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To everyone who voted for me: Thank you so much.
I joined SKE48 when I was 11 years old and I’m currently holding a concurrent position in SKE48 and AKB48.
I’m standing on this stage right now, but if I didn’t take the audition at that time, if I hadn’t joined SKE48, I objectively think that I’d be watching this Sousenkyo on TV by now.
If I think about that, the fact itself that I’m standing on this stage feels weird and I can also perceive fate in it.
Up until now I’ve always recklessly run forward, but as I turned 16 I started to worry about lots of things, wondering what I should do from now on and things like that.
But as I thought I have so many people watching over me and supporting me I was able to feel a bit relieved.
Even during hand-shake events, I had many fans telling me “Let’s aim at n°1 this time!” and that made me feel like it’s fine for me to want to become n°1 and to say it out loud!
From now on I want to become able to take the lead of the 48 Group.
Lastly, allow me to say this.
Seeing the results of this Elections, I was able to realize that SKE48 can still move more and more forward!
So, representing SKE48, let me say:
Thank you so much.
Please keep taking care of SKE48, AKB48 and Matsui Jurina.
Thank you so much!!
Host: You were 4th in the preliminary results. Did you actually believed, or desired for that to become the actual result?
Jurina: Well, I did feel like I didn’t want to see my position drop from that of the preliminaries, but…that result was actually way higher than I was expecting so, on the contrary, it even made me feel anxious.
But I managed to be granted this wonderful position - the 6th - so right now I feel relieved and I’m able to wish to go higher. Thank you.
Host: How do you feel about your first time among the 7?
Jurina: Yeah…Well, I’ve had lots of fans telling me “Let’s pull down the Kami 7!”, so…
I wonder…
Right now they’re all saying it’s time for the alternation of generations, but many things make me wonder whether it’s really like that or not.
Looking closely at my seniors I can see how amazing they are and how many things we have to learn from them, and that always makes me feel like we still have a very very long way to go before reaching them…
But well, in order to properly do the alternation of generations, I’d like if the chances for the young members to step forward and show themselves would increase!