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LISTEN FOR FREE ON SPOTIFY! mc: this is morning broadcast at 9am, but are the two of you are morning persons? rei: i'm pretty good with mornings shizu: super bad mc2; oh no! mc: if you have a day off, what time would you wake up? rei: even at the latest, it would be around 9am mc: yamashita-san looked so shocked to hear it lol rei: to be honest, i just can't sleep that long... i'd just wake up mc: then do you use your morning hours well? rei: ... i'd love to, from now on! mc: wait, wait. so you wake up at like, 9am, and then you just laze around? rei: i do that often. i just want to get myself ready with ease, so i'd space out and such mc: and yamashita-san, you looked quite shocked to hear it... shizu: yes, i usually wake up in the afternoon... rei: that's so cool! mc: it's not cool! at all! rei: right, sorry! mc: what happened? like, do you stay up late on the night before a day off? shizu: that's right. i probably goes to sleep around the time ozono-s...

LINK TO ARTICLE AND PICS Q  What was your first impression when hearing “Kogarashi”? Taniguchi: I thought that it’s perfect for the season. Even if you hadn’t experienced something as the lyrics, it has a strong narrative that makes you feel like watching a drama or a movie, I’d be happy if people could listen to it in the cold weather Q In this single, Taniguchi-san becomes BACKS member as well BACKS center for the first time Taniguchi: I look forward to being able to join “BACKS LIVE!!” which I have been watching. I could tell that they are always tackling the performance with their very intense energy and their big enthusiasm, so I’m happy to be able to participate in it Q 2nd generation Inoue Rina-san will graduate with this single. What do you honestly think about it? Taniguchi: When I heard about her graduation, I was truly shocked, like, “Inoue-san, really…?”. I didn’t see it coming, or rather, it was something truly unexpected. We had been getting more opportunities to work...

Hello! I'm Matsuda Rina aka Matsuri-chan Sakurazaka46's 2nd generation member from Miyazaki. Thank you very much for opening my blog. Yesterday, in the YouTube live stream to commemorate the release of the 13th single, the venue for our 5th YEAR ANNIVERSARY LIVE was announced! And, it will be held at the MUFG Stadium (Japan National Stadium)!!!! Truly, thank you very much for allowing us to see never before seen scenery again!!! Now that I'm able to talk about this to everyone, it's starting to become more real, and I am being swept with a flood of emotions including happiness, nervousness, and pressure. I'm someone who is weak against pressure, and so my anxiety is showing up, but when I think "If I have the Buddies with me!" or "For the Buddies's sake!", my heart would feel lighter and I'd feel motivated! Seeing this scenery for the first time, I'd like to stand on National Stadium's stage with a heart full of true confidence. S...

Q In this single, you participated in the BACKS song, but what was your impression when you first heard it? Inoue: I thought that it’s perfect for this season, where people tend to feel lonely. Q How do you see Taniguchi Airi-san, who centered BACKS? Inoue: Though this is her first time centering for BACKS, I think that she is someone who will be leading the group from now on, so I hope that she can have fun doing it without feeling any worries. In fact, it seems to me that she has been doing it already. The center is a position that shines brightly, but when I objectively watch a performance, I thought that Taniguchi is someone who would make her presence known no matter where she is. So I feel very excited to see what she’ll show as the BACKS center in this work and to perform together with her Q Inoue-san will be graduating with this single. When did you start thinking of it? Inoue: I’ve been thinking about this for quite a while, and I spoke with staff about it as well. I wanted a ...

Good evening I love Sakurazaka46 from the bottom of my heart Because I love it, I placed my feeling of wanting to contribute to the group first and foremost. 13th single, Unhappy birthday kobun I will serve in the center position of the title song By my side, I have seniors who I can always rely on, who are kind and put me at ease I have my warm genmates who support me and understand my feelings. Because I'm not alone, Because I have the other members Even without putting it into words, I have been saved again and again at many different moments All of the Buddies All of the staff members Every day, I feel the love and support that countless people pour into Sakurazaka I want to repay everyone by delivering a wonderful work I'd like to take my place in this position with responsibility and determination I will carefully face each and every thing, and give the best of my ability Together, we'd like the 13th single to be a something that could make more people to know about S...

