Good evening。
This is Tsugunaga Momoko。
This was announced on the official homepage not long ago、 but as of this summer、 Country Girls will be having activities in a new configuration。

As a result、 Morito Chisaki、 Yanagawa Nanami、 and Funaki Musubu will be transferring to currently existing Hello！ Project groups、 and will concurrently be members of Country Girls。
In order to maintain a balance with their studies、Yamaki Risa and Ozeki Mai will only have activities as Country Girls。
A while ago、 I talked with people from the office、 who said that they would like to try something new、 given that Hello！ Project will be celebrating our 20th anniversary next year。
Transfer。 Concurrency。
Honestly、 even now、 I’m still not able to sort it out in my head。
I thought that after my graduation、 the 5 of them would overcome various obstacles、 share their joy、 and become an even better group。
I would watch over the growth and the live performances of the ５ of them from the shadows、 and lead my life with a smile on my face, thinking ‘I expected no less from my students！’
I thought the future would unfold in that way、 as if it were the most obvious thing。

Why Country Girls？
Did we think that the ５ of them were lacking in ability？
I can say with confidence that even with just the 5 of them、 they’ll definitely be fine in the future。
So、 this suggestion particularly left me with a lot of misgivings。
However、 it’s the opposite。
It was explained to me that as members of Country Girls、 they are first and foremost members of Hello！ Project、 and looking at the Country Girls of the present、 they have potential、 so it was desired that they make a new wind blow as members of other groups。
And they wanted to use that to help make Country Girls into an even greater group。
The 5 of them worried about it even more than I did。
Each and every one of them thought a lot about it and had lots of discussions。
When I announced my graduation、 all of them were nothing but supportive of me going on to my next path。
It gave me a reassuring push when they said that they’d do their best so that I’d be able to graduate without any worries。
I too would like to support all of them on their own individual paths。
The transfer of the ３ concurrent members will be announced in due time、 and I want them to be the most outstanding members in each of their groups、 while for the ２ members who will be putting their effort into their studies、 I’d like them to properly watch over Country Girls、 graduate from school、 and become one、 two times greater as persons。
And I want them to use the experiences they acquired from their respective positions to make Country Girls burst with appeal。

This is in no way the end of Country Girls。
They’ll still have regular work、 doing things like performing live and releasing songs。
Please look forward to the future Country Girls！
With this announcement、 I think that some of you are surprised、 some of you are perplexed、 some of you are looking forward to the Hello！ Project of the future、 you’re all taking it in different ways。
Hello！ Project will be celebrating our 20th anniversary next year。
It would please me if you would continue to support us even more than you do now、 as always、 as we head into our 20th anniversary。
Even after I’ve graduated、 give your support to my dearest Hello！ Project、 and to Country Girls！

Good morning。
This is Yamaki Risa。

As of this summer、 Country Girls will have a new structure。
Morito、 Yanagawa、 and Funaki will transfer to other Hello！ Project groups、 while continuing to have Country Girls activities
Yamaki and Ozeki will only have activities as Country Girls、 to balance things with our studies。

The other day、 out of the blue、 our manager-san talked with us about it。
As Hello! Project would be celebrating our 20th anniversary next year、 in order to have even more Hello!Project activities、 the members of Country Girls would be transferred to other groups and have activities in those groups。
At the time I heard it、 I was sad and frustrated to know that the current Country Girls would be no more。
After 3 years、 we had truly absorbed and learnt a lot from Momochi-senpai。

With this tour、 we thought that we could prove that
Even if just the 5 of us remain, we’ll uphold Country Girls！ We’ll do our best！ Have confidence in Country Girls。
I felt like we were being criticised、 I felt like we were being told that we were failures、 I was hurt。

However、 that’s because I’ve watched the growth of each of the members of Country Girls、 and I know of their potential。
This transfer to other groups is unprecedented、 so we have no idea how it’ll be like。
It truly is an honour for Country Girls to be given this responsibility。

