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Lobby them to get chocolates!

The Valentines Day special operation

Its the annual Valentine's Day episode

This year new rules are being enforced

In the month prior to this episode...to become closer with the 4th members

they lobbied the 4th members to try and get their chocolates

The 4th members had no idea they were being lobbied

and this became a battle to see who could get the most chocolates

Up to this point...Kubo just broke out of her losing streak

Higuchi...Umezawa...Yamashita are still stuck at zero

and there are 6 members left

Its the conclusion of the chocolate battle

tonight we'll start with Hayakawa

Did you have trouble deciding who it would be?

I had a mega hard time deciding

mega hard time deciding

The 5 people who think they'll get Hayakawa's chocolates are shown here

So why do you think you'll get her chocolate

Yamashita

Yamashita-san

well obviously

she was on Team YamaKen

[ Faith in the sideshow ]

Team YamaKen Samba

Since we stood together on a really big stage to end the year

That was quite amazing

Maybe they saw this show and gave you the chance

arigatou gozaimasu

It was because of the whole YamaKen-san thing

Pay your respects to YamaKen-san real quick

arigatou gozaimasu

no problem

[ no big deal ]

And then Kubo says they're close friends in their private lives

Seira is a kouhai I'm particularly close friends with

she calls me Shiori-chan

There was a period of time where we'd take walks together every evening

and we'd talk about work

That's huge

She sounds cocky this time

[ Graduated from the group of dumped women ]

She sounds much different compared to earlier

And then the person who relied on her mikan special operation

its Higuchi who has nominated herself every single time

First of all I call her Seira

[ first names first ]

When Seira gets depressed

she'll come tell me what's wrong

since I'm always worried about Seira

hopefully that love

I'd be happy if my love has reached her

Did her love reach you?

ah I've felt it

She's always patting me on the head

She's giving you support

And then Hoshino

So recently we went on a campaign to promote the album

we travelled together for 2-3 days

and would eat meals together and stay at hotels together

So you've spent a lot of time together

Kubo you haven't had any sleepovers have you?

In my private life we've had several sleepovers together

When I cook for her all she says is "oishii oishii"

You cook for her?

that is something

You still ok over there Hoshino?

It was for work...but we did go to a hot spring together

[ The 2 night trip included hot springs ]

There was a hot spring too

People do become close friends from bathing together

And Asuka-chan

The other day when I gave out the small treats

she said it was the happiest moment she's had recently

[ guaranteed winner ]

Happier than when you did MatsuKen Samba on stage?

She said my treats made her the happiest

[ SAY YES or face consequences ]

In the end who is Hayakawa's true Valentine?

eh?!

uwah

She went there

Kubo

Kubo

Right now Higuchi is about to break down

[ A massive streak of 11 consecutive losses ]

ahhh so why her Hayakawa?

I really love the serious side of her

this one time we went out to eat

she was just so cool

She paid for my meal and said

When you get a kouhai...you do the same thing for them

[ Ikemen senpai ]

That sounds like Takeshi-san

That's totally Takeshi-san

Give me some work when you make it big

[ The Nogizaka Kid is born ]

Since I picked you please love me the most

After that Hayakawa passionately expressed her feelings to Kubo

Those words sounded heavy

Hayakawa....about this episode

did you notice anything unusual the entire month prior to this?

I did!

So you noticed

Did something happen?

The senpais were being unusually nice....

[ The niceness is unusual ]

Asuka-san too...could this be why...

Did something happen?

She brought us such delicious treats

and then the next day she sent us a message on LINE

I expect big things from the 4th members

[ Another message from Asuka P ]

She's a producer now

The next 4th member to express their feelings is Hayashi Runa

This time Saito Asuka...Higuchi...and Suzuki have stepped forward

She's lost 11 times in a row...why did Higuchi step up this time?

hai

I call her Runa

[ That's just the start ]

I call her that and

she seems like a girl that won't initiate anything with a senpai so

when we met I did what I could to get her involved

You went and talked to her

Then when she grew out her hair I said it looked nice

ah you did let your hair grow out

arigatou gozaimasu

Before your hair was all buzzed on the sides wasn't it

[ Where was that Hayashi? ]

So Asuka-chan

yes back when we did the Class B news on this show

you remember the story about Shinuchi buying Hayashi-chan some juice

And she never drank the juice and saved it away

I was the person that gave out the assist on that one

I'm thinking maybe I got some goodwill from doing that

[ Asuka assuming her goodwill will be rewarded ]

And then we have Suzuki

ohh~ you stepped up for this one

well her oshimen was Hori Miona-chan

and then when you add in that juice story between her and Shinuchi

she seems to really like the 2nd members

doesn't it seem like that

Since I'm the only 2nd member entrant for this episode

I've come here to represent

makes sense...I'll accept this on behalf of the 2nd members

[ Watching out for the 2s ]

Its my connection with the 2nd members

Who is Hayashi's true Valentine? Which senpai will get her chocolate?

