Too Much Idea

mio's riko's [tmi note: rough translation, i did not translate everything] MIO'S Q What do you keep in mind in the performance aspect? Mio: I’ve been selected to be a front member in “What’s KAZOKU”, and as there are many scene of highlights from the start, so I made sure to properly show cheerfulness from the beginning. For “Lonesome rabbit”, no one is in a symmetrical position to me, and there are parts where my choreography is the only one different, so I hope to play a role that brings the performance together. Q Since it’s a song that all 2ki and 3ki participates in, could you tell us what you felt or what you learned from once again working with the 2nd generation members? Mio: Until now, when I am working with the seniors, the songs are mostly cool one. We rarely get to do a playful song, so it feels so refreshing and fun. I got to see sides of my seniors that I never seen before, so it was a very fulfilling moment! Q And 2ki member Masumoto Kira-san will be graduati...

toyama: so before the kougen (in 4ki live), didn't you cry a bit...? konomin: ah, this feels embarrassing... but yeah, that happened... Toyama: what were you feeling that the time? konomin: i'm the center of the song, and there are parts of the lyrics that i can sympathize with, it's like... there was another me who is not an idol there. that moment was... it's difficult to express, but i can be free? like, i can express what i feel within, and suddenly... it started flowing. it wasn't something that i planned. on d1 i teared up a bit, and the stage director also pointed it out with "that's amazing". but yeah it wasn't something that i planned, but with how the stage production went, i suppose it ended up being something impressive sarina: and you are just in your first year, right? first year is when one is still overwhelmed by everything, such as your position in the songs or thinking on what song is to perform next, so to be able to immerse your...

theme is usagi neko acting as angel and demon reacting to listeners mail, with itoha deciding whose opinion she agrees with shizu: before we start, may i say something? at the opening talk, you said that there is a huge expectation for this episode, i could feel it too... but if this episode ended up being a flop, i will think of it as caused by boring mails sent by the listeners yu: but of course! we are thankful that you sent those mails to us! mail sender apologizing for pulling prank on their uni friend, by deliberately messing password and locking the friend out of their phone whenever the friend takes a nap in class angel yu: as long as you apologize for it already, everything is all right demon shizu: once is funny, twice is boring. once might indeed be funny to see how they would react, but doing it so many times is just being annoying angel yu: can't they reflect on it now? demon shizu: if they are reflecting on it already, then no need to bring police into this angel yu: ...

 Source TMI Note: I skipped Lonesome rabbit part (Because it's similar to what members talked about in other interview before) and summarized a few questions. --- Q About What’s Kazoku Taniguchi: It’s the next 2nd-3rd gen following “Addiction”, and as the 4th generation joined last year, we put even more heart into this song while getting inspired by the senior members. Kira: Filming for MV can be difficult at times, but when I look back at the completed work later, the time I spent with the members in-between takes would often make for fun memories. It’s rare for us to be able to film with such a large group, and the more members there are the more fun it becomes, so I was happy to have been able to film with all 2nd-3rd gen members. Q Riko-centered “Coin Laundry” Kira: Riko-chan is truly a hardworker, she always checks her choreography while looking at the mirror, she still practices even when told it’s okay for her to take a break. Seeing that, the 4th generation members also pr...

 nagi: in the preview, it's mentioned that it will talk about my late night activities. just so it happened, i had a sleepover at matono mio's place just last night! though i am a regular, there are other members who also usually sleep over at her place. this time the members were me, mio, Nakashima yuzuki and murai yu-chan. murai had a job in early morning, and since she doesn't really play games, she slept first. then after that, matono, Nakashima, Kojima played Minecraft together until quite morning. we were planning to pull an all-nighter, but we still slept. murai slept alone, Nakashima - Kojima on a different futon, and for some reason the home owner-- matono, slept on sofa instead. she's so kind!! we told her to sleep (on the futon), but she's so kind and ended up sleeping on the sofa. you might think it must be tough for me and Nakashima to sleep together on a single futon, when we are both already over 20 yo, but we both felt like students. we both slept so...

 nagi: i heard that today is your last day in sakurazaka? GAWD I'M GONNA MISS YOU... chuke: i'm very happy that my last appearance is going to be kochi Hoshi! nagi: this is recorded right after her graduation ceremony. what did you do after that? i'm sure you must have felt free chuke: i ate the largest cake in my 24 years of life. it was like as big as three fists. my mom and the others came to watch, and when i sent them off in Tokyo station, they found this huge cake. and they were like, i should eat it since i have been holding back for diet nagi: seriously, you looked so pretty when wearing your dress! you were a princess airi: i have always wanted to be the princess that i admire, and when i asked for it, they made it as i wanted. for my grad ceremony, a lot of members came to watch. our seniors, genmates, my parents, and there were many of my relatives as well. before the ceremony started, when we were still doing the main show, i found my dad during the last song. i...

