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People often say that “Keyakizaka46 are close with each other” but i don’t think it’s just like that. You could say it’s a relationship where we’re able to express and discuss our ideas with each other. The reason that we’ve become this way is due to the many things that happened during the national tour this summer, for me personally there were a lot of complicated feelings. There wasn’t a lot of time to learn the choreography for the album songs, but we did our best to memorize it. We started the tour while feeling anxious but after each performance, Fuuchan (Saito Fuyuka) and I watched the recordings and we put together the interesting points which Fuuchan would to convey to the members before the next performance. The feeling, “As long as everyone’s together as Keyaki, we can do it”, is something that I want to say with my own mouth but I’m not good at putting it into words…. (laughs). The cheerful dance of Kaze ni Fukaratemo was different from our songs until now, right? ...

A slightly sad expression and dignity. Even if it got wet in the rain, or blown away by the wind, she will not lose her “identity”. But, it seems like there is a desire “to change” inside her…. Just As It Is Have you ever thought about what kind of ideal self do you want to become? Kobayashi: “I wonder… I think that ‘I have to change bad sides of me”. And what are those like? Kobayashi: “When i review my performances, I feel like I can do more. I feel like my performance with “Kaze ni Fukaretemo” is still lacking. I feel like I can do better, I want to strive towards my peak performance. But when I think about it I started to think “No, you can’t force yourself like that”. And then I thought that it’d be great if I can dance like in the Fukyouwaon of the final day of the (national) tour but I immediately told myself, “This song is not that explosive” and I would tend to stop.” Do you talk about that to other members? Kobayashi: “No… I don’t really talk abo...

“A discussion was necessary.” Because it was a summer that was challenged by betting everything, things missing from themselves were discovered and new things were also obtained. It was not a summer without regrets but after finishing the Nationwide Tour, we feel that they have become a little bit stronger.  Where are those girls now? Where should they be heading to from now on?  Oda Nana and Moriya Akane look back on the other side of the craze. The Challenges of the Second Year In this interview, the National Tour is all over and I want to frankly ask you  about how you currently feel.  Oda “The National Tour is over and I do think that the group as a whole grew but we also found a new challenge. I guess everyone has really started to properly think about the group. I think we started to think with everyone about what we should do from now on, how we can create a live properly. “ Moriya “That is true. After all the feeling of accomplishin...

“I don’t want people to think that Keyaki is nothing without Hirate.” Everyone was confused. Kobayashi Yui was lost. And yet she still looks forward, because more than anyone, she has a noble pride and spirit that burns quietly. Her voice may not reach everyone, but her performance should be able to reach. That day, what was Kobayashi Yui fighting against? Self hate I heard from the other members that in the national tour this summer, Keyakizaka46 members were able to share their opinions with each other. This is just what I imagine, group wise maybe there were other several walls that cannot be overcome unless the members agreed with each other. How does Kobayashi-san see it? Kobayashi:  “Keyaki girls have sensitive feelings, so there are a lot of times wherein one girl feels down, and when they are trying to help them they ended up feeling down as well. But, because we are supporting each other, when there is someone who doesn’t feel well we can cover for her, ...