道重さゆみ、紅白落選も「前向き」　ファンに生報告　「モーニング娘コンサートツアー2013秋～CHANCE！～」　#Morning Musume　#Japanese Idol

On November 28th, idol group Morning Musume held the final show of their nationwide tour, "Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Autumn ~CHANCE!~," at Nippon Budokan (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo). Leader Sayumi Michishige, who recently revealed in a blog post that she felt "frustrated" about being left out of the 64th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle) lineup, reiterated in front of fans on this day, "It was disappointing at the end of the year, but all the members are positive." Looking back on the year, she expressed her joy, saying, "For the first time in my 10 years (with the group), they held a birthday event for me, and I was able to celebrate with all the fans." She smiled and said, "It was a year that made me feel glad to be born." [Please subscribe to our "MAiDiGiTV" channel] http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... On the other hand, she also revealed a sad story about how, during her first year with the group, the other members forgot her birthday. She also revealed that the members exchange birthday greetings among themselves, drawing laughter from fans as she shared a story of failure: "The email I sent to my senior, Yoshizawa Hitomi, turned out so well, I sent the same email to Ishikawa Rika on her birthday, only changing the recipient, and the body of the email still read, 'I hope it's a wonderful birthday for you, Yoshizawa-san.'" The music video for their new song, "What's LOVE?", due for release next year, was also recorded live on stage that day. She also hinted at her hostility toward the rival group appearing on Kohaku, saying, "I hope you get so excited that when AKB fans see this, they'll think Morning Musume fans are crazy!" Furthermore, following their appointment as ambassadors for the "Nippon! Call Project," a project to support the Japanese Olympic team at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, they joined the 10,000-person audience in cheering on the future athletes with a loud "Nippon!" chant. The group also performed a total of 28 songs (Mainichi Shimbun Digital). #### The idol group "Morning Musume" performed their final concert in the national tour "Morning Musume Concert Tour 2013 Autumn ~ CHANCE! ~" on November 28th at Nippon Budokan (Chiyoda, Tokyo). Regarding the exclusion from the performance list at the 65th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, which was announced a few days ago, frontman Sayumi Michishige revealed on her blog that "How frustrating!" However, on the same day, in front of her fans, she reported that "It was unfortunate in the end of this year, but the members are all very optimistic."