miracle.
Lots of things have happened, not all of them happy, and lots of them failures.
But everyone was together through it all, and we managed to smile.
With everyone together, I’m excited to see how bright our future will be!
Everyone, I hope you feel the same way too!
Meeting with lots of people, receiving their support, my treasures slowly accumulate!

To become the real deal, and not just a trend of the moment.

That’s forever my motto.
I just have so much to say about Momoclo, and I don’t know if I should say it all at once, but the fact that I love Momoclo will never change in the years to come.

That includes everyone who’s associated with Momoclo

So I want to bring about the miracle of “always staying together”.
Watching the same scenery together, making lots of memories, progressing forward together!

So please continue to support us!

Posted on 2014-03-16 01:15:42

15th March! Sunny day!
Something we’ve dreamed of: a concert at the National Stadium.
Wow- The place was so huge!!
A venue which we’ve dreamed about for years, but never actually thought we could enter until a few months ago.

What we did at Kokuritsugawa and the venue we’d always watched only on DVDs have become our “reality”. Now, even after Day 1 is over, I still feel like I’m in a dream! (laugh)

But everyone’s wonderful smiles and voices are totally burned onto my mind!
It’s just so magical-!

And then, today’s another precious memory that we shouldn’t forget.
Ariyasu Momoka’s birthday!
Ya-san looked really really happy to get such a grand birthday celebration!
It was all kept a secret from Ya-san, from the mass singing by the chorus and band members, to the fact that Furu-chan was inside the cake. She was so shocked, so it was a successful surprise! It was a wonderful start to her 19th year!
In all, happy birthday to Ya-san ^_^

And then, as per normal every year, Nankoku Peanuts-san aka Matsuzaki Shigeru-san presented us with a great announcement! 2days at Nissan Stadium!
So excited that we’ll get to go festival crazy with everyone for 2 days!

Wow, wow, but there’s another day tomorrow!
Kokuritsu isn’t over yet!

So glad that we spent today together with everyone, achieving yet another dream!
Thank you to everyone at the venue, of course, and everyone watching at LiveViewing, and everyone from Houzan Elementary School!
And then, and then, thank you to Onnagawa Town for the fishermen’s banner!
Onnagawa Town is celebrating their renaissance festival on the 15th and 16th too!
Let’s work hard together tomorrow!

We’ll enjoy ourselves with all our might again tomorrow Z!
Everyone, keep warm when you go to bed tonight!

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Notes:
1. Kokuritsugawa is written “国立川”, a combination of the words “国立” kokuritsu and “立川” Tachikawa. The term was coined in November 2011, during the launch event for single “Roudou sanka”, which took place on the rooftop of “Tachikawa from chuubu” building. During the event, the girls spoke of their wish to perform at the National Stadium, which is located in the nearby town, and so combined the names of these 2 places to give “kokuritsugawa”.

Posted on 2014-03-09 21:50:36

I spent the whole of yesterday really well! ^ ^
B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l Sunday~! ♪

We were at Nagoya early in the morning! Where we had udon stewed in miso-! ^ ^
Then the final maintenance before Kokuritsu went all out-!
When I went home with manager Nomura-chan, she allowed me to tag along for some shopping!
I bought a pair of laced shoes!
I’ll be wearing them for the last spurt of lessons starting tomorrow!

Then, I went shopping with the family-!
On our way back, we visited Grandma and Grandpa for a while-!
Grandpa announced that he plans to go to Kokuritsu, where he will be “dressed in a purple uniform and happi…I’ll be totally in purple!”!
Looking forward to that-!

Then, we reached home!
Here’s a rare photo of Z-kun ❤
He’s so precious no matter the time or place-!! Has he grown any fatter? (laugh)
He was struggling, so I let him go after the photo-taking-
He’s really the devil!

So today was really a day well spent!

Posted on 2014-03-06 23:04:11

That day of lessons.

A message from me.
Self-made pot-au-feu. Self-proclaimed self-made, anyway (since I only helped to sprinkle in the salt).

Full of twice the love!
Ahh- I’m thirsty!

So, I’ll work hard again tomorrow!

Posted on 2014-03-05 00:20:09

It’s Takagi-!
It’s Takagi-!
I’m Takagi-!

