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Q&A part The distance that shrunk because thrill rides Today, the two of you are away from the group and are doing a photoshoot on your own. Is this something unusual? Risa: Actually, 3 years ago, before I became a Nonno model, we appeared together in the magazine. It’s probably the last we had photoshoot together, just the two of us! Hirate: Yeah, that’s right. Risa: I can see that Hirate is having fun today, and that makes me happy. Hirate: Fufu, It was fun (laughs) From the atmosphere of the photoshoot tonight, we can see how close you are. Like how the two of you have been in contact with each other, or going out together. What was the reason that made you close with each other? Risa: Truth is we went not only to Disneyland but also to USJ. I think it’s starting from that time that we kept in contact with each other Hirate: Yeah, I think so Risa: Hirate went to USJ many times before and she said “There’s an attraction I want to recommend to you” and so we went. Uh, it...

The Sense of Distance between the Two  Risa: It’s only recently that the distance between us grew very close. It started from when we went out together in private. The two of us like amusement parks and thrill rides, so I invited her to go together. Since then we started to keep in touch. Hirate: Yeah, Disneyland was very fun Risa: We also wore the same headband Hirate: The Donald Duck one, where the legs are jumping out perhaps this one Risa: We also bought matching sunglasses Hirate: Yeah, yeah Risa: When we looked at each other, we thought, “This makes us stand out. It’s scary” and we laughed. Hirate: Since surprisingly, both of us are tall as well Risa: Moreover, our hairstyle are just like this. 100% must be Hirate Yurina (laughs) Hirate: In my point of view, 100% Watanabe Risa Risa: We went to Disneyland just as we were. We just normally rode on various attractions. When we're on the rides, our excitement rises up to the point we even rai...

Harada Aoi who resumed her activity from Republic of Keyaki 2019. She interacts with the 2nd generation member long after they joined, how does she see them? Harada-san, you met 2nd generation for the first time at Budokan in May? Harada: That’s right. I went to visit the dressing room, but at that time I still didn’t know who’s who. After I returned in Republic of Keyaki, the number of times we meet have increased. What impression did you have? Harada: There was a strong impression on how bright they were. During the first year, the 1st generation were also very loud. It reminded me of the past but I also felt very apologetic to them. In Budokan, they (2nd gen) filled-in my position, and since I returned their number of appearances decreased. I had a feeling of uneasiness thinking “Is it okay for me to return?”. But (Tamura) Hono-chan who is positioned next to me in Silent Majority reached out to me with a smile. I also started to speak with Rikopi (Matsudaira Rik...