After the discussion、 we were each asked what we would like to do。

I’m currently attending university、 and I’ve advanced without a hitch、 and am now in my ２nd year of university。
But my absences for classes were even harder on me than I expected、 and there was also some influence on my ability to progress in classes
And in actual fact、 it was difficult to balance studies and work。
However、 I’d promised my family that I would balance my studies on top of H!P activities、 and I myself had belief in that。
Both are really really important to me、 so I couldn’t bring myself to stop with either、

And more than anything、
I love Country Girls、
I love the members、
There are lots of things that I want to do as Country Girls、
I want to live up to the expectations of everyone who said 「We look forward to the 5 person Country Girls！」、 and I still want to meet them。

Thre are people who have told me that they love my dearest Country Girls！
And that’s specifically why we are changing form、
We want you to see a new Country Girls after the graduation of Momochi-senpai on the 30th of June！
We’re still inexperienced、 but we’d like to grow through friendly competition！
As we were having those discussions、 this proposal that 「To aim for balance with your studies、 you will only be active in Country Girls」 was raised。
Honestly、 lots of things have happened in these 3 years。
It almost makes me ask ‘Why？’ lol
But having overcome those obstacles、 I can now think ‘Things are so much fun now！’、 and that’s because of Country Girls。
The reason I’m doing this is because I don’t want to let go of my love of Country Girls！

The suddenness of this may have surprised all of you、
And I still haven’t sorted this out in my heart either。
But I hope that this will lead to a truly wonderful future。

This is in no way the end of Country Girls、 we’ll just be having activities in a new form。
Therefore、 I want you to keep on caring about Country Girls just as you have before、 I want you to come and see us。
I’ll be counting on your continued support for Yamaki Risa、 Morito Chisaki、 Ozeki Mai、 Yanagawa Nanami、 Funaki Musubu、 as well as Country Girls！
Yamaki Risa

This is Morito Chisaki。

Thank you for all your warm support。

This was announced yesterday
But Country Girls will enter a new structure as of this summer。

Morito Chisaki、 Yanagawa Nanami、 and Funaki Musubu will be transferring to other Hello！ Project groups、 while concurrently having Country Girls’ activities。

Yamaki Risa-chan and Ozeki Mai-chan will only have activities as Country Girls。

However、 this does not mean that Country Girls is no longer。

We will have activities such as appearances at whole Hello！ Project concerts、 digital releases、 and other regular jobs。


The 5 of us still wanted to work hard even after Momochi-senpai’s graduation、so I feel really disappointed、 did they think that the 5 of us were inadequate？
Momochi-senpai’s presence was indeed huge、 so there might have been a lot of people who thought that it’d be impossible for us。 However、 that’s why we want to do our best、 we wanted everyone to watch the 5 person Country Girls。

We’ve overcome all sorts of things in these roughly 2 and a half years because of the presence of my dearest members、 that’s what I strongly think。


Because of my love towards Country Girls、 I really debated and thought about it。
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that it’s the biggest thing in my 17 years of life。


I still haven’t sorted things out within myself。

I’d like to think of it positively, that I’ll be able to spread my activities even beyond Country Girls from now on。
In particular、 Country Girls has this strong image of being a cute group、

What group we’ll be transferring to has yet to be decided、 but I’ll do my best to be able to show you new aspects of myself。

I think that all of you are taking this differently、 some unable to accept it、 some unable to figure it out、 some who are looking forward to how things’ll turn out
It’ll take time、 but I would like you to keep on supporting us like you always have no matter how things unfold、、、
No、
I’d be even happier if you cheer us on even more than you have up until now。



And
Country Girls will perform with our current 6 members for the final time on the 30th of June。
We would like to show many people the greatest performance of the current Country Girls。

We’ll be counting on you to keep on supporting Country Girls after this。

Good morning everyone！


Thank you very much for your many comments and likes on my previous blog posts！


I believe that some of you already know this、 but Country Girls will be moving ahead in a new form。

In relation to our activities after Momochi-senpai’s graduation、 a discussion about the members transferring to other groups and having activities was brought to us。

