On June 20th, idol group Morning Musume appeared at a public recording event for a STAR digio music broadcast that occurred in Tokyo.

The group has just completed their first concert as a nine-person group with the four new Ninth Generation members, and in front of nearly 1000 fans who gathered at the event, Morning Musume Sixth Generation member Michishige Sayumi remarked with a smile that, “The ninth generation members are still feigning innocence.” Afterwards, she praised herself, while her fellow members smiled bitterly.

Before their first public recording, new member Suzuki Kanon said, “As usual, I want to sing and dance with a smile,” while Ikuta Erina said spiritedly, “I think that many people are listening and I also think about the people who could not come to the event while I sing and dance.”

Mitsui Aika, who fractured her left ankle at the group’s May 8th public performance in Nagano Sunplaza, and was told she needed 8 weeks of recovery time, smiled and said, “I am okay. I stood for one month. I am healthy,” and she later participated in the event on crutches.

An edited recording of the event will be broadcast as a special program on the 26th at 11 PM on STAR digio as “Morning Musume. ‘Shoka no Kaishingeki’ Special ~ Watashitachi no deban ga yatte kitaa!! 9 nin, chikara o awasete tsukisusumu kara nee!!~.”


source: tokyohive