Umemoto Izumi (Chiizu) / 2nd Generation

Has anyone translate ume's Message to hazuki?

 

I don't think anyone has done it so I volunteer myself. Mind you that my Japanese skill is very basic the translation is of course not completely accurate.

http://kuroiyuki88.tumblr.com/post/109798833751/umemoto-izumis-letter-to-hokazono-hazuki-in-her

 

Ume applied for the AKB48 Young Magazine Exclusive Gravure Model Audition. I was very surprised but I'm glad she decided to challenge this!

Spoiler: More pics

She had to answer a short questionnaire, which is translated by @Yuki88 Thank you!!

Spoiler: Questionnaire

Q1: Reason to participate in this audition?
A1: Actually… Being photographed is not my strong point but with the thought of wanting to challenge things, I decided to announce my candidancy!!

Q2: Certain body part that you are confidence with? Reason?
A2: I don’t have confidence in my own body… *laughs*
However, many people told me that it was my smile! I’ll be happy if I can make people smile by seeing my smiling face even just a little!!!

Q3: Things you want to do and places you want to go to for gravure if you’re selected as the exclusive gravure model?
A3: I haven’t done that many of magazine photoshoots so I want to do a fun photoshoots while wearing various outfit in a place with beautiful landscape!

Q4: Anything else you want to appeal?
A4: I have interest in photography and often take photos of the landscapes and the members but for this summer, I want to be the one photographed!!!

Thank you very much!!

http://kuroiyuki88.tumblr.com/post/110556449466/akb48-young-magazine-exclusive-gravure-model

Here's the web of the audition. Looks like there will be a second round from the selected members? (thats what I understood by translating it through google lol) And I read something about swimsuits (?)

Aah~ Good luck Ume >__<

 

According to the page, the 2nd round will consist of 20 selected girls and they will do swimsuits gravure for Young Magazine published on March 16 (iirc haha).

 

UME KILLED HER SOLO LINE IN ARASHI NO YORU NI WA.

 

I hope someone upload it

 

I just uploaded it, there you go, it's a must watch!

 

Ume started a 755 account! http://7gogo.jp/lp/FOSwrqBb-9tWkVIvojdMdG==
She also is in this 755 account along Naopon and Mashiron http://7gogo.jp/lp/4Pr01y-hFJ7WkVIvojdMdG==


Thanks to http://sick48.tumblr.com/post/116044280676/umemoto-izumi-755-10th-april-2015

 

Her Arashi no Yoru ni wa is my reason for being on this earth

 

So today I got this ask on my tumblr:

"...I heard that Ume left the stage and missed her line in Futari Nori no Jitensha do you know what happened?"

Does anybody know what happened?

 

She realized that she put on her costume backwards. She mentioned it during the MC

In other news: fans who are at the 2-shot event that is happening right now reported that Ume won the lottery for the Young Magazine gravure shoot.

 

^ lol derp that totally sounds like something I'd do


Was that the big competition with all those 48G members (Meru, Okapan, Uuka, Ripopo, Nattsun, etc)?

 

Compilation of fans pics of the 2shot event, here's all the ones that I could find:



She looked really cute

 

Ume's seintansai has been scheduled for 15th of May, the same day as her birthday!!

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Her poster for the Sounsenkyo!



Its totally different from her previous posters, I love it!!

Here are two fan made posters that are great too



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And her new profile picture from the HKT official website. Cute ^^

 

I'm soo glad that she has finally embraced her cuteness and beauty with that toothy smiling face on the new profile pic and the election poster!! Would be great gap moe material if she still keeps her ikemen persona though haha

 

Happy cheese day. https://twitter.com/tomi_and_aska/status/598883419964080128

 

Happy birthday Ume!

 

The letter from her grandma was so touching

 

Her Sounsekyo Appeal video!


if the video does not show watch the video here

And here is a ranking of all the appeal videos based on Youtube views:
http://idol.dokusyu.net/akbg/apeal7-1

She's #90 now!

Do you think she has a chance to rank? I hope so!!

 

Meru, Chiizu and Goto Moe on Niconico live today.


if the video does not show watch the video here