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August 2021. A sunny day. On the photoshoot that day, both Yuipon and the staff were in a slightly different mood than usual. A relaxed atmosphere among women with a first-time photographer. Escaping the studio and lost in thought, relaxing in the greenery, soaking in the sunlight. Rather than fashion portraits, the photos taken felt more like sketches of everyday life - “A late afternoon with Yuipon”. About a month after the photoshoot, Yuipon announced that she would be going on a hiatus. “We’ll wait until she comes back to publish these photos,” we discussed in the editorial department. On a day in January 2022, when we showed her the photos at her first session with “with” since her return, Yuipon slowly looked through them somewhat shyly but delightedly. —- Kobayashi: “That day, I felt the sun shining the whole time while having my photos taken. It was the middle of summer, but strangely, it wasn’t so bright that it was blinding. Perhaps it’s because it was almost evening, but I r...

  A look back at the frenzied concert that bloomed with high spirits! Sakurazaka46 “BACKS LIVE!!” After Talk  Part 1 Two extra cute girls talk about the evolving Sakurazaka46 Changing group and unchanging affections Sakurazaka46 celebrated its first anniversary last December after renaming from Keyakizaka46. The group continues to change, with the graduation of Moriya Akane and Watanabe Rika, but there is also an unchanging enthusiasm. This time, 1st gens Uemura Rina and Ozeki Rika looked back on the recently held “BACKS LIVE!!” and talked about their thoughts on the group. ----- “I wanted to meet you” matched my state of mind Q Uemura-san, how has the experience of participating in the last BACKS LIVE!! helped you in your activities after? Uemura: We had about a month to rehearse for the previous BACKS LIVE!!, so the distance between us and the 2nd gen became much closer all at once. At first, I had reservations about interacting with the 2nd gen, but I wasn’t in a situation ...