I entered senior high school this spring、 and I was facing more difficulties with balancing activities with school compared to before、 and I had already been thinking about what to do with Country Girls activities。

If I were to transfer to another group in my current situation、 I would have to give up on studies and focus completely on activities。

When I thought about it、 the conclusion I arrived at was rather than transferring to another group and having activities there、 it was more essential for me to graduate from the school that I’m currently attending。
Of course, this doesn’t mean that the group is disappearing, it’s just that we won’t be in the form that we have been in up until now。 What I was thinking about the time was that I’ll properly attend school、 and graduate on schedule。 Moreover, I would continue on with Country Girls activities。 That was the path that I picked。

I may have a lot less opportunities to perform in front of you like I have before、 but to make up for that、 I would like to give my full power to my time with the members and to deliver performances that are even greater than what we’ve done before。
And I would like to deal even more seriously with school、 and grow as a person。
I feel that a lot of you may have been surprised by this。

However、 it would please me if you keep on supporting Country Girls！


We’ll be counting on you to keep on supporting Country Girls。

Ozeki Mai

Thank you very much for your support of Country Girls as well as Yanagawa Nanami。

I believe that some of you already know of this、 but as of this summer、 Country Girls will be operating in a different from than the way we have up until now。

Morito Chisaki-chan、 Funaki Musubu-chan、 and Yanagawa Nanami will
「Transfer and be mainly active in other Hello！ Project groups、 while maintaining a concurrent position with Country Girls」、
Yamaki Risa-chan and Ozeki Mai-chan will
「Have activities keeping in balance with their studies」
We’ll all be continuing on with activities in a different form。

I feel that there are a lot of you
Who are surprised and bewildered…
And I think that there are also some of you who were cheering us on to see the Country Girls that would be made by the 5 of us。

The transfer and concurrency was something that I myself hadn’t foreseen、 and I was honestly surprised the first time I heard of it、 I couldn’t accept it。


Momochi-senpai will be graduating at the end of this month。
Having graduated from middle school、 I took another look at myself、 and felt even stronger about wanting to shine even more as an idol！ Wanting to grow！、 and I had increasingly more time to deal with 「entertainment activities」。
With all sorts of things piling up、 there was a point in time when I personally had a lot of concerns。

And in the midst of that、 Hello！ Project will be celebrating our 20th anniversary next year、 and there was a desire to make an even bigger leap。
And in that way、 this proposal was made by the company。

As a group、 and as myself…
I really thought and worried about what path I’d like to go on after this。


And、 what I really felt the strongest about was that、
「I want to have more activities as a member of Hello！ Project！」
「I would still like to return the favour to those who have been giving their support！」
That’s what I thought。


When it comes to having activities in a different form than what we’ve had up until now、 honestly、 I feel sad and uneasy。

However、 it’s not that Country Girls is going away！

We will continue with activities、 doing our regular work and 「Concerts and Events by the Whole of Hello！ Project」、
And releasing new songs to be streamed on-line。

The 30th June
「Tsugunaga Momoko Last Live ♡ Arigatou Otomomochi♡」
Will be our final stage performance as a 6 person group including Momochi-senpai、 。


The 5 of us will be appearing at the Hello！ Project concerts that start on the 15th of July。


Our truly truly 「last」 activity with the present 6 members is drawing so close that it’s right in front of our eyes！
I would like to treasure each and every moment。

And、 what I’ve learnt in my roughly 1 and a half years since joining Country Girls、 what I’ve felt、 the time I’ve spent、 they definitely won’t disappear、
I’d like to keep on making even more memories！
That’s what I think。

It’s the last…
But everyone、 thank you for all your support。
Your cheers、 the likes and comments on the blog、 your words at handshakes。
The power you all sent even if we couldn’t meet each other。
All of that has always been my support！
Up until now and into the future、 I’ll be Yanagawa Nanami who loves
Country Girls、
Momochi-senpai、
Yamaki Risa-chan、
Morito Chisaki-chan、
Ozeki Mai-chan、
Funaki Musubu-chan、
And all you fans！
And、
Since I’m Yanagawa Nanami who loves 「Hello！ Project」、
With everything I’ve got、 I will work even harder than I have now
In order to inherit the traditions of Hello！ Project that have been built up by the seniors、 and to be of as much use as possible
In hopes that I’ll be able to realise even more and more of my many dreams。

