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MonaRaji #1.1

Time for the radio where you have fun with mona! MonaRaji!

Hello, everyone! May my smile reach your heart, your angel, m-o-n-a. Actually this is the first time I’m hosting a radio show. Although I feel nervous, I will give my all to entertain everyone even if it’s just a little bit! Thank you very much! The staff were clapping for me. I’m really happy that my radio program is popular. I’ve always wanted to try this kind of work. This program will have 8 broadcasts. It’s amazing they even gave me 8 episodes!

There will also be special guests coming for talks so look forward to that! But as to who is coming, that is still a secret! I also don’t know either, but it will be fun! As this is the first episode, I thought I would talk about myself and things people might want to know about me.

First up is the introductory corner! My name is written in all small letters, m-o-n-a, mona! Is it easy to remember? If it’s okay, please remember my name at least! I hope you’ve listened to (watashi idol sengen). I wrote this song’s lyrics based on my feelings when I first became an idol. I was so nervous at my first concert, my head turned blank. I couldn’t sing how I wanted to. It was embarrassing, but there were times I managed to calm down. But after that, because there were many people who helped me, and many fans who cheered me on, I was able to work my hardest up to now. In the end, I really like standing on stage and this song reminds me of that. It is a very important song. I’ve become a little teary eyed.

I like all the parts in the song, but I particularly like the part when we say “kita!!” (来た!!) It feels good to say it with all my might. Everyone too, please do give it a listen! If you’ve already listened to it, listen to it as many times over again!

That brings back a lot of memories. I used to love idols, and would attend their lives, buy merchandise and listen to their CDs. I never dreamt that I would be standing on a stage of my own. I was shocked when the president scouted me and let me debut. That was the day that changed my life forever and made my heart pound. From then on, it was tough… It would be nice to be able to tell that story another time. I have may more things I want to introduce and talk about but what should I talk about I wonder… What do people want to know about me? About my school? My home life? Or my private life? This time, I thought I’d talk about my job as an idol as the theme. 

Of all the jobs I've done since I've been debuting, the most memorable has to be the live shows. Even though I’ve performed many times now, the first time is still memorable to me. I mentioned it a bit during my self-introduction too. I was nervous, my legs were shaking, I was thinking “what do I do, what do I do?” and sweating a bunch. I couldn’t even hear the song properly and my tempo was super off. Even now when I see the recording of that concert, I get so embarrassed that I hide inside my futon. But I will never let myself forget the feelings of that day. I pull out that DVD, put on my headphones, make my room dark, and wear a parka or hoodie. I make all those preparations to watch it secretly.

When I was telling this story to the staff earlier, they told me “mona that sounds like you’re about to watch a horror movie” and laughed a lot. But compared to watching a horror movie, I was way more scared at this concert. But I have more confidence in myself now. I think I’ve matured a little since then. I’ll continue to do so too!