Q1: What does your name mean?
A1: It was chosen because the number of strokes suit my family name.

Q2: What is your nickname?
A2: Nakky, Nacchan.

Q3: How does your family call you?
A3: Saki.

Q4: What is your height?
A4: 155cm.

Q5: What is your shoe size?
A5: 23.5 cm. Lately my number of shoe has shrunk…

Q6: How is your eyesight?
A6: I don’t know for sure, but I’m always using either glasses or contacts.

Q7: An habit of yours?
A7: I touch my mouth with my hand.

Q8: What’s your hobby?
A8: Going to the convenience store! There are many cute things there, I even buy some things without really thinking.

Q9: Are you particularly good at something?
A9: My nose can move a lot, without having to use my hands.

Q10: What subjects are you good at?
A10: Although I’m not particularly good at it, I like History.

Q11: Past accomplishements?
A11: Swimming. Lately I haven’t swimmed much, so I want to do it again!

Q12: Any club you were in before?
A12: I was in the Japan Culture club when I was in primary school. I really like Japanese confectionery, so I got to eat lots of things!

Q13: Favourite food?
A13: Fruits, cheese, Japanese confectionery.

Q14: Disliked food?
A14: Camembert cheese, coriander.

Q15: What can you cook?
A15: I only cook once in a while… I’m not good at it…

Q16: Favourite colour?
A16: Red, blue, deep blue! Lately I’m really into deep blue, I’ve even bought clothes with that colour.

Q17: Favourite season?
A17: Summer! I get all excited and I can eat my beloved watermelons (lol)

Q18: Favourite time of the day?
A18: Lately, it’s night. The ilumination is pretty and calming.

Q19: Favourite place?
A19: My favourite theme park, I really love it.

Q20: Favourite word/phrase?
A20: “Happy”. When I give a present to someone, and they tell me “I’m happy you gave me this! Thanks!”, it makes me happy.

Q21: What book do you like?
A21: Gakuen Alice. It’s a book about fortune telling.

Q22: What movie or dorama do you like?
A22: Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Doctor Doolittle, Santa Buddies, and other movies where dogs talk.

Q23: What fashion are you into?
A23: Casual style.

Q24: What was the first CD you bought?
A24: I think it was Matsuura Aya-san’s “Love Namida Iro”

Q25: When you were younger, what song did you frequently sing?
A25: Totoro’s songs? I don’t remember much.

Q26: What kind of kid were you when you were young?
A26: A shy, crybaby and selfish one! I wonder if mom was like that too…

Q27: Tell us one memory from your childhood!
A27: At a recital in kindergarten, I played the role of a fish (lol)

Q28: What did you want to be when you were a kid?
A28: A florist, or the owner of a cake shop.

Q29: What part-time job would you like to try sometime?
A29: I’d like to work in a juices shop. Mixing stuff with ice seems fun~!

Q30: What role you want to try sometime?
A30: The role of someone that is a bit different from me. Maybe someone that gives a fluffy/adorable feeling? (lol)

Q31: What is your charm point?
A31: The heart-shaped mole at the back of my right hand.

Q32: Your strong point?
A32: Being patient.

Q33: And weak point?
A33: I cry a lot.

Q34: If you were an animal, which one it would be?
A34: A squirrel. As Maimi-chan says, I’m like a small animal (lol)


Q35: What colour would you be?
A35: Grass green?

Q36: Describe your character in one word!
A36: Someone who is in high spirits. But there are moments when I’m mature too (lol)

Q37: Who do you respect?
A37: I admire Koda Kumi-san. Even though I frequently watch her concert DVDs, I can’t stop watching them until they finish

Q38: What motivated you to join Hello! Project?
A38: At first my cousin told me “I’m gonna audition for this”, so I said “me too”.

Q39: What is one memory from your days as Hello! Project Kid that you can’t forget?
A39: I can’t forget how rehearsals were. To be left alone made me angry. It was a big thing for me back then, and I cried lots. Really cried a lot.

Q40: If you had the main male role in a teenage romantic comedy, which Hello! Project artist would you chose for (female) partner role?
A40: Mano Erina-chan. She’s so cute!

Q41: If you were the female star in an teenage romantic comedy, which Hello! Project artist would you chose for the main male role?
A41: Hagiwara Mai-chan. Mai-chan is good at saying things boys usually say. I like that ♡

Q42: If you were to produce a comical short play, which Hello! Project artist would you chose for your partner?
A42: S/mileage’s Wada Ayaka-chan. She’s always been funny and I’d ask her questions about the play she would be in (lol)


Q43: If you were a cameraman, which Hello! Project artist would you chose as a model?
A43: Kamei Eri-san. I love Kamei-san’s innocent smile!

Q44: If you were a magazine journalist, which Hello! Project artist would you give total coverage for a day?
A44: Okai Chisato-chan. Following her around would be the difficult part (lol)

Q45: This morning, at what hour you woke up?
A45: 7am.

Q46: What’s the first thing you do in the morning after waking up?
A46: I put lip balm on. No, I put on a lot of lip balm (lol)

Q47: How much time there is between you waking up and leaving the house?
A47: About an hour?

Q48: What did you have for breakfast today?
A48: Milk rusk, chocolate. Sweets (lol)

Q49: What did you have for dinner yesterday?
A49: Fish.

Q50: What’s your perfect dinner?
A50: Something with lots of vegetables. A~ I really want to eat that!

Q51: How much time do you usually spend at the bathtub?
A51: Maybe 30 minutes?