It would please me greatly if you can wait for a bit for news on where we’ll be transferring to。


Country Girls and Yanagawa Nanami will be counting on you support in the future as well。
Yanagawa Nanami

Good morning
Yesterday、 there was an announcement
On Hello！ Project’s official homepage
But as of this summer
Country Girls will be having activities in a new structure。

Morito Chisaki-chan、 Yanagawa Nanami-chan、 and myself, Funaki Musubu, the ３ of us will transfer to other Hello！ Project groups、 concurrently with our Country Girls activities。
Yamaki Risa-chan and Ozeki Mai-chan、
Will only have activities as Country Girls to balance things out with their studies。
Transfers and concurrencies, these are completely new
Honestly、 there are lots of things about them that we still haven’t caught up with。
I was in training for in the H!P Kenshuusei for about 2 years、
And this is the group that I first joined。

I was completely unused to everything at the start
And made a lot of mistakes
But having activities as Country Girls for about 1 year and a half
Meant that every day was fulfilling！
I joined the group a year after it was formed
But my love for the group is no different from anyone else。

It’s thanks to the fan’s support of Country Girls
That I can think like that。

Once Momochi-senpai’s graduation had been set in stone
I had concerns about the future
I believed in Momochi-senpai’s words
「The 5 of them will be fine」
We decided that
No matter what hardships or difficulties would come our way
We’d do our best to overcome them！
Recently、we’ve had increasingly more jobs without Momochi-senpai around
With just the 5 of us
I myself strongly thought that we’d be fine、
With the strong-willed seniors and my kind generation peer。

Our hall concerts started in May。
We received plenty of words of support upon the announcement of the live shows、
And that made me really happy。
Those experiences led me to have
A huge amount of confidence。
And so、
Aiming even higher than that
Honestly filled me with complicated feelings。
However、 if I could contribute more to the Hello！ Project that I love
As it enters its 20th anniversary
That would make me happy as well。
Each group has their own colour
And of course even Country Girls、
Have our own vivid colour。

And because of that、 if I transferred to another group
I would end up being painted in their colours。
That was the naive doubt playing in my mind。
But、 since I love
Hello！ Project
I took up the auditions。
Now that I’m a part of it、
I want to always have idol activities！
I’ll devote all my energy to these activities！
As I went through activities with Momochi-senpai、
Those feelings only got stronger and stronger。

So I chose to pick the path of transferring。
Of course we have concerns
And that goes the same for the other groups。
I’ve thought a lot about how I would feel if I was in their position。
So when I get transferred to a different group
And I act half-hearted
That would be extremely disrespectful to the members of that group as well as the fans of that group。

I definitely don’t want my entry to be a ｢－｣。
No matter what, I want it to be a ｢＋｣。
My goal when I turned 15
Was to ｢Make the whole world happy｣。
I’ll do my best to ensure that I’ll bring smiles to everyone’s faces。
And I would like to make use of what I learn in the other group
For Country Girls’ activities as well。

Country Girls will continue on
And I definitely won’t give up my dreams of standing on an even bigger stage in the future！。
And、 I want Yamaki Risa-chan and Ozeki Mai-chan
Who will be balancing things with their studies
To do their best
With their studies and Country Girls activities！
Since I’ll be doing my best in studies as well！


Firstly、 there’s Momochi-senpai’s last live show
On the 30th of June！！
It’ll be the final stage featuring the 6 of us。
We’ll use everything we’ve got to make it a blast
So that Momochi-senpai can graduate with a smile on her face！

And we’ll be counting on your continued support of Country Girls even after the 30th of June。



Country Girls Funaki Musubu