3rd gen song is really good and I love the choreography especially, it reminds me a bit of keyakizaka style but is a nice image change for Nogizaka and 3rd gen.
3rd gen Forum ranking (Overall ranking) (Last year rank): 1. Ozono Momoko (8) (15) 2. Kubo Shiori (17) (22) 3. Iwamoto Renka (22) (42) 4. Yamashita Mizuki (23) (29) 5. Yoda Yuki (30) (18) 6. Umezawa Minami (48) (68) 7. Sakaguchi Tamami (87) (126) 8. Nakamura Reno (156) (222) 9. Mukai Hazuki (166) (222) 10. Ito Riria (270) (196) 10. Sato Kaede (270) (222) 12. Yoshida Ayano Christie (368) (362) Congrats Momoko for topping 3rd gen for 2 years in a row (at least in this forum).
3rd gen Total number of HS sold out slots Yoda Yuuki - 336 slots Umezawa Minami - 318 Iwamoto Renka - 312 Ozono Momoko - 303 (24th single hiatus ) Yamashita Mizuki - 301 ( 23rd Single hiatus ) Kubo Shiori - 287 ( 21st single Hiatus ) So Yoda is close to exemption in HS if she reached 400.
if the video does not show watch the video here If you wanted an MV for Otonatachi, well then, this is the closest you'll get...
Some highlights from this Kubo + Momoko Line Live: Kubo and Momoko are surprised that they can converse endlessly when they’re together. Although they empathize with each other more now, back in 2018 when they didn’t understand each other that well, each would keep asking the other why she believed this or believed that. Momoko joined Nogi because a school senpai recommended she audition. Kubo joined because she wanted to become Nogizaka. She was surprised that some girls at the audition weren’t that familiar with Nogi. When the 3ki started their training, they often said negative things about themselves, so a manager came up with the idea of a change jar where 3ki would have to pay coins every time they said something negative. All the other 3ki would accidentally be negative, say “oops,” and pay. But Momoko would take out her money and beg, “I’ll pay first, so please let me say it!” Momoko says the stay-at-home period was the turning point of her Nogi career. She finally examined who she had been up until then, understood the kind of environment she was in, and changed in a good direction. Kubo’s personality has changed a lot over 5 years, but she doesn’t feel like she’s encountered a strong turning point yet. One big change is that she’s become able to accept differences in other people. When she joined, she couldn’t understand other people’s differences, or she couldn’t accept them even when she understood. Meeting Momoko had a big impact on her. She initially couldn’t believe Momoko was real and thought she was putting on an act. Momoko agrees that she only interacted and made friends with similar people in her hometown. Kubo and Momoko agree that they probably wouldn’t have made a connection even if they had been classmates in the same school. It’s not a matter of like or dislike, they’re just different types of people. Kubo expects she’ll never meet anyone like Momoko again in her career.
I thought kubo is more like outgoing person who can blend with anyone because of 'nice person' aura she give out. Interesting to read that she actually has thoughts like that.
Yeah I was quite surprised too. When Momo said that at the beginning they were not really in good terms (for lack of better words), I wasn't expecting Kubo to be the one with whom she had some misunderstanding. But it's good that they were able to sort it out and mature up. IMO, Kubo has really changed leaps and bounds after she comeback from hiatus, the same goes with Momo.
I know, at first, Momoko and Yoda, Kubo, Zukki cant along well because there have a big difference in personality. But happy that now, they can finally get along with each other. I'm super blissful when see Momo's new post on Insta. I cant upload images
Those 4 is what I would call Business Pairings They aint that close but they got closer in the last 5 yrs. Kubo is closer to YAC Zukki is closer to Riria and Hazuki Yoda is closer to Hazuki and Den While Momo is closer to the Friend Unit ( Ume, Den , Renka and Tamami )
but they all admited that after quarantine time (2020), gen 3 have got more closer w each others and respect each others too!
Here's the link to Momoko's Insta that @baotrantrnn mentioned: https://www.instagram.com/p/CS9cxxuhA4t/ I've always wondered about the factions within 3rd Gen. I know that the divide was wide and perhaps contributed to Kubo's hiatus (see Kubo's episode of the tv show from early this year). I am hoping that it isn't so wide now. I also wonder if this lack of cohesion contributes to not having as much opportunities as 4th Gen? I'd like to see the source of this. I just haven't seen Kubo mention too much of Ayatii. Was it recent in the NogiFra 4.6 second Q&A? Is this what they call themselves? I think they should've come up with a better name, like Suika or Tulip, so that it could've been used in NogiChu.