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Gratitude.

Good morning.

As announced in the sports newspapers and the official website, I will be graduating with the release of the next single.

I'm sorry that the first blog post of 2020 is about graduating, even though the year has barely started.

I've been thinking about graduating for the past two years, from around when I turned 25 years old.

I've been thinking "It's about time, it's about time..." But the number of graduating members was also increasing, and I wanted to send them off with a smile. And at the same time, I was telling myself that I should still give it a little more while being in Nogizaka. I held these strong convictions and before I realized it, they've brought me up to this point.

I though to myself "The younger ones have grown and become dependable. I should also no longer be spoiled by Nogizaka and stand on my own now." I had these thoughts once again around last summer, and that's when I made up my mind to graduate.

These eight years that I've spent in Nogizaka are extremely precious time to me, and I was able to face myself [and grow] many times during that period of time.

I was able to become part of Nogizaka, met my beloved members, and was able to meet all you beloved fans who cheered us on.

I received so much support from you all. I was saved many times by your encouraging words like "Give it your best" or "I'm cheering for you."

Even if I graduate, Nogizaka will still be a group that I love and that I'll always cherish. I'll now be supporting Nogizaka from the outside.

There is still the birthday live to look forward to, and it would be nice if I could have a graduation concert as well. So that's why I'd like to spend my remaining time with a smile while continuing to have fun ^ ^

Even though I'll be lonely, leaving this loneliness aside, I sincerily wish that the year 2020 will be wonderful for Nogizaka.

I'll also give it my best right up until the end.

Please take care of me.

Shiraishi Mai

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2018.02.22 | Taro and Yuki and Gonzo. Start of the Individual Blog! Yoda Yuki

Member: Yoda Yuki Source: Yoda Yuki Official Blog Post date: 2018/02/22 20:00

Good evening~ It's Yoda Yuki Starting today, I'll have an individual blog(o^^o) It'll be relaxed and without too much forethought. I'll write on a whim when something happens, so if you keep on reading me from now on, I'd be happy! Taro and Yuki from the other day, when I returned to Fukuoka for [a photobook] handover event. We're so lovey-dovey♡ is what I'd like to say but Taro seems to like the apple(￣▽￣) I lost... Next up, I was also together with Gonzo who loves Yuki! We went on a walk〜(〃ω〃) It was too cold, but I was healed♡ Both of us were super peppy!! But Makeji was also running around us! (lol) Bunny-chan and cat-san were also doing well too✨ Ah~ It was fun~~~ I'll give it my best so that I'll get work in Fukuoka or Kyushu again! Recently, hay fever has slowly started creeping in~ For me, it's especially the eyes!! *blink blink* It troubles me every single year. ひーひー言うとります1 People with hay fever, let's go through this together（ ; ; ） Since the individual blogs started!! I did greetings for the start of the individual blog, so [this post] is a little short. But because I can post at any time from now on, please wait for them!✨ Well then! Good night

Line left untranslated, as I don't understand what she wrote ↩︎

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2018.02.22 | Has This Day Finally Come...?!! Ito Riria

Member: Ito Riria Source: Ito Riria Official Blog Post date: 2018/02/22 20:00

Hello Everyone〜！！！！ It's Ito Riria(*ﾟ▽ﾟ)ﾉ F-F-Finally, my blog has become an individual one〜〜〜〜！！！！ At handshake events too, everyone has been asking me "When will you get an individual blog?" And I've also been wondering about it myself and patiently waiting. But it's finally come！ From now on, I'll write new posts that everyone will be able to casually read. So please read them if you'd like♪ I'll also be continuing with that which is always at the end！ Since there are no more scheduled days [for my blog posts], please stay on the lookout. (lol) Well then, well then〜！(*˙︶˙*)ﾉ" Niiiiii.

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2018.02.22 | Individual Blogs Starting~!!

Member: Iwamoto Renka Source: Iwamoto Renka Official Blog Post date: 2018/02/22 20:00

Thanks for the Rentan work╰(*´︶`*)╯♡ Finally! The individual blog has! Started~!! From now on, I'll be able to post lots when I want to♡ So please wait, okay~ Renka's blog is really laid back, so it would be nice if everyone who reads it gets energized. Ah! Happy Valentines Day♡♡ I received lots [of chocolate] from my school friends! And after~ I got some from Riria too♡ Sorry that my hair is all untidy. It was delish! Looks good, doesn't it~(￣▽￣) Well then, please take care of me from now on too! See ya☆彡.。

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2018.02.22 | Beginning.

Member: Ozono Momoko Source: Ozono Momoko Official Blog Post date: 2018/02/22 20:00

It's Ozono Momoko, the 3rd gen Nogizaka46 member. I'll have an individual blog from now on. If you could take a look when you feel like it, that would make me happy. Please take care of me.

Momoko, please keep your blog posts short like this👌

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2018.01.18 | (no title)

Member: Moriya Akane Source: Moriya Akane's Official Keyakizaka46 blog Post date: 2018/01/18 11:37

Many Kanji Keyakizaka46 members have started to chime in with their thoughts on the 3 day Budokan live concert being handed over to Hiragana Keyaki, following Hirate Yurina's arm injury. Here is Akanen's take on it. She doesn't really express her own opinion on the matter, but nonetheless, she gives her support to Hiragana Keyaki members.

As a note, the tone of her blog post this time is very formal and serene, compared to her usual blog posts.

