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Here is the next person to show pride in their popularity
AKBINGO! [On Air 04-27-16]
So please tell us your name and age
I'm Izuta Rina, age 20
[ Turn towards the camera please ]
I've been looking forward to this one
Well of course, I was really popular
When you mention Izuta Rina
together with the general elections
well thus far she has not ranked in
However this girl
says she was super popular in her hometown
Is she for real?
So then
let's all have a look at Izuta's popularity chart
Here it is
With the exception of when you were
16-19 it appears you were super popular
So you're even popular right now?
Yes, even now
In her middle school years
and even now, what is the deal with her popularity?
During Izuta's time in middle school
we have a catchphrase from that time.
One of the corners of The Fabulous Four
Are you sure you weren't just being teased?
Izuta says she was one of the pillars of the Fab Four
But what was her character like at that time?
The class I was in
was a class that really stood out
There were so many popular girls in that class
But among these people, they all had their role
There was a big sister character
A goody goody character
A girl that was incredibly nice and myself
So as a part of that team
You were there for laughs right?
I was not the funny one
I was the youngest daughter type
[ Youngest daughter? ]
More like a great grandchild type to me
But actually
Out of the Fab Four, 2 of them had a boyfriend
So then it was myself and another girl
constantly fighting for 1st and 2nd place
I was really popular
Lies!
I'm not lying
Truth!
I was super popular
We have a picture of her from that time
Here it is
Lies!
You're such a liar!
This does not appear to be one of the Fab Four
In any case I was part of the Fab Four
Now hold on!
You had to be the funny one!
I was the youngest daughter character
How about you Okada?
I really wasn't popular
Really?
By the way we have a picture
of Naa-chan from that time. Here it is.
Can we put up Izuta's picture for comparison?
Totally different!
You look like someone who'd fight a sorcerer
I was cute!
Okada Nana looks like she should have been popular
What's the reason she wasn't popular with the boys?
I was an over enthusiastic type of girl
so at like athletic festivals and music festivals
I'd get so fired up
and when I'd see guys that weren't doing things properly
I'd tell them "Hey, do it right!" "You need to practice!"
So by saying that to them
I became really hated
[ That's what happens to dead serious girls ]
This one time in middle school
I confessed my feelings to a guy I liked
but
he said my face wasn't his type
and rejected me.
That's low
I was totally unpopular.
But Izuta that wouldn't happen to you with your popularity?
Izuta, what kind of type did you appeal to?
I was all types
[ Well said ]
It would also appear that
Izuta had a special treatment for guys trying to check out her status
Guys that I suspected liked me
would actually never ask me out
That makes no sense. You misunderstood
They just couldn't confess their feelings to me
Why?
Because I was too popular for them
Wait, something is not adding up here
Why wasn't anyone asking me out you ask?
Because instead of confessing
they would instead ask me if I liked anybody
And I would usually reply
Who do YOU think I like?
That's because misleading guys would be wrong
So I'd just say "Ah..well..you know" to politely turn them down
How about you Nagao? Were you popular?
Yeah she was
Nagao was popular right?
Well...yeah, I was popular
The stories of Nagao Mariya's popularity
have an unexpected reality
My school combined middle and high school
so I spent 6 years at the same school
So about every 6 months then
I was asked out every academic year
But I mostly turned them all down
Why?
I was more interested in friendship
[ Tells it straight up! ]
How about the rest of you?
Who else was popular
I was
I'm popular right now
Kinoshita Momoka tells her story
Of the forbidden relationships with her fellow members
There are about 4 people who really like me
I went for the 1st one
but got tired of it
She got bored with the first one
Then I went with number 2 but got bored again
[ What do you mean went with? ]
This is scary. Please stop.
I'll leave the meaning of "went with" up to your imagination
I have to ask
do you like men or women?
[ Why silence?! ]
Let's move on
I'm the main focus here
[ Let's get back to the story ]
So, back to Izuta
We have one more story about Izuta
Next, after entering AKB
is a story of how popular she's been lately
Here it is
Coming of age ceremony
turned into a photoshoot event
So, what is this about?
The other day, pretty recently
I had my coming of age ceremony
So I got to meet people I hadn't seen in awhile
A lot of the men there I knew from before
made it like a class reunion, and they all said
"Izuta, there's a real aura surrounding you"
"You are really different from the other girls"
At the ceremony
there's always a lot of people taking photos right
At first a couple of men wanted photos
and I said "Sure, its fine"
But suddenly a line formed
It was as many people as one of the AKB photo events
There is no way thats possible
By the way we have a picture from the ceremony
with the popular Izurina
Here it is
In the middle. Right up front
She does appear to be the center
She was front and center
Only one woman allowed their face to be shown
By the way we have a picture
of AKB members
taking a group picture with her at the AKB ceremony
Here it is
They don't need to see this
On the end
Doesn't that seem wrong?
