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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

For the senpai members

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 mikan special operation

I had clothes sitting around at home

I thought I'd give them my clothes

Just for the 4th members

I gave them some small treats

The 4th members had no idea they were being lobbied

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

This week we'll start with Tsutsui telling us her true feelings

If the senpais who think they're getting Tsutsui's chocolates would raise their hands

dozo

1..2..3..4...that's 5 of them

ah that's a fair amount

The 5 people confident they'll get Tsutsui's chocolates are shown here

We'll start with

Higuchi who launched the mikan operation and gave her a letter and a present

hai

So my reasoning

Ayame-chan has the same birthday

and blood type as my sister

[ Miraculously beating the 1/1460 odds ]

Also we visited a shrine together on New Years

You went there together?

hai

I knew that Ayame-chan's hobby was collecting shrine seals

I collect seals too so we went together

Next...she created a group LINE chat for the 4th members

Akimoto carried out her large scale lobbying strategy

well I'm pretty sure Ayame-chan noticed this but

she truly is my oshimen

My oshimen is Ayame-chan

Up to now I've never had a real oshimen within Nogizaka but

once I saw Ayame-chan I fell in love with her

I want her chocolates more than anything

Tsutsui you knew that Akimoto liked you then?

ah of course

ah so you did notice

hai

Yoda gave her some hometown Torimon treats and is hoping to get chocolate in return

The first time I worked together with a kouhai it was with Ayame-chan

we did a unit song together that was called [Zabunzazabun]

We've performed the song on other tv shows together

I thought it was something that will always connect us

The next person gave out treats to the 4th members

it was Asuka that sent Tsutsui a direct and personal message

I told her directly

You are the chosen one

[ The woman that gives people titles ]

Did she say that?

Do you remember her saying that?

I remember

That one came from out of nowhere

[ Caught by surprise with the title of the chosen one ]

I was totally shocked

ah Hoshino

When I'm around any of the 4th members

I'll always mention "ah...Ayame-chan kawaii"

so maybe if those comments got back to Ayame-chan

[ Let's others handle the lobbying ]

I'm not sure that will get you any chocolate

Well its good if that did get back to her

In the end

which senpai is Tsutsui's true Valentine?

yes!

She went straight to her

kawaii

She went straight towards Akimoto

If everyone else would return to their seats

[ The losers must clear out ]

huh? Akimoto you've done it

I'm so happy right now

happy?

I get so much love from her on a daily basis

so I wanted to reciprocate that love

She will now pass her the chocolate and express her feelings

I truly thank you for telling me I'm cute and saying you love me

I love you too

arigatou~

I love you

This is mutual love

Have you noticed anything bizarre or unusual over the last month?

well Asuka-san sent me that message from out of nowhere

[ A dubious text message ]

Out of the blue she says "You are the chosen one"

[ Intense pressure placed on the chosen one ]

Didn't you also receive gifts from the senpais?

Did you get anything?

ah! mikan

oh! mikan

[ Distant memories of mikan ]

She remembers the mikan

If Asuka-chan and Higuchi could have pushed a little harder with the lobbying...

Asuka-chan you haven't gotten any chocolates yet

Not yet

That's bad

Does anyone actually enjoy watching these Valentine's episodes?

[ Anti Valentine's Day ]

I'm totally enjoying myself

The next 4th member to express their feelings is Kanagawa Saya

Shall we get started

please raise your hand if you think you're getting Kanagawa's chocolates....dozo

There they are...please step forward

The senpais who think they'll get chocolate are

Higuchi...Umezawa....Kubo

Higuchi gave her a personalized monogrammed handkerchief

can she stop the losing streak?

First of all I call her Saya

[ Says her name with love ]

Calling her by her first name is a weak argument for this

Is that enough?

Then again with so many people calling me Yan-chan

there aren't many senpais that actually call me Saya

Yan-chan meaning constantly sick?

That's not it

[ That's just an insult ]

Next is Ume...why do you think you'll get it?

When she saw the pictures I did for a fashion magazine

she told me directly that the pictures were cute

Also she's said my name in interviews and such so

I'm thinking I could get some chocolate

She's mentioned you by name then?

That's a strong argument

Seems like that's been a big deal so far

And then Kubo

I wholeheartedly love Yan-chan

[ A sudden reverse love confession ]

Even if you say that you can't change her decision

[ Attempting to cause a last minute switch ]

Which senpai is Kanagawa's true Valentine? Who will receive her chocolates?

She's not up here

There it is!

It just happened

The "she's not up here" scenario

[ The losers are consoling each other ]

Please return to your seats

That must be so embarrassing

[ A full power swing and miss ]

They came out here and were quickly sent back to their seats

[ The disgraced 3 sisters ]

So who do you want to give your chocolate to?

