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TV / Radio Nogizaka46 no All Night Nippon (2019/04/04 - )

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  1. Gofindnova

    Gofindnova Future Girls

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    Yoda awakes from hibernation:

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    -Yoda constantly fussed over her bangs when she first joined Nogi, but not anymore. She’s gradually become less picky in general and tries to redirect her energy elsewhere. Discussing the topic of picky preferences, Shinuchi is picky about waterproof makeup for Lives.
    -Shinuchi associates the fall and winter seasons with Nogi members constantly being together more for work. Yoda also falls asleep everywhere more often in fall and winter.
    -This week’s listener mail topic is strange dreams. Yoda dreams every day, talks in her sleep, and often remembers her dreams because she immediately looks online to decipher what they mean. Her dreams often reflect reality, for example, she dreamed of being chased by snakes when she caught snakes in Okinawa (see Koujichuu #204).
    -Once, when Yoda’s mom was visiting her, they slept next to each other. Yoda doesn’t like mice and dreamed of a white mouse, which caused her to knee-strike her mom in real life.
    -Shinuchi has fallen out of bed once or twice and it really hurt. When Yoda falls out of bed, she continues sleeping.
    -Shinuchi has a habit of briefly praying with her hands pressed together before an airplane takes off, because when she was young, she was scared of flying and thought she was going to die. Yoda wants to witness this ritual, but Nogi members sit in alphabetical order on airplanes.
    -Yoda sleepily performs part of Nigemizu at 40:28, and Zenbu Yume no Mama at 1:46:25.
    -Yoda plays a song she’s been listening to, Puffy’s Nagisa ni Matsuwaru Et Cetera. (Mayu previously played this song after she performed it on Star Tanjo)
    -After being in the soft tennis club in middle school, Yoda wanted to relax more in high school, so she and one of her best friends joined the homemaking club, where they made cakes and sweets. After Yoda joined Nogi and transferred schools, Yoda’s friend was lonely and worried about her.

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    Bonus: Here’s one of my favorite radio moments, featuring Ikuta Erika, Saito Chiharu, and Nakamoto Himeka from AKB48’s All Night Nippon in August 2017. I made this video a while ago to figure out subbing software, and finally finished it since Ikuta’s going to graduate.

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  2. Kataomoi

    Kataomoi Member

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    lately i noticed that Yoda seems tired i guess she hasn't get use these tons of works outside from the group. and i hope this won't led to illness.
     
  3. Gofindnova

    Gofindnova Future Girls

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    It’s hard to tell with ANN since it broadcasts late at night, and Yoda is known for falling asleep anywhere ever since she joined the group. That being said, she’s more visibly sleepy in this episode (during the music breaks) than any guest I remember seeing on ANN, so I hope she’s ok.
     
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  4. Takoyama

    Takoyama Next Girls

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    Latest with Ikuchan


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    Credit to イクタ〜リア〜ン
     
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  5. Gofindnova

    Gofindnova Future Girls

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    Iku-chan guests after announcing graduation:

