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A press conference for "Summy presents STARDOM 5★STAR GP 2026" (opening on July 18th in Ota Ward) was held on July 12th (Sunday) at United Cinemas Toyosu in Tokyo, where the RED STARS-B participants quietly showed their fighting spirit
Saya Iida (3rd consecutive year, 5th time overall)
[Video message while doing pull-ups] Hi everyone, it's Iida Saya, also known as Macho Gorilla, looking sharp today as well. I'm performing at Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling today, so I won't be able to attend the press conference, but please send your support from there. And this year's 5★STAR, Woohoo, Iida spirit will show you its true essence! Woohoo. Everyone, please look forward to it! That's all from me, sent while doing pull-ups! With these muscles!!
Lady C (2nd time in 2 years)
[Comment read aloud] Happy, excited, Lady C! This is Lady C from God's Eye! I'm sorry I couldn't attend the press conference today. I will definitely get back in shape by the Ota Ward tournament and challenge 5★STAR in top condition. This time, I will be facing 5★STAR as the champion for the first time. It's a time to show not only my strength as an artist champion, but also my strength as Lady C the individual. RED B block is full of tough opponents, and there is also someone I didn't want to face. Not as the Lady C of the past, but as the champion, as a new Lady C, I will defeat them all
Seira Mei (3rd time in 3 consecutive years)
It feels a little awkward that Mei is the only one with a different hair color. I have very special feelings about this 5★STAR competition. I want to win with all my might and beat everyone, without any regrets. And in the first match, I'm going to crush Yamashita Rina!
Rina Yamashita (first appearance)
[Video Message] This is Yamashita Rina, making my debut in 5★STAR. Well, there are so many singles matches, but it's been over a year since I started participating, so I'd like to make a big impact in a singles match around here. That's about it. Any wrestlers I'm interested in? Let's see. Hmm, if there are any rivals I feel I have a connection with, it would be Ito Maki, and, hmm, Konami. Last year, Konami missed out on joining the Women's Academy, so yes. I'm also interested in Hayashishita Utami. I'm interested in all of them, but especially! In fact, to put it another way, the one I don't care about the most is Inaba Azusa. She'll probably call me an old hag anyway. She'll probably try to act superior because I'm young, right? Yes, that's right, so I'd like to crush her spectacularly. In 5★STAR, not only will it be a hot topic, but I'm going to stand out the most this summer with my results
Maki Ito:
It's been six months since I joined Stardom. This is my first 5★STAR, and I'm a little nervous, but I'm also very excited because it's a chance to spread the true essence of what makes Maki Ito so interesting. By the time 5★STAR is over, I'm sure Maki Ito will be even more popular, and I feel like the Ito Respect Army will have made even greater strides, so I'm really looking forward to it. Maki Ito will be the star of this summer! Who's the cutest in the world?
Konami (8th appearance in 3 consecutive years)
There are two people in this block that I absolutely want to beat: Rina Yamashita and Utami Hayashishita. Regarding Rina Yamashita, she said something like, "Konami missed out on joining the 'Women's Academy'," but what is the Women's Academy? I've never beaten Rina Yamashita since my debut, and if I lose, I feel like I'll get involved in some weird thing called the Women's Academy, so I really want to win. Also, I feel a bit unfulfilled since losing Wonder, so I want to pass this block in first place and definitely win 5★STAR this year
Azusa Inaba (2nd time in 2 years)）
[Video Message] This is Inaba Azusa from HATE. Azusa is super busy and can't make it to today's press conference, but there are so many interesting people in my block of this year's 5★STAR. I'm really looking forward to it, but what I'm most looking forward to is the singles match against Konami, my stablemate. And I'll easily take down all the other old hags and I'll be the youngest winner this year. And, and, and, and, and, and, Ito Maki. You can only use the title "world's cutest" now. No, actually, it's just barely within the limit. It's embarrassing at your age. So leave the title of "world's cutest" to the truly cute 18-year-old Inaba Azusa! That's all
Utami Hayashishita (7th appearance, first in 3 years)
It's been three years since the last 5★STAR GP. I love the 5★STAR GP, so I'm really looking forward to it. I'm especially looking forward to competing against my classmate Mei-chan, my Stardom classmate Iida, and Ito-chan, who I recently became friends with. I think Yamashita Rina is an opponent I'm curious about, and Konami is someone I should be wary of. In this year's 5★STAR GP, I, Hayashishita Utami, will first place and then go straight down the path to victory. Please look forward to all of my official matches. I will definitely win