https://sakurazaka46.com/s/s46/page/16th_single airi: when i first knew (that i will become the center)... i sincerely feel happy about it. like, sakurazaka members are amazing, everyone can do so many things and i did feel some pressure because of that. but i was sincerely happy to have been able to become one hono: it would be great if you could add a new color [into the group]. how did you tell your family? airi: the day before the announcement i said, "i will be the center". and there were just like, "is that so? congratulations~". i thought, "huh, they barely reacted", but apparently they didn't believe me. they thought i was just joking. i told them a day in advance because i thought i should inform them... it's only the next morning they were shocked about it airi: the front members for this single are hono-san and ui-chan, and i thought that the two of you have a familiar vibe, like... "fuwa~". you both have this enveloping kindn...
ten: how does it feel to graduate? matsu: in my announcement blog, i said that i didn't see myself in the future of sakurazaka, right? and that's the thing. it's hard to be described to words, but like... even though i was together with everyone as a member, it feels like i'm being somewhere else? like, i'm watching the group in an objective way? and when i think about the future, i couldn't find myself [in the group] ten: and that is when you started thinking about graduation? matsu: it became a cause, yeah ten: i think the other graduated members mention it too, how they can no longer see themselves in the future [of the group]. is it something that come suddenly? matsu: nnn you know how i often think about stuff like, "what should i do to improve the group?", right? or "what kind of single will it be next?". but when i do that, i was like, "huh, i'm not there... i'm no longer in that dressing room...". like, i can no lon...