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    -Ikuta loves how members look when their makeup is incomplete, they’re cutest when midway through putting it on.
    -In high school, despite being very busy with work, Ikuta was still on the athletic festival committee and performed four-hand piano with her friend for her class café during the cultural festival.
    -If asked to write about what was fun in Nogi, Ikuta would choose shooting in Macau and Guam with Banana-san. She’d like to travel with Nogi again, but coronavirus prevented it.
    Ikuta’s graduation bucket list:
    • Make pumpkin stew with Manatsu. Ikuta wants to cut a pumpkin.
    • Have Kubo-chan make pizza for her. During a rehearsal, Ikuta suddenly wanted pizza and asked if Kubo could make it, and Kubo said yes. Shinuchi finds this doubtful, her image of Kubo is that she buys meals, but apparently Kubo does cook.
    • Buy a hanko stamp for Saku-chan. Members can sign up for massages before Lives, but Sakura is shy and hesitant to write her name on the public sign-up sheet. Ikuta wants to make it quick and easy by letting Sakura stamp her name instead, but Shinuchi points out that a stamp would draw even more attention.
    • Eat with Asu. Ikuta invited Asuka for a meal before, but Asuka was busy and had to cancel. Asuka later told Ikuta on Line that she wanted to come and would welcome another invitation.
    -Ikuta increasingly has to make her own choices about work, both in and outside the group, so she’s busy thinking even when she sits on the sofa. She wants to continue her active schedule after graduation, but she’s aware that burnout is possible.
    -Nogi members receive lots of work messages and surveys through Line. Shinuchi sometimes forgets to respond to friends on Line because she feels like she needs to complete the surveys first.
    -Ikuta prefers germinated brown rice over white rice.
    -Ikuta’s been receiving flowers recently and feels like she should take care of them. At 37:10, she describes how one of the plants withered and produced new seeds, and she felt like she couldn’t just ignore it. Shinuchi expects this to mean she planted them, but instead, Ikuta went out to her veranda and scattered them to the winds.
    -At 1:01:30, Ikuta tears up as she discusses her grad concert. She’s anxious about how to prepare a concert that’s enjoyable for members and fans. Shinuchi says the members want to stand on stage with her, so she should do whatever she wants.
    -Ikuta says graduation is different than she imagined, she’s struck by the loneliness and seeing how much other people are thinking about her. She prepared a speech to announce her graduation to members, but then she spent a lot of time revising it to express what she really felt, and when she made the announcement, it was very difficult to speak. Shinuchi says it’s the first time she ever saw Iku-chan like that.
    -Ikuta plays Saigo no Tight Hug. They’re not allowed to spoil the MV, but it’s full of warmth and happiness and Ikuta wanted to see even more of the pictures. Rain was forecast at the MV location but it was unexpectedly sunny when they recorded.
    -Nogi staff asked members to select 3 outfits for the Time Flies custom jackets. Shinuchi thought each member would only get 1 outfit and the 3 options were just to avoid overlap, so she didn’t consider how the outfits would look together. She chose two Sayonara no Imi outfits because that’s when she first entered senbatsu and began hosting ANN0, and the Umareta Mama de outfit because it’s the first song she participated in. Ikuta misunderstood even further and thought she was purely selecting cute outfits, so she chose 3 tour-original outfits without any special meaning. When she saw the other members doing the photoshoot, she thought uh oh something’s wrong, and she ended up staying an hour to get 3 new outfits.
    -Ikuta plays her cover version of Saito Yuki’s Sotsugyou (“Graduation”).
    -The first time Ikuta listened to Saigo no Tight Hug was the night of her graduation announcement to members.

    Next week’s guest is Kazumin.
     
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  6. mayuri91

    mayuri91 Upcoming Girls

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    I always imagine how good it would be for nogi if asuka and ikuta is the follow up face duo after maiyan and nanase.. but yeah, considering both them already 10years in the group, nogi cant waste more resources on older members.
     
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  7. Takoyama

    Takoyama Next Girls

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    Kazumin crying at end of tonight’s broadcast. :cry:
     
  8. Gofindnova

    Gofindnova Future Girls

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    Kazumin’s amazing last show on ANN:

