Hello! Q&A 2023

January

January 3 - What made you want to become an idol?

Yokoyama : It was the Morning Musume。'14 wake-up prank. I've liked idols ever since I was in elementary school, and that's when I thought I wanted to be one.

January 10 - What's your current favorite snack?

Yokoyama : Those Otoko Ume sheet things! I like any kind of plum snacks.

January 17 -  Please tell us if there are any lyrics you empathize with.

Yokoyama : From Seishun Night "Shiawase tte massugu erabu dake, Shiawase wo CHOISU dekinai" (幸せってまっすぐ選ぶだけ、幸せをチョイスできない / "Happiness is something you simply choose straightforwardly, I'm in a state where I'm unable to choose happines"). I personally really like the Seishun Night lyrics.

January 24 - If you wrote a book about your life, what would the first sentence be?

Yokoyama : Hello, I'm Yokoyama. First I would start with a salutation, right.

January 31 - What's an artist you often listen to, outside of Hello! Project?

Yokoyama : UNISON SQUARE GARDEN-san. I've always loved them.

February

February 7 - What's a necessary item when you're on tour for concerts?

Yokoyama : A hat! Since I travel without makeup. lol

February 14 - What's a point you'd like someone to pay attention to who's just now starting to watch Hello! Project?

Yokoyama : Since Hello! Pro is cool no matter where you look, I want you to genuinely enjoy that feeling.

February 21 - How would you express yourself in a sound effect?

Yokoyama : Tukun (throbbing). Please have your heart do this

February 28 - What's a Hello! Project song you want Joujou Gundan to cover?

Yokoyama : "Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!~". It'd definitely fit them! For sure.

March

March 7 - When do you look at a girl and think she's beautiful?

Yokoyama : When they're eating a delicious meal. Girls are really cute at that moment.

March 14 - Rice or bread?

Yokoyama : Overwhelmingly rice. But I also eat bread~ I love mentaiko French baguettes.

March 21 - If you were reincarnated into a parallel world, what would you do?

Yokoyama : Since I wouldn't know what a parallel world is like, I feel like I wouldn't be able to do anything...

March 28 - "◯◯ genius" What kind of genius do you want to be?

Yokoyama : A freedom genius. I'll demand freedom.

April

April 4 - When do you have the most fun?

Yokoyama : When I'm sleeping. It's happiness being like at peace without having to think about anything.

April 11 - "I wish they had an app for this" What kind of app would it be?

Yokoyama : I'm very satisfied with the current functionality. (Truthfully I'm technology-impaired so won't understand anything)

April 18 - What's your favorite event during the year?

Yokoyama : My own birthday~! Cause it's the day I was born you know? I love it.

April 25 - If you were in a drama, what kind of role would you want to perform?

Yokoyama : The role of a kinda bad girl in a school flick

May

May 2 - What's your favorite concert or event venue?

Yokoyama : Oomiya Sonic City. Since it's in Saitama, and artists I love do lives there! I like it.

May 9 - What would you say is a smart-sounding line?

Yokoyama : If you don't like it, don't do it

May 16 - Please tell us some unimportant news about yourself that happened recently!

Yokoyama : I fell asleep on the sofa until morning, with my makeup still on. I'm sorry.

May 23 - How would you express your personality in a 4-character phrase?

Yokoyama : My personality in a 4-character phrase!? I dunno! Freewheeling is my ideal! Though I'm totally not that now! lol

May 30 - If you were reborn, what animal would you like to be?

Yokoyama : A turtle. I wanna try taking things easy. I wanna be a turtle and get a touch of sun.

June

June 6 - What alarm sound do you want to use on mornings when you absolutely cannot oversleep?

Yokoyama : I always wake up when my mother tells me to get up for good.

June 13 - What would be your opening song at a solo live?

Yokoyama : If it was happening now, Morning Musume。's "Kimagure Princess" since I've been listening to it often lately, it made me want to sing it!

