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  Observing the 3rd Generation — The 4th generation members performed the 3rd generation’s song ‘Seijaku no Bouryoku’ during their training camp and at the ‘First Showcase’ (12th June 2025). Did you feel anything while watching their performance? Mukai: When we watched them at the ‘First Showcase’, we were so moved that some of the 3rd generation members even cried. It was a performance that only the 4th generation could pull off, and it really inspired us, making us feel like, ‘We have to work hard too’. Ishimori: I could feel their respect for the original version of ‘Seijaku no Bouryoku’. Their individual interpretations also came through clearly and it was stimulating to learn that, ‘This kind of performance style is also possible’. It really gave me a fresh perspective. Murayama: I was really looking forward to it, but I couldn’t make it to the ‘First Showcase’ because of another work commitment. I watched the footage at home and even through a screen, I could really feel thei...

  She spent five years as the trunk of Keyaki. She spent five years in Sakura, looking for her own way to bloom. As winter becomes spring, and the islands take on new colors in this new “saizon”--you’re no longer here. Q  First of all, thank you for all the hard work over your last ten years in the group. Due to various things, Koike-san has become the “anchor” of the first generation. How do you feel about that? Koike: To be honest, it still doesn’t feel real that I’m graduating. But, I think that back during the filming of TokuDare? There was a time where we all happened to be discussing the topic of who would be the last to graduate. Back then, most of us answered with “Fuu-chan” (Saito Fuyuka) (laughs). I myself never thought I’d stay in the group for ten years, so I was the most surprised to find myself as the last (1st generation) member. Q A while back, in the video uploaded to the Sakurazaka Channel Youtube page where Koike-san and Fuyuka-san entered the storage room h...

  How Each of Them Will Come into Bloom It has been a year since the Sakurazaka46 3rd generation members passed their auditions. The blossoming individuality of the eleven members is bringing new life to the group. The sensational girls are forging their own trajectory of growth. — It’s been a year since the eleven of you first met each other as members of Sakurazaka46’s 3rd generation. Now, I’d like you to talk about the future while looking back at the past and also the present. First of all, shall we start with talking about which members have changed from their initial impression or shown you a new side of theirs while spending time together? Mukai: I wonder… Surprisingly, we still have the same vibes from when we first met, so I think there are only a few members who have changed their impressions by a lot. Yamashita: That’s right… Everyone already showed their true colors from the beginning, so I feel like we’ve barely changed. Murai: It’s just that we were divided into two g...