Keyakizaka 46 Question and Answers (From Documentary Movie Brochure) 2nd Part

Part 1

16. What did you find the most regrettable/frustrating amongst Keyakizaka46’s activities?

• Nijika: 9th (single) senbatsu announcement
• Ue: There’s a lot……
• Ozeki: Falling over during 2019’s “Kohaku”!
• Mii-chan: Not being selected for the first senbatsu selection
• Yuipon: The suspension of the Nippon Budokan live (2018 Jan)
• Fuu: How I didn’t succeed in 2nd single’s bonus video
• Sato: Not being able to dance as I would have liked due to injuries
• Yuuka: When we can’t do activities as we would have liked to, and when the members and our fans are sad
• Habu: When what I say is not used in shows and such, when I regret that “I should’ve said this that time”
• Aoi: How we were unable to perform in Budokan
• Nen: People thinking we don’t get along even though we get along really well
• Pe: When I’m unable to keep up with everyone else in memorizing the choreography
• Risa: The suspension of the Nippon Budokan live in 2018
• Inori: Making mistakes in dancing during performances
• Seki: How I wasn’t able to replicate the choreography of “Ambivalent” at all
• Takeyui: How I was hurt during Omotenashikai, and couldn’t practice as much as I wanted to
• Hono: Being unable to dance and sing as well as I would have liked to
• Karin: There are many, but if I had to say one, it’s that Omitatekai and Omotenashikai are both regrettable no matter how many times I watch it
• Matsuri: I have a long way to go in singing, dancing, and expressiveness
• Riko: That I was unable to participate in Kouhaku’s “Fukyouwaon”
• Hikaru: That my height doesn’t fit in with the rest of the group
• Ten: That there hasn’t been a single performance that I thought was good enough myself

17. What were you the angriest about amongst Keyakizaka46’s activities?

• Nijika: When the treats ran out quickly! Especially the muscats!
• Ue: I don’t remember
• Ozeki: Even if I get angry I immediately forget about it….
• Mii-chan: I couldn’t choose how to style my bangs on an important day
• Yuipon: My uselessness
• Fuu: When a member is hurt
• Sato: Nothing comes to mind
• Yuuka: When the reality regarding the group is distorted in public
• Habu: I have never been angry
• Aoi: How I am always bad at memorizing choreography
• Nen: The competition for a location shoot being decided by the last relay during the sports day on “Keyaki tte, Kakenai?” (laughs)
• Pe: There isn’t anything
• Risa: How I couldn’t really memorize the choreography
• Inori: There isn’t anything in particular. I would feel more frustrated than angry.
• Seki: Nothing
• Takeyui: There isn’t anything in particular that I was angry about
• Hono: There isn’t anything
• Karin: There are times when I’d get mad at myself for not being able to do things well
• Matsuri: For the 2nd gen members reaction check episode of Keyakake, having to sit in the very last row on the roller coaster!
• Riko: I get frustrated at myself with my lack of dance skills
• Hikaru: I’m angry at myself for not being able to remember difficult dance moves
• Ten: Nothing

18. What did you find the greatest sense of fulfillment in, amongst Keyakizaka46’s activities?

• Nijika: In general, I think that it’s a very fulfilling time. It’s always fun to appear in music programs and recording MVs, I like having the time to think.
• Ue: Every year, I feel a sense of fulfillment in spring, summer, and at the end of the year
• Ozeki: Being the band leader for “Republic Of Keyaki 2019”
• Mii-chan: Live concerts
• Yuipon: Keyaki Republic 2017
• Fuu: When recording Tokudare and live concerts
• Sato: KEYAKI HOUSE
• Yuuka: Keyaki Republic 2017
• Habu: The radio every Saturday (her old regular program, Chokotto Yattemasu)
• Aoi: National tour, Tokudare drama recording
• Nen: The sense of accomplishment after a concert that we all rehearsed for together from morning to night, especially “Keyaki Republic 2017”
• Pe: Live concerts
• Risa: National tours
• Inori: Live concerts
• Seki: Live concerts
• Takeyui: Summer arena tours
• Hono: Live concerts
• Karin: Being able to do a lot of live concerts makes me happy
• Matsuri: Live concerts! Being able to give the fans what we’ve been working on in rehearsals! It’s so fulfilling!
• Riko: The audience’s cheers after our performances
• Hikaru: That we could hold a live concert at Tokyo Dome
• Ten: Nothing. But it’s fun when doing video shoots.