 SRC Q You two are from the 2nd and 3rd gen of the group. Please tell us how you became friends? Kira: It happened when Airi-chan joined Sakurazaka46’s variety show, “SakuraMeets”, that I am a part of. As we have more opportunities for a deep one-on-one talk, I’ve come to enjoy the time we spend together even more. Now we are really close friends. Airi: I’m happy to hear you say so (laughs). Q If there are any memorable stories from making the show together, please tell us. Kira: In “SakuraMeets” event, we once performed an original drama that I wrote the script of. I wanted Airi-chan who just joined to stand out, so I gave her a challenging role with long lines. The lines were difficult to remember because it has deliberate repetition of words, but she acted it out in the exact way that I envisioned, which made me trust her immensely (laughs) Q I would also like to hear what Taniguchi-san felt when you challenged those long lines. Airi: I was certainly surprised when I received a ...

 fukumura mizuki (mc): recently sakurazaka held 5th anniv at national stadium, how was it? riko: the moment i stepped in, i was overwhelmed by the number of seats and how big the place is. as we performed, i could see lightsticks shining even in the furthest corners, which made me really emotional kira: i was able to enjoy the performance with such a large number of people, so many that i don't think i will ever meet that much people at once again. it has become such a good memory fuku: and it was a two-days concert, right? how was your stamina? kira: the pathway takes a minute to go through one way, though it changes depending on your speed. since we had to do it many times during rehearsal, i used the chance to play a game where you raise a character with each steps you take. because of that, the character was raised well. that is how big the place is fu: as it was the 5th anniversary, were there moments where you are reminded of your past experiences? riko: 4ki's mamoribito ...

 gonpa: huh! so this is your first since august last year... it felt like something more recent. and this is your fifth time here Karin: is this a lot? gonpa: (among other guests) not little, but not most either Karin: ah, that's regrettable gonpa: then please do aim for 20 times (of guesting)! we are thankful with how you regularly come to visit, at least once a year [...] every time you appear, the fans gave their reaction, and our show also received a lot of mails asking you as a guest Karin: thank you very much gonpa: we received a message from Indonesia too!  Karin: ??? really??? i'm happy to hear that. gonpa: we received such message as well. our staff checks them out, and they will lead to another appearance by fujiyoshi-san like this. now that this is your 5th appearance, both us and fans have learned a lot about what kind of a person fujiyoshi-san is... sorry for asking this, but we'd like you to do the usual 20 seconds self-intro. this would be your fifth time doi...

 nagi explained that she usually wear earphone on one ear to keep track of what the radio staff are saying to her, and after a kochi Hoshi recording she went back to the office first, where she met and converse with 3ki for an hour or so. and at the time, she felt like something odd is stuck in her ear. nagi said it's normal for her to get tinnitus when doing a nervewrecking job, and it usually return to normal after finishing said job. then they are supposed to head to the next job, but nagi's ear still ringing, and she should do something about it before the important recording she is about to do next. at first she thought it might be a bug flying by, and as she looked around her ear suddenly can hear clearly again as something fell off it... nagi: it was a round, rubber thingy... it was the "squishy" earphone thingy (ear tips) from kochi Hoshi! i ended up conversing for 1~1,5 hrs without realizing that it was in my ear. at first i was so surprised that my mind didn...

  hono: we usually interact... wait, isn't this our first time working together? just the two of us? amazing! nagi: it really does feel like "finally!". ever since i entered four years ago, i have always mentioned here and there how you're my oshi and that i respect you... and finally, now i get to do a job with hono-san! hono: you told me that you have always liked me since before joining-- nagi: yes! still do! i still love you! seriously! hono-san tend to ask, "for real?" but i truly still do love you  hono: thank you very much! tbh all these time, whenever someone ask me who my sakurazaka oshimen is, i can't really answer that question... like, how is a member supposed to answer that? but I've come to realize that nagisa-chan IS my oshimen. in fact, i told nagisa-chan about this already, just that i never spoke about it publicly. sometimes during rehearsal i get to watch you, such as during songs that i am not part of, and i always watch nagisa-...

 free to listen in the 15th single special page run: because the title has "lonesome" at first i thought that it's going to be a ballad, or something mellow... ito: but it ended up being really intense lol run: when i first heard it, i was like, "oh... this gonna have an intense dancing" ito: when i first heard the intro, i paused it for a moment... "hold on, this gonna have an intense dancing", then i listened to it again. because the title is in English, i looked up what i means. and the title is also in the part of the lyrics that need to be sing at a fast pace, so it was quite difficult run: because it feels similar to manhole, the first thing that came to my mind was the image of when we perform this in a concert, rather than what the mv might look like ito: i'm sure that it will be exciting run: and that it will def get some fires lol. we also filming the mv while talking about how the buddies will def like it mail: i work with animals, and t...