•The episode starts with
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•HARU asks TOMO what her snooze increments are. TOMO says 5 minutes, but there are 1-minute ones as well. MAMI seemingly looks at her phone and laughs, saying she's the same with 5 minutes. She seems to show the others and they laugh too. TOMO says that she doesn't know why there are alarms set for certain times. HARU says she doesn't get why there are night alarms. MAMI asks what she's talking about. HARU says that there are some set for 11 pm and wonders why. TOMO says there's one for 11:57 pm, for some reason. MAMI laughs and says she has one for 11:06 pm and has no idea why. HARU bursts out laughing. TOMO says has no idea for hers either.
•Next are MAMI's resolutions: Build up her stamina, improve her quality of sleep, cook more. HARU and TOMO ask her how it went. MAMI says that she's continued to go to the gym for physical fitness and tries to go to training at least once a week when she can. For quality of sleep, she says she changed her pillow to one that stabilizes her neck. TOMO asks if she can sleep better now. MAMI says that rather than sleep better, she can now sleep anywhere. They laugh and say that probably means her quality of sleep isn't very good, then. MAMI says it's not, and that she's still continuing to sleep on the floor as well as the sofa. As for cooking, she says that she made some leftover stuff herself today and drank mystery soup. TOMO laughs at the mystery soup. She also says that MAMI's been making oatmeal a lot. MAMI says she has, but as far as doing stuff like cutting up vegetables [for meals], she doesn't do it very often. She gives herself a C for fulfilling her resolutions, which they all laugh at. RINA says that's not bad.
•Lastly, RINA's resolutions: Travel alone, drive to a slightly far away destination, continue doing Pilates. RINA says that she didn't travel alone. HARU says that it was kind of hard to do in 2023 (since they were busy all year round). As for driving slightly far away, RINA says that she fulfilled that, if you count the length of time she drove. HARU laughs and asks where she drove to. RINA says she still hasn't driven out of the Tokyo area because she's still scared to. MAMI asks if she's driven on the highway before. RINA says she has but has never gone that far, and that in 2024 she'd like to go outside of the Tokyo area. HARU laughs at this. MAMI says that maybe she could try aiming to go outside of the Kanto region. TOMO says that driving within Tokyo is the most difficult thing to do, which is why she thinks it might be easier to leave it. RINA says that she's so scared to drive in the city that she starts to think that she won't be able to go back home if she goes any further. HARU asks if she then turns around at that point. RINA says she does. HARU asks if she ever found herself driving outside of the prefecture before she realized it. RINA says no, and that she's hopeless. HARU says that she should drive to somewhere like Hakone. TOMO says that she could also take a solo trip that way. HARU also suggests Yokohama. RINA says that she'll try for Yokohama. As for Pilates, she says that she is still continuing to do it.
•Now, based on last year's resolutions, they're to make new resolutions for 2024 and use sketchbooks to write them down. As HARU flips through her book, she says that there's a lot of "Catch up" history in it. MAMI finds a page in hers that says "A wonderful encounter" and wonders who wrote it. HARU finds something else in hers and says that a staffer's daughter must have used it. They all laugh. Ono also laughs and says it's a waste to not use a sketchbook, which the band agrees with. They continue to think about what resolutions to write down. MAMI and TOMO in particular seem to be having a hard time coming up with some. MAMI then laughs and goes, "What does 'houfu' (抱負; resolution, aspiration) even mean??" The others laugh and HARU agrees that they say it like it's obvious, but they don't know the origin of the word. MAMI looks up the meaning and says it means "The plans you have in your heart." They continue to think/write. MAMI says that she has one written down. HARU does as well. After another pause with TOMO going "Hmm...", RINA laughs and says she seems really torn. They all laugh. HARU says that this is probably the most troubled she's seen her. RINA says that surprisingly, it's important to say something in words at the beginning of the year. HARU says that even if you don't remember it after a year, you're probably still mindful of it. HARU then asks how many they've written. MAMI says two.
