It's still interesting though, makes me love Tsunku a little bit more for some reason."If you don't mind, I just read through the article. In reality it's more about s/mileage and hello in general than MM, so this might not be the right thread, but he basically says that for the past while he would always make plans for hello considering only the next half year or year. But this year he has outlined a course for the next 3 years, starting with Ai's graduation and the member auditions. He doesn't talk about why the 10ki auditions are so soon (so I guess we just go with the earlier explanation that it was to bring positive energy back after the earthquake) and for S/mileage's he says it's not really a surprise - he was planning on changing the lineup from the beginning and he did it after a year. In his mind it's "just according to keikaku" although he admits S/mileage may have thought that he reconsidered. The interviewer tries to ask him about what he thinks of the Idol Warring States period, but Tsunku resists the sense of competition. He says that each idol group should be trying their best to put the best quality entertainment out there and that will be good for everyone. He does say though that AKB and Hello are like Nissan and Toyota, always trying to keep an eye on the other's newest move and plan their next ones."