19. What part of you has changed since joining Keyakizaka46?

• Nijika: I’m now able to talk with various people
• Ue: Where I live, my personality and way of thinking
• Ozeki: I’ve become interested in beauty
• Mii-chan: I’ve gotten to understand various emotions. I realized that I hated losing. I learned the meaning of comrades.
• Yuipon: Having a strong sense of responsibility
• Fuu: I became physically stronger
• Sato: Way of thinking
• Yuuka: I became more positive and I’ve gained more perspective. But I’ve also become more sentimental.
• Habu: I smile more often 
• Aoi: I’ve started to think about other people’s feelings
• Nen: My personality hasn’t changed. If I had to pick something, even though I’m still unskilled, I’d say I’ve gotten better at dancing compared to when I joined. I’ve grown to love dancing.
• Pe: Every day has become fun
• Risa: I’ve come to like things that have to do with other people
• Inori: Becoming more rational in my judgment
• Seki: I’ve overcome my shyness a little
• Takeyui: I think people around me are working harder than I am, so I've become always conscious of the fact that “then I should also be doing more”
• Hono: Coming to think that there’s something aside from myself that I really want to protect
• Karin: I’ve gotten stronger in a lot of ways
• Matsuri: I’ve started to be able to like myself a little bit
• Riko: I’ve come to think that “I want to work hard”
• Hikaru: I’ve taken an interest in various things
• Ten: I think there have been changes. It’s hard to think of something specifically, but I always have in mind that I want to change.

20. What kind of role do you think you have within the group?

• Nijika: I wonder what~ People often tease me with “Dummy!”, but I’d be happy if I could be an older sister-like presence
• Ue: I am usually at the back
• Ozeki: It would be nice if I could become a bridge between the members
• Mii-chan: Penguin
• Yuipon: Tsukkomi (retorting, making witty remarks)
• Fuu: The person who greets people in a loud voice
• Sato: Laughing a lot
• Yuuka: Captain
• Habu: I’d like to be a supportive person
• Aoi: Like a young little sister
• Nen: Maybe making everyone feel cheerful and positive
• Pe: Older sister
• Risa: A person who is able to support someone else
• Inori: A role that’s neither the older or younger sister
• Seki: The role of watching over the 2nd gens
• Takeyui: I don't know yet. I hope that the day when it becomes clear will come.
• Hono: The older group among the 2nd gens
• Karin: I still don’t know for now
• Matsuri: Always smiling. Among 2ki, I want to be everyone’s mama.
• Riko: An airhead..? (as I’m often told). A free person.
• Hikaru: I don’t know
• Ten: Nothing comes to mind

21. If you were to form a unit right now, who would you form one with and what kind of unit would it be?

• Nijika: I’d like to try doing a 3-person unit with Yuipon (Kobayashi Yui) and Fuu-chan (Saito Fuyuka)! I’d also like to try doing cool songs!
• Ue: Older member unit with Watanabe Rika-chan, Sugai Yuuka-chan, and Sato Shiori-chan
• Ozeki: A child-like unit with Takemoto (Yui)
• Mii-chan: I want to gather the members from Kansai and make a unit with cool and intense dance
• Yuipon: With (Ishimori) Nijika as a unit doing feminine dances
• Fuu: I’d like to try singing a ballad with (Ishimori) Nijika and Yuipon (Kobayashi Yui)
• Sato: Sisters unit with Takemoto Yui-chan
• Yuuka: With Hono-chan (Tamura Hono), a cool unit that looks seemingly easygoing
• Habu: I’d be happy to form any kind of unit with anyone
• Aoi: I’d like to dance in the unit as well
• Nen: A techno-pop style unti with Pe-chan (Watanabe Rika), Risa (Watanabe Risa), and Yuuka (Sugai Yuuka)
• Pe: I’d like to do a cute song with Aozora to MARRY (Sugai Yuuka, Moriya Akane, Watanabe Risa)
• Risa: I’d like to make a sister-like unit with Sugai Yuuka and Harada Aoi
• Inori: I’d like to try a unit consisting of Inoue (Rina), Seki (Yumiko), Tamura (Hono), and Matsuda (Rina) that we formed during Omotenashikai
• Seki: “Honoyumiko” (Tamura Hono and herself), because many people have said that they like it
• Takeyui: With Morita Hikaru, a small yet cool unit
• Hono: Seki Yumiko-chan, Matsudaira Riko-chan, a unit of the same age.
• Karin: I want to dance with Morita Hikaru
• Matsuri: A cheerful unit with Morita Hikaru! Kobayashi Yui-san and I are both born in October of the same year, so I’d like to try pairing up with her!
• Riko: A band with those who can play instruments!
• Hikaru: A trio born the same year, with Takemoto Yui-chan and Fujiyoshi Karin-chan
• Ten: I want to see an impactful dance performance from the trio of Ishimori (Nijika)-san, Saito (Fuyuka)-san, and Takemoto (Yui)

