Happy Birthday Ohno san!
Happy Bithday, Riida!
*salutes to you*
I don't know how you do it, Leader Ohno Satoshi san. You lead superbly - so much so, I've learnt much from you. A lot. Too much to put into words. I can not deny that you once nearly stole my heart from Sho san. What I can say is you're amazing Leader.
Amazing so that you lead by not leading.
Amazing so that you in fact so modest and honest even though one would arguably and even objectively say that you have the best moves and voice in JE.
Amazing so that you perform forms of art that make us halt and be mezermised.
Amazing so that though you can be deep in your art, you can be funny and comfortable.
Amazing so that... you are who you are and you never fail to express that - and not be ashamed of it in anyway.
Riida, to be frank, when times were hard, surprisingly it was not Sho's smile that I thought of first, but yours. Yes, like this one below:
Yes. It was this smile, this "ganbatte" gesture that made you, like the T-shirt you're wearing, wholesomely AWESOME.
Please stay who you are and be happy. Whereever, whenever, whatever you do, just know we thank you. ^_______^
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND to make my fellow Tsuribaka friends a bit well "high", I have this to show you all:
They are my mechanical pencils. The blue one is the same one used in Uta no Oniisan. Don't believe me?
STILL don't believe me? Check midway into episode 8 then ^+++++++++++^
I love my mechanical pencils now - esp the blue one because there's another reason aside from they work FAB - like the majority of Japanese stationary. Ahh~ it was so worth spending more money buying them.