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Supporting each other until now, growing together from now on Sakurazaka46 3rd generation Yamashita Shizuki x Murai Yu “Team Usagi Neko” Duo’s First Appearance!   Due to their studies, they joined the group a little later than the other nine members. Their struggles, hardships, and deepened bonds must have helped them grow even more. Because of what "Team Usagi Neko" went through, now they can tell us about the time they spent supporting each other, the bonds of the 3rd generation, and the self-awareness of being a "member of Sakurazaka46". My own personality that I expressed in the interlude of "Natsu no Chikamichi” Q: When did Murai-san and Yamashita-san know about each other? Yu: On the 4th Round of the auditions. Shizuki: We happened to be sitting at the same table. We both have experience in dancing, and I remember talking about that. I thought of Yu as “a girl from Tokyo”. She was bright, energetic, cute and fashionable. That impression has not changed. Y...

  Animals and music. She loves sweets, and she’s a strong-willed hard worker. Her individuality surely will be more colorful from now on, And attract the viewer to keep looking at her. That story of her has just begun. The possibilities are endless. Q: So you said you like sweets, what sweets are you into right now? Just a while back I was so into baked sweet potato, but I ate too much and I’m now holding back to eating it (laughs). Q: Murayama Miu-san also loves sweet potatoes, right? Yes, when both of us went together to get our hair cut, we found a baked sweet potato store nearby and went there together. Q: 3rd generation members have the image of being close, and different mixes of members can hang together. Who did you go out with recently? With Taniguchi Airi, and Nakashima Yuzuki, us Team Three Sisters went out together. After we went to catch a glimpse of Tokyo Skytree, we went to Asakusa and ate gelato together.  Q: Since Taniguchi-san and Nakashima-san are from the r...

  Unfazed by the camera shooting her from a close distance, Taniguchi Airi-san stared back at the camera with her big eyes. “I don’t really get nervous, I always have a stable and positive mindset (laughs). And yet, I also hate to lose. For the sports festival at school, I took the initiative to practice in the morning… I’m the type that would get fired up about anything.” A huge part of her guts and unbreakable spirit were nurtured at Actors School Hiroshima, which she attended from the age of five. “When in doubt, I would go ask for help myself, and I value my self-practice time… At the school, I was taught to take initiatives. I was thinking of other paths for my future but I wanted to be an idol after all so I took Sakurazaka46’s audition.” She has admired Sakurazaka46 for a long time as a group with “great expressive energy”. “Amidst the intense music, you can see their sadness, their dignified look. Their strength from the Keyakizaka46 era has a strong impression, but when th...

  T/N : The INORI on title of the article is written as 祈り (いのり), which means “prayer”. Not sure if this is purely a mistake on the editor’s part due to automatic hiragana to kanji conversion, or was it on purpose as a form of teasing. Inoue Rina (22) from Sakurazaka46 is appearing as the current season’s regular personality every Wednesday for TBS channel 「LOVE IT!」(Monday ~ Friday, 8 AM). The variety show about skits on TV ASAHI, 「Sakura Meets」(Thursday nights, 1:56 AM), has started as well. With her assertive personality, something that is characteristic of a Kansai native, she continues to establish her presence as the commander in charge. (article by Yokoyama Satoshi) Looking back on becoming part of the 「LOVE IT! Family」for the April ~ June season and being appointed as the Wednesday regular, “The other members have appeared before, so I was hoping that I would also get the chance to. I’m really happy that it came true,” said Inoue. It is her very first time being a regular f...

An action that can only be made that time Q Yasuda-san, until now you’ve been handling apparel advertising mostly, right? Yasuda: I think I often create visuals for apparel. Other than that, I’ve also worked with a fashion designer to start a brand and I’ve been contributing works to overseas magazines. I’m always working with multiple projects. Q Thinking back, after graduating from arts university, you joined a company specializing in advertisement… Yasuda: That’s right. First, I joined an advertising agency in my hometown of Osaka. After that, while working for about one year and half as a graphic designer in a New York design company, I produced various works and such. I returned to Japan, and after a persistent approach, I was able to work under my teacher. Then I became independent from my teacher, and that’s where we are now. Q (As there was a canvas in his office) Yasuda-san, do you also paint? Yasuda: Sometimes I make paintings for apparel stores. For example, I was asked to p...