Q52: What do you do if you wake up in the middle of the night?
A52: I take off my lip balm (lol)

Q53: Do you have good sleeping posture?
A53: Not sure…

Q54: Do you wake up on a good posture?
A54: Sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s bad (lol)

Q55: Tell us a dream you had recently!
A55: Can’t remember…

Q56: How do you spend your holidays?
A56: In DVD-appreciation mode! (ie. she doesn’t just watch, she watches and appreciates the DVDs)

Q57: If you had a one week holiday, what would you like to do?
A57: To go on a trip! in Hokkaidou~

Q58: If you had a one month holiday, what would you like to do?
A58: I wanna go to Europe!

Q59: What place would you like to visit?
A59: Germany. I want to see the buildings in Germany!

Q60: Where would you want to go on a date?
A60: To my favourite theme park. I would be oh so happy (lol)

Q61: If your ideal man was an animal, which one it would be?
A61: A cheetah.

Q62: Do you have any pets?
A62: I have. I have a miniature Dachshund, and a toy poodle that is called Dee Dee-kun.

Q63: Do you believe in fortune telling?
A63: Yes!! I really believe in that.

Q64: What would you wish for if the shrine you visited in New Years does actually makes wishes become true?
A64: For ℃-ute to become a group known by every person in Japan…

Q65: Tell us a memory from New Years!
A65: There was a mochitsuki at my house. We did before New Year’s Eve, but we managed to eat it on New Year. I look forward to doing this yearly.

Q66: What ℃-ute song would you first like to hear in the beginning of the new year?
A66: Sakura Chirari.

Q67: Something that made you happy or make you had fun recently?
A67: The fact I went to my favourite theme park along with my family. It was very nicely decorated with Christmas-themed lights.

Q68: Something that made you laugh recently?
A68: Watching variety shows.

Q69: Something that made you cry recently?
A69: Watching DVDs. The things that move me on these DVDs make me cry lots.

Q70: What made you think “why is that?” recently?
A70: Why are there theories that say the earth will stop existing on 2012?

Q71: What have you been daydreaming about recently?
A71: Watching lots of DVDs! I’m watching lots of them!

Q72: What’s your source of energy?
A72: The smiles of ℃-ute & the smiles of fans!! Thank you as always ♡

Q73: Something that you have decided to do on your everyday life?
A73: To put on lip balm when my lips are dry.

Q74: Something that you always bring with you?
A74: Lip balm, cellphone.

Q75: Something that you always need to have?
A75: Lip balm! My lips get easily chapped.

Q76: What do you collect?
A76: SD card. I take lots of photos but don’t print much, so that’s why I keep a SD card.

Q77: What do you treasure?
A77: The letters from all the fans. The DVD player I got on Christmas last year.

Q78: What are fans to you?
A78: Kind and important persons!!

Q79: A message for your fans!
A79: From now on, please support ℃-ute too!

Q80: What kind of animal would Yajima Maimi be?
A80: A bunny ♡ White and cutely moving around.

Q81: What do you like about Yajima Maimi?
A81: How she’s ON/OFF! (note: I’ve seen Niigaki being described like this by Japanese fans before. Basically an ON/OFF person is someone who doesn’t have the same behaviour on camera and off camera. Once, someone posted a gif of the camera following Niigaki around backstage and she was all energetic and smily, then when it seemed that the cameraman was leaving her, she suddendly looked all tired. Two emoticons were posted as well, describing her change:（　＾～＾） -> （　- e -）, the first emoticon being ON Gaki and the second emoticon being OFF Gaki. ON/OFF persons aren’t hypocrites, they just have on/off screen personalities). Although ON Maimi is lovely, OFF Maimi is playful and cute ♡

Q82: What kind of animal would Suzuki Airi?
A82: A koala ♡ They’re like, similar (lol)

Q83: What do you like about Suzuki Airi?
A83: She’s always positive! I think will-power like that is amazing.

Q84: What kind of animal would Okai Chisato be?
A84: A monkey ♡ Small and cute.

Q85: What do you like about Okai Chisato?
A85: She’s always thinking about the members. She’s a very kind girl.

Q86: What kind of animal would Hagiwara Mai be?
A86: A dog ♡ She has such big eyes!

Q87: What do you like about Hagiwara Mai?
A87: Her way of talking! I like her cheerfully and easily she talks.

Q88: If you were a boy, which ℃-ute member would you fall for?
A88: Chisato. Because she’s funny and listens clearly to what I say!

Q89: What ℃-ute song is perfect for you?
A89: EVERYDAY Zekkouchou! It makes me feel brave.

Q90: What is the appeal of ℃-ute?
A90: That everyone are cheerful girls!!

Q91: What memory will you always treasure from the days of when ℃-ute was first formed?
A91: It was a bit difficult to pronounciate ℃-ute (kyuuto). (lol)

Q92: What memory will you always treasure from the year 2009?
A92: When we went to Hawaii. It was fun~

Q93: What challenge would you like to try?
A93: It would be nice if ℃-ute could have a concert in a dome or an arena~

Q94: What is absolutely impossible/unreachable for you?
A94: Haunted houses…

Q95: What do you see yourself doing after 10 years from now?
A95: Working and having fun with my friends!

Q96: What do you see yourself doing after 30 years from now?
A96: Being married and traveling!

Q97: What do you see yourself doing after 50 years from now?
A97: Living the way I want, spending my time in a calm way.

Q98: What dreams do you have in mind for your job?
A98: A dome or an arena tour for ℃-ute. Also, I want to do lots of acting.

Q99: What is a more private dream of yours?
A99: I want all of ℃-ute to go on a trip!

Q100: One last word!
A100: Thank you for reading this until the end ♡

Source: Nouciel