June 20 - You're giving yourself a reward! What is it?

Yokoyama : Something delicious~!! Meat or sushi!!!

June 27 - Where in your own group's songs is a choreography you like?

Yokoyama : The intro dance from "Password is 0"! I like how the uniformity is so cool.

July

July 4 - What's something you regularly keep in mind?

Yokoyama : Do necessary fun things for myself.

July 11 - Have the members influenced you in some way?

Yokoyama : Starting to watch anime often.

July 18 - Please give us one self-indulgence.

Yokoyama : I want someone to wake me up an hour earlier every day. Urgently.

July 25 - Have you been addicted to a video game lately ?

Yokoyama : I really love Mario Kart

August

August 1 - What's a song that fits your current mood?

Yokoyama : "Mikan" I was just now eating canned jelly.

August 8 - Do you prefer to go play in the mountains? Or on a beach?

Yokoyama : It'd be the mountains, right~ I'd like to try mountain climbing since I've never done it before!

August 15 - What food and drink combinations do you think work best together ?

Yokoyama : Yakiniku and gringer ale, this is the best!

August 22 - What's your favorite word/expression from a dialect different from yours?

Yokoyama :  "Suki da cha~!" (好きだっちゃ) It’s so cute. 

（note: It's Tohoku dialect used by Ishida Ayumi from Miyagi）

August 29 - Please tell us your routine before sleeping.

Yokoyama : Drink water. Make sure my phone is charging. Set the alarm. That's it!

September

September 5 - What's your ideal image of an adult?

Yokoyama : Taking the ordinary for granted.

September 12 - Please tell us about a little happiness of your own.

Yokoyama : Turning on the air conditioner before going home so my room will be super cool by the time I'm back.

September 19 - Which member's voice is your favorite?

Yokoyama :  ANGERME's Kawamura Ayano-chan! I really love both her singing voice and her talking voice.

September 26 - What's your favorite cake?

Yokoyama : Strawberry shortcake is the only option!

October

October 3 - A ◯◯ autumn. What kind of autumn do you want to have this year?

Yokoyama : This year too will an an autumn of appetite! I look forward to the food the most.

October 10 - How would you express your current feelings in one kanji character?

Yokoyama : 嬉 (happy). Because something happy happened!

October 17 - What nickname would you give yourself?

Yokoyama : "Yossan" I'm treasuring it.

October 24 - How do you enjoy rainy days?

Yokoyama : I'll go play outside no matter what lol. I just end up being lazy when I'm in the house.

October 31 - What do you put on your bread to eat it?

Yokoyama : I like peanut butter.

November

November 7 - If you did part-time work, what kind of job would you like to try?

Yokoyama : I'd like to try something where I'd be cooking!

November 14 - What Doraemon secret gadget would you want?

Yokoyama : Memorization Bread! Nothing can beat being able to eat bread and memorize things.

November 21 - What's a hairstyle you like?

Yokoyama : I often do twintail types! Recently I like Sailormoon hair!

November 28 - Please tell us something that's all too familiar within Hello! Pro.

Yokoyama : Dancing so vigorously that your hair gets tangled in the hair ornaments.

December

December 5 - What's your favorite sound?

Yokoyama : The sound of basketball echoing around the school which I often heard when I was in middle school. lol

December 12 - What's an episode from your elementary school days that made a lasting impression on you?

Yokoyama : In 5th and 6th grade my homeroom teacher was in a band as a hobby, and when we advanced a level and graduated he composed class songs that everyone would sing, and he gave us the CD as a present.

December 19 - What's something that recently made you think "That's so cute"?

Yokoyama : Kitagawa Rio-chan is so besotted with Inoue Haruka-chan that, gosh, from where I'm standing the two of them are just being too cute.

December 26 - How do you relax?

Yokoyama : Close my eyes and think about nothing!!!!!!!!!