Hello Pro One×One - Episode 8

INFORMATIONS

Broadcasting date : January 14, 2020

Featured members : Akiyama Mao (Tsubaki Factory), Satoyashi Utano (BEYOOOOOONDS), Morning Musume。'20 (Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane, Kaga Kaede, Yokoyama Reina, Morito Chisaki, Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei)


CONTENT

In each episode of this TV show, Morning Musume。'20 members had to choose one live performance to comment on it. For this episode, it was Yokoyama Reina and Yamazaki Mei's turn. Reina's theme was "Before After" and she choose "Oh my Wish" from the Haru Concert Tour 2019 ~BEST WISHES!~ medley, a song in which she inherited Iikubo Haruna's parts and the Ogata Haruna's spoken part.

First part : Member's visualizing

Fukumura : Oh it's a recent performance !
Ikuta : It was just before the 15th generation joined us, right?
Yokoyama : Exactly.
Oda : This dance is so cool.
Fukumura : I sweat too much in this performance...
Yokoyama : This is the last song from our medley.
Ikuta : This smile on Masaki-chan's face...
Oda : Yes it's so unusual! Akane-chan also sweats a lot.
Ishida : She's still too pretty.
Sato : I love these song lyrics ...
Oda : Oh, (Makino Maria's) wink !
Makino : I love to do it.
Ikuta (about Reina's spoken part) : You really gave everything on this part.

Second part : Reina's commentary

Fukumura : So why did you choose this performance?

Yokoyama : That's a very recent performance, from our 2019 spring tour. I have evolved a lot since my beginnings and my feelings, thoughts, qualities have also changed a lot. Until now, I was always very nervous about the performances that were broadcast live. I trained a lot on this song to know which interpretation was the best : my own interpretation, the original interpretation, the one my sensei advised me, ... I thought about it a lot. I finally wanted to give my own interpretation without thinking too much about it to keep it unique. I really did... my best... (starts to crying)

Fukumura : A-are you crying? Wait wait!

Yokoyama : I really did everything I could... The "Oh my Wish" spoken part was Ogata Haruna-san's one before. And now I had to make it my own otherwise it wasn't authentic... My dance teacher in particular guided me a lot and told me to interpret it in the way I wanted. It made me realize that after all, I want to express myself freely. This is the first song where I said to my teachers "I want to do it and like this, and just like that".

Ishida : I love so much this Yokoyama's spoken part. I love it because at the end, all fans scream together because it's too great. I understand the very strong feelings you feel Yokoyama, I even share them.