Translation: Sato Masaki Graduation Speech (Hello!Station)

Translated by Lurkette

Requested by page11

(Post show comment) It's December 13, and I've spent the day so, so nervous and excited. I'm grateful to the other members who were here for me for the last time, as well as to the staff members who created this space for me to see all of the fans in person, and to all the fans who came to see me, too, because if they weren't here, I wouldn't be able to do any of this, and I'm so grateful for them taking care of me during my time as part of Morning Musume. Speaking of which, I won't be part of Morning Musume anymore, starting today, but I hope everyone will still look after Morning Musume '22. Thank you again for such a happy atmosphere. This has been Morning Musume '21's Sato Masaki. Bye-bye!


(graduation speech)
Did everyone have fun today??

Hey, listen, earlier, I thought I'd make my younger sister some miso soup, but you know, it didn't turn out like the soup my mother makes at all. My sister got kind of mad, and she said, "This doesn't taste anything like how mom makes it," and then my other sister says, "Tsk, Maachan, this is salted rice bran!" Do I really just not know the difference between miso and salted rice bran??

So, that conversation was about a month ago, but a month later, today, I'm on this stage at Nippon Budokan, surrounded by emerald green on all sides, performing a concert for the first time in a long time. Thank you all so much for such a happy atmosphere!

Then, there are definitely people out there wondering, why the heck are you wearing black? Some of you are wondering, in any case. 1, 2, 4 of you. I had it be a black base because there are lots of emerald green rhinestones on it, that the costume designer put on for me. I had them put on all of these rhinestones, so that, well, you know, in the dark, if I'm wearing it some place dark, this just looks black, at first glance. But with the lighting people and the camera people casting a light on me, you start to see the little flecks of emerald green. This black studded with emerald green, it's the same as what I see right now, from my perspective, seeing you all in this venue.

What I'm trying to say, is that I did not come this far these past 10 years on my own. It was the staff, the members, the managers, my family, and all of the fans who accepted me so, who supported me so, who shined a light on me so, that I can shine like this now. With that meaning in mind, this is the outfit I had made for me today.

So, when you hear, "Why black?" from, what do you call them, those little blue birds that start with T? I'll get mad if they that, seriously. But today, today I'd like to sing a song with all of my gratitude for everyone who has taken care of me these last 10 years.

Really, thank you, thank you, for accepting me and my difficult personality these last 10 years.