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    -Kaz reveals that her infamous phone call-in during the 8th single senbatsu announcement (NogiDoko #119) was made on the way back from her hometown's coming of age ceremony with former classmates. After the announcement, she said off-hand that she’d like to attend the ceremony after-party, so the staff approved it and drove her 4 hours back, which she’s still moved by.
    -In elementary school, both Kaz and Shinuchi predicted they would marry late at age 29.
    -Kaz’s current dream is to have fun meeting various people and talking to them. For example, going out with a group of people she has a slight connection with (e.g. friends of friends), or meeting a new person who seems nice and inviting them to an amusement park. Shinuchi and Kaz would also like to have a deeper long talk with their fans who come to handshake events.
    -There’s a running joke throughout the episode where Kaz brings up that she has an electric bike so she can travel anywhere people want her.
    -Kaz has been playing Mario Party Superstars at night. She reached S rank in the volleyball minigame, but she gets overconfident and loses to D rank players.
    -Shinuchi brought Uno cards to play during the Gomen ne Fingers Crossed MV shoot, but members wanted to practice choreography instead. Kaz would’ve scolded her, except Shinuchi doesn’t make many dance mistakes. She used to in the past, and it would show on her face or she’d apologize out loud. Ikuta, on the other hand, makes lots of mistakes but is a pro at continuing as if nothing’s wrong, to the point where if Shinuchi is practicing behind Ikuta then she starts to wonder if she’s doing it wrong herself.
    -Kaz says that rather than feeling determined toward her next dream, she’s lonely and doesn’t feel at all like a bright future is awaiting her. She’s currently occupied with what she needs to do now, so she doesn’t think much about the future.
    -Kaz was very anxious about the coronavirus Live delays. She says she showed herself being full of unease to other members for the first time this summer, because she couldn’t hide her worry about potential cancellations. She’s glad she can graduate at Tokyo Dome, but she feels heavy pressure now. Every day, she tries to simulate in her mind the feeling of relaxing and enjoying the sight of looking out at the concert venue, searing the image into her memory. Many Nogi graduates have told her they’ll attend.
    -After Kaz’s final Koujichuu recording, she removed her mic, exited the studio, and then couldn’t stop crying. After going there once every two weeks for so long, she’ll probably never enter that studio again in her life, and she didn’t know when she’d ever see the staff who helped create Nogi again.
    -Kaz primarily wanted to be an idol so she considered retiring from the entertainment industry, but that’d be lonely and she wants to see people again. She planned from the start to be an idol for 10 years. Kaz never had any painful experiences that made her want to quit. Shinuchi is amazed and says being an idol is Kaz’s vocation. Kaz is happy to hear this but says she sometimes didn’t feel suited to it, since she couldn’t sing strongly due to her asthma, or her broad shoulders didn’t match outfits. Shinuchi says Kaz had more personality (kosei) than anyone else, and the Koujichuu dressing room is going to be very quiet with Kaz and soon Ikuta gone.
    -Kaz was rebellious towards her parents in her youth, she once knocked a hole in their living room door when she angrily slammed it.
    -Kaz still hasn’t talked much with some kouhai, she regrets not talking more. She thought that even if a girl liked Nogi, they didn’t necessarily like Takayama, and they’d be happier if Asuka approached them.
    -Nogi members have a tradition of all jumping together at midnight on New Year’s. Last New Year’s, backstage at the Count Down TV program, Kaz disappeared at midnight to go brush her teeth. When she hurried back, the other members pretended to count down and jump again, and then they told her she actually missed it.
    -Kaz plays a song that reflects the season as well as her current state of mind, Kuwata Keisuke’s Kimi ni Sayonara wo ("Goodbye to You").
    -Kaz doesn’t talk for the whole day prior whenever she comes on ANN. Shinuchi says some members come in with no plans, which is fine too, but Kaz saving up her conversation shows her dedication to work.
    -Kaz monologues from 1:42:53. She’s thought a lot about what to say at her graduation Live and on ANN. She’s happy that her desires for the graduation Live have been granted, though in some ways she doesn’t want it to arrive. Announcing her graduation was a relief; she had made the decision that if she were to stop, it would be now, but it’s still emotional. Having a bright future is a happy thing; she felt that way while working with everyone in Nogi, pursuing dreams and having fun each day. But it’s not sad that she doesn’t have a dream ahead of her, because the dream she wanted most in the world – to become an idol – came true, so not having a dream now is a blessing. She’s thankful to everyone who made her an idol, and is overjoyed to have met everyone. She loves people, so she’s glad to be a part of many people’s lives, and will treasure it as she moves forward, though honestly, she’s full of apprehension. But until her final day, she’ll work hard and devote herself to Nogi. Kaz introduces Watashi no Iro. She says she will go on living, so if you see her on the street, please say hi. She hopes we can meet again.
     
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  9. Takoyama

    Takoyama Next Girls

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    Already at 25K viewers at start!

    Edit: Graduation confirmed :(:(
     
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  10. Gofindnova

    Gofindnova Future Girls

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    Maichun announces graduation:

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    -Shinuchi starts crying as soon as she says she has an announcement, at 28:15. After a minute to recover, she announces she’ll graduate at the end of January 2022. She’ll turn 30 on January 22. She’s grateful she could unexpectedly continue as an idol for so long, and mentions some of her basic history (2013: oldest member to join at age 21 → 2014: promoted from kenkyuusei to unders, graduated college, got OL job → 2016: ANN0 → 2019: ANN).
    -In 2015-16, Shinuchi was unsure about continuing as an idol, but then she began ANN0 and entered senbatsu, so she kept thinking she could stay a bit longer. She started seriously considering graduation in February this year. She encourages people who are uncertain about their age to still shoot for becoming an idol.
    -Shinuchi never skipped handshake events. She recalls the emotional reason for this, from her early days.
    -The new host of Nogizaka46’s ANN hasn’t been confirmed yet, so Shinuchi requests that people don’t ask members about it.
    -Shinuchi plays her graduation solo, Anata kara no Sotsugyou.
    -One of Shinuchi's fans has attended Nogi handshakes for 9 years, and in that time has gotten a boyfriend, gotten married, and recently gotten pregnant and told Shinuchi she’ll bring the child to see her. Shinuchi is sorry she probably won’t be around to see the baby.
    -At 1:01:20, Shinuchi brings on Ueyanagi Masahiko, who also started hosting a radio show in 2016 in the 4:30 AM timeslot after ANN0. He’s a radio colleague who supported her and also worked in the same Nippon Broadcasting building when she was an OL (and he witnessed her thieving water; see Koujichuu #16).
    -Recent graduating members on ANN knew Shinuchi was graduating too. Shinuchi was afraid Ikuta would accidentally reveal it, so before the show, she made Ikuta repeat to herself, “Maichun is never going to graduate.”
    -Shinuchi says her most difficult period in Nogi was fall 2016. She was busy rehearsing the Under Live, Sayonara no Imi, a stage play, and radio. She would weep outside the radio recording booth, saying she couldn’t do it.
    -Shinuchi says she was ignorant of the ways of the world before she joined Nogi.
    -Shinuchi wasn’t good at interacting with younger people before joining Nogi, but radio helped since she needed to improve communication with kouhai for the show.
    -By the end of the episode, Shinuchi has 82 new messages on Line, including from Reika and Ume.
    -Next week’s guests are Maaya and Nao. Shinuchi wanted these two former schoolmates to appear together. Guests for the remaining 10 episodes will be specially chosen by Shinuchi.

