I have translated the section where the members of Snow Man talk about the road to debut and what their thoughts were with regard to added 3 members. There may be some errors in my translation. 💦
📕Narrator: But behind the scenes...
Fan: Their experience as Juniors is lengthy and as such, it's mind-boggling.
📕Narrator: Being in the bottom of the heap for over 10 years, they have gone through a lot. Fukazawa-san and Abe-san have been at the bottom for 15 years. For Johnny's debuted groups, this is record-breaking for the longest time (of being a Junior).
Staff: Is there anyone who thought, I wonder if I should just quit?
💜Fukazawa: Isn't that everyone?
💙Watanabe: It's crossed my mind many times.
(skipping the section where they talk about all the members being close and on good terms)
📕Narrator: In fact, there's a reason why they get along so well. The journey to debut has by no means been easy.
💙Watanabe: It's crossed my mind many times, to quit.
📕Narrator: Snow Man was formed in 2012. At the time, the 6 members were all around 20 years old. It's said that for dance they were number 1 for Juniors. As they were incredibly competent, it was constant for their sempai to want Snow Man to back dance for them.
💜Fukazawa: Being in a group does not mean you'll be able to debut. If it was just that... it's just not that simple.
📕Narrator: In the 57 years of Johnny's, there have been only about 30 groups who have debuted. Amongst more than 300 Juniors, only a small handful of them can seize the chance to debut. And to have those who joined at the same time as you and then also debut, day after day back dancing for over 10 years...
💚Abe: I'm happy to have work but in this unchanging circumstance, I wondered are we really moving forward?
Miyadate: I'm grateful but the 6 of us have always thought, we want to change.
📕Narrator: The final blow was kouhai debut.
💜Fukazawa: Deep down, how do I put it, as expected it was frustrating.
💚Abe: There's no way it wouldn't be frustrating.
Miyadate: At that time, we found out at the same time as the fans did, a lot of the time. For example, an announcement at a live. I'd be in the backyard, I mean, the place where we change costumes and I'd think, "Ah. Yet again, they beat us to it."
Sakuma: I don't have anyone who joined at the same time as I did. They're all gone.
📕Narrator: One after another as their peers quit, the 6 of them were driven into (a difficult position).
💛Iwamoto: In which case, there were times when it would seem to be like "Until when are you doing this?"
💙Watanabe: I imagined over and over again what it would be like if I was no longer Johnny's.
📕Narrator: Nevertheless, as they continued to back dance day by day without feeling discouraged, they crossed the age of 25. And then, in January 2019…
💜Fukazawa: Johnny-san and Takizawa-kun conveyed to us, even though up until now it's been 6 of you, put in 3 people.
📕Narrator: Starting from Raul who was 15 at the time, adding members who were far from themselves in age.
💚Abe: To start with, I was surprised.
Miyadate: What's going to happen to the 6 of us up until now? Will some of the guys be buried/covered up?
💜Fukazawa: Will it really open up the future for us?
📕Narrator: Moreover, it was entrusted to them to decide on accepting 3 people. And then, omitting their worries, they made up their mind to do things as 9. Then, what's the reason for accepting 3 more people?
Miyadate: For the sake of protecting Snow Man.
📕Narrator: Though they've back danced for over 10 years, in whatever form, they wanted to realise their dream as Snow Man.