Watanabe Risa and the reason why she still stands on the stage (Yahoo! Japan interview 13th April 2019)
“I never really thought that I want to come up front” “I don’t think that I am the greedy type” -- Keyakizaka46’s Watanabe Risa (20 years old) modestly self analyze herself. Watanabe works not only as a prominent member of Keyakizaka46, but also as an exclusive model for fashion magazine “nonno”. In the magazine’s May issue, she was chosen for the cover and is gaining support from the readers. And yet Watanabe says that since she was a child, she was bad at standing in front of people. Why did she choose to be an Idol, why did she continue to sing and dance in front of thousands of people? I never thought that “I want to be famous” "I never thought of “I want to be famous”. To think that I am working as a member of Keyakizaka46 surprised me too. It is a different future than the one I had in mind when I was a child." Keyakizaka46 was born in 2015 as a “New Project from Nogizaka46”. Watanabe Risa started her activity as one of the starting members, and currently ente...