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    My own thoughts and speculation:
    Long live Maichun!
    I see her and Asuka as the two members best able to bridge all 4 generations, and Asuka isn’t all that sociable, so… When Maichun graduates, it’ll be a big loss of experience and guidance from the last old onee-san member. Besides her obvious 30th birthday, the only foreshadowing of this I noticed was that she's recently been focusing a lot on how the year's coming to an end.

    I believe Kubo is the most likely and suitable candidate for ANN host.
    Reasons being: Both Nogi and ANN management must’ve planned months ahead, if not years. Thus the new host has probably guested on ANN more than once. Kubo can speak clearly and quickly, she’s moderated many long conversation shows, and her self-professed tolerance should help her adapt to different members every week. Meanwhile, other members who currently have radio shows are less likely to switch so quickly to hosting ANN, since it could be seen as a snub to their current producers. The other candidates I'd guess are Ume and Seira.

    Here are current non-graduating members listed by # of ANN appearances so far:
    0: Rena, Christie, Hazuki, Reno, Riria, Yuri, Sayaka
    0 + in high school: Renka, Rei, Runa, Miyu, Kuromi, Ayame
    1: Asuka, Tamami, Mio, Saya, Kaede
    2: Rika, Yuna, Mayu, Sakura
    3: Hina, Hoshino, Nao
    4: Mizuki, Ayane
    5: Maaya
    6: Seira, Yoda, Kaki, Kubo, Hinako
    8: Ume
    9: Manatsu
     
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  11. Gofindnova

    Gofindnova Future Girls

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    Nao and Maaya tell tales out of school:

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    -Nao doesn’t address Maaya with honorifics because they used to be classmates; Maaya insists she doesn’t want Nao to address her formally either. They’re normally friendly, but Nao quiets down when other senpai are also around.
    -Nao dropped out of her first year of college to join Nogi. She hadn’t kept in contact with Maaya after high school, so Maaya didn’t know until a mutual friend told her that Nao was in the audition Showrooms. Maaya became very excited and told Konno-san. During the Birthday Live where the new 4ki were first introduced, Nao and Maaya ran into each other in the bathroom. Nao had practiced what to say and feel if she met Maaya again, but they ended up warmly hugging each other in the moment. Backstage at the Live, Maaya then snuck over to the new-4ki section to talk privately with Nao.
    -Maaya’s high school divided each subject into three classrooms by top, middle, and bottom scores. Only 3 transfer students were accepted each year, so Nao studied daily with a private tutor for the transfer test and got in with the highest score. But Nao’s scores gradually dropped over time, joining ex-member Junna in the middle classes, and then finally Maaya in the bottom classes.
    -Nao says Maaya’s class was the most cheerful. The teacher would frequently call out “Wada!” when Maaya messed up, and made her sit in front. Maaya couldn’t answer questions correctly in class, so she always volunteered to read from the textbook to keep up her participation grade. Nao and Maaya say their scores were actually average within the class.
    -Nao and Maaya get along well because if one doesn’t understand what strange thing the other is saying, they'll just continue going along with the conversation, whereas other members might interrupt and ask WTF?
    -Maaya plays Hard to Say, the new song featuring all previous Under members. Shinuchi says the choreography was unusual, it’s the first time each dance part was assigned to entire generations rather than to specific members.
    -Shinuchi and Maaya recall memories of the Tohoku Under Live, traveling by bus with Ami-chan, Chii-chan, Chima, Junna, and Karin-chan. They all brought their favorite dolls along. Someone hid Chiharu’s doll as a joke and she became very angry.
    -Discussing Kaz’s graduation Live, Nao says she cried so much that her mouth was like a koi fish during Naitatte Iijanaika. Maaya was moved by Guru Guru Curtain and Yukkuri to Saku Hana. Shinuchi says Ayane cried while rehearsing Yukkuri, which is unusual. The 2ki were cut in half this year.
    -The Live backstage dressing rooms were divided into 1ki+2ki and 3ki+4ki. Asuka couldn't get in because Shinuchi and Hinako were dancing Nichijou in the doorway.
    -The Live featured members riding big balloons. During rehearsal, Shinuchi screamed so loud the first time she got on one that everyone heard her and thought there had been an accident. For safety reasons, members were required to disclose their actual weight to a manager before riding a balloon, which embarrassed Shinuchi. Ikuta wondered if she gained weight from eating since her last measurement, so Maaya joked that Ikuta’s balloon was definitely going to fall.
    -When Shinuchi brings chocolates and cookies to share at rehearsal, Hina and Maaya sit there and eat all of them.
    -Maaya plays Novelbright’s seeker, the theme song of Ikoma-chan’s new drama Shin Hannin Flag.
    -Shinuchi says she’s always thought Maaya was a genius because she jokes around but doesn’t hurt anyone, and Nao can be that way too.
     