Saito Asuka-san

Asuka-chan

Asuka-chan why didn't you step up this time?

I wonder why

The senpai I've looked up to since way back is Saito Asuka-san

I've said it in the past...I admire her

And with that she gave the senpai she admires her chocolates

and expressed the feelings she's held for so long

So who were your 2nd and 3rd picks?

2nd would have been Umezawa-san and 3rd was Higuchi-san

ahhhh~

So no Kubo?

[ The woman that ranked out ]

Kubo keeps getting dumped

But she sent me a message saying she loved me

I do love you

You love her but she didn't even make your best 3?

[ Out of medal contention ]

Good for you Asuka-chan

I'm so happy

Asuka-chan had an incident in the past where she didn't get any chocolates

That did happen

so happy

happy aren't you

This girl is our ultimate weapon

[ Nicknames suitable for cage fighters ]

Why is that? At least she's consistent with how she talks about people

Did you notice anything unusual over this past month?

This last month?

Did you receive gifts from senpais or anything like that?

well Higuchi-san gave me

a mikan and handkerchief

[ They remember the gifts but its not helping ]

If this is the result then what was the point of the mikan?

[ mystery mikan ]

What about Akimoto creating that group LINE chat?

That was mega mega recent

that she created the group chat

Its possible that after this episode Akimoto will leave that LINE group chat

[ Akimoto Manatsu has left the chat ]

The next person to confess their feelings is Endo Sakura

Now Endo

please raise your hands if you think you're getting her chocolates....dozo

There they are

She gets along well with Asuka outside of work

and then Higuchi and Akimoto are also stepping up

So then...Asuka-chan

This is something I'd like to ask her right now

so including all the members that graduated

Who looks out for En-chan more than I do?

[ Lobbying & Intimidation ]

What was that?

First of all I call her Sakura

To bust through Asuka's strong influence on her

Higuchi and Akimoto made their arguments too

So she's trying to bring you closer

She went straight to her

straight to her

No hesitation on that one

no hesitation...must be a strong connection there

But she is really like a mother to me

she takes care of me and watches over everything that I do

I could even say its all thanks to Asuka-san that I'm standing here today

She means so much to me

You must be happy to get this kind of confirmation

That's right

I just now realized that she is a very smart girl

[ Sakura...the girl that can accomplish anything ]

I love you

What did you buy her?

chocolates

Give me some of that

watch it old man

Why should you get any? You'll never get one

The next 4th member to confess their feelings is Tamura Mayu

Was it a quick decision on who you'd give chocolate to?

I thought about it until the last second

I couldn't decide

ah you had to think about it

hai

eh? Down to the last second?

I made my decision last second

Was there a key factor that made up your mind?

yes there was

OHHH~

[ One of these women holds the key ]

Which senpais think they're getting chocolate from Tamura

please raise your hands

DON

There they are

There's 4 of them

The 4 candidates this time include Kubo and Higuchi

First its the person that went and hung out with Tamura's parents

she was treated like a fiancee there....its Kubo

So Tamura has been calling me Shio-chan ever since 2019

ever since joining...the very first 4th member kouhai I became good friends with is Tamura

And that relationship has continued

the other day I went to her parents house

You visited her parents!?

[ Please be patient while everybody pretends its their 1st time hearing this story ]

I met up with her father and mother

Her father and her mother!

All I heard from my parents was "kawaii...kawaii"

She took a picture with my mom

A picture!?

She hugged her and would not let go

[ The woman that has the approval of the Tamura family ]

And now Ume

I'm the only person that calls her Mayu-tan that isn't a 4th member

I'm the one person that she's comfortable making fun of

So if you don't get her chocolate then what were all those insults about

[ Insulted for no reason ]

Next is Asuka who sent her a lobbying text message on her birthday

I sent her a personal message

and when I contacted her

She replied "Asuka-san you're actually my oshimen"

Since she said that then maybe there's a chance

The oshimen label is a huge factor

[ Nobody can top the oshimen ]

That's why you stepped up then

Next is the person that give her Givenchy lipstick on her birthday

and is a strong favorite to win....Higuchi

Now then Higuchi

hai

Why will you get her chocolate?

I expressed my feelings for Mayu on her birthday

on her birthday?

Did you get a present?

yes I did

What was it?

eh...Hina-san gave me lipstick

lipstick? what brand?

Givenchy

Givenchy!

[ The rock solid Givenchy ]

ahh so you received Givenchy lipstick

What a nice present

That has to stick out in your mind doesn't it?