•They then read their resolutions. HARU goes first and only has one: Save money. Ono laughs and goes, "What?" HARU says she's really bad at saving money. RINA laughs and says that she does seem terrible at it. HARU says that she's always gone too far with what she wants. She wants what she wants. She wants to eat what she wants to eat. She probably can't hold herself back. RINA says, "But isn't it awesome to be able to live without doing that?" HARU says that's true, but now that she's 35, she feels like she needs to be a little more mature about it. MAMI goes, "What if you died tomorrow?" There's a pause before HARU laughs and says, "Well..." The others laugh too. TOMO goes, "It's just a resolution!" MAMI says that's true and apologizes. HARU says that it'd be fine if she died tomorrow because it means she has no regrets, but when she thinks about her future and her parents, for example... RINA asks if that means she's spent money without thinking about it much. HARU says yes. RINA says that she's trying to change her way of thinking about spending and saving money. HARU says yes, and that she thinks there are things she needs to do more properly as an adult. MAMI says that's very commendable. Ono mentions something kind of inaudible about 500 yen (something about coins?). MAMI says she keeps coin change in a pouch. RINA says that there are less and less times when you actually do use cash nowadays. MAMI says that it's kind of a bad thing, since it's so easy to just spend using electronic methods. HARU says she totally gets that. RINA laughs and says that they should be careful.
•Next is TOMO, who wrote 3 resolutions: Stop eating fast, increase muscle mass, reduce hitting the snooze button. They all laugh at the last one. MAMI says she's continuing with that one. TOMO says that she wants to stop eating fast, and RINA says that she does eat really fast. TOMO says she swallows without chewing much and wants to stop doing that because it definitely must not be good for her. For the second one, TOMO says she has no muscle mass at all. Sometimes she can't even open a bottle or jar at home and she feels sad when that happens. RINA laughs and says it seems like it'd be really hard to develop muscles into open a bottle. The others laugh and HARU goes, "Which would they even be?" TOMO says that not having much muscle mass at her age also makes her think about the future, which she and the others laugh at. HARU says she's saving up muscles. MAMI asks her about doing strength training. TOMO says she hates doing that. The others laugh. RINA says you do need to work hard when doing that kind of training. TOMO says she'll try building muscle in a non-strength training way.
•TOMO then mentions the snooze resolution. RINA asks if that means to cut back on the number of times she hits the snooze button. TOMO says the cut back number of times she hits the snooze button, which is in 5-minute increments. She says she'll hit it 4 or 5 or 6 times. MAMI says she totally gets that, which makes TOMO laugh. TOMO says she if she's able to get up the first time the alarm goes off, then she won't hit the snooze 5+ times after that. HARU asks if that actually stresses her out instead, since she gets woken up over and over again. TOMO says when she wakes up for the first time, it makes her go, "Oh, and I still sleep like five more times." They all laugh. MAMI again says she totally gets that, and if she needs to get up at 6 am, she'll set alarms that'll go off between 5:30 and 6. So she'll be like, "Oh, I can still sleep for another 30 minutes." The others laugh. TOMO says she wants to quit doing that. Ono says something about reducing the snooze button presses down by 1 right now. TOMO seems to agree, but then HARU goes, "One less now won't make any difference at all!", which makes them all laugh. TOMO says she knows what to do now, and before she goes to the gym in the morning, she'll have to get ready to go before she goes to bed at night (so she doesn't need to spend time doing so in the morning). HARU says it's like a reminder. TOMO says she's basically reduced her snoozing by one now, which they laugh at.
•Next is MAMI, who wrote down 3 resolutions: Stop sleeping on the floor, start playing a game, stop eating while doing something. She says she started 2023 from sleeping on the floor, but has been trying to reduce her time sleeping on the floor by doing these three steps: She starts off from sleeping on the floor and then realizes she shouldn't be doing that, so then she sleeps on the couch but realizes she also shouldn't be doing that, so then she goes and sleeps in her bed. So in 2024, she's going to stop sleeping on the floor and start off from sleeping on the couch. The others laugh and RINA goes, "Not the bed, huh?" For the second resolution about playing games, she says she's been really enjoying watching comedian Eiko Kano's YouTube videos about gameplay recently that it's been making her want to start playing some games herself. She also wants to try making gameplay videos. She used to think that you had to talk the entire time you're playing/filming, but after learning it's okay to be quiet or not talk at all, she'd like to try doing it.
