It’s almost unbelievable,
the shock and the joy
cannot be described in words.
An amazing thing was announced
at Seibu Dome on midwinter.

2days at the National Stadium

The moment when a dream comes true still feels like a dream,
and I still feel like pinching my cheek now to make sure.

When we performed at Kouhaku Utagassen last year,
the dream we had from when we first formed came true,
and I really believed that dreams do come true.
This time again, our old dream has come true too,
is it possible to feel so much happiness…?

Everyone at the venue sang the announcement together with Matsuzaki-san.
After the announcement, we ran closer to everyone,
and I felt that we were truly supported by so much love.
I felt gratitude from my heart.

Our dream has been granted
by all the Mononofu.

The Mononofu who couldn’t come to the venue
have always shared our joy and tears
together with us.
And we always hear wonderful stories about the Mononofu from different people.
Mononofu are really the best.

Let’s run on together from now on too!

And then, at Seibu Dome on midwinter

Wow, everyone was really out in the cold,
thank you so much!

A midwinter’s Momokuri.
I had lots of anxieties,
but with all the fans,
the downtown Momoclo band, athlete Suguri Fumie,
and all the staff,
we felt so much warmth
and had the best concert to end off 2013!

To the downtown Momoclo band, who are always so much fun,
and always kindly watching us from the back and supporting us, you are wonderful.

And we also received
lots of wonderful words
from athlete Suguri Fumie after the concert.
Athlete Suguri, your performance was really cool.

Everyone, thank you so much!
It was a wonderful 2013!

…But it’s not over yet! (laugh)

Shiorin 

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Notes:
1. Matsuzaki Shigeru is a Japanese singing, actor and talent.
2. 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.

We did a live performance
at NHK Doyou Studio Park today-!! ^ ^

Wow, live broadcasts are so scary.
We performed 3 songs in all!

Mononofu came to the studio to support us, and there was even a live viewing at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse.
Lots of Mononofu gathered there too ∩^ω^∩

Everyone, thank you for staying out in the cold!
And thank you to
Bibiri Ooki-san, Oosawa Akane-san,
Announcer Takayama,
and Nanami-chan!

It’s already the 21st…

2 more days to Momokuri.
10 more days to the end of the year.

It’s so shocking (´・_・`) (laugh)
Things are moving so fast.

Anyway, I’ve heard that Momokuri 2013
at Seibu Dome is going to be really cold.
There’s even talk of negative temperatures.

To everyone coming over,
please be prepared with warm clothes,
as well as a heart to enjoy Christmas!

What kind of live will it be
at frozen Seibu Dome…?
Looking forward to it ^ ^

….Well, it’ll definitely be cold. (laugh)

Let’s look forward to it together- ∩^ω^∩

Shiorin

We’re already halfway through December~! (°_°)
Time just flies by so fast…

It just feels too fast whenever it comes to this time of year~

Just a short while more
and I won’t be a high school student anymore.
Reality hasn’t set in yet, but I do feel sad.

I want to create lots of memories! ^ ^

Ah-! S.p.e.a.k.i.n.g.o.f.w.h.i.c.h
Speaking of which （^人^）

Not really… (laugh)

I cut my hair (^o^)

Just a little bit! (laugh)
Everyone’s been praising me for growing my hair out
and I went to get it cut anyway. (laugh)

But compared to that very first time
when I cut my hair short,
this is considered quite long ゜.+(*¨*)+.゜

My bangs were also cut, and they rest nicely on my eyebrows now! ^ ^

Fufufu ( ^ω^ )
Alright, see you~!

Shiorin 

2013 FNS Song Festival!
Has concluded this year too (._.)

We were first invited last year,
and also during summer this year,
so this is our 2nd winter FNS!

FNS Song Festival’s winter edition really
gives one the feeling of the year coming to an end…

But I really like that atmosphere ∩^ω^∩

This year,
we did collabs on

“Kogarashi ni dakarete”
with THE ALFEE-san,
“Ringo satsujin jiken”
With Gou Hiromi-san,
and “Yume no naka he”
with Saitou Yuki-san!

Wow, my heart was racing
because I was so nervous, but I had lots of fun in the end!

Everyone was so kind,
such wonderful people (*^^*)

I got to see my two cherished Sakurai-sans too…
It’ll be great if we can do collabs with them someday… ☆

Lots of grand artistes performed,
and it was a wonderful music festival ( ^ω^ )

Kuma-mon was there too,
so we took a photo with him! And miwa-chan too… ∩^ω^∩

And then, I got to meet
Oohara Sakurako-chan, whom I’ve always wanted to meet
I was so happy *(^o^)/* We’re the same age too!

Thank you to all the other artistes too!

And to everyone who watched the show
Thank you ( ^ω^ )

I think many people already feel that the year is coming to a close, but there’s still lots to come in December!!

Let’s have fun till the end of the year-!

Shiorin 

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Notes:
1. The 2 Sakurais are probably THE ALFEE’s Sakurai Masaru (who Reni-chan cosplayed and kissed) and Arashi’s Sakurai Sho
2. Kuma-mon is Kumamoto Prefecture’s mascot character
3. Oohara Sakurako – singer, actress