22. What part of the current Keyakizaka46 do you love?

• Nijika: How there are compassionate people
• Ue: How almost every day I am contacted by the members
• Ozeki: The fact that we know everything about each other
• Mii-chan: How we stick to our identity
• Yuipon: The attitude of trying to have fun
• Fuu: How we don’t forcibly try to beautify things
• Sato: Everyone’s kind
• Yuuka: Our explosive power when we get serious
• Habu: The sense of security
• Aoi: How kind the members are
• Nen: How we’re all trying to do our best and move forward together
• Pe: Everyone is kind
• Risa: How kind everyone is
• Inori: How there’s a lot of wonderful people
• Seki: How we can be ourselves
• Takeyui: The songs, seniors, 2nd gen members, staff, fans, I love everything involving Keyakizaka46. Thanks to that, I always think to do my best.
• Hono: That the songs are all so wonderful
• Karin: I find it very interesting and I love how there’s a meaning to each work, and each choreography.
• Matsuri: The members! The performances! The songs! Etc. etc.!
• Riko: How kind everyone is
• Hikaru: The music, performances, costumes, members, I love everything
• Ten: How it’s about to change

23. Which member do you personally pay attention to in particular right now?

• Nijika: Captain
• Ue: Sugai Yuuka-chan
• Ozeki: (Yamasaki) Ten (-> I’m looking forward to her growth!)
• Mii-chan: Karin-chan (Fujiyoshi Karin)
• Yuipon: All the 2nd gen members
• Fuu: (Morita) Hikaru-chan
• Sato: Takemoto Yui-chan, her presence is adorable
• Yuuka: Moriya Rena-chan
• Habu: Morita Hikaru
• Aoi: Morita Hikaru
• Nen: Shii-chan (Satou Shiori)
• Pe: (Yamasaki) Ten-chan
• Risa: Morita Hikaru-chan and Inoue Rina-chan
• Inori: Everyone. I look at many members, and learn from them.
• Seki: The members are all wonderful
• Takeyui: Yamasaki Ten. I’m looking forward to seeing Ten when she turns 20.
• Hono: Everyone
• Karin: It’s presumptuous to say ‘pay attention’, but it’s everyone
• Matsuri: Everyone!
• Riko: Habu (Mizuho)-san, I learn about fashion from her
• Hikaru: Everyone
• Ten: Inoue Rina. Because her behaviour is idol-like and really cute.

24. If you were to go to a deserted island, who would you bring with you?

• Nijika: Fuu-chan
• Ue: If I’m going, then I’d like everyone to come with me
• Ozeki: (Watanabe) Risa (-> Since she is independent, it seems like she can do anything)
• Mii-chan: Yuipon (Kobayashi Yui)
• Yuipon: Habu (Mizuho)-chan. It feels like things will somehow work out.
• Fuu: Nijika
• Sato: Fuu-chan (Saito Fuyuka)
• Yuuka: Habu (Mizuho)-chan (has experience)
• Habu: Sugai Yuuka
• Aoi: Inoue (Rina)-chan
• Nen: Pe-chan
• Pe: Risa-chan (Watanabe Risa)
• Risa: Ozeki Rika
• Inori: Takemoto Yui
• Seki: Inoue Rina
• Takeyui: Inoue Rina
• Hono: Matsuda Rina-chan
• Karin: Takemoto Yui. She’d probably make me food and shelter
• Matsuri: Morita Hikaru. She seems like she could climb trees and stuff for me.
• Riko: Fujiyoshi (Karin), thinking of two people it’s inevitable 
• Hikaru: Matsuda Rina-chan
• Ten: With members who don't mind bugs