•MAMI then talks about her third resolution, which is to stop eating while doing something. She says that after she wakes up and brushes her teeth, washes her face, does her skincare routine, does her hair/makeup, she always starts eating breakfast at the same time. The others are really surprised at this. RINA asks if this means she doesn't sit down while eating. MAMI says that she basically only stands up while eating. TOMO asks if she eats while she still has stuff like skincare cream on her hands. MAMI says that she does eat with chopsticks, though. TOMO asks if she'll keep doing that, having stuff like cream on her hands while continuing to eat. MAMI says yes. TOMO says that sounds like a hassle. HARU agrees. MAMI says that she feels the time spent on eating is wasted in the morning. The others chuckle and HARU says she does understand that. MAMI then says that she'll often eat straight from something like the rice cooker or a pot. This also surprises the others. MAMI also mentions that she'll stand while eating from these as well. They laugh and RINA goes, "Isn't it really hot?" TOMO and RINA ask if she eats the food with a scoop/ladle. MAMI says there are times she does that. The others laugh. RINA points out that she does this in spite of being bad with hot foods. MAMI says that she blows on it while eating, and that her tongue is currently really burnt. They laugh hard at this and HARU says she should definitely stop doing that. TOMO says it would definitely be more efficient if she took the time to eat normally. MAMI says that she doesn't have time to, since there's no time in the hour she has between getting up and getting out of the house, and trying to also get ready in that same time frame. HARU says that sounds like a pain, and that she's also skilled. MAMI says that she doesn't sit down while eating. RINA says that that's definitely something you can only do if you live alone. TOMO says you could only live with other people who think the same. MAMI reiterates that she wants to stop eating while doing something, and says that it feels like she hasn't eaten when she does that. The others laugh hard at this. RINA says this is all so amusing. MAMI says she doesn't feel like she's eaten but has eaten everything on her plate (or pot? lol). RINA says that she thought MAMI was talking about snacking on stuff during recording sessions or the like. HARU says that it's actually on a higher level, which they laugh at. MAMI says that she eats while doing things that are essential to her life. HARU asks if this only happens in the morning. MAMI says it's mostly in the morning. RINA says that it would seem harder to do at night. MAMI says that the band often has dinner together at night, like when they're recording and they're more likely to sit down and have a meal together. RINA says they had no idea about this aspect of MAMI. MAMI says she'll be careful, which makes RINA laugh.
•Lastly, RINA reads her 3 resolutions: Using her time in a new way, go see a bunch of comedy duo Diane's performances, take a break from social media. She says she thinks it's wonderful that she's been able to spend each each season basically the same way for the past 17 years, but around the time they got their world record in 2023, she realized she'd like to try a different way of spending her time. For example, she started to think after their anniversaries and BEST Xmas that she'd be okay if she just passed away after them, which she and HARU chuckle at. RINA says that it's not that she wants to stop doing things like that, but she'd like to do something in addition to them, or have some kind of change before/after them. HARU clarifies to ask if RINA's talking about things for herself. RINA says yes, and that she doesn't want things to change for the band. For the second resolution, RINA says she was energized by Diane's comedy in 2023 and it helped her get through the year, so she's looking foward for it to be a part of 2024 as well. HARU says that's a good thing. For the third resolution, RINA says she's been tyring to be conscious of constantly updating her social media accounts, such as her blog and YouTube channel, and although she thinks it's still important for her to do, she's also starting to think it might be a good idea to make some changes in the way she uses her time. She says because your time is limited, it's really important to try different things, make changes, and use some time for yourself. HARU closes out the segment by saying that they don't know whether or not they'll remember their resolutions at the end of the year, but they'll do their best.
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