To all of you who support Keyakizaka46, I deeply apologize for the sudden change and cancellation of the live concerts at Budokan that were scheduled for January 31st and February 1st. Since it was to be the first live concert held in a while, I think that there are many who were looking forward to it and had made plans. I sincerely apologize for this. However, it's been decided that it will now be a 3 day Hiragana Keyaki Nippon Budokan concert with all of the Hiragana-chan✨. They deserve this because of all the hard work they've put in up until now, and because of how they grew from their solo lives. It will be their big stage, for the very promising Hiragana-chan. Please give them your support <(_ _)> For what we weren't able to realize this time, we'll improve our true ability, and give it our best while moving forward, in order to make our next live concert a wonderful entertainment. So please support us from now on as well. I want to show [to all of you fans] something that we can be proud of, with all 21 of us. I would be happy if you could keep on looking forward to this moment, until that time comes. Thank you very much for reading😊 Please give it your best today too!!♡ Moriya Akane

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Woof Woof🐶 Kosaka Nao

Member: Kosaka Nao Source: Second generation Hiragana Keyakizaka46 blog Post date: 2018/01/09 11:42

Hello💫 It's Kosaka Nao, the 15 year old 2nd gen Hiragana Keyakizaka46 member from Osaka prefecture! My first blog post of the New Year~!!! Happy New Year! It's a little blurry…🙏🏻 Last time was before the New Year, so I talked a lot about 2017♪ I wonder what kind of year 2018 will turn out to be…( ¨̮ ) I'm looking forward to it♪ By the way… The dream that I hope will be fulfilled this year is going on a family vacation! I feel like it's probably… been more than three years since we last went. Because of inconvenient family circumstances, we haven't been able to go on a trip at all. So that's why I'd like to go somewhere this year🎈 ・*:..｡o○☼*ﾟ・*:..｡o○☼*ﾟ・*:..｡o○☼*ﾟ・*:..｡ Did you watch "Keyakitte, Kakenai?" yesterday?!!! Just like the preview showed, it was an episode with only Hiragana Keyakizaka46! As a reward for winning the sports festival, we did various things~(◦ˉ ˘ ˉ◦) We were able to wear lovely furisode, and ended up getting along better with the first gen members as well♪ My furisode was pink, and since I don't get the chance to wear pink very often, I was real happy💫 I wonder if I was able to look like a middle school student~♪ Nibu-chan's (Nibu Akari) furisode was super cute~🙈 Our bangs are short!1 photo by Ushio-san Huh? Did I grow taller...? (◦ˉ ˘ ˉ◦) I wish I was about Miho's height( ¨̮ ) Well then, let me talk about a story that makes me a little nostalgic♪ Three days ago, January 5th was Strawberry Day2! I remembered that the nickname I received during my SHOWROOM broadcasts was "Strawberry-chan"🍓 I was candidate number 153, so I was Strawberry-chan. And January 5th is Strawberry Day. For some reason, that made me happy(*´ω`*) I love strawberries too, so I'd like to go pick some! It was super sweet and delicious🍓 ✽.｡.:*・ﾟ ✽.｡.:*・ﾟ ✽.｡.:*・ﾟ ✽.｡.:*・ﾟ ✽.｡.:* The other day, I received Nagahama-san's photo book "From Here!" It was because of Nagahama-san that I first learned of Keyakizaka46. So I've cheered for her all this time since then and I was really happy to have received her first photo book (;;) There are so many super cute pictures of her, and I've read it over and over again🙈💞 I love Nagasaki! I've gone there twice already, and I now feel like I want to go to Nagasaki again♪ To tell the truth... I also have Watanabe Rika-san's photo book "Talkative Gaze"✨ I thought that a Greek city was a perfect fit with Watanabe Rika-san♪ She was really lovely, and super cute💞 I admire that cute smile of hers (*´ω`*) "From Here" and "Talkative Gaze" are my treasures (◦ˉ ˘ ˉ◦) ✽.｡.:*・ﾟ ✽.｡.:*・ﾟ ✽.｡.:*・ﾟ ✽.｡.:*・ﾟ ✽.｡.:* Well then, I'll end it around here for today~ Thank you very much for reading🎈 Please wait for me until next week♪ Kosaka Nao #5 That reminds me, I haven't done my first shrine visit of the year yet... ( ¨̮ ) Will my fortune be alright this year? (;;) Please take care of me in 2018 as well🐶

Not sure of whose bangs Nao is talking about. Could be Nibu's bangs, or Nao's bangs, or both of their bangs... ↩︎

This is a pun on the reading for January 5th. In Japanese, it's: January 5th ➜ 1月5日 ➜ 15 ➜ ichigo (いちご) ➜ strawberry. ↩︎

Once again: 15 ➜ ichigo (いちご) ➜ strawberry. ↩︎

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Spring Is Coming Soon! Kawata Hina

Member: Kawata Hina Source: Second generation Hiragana Keyakizaka46 blog Post date: 2018/01/07 20:14