Reality is scary isn't it?
Reality is fine
I'm the center of my hometown
but on the outer edge of AKB
Kato what do you think of this picture?
This doesn't really interest me
So there you have Izuta's stories of popularity
What's her judgment?
Well of course
[ Popularity: Unconfirmed ]
Izurina
has always been overly self-aware
Right?
That's wrong!
When she walks around she believes everyone is watching her
She is really out of control
Reality!
Next, who will show pride in their popularity?
Please give you name and age
Komiyama Haruka, age 17
I think she was pretty popular
When you mention Komiyama Haruka
she was picked as one of the next gen members
to form a new unit
Someone to pay attention to
Are you Komiyama-san? AH!?
ohayou gozaimasu
Don't even give me that "AH"!
On this show
she's known as the scheming character
What does Komiyama's popularity chart look like?
Here it is
She was normally popular at
80% and then gaining more popularity
From age 12, 100 percent
Her technique for turning down boys who ask her out
I could tell who really liked me
from their behavior
Yes. You can really tell!
Well in my case
when they want to carry my bags or something
or they want to get my contact info
when they ask me things like that
its like "Ah, that guy really likes me"
That's right.
When boys gathered around her
here's how she would flat out reject them
Her very direct technique
When they ask me who I like
I reply "Well, who do you like?"
I ask him that
Then, how about you tell me her initials?
You are saying this to him
By asking that
Since my name is Komiyama Haruka
if he says K.H.
I'll say, which K.H.?
There were only 2 people with those initials
With the initials K.H.
And if Komiyama Haruka
is his reply
I'll say.."Ah, I see"
And he'll ask "Komiyama, what are the initials of the guy you like?"
And I'll reply with the initials of someone else
[ Disturbing Technique ]
Wait now. He asked me who I liked because he likes me right?
So he's the one that asked first
Kato-san, what do you think about this?
KO-WAI!
At that moment
how do you want the guy to react?
Like "Ah....I see"
And that ends it
Poor guy!
But I'm not really rejecting him
I'm just saying the initials of who I like
This woman is terrifying
Actually let's check out
what this would look like
Kiyoto-san will play the role of the guy
Nooo!
So then, we're about to see
how she rejects guys Komiyama-style.
Is there someone that you like?
Well, Kiyoto-kun is there someone that you like?
Tell me their initials. Their initials?
The initials are
K.H. I think
Who is K.H.?
Komiyama
Haruka
Oh, I had no idea
What about you Komiyama?
B.O.
B.O.?
Who is B.O.?
Bicha Otoko! Bicha Otoko?
[ Director Uno: Known as the Bicha Otoko (Flopsweat Man) ]
[ Just joking. -Komiyama ]
That is twice the shock right there
What do you think Kojima?
That is too evil
more than I imagined
Really?
I can practically see your devil wings
No way!
My technique is just like Komiyama's
I'm so happy
From what I've experienced so far
I like to hurt their feelings
[ Frightening ]
And there's one more
person who has devil wings, Tano Yuuka.
And what is her method of tossing boys aside?
If I believe a guy likes me
First, for that person
I'll try to show him that I like him too
But I won't say it. I'll just continue as if I liked him.
So when he starts to think that I like him too
Right when he thinks the feelings are mutual
when he thinks its really going to happen
That's when I cut him off
[ Why? ]
You have to do this while you're young
[ Age: 19 ]
Now its time
to hear even more of her stories of popularity
Here it is
A song for Komiyama Haruka
What's this about?
During a trip in middle school
everyone was sitting in front of a campfire
And then
one of the camp workers
suddenly took the mic
and started to sing a love song
I was thinking to myself
why was he singing alone
but he gradually made his way closer to me
After singing the entire song
He said "I like Komiyama Haruka"
So he confessed into the microphone
In front of everybody
That's really bold. In front of everyone
But I
didn't really like him so I kept silent
Within a year
3-5 people would ask me out
And I fully expected that to happen
In the years before entering AKB
That's real pride there
During the height of my popularity
I was asked out by 15 people
Out of all of them it was the one person
who sang a song for me. It was like
Ah!
My super popularity became fixed into my mind.
This is how nobility entertain themselves
Nakanishi, what kind of face do you think
Komiyama made while this was happening
I'm sure she had a smile like this
That was horrible
Have to get her eyes and smile right
I see
Always with a smile
Now Komiyama's stories of popularity
Time for their judgment
That's too bad!
[ Popularity: Unconfirmed ]
If she wasn't popular, what did you think then?
Kato-san, what happened?
I think she was probably really popular but
when I think of the feelings of those boys
I feel so much pity for them
and then she would likely be hated by the other girls
From her way of rejecting people