Here are their comments about graduating
Asami's comment:
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With the 2007 New Year's Hello! Project concert, I will graduate from Country Musume and Hello! Project.
After this, in order to fulfill my dream of working with animals, I will be working hard and studying a lot.
In my middle school days, when I was going to the farm to have Mr. Yoshitake teach me about "dog sledding", and I while I was being taught to care for and train the dogs, I started to feel that "I want to do this kind of work someday too!". In the future, I have a dream of wanting to have my own shop, but in the meantime, I'll be working on the studying.

It's been 6 years since I entered into Hello! Project, and it's gone in the blink of an eye.
Every day was fresh, and they were days where I learned.
Of course, there were many hard and painful times.
But... I think that I'm where I am today because of the staff who helped me grow, and the fans who cheered me on.
Thank you very much.
I'm really thankful for the fans!
When there's an event, the fans come to cheer me on, and at my 20th birthday live, everyone said "Congratulations!"... they also cheer me on a lot when there's a Futsal match, and when I score a goal, everyone becomes one in being happy for me...
AND!!! During Country Musume's first solo live, the whole group was happily cheering us on, saying "Congratulations on your first solo live! That's great!", and I haven't forgotten that even now.
Thank you very much.

When I was deciding to graduate, I decided it by thinking "I'm going into a different world, but surely everyone will cheer me on..."
I think "I want to make my old dream a reality! I don't want to have regrets!"
I'm sorry for being so selfish...
But, I want to do everything I possibly can.

Also, this will be a new start on my life, but I'm going to do my best to overcome the hard times and believe in myself.
Until I graduate, I'll be doing my best with all my strength, so everyone, please be good to me until the very end.

Country Musume's Asami


Miuna's comment:
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I have decided to graduate Country Musume & H!P at the 2007/1/28 concert.
It's been about 3 and a half years since my debut, and I've been working as a Country Musume member, and sometimes I've run into a wall and had times where I've been troubled.
But, within that, I've been able to have huge emotional experiences many times.
In these 3 and a half years, I've been able to get so many things I haven't had until now.
All of them have let me feel like I'm in a dream.
The one who let me have such a precious experience was the producer, Tsunku.
The staff who created such a wonderful environment.
Asami & Miuna, always gently keeping us together.
And, the fans who cheered me on during anything.
I truly feel that because of everyone that I was able to do what I've done these 3 and a half years.
Thank you all very much.

After I graduate, I want to take on a job that I've had an interest in for a while.
While I feel lonely about this, because it's something I've decided, I feel no regret.
I want to be able to take the excitement and feeling that I've gotten through my activities with Country Musume and take them down a new road and share them with a lot of other people! That's my goal after this.
It's selfish of me, but please watch over me somehow.
In order for it to be a fantastic graduation ceremony on 1/28, I'll be spending each day as though it is precious.
Please be good to Country Musume from here on.

Country Musume's Miuna