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  2020 - 2022 Q In an interview last year, you said that you took the group’s renaming into Sakurazaka46 very positively, so were you not feeling anxious at all in that situation when it was still not clear what lies ahead for the group? Yamasaki: No, I did feel that. All the songs included in our debut single are different from one another, and I often discussed with members on which path we should take as a group. So when we were asked “What is Sakurazaka-likeness?” during interviews, we didn’t really know how to answer that. We didn’t know where our differences with Keyakizaka were, so to say, what should we say to be our strengths, there were so many options that it was difficult to sum them all into one. Q After the new year, the group releases its second single “BAN”, and as you start doing group activities in its fullest such as holding the first tour, what were Yamasaki-san thinking in the period? Yamasaki: Generally I did everything with a feeling of enjoyment, but how to ...

TEAM A Q: You guys are the three that can be described as “Soft and Gentle”. Tell us about  your memories from the training camp, the colour of the 4th generation, and also the dreams you each hope to fulfil one day. Inaguma: It’s been a while since it was just the three of us, but it feels so relaxing. It feels like we can be ourselves as fellow 19-year-olds. Yamakawa: Since we also shared the same room, we have so many memories from after our lessons too… right? Meguro: Yes, yes. Whenever I was tired from lessons, I was always saved by both of you and your kindness and unwavering strength. Inaguma: Me too! When I don’t have any confidence and feel down, the two of you would say “That’s not true!”, which encouraged me to do my best until the very end. Q: From the point of view of you three, what kind of “colour” does the 4th generation have as a team? Yamakawa: Everyone’s so gentle and cheerful. But at the same time, deep down, they’ve all got really strong minds too. Meguro: Righ...