On January 25, AKB48 members Watanabe Mayu, Takahashi Minami, Oshima Yuko, and Kojima Haruna appeared at a CM press conference for the job recruiting website 'Baitoru'. 

In the new CM, titled 'Graduation', Takahashi, Oshima, and Kojima have the line, "I will graduate." The only one without this line, Watanabe was asked by reporters, "Please say 'I will graduate'," to which she responded with a troubled look. The reporters then requested, "Imagine it's for the CM and say it," and Watanabe said, "It's still early for me. I will say it when that time comes." 

Regarding the "graduation announcement" in the CM, Takahashi reflected, "I've never said it before, so I was really nervous." Kojima added, "I wasn't used to saying it, so I had to retake it many times." Oshima showed a smile when Takahashi said, "Maybe it was like a rehearsal for Yuko." 

In the CM, Watanabe shows a surprised expression when her fellow members make their "graduation announcement". "I played my part while imagining if they were to really say it," she said. Oshima also commented on her own graduation announcement during the 'NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen', "I've seen it once, so I wasn't too surprised. I was mentally prepared."

Baitoru's new CM will air nationwide starting on January 27.

Source & Image: Oricon