Hello❄☃ It's Kawata Hina, a 16 year old first year high schooler from Yamaguchi prefecture! When I ride in a car and see trees lined up aaaaaall along the side of the road into the distance, I start playing a game by myself where each time we pass by a tree, my feet can't be touching the ground. If I'm able to continue that game for five minutes, then something good is going to happen on that day. I randomly decided on this rule and have fun playing it🐡 During the five minutes of this game, it sometimes happens that there are no more trees(･･;) In that case, I consider that I've won🎮 Left) Kawata Hina    Right) Nibu Akari✨ So... Happy New Year!🎍 Did you have a nice New Year?o(^▽^)o I hope that it will be a good year for everyone. Ah! In my previous blog, I said that I'd announce my goals! 〜This Year's Goals〜 ・Read lots of books!📖 Last year in November, I bought three books all at once. But I'm still on the second page of the first book... I normally don't read much, but after doing some research, I saw that reading books has a lot of benefits. So that got me thinking about reading more. ・Increase my ability to concentrate Since I lose my concentration quickly, I'd like to increase my ability to stay concentrated! I'd like to be able to concentrate on something, to the point where the whole day will have gone by before I would notice it! ・Go see a panda🐼 Rather than a goal, this is more like something that I want to do. I talked about this in the Messages app, but last time I went to go see a panda, I don't know if he was sleeping or taking a break. But either way, he looked the other way the whole time and I couldn't see his face! That's why this time, I want to see his face properly! ・Have a louder voice! ・Stop my bad habit of procrastinating!1 ・Wake up early! ・Take care of my health! Please take care of me this year as well! Today's "Keyakitte, Kakenai?" is the big New Year's party full of Hiragana Keyakizaka46🎍 Winking Manamon (Miyata Manamo)♡ This Manamon is my favorite♡ It was a really fun show and the furisode kimono were really cute! Please watch it👓 Well then, until next week! Thank you very much. See ya♪ Next up will be Kosaka Nao!☃❄ Kawata Hina

Girl, what are you talking about? Winter officially started just three weeks ago! Spring is still a far ways off...

This applies to me as well😅 ↩︎

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Happy New Year🌄 Kanemura Miku

Member: Kanemura Miku Source: Second generation Hiragana Keyakizaka46 blog Post date: 2018/01/06 18:03

Everyone, it's been a while～! It's Kanemura Miku, the 15 year old, third year middle schooler from Saitama prefecture🦔 ((Ah! I'm really into hedgehogs right now! They heal me so much～ First things first. 🎍Happy New Year🎍 We're already January 6th, but how did all of you spend your New Year? I looked up my fortune for 2018 on the Internet, and ended up with "it will be a year where you are noticed by people around you"‼ Even if this ends up happening, so that even more people get to know me, I'll have to keep in mind to be polite and considerate of others. I'll give it my best in 2018 too～( *˙0˙*)/ ───────────────── Well then! Speaking of my New year, it's all about the first sales of the year～🤩 Ever since I was in grade school, I have loved lucky bags. I even lined up early in the morning to get them (lol) I don't line up [for them] anymore, but since I have time to spare from just staying at home, I went shopping🛍 I went shopping together with Bubu (Nibu Akari)!! Thank you for tagging along with me♪ It's been such a long time since I took a purikura1 that I was surprised by all the technology(*ﾉдﾉ) Afterwards, I also had a tapioca milk tea, which is my No. 1 favorite drink! Recently, my current obsession is going around various stores and trying out their tapioca milk tea◎ I like tapioca because it's chewy and ever so slightly sweet*.+ﾟ But since I got a cold one, I felt a bit chilly～😅 On this day, I bought lots of clothes and miscellaneous goods, and it was fun!! As expected, I get all giddy when I go shopping, so I love it!! I'd like to go again◎ ───────────────── Right here! It'll be quite off-topic but... Here's the ranking of things I'd like to buy with the money I received for New Year's～👑 Third place: Fluffy pajamas It's one of the essential items for winter! I want pajamas in a new colour, so I'm searching for one! Second place: Steamer This season is quite dry after all. I want some moisture! But I don't know much about electrical appliances, so I'll put this on hold for now. (lol) First place: A set of drums🥁 I think a lot of people just went "Huh?!" But I've long admired making a band... After the saxophone, the next coolest instrument is the drums. So I'd like to challenge myself with that✌️ Since it's a year where I want to challenge myself with new things, I'm examining this option◎ What do you think?! So that I use my New Year's money as planned, I want to be careful to only make a purchase after having thoroughly thought about it👌🏻 ───────────────── And! Tomorrow, the January 7th episode of "Keyakitte, Kakenai?" that will be broadcast is the big New Year's party full of Hiragana Keyakizaka46～🐾 I'm really overjoyed that we were allowed to have such an extravagant New Year's party as the very first broadcast of the year. A picture with Kageyama-san☺ Thank you!! Since it's the New Year, they let us wear gorgeous furisode kimono2!! It was the first time I wore a furisode kimono◎ How do I look～?? It ended up being a really funny episode. No doubt about it! There's a ton of content [in the episode], so don't miss it👀 ───────────────── The blog this time will end like this!! Thank you for always reading. Please treat me well this year too🙇‍♀️ The cold has become quite intense, so I pray for everyone's good health and great happiness. see you later ✩*.ﾟ #5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_booth ↩︎

A long-sleeved kimono usually worn by young unmarried women: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furisode ↩︎

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🐶2⃣0⃣1⃣8⃣🐶 Watanabe Miho

Member: Watanabe Miho Source: Second generation Hiragana Keyakizaka46 blog Post date: 2018/01/05 22:23