 *T/N: "U-tan" is a nickname that only Matsuri uses, taken from Inoue's "U" I love autumn, but it always feel painful, Sakurazaka46's 2nd generation member from Miyazaki     I'm Matsuda Rina aka Matsuri-chan. Thank you very much for opening my blog. I'm so happy to be able to feel so much of my beloved autumn this year but autumn is already have a sad vibe even when nothing is happening, so if U-tan announces her graduation, it'll just make me even more heartbroken and sad, right? Hey, don't graduate~~ You're my emotional support~~ Even when I say this to her, she just casually replied with "So kind, but I'm sure Macchan will be fine 😉"! Console me more! Even though I'm feeling so sad and love U-tan this much! Writing this made me feel sad, so I called U-tan I've been contacting her right away lately But I have relied so much on U-tan, so I want to be able to do my best even without U-tan around Inoue is really some...

I could come this far because of you Someone who is always a lifesaver, someone that I look up to Seeing you fall, and stand back up again many times I watched how strong you are up close And when I fall, too, thank you for always reaching out to me Because of you, I can stand back up again When we doesn't know how to push forward, we moved ahead together through trial-and-error When I'm feeling down, you took the time to listen to me, and advised me with your strong and kind words until I am satisfied Inoue is truly a wonderful and lovely person I am sure that no matter what you do, and what path you take from now on, Inoue will be able to love and be loved by everyone you meet, You will bring happiness, and be happy  The tremendous aura that she exudes on the stage, her one-of-a-kind singing voice, her cute smile, her choice of words in the radio, how smart she is, how amazing she is in variety too. I always wished to become a woman like Inoue, to become an idol like Inoue, y...

Good evening. I am Sakurazaka46's Inoue Rina. Today I have an announcement to all of you who have always supported me. I will be graduating Sakurazaka46 with the end of 13th single activities, which will be released on 29th October. Summer of 2018. An amazing miracle happened. Me, who was just an ordinary girl just like everyone else, was able to be a 2nd generation member of the group that I loved, admired, and one that supported me in my life. From then all, all I could do was to focus with everything that was happening in front of me. Even now I still doesn't know what I was able to do with just my feelings of love, but I came to know so many emotions I'd never felt before, emotions I didn't even know existed. Ever since we became Sakurazaka46, everyone has been giving their all into make Sakurazaka stronger, and seeing the many moments of dreams coming true, made me thought many times of how amazing this group is, of how amazing the members are. I truly respect them...

 ino: so, what you've been up to? momomi: i've been doing online shopping ino: are the type who prefers buying things online? momomi: i check stuffs online, but if i really want to buy it, i'd go and look at it in store ino: i see. so what did you buy? momo: since we are entering autumn, and i thought that it's getting colder, so i bought long sleeved outfits ino: isn't it so early? buying autumn outfits... japan is so hot! momo: it sure does lol ino: how many did you buy? momo: four in total ino: buying four outfit as a high schooler must be a pretty big deal, huh? momo: yeah lol ino: you might think that's a lot already, but to prepare for events where we get to meet the fans i think that the seniors are ready to buy as many as we need... so be ready, you'll need to buy more in the future! what kind do you like? momo: black, grey outfits. i pretty much only have black pants ino: right, and your outfit feels sporty. casual momo: right, it doesn't have a...

Yuzuki-chan is writing her blog next to me so I thought I should too... and so I write one We were able to appear in ASIA STAR ENTERTAINER AWARDS 2025 We were able to receive such a wonderful award thanks to all of you who are always supporting us Thank you very much I received a lot of inspirations from the artists who are active globally and it made me feel that I need to work even harder! I will work even harder so that people can enjoy Sakurazaka Thank you very much for Addiction real meet & greet I was happy to be able to see your many smiles in this occasion as well Thank you very much for the signing event too There are pictures of these cute girls in my phone When did they take it...? So cute, aren't they? I appeared in McDonald-san's CM together with Nakashima Yuzuki It's for Samurai Mac. I was able to film it with very, very kind staff members It was so much fun~ Murayama Miu

Rena-san took these pictures when we were at Taipei This is me who was laughing from remembering what we talked about~ It just happen to be my favorite time, when the sun is setting I was happy to be able to chat and stroll around with Rena-san ୨୧ The cityscape of Taipei has a movie-like atmosphere, it was lovely I'll share some pictures of my fun memories Ito-chan, Rika-chan, Shii, Yuu all shared a bubble tea drink together It tasted even more delicious because we drank it together~ For real~ The three of us chatted a whole lot on the plane We were having so much fun that took off in no time If only you could fly a little longer, Plane-san The oyster omelette flavored and tomato flavored potato chips that was recommended to me I'm especially really curious to know how the oyster omelette taste like! I don't usually buy potato chips, but occasions like this makes me want to buy them~ CENTRAL MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT FESTIVAL 2025 in Taipei I was so moved to be able to hear...

