Too Much Idea

SOURCE (With pictures) [Note: This is NOT a full interview. I skipped here and there, which will be marked] Q Once again, nice to meet you today. Before the photoshoot, Hasegawa-san said, “This is the most nervous I ever felt”, didn’t you? Hasegawa: That’s right. I mentioned it earlier, but I reaaaaaaally like Morita-san. I never thought that I’d be able to take pictures with her (laughs). I never thought that (the photographer) would tell us to move our faces closer, even though we are already at such a distance, and so I had no idea what I should do Q You’ve mentioned it publicly for a while already, right? Hasegawa: There was a time where I mentioned it for a bit on my radio . Quite a number of my fans are also fond of Sakurazaka46, and there are times when, for some reason, they give me Morita-san’s pictures. With this “Feel free to take this” vibe, they included it in their fan letters (laughs). So I’m sure that my fans who like Sakurazaka46 will be very pleased with this intervie...

4TH GENERATION Konomi: Inoue-san, please allow me to speak as the representative of 4th gen! First of all, congratulations on your graduation! And thank you for your hard work in the past ~ 7 years. It's only been 8 months since 4th gen has joined the group, which is just a short time in Inoue-san's idol career, but we are very happy to have been able to work with you.  This Summer, we were able to join tour for the first time, and even though I am bad at initiating conversation, we were able to take two-shot for the first time together. When I told you, "I feel lonely”, you replied "I'm still here" with your usual smile. Even now, I still remember that smile of yours. While there is a side of myself who wished that time could last forever, if I were to say what I truly feel, I do feel very lonely... but so that 4ki can one day become a support for Sakurazaka, the group that Inoue-san has so carefully brought up... we will keep within our hearts the important...

 Everyone, are you having fun? [Wooo] Thank you very much! Everyone's... Inori? Inoue? Which one was it again? [Inori! Inoue!] Inori? Inoue? Well, both of them were there! Thank you very much for your loud (encore) calls. It made me very happy! Thank you very much for dyeing it blue too, which is my lightstick colors. From here on, I would like to speak to all of you. First of all, truly thank you for coming to, for watching the stream of Buddies Kanshasai EXtra 2025 and Inoue Rina Graduation Ceremony. It is truly such a happy thing to be able to show my last figure as an idol in this wonderful way, and I am truly grateful for it. And with this ceremony, many of my selfish requests and the things that I wanted to do has been made true, truly, thank you very much to the members and staff. As for something personal... I joined this group seven years ago, but I was just an ordinary high school girl you can find anywhere.   watching my seniors on TV, their MV, their performan...

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