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  12. Gofindnova

    Gofindnova Future Girls

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    Kaede and newly appointed Vice-Captain Umezawa are this week’s guests:

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    -Shinuchi treated Ume to a meal and apple pie about 4 years ago. It was the first time Shinuchi treated a kouhai and the first time Ume was treated by a senpai. Shinuchi was often treated to apple pie by ex-member Fukugawa, in fact, the two recently went together again to the same apple pie shop. Shinuchi also used to treat ex-member Junna to dinner from KFC or convenience stores, since they went home together after work. Den has been treated to meals by ex-member Miria and once by Manatsu. Ume and Den treat Renka and Tamami, since the latter are younger. When all 2ki eat together, Shinuchi pays more. When all 3ki eat together, they split the bill equally and also tend to order too much food. Neither Shinuchi, Ume, or Den have treated 4ki to meals before.
    -Growing up, Shinuchi and Ume received 20 or 30,000 yen annually in otoshidama (New Year’s envelope money). They’re surprised to hear ojou-sama Den got 100,000 yen and is still receiving otoshidama even now. Den’s parents let her use the money when she entered college, and she spent it on recreation and buying things for herself.
    -Den mentions she was a college student for only half a year, i.e. she dropped out after joining Nogi.
    -3ki members have been calling Ume “Mama” recently. Ume has always watched over the 3ki, for example, if they left plastic bottles backstage, Ume would take a photo and send it to all the 3ki, saying it’s messy. When Den and Renka visit Ume’s place, Ume does the cooking and dish-washing while the other two watch TV. Ume also gets sleepy earlier, while Den and Renka stay loud and laughing.
    -Den says she talks seriously with Ume when they’re alone, but if someone else like Renka joins, then Den becomes a child. Ume says Den is immature in some areas but unexpectedly smart in others, but Den counters by saying that Ume is just an idiot. Shinuchi observes that the 3ki bluntly tease Ume for being an idiot, but somehow the wider world sees Ume as very steady.
    -Ume says Shinuchi is inspiring because she has the most fun, she’s enthusiastic even when others are tired, and she doesn’t put up any walls between herself and kouhai.
    -The recent Tokyo Dome Live’s dressing room was split into 1ki+2ki and 3ki+4ki. Shinuchi thinks it would’ve been better if Kazumin had sat with the 3ki+4ki so they could take final photos together more easily, but Ume and Den say they were happy to watch the senpai having fun. The Koujichuu dressing room has also somehow been split along 1ki+2ki versus 3ki+4ki lines, but Kazumin was always good at talking loudly to the room and bringing everyone together. Shinuchi urges Ume and Den to cross over and join in conversations.
    -Shinuchi, Ume, and Ayame have been talking recently due to their close positions in Saigo no Tight Hug. Shinuchi says Ayame smiles, Ume always has a nervous expression, and Sayaka watches them from a distance, grinning.
    -Shinuchi holds her final “Fantasy Wedding” on ANN. Den and Ume read out fake wedding toast speeches sent in by listeners.
    -A short small earthquake hits the studio at 59:00.
    -Shinuchi plays Ikuta’s new solo song, Toki no Wadachi.
    -Ume plays a song for the season, Shimizu Shota’s Snow Smile.
    -If senpai had rice on her face, would you dare to tell her? Ume and Den say yes, if it was Shinuchi, Manatsu, Maaya, or Hina. They suggest doing a prank video to see if 4ki would react to a senpai with sesame or jam on her face. Den says Mayu-tan seems like she would speak up and offer to clean it.
    -Ikuta’s graduation concert will feature many songs that haven’t been performed in a long time.
     
