2022.08.28
The day my life changed
It’s already been a year since that day.
I’m so, so happy to have joined my favourite group with my favourite people.
So, Itoha’s blog starts now
Thank you for reading my blog.
I am Mukai Itoha
17 years old, a second year high school student from Hiroshima Prefecture.
I received the baton from Mio ^._.^
The other day I went to an aquarium with someone I like ^._.^
She is the same age as me~!
That person likes blue. LOL
She’s funny and we have the same sense of humour, and that day we were laughing endlessly about silly things
Right, Mio-chan?
Hey listen,
I was just reading Ri’s (Endo Riko-chan) blog and I started crying right from the beginning-…
I cried alone on the train LOL
I’m so happy hehehe
When my eyes meet Ri’s, I somehow always smile
Ri! I love you so much!
And Airi, thank you too~!
Hey~ That’s embarrassing~~
I made sure to contact you. LOL
Airi said in her blog that she wanted to smell the scent of osmanthus, so the next day,
I wore perfume with an osmanthus scent. Hehehe.
Airi I love you so much
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Online Meet & Greet
September 3rd
Thank you very much!
This is a skirt that my older sister and I have matching pairs of. ჱ̒^. ̫ .^♡
To the fans of Rika and Shii! Thank you too!
It was great to talk so much! I was so happy! I was so blessed!
What the two of us talked about is a secret between us. So don’t tell anyone. Hehe.
And also the autograph session!
Thank you very much! ˆ꜆ . . ꜀ˆ
I drew so many pictures~ ♩
It was so much fun to talk and write messages for such a long time—–!!
Hehe! Thank you so much!
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All meet & greets for the 6th single have concluded!
Thank you so, so much!
The number of sessions increased from last time, allowing us to spend more time together
And I feel like I’ve gained a lot more memories.
We did gain more, right~? ^,,._.,,^
Itoha talked with everyone who came, thinking Itoha wanted to make them happy and send them home happy,
But Itoha ended up getting so much happiness myself~ ^,,._.,,^
I’d be happy if you felt even a little bit of happiness that became energy for you to work hard again the next day.
May everyone be full of happiness!
I would be happy to meet you again next time.
Thank you so much.
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About the 3rd Generation Members
Kojima Nagisa’s turn
Start.
In the early days almost everyone called Nagi ‘Nagi-tan’~!!!
Itoha also called her Nagi-tan but somehow it became ‘Nagi’ before I knew it~ LOL
Sorry I just suddenly remembered that and wrote it down LOL
I often see Nagi and think she definitely won’t leave anyone alone. I don’t know why but she seems like the kind of person who, if there’s someone who’s alone, she’ll go over to them and listens to them a lot.
It might be a trivial conversation but sometimes those things can save you~.
Thank you
Back when Itoha was really down because I couldn’t participate in the training camp. Videos of everyone dancing at the camp and pictures of everyone were sent to me every day and honestly, it was really tough.
Then I think it was the day after the camp ended.
Nagi sent me a long message.
The content of that email really saved me and thanks to it, I think I was able to look forward properly.
“Don’t blame yourself”
“The 3rd generation is 11 people, and we won’t leave anyone behind and if Itoha cries, we’ll all rush to your side”.
These two messages were especially heartwarming.
Even when I felt alone, these words supported me and made me want to try harder.
Hey, I’m re-reading the email now and I’m tearing up.
Thank you so much!
Nagi who supports me like that has the same favourite food as me…!
We went to eat together the other day-!!
Beef tongue ^,,._.,,^^,,._.,,^
Hehehe. It was really delicious-!!!
After that we also ate gelato ˆ꜆ . . ꜀ˆ♩
We laughed a lot and ate a lot, thank you for always bringing me happiness.
I love you so much
Next time will be Odakura Reina’s turn
Reina, her name looks cool when written in kanji. I’ve always thought that LOL
Actually, we were in the same room at the final audition!!
Reina-chan, do you remember? ^,,._.,,^
Look forward to it.
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~ Questions ~
Thank you as always ✨
The letters you send really support me
The other day, I read it and I was so happy that I started to tear up…
Thank you so much.
Q1. What prefectures would you like to visit?
A. There are so many places I want to go, but among the prefectures I haven’t visited yet I’d say Gifu, Gunma, Shizuoka, Miyagi! Hokkaido too! And Okinawa! Also Kyoto!
In Gifu and Shizuoka, there are aquariums I want to visit!
Gunma is Rika-nee’s hometown, and I’ve heard so many stories that have made me really, really want to go!
In Miyagi I want to eat beef tongue! I love beef tongue so much…! I want to eat it at a delicious place!