Happy New Year! It's Watanabe Miho, a 2nd gen Hiragana Keyakizaka46 member and a third year high schooler from Saitama prefecture! Please take care of me this year as well🙇🏻‍♀️ How did you spend your New Year's holiday? I spent New Year's Eve with my family and ate toshikoshi soba1〜 For New Year's Day, I did my first shrine visit of the year⛩ Every year, I always make sure to get my fortune drawn. And this year, I got a "great blessing"2〜✨ It was my first "great blessing" ever in my life, so that made me happy!! It feels like I'll have a good start to the year🤤 ���This is a picture of the first sunrise of the New Year that my cousin sent me🌅 It's really beautiful!! I'd like to see this with my own eyes someday😭✨             ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ ❁ ❁ ❁ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ I'd like to change subjects... On December 28th, the last episode of Re:Mind aired. And now, a "Re:Mind spinoff special episode" is being broadcast exclusively on Netflix. All of the 2nd gen members make an appearance!! It has a different "taste" than the main series, and it's really funny😄 I've already gotten Re:Mind withdrawal symptoms, so I'm watching the drama all over again many times🤧 Whenever I watch the last part of episode 12, I end up crying. ↑This was between takes📷✨ ↑It's Manamo (Miyata Manamo), Bubu (Nibu Akari), Hiyo-tan (Hamagishi Hiyori), and Hina (Kawata Hina)! (I can't wink🤧) The uniform goes well with everyone and they look cute🤤💭 It was really lots of fun during the filming too!! In addition to the special spinoff episode, a behind the scenes episode is also being broadcast. So please take a look at that as well👀             ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ ❁ ❁ ❁ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ In my previous blog, I wrote about my objectives for 2018. So this time, I'll write about what I want to do in 2018. Since I'd like to make this year "a year of challenges," I'll actually carry out the things that I want to do💪🏻 ① Go on a bread pilgrimage🍞 I absolutely love bread🤤3 So I'd like to visit delicious bakeries in various places, and eat tons of bread! (lol) ② Go see pandas at the Ueno zoo🐼 I'd like to go see Shan Shan!! Hina (Kawata Hina) also loves pandas, and we've been talking since long ago about how we want to go! You only get to see him through a lottery system though. So it would be nice if I could get chosen〜😣🙏🏻 ③ Go on a family vacation✈ This is just a hopeful wish (lol) It's been many years since we've gone on a family vacation, so it would be nice if we could go on one💭 There are still other things that I'd like to do, but these three are the ones I definitely want to get done!! If I succeed at these, I'll make sure to inform all of you☺             ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ ❁ ❁ ❁ ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ I'll give it my absolute best this year, so please keep on supporting me!! Thank you very much for having read this until the end!! I'd be happy if you would take a look at my next blog too(><) I wish a great 2018 to all of you! On that note, I'll excuse myself here(๑ ˙˘˙)/ Bye bye Miho

Toshikoshi soba literally means "year-crossing noodle", and is soba that is only eaten on New Year's Eve. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshikoshi_soba ↩︎

Daikichi (大吉) ↩︎

She would get along well with Hanazawa Kana then. Oops, wrong fandom🙃 ↩︎

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New Year🐶 Miyata Manamo

Member: Miyata Manamo Source: Second generation Hiragana Keyakizaka46 blog Post date: 2018/01/04 18:17

Thank you for opening this blog. It's Miyata Manamo, the 19 year old from Tokyo prefecture who's fortune was "small blessing."1 My greetings are late, but Happy New Year [to all of you]. Please take care of me this year as well. 2018 has started! It's the year of the dog, isn't it?🐕 I also own a dog~ He's a Dachsund, and his name is "Minto"-kun, written in hiragana. He's a grandpa dog who is turning 11 years old on February 2nd. But he's my cute little brother😍 In 2018, I'll devote myself, beyond what I've been doing up until now, as a member Hiragana Keyakizaka46!! I want to become someone who will be full of happy aura. To tell the truth, my birthday is in April. So there's only a little more than four months left to my teens. Since this year is an important milestone [in my life], I'd like to fully invest myself in the remaining four months of my "last teens", and to the eight months where I'll be starting my twenties. But it doesn't feel like I'll be turning 20 yet... I'm just vaguely thinking that I'll soon be becoming an adult. After blowing out two long candles on my birthday cake, maybe that's when I'll finally get the feeling that I've turned 20?🎂🕯 By the way, my objectives for 2018 are: ① Be able to wake up at the sound of the first alarm I'm the type of person who can sleep on and on, so if I don't set an alarm, I could keep on sleeping forever. I can't wake up with just one alarm clock either, so I always use three of them (my cellphone and two music devices) to wake up. This year, I'd like to wake up using only one... or at the most, only two of them! ② Be able to write in an easy to understand and concise way Since I'm always worried about whether I can express myself properly or not, I carelessly start adding in extra words and punctuation. So my simple sentences often end up becoming too long. (I wonder if right after writing this, my sentences are going to be too long. lol) I think that people who can get their point across while being brief are great, so I'll try my best to become like them. But if I shorten my sentences too much, then I'll end up being unable to convey myself properly through my own words... It's a difficult balance to achieve. I pray that I'll be able to achieve this〜〜⛩ ************************** And now, I'd like to talk about Re:Mind. Thank you to the 1st gen members, and to Miho, for all your hard work! We had auditions right after we were admitted as 2nd gen members, and Miho was the only who was selected. I think that she must really have had a hard time, but she never let it show when she was with us. Instead, she always kept on worrying about everyone and I think that was amazing of her. You really did great work☀︎ All of us [2nd gen members] got to appear in episode 13, which is a Netflix exclusive spinoff episode! I was able to wear the cute uniform that I've admired, and I was really, really happy to have been able to enter the world of this drama. While participating in the actual filming, I learned about so many new things, that I was often left awestruck. It was to the point where I kept on saying "Amazing!" and that was the only word that came out of my mouth. It was really a valuable and wonderful experience. Thank you very much. During the filming, what really struck me was "light!" They were able to use lighting to create the morning light that shines into the classroom. I was really amazed at having being able to see it for real with my own eyes. It was such a soft and dazzling morning light that for a moment, I believed it was real and thought "Is it really morning right now?"☀ Hamagishi Hiyori (top-left), Watanabe Miho (top-right) Me (bottom-left), Kawata Hina (middle), Nibu Akari (bottom-right) I wore a gray cardigan! In middle and high school, my uniform wasn't gray, and I didn't have my own imitation uniform cardigan either (even now, I still don't have one...). So I was happy to have been able to wear it♪ In the time between takes, I was able to talk with everyone while being in a uniform. The atmosphere really felt like "recess in an all-girls school." I felt like I went back one year in time into the past, to when I was still a high school student♪ Me (left), Nibu Akari (right) I still have other pictures, so I'll post them in the Messages app too♪ ************************** The other day, I received Nagahama Neru-san's photo book "From Here"♡ Every page is cute, heals me and is charming. So I really think that this is a superb book album!! I feel like I could look at it forever!!! Personally, my favorite picture is the one where she has a ponytail and wears a navy blue swimsuit. I've stared at it so much that I'm worried that there are going to be permanent marks in the book, from it being open on that page too much...😮 I have actually already gone to Goto Islands before! It was when I was in my second year of high school, so it's been about two years now?? So when I see things like the arched bridge or Ami~go-kun2, I even start feeling nostalgic... I'd like to go to Nagasaki again♪ ************************** Well then, it'll be Watanabe Miho tomorrow♪ Thank you very much for reading😊 Baimin♪     Miyata Manamo #4 This week's Keyakake is the Hiragana Keyaki New Year's party♪ We wore furisode kimono~3 Please watch it♡