She is...

not up here

She's not here!

It happened again

Go back to your seats!

[ The overconfident 3 ]

sumimasen

So then...give us the name of who you're giving your chocolate to

onegaishimasu

Kubo-san

Kubo

There you go....you're hitting the jackpot now Kubo

[ 3 in a row ]

So why Kubo?

Kubo-san...the way she treats the 4th members

she's been very face to face with us

face to face?

[ Looking to start a brawl ]

Her advice really shows me that she's constantly been watching over us

I have so much respect for her

I'm so happy

Was there anyone else you thought about giving your chocolate?

Manatsu-san and HinaChima-san

[ Strong hold on 2nd place ]

Was there anything that put those 2 at the top?

HinaChima-san...towards the end of the year

the end of the year?

at the end of the year...there was a mikan

[ The mikans with bonus illustrations ]

But I didn't want to waste my mikan by eating it

right now at home....I've kept it in a mummified state by drying it out

[ Hayashi won't eat it...placed in storage ]

you have to eat it

I was thinking of giving her chocolate in return

If you had pushed a little more Higuchi

What should I have used instead of mikan?

[ A bad experience with fruit juice ]

And with that Hayashi

gave Kubo her chocolates filled with admiration

Up next...Kitagawa is not in studio but will confess her feelings over the phone

There are 3 candidates

what exactly are their chances of winning this time?

So Yuri-chan

about 2 years ago I gave her

a winter coat that she wears all the time

[ Has a strong case ]

That sounds like a big deal

eh Kitagawa

I was so happy when she told me "well doesn't that look really good on you"

so I wear the coat a lot every year

That's huge

And then Akimoto would review her performances on other tv shows for her

Umezawa

had a weak story about hearing a review of Kitagawa's performance from others

And then....I also like the sky

Because Kitagawa likes it too?

Yuri-chan has said that she likes the sky

Back in my early days in the group

there was a photo shoot for a pamphlet under the theme of favorite things

my picture had the sky in the background

Why are you still talking?

[ Tall and lanky and has pointless stories ]

Will that really give her a chance?

Who is Kitagawa's true Valentine?

sumimasen...she's not there

Not here!

If the 3 of you would go back to your seats

Not here

Now then Kitagawa

who do you want to give your chocolate to?

Please tell us who it is

Saito Asuka-san

Asuka-chan

Asuka-chan got one she wasn't expecting

Kitagawa...why Asuka-chan?

hai

This one time she took me out to dinner

she was super nice

and I completely fell in love with her

The times when I'm about to cry and I'm trying to keep it together

she'll come over to me and say "it'll be ok"

She said that to you?

Asuka-chan sounds like a CEO or something

[ The charismatic CEO ]

Her advice sounds like that

And with that...Kitagawa who hopes to be close friends

expressed her feelings over the phone to Saito Asuka

yabai

there's 3 members left

Higuchi...Yamashita....Ume

If each of you could get 1 each from here on out

I was not expecting these 3

I totally forgot to tell Kitagawa about the 1 month of lobbying...is that ok?

[ Just watch the show when it airs ]

The next 4th member to confess their feelings is Matsuo Miyu

Stepping up this time its 3 members including that one girl yet again

Higuchi

hai

Why do you think you'll get it?

First of all I call her Miyu

[ Higuchi Dam is about to burst ]

We've repeated this bit several times now haven't we

I gave her something essential for the winter

[ The winless mikans ]

Higuchi-san is about to have a mental breakdown over here

[ Moments before an emotional collapse ]

Kubo

On this other tv show I did a really creepy

"I love Miyu-chan!" for a comedy skit

Since those were my true feelings

Kubo said she loved you and that love reached you?

hai

Last year too

when it was getting close to Valentine's Day

Kubo-san mentioned me as a member she'd like to give chocolate to

Kubo's chances sound way better

[ Foreshadowing another loss? ]

And then she's back up here again

Ume

Why did you come up here?

So I...

Wait...why did you ask her why she came up here?

[ The whole episode is about people nominating themselves ]

It was the first unit song I did with a kouhai

And then we spent an entire day shooting the music video

we spent a long time together memorizing the choreography

I'm thinking maybe that's a reason...

You seem to have no confidence at all...

[ Also about to have a breakdown ]

That would happen after not getting anything so far

These 2 are rapidly approaching their limits...is it finally their time?

She did it

Its Ume

I'm so happy

no way!

yabai....Higuchi yabai

eh Higuchi and Kubo...please go back to your seats

go sit down real quick

You selected Ume

eh how come?

I always saw Umezawa-san as cool and beautiful

you admired her?

