neo: [abura] was performed on takemoto-san's grad ceremony, and that time i thought that it probably won't be performed again for a while, so i gave my best while savoring that moment. but when i saw the setlist for 15th single, i saw that there's abura in it, so i was like, "wow whoever center it is going to be in for a hard time... EH!?" neo: at first i was feeling pretty negative about like, "there's no way i can pull this off..." but then i think that if i step on the stage with that feeling, that'll be rude to takemoto-san and the buddies neo: so i tried to strengthen my feeling as i do my best neo: but it sure was scary... neo: i was so happy to learn that we'd be able to do the dance track that takemoto-san made for her grad, i was very excited to the performance akipo: just the other day i went out with yui-chan-- wait, did you hear anything from her? neo: i haven't met her, but she did texted me numa: apparently she didn't kn...
Source After about a year of joining, the time has finally come for her to experience seeing the scenery from the very front. “Of course, this is a place that I couldn’t reach on my own, so I feel very grateful. At the same time, I wondered if it is really okay for someone like me to be in this position.” “I am sure that there must be a reason why I was chosen, so I’d like to find what that reason is, develop that part of myself, and from there find meaning in standing as the center.” [On Genkyo] There is a part of the lyrics that goes, “The strength to live in peace, yes, isn’t that called hope?”, and I felt that was the only part in the song where light can be seen. I like the contrast shown there” “The 4th generation are currently feeling an even stronger desire to unite and present more about ourselves to the world. Fans often tell us, “[The song] really matches the current times”, which makes me happy. To make Sakurazaka46 stronger, the nine of us would like to think together...