Erien #1223: ON HIATUS

JCOM MUSIC Push [2008.12.06] (Kamei Eri, Kusumi Koharu)
Kamei Eri's interview
Q. Whats your favourite song from COVER YOU?
Eri : I like "Watashi no Aoi Tori" (My blue bird) I didn't know about this song till now. When I heard it for the first time it sounded really pleasant..it has a really soothing melody. It feels really good whenever I sing it/recording for it. Also, since there's time during the chorus, I can take it slowly and sing it well. (lol, I don't know how to phrase her last sentence)

Q. How would you want others to enjoy the album?
Eri : I'll want the boys and girls at our age to listen to the album..even though its morning musume who is going to sing it..but I think there are some songs that they might not know too. I'll be happy if they listen to it as its morning musume's new songs too. And also, I'd like people of our parents' age to listen too to bring back the memories (when they were teens)

Q. What is Morning Musume to you?
Eri : A place that motivates you to keep improving yourself. Whenever I go home and I'm alone I'll tend to lose the motivation. When you're in the group, there are other cute girls around too. It'll remind me that I can't not lose to anyone. Its probably a place whereby you'll have to keep in mind that you're in a group.
(Well, basically, she's talking about rivalry. B'cos of the rivalry, she's motivated to work. Not really disappointed with her answer, but I was expecting things like "Friendship" and such. But its great to hear that someone who is KY actually cares about rivalries)

Q. Whats your impression of Kansai?
Eri : I'm envious of Kansai's dialect. I do hear Kansai dialect every now and then..like "nandeyanen" (Kansai dialect)...I wanna tsukkomi it.
(There's some comedians who use "nandeyanen" to tsukkomi the boke if I'm not wrong)

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Kusumi Koharu's interview (Credits to steph)
Q. Whats your favourite song from COVER YOU?
Koharu: I like Pinponpan Taisou the most. When I first heard the song, I felt an electric surge around me and I thought to myself "This song is not an ordinary song!" When I actually sang the song, we normally record songs in seperate parts but it went very smoothly and I managed to sing the song in various different ways. Besides singing it in an energetic manner, I think I've managed to sing the song in my own way too.

Q. What is Morning Musume to you?
Koharu: The group is made up of girls of different ages and from different places so we each have our differences and out characters are all different. But when we sing together we become as one.

Q. Whats your impression of Kansai?
Koharu: I love Kansai, my all time favorite place is Osaka. The people here in Osaka are very warm and friendly, even when you talk to them you can feel the warmth. At that point, I thought to myself that I propably could stay here, thats how much I love this place.