Shou-kichi (小吉) ↩︎

Ami〜go-kun is the mascot for Goto Islands: http://www.yurugp.jp/vote/detail.php?id=00003483 ↩︎

A long-sleeved kimono usually worn by young unmarried women: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furisode ↩︎

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Happy New Year. It's 2nd Gen Member Matsuda Konoka(^^)

Member: Matsuda Konoka Source: Second generation Hiragana Keyakizaka46 blog Post date: 2018/01/03 13:36

Happy New Year🎍 It's Matsuda Konoka, the 2nd gen member who's a third year high schooler from Kyoto prefecture! 2018 has finally arrived! It's the Year of the Dog🐶 I did the four panel picture corner again this time👏🏻 As my blog day approached, I started feeling anxious and telling myself "I gotta take selfies!", so this was just in time 🙆🏻‍ (lol) Should I make this into a regular corner...?🤔 This time, I spelled out 2018, and since it's the New Year, I wrote it on omochi1!! What do you think?!! (lol) Because it's the Year of the Dog! The Dog!🐶 I'm sure I just lost a few people with this right now (lol) The first three days of the New Year will be over after today. What did you do for the New Year~?☺ <My New Year> ①How Matsuda Konoka rang in the New Year I wanted to say "I began the New Year while being in mid-air!" I got all excited, and at the exact second that the New Year arrived, I jumped into the air (lol) After reading the [Keyakizaka46] blogs, it seems that after Kohaku2, the Kanji members held hands together and jumped all at once, at the count of midnight! This is coming from me, who just entered the group, but I'll give it my best so that someday, we [2nd gen] members will be able to greet the New year together! It's my dream!☺ ②After having received more New Year's cards than I had expected, I was left scrambling😳 Nowadays, since it's become so easy to exchange mail via smartphones, and since I felt that it was troublesome to make them, I didn't make any New Year's cards at all [this year]. But I received a lot of them, so I was left scrambling. Of course, it would be rude not to reply, so I ended up having to write my New Year's cards in a hurry (lol) By the way, I properly sent a New Year's card on the Messages app (lol) ③The content of my fortune from my first shrine visit of the New Year, and from my fortune cookie Every year, I go visit the shrine for New Year's and get my fortune drawn. I got a "future blessing"3 this time. I didn't know what "future blessing" meant very well, so I looked it up. It apparently means "your current luck is not very good, but it will become better." But, the extent to which "it'll become better" depends solely on what I'll do myself! The content of my fortune also said "No matter what work you are faced with, eagerly tackle it head-on." I felt that these were words that could only have been written for me. So I'll definitely take them to heart. And the content of my fortune cookie was magnificently another "future blessing." If I think that it will get better from now on, I'll be able to try harder. I'll have to put in the hard work and not slack off! <This year's resolutions🖌> I'd like to write this while looking back at last year. Last year was a year of major change for me. As we turned to 2017, I didn't even dream about embarking on the path to becoming an idol. Even now, I still can't believe. 2018 will surely be a year where many things will happen, and where there will also be things that I won't be used to. I'll have to take care of my health, so as to not catch a cold! There are also times where I'm very carefree with time. I procrastinate and leave important things until the last minute. And in particular, on days where I have nothing planned, I just zone out and waste the entire day... I'd like to be able to use my time effectively! And I'd like to put an end to the me who says "Did I just do it again? I overslept because I'm not a morning person!" That's what my resolutions look like🧐 <Re:Mind spinoff> We 2nd gen members got the chance to appear in the Re:Mind spinoff! Since Miho was chosen out of the nine of us, the other eight of us were left to cheer her on as normal viewers. So I was really surprised when they announced this. When we heard the news, I was really happy. Thank you very much! I even had some lines, and made a small appearance. It's a Netflix exclusive, so please watch it! When Miho was chosen for Re:Mind, a part of me was frustrated. But when I saw the audition video, I truly thought that Miho was the right choice. Week after week, I watched Miho, and simply thought that she was amazing. In the behind the scenes video, I also started crying for some reason, when I saw Miho crying because of all the pressure and anxiety that she felt. In Re:Mind, Miho overcame all of that and managed to give it her all, all the while carrying the entire burden of representing the 2nd gen members. On the other hand, here I was, as a fellow 2nd gen member who had not done anything. Congratulations for all of your hard work! Thank you☺ When Miho looks up at you like this, her cuteness reaches murder levels. With Nibu-chan😚💕 Alright. Here I am, right after the New Year, with a long blog post already... Thank you very much for having read this far😚 Please make my feelings reach all of you～～～～～! Today's person in charge was Matsuda Konoka👧🏻🌸 This is from the FLASH Special! magazine☺ I tried holding onto the snow... (lol) My next blog update will be on Friday, January 12th! I earnestly hope you will wait until then〜〜 (lol) (lol) I don't normally use "earnestly hope"4 (lol) It'll be Manamo tomorrow💗 See you later( ᐛ )٩و #4