Some staff members still call me “Takagi-san”, as if reluctant to address me otherwise (laugh)

So, it’s March now!
Yesterday was Girls’ Festival! And my family displayed our doll collection again this year ^ ^ How about everyone?
And then, Kokuritsu will be here in 2 weeks-!

Lessons are progressing smoothly.
But there’s just one thing I need to clarify.

Just what is my nickname?
Sekai no Ishikawa Yumi addresses me by a different name every day.
“Reni-chan”, “Reni”, “Taka-san”, “Taka”, “Takagi”, and sometimes “Boo-san”

It’s the same with the Mononofu too, right?

Hmm!!!!

Posted on 2014-03-01 00:08:03

Hello-!
The Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary event was held yesterday!
And there was a slightly(?) considerably(?) weird Sailor Moon there (laugh)

So how was it?
My Sailor Moon cosplay!

Wow- Actually, I’m the same age as Sailor Moon- (laugh)
It’s a beloved anime which I used to watch as a child, so I’m really glad I got this chance to appear at a Sailor Moon event ^ ^
And then, we even performed a cover of the songs!
We sang 2 songs
Moonlight Densetsu and Tuxedo Mirage-!
How were they-?

To those who hadn’t listened to them yet, please do!
Sailor Moon is a popular story, regardless of era or age!
We hope to become like the girls in the story!
And then, to continue loving Sailor Moon!
So yesterday was a really enjoyable concert, celebrating Sailor Moon together with other grand artists and all the fans!
Thank you, everyone!

Posted on 2014-02-22 01:01:38

Thank you for waiting- ❤

2days at EX Theatre!
For Day 1, we did the Momoiro Yobanashi “Gentou”
It was a frightening situation… (laugh)
We did a live with pure singing, casting aside the usual Momoclo dances!! And with a live band too!!
And then and then, Kume-san, who helped us out during GOUNN tour too, did the live narration for us!
For the solo section, I performed My Little Lover-san’s “Hello,Again ~Mukashi kara aru basho~”! ^ ^
I was really so nervous, did I perform it well?
How did it go-?
Personally, I was in love with Shiorin’s “Sotsugyou”, she was just too cool!

And then, Karashima Midori-san came and talked to us about deep things, and taught us so many things too, like how it feels to be immersed in music!
Karashima-san and Momoclo, having understood the meaning of song, then performed “Tashika na koto”.
Aarin’s rendition of Karashima-san’s “Silent Eve” gave me goosebumps too!

And then, THE ALFEE-san’s “Hoshizora no distance” was so cool-!
Especially Sakurai-san, as usual! (laugh)

There was also Kume-san’s narration together with Karashima-san’s “Ozashiki ressha”… We just did so many songs live. In short, this no-dance concert taught me so much, about delivery through expression, and enjoyment of sound!
I’ll be glad if everyone had received our message and enjoyed our songs!
I was so nervous and kept sweating, but I hope to do this more in the future!! ^ ^

And then, Day 2 was a complete change, with Oshiiro Manhattan ♡ Nantekotta Pannacotta-!
It was indeed a comical concert!

To begin with, we did an image colour change!
Takagi → Red
Tamai → Green
Momota → Purple
Ariyasu → Pink
Sasaki → Yellow
Not just that, we switched our singing parts to match the colours too-!
And it was all decided inpromptu style through lottery on stage! Wow-! That was brave of us! (laugh)

Wow-!
Kanako-chan’s parts are really so tough-…
It’s so high, and there’s so many important parts at the quiet bits, right?
But it was refreshing to sing as part of the “Supported team”-!
I was super nervous, but it was super fun! And singing another member’s parts gave me lots to think over.

But I still love my own colour the best.
It’s a colour decided by destiny, and I just feel connected to it.
So purple is the best for me!
And my singing parts too!
The others’ parts may make me feel envious sometimes!
But this concert made me realize “the importance of everyone’s roles”, and I hope to treasure my own parts more and help them grow.
Everyone has their own unique charm! And we all need to refine it continuously!

And then, seeing everyone waving penlights of the colour they support, and wearing clothes and accessories of that colour just made me want to go back to being purple!

Though the occasional switching will be fun ^ ^

I learnt so much these 2 days, and it gave me lots of think about too!
And then, most importantly, I truly enjoyed myself!

As Aarin said, it’s a blessing to be able to host such a concert before Kokuritsu!

Everyone!
Thank you ^ ^