Thank you very much for opening my blog. I'm Sakurazaka46's 2nd generation member Endo Hikari. ﾟ+｡::ﾟ｡:.ﾟ｡+｡｡+.:ﾟ｡:.ﾟ｡+｡｡+.｡ﾟ:;｡+ﾟ+｡: Sakurazaka46's "5th TOUR 2025 'Addiction'" have started with the two days performance in Aichi yesterday and today! While I can't say a lot as not to spoiler things, but in any case, I'm just grateful that all members in 2nd and 3rd generation could welcome the opening days together. I had to be take absence from the past two tours, so I'm hoping that we all could run through this until the end together without anyone feeling lonely 😌 As I wrote in my blog yesterday, my personal goal for this tour is, "to treat every performance like it's the finale". Just as there are many people who come to watch us, I think that there will be those who are looking forward to watch just a single performance. So, rather than trying to improve myself toward the finale, I want to take what I already have and raise i...

I laughed a lot I danced a lot I sang a lot I ate a lot I talked a lot We were able to appear in CENTRAL MUSIC ＆ ENTERTAINMENT FESTIVAL 2025 in Taipei Thank you very much ( ˊᵕˋ ) It was so much fun. I was dripping with sweats during rehearsal, and was drenched after it was over too but I was able to feel like "I did it!" and it felt so good I was also happy with how close we were with all of you I want to see you all again, I'll do my best for it! I was so happy to be able to perform Nagaredama with this costume! What a lovely costume~ The many wonderful pictures I posted in the first half of this blog was taken by Airi-tan, Ito-chan, and Yuu-chan~ The three camera owners too many pictures of me! Thank you (˶ˊᵕˋ˵) I think it's wonderful how photographers can add their own personal touch to the picture they took, so I've decided that I'll definitely get a camera of my own! Lol I want to capture all kinds of moments How I spent most of the time chatting in the f...

 https://youtu.be/vAPwbzBP810?si=uXFnDQAfgtD8Ge5w Even though I was planning to write a blog about April but April is already ending soon, huh? It's a bit late but please treat me well in April as well We performed at CENTRAL MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT FESTIVAL 2025 in Taipei that was held in Taipei. The streetscape was so cute We took a lot of pictures ！ https://strongestcatfamily.com/products/ticket-1stexhibition-2025-04-06 Mitsuhiro Higuchi's 1st solo exhibition "Color Expression" Higuchi-san, who have been  making Sakurazaka costume since the last tour is holding a solo exhibition. The floor, the wall, the costume were all so beautiful it was such an exciting photoshoot! I was happy to hear many people telling me that they went to see the exhibition in Osaka. Thank you very much for giving me such a valuable experience. While the one in Osaka have ended it will also be held in New York, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, London, and Paris so if you live nearby, please...

Hello ☺︎ It's Moriya Rena 🍒 Everyone, have you looked at the cherry blossoms?? I haven't had a proper cheery blossoms viewing yet so I wish I could~~~ 🌸 Or so I thought... At night, the place where cherry blossoms are blooming is somehow illuminated brighter than usual Even when I'm walking alone at night, I feel reassured and it makes me happy That's why I wish that Sakurazaka can always be an illuminating presence for all of you or so I thought that night It was a little while ago, but thank you very much to everyone who have came to the venue, who have watched through streaming AEON CARD Live, Buddies Kanshasai Koike Minami Graduation Ceremony. It was completely different concerts than usual and there were a lot of songs that bring back memories. And then, Minami-san's graduation ceremony I burn Minami-san's figure to memories since the time of rehearsal ☺︎ As I wasn't able to talk about it during the concert, I'd like to talk a little bit about Min...

I'm Sakurazaka46's Onuma Akiho from Shizuoka 🐟🌻 SAKURAZAKA46 Live,  AEON CARD with YOU！Vol.4 Buddies Kanshasai 2025 Thank you very much!!! We were able to held Buddies Kanshasai again after a long while and it felt like we were able to spend time with all of you Buddies more closely than usual concerts, which made it a very fond memory! Buddies, truly, truly thank you as always!!!! 🪼 We're matching!! I'm so happy!! I really LOOOOOVEEE Mii-san's jellyfish hair!! I loved the moment Rena turned into a dog and livened up the audience with her "Waon" 🐕 Matsuri-chan's mini jellyfish was so cute and adorable 🪼 I love Matsuri-chan and Run-chan's "Pikkan!", it always raises up my excitement ⚡️ ↑ Find Kirazou 👀 And here's Kirazou who is not hiding~ Her straight hair is so cute ☺︎ I really like Airi-chan x Kurumi-chan's* hairstyle~ So cuteee ♡ *T/N: From Kimi ni Todoke And, Mii-san The setlist that Mii-san came up with was truly wonder...