Hiragana Keyakizaka46 story Part 1: An idol group with one member
On 21 August 2015, at a venue in Tokyo, a final audition was being held for the girls who would later debut as members of Keyakizaka46. Before the announcement, the participants were called on stage to have their pictures taken. However, nobody stood on number 17’s position. The truth was the girl who’s supposed to stand in that position was taken back home by her parents to Nagasaki. The girl’s name was Nagahama Neru. A journey that started from misfortune, changed into a touching story for a group named Hiragana Keyakizaka46, instigated by her her. A sudden desire to apply Nagahama Neru was born on 1998 in Nagasaki. “Neru”, a rare name with the meaning “to think out“. Ever since she was kid, she was already smart, enjoyed reading books, and when she was in high school she managed to enter a prominent school that had always been number 1 or 2 in the prefecture. She does not dislike studying. Ever since she entered high school, there were times where she studied 16 hours before...