Japanese rice cake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi ↩︎

Kohaku is a huge music show that's held every year on New Year's Eve, with artists split between the red and white teams (hence Kohaku, which means red and white). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dhaku_Uta_Gassen ↩︎

Sue-kichi (末吉) ↩︎

Konoka uses Kyoto dialect to say "matteite okureyasu (待っていておくれやす)" instead of the standard "matteite kudasaimase (待っていてくださいませ)", which means something like "please wait until next time." This Kyoto dialect sounds more sophisticated than regular Japanese, so I tried to level up the English to make it sound fancy too w. ↩︎

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Happy New Year Hamagishi Hiyori

Member: Hamagishi Hiyori Source: Second generation Hiragana Keyakizaka46 blog Post date: 2018/01/02 15:17

Happy New Year. It's Hamagishi Hiyori! 2017 was a year of change. The me who was just a normal middle school student, appeared on TV, magazines and the Makuhari stage! My heart was really pounding from nervousness every time. For 2018, I'd like to slowly reveal more of myself, so that you'll get to know me better (^0^)/ How did everyone spend their New Year? I went to my grandma's house, and ate lots of osechi1 food! It was delish♡ I'd like to someday be able to make osechi. And I went on my first shrine visit of the New Year! My fortune this year... was... "small blessing" (٭°̧̧̧ω°̧̧̧٭) I really like the New Year, since I get to eat delicious food and meet with my cousins♡ Since this year is the Year of the Dog, here's a picture of my pet dog, Chao-kun!!!! So cute♡

♡2nd Gen Member Introduction Corner♡ It's Miku (Kanemura Miku)! Miku is so level-headed that you wouldn't believe that she's the same age as me! Unlike me, she plans ahead and I think that's awesome! Even though she's level-headed, she's really funny and it's easy to make her laugh too (≧ω≦) I wish that all of you will have a wonderful year up ahead♡ ・*:..｡o○☼ Sayo-bye-ya ～・*:..｡o○☼*ﾟ

Traditional prepared Japanese meal for New Year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osechi ↩︎

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2017.12.29 | Thank You 2017! Ozono Momoko

Member: Ozono Momoko Source: Third generation Nogizaka46 blog Post date: 2017/12/29 08:36

Good morning, it's Momoko. *presses button* Chi~ma-cha~n We're already December 29th today! 2017 will soon be over~ It's the first time ever that I've felt a year go by this quickly. It was a year where a lot of things happened. It's a strange feeling for me to have been an idol for the whole year. Even though we [3rd gen members] have just become idols, we've continuously been put on stages that were too big. We've gone through many emotions going from nervousness, to anxiety, to frustration, to suffering. But we also had sooooooooooooo much fun and happy times✨ 2017 was a year where I cried a lot, and I laughed a lot. A biiiiiiig thank you to the people I met, the people I was involved with, the people who were kind to me, the people who taught me various things, and the people who encouraged me! In 2017, the number of people that I love has increased! For 2018, I hope that I'll be able to meet with lots of people, that the number of people for which I can say "I love you!" will increase, that I'll be able to give it my best for those people, and that I'll be able to do this while having fun✨ Thank you very much to the people in Sendai who came for the individual handshake event held on December 23rd~~ It was my first handshake event in a while, so it was fun! For the Nogizaka Under Construction special episode, my dream date was being the girlfriend who believed and kept on waiting for her boyfriend to come (lol) I really wanted to meet him! I would never be able to say that I'd cancel the date anyways, so all that I could do was wait for him! (/ _ ; ) (lol) You know, everyone took pictures in pairs for their dream date. But Momoko had no one to take a picture with~... That was the case until Manager-san told me "Well then, let's have everyone take a picture with Momo-chan!" (°▽°) On sale on December 18th, Weekly Playboy I ate lots of meat with my senpai. It was a fun photo shoot!◎ On sale on December 18th, Weekly Young Magazine KuboShita and YodaMomo1 were on the front cover. The third gen members were split into groups for the shooting~~!✨ On sale on December 20th, B.L.T. There are three types of front covers, for 1st, 2nd and 3rd gen members! Momoko appeared on the front cover with Riria-chan and Yoda! All three of us went to Asakusa and ate while walking~ It was cold, but it was fun! On sale on December 21st, Weekly Shounen Champion Shi-chan, Mi-chan and Momoko2 were being taken in pictures the whole time. There are still some unpublished pictures left! On sale on December 21st, OVERTURE It was a photoshoot just with Momoko! It was suuuuuuuuper fun◎ For the "My First Baito" TV show, I went to a cotton candy shop in Harajuku~ It was the first time I tried making cotton candy. Momoko gave off the newbie vibe too much! I couldn't make it well, but it was a fun experience~✨ Well then everyone, I hope you'll have a wonderful New Year. See you later!