I have always admired her

I was so happy to get a unit song

and then to get to participate in a unit song with her

But I was so nervous I couldn't talk to her

I see...that's because you admire Ume the superstar

[ Tall and lanky big boss ]

Matsuo confessed all the feelings she's kept inside

and this is Umezawa's first time getting chocolate

Who else were you considering other than Ume?

Kubo-san and Higuchi-san

[ Piling up silver medals ]

seriously?

Higuchi is close to breaking down in tears

Higuchi...another one fell through for you...this is pretty bad

I'm thinking to myself "I will not cry" but

the tears are bound to come out....aren't they Asuka

[ The queen of rejection can sympathize ]

So Matsuo...this last month the senpais have been scheming

to try and get your chocolate

ah but still

something happened that makes sense now...

What? Did anything weird happen to you?

Hina-san....well she gave me a mikan

[ The out of place mikans ]

Its the mikans

Its become sad to look at those mikans now

[ The disappointing mikans ]

Two people are left

up next Kaki will give out her chocolate

Now then

who thinks they're getting Kaki's chocolates? Please raise your hand

ah there they are

ah...very admirable

The 3 senpais who nominated themselves are shown right here

First it was Akimoto with her group LINE chat strategy

plus giving serious advice to help Kaki with her problems

she made a very strong argument

Akimoto really gets up close and personal with them

next time I'm going to her for advice

[ Everybody's captain ]

anytime

"anytime" she says

So then

she's back

Its our wounded warrior....Higuchi

Since I have nothing else left to lose....

[ Making her last stand ]

But Kaki has no idea why all this is happening right now...

[ watching a sobbing senpai ]

I figured I'd try coming up here

So Kaki-chan told me

Higuchi-san has a high waist line so she can make all clothes look good on her

And what do you call her?

I call her Kaki-chan

[ The worst time to go by last name ]

And Yamashita

hai

I want Kakki's chocolates more than anything

I love Kakki myself and also Kakki

said I'm her oshimen

There it is

Since she's said that before

and if nothing has changed since then

well I really want to get her chocolates

I see

Is Kaki's true Valentine standing in front of her?

Who is it?

oh?

ah?!

Yamashita

Its Yamashita

Its Yamashita

Akimoto...Higuchi....please go back to your seats

yabai

Higuchi yabai

The oshimen wins out again....Kaki

Is she your oshimen?

yes I made this decision back when I joined the group

If I'm in a Valentine's Day episode then Mizuki-san is getting my chocolate

uwah~ that's commitment

Yamashita is crying

[ Nobody expected to see her cry ]

I don't think I've ever seen Yamashita cry

Are you that happy?

From the start she was the one kouhai that would tell me she likes me

I'm so happy

I've never seen Yamashita cry like this

This is a good time to sing YamaKen Samba

[ A joyous samba ]

I love you

All the things she's been wanting to say were finally expressed to a tearful Yamashita

A month prior to this your senpais were doing some lobbying

in order to get your chocolates

ahhhh~ eh?

Yesterday everybody was like "Did you get that message from Asuka-san?"

[ Accused of last second lobbying ]

eh? There was a discussion about it

But whenever I'm backed up against a wall and in trouble she'll contact me

so...

ah!

ahh now I get it...

What is it?

ehh its like

it made me so happy

ah that's right...she gave you those treats so it would be on tv

[ The Shitara cannon blasts away ]

That's not the reason at all

Kaki its not like that

Kaki listen to him

She wanted your chocolates so she bribed you with treats

[ Pain inflicting combo ]

What are you saying?

Also...did you get anything from Higuchi?

around Christmas time?

ah! mikan?

eh?! those too?

The mikan was the only thing that was given to you out of pure kindness

[ genuine mikan ]

Watch this on tv...this will all make sense

[ This is the variety part ]

But its thanks to that

that I'm much closer to people

And that....was the true intention of all this

[ Happy ending ]

Its finally time for the last 4th member

the 16th person to come up is Seimiya

Was it a tough decision for you?

nope...this was a quick decision

ah that means

she's sitting here right now then

hai

Is that so? Let's get going

Please raise your hands if you think you're getting Seimiya's chocolates

There she is....good one

You're good! That looked awesome

ganbare

The first person to stand up

has lost 15 in a row

mikan senpai Higuchi

She's already about to start crying

Its not over yet

Its not over....don't cry

Its not over yet Higuchi!

[ ganbare Higuchi ]

ganbare

So let's hear why you think you'll get Seimiya's chocolates

I've waited so long for Rei to come out here

[ The last line of defense ]

You've been waiting

She's been waiting

Rei always comes up to me and says "Hina-san...Hina-san"

She told me that she wishes she could make me her girlfriend

She's mentioned my name in a lot of places

And I love Rei in return

gimme chocolate

[ simply wants chocolate ]

yabai

if she doesn't give you the chocolate that would be so messed up

That was amazing just now

After that Yamashita

told us about her connection with the YamaKen dancers formed at Kohaku

And then Kubo

spoke passionately about their trip to a hot spring

She showed a lot of confidence with her story about them bathing together

Do you remember that?