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  13. Gofindnova

    Gofindnova Future Girls

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    One last show with three out of five 2nd gen:

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    -Hinako says the 2ki’s relationships were totally different 9 years ago. 2ki were split into an older faction and a younger faction, with Hinako in the middle. Hinako’s a middle child in her family as well, so she’s good at dealing with it and felt very accepted for who she is by the 2ki.
    -At the beginning, Ayane was 13 and Shinuchi was 21, so it felt difficult to talk to each other. The two took more photos together in the past since they needed to make blog posts, but they’ve become much friendlier in the past 1-2 years. Shinuchi says Ayane was mysterious at first because she’s from Akita prefecture and only came to lessons once a week. The 2ki took daily lessons, but Ayane and Miona only came on weekends. Karin led the way in trying to get closer to Ayane and Miona, sending them videos of 2ki lessons.
    -Shinuchi says Ayane was initially reticent and held back her opinions. Hinako disagrees and says Ayane was initially like a baby and said whatever she wanted, but she became quiet during her middle period in Nogi, and now she’s finally reached a normal level.
    -They discuss the 2ki auditions. Shinuchi didn’t try to make friends at auditions since it might be awkward if the other girl got rejected. During the 3rd round of auditions, Shinuchi was wearing a reversible shirt that was gray on the outside, but she noticed all the other candidates wearing bright colors like pink and yellow. She went to the bathroom to reverse her shirt to the side that was pink with blue polka dots, but she tore her candidate number paper in the process. She was saved by Karin, who suggested she get a new number from the reception desk.
    -Shinuchi’s photobook, Yoru ga Aketara (“When the Dawn Breaks”), will feature bonus audio of >40 minutes of Shinuchi talking, basically like a radio episode. She plays a sample at 53:47, discussing how her schedule became busy after entering senbatsu.
    -Hinako says that, for years, she’s felt in many moments that Shinuchi was resolving to graduate, so Hinako’s been mentally preparing herself for a long time.
    -At the FNS Music Festival today, Shinuchi met Nogi choreographer Seishiro-san, who’s only one year older than her, for the first time since her graduation announcement. He said he poured his emotions into choreographing Saigo no Tight Hug. Shinuchi said she was happy to make it her final song, dance, and outfit, and Seishiro jokingly replied, “Eh~? Do I have to pay you [for that compliment]?” Apparently he often jokes about paying people money when he gets praised.
    -Shinuchi thinks fries go better with mustard than ketchup.
    -Ayane sings a verse of the Akita prefecture song at 1:25:21.
    -Hinako plays a song she believes will resonate with idols, Honeyworks’ Hokori Takaki Idol.
    -At school, Hinako preferred window seats because she liked sitting next to the shelf of history books and watching people walk their dogs outside. But she now prefers seats near the exit because she wants to go home fast. Hinako tries to leave quickly after recording sessions, and scolds Shinuchi who’s slow at getting ready.
    -The three put on a studio performance of Nichijou.
     
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  14. Gofindnova

    Gofindnova Future Girls

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    Sakura and Captain Manatsu guest after Ikuta’s graduation concert:

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    -Last year, Nogi members spent Christmas Eve on Music Station rehearsal and Koujichuu recording. They spent Christmas Day on the Music Station show and Japan Record Awards rehearsal. Nogi itself didn’t hold big Christmas activities due to coronavirus, although “Konno-Santa” delivered small presents, such as socks, to everyone in the Nogi lesson room.
    -Before joining Nogi, Sakura and Shinuchi ate chicken and cake with family at home for Christmas. Sakura stopped receiving Christmas presents after primary school. Shinuchi stopped getting presents after the year she asked for and received Pokemon Silver for Christmas and Pokemon Gold for her birthday. Manatsu’s family made Christmas trees out of cabbages (see Koujichuu #106).
    -Reflecting on the graduation Live, they say Ikuta went above and beyond in choosing the setlist, there was no need for her to fit in so many songs or perform different gen songs for the first time. Shinuchi says Ikuta was too busy in preparation and had “no time to breathe” except when sitting down to eat. As the group’s captain, Manatsu tried to restrain her emotions during the Live, but she couldn’t hold back after Ikuta sang Yasashisa to wa more powerfully than usual.
    -Ikuta’s final two weeks will be busy. Manatsu suggests that Sakura should stamp Ikuta’s hand with the hanko seal that Ikuta gifted to her, to make an appointment to take a selfie together.
    -10 years ago, Sakura was in table tennis club in 4th grade and Manatsu was student council president.
    -Manatsu and Shinuchi are surprised that Sakura was never told in the past that she should be an idol, since she’s so cute. Shinuchi heard from Little Glee Monster’s Karen-chan that (pre-Nogi) Sakura once attended an LGM event and was so cute that she became a topic of conversation. Sakura confirms she went to an LGM event and met Manaka-chan, who remembered Sakura after she entered Nogi, but Sakura denies she was that cute.
    -They each play two songs from the Time Flies album. Manatsu: Kimi no Na wa Kibou & Synchronicity. Shinuchi: Barrette & Ima Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru. Sakura: Boku ga Iru Basho & Gomen ne Fingers Crossed.
    -Sakura laughs a lot throughout the episode. For example, she cracks up at 47:05 when she hears that Shinuchi diligently memorized the dance to the hit kid’s song Maru Maru Mori Mori in college because it was cute.
    -They discuss events from Nogi’s 10-year history. The first 46 Hour TV was so difficult that staff members cried after it ended. Apparently it wasn't as organized, since Shinuchi would be suddenly asked by staff if she could go on camera when she tried to nap.
    -Sakura used to play Smash Bros with her older brother. Manatsu used to play with Licca-chan dolls with her younger brother.
     
