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  Q : Frankly speaking, what did you have in mind when the two of you were told that you would have this gravure photoshoot? Moriya: Hmmm, I think it was during our first year in Keyaki… Yone (Yonetani Nanami who was a Keyakizaka 1st generation member) and the others were having a gravure photoshoot at a stylish cafe with a slightly mellow atmosphere. They said it was such a fun project, right? Pe-chan (Watanabe) and I were talking about how great it would be if we had one with such an atmosphere too..  Watanabe: Yeah~.  Q : If so, then the direction (for the photoshoot) this time totally went a different way (laughs). Moriya: Yes, it was an emotional one. Q : On our end, we did plan to have Shinto Takeshi-san take pictures of you two at the Shibuya river, the location for Keyakizaka46’s debut single Silent Majority’s CD cover. Unexpectedly, the idea to have a location shooting at “the place where it all began” was in line with what Shinto-san had in mind. Moriya: I was glad. I never t

What did Masumoto-san feel through the Sakurazaka46 1st TOUR 2021 that happened this Autumn? I was put in Kobayashi Yui-san’s (who is in hiatus) position in Ten-san centered “Hanshin Hangi”, but since I am dancing on the stairs at the edge of the stage… I can’t really look at the other members’ movements, and to be honest, I was very anxious. But, during BACKS LIVE!!, Kobayashi Yui-san taught me “Hanshin Hangi” dance in a one-on-one session, so I definitely want to make the performance for this song a good one, and Kobayashi Yui-san’s fans must be watching like, “Oh, Masumoto is put in (Kobayashi’s) position”, so I don’t want to disappoint them. I tried to emulate Kobayashi-san’s performance, but when I was conscious of it, I made mistakes in my movements and my expressions became smaller… In the middle of the tour, I switched to expressing “Hanshin Hangi” in my own way to the fullest. From there, I’ve been getting compliments such as “Hanshin Hangi was really good” in meguri or in mob