Kojima Mako (Kojimako) / 14th Generation

That's the YIP that allegedly mismanaged the careers of Wonder Girls, right?

 

Wow.

I planned to to the English version tomorrow but here goes... (It's important, but not that important, so I did not proofread this as well as the announcement speech)

Yesterday I announced my graduation from AKB48.
I received a lot of message from fans, members, staffs, and from lots of friends.
Too many that I began doubting the existence of this happiness.
I have received a lot happiness.
Thank you very much...

I took an audition when I was 14, and I am not 21.
I have learnt and absorbed a lot of thing and become adult.
While I was in this beloved and indebted group,
I found my new dream.

I have completed preparation to chase the dream.
And I encountered this 'It must be now' timing.
I think that everything is destiny, and I decided to embraces the destiny.☺︎

The first very best thing to repay this group, is for me who is standing alone
to use my own strength to conquered that new dream, is what I think.
I want to be a person who supports the group from outside.
As a person, I don't really have any charm or abilities.
But I have a wonderful history in this beloved big group.
For 6.5 years, activities and experiences from this group become my self-confidence.
So with this confidence in my chest, to archive my dream from now on,
I want to believe in myself, and continue trying with determination.
About what I am doing...
Allow me to tell you by my mouth later.
I don't think it will be too long.
But above that, I have to try my best to be able to tell you early.lol

And for all my fans,
Allow me to say one selfish thing.
Please continue with me on this new dream.

You don't have to worried that you won't be able to meet me anymore.
I will definitely create such opportunities myself.
Maybe, I think it will be me that want to meet everyone.lol
That's why I want everyone to stay here by my side.
And of course, please continue to support AKB48.
This is also a request from my heart.☺️

The actual date for graduation, both for stage and handshake event,
is still not decided yet,
so I cannot announce anything.
But for Individual Handshake Event, I decided that May 6th will be the last event.
There are still time so please come and meet me by any chance

Normally I don't write work-related thing in INstagram.
But this is a big decision for my life,
so I wrote this so that there will be some text left.
I am sorry for long messages.
From now one, if you continue to watch over me I am happy.
I am counting on you☺︎

PS Thank you for 200,000 followers!
I got 200,000 on my graduation announcement day,
I am a little surprised!Huhu
This must be a destiny, it must have some meaning...
From now on if you get curious about my life,
and come to see my, I am happy.❤︎

 

Graduation announcement:


if the video does not show watch the video here

 

I put a subtitle in for you guys.

https://streamable.com/iqyxg (Not sure how to embed a streamable link)

 

All right, you catch me in a good mood.

Ayanan: (regarding Mako graduation)
Mako. I love you, simply. I am just a fan.

Mako:
Ayanan who panic at overture because she remember the dance move for Teacher Teacher wrong. Ayanan who mistook her position in Iiwake Maybe and moved during the hook. No matter what Ayanan, I love you.

Ayanan:
Eh, you just expose all my secrets today!? lol

Mako:
Eh? Ah! Sorry 'bout that! Ehe~

 

I can usually work through google translate. If you look at [Ayanan's - correction, wrong member] Ayamin's thread when she was promoted, Mako was going crazy with excitement, so we know they were close.

Here is what google gives me for Ayanan's tweet.
"And Mako's graduation announcement Really really lonesome I always think I'd say "I'm lying ~!" With my usual smile I saw Mr. Mako's appearance and received an audition From now on My first idol is unchanged Ms. Mako I would like to make lots of memories until I graduate

Very loose interpretation: She is going to miss Mako. If she smiles, it is just a fake to cover her tears (think Tears of a Clown and Tracks of My Tears by Smokey Robinson). She auditioned because of Mako, and Mako will always be her number one. She wants to do more with Mako (make memories) until Mako's graduation.

https://twitter.com/ayamin_112/status/1084430316175912960

Added: I guess we are reading different tweets. That is where references help.

 

Oops. My mistake! I just looked at Mako's most recent tweets and saw Ayamin's. The Aya was enough for me.