25. If you were reborn as another member, who do you want to be?

• Nijika: Habu (Mizuho)-chan!
• Ue: Sugai Yuuka-chan, Watanabe Rika-chan, Watanabe Risa-chan
• Ozeki: Habu (Mizuho) (-> I want to become taller)
• Mii-chan: Pe-chan (Watanabe Rika)
• Yuipon: Sugai Yuuka. The feeling of being loved by all kinds of people.
• Fuu: Pe-chan (Watanabe Rika)
• Sato: Pe-chan (Watanabe Rika)
• Yuuka: (Watanabe) Risa
• Habu: Watanabe Rika
• Aoi: Seki Yumiko
• Nen: Habu-chan (Mizuho Habu)
• Pe: Yuuka-chan (Sugai Yuuka)
• Risa: Takemoto Yui-chan
• Inori: Yamasaki Ten
• Seki: Habu Mizuho-san
• Takeyui: Kobayashi Yui-san
• Hono: Watanabe Rika-san
• Karin: It may be greedy, but i want to be everyone
• Matsuri: Watanabe Risa-san! She’s cute, has a small head, good style, even if it’s just one day I’d like to try being her...
• Riko: Watanabe Risa-san, she has a cute face, but she’s cool and good at dancing
• Hikaru: Sugai Yuuka-san
• Ten: I can’t choose

26. What do you eat when treating yourself?

• Nijika: Fruit sandwich
• Ue: I never treat myself with food
• Ozeki: Meat
• Mii-chan: Yakiniku
• Yuipon: Having a full-on meal and desserts
• Fuu: Bread
• Sato: I would eat anything as long as it’s crab
• Yuuka: Meat, sweets, things I feel like eating the most at that time
• Habu: Ramen
• Aoi: Meat
• Nen: Mom’s home cooking
• Pe: Yakiniku
• Risa: Meat
• Inori: Yakiniku
• Seki: Swiss roll cake
• Takeyui: Yakiniku
• Hono: Cream puffs and meat
• Karin: Meat
• Matsuri: I want to eat high grade yakiniku!
• Riko: Meat
• Hikaru: Shabu-shabu (hotpot) and seafood rice bowl
• Ten: Meat

27. What is your coping method when you feel down?

• Nijika: To cry a lot by myself
• Ue: Cry, distracting myself by doing what I like
• Ozeki: I cry myself to sleep
• Mii-chan: I just keep crying
• Yuipon: Work even harder
• Fuu: Sleep
• Sato: Talking with my family and friends a lot
• Yuuka: Sleep and forget about it
• Habu: Go to bed right away
• Aoi: Meet with my friend(s)
• Nen: I imagine something fun or a dream I want to come true
• Pe: Watching Disney movie(s)
• Risa: Sleep
• Inori: Eating good food, sleeping lots
• Seki: Being solely depressed
• Takeyui: I call my family
• Hono: I just cry
• Karin: I let time run its course
• Matsuri: Tell someone all about it! And cry!
• Riko: Meeting friends from my hometown
• Hikaru: I do things that I like a lot, and sleep intently
• Ten: I don’t have one of those

28. What’s a song that you always sing for karaoke?

• Nijika: Fukui Mai’s “Ai no Uta”, Ieiri Leo’s “Kimi ga Kureta Natsu” “Chocolate”
• Ue: I don’t go to karaoke that often
• Ozeki: I have barely gone to karaoke…
• Mii-chan: [Alexandros]’s “Starrrrrrr”
• Yuipon: WANIMA’s and Aimyon’s songs
• Fuu: MISIA’s songs
• Sato: BoA’s “Meri Kuri”
• Yuuka: “Silent Majority”
• Habu: Top ranking songs
• Aoi: Nogizaka46’s songs
• Nen: Perfume-san
• Pe: Disney
• Risa: I don’t go to karaoke
• Inori: aiko’s songs
• Seki: I don’t go to karaoke
• Takeyui: Mr. Children’s and Aimyon’s songs
• Hono: Oohara Sakurako’s “Hitomi”
• Karin: I don’t really do karaoke
• Matsuri: miwa-san’s “441”
• Riko: THE ORAL CIGARETTES’ “ReI”
• Hikaru: “Silent Majority”
• Ten: I don’t go to karaoke at all, so I don’t have one