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    Two Moons before Christmas:

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    -This week is the annual “2-oshi Santa” celebration (explanation from last year). Prizes include sneakers, a paper bag, and a DVD of the 2001 Spanish horror movie Dagon.
    -Hazuki appears on ANN for the first time because she told Shinuchi she wanted to come on the show, which is rare for a member to say directly.
    -Hazuki never held a job before Nogi. In Mizuki’s 1st year of high school, she worked at a Japanese restaurant, and in her 2nd year, she worked at a Chinese buffet restaurant and wore cheongsam. Employees were allowed meals from the buffet, but Mizuki got scolded for taking too many lychees.
    -They discuss fortune-telling, which Mizuki says she totally believes in. Shinuchi believes it a bit and mentions that most of the recent graduating members (Ikuta, Kazumi, Shinuchi, Hoshino) are the Aquarius zodiac, and apparently next year’s a good time for Aquarius to try new endeavors. Hazuki seems slightly more skeptical.
    Shinuchi: What’s your zodiac?
    Mizuki: I’m a Leo.
    Shinuchi: Here we go.
    Mizuki: I’m a Silver Indus.
    Shinuchi: Ah, amazing, amazing.
    Hazuki: What’s that?
    Shinuchi: It’s Getters-san [a Japanese celebrity with his own fortune-telling system].
    Mizuki: It's Getters-san.
    Shinuchi: I’m a Golden Horologium [according to Getters].
    Mizuki, to Hazuki: I’ll look up what you are next time.
    Hazuki: I’m a Silver Bear...
    Shinuchi: Bear? There’s no Bear zodiac, is there?
    Hazuki: That was a lie.
    Shinuchi: A lie?!
    [Radio staff laughs in the background]
    -Shinuchi questions whether the sarcastic Mizuki actually likes her. Mizuki insists she has “big love” for Shinuchi; Hazuki says “big love” sounds like a lie. Mizuki says she’s bad at expressing her love honestly to other people. Shinuchi says although Mizuki is very dry and doesn’t show her emotions much, it’s revealed by how Mizuki unexpectedly cries at graduations.
    -Hazuki lifts spirits with Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You.
    -Early on, the 3ki had to upload daily selfies to a 3ki Line group for approval by managers. Instead of a selfie, Yoda once accidentally sent a photo of candied sweet potatoes. She then wrote, “I’m sorry. I’ve made a mistake.”
    -Mizuki plays a song she absolutely loves, back number's Christmas Song.
    -Mizuki wears a hat and mask and looks down at the floor when she goes out to eat yakiniku by herself, to avoid being recognized. She once entered a yakiniku restaurant and followed the waitress to a table, but then she looked up and realized she wasn’t following a waitress, she was following a girl who was sitting with a big party of people, and then she had to explain what happened.
    -There are 3 winners for the 2-oshi Santa event this year. The most dramatic one (at 1:29:56) is a 53-year-old farmer who stayed up late to listen to Shinuchi’s ANN graduation announcement, but his wife suddenly phoned him saying she wanted a divorce. Things calmed down in the following weeks, but it turns out that throughout their 27-year marriage, she kept contacts with her ex-boyfriend and she didn’t like farm work either. Hazuki says, “Aren’t farmer’s families supposed to be happy together?”
    -Shinuchi also plays a Christmas song, Little Glee Monster’s Itoshisa wo Ribbon ni Kakete.
     
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    @Gofindnova you are goated for these, thank you for everything!
     