Momoko is too pure for this world😭😭. You can sense her innocence from the (simple) way she writes.

That's Kubo Shiori, Yamashita Mizuki, Yoda Yuki and Ozono Momoko for those (including yours truly) not well versed in the abbreviations. ↩︎

I'm guessing Momoko's referring to Kubo Shiori (Shi-chan) and Umezawa Minami (Mi-chan)? ↩︎

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2018.01.01 | Happy New Year ( ・ω・)

Member: Kato Shiho Source: Kato Shiho's official Keyakizaka46 blog Post date: 2018/01/01 23:27

Good evening! It's Kato Shiho from Hiragana Keyakizaka46! A beautiful furisode kimono! In my favorite blue colour ⊂((・x・))⊃ Here's a full length version ⊂((・x・))⊃ Happy New Year🎍㊗ It's finally 2018!! This year is the Year of the Dog!! So here's a picture of my pet dog, Kuromame-kun🐶 I went on my first shrine visit of the New Year, without having fully realized that it was New Year's Day! There were lots of food stalls, and they were all really tempting me~😥 But I won against the temptations!!!! Yay! My goal for this year is: "Toshi nee-san!" Even though I'm still childish on the inside as well as in appearance, I'll be turning 20 this year. So I'd like to become a stoic and beautiful woman! That's my goal!! Amazake🤤1 Amazake has beautifying effects, and it tastes good too. Isn't it just the best~? Huh? What the-? My glasses got cloudy (lol) Kato Shiho

Yes, the only reason I translated this was because of the cute pictures of Shiho's glasses getting cloudy orz. It was hook, line, and sinker 🎣

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazake ↩︎

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~Year of the Dog~ Nibu Akari

Member: Nibu Akari Source: Second generation Hiragana Keyakizaka46 blog Post date: 2018/01/01 12:32

Happy New Year🌅 It's Nibu Akari, a 2nd gen member of Hiragana Keyakizaka46٩( ᐛ )و Please treat me well this year as well🙇‍♀️ It's finally 2018! The Year of the Dog, isn't it?🐶 Speaking of which, I own two dogs at home🐕 (a small bit of info~ lol) How did you spend your end of year~? We can eat too much good food during this period, and just end up eating too much, right?( ˊ̱˂˃ˋ̱ ) Since last year was my first one as an idol, it was a year where I experienced many things for the first time! Magazine photo shoots, TV, lives, drama... etc... Oh yeah! The last episode of Re:Mind finally aired on December 28th! To all the 1st gen members, and Miho, thank you for all your hard work✨ And, incredibly... In the spinoff special episode of Re:Mind that's being offered exclusively on Netflix, all 20 members of Hiragana Keyaki make an appearance, including the 2nd gen members! I was so surprised when I was told about this😳😳 I was so, so overjoyed that we were also able to appear [in the drama]! Thank you so much😭 It was a really good experience, and I was once again able to grow my interest in acting😊 Through the Conprin1 service available at convenience stores throughout the country and Kitamura Camera2 stores, the sale of Re:Mind bromides has started📷 I didn't think it would be possible to print out pictures of myself! I was shuper sherprised!! Thanks a lot🙈💕 Lots of people told me via the Messages app that they bought them... It makes me sooooo happy(๑• •๑)♡ With Konoka🌷 The JK feels with that peace sign😏 The uniforms in Re:Mind are super cute! I love them😄 Manamon😊 Her sweater is cute! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I'm sorry for the late announcement. FLASH Special Gravure BEST went on sale on December 25th. The 2nd gen members made an appearance in exclusive pictures where we became fairies🧚‍♀️ It was the first time I had a photo shoot with artificial snow! And our outfits were fairies from the White Kingdom🧚‍♀️🧚‍♂️🧝‍♀️ The artificial snow was surprisingly kind of smooth and cold, so it felt good! The shooting was fun too! It was the best⭐ Off-shot ↓ Because I had some artificial snow stuck on my face during the shooting... I became like a donut😂😂 (This is the donut I wrote about before on the Messages app🍩) Since it was quite funny, I posted it (lol) 〜*〜☆〜†〜☆〜†〜☆〜†〜*〜 And lastly! I'd like to write about my goals for this year! If I write it here, it'll give me more motivation...! ・Improve my performance showmanship Since I'm still a newbie at singing and dancing, I'll practice my hardest, so that I'll be able to improve! ・Be grateful for everything Last year, we 2nd gen members had lots of chances to appear in magazine photo shoots. We shouldn't take all of this work for granted. Without forgetting my feelings of gratitude, I want to carry out all the work that I'm given while giving it my all. ・Become an adult I'm still being spoiled by my family a lot. This year, I'll be in my third year of high school, so I'd like to grow up! ・Get lots more people to know of Hiragana Keyaki I'd like to deliver an even "happier aura" to lots of people!! And also, I'd like to share happiness with everyone☺ Heh heh heh😏😏😏 This year, I'd like to jump higher than last year, and jump higher than anyone. I'd like to make it a year of leaps and bounds!!! For all of you who are always encouraging me, I thank you very, very much. I don't take it for granted that I have fans like this who encourage me. All of your feelings are my source of energy, so I'll also give it my best! I'd like to become an idol who can give lots of happiness and courage to everyone! Please take care of me this year as well😁 I can't say it with words very well, but I hope that my feelings got through to all of you. Thank you very much for reading. #4