29. What would you do if you had a day off? Where would you want to go?

• Nijika: To go to a beauty salon, get a massage, go shopping… (laughs)
• Ue: I’d like to go to the live concert of my favorite idol
• Ozeki: Camping
• Mii-chan: I want to return home
• Yuipon: I want to hang out with my friends
• Fuu: I’d like to go hiking
• Sato: Traveling somewhere where I can relax with the members
• Yuuka: I want to go to Germany and enjoy a town/city full of horses.
• Habu: Getting a car license
• Aoi: Europe!!!
• Nen: Back to my family’s home or I’d like to go to Monaco
• Pe: I want to go overseas
• Risa: Going to Cappadocia (Turkey) and riding a hot air balloon
• Inori: Going to the movies
• Seki: Walking around aimlessly
• Takeyui: I want to go to Okinawa
• Hono: I want to go to the amusement park, onsen, and the zoo
• Karin: I want to try travelling alone
• Matsuri: I want to travel! I want to go with a member to a place they want to go
• Riko: Going to the beaches, spacing out while looking at the skies, and listening to the waves
• Hikaru: I want to go to Hokkaido and eat a lot of delicious food
• Ten: Going to places that I’m interested in, and spending time leisurely at home

30. Tell us a secret of yours that no one knows about.

• Nijika: There is no secret!
• Ue: A large amount of blogs and mobames that have not sent have accumulated in my phone’s memo
• Ozeki: I have probably exposed everything already!
• Mii-chan: I’m actually someone who worries and cares too much about things
• Yuipon: There’s also a sloppy side of me
• Fuu: My kitchen and bathroom are very clean
• Sato: I was part of the brass band for a little while
• Yuuka: Until just recently, there were 2 strands of transparent hair (fukumo) on my face (the next thing I know, it’s gone!)
• Habu: My beauty mark is in the same spot as my father’s
• Aoi: My thumb bends a lot
• Nen: When I go home I can’t relax unless I disinfect with an electrolysed water spray
• Pe: I display my Christmas tree all year round
• Risa: I am saving 500 yen coins
• Inori: I don’t really like water, I mostly drink juice
• Seki: I can’t eat or travel alone
• Takeyui: Actually, I'm a very shy person, and it takes a lot of courage every time I want to talk first
• Hono: Sometimes I sing behind my mask
• Karin: There are none
• Matsuri: I’m certified in a relatively large number of things!
• Rikopi: If you shake soda, I feel quite angry inside
• Hikaru: Whenever I hear Keyakizaka46’s songs being played around the city, I end up dancing a little to it
• Ten: For some reason, my great-grandma is called “Babagon” and my great-grandpa is called “Jijigon”

31. You feel most relaxed when doing what?

• Nijika: Sleeping while petting my dog
• Ue: The time when I do what I like at home
• Ozeki: Being lazy at home
• Mii-chan: When I listen to music, play video games, play with my dog
• Yuipon: When taking a bath
• Fuu: Getting into my futon at night
• Sato: Talking with my family at home
• Yuuka: When I am with my pet cat “Tom”
• Habu: When I smell the scent of jasmine
• Aoi: Being on my futon before sleep
• Nen: Before going to sleep after I’ve finished all of my preparations and have nothing to do
• Pe: When I am on my bed at home
• Risa: When I am talking with friends
• Inori: When I’m spacing out at home 
• Seki: When I’m sleeping at home
• Takeyui: When I’m just lazing around on my bed
• Hono: When having a meal
• Karin: When i’m in my room
• Matsuri: Laying in my futon just before falling asleep!
• Rikopi: When I’m taking a bath
• Hikaru: When I’m walking around while listening to music I like
• Ten: When I’m drinking black tea

Part 3

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