Givenchy gets slammed right in your brain

Will it be Kubo who has her parents approval?

Or will it be Givenchy Higuchi?

Who is Tamura's true Valentine? Who will she give her chocolate to?

Are you serious?

It goes to Asuka-chan

no way!

Givenchy has been defeated

[ Givenchy goes down ]

This doesn't mean Givenchy itself was defeated

yabai

Higuchi the big favorite to win has been eliminated

really?

You were too powerful Asuka-chan

Asuka-chan has the power

so powerful

Before joining the group she had always been my oshimen

yes crabs are delicious

[ Misheard as delicious crabs ]

Also she contacted me on my birthday

Since she said its rare for her to send out birthday messages

[ Calling it a rare event worked ]

The part where she said its rare that she ever gives birthday messages

That made me really happy

For her beloved Asuka senpai

she expressed her feelings and gave her some chocolates

So who else were you thinking of giving your chocolate to?

well Kubo Shiori-san and

Ayane-san

ah!

[ This woman did not rank in ]

Suzuki!

But Kubo went and visited your parents

Her father and mother were so happy to see me

They kept telling me "Shio-chan you're the only person we can talk to about these things"

From now on I guess they should go talk to Asuka-san

[ This is jealousy ]

no no...Kubo you've got it wrong

its not like that

Is this your 3rd one?

That makes 3 in a row now

yabai

Mikan-san

ah Higuchi-san

[ The mikan oneesan ]

She doesn't do impersonations

Over this last month the senpais have been scheming and lobbying to get your chocolates

That's what was happening

Is that so...does that explain the message from Asuka-san then?

no my messages were all genuine....

[ I'm different from the others ]

But she gave out Givenchy

Higuchi you really needed this one

I used up a lot of my budget on Mayu too

[ Investment misfire ]

That was a fair amount of money

She was the heavy favorite to get those chocolates

The next 4th member to express their feelings is Yumiki

Who thinks they're getting Yumiki's chocolates?

raise your hands....dozo

well please step forward

This time its Higuchi who has been dumped 6 times in a row

and then Akimoto who gave her some clothes

plus Suzuki who performed in a stage play with her

and finally Yoda who tried to bribe her with horse sashimi

uwah~ there it is!

Yumiki has selected

the person she became close with from being in the same play

and the person she goes to for advice....Suzuki

ahhh sugoi

She was the very first senpai that embraced me

She embraced you....so this is a physical relationship?

[ A relationship that crosses the line ]

She then gave her senpai the chocolates that carried her true feelings

arigatou

I'm so happy

I was thinking that I have no popularity at all

I was sitting over there and thinking that

Does popularity have anything to do with this Higuchi?

It seems I have no popularity...

[ on the verge of mental breakdown ]

Why did you ask Higuchi that question?

This past month have you noticed anything weird about your senpais behavior?

So Umezawa-san

I asked her....how do I make myself appear more friendly

and she said I should use eyeliner

[ Responds with makeup techniques ]

What kind of advice is that

[ No focus on mental health ]

Did the 4th members

get any presents or anything?

Look at your senpais faces

Do you see the 1 person staring you down?

[ Mikan oneesan stare down ]

HinaChima-san

Higuchi

ah!

Inside the 4th member dressing room

she'll come over and cause a commotion

[ Let's party! ]

Higuchi goes over and gets rowdy

WAH~

[ drunken lobbying? ]

The next 4th member to confess their feelings is Yakubo

Stepping up this time is Higuchi with her iron mental resolve

and then Akimoto who gave her some clothes on the day of this recording

She gave that to you?

And then Hoshino who did a unit song with her

And then Umezawa who says Yakubo is a 4th member that has her attention

Yakubo picked out Captain Akimoto

and that makes 2 chocolates she has received

As captain she's always been a leader

When we climbed up Mt. Fuji...Manatsu-san was there with us

Back then it was because Manatsu-san was there with us

that we were able to climb to the top

She then handed over the chocolates filled with her feelings to her senpai

So actually the senpais were doing things

to try and get your chocolates

Is that true?

When Akimoto gave you her clothes

well that was part of her elaborate scheme

Is that true?

yeah...

[ criminal confession ]

That wasn't the only reason

I was so happy that I told my mom

Manatsu-san gave me some of her clothes!

ah she only did that for tv

[ Shitara sadistic mode activated ]

You shouldn't say it like that

eh? Is that why Manatsu-san created the group chat with the 4th members?

yeah....

[ confesses to more crimes ]

Is that so?

That group chat was made to get ready for this episode

Please let me explain...