We were mega naked and talked all day long

That was so much fun

That's a really strong memory

[ In serious trouble ]

now then

let's get going

Seimiya

please grab the hand of the person you're giving your chocolate to

now then

Whatever happens now this is the final love confession

who will Seimiya pick?

Who is it?

Thank goodness

thank goodness

Its Higuchi

You did it

Higuchi is sobbing

good for you

So Seimiya

tell us why...onegaishimasu

Back when I didn't really talk to anybody

she would come up behind me and give me a big hug

I'd get a KYUN...she way always so nice to me

and so warm

I'm so happy

arigatou

Higuchi...at long last

I thought the day would end without you getting one

I'm so glad Rei is here

That's for sure

Seimiya along with her direct love

Higuchi received love as well as her chocolates

So what did you give her?

Since people are drawn to her mature looks

I gave her some sexy chocolates

I like those too...give me some

why?

[ The callous old man strikes again ]

You've kept it up all the way to the end

And with that said

regardless of the lobbying their relationships with their kouhais have become stronger

In the future the love between senpai and kouhai will grow deeper

And with that...this is Hoshino's last time here

The day has come to say goodbye

How old were you when you started?

Age 13

Since the age of 13

To this day I've kept that same image of her from back in those days

I know what you mean....it felt like both of you always looked after me like a kid

But with Hoshino

you could sense that she had grown up from that little kid to an adult

I don't know if she tried to change herself but you could clearly see a change on the show

on the earlier episodes she was completely different

At first you wouldn't do anything for us

She did change somewhere along the way

Was there a moment where everything changed for you?

Like in the beginning

I had always been uncomfortable being around people so

Bananaman-san...well this is really bad but

I would try to avoid getting called on

Everybody does that

When I'm about to try to pass the conversation to someone they'll all look straight down

So then I always call on the people trying to avoid eye contact

But then gradually

since I was nervous I would watch videos of Bananaman-san at home

I changed my thinking to where I believed that you only called on the really amazing people

so whenever there was a topic I wanted to add something to

I trained myself to make eye contact with you

Maybe that's when she changed?

Since I did enjoy every show

I was just nervous at first...

Hoshino would be so funny though

But you're graduating

hai

and you're leaving show business too

yes so I'll be watching you on tv

ehh...that's unfortunate though

You've experienced all kinds of things but

you've still got a majority of your life yet to live

That's right...that's very true

Don't allow all the things you've learned here go completely to waste

ganbatte

I'll be praying for you to find happiness

[ Papa's feelings ]

Quitting show business doesn't mean she's cutting all personal connections

And with that said

for the fans that watch this show....your message

hai

Regarding the 10 years from NogiDoko to NogiChuu

arigatou gozaimashita

From now on I'll continue to cheer on Nogizaka so

let's cheer them on together

Thank you for everything up to now

well congratulations on your graduation

otsukaresama deshita

hai...otsukaresama deshita

Hoshino Minami

congratulations on your graduation

eh today I will announce the Nogizaka46 senbatsu members for the 29th single

Along with the release of a new single

a senbatsu takes place that determines which members will perform the song

Nogizaka46

The formation this time is shown here

this single has 3 fewer people than last time with 18 members

Starting with the 3rd row

Hayakawa Seira

Tamura Mayu

the next to get their name called out is...

Shibata Yuna

4th member Shibata has made her 1st senbatsu

The people who have supported me the entire time

like the fans...and my family

and the other 4th members

I want to tell them all thank you

that's the biggest emotion I'm feeling right now

After they all waited so long....to finally reward them

sugoi

this makes me very happy

I want to make this a period of time where I'm able to gain more confidence

I want people to see that happen

In the 3rd row next up is Kakehashi Sayaka

Iwamoto Renka

Seimiya Rei

Higuchi Hina

The last person in the 3rd row is Suzuki Ayane

Next its the 2nd row

Tsutsui Ayame

Kubo Shiori

Endo Sakura

Kaki Haruka

Yoda Yuuki

Finally its the 1st row

Akimoto Manatsu

Umezawa Minami

Saito Asuka

Yamashita Mizuki

And then the center for the 29th single is....

Its going to be a 5th member

For the 29th single

the center will be one of the 5th members that just joined the group

In the all important 10th year since their debut

Nogizaka46 is going through big changes

The center for the 29th single will be announced on Nogizaka 46 Hours TV

Nogizaka is about to kick off a new era

eh give me some of that

yada!

You're so lucky...give me some

no chance....I'll never give this to you

Even if I'm dead you're not getting it

Asuka-chan

Asuka-chan got 4 of them

Higuchi this turned out great for you

This was truly such a wonderful episode