Sakurazaka46 Group Questionnaire Pt 2: Message to Buddies & 5th Year Anniversary Live from anan No. 2491 (20260615)

 


PT 1: Group Relationship

Q: What are Buddies to you?

The members confess their real feelings. Please receive their feelings that they feel daily properly.


Asai: A presence that supports my heart and the reason I can move forward.


Ishimori: My pride.


Inaguma: A presence that is always by my side just like a family.


Endo Hikari: My light.


Endo Riko: A presence that became my reason to do my activities.


Ozono: My nutrition, a presence that I can’t do without.


Onuma: The reason I can always work hard!


Odakura: A presence that I can share a lot of my feelings with, and my support mentally for my activities.


Katsumata: A light that would illuminate my way ahead.


Kosaka: Because of Buddies’ support, I can spend every day cheerfully.


Kojima: An irreplaceable presence.


Sato: A presence that I can’t thank enough.


Takemoto: If Buddies weren’t there, I wouldn’t have any reason to work hard.


Taniguchi: A presence that inspires me.


Tamura: A reassuring presence. Those who are by my side no matter what.


Nakagawa: A presence that gave me the power to keep moving forward. Buddies’ smiles are my reason to keep going.


Nakashima: A reassuring friend.


Fujiyoshi: Reliable allies and people that can understand the same feelings as me.


Masumoto: Energy.


Matsuda: My reason to work hard and my reason to be able to work hard.


Matsumoto: A presence that is so precious and I love so much that I can’t express it enough with words right now.


Matono: My reason to live.


Mukai: My driving force! Because everyone is there, I can keep living!


Murai: A presence I want to share happiness with.


Murayama: A presence I can’t grasp.


Meguro: My current self’s everything.


Morita: There truly isn’t a day where I’m not thinking about Buddies. I want Buddies to always smile and be happy.


Moriya: A presence that would make me shine.


Yamakawa: A presence that makes me feel at ease for being there for me.


Yamasaki: A friend that I’ve walked together with, they will always be a precious presence.


Yamashita: A presence that would teach me a new side of myself.


Yamada: A presence that is the reason I can work hard, and a presence that would run together with me.


Q: How do you feel about “5th YEAR ANNIVERSARY LIVE”? What do you want to promise to Buddies?

On 11th and 12th April, finally they will have their first show at MUFG Stadium (National Stadium). Don’t miss out on the members’ passionate words as they face the big stage!


Asai: We will deliver a performance that exceeds Buddies’ expectations, and I promise we will not let you down!


Ishimori: I will make this the best concert ever and I will certainly make Buddies smile.


Inaguma: I will give it my all with everything that I can do right now, and together with the seniors and my genmates, I will deliver the best concert!


Endo Hikari: Let’s forget all of the troublesome and hard stuff you usually feel, and let’s have fun together with Sakurazaka46!


Endo Riko: I will give my best to make this concert something that makes you want to continue watching Sakurazaka46 even more.


Ozono: I’ll do my best to show you that the present is the absolute best~!


Onuma: I will work hard so that I can give a cool and appealing performance that won’t lose to the big venue. I will definitely find you!


Odakura: Though MUFG Stadium (National Stadium) is wide, I will work hard so that you can have fun and think that the distance between our hearts is close!


Katsumata: Though the venue is wide, I will deliver my feelings up to the seats on the back. I want to be able to show different faces depending on what the song is expressing.


Kosaka: I promise that it will become a concert that you will remember forever!


Kojima: I’m happy to be able to celebrate our 5th year anniversary at such a wonderful venue. I will strive to make it to be our best concert ever.


Sato: I will show Buddies myself that I have improved. I want to deliver a performance that would make you think “I’m glad the 4th gen joined the group”


Takemoto: I can promise you that it will definitely be the best concert ever. Please come and expect a lot from us!


Taniguchi: I will definitely make you have fun, and make you love Sakurazaka46 even more!


Tamura: We will also enjoy the concert while reminiscing about the five years we spent up until now, and looking forward to the future.


Nakagawa: I will give out all my power to give a performance that would make you glad to be a Buddies!


Nakashima: The quality of the concert of course is not up for debate, we will align our feelings as a team and stand on the stage together.


Fujiyoshi: It’s okay to dance and sing together with us, please enjoy it freely.


Masumoto: I will look out for every seat.


Matsuda: We will make a concert that will make history and leave an impression in your heart! I promise that we will make you have fun and that this is not the end!


Matsumoto: I will show my improved self and try to express my gratitude to Buddies.


Matono: We will surpass the Sakurazaka46 that has been up until now! I want to compete with our own selves!


Mukai: I want to make it an unforgettable time! I will work hard so that you would want to continue to see what Sakurazaka46 will be from now on!


Murai: I want to make the best concert in history up until now together with Buddies on the big stage that is MUFG Stadium (National Stadium). I promise I will make it a concert that will make you like Sakurazaka46 even more ♡.


Murayama: I want it to be a time that makes you want to look forward to the future of Sakurazaka46 and makes you want to see even more. I promise we will deliver a performance that is so dazzling that it makes you can’t get your eyes off of us.


Meguro: Let’s celebrate this momentous moment together, and make memories we will never ever forget!


Morita: I want everyone to enjoy the current Sakurazaka46 and hold a concert that will always be in your memories. Since it’s our 5th anniversary, I’d be happy if we could celebrate it in style.


Moriya: Obviously we will make you have fun, and I promise we will deliver a performance that will shock your hearts!


Yamakawa: I will stand on the stage looking my best so that everyone can think that I’m a reliable existence as a part of Sakurazaka46.


Yamasaki: We will certainly make you have fun!


Yamashita: I’m realizing how happy it is to know that there are so many things that I can’t fully imagine, such as what kind of concert will it be? What kind of stage will it be? What kind of scenery will it be? I hope that I can meet the Buddies here again.


Yamada: I will hype you up with all my power, and have a blast. I will make you never forget about this concert.


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Raw: rai
Translation: rai
QC: tmi

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