She's going to leave that chat

[ Akimoto Manatsu has left the group ]

You can't leave the chat Akimoto

We've seen 8 people give out chocolates

Asuka has received 3 of them and is currently on top

This is really bad Higuchi

This is bad

I never imagined Higuchi would be sitting here without any chocolate

Ume too

This is really bad

And Kubo too?

I haven't gotten anything

What about Yamashita?

I've got nothing

[ The rejected 4 ]

Tell us why you haven't gotten any

Give them a break

[ Mean spirited chocolate harassment ]

Your tone isn't helping

And stop with the genuine depression

[ Giving in to the darkness ]

The next 4th member to hand out chocolate is Kuromi

Stepping up this time is Higuchi who gave her a present

and then Akimoto who is Kuromi's oshimen

Plus Yoda who gave her 2 of those hometown Torimon cakes makes 3 candidates

Kuromi selected Akimoto

and now the captain has 3 people's chocolates

Higuchi has now lost 9 in a row

Of course with her being my oshimen

She's the reason I took the Nogizaka audition

She's truly been an important part of my life

For her senpai she expressed her gratitude and gave her chocolates

What did she give you?

May I open this?

I made it myself

homemade?

hai

gâteau....chocolate cake

You made cake?

eh? Its inside a bento box

[ Crammed into a bento ]

So its in a bento?

Why inside a bento?

I wasn't sure what to put it in....

sugoi...this is so well done

arigatou gozaimasu

That's amazing

As long as you ignore the container its in...

Its a brand new bento box so its perfectly clean

arigatou

ah so its brand new?

Its a brand new bento box

So you bought this bento box?

[ Bizarre bento box plan ]

That actually does happen

You should have bought something else to hold it

[ Too many box choices ]

I had no idea so I asked someone

I asked the store employee "what should I buy?"

They replied "A bento box will work fine"

[ Incompetent store staff ]

I don't know about that employee

Why would their staff suggest a bento box?

You asked "What should I put a homemade Valentines chocolate cake in?"

If this was a serious love confession

I'd be like "OY! Why is my chocolate in a bento!"

[ Of more interest than the chocolate itself ]

This is adequate for holding food

The next 4th member to express their feelings is Sato Rika

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

dozo

ah there you go

The candidates are these 5 people

can Higuchi or Kubo break out of their losing streak?

Up first is Akimoto who lobbied by giving away her clothes

I thought I'd put my thoughts into a gift

so I gave her clothes as a present

You gave her clothes?

hai

I received it today

today?

And then next up...she's back

yes so first of all

I call her Rika

And then I do make it a point to try and talk to her

I'm kind of hoping that from all the 1st members maybe she thinks that I'm the easiest to talk to?

So that's why I'm up here

Now Yoda

hai

Before when I gave some clothes to Sayaka-chan

she was nearby and I could hear her say "she's so lucky"

I told her I'd give her clothes the next time so I brought them today

[ Clothing giveaway attack ]

But then Manatsu-san gave her some clothes today

You haven't given anything yet?

I haven't given her anything yet

You're getting all kinds of clothes today

I'm truly happy

This feels like going home after getting a nice bargain

Why'd you call it a bargain?

[ Adding low price vibes to it ]

You make it sound like you went clothes shopping

Why did you make it sound cheap?

[ Huge spring clothing SALE ]

Now Kubo-san

hai

Why do you think you'll get chocolate?

Rika-chan has told me that I'm her oshimen

[ oshimen beats all lobbying ]

Only Rika-chan after many years continues to tell me "I love you Kubo-san"

On her blog...we both just had our coming of age ceremony

she wrote "I'm so happy to have my coming of age ceremony along with my beloved Kubo-san"

I felt pretty certain I'd get her chocolate so I came up here

Its rare to see Suzuki here

hai

Well we're both from the Tohoku region

And when we went to Tohoku on tour

we had a lot of conversations due to being from the area

I'm here to tell her "I'd love to talk to you even more"

With zero chocolates for Higuchi and Kubo...can they break their losing streak?

So who will it be?

Finally

She finally got one

Its Kubo

Now then Kubo

I'm so happy

A weight has been lifted off my shoulders

[ Binding spell has been lifted ]

A burden off your shoulders

ahh Sato

Why did you select Kubo?

Because I love her

I have always always loved you

And I will forever love you

Please be my friend

arigatou

arigatou

I'm so happy right now

You probably don't know this but

I've been hurt badly

[ From too much heartbreak ]

You probably don't know about it but

I've been hurt so much however this has made me very happy

To celebrate the release of the 29th single on March 23rd

online meet & greets have been scheduled

The senpais have been lobbying for your chocolate

eh? This too?

Next week its the final Valentine's episode and there will be crying

Will all the effort from the senpais pay off?