shoujotachi:

“Everyone who had always thought of me, and at times advised me on what to do, and said yes to the things that I have done.. I am not alone, there are people that believe in me, I felt that I really was supported. There had been tough and painful times as AKB, but those times are erased with the multiplied happiness that I have had over the past eight years.”

shinoda mariko ; first (and a half) generation member of akb48 01.06 - 07.21.13