Hokkaido has delicious food and I want to touch snow~, I want to see beautiful scenery in Okinawa~
I like Yatsuhashi in Kyoto and the stylish atmosphere of the town is irresistible!!!
t/n: Yatsuhashi is a traditional Japanese sweet from Kyoto
We’ve also talked about wanting to go to Enoshima!
I feel like there are too many places I want to go…? Lol
Right now I’m dying to go on a trip!!
I want to travel far away and relax with a fun feeling ^,,._.,,^
Want to come with me?
Q2. What do you buy when you go to a bakery?
A. !!!!! A bakery!!!! I love them so much!!!
I love bread LOL
I definitely buy something sweet~!
I love Kouign-amann and if they have it, I will definitely buy it!
t/n: Kougn-amann is a French pastry with a croissant-like dough
The moment I saw this letter, I wanted to eat Kouign-amann so badly that I went to buy some ^,,._.,,^
It was incredibly delicious~🍞
Thank you ˆ꜆ . . ꜀ˆ♩
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Just talking about recent things for a bit
A little while ago did you watch ‘Sogo Magattara,Sakurazaka?’ with the family questionnaire segment?
Hehe it’s embarrassing that my mom, younger sister and younger brother appeared
I was surprised that my older sister answered the questionnaire~ LOL
The reason I was surprised was because I was wondering, “How could she answer when she’s studying abroad and not in Japan?”
Hehe LOL
The other day when we talked on the phone, we showed each other how clean our rooms were LOL
My sister and I are close in age and although we fight, I think we’re pretty close. LOL
We used to go out together just the two of us~. Nostalgic!
She’d listen to my worries and teach me things in my studies! I’m grateful.
Also, I’ve even gone with my sister to her parent-teacher conference. LOL
Of course I didn’t go inside the school, I waited in the car! I wanted to go with her so much that I ran home LOL
She sent me a birthday message this year and I felt warmth in my heart thinking she tried to send it the moment the date changed. ^,,._.,,^
While eating gummies and thinking how happy I was, she sent “Don’t just eat gummies all the time, eat rice-!” and I hadn’t even told her I was eating them, so I thought she was watching me-!!! LOL
We’ll both start living alone and there will be struggles but I hope we can help each other out~.
I want to hang out with you quickly when you come home-.
Even though it was remote, seeing her face for the first time in a while (a month LOL) naturally brought tears to my eyes~…LOL
I was already crying from my mom’s comment in the memory album before that though- LOL
t/n: Memory album showed in SokoSaku
When I was in Hiroshima, my mom always pampered me and to get her attention I’d constantly hover around her or refuse to take a bath..LOL
I also remember saying something outrageous like “Mom don’t sleep yet!!!” because I hated being alone after my bath. LOL
I also clung to my little sister a lot LOL, and even now when I go back home, we sleep together ^._.^ I just remembered, my older sister, younger sister and I once slept in a single bed. LOL No one could turn over LOL
And we used to go to school together in the morning! When my younger sister entered elementary school, I was worried and often went to see her in her class~.
I have memories of playing tag with my younger brother and his friend after school, just the three of us…LOL
There’s a pretty big age gap but I ran really seriously LOL
We went to practice skateboarding together ^._.^ He’s a kind boy who didn’t laugh when Itoha fell but immediately asked “Are you okay?” and offered his hand.
I talk about my family so much to the 3rd generation members that some of them (Rika) started crying the moment my family appeared. LOL
The other members cried too and it somehow made me feel so much love for them.
Itoha cried a lot but Itoha is okay
I laugh a lot every day!
I want to deliver even more happiness.
Please continue to support me for a long time to come.
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I think I will end it here for this time
Thank you for always listening to my long stories! ^,,._.,,^
Lately I’ve been really into cooking~
I used to cook occasionally when I was in Hiroshima but I hadn’t done it at all since moving to Tokyo.
But when I suddenly wanted to cook again after a while and made something, I ended up getting totally hooked…
To think “I have these leftover vegetables, so next I’ll make this with the rest~”, it’s so much fun!!!
Hehehe~! Want to try some?
Ah, look!!
Various Itoha
Next time will be Yu~♩
Yu, who is in front of me now, is sleeping. LOL
So cute. Her neck looks like it will hurt with that sleeping position. LOL
By the way, we went out to eat the other day ^._.^ It was delicious~! We promised to go regularly ჱ̒^. ̫ .^♡
Look forward to it.
September has arrived.
There might be days when you don’t feel up to it, days when things don’t go well, or days went you’re not feeling well.
Don’t push yourself. The most important thing is not to break yourself.
I’m always by your side. Let’s do our best together.
Ito.