Conprin seems to be a printing service offered through self-serve machines in convenience stores and other stores. See: http://www.conprin.com/about.html ↩︎

http://www.kitamura.jp/ ↩︎

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New Year's A Comin’~! What Are Ya Doin’?! Tomita Suzuka

Member: Tomita Suzuka Source: Second generation Hiragana Keyakizaka46 blog Post date: 2018/01/01 12:09

Good Paripi-ing〜🇫🇷 It's the 2nd gen Hiragana Keyaki member Tomita Suzuka, also known as Paripi ☝(°👅°`☝)ﾊﾟﾘﾋﾟ~❄ Huh? I'm writing this blog while thinking "Has it been nine days already?" This thought has probably crossed the minds of the other members too. There's something I'm deathly afraid of right now! 2018 is scary! It's extremely scary! I'm scared of drawing my fortune. I didn't go visit a shrine for New Year's in 2017. And when I went to Sensoji temple1 in April, I drew a fortune of "bad luck." That's why this year, I'll go visit a shrine on New Year's Day, even if I have to go by myself! I'll be going with the full intent of receiving a "great blessing" fortune. Dear God and Buddha, I'm counting on you guys, so please treat me well🙇🏻‍♂️ But even if I pull a "bad luck", then I can only get better fortunes next time, so isn't that surprisingly lucky in its own way? I can think of it that way too💁🏻‍♂️⭐

This Year's Confessions 1. Summer homework ↑This was what I have left undone this year. I hope that I'll be able to complete it in 2018🤞🏻 2. Cleaning up my wallet of point cards and receipts ↑Even though I don't use them, they're rapidly piling up, especially receipts! That's why for 2018, I'll use them ecologically, to polish my nails and as oil absorbing sheets for my face. Feels like I won't remember to do this, when I'll try to think about it though(;´-ω-)a" Whatever, I'll try my best next year!

For those who haven't watched Re:Mind yet, please be careful about what's below🤫 ☆☆☆☆☆☆ The last episode of Re:Mind has finally aired(*_*)! It was a conclusion that absolutely nobody could have expected, right?🤫 And episode 13, which is a spin-off special episode, is available on Netflix🌅 Since I've watched this from the first episode as a regular viewer, it's a strange feeling to see myself in the spinoff episode, or rather, it's creepy to see myself acting:(´◦ω◦`): We also each received our own uniform, and I had the white one which was the best🤩 I wonder if it stood out?🤩 I also had some lines, so how did I do? I acted while keeping in mind "this is definitely how I'd be like, if I was at school"＼( 'ω')/ I put on plenty of the JK2 feels＼( 'ω')/ Right after I was admitted, we were told that there would be auditions for an important role in Re:Mind, and that only one out of the nine of us would be chosen. The way we were told about this, I really thought that we were being pranked! Miho ended up being chosen from this. To tell the truth, I was really frustrated! After the auditions, I thought "Ah... This is totally something I won't be able to do." I was frustrated at the me who ended up thinking like that! Miho's really so much better than me at dancing, singing, acting and even studying😺 (lol). And furthermore, because of her character, she's someone who really brightens up the mood. Just having Miho there, you're totally guaranteed to have a good time! That's why I've admired her, even before I successfully became a Hiragana Keyaki member. In the last round of auditions, we ended up being in the same room. Ever since then, I've thought that this girl was wonderful, right down to her core. I'd like to become Miho, if I could🤷🏻‍♀️. With all of the latest technologies that are being developed, I wonder if that could happen🤷🏻‍♀️ Miho's been appearing more and more in Re:Mind, and I saw her solo gravure in magazines too. Miho's carrying the weight of the 2nd gen members on her shoulders, and she's looking fabulous while doing so. I genuinely think "She's so awesome~ She's so cool~" All nine of us are fellow members, but we're also rivals. It's hard to think of it as "keeping on winning over yourself," instead of "winning over others!" To start off, I set my goal as drinking two liters of water a day. So I'll give it my best not to lose to myself✌(´>ω Miho, thank you for all your hard work! I hope you'll quickly be able to play with me! I wish everyone a Happi-Paripi New Year!🐶 Today's blog was all about Miho! Well then! Pari Peace ('ω')v P.S. It's surprisingly hard to drink two liters [of water]! My stomach's gets so full!

I was half expecting a love confession from Paripi, as she was praising and being so rabu-rabu with Miho so much😅

Sensoji temple is Tokyo's oldest temple located in Asakusa, Tokyo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sens%C5%8D-ji ↩︎

"JK" stands for "joshi kousei" or "female high school student." It's a term used to refer to current female high schoolers. ↩︎