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just read that she WILL be going solo and is still in H!P. that took a lot of pressure off.  guessa there's no need to be freaking out anymore.she's still going to be around. yay

Wow, where did you read that?? So.... there is still hope that we will see her in Hello!Morning

I think that when they say "She will be continuing solo" them mean that she will be solo in her life now. It's a rough translation. She is finished. To me, this is great news. I hope ALL Morning Musume quits. They need to live normal lives for once. Some members have been there for years. Mari will be so happy. As a leader I hope this influences other members retirement. We can't feel angry about this, but only sad. Our selfishness is what forced Mari to leave. She can live happily now. I am so proud of her. Yes, I am so sad, and I will miss her. BUt she will be happy, and hopefully, in the next few years her popularity will decrease and people will start letting her live a happy life. I love you Mari Yaguchi, I will miss you. I hope your life is wonderful

waahh!!!! I'm jealous... you've seen my fave momusu member!!! well...
really?? so how does it feel to have an eye contact with her... is it kinda intimidating.. and what's the distance??? is it a few meters away???

hehe... sorry for questioning much... Just curious...

Well, it was the Afternoon concert in Tokyo, so second to last concert. I bought street tickets (knowing they would be there) and the tickets were about... $1400 USD. (for 2) Now, in my honest oppinion... welllllll worth being 7 rows from the stage. I was about 5 feet frow the cat walk, and about 40 feet from the actually stage. It was amazing. You never really know how short Mari Yaguchi is until you see her in real life! Also, when Konno and me met eyes, it was like she was curious to why there were 10,000,000 japanese people, and 1 american in the whole concert. Haha, if she would have asked me, I would have said I didnt know MM and just came with a friend, and then, we would have wen tto dinner, and a movie, and I'd drop her off at home and she'd call me the next day....

I went to Japan last summer for the H!P Summer Concert. It was such a fun trip! I am returning this summer for another great Tokyo concert! Ill be sure to take lots of pictures... (not at the concert! )

... last summer they check your bag for camera's and so I hid mine in my side pouch and they didn't find it, I thought I'd sneak a few pics while I was inside, but I had no idea they have an usher every like.. 5 rows! haha, I wouldn't have been able to snap a shot and not getting the boot! . Konno Asami and me had direct eye contact for at least 8 seconds... think we've got a future together?

I love Otsuka Ai. I discovered her about 3 months ago and now I have every one of her songs memorized. She is the greatest... next to Miki Fujimoto of course!