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    Kaki returns, Yuri’s first visit, and Ikuta phones in on the last episode of 2021:

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    -Discussing New Year’s food, Kaki asks what kind of mochi is sold in America. Yuri says you can buy very sweet, colorful, heart-shaped mochi used as ice cream toppings. Shinuchi asks what Americans eat at New Year’s. Yuri doesn’t remember anything particular, but she ate pizza and cake.
    -For New Year’s, Yuri used to watch fireworks with family and friends in America. Kaki gathered with relatives, she’d watch them play games like Monster Hunter on PSP. Kaki played hanafuda by herself since no one else wanted to play. Shinuchi isn’t sure what she’ll do for next year’s New Year’s. Ideally, she’d vacation from Dec. 20 to Jan. 10, visiting Christmas markets in Germany and across Europe, or else visit her hometown friends and watch Nogizaka46 perform on the Kohaku show.
    -As Shinuchi approaches 30, her friends have grown busier with their own lives. Shinuchi hasn’t been great at keeping in touch, and she’s now realizing how important it is to treasure friends. She asks Yuri and Kaki if it’s okay to meet up again after she graduates, and they say certainly. Shinuchi says all the Nogi graduates say they’d like to meet up with current members, but their image of Nogi is that it’s very busy, so they end up not reaching out, meanwhile it’s harder for kouhai to be the ones extending an invitation.
    -Kaki and Yuri were born on the same day, Aug. 8, 2001.
    -Kaki wanted to buy a bag to commemorate her 20th birthday, so she went shopping with Seira who got excited to buy a bag, but Kaki couldn’t decide under that pressure. So she went shopping a second time with her mom, but the store employee brought out bags of every size and color, so Kaki ran away. When Kaki's heart starts pounding, she doesn’t know what to do.
    -Yuri bought the Death Note manga, vols. 4 to 13, to commemorate her 20th birthday. She already read the first 3 volumes digitally.
    -Yuri has school exams around Christmas, so she hasn’t attended Nogi Christmas parties in the past.
    -What kind of senpai was Ikuta? Shinuchi says she’s a proper genius, and if you rely on her then she’ll respond with 120%. Yuri says Ikuta's smile makes people feel reassured.
    -Ikuta calls in at 58:29. Regarding her graduation concert, Ikuta says she was able to pack all the remaining things she wanted to do into it. She felt rejuvenated when she performed I see. Shinuchi says the concert showed off the different faces of Ikuta, from her early days to the present. Ikuta confirms her bucket list from her previous ANN episode has been completed; Ikuta and Shinuchi ate Kubo’s pizza yesterday. Sakura still hesitates to sign up for massages, so Shinuchi offers to buy hanko for Kaki and Yuri, and asks them to sign up in solidarity with Sakura. Ikuta’s glad the listeners could hear her chat again, and hopes they’ll watch over her on the Kohaku show. Ikuta plays Toki no Wadachi.
    -Yuri lived in California at age 0-2, Japan at 3-7, California at 8-11, and then Japan. When she first returned to California, she couldn’t speak English and cried every day at school, but before she knew it, she picked up English. She thinks in Japanese when talking to Japanese people, and in English when talking to Americans, but the languages mix when she dreams. She recently started learning French. Yuri says it seems like Shinuchi can speak English, but Shinuchi replies she can only act like she can speak it.
    -Shinuchi asks Yuri to pronounce “Gomen ne Fingers Crossed” at 1:25:20.
    -Yuri thinks her Japanese is weird. Shinuchi says it’s not weird, but it’s very idiosyncratic; Kaki reassures her it’s wonderful. During Shinuchi’s early days on ANN, Yuri said that her impression of Shinuchi was that there's always a wind blowing on her wherever she goes, her hair’s always flowing as if blown by the wind. Shinuchi says the episode made a strong impact since nobody had ever said anything like that about her before.
    -Yuri used to play guitar in a girl band she formed with friends in America. At a talent show, they performed Taylor Swift’s Love Story.
    -Yuri previously told Shinuchi she wanted to guest on ANN, she's grateful and loves talking with Shinuchi.
    -Shinuchi apologizes because she hugged Kaki earlier today, and Kaki reacted like a monkey(?) and stiffened up. Kaki insists she’s just not used to being hugged, she was stunned with happiness and couldn’t speak.

    Next week’s episode is prerecorded, so Shinuchi invited high schoolers who normally can’t appear late at night: Rei, Miyu, Ayame.
     
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    High schoolers Ayame, Rei, and Miyu are this week’s guests:

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    -Shinuchi says when the 2ki entered Nogi, they had to submit selfies and journal entries every day to management, who would judge whether the selfies were OK or no good. The 1ki were required to as well, but they stopped soon after the 2ki joined. Rei says the 4ki were also required until about 3 months ago, although Shinuchi is surprised to learn that management didn’t judge if 4ki’s photos were OK or NG, and 4ki were also sