Too Much Idea

 nagi: i recently went to hokkaido, that was my first time going there. it was really fun and i was able to refresh myself. i went with endo riko and matono mio for three days and two nights. because of how vast hokkaido is, matono drove us for about an hour or more and took us to many different places. yes, i’m aware she’s younger than me, but she was so reliable. we planned to do many different activities, but at the time the wind was so strong and the weather wasn’t good, even our plane was delayed for an hour or so. the activities that we booked got cancelled… but the weather cleared out on the third day! there is this lake in hokkaido, lake shikotsu, that has such clear water that you can see to the bottom of it. the three of us rode a canoe that had a transparent bottom, allowing us to see deep into the lake! we didn’t know if we would be able to do it until that very day! the lake was so pretty, and even though it was my first time riding a canoe, i was able to have so much ...

the theme (school club) of the week is "my favorite song", as Karin likes to listen to music, where they just simply talk about some of their fav songs hono: so, you like [music]? Karin: yes, or rather, i always listen to it hono: so like a part of your daily life Karin: yes first topic is about songs that cheer you up when you are down Karin: i think i have several hono:  i got a feeling you will! i really can't wait to hear about them Karin: ??? why hono: i think that we have a completely different way of spending our daily life, right? while i rarely feel down about things, despite how karin-chan looks, she tends to be in that mood! Karin: i sure do~ hono: she doesn't show it to the people around her, she does it in private Karin: gosh this is so embarrassing hono: so yeah, i think that this is something that not a lot of people knows about! that's why i can't wait to hear what song did karin-chan pick! Karin: gosh this is so embarrassing hono: can you pl...

 nagi: the other day, the 15th single backs live was held, and i watched the 1st day together with the fans. i did cheers and calls along with the fans, and it was so exciting. on the 2nd day, there was the graduation ceremony for Masumoto kira. they prepared a small monitor in the dressing room, and all the members cheered for them through there. it was such a good concert, there was no time to rest from the start to finish, things keep happening one after another that the energy of the fans keeps increasing and everyone keeps getting louder. because i was sitting among the audience, i could really feel it keenly. it was also my first time watching backs live, and it made me thought of how amazing it is. i was able to feel how kind the fans of backs live at a much closer distance than usual, and it made me love backs live more deeply nagi: but on the mc of 2nd day, when haru-chan asked by the chairman-- enriko, of how she felt about backs live... she mentioned me and riko-chan, th...

source She said, “I’d like to be a memorable center, to become someone that people can say, “Only Airi-chan can center ‘Ai MUST BE”” She has experienced many different positions, from centering the 3rd gen song “NatsuChika”, BACKS song “Kogarashi” & “I will be”, as well as being positioned at front and back row. “I think that the privilege of experiencing many different positions is being able to see the seniors, genmates, and juniors so many times from where I’m dancing; I also think that the experience of seeing them from that perspective is very valuable”, she said without doubt. “I think that what I have seen has become a source of strength to me” ”I received so many inspirations not just from my seniors, but also my genmates,” she continued. “Yamashita (Shizuki)’s performance is very memorable, and (Murai) Yu’s expressiveness continues to improve and convey the worldview of the song more keenly. They made me think that I need to work hard too.” On the other hand, despite her w...

 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...

Q how did your aobazaka promotion tour went? did you have fun? ten: it was SO fun! at first i was feeling worried, since i'm the only one from sakurazaka. nogi-san had two members, and yoko-chan from hinata. i call her "yoko" now. apparently that is how she want to be called, so i ended up calling them with their last names. "yoko-chan", "mao-chan", "nao-chan". it was so fun! we appeared in and recorded various shows since early morning, and we gradually become close with every break time. i don't know why, but we just started conversing, that by nearing the end of it we were like "nooo is it really ending?" or "don't go, you guysss". nao-chan had a radio work at Tokyo that evening, so she has to go back with how packed her schedule is, but we exchanged contact detail! i have more friends! i only had nogi's saku-chan as a friend outside of sakura, so i was like, "yikes! this isn't good!". so hono-...