Oh no- Where should I begin-?

Well, Christmas is over, just like that- 

We had such a fun Christmas this year too (*^^*)

How did everyone spend their Christmas? 

From Seibu Dome this year, we had Tenshi to Jump, then Fuji TV’s next 3-hour live broadcast, then Momokuri. And when yesterday’s live broadcast ended, I felt a sudden piercing sense of loneliness (´・_・`)

We had Fumie Suguri-san as a special guest at Seibu Dome!!

I almost cried when watching Fumie-san’s performance during rehearsals ヽ(；▽；)ノ
Fumie-san! Thank you for the wonderful performance!!!

And then, the announcement for the concert at the National Stadium,
I couldn’t even blink my eyes or close my mouth…

I just couldn’t believe it 

I can’t forget seeing everyone’s smiles and tears while on stage.

Thank you so much.

With the previous dream accomplished, we have a new dream now.
Dreams will never end,

and that’s lovely, and makes me want to see how far we can go （´-`）

A world larger than what we’d imagined
lies on the other side of Kouhaku.

Ah! ヾ(・ω・｀) Hey hey!
Did everyone see the blue and white illuminations
on your way home from Seibu Dome? (*^^*)

That was my Christmas present-! (laugh)
Kawakami-san and I kept it a secret from the other members and staff,
and we wanted to reveal it at the end of the concert,
but the Kokuritsu announcement blanked my mind and I forgot  (laugh)

Because we never told anyone, I don’t think anyone took photos or videos of it… (laugh)

Densetsu no illumination. (laugh)

I didn’t even get to see it myself-! (laugh)

Oh well (。-∀-)

I’ll go to sleep, imagining how everyone’s smiles must surely be dazzling in the lights of the illumination! (laugh)

Goodnight (*^^*)

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Notes:
1. Fumie Suguri is a Japanese figure skater. She is a three-time World medalist, a three-time Four Continents champion, the 2003 Grand Prix Final champion, and a five-time Japanese national champion.

Nah, I won’t do tha—-t!!!! (。-∀-) (laugh)

Aha (　´∀｀)
Are you angry? (laugh)

Recently, my family and other people have been casually asking me about the setlist. (laugh)

“You’ve decided on the 1st song, at least, right?” and more…!

But why should I tell you-?! Fufu

It’s better if everyone has no clue of what’s coming (*^^*)

So that’s why I won’t tell anyone- (￣▽￣)

So-? Is everyone even more interested now? (laugh)

Well, come to Seibu Dome if you’re really interested (￣▽￣) (grin)

Al-right! Lessons lessons~ ♪

Ah, I can tell you one thing!

Telephone poles are hollow inside!! (´艸｀)

These photos were taken when we went to that farm for filming for Momoclo-chan!

We’re the older girls’ team! (。-∀-)

It’s a video full of adult charm, so look forward to it. (lol)

There were just so many things at that farm!

We got to pet all the animals there,
carve radishes, harvest all kinds of seasonal vegetables, and there was even putting and blowdart guns!

It was my first time putting,
but I was relatively awesome. (lol)

It was super interesting! 
I’d love to play it again (*゜▽゜*)

But when I practiced my swing in front of our vocal training teacher, who is great at golf, today,
he got so angry and kept saying my form was all wrong-. (laugh)

But I’m not discouraged, and I’ll ask him to teach me tomorrow-! (。-∀-)

I received the top award at “Sekai fushigi hakken”—!!!

Yahoo-!!!

Hurray-!!!!!

Hurray-!!!!!

Ultimate woo-hoo!!!! (((o(*゜▽゜*)o)))

To celebrate, I’ve uploaded some photos of my furisode from the BLT photoshoot- ♪

Ah, by the way, BLT will be out next week (。-∀-)  (grin)

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Notes:
1. A furisode is a style of kimono distinguishable by its long sleeves. Furisode are the most formal style of kimono worn by unmarried women in Japan.
2. BLT refers to Beautiful lady’s television, a Japanese magazine.

Oden just isn’t oden without radish and konnyaku!
And I’m obsessed with mochikinchaku lately too (´>ω<｀)
Rice and stuff inside a fried tofu pouch, I just can’t get enough of it ( ´ ▽ ` ) 

Ah, the first photo is Takagi-san and I playing around,

the second photo is me locked outside by Takagi-san after I went to the bathroom. (laugh)

The third photo is me begging to be let in because it was so cold~  (laugh)

And then, the staff all got involved too (lol)

In the end, Takagi and Tamai played rock, paper, scissors. Tamai won and I was let in.

What were we doing? (lol)

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Notes:
1. Oden is a dish normally consumed in winter. It consists of various ingredients, such as egg, daikon (white radish), or konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored soup stock
2. Mochikinchaku is an oden ingredient, made of glutinous rice in a pouch of fried tofu

Off-shots from FNS~ (´∀｀)

And I’m totally late in updating this （￣▽￣;) (laugh)

This year, we did collabs with Gou Hiromi-san,
THE ALFEE-san,
and Saitou Yuki-san-!!!

It was so much fun (*゜-゜)
Reni’s Sakurai-san, and Momoka’s Kiki Kirin-san
just made me smile non-stop before the show even began. (laugh)

A wonderful programme ( ´ ▽ ` )
Thank you!!

Ah, I’m going to eat oden now!
Isn’t it great? Isn’t it great? (laugh)

My greatest desire-!!!!! (´>ω<｀)

What does everyone l-i-k-e?

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Notes:
1. Oden is a dish normally consumed in winter. It consists of various ingredients, such as egg, daikon, or konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored soup stock.

The people at the office and I are texting each other, heading our messages with the title “Good job today!!”. (laugh)

Don’t tell me “yes, yes, it was nothing”. (laugh)

I’ve been obsessed with nap-raised clothes lately,
they’re so warm, I can’t keep my hands off them. (laugh)

The pants and parka I wore today are all nap-raised too (。-∀-)

My body felt all warm and happy (*´ω｀*)

I’m sensitive to the cold all year-round, so I’m happiest when my body is kept warm!! (*^^*)

Everyone, make sure you’re warm when you fall asleep tonight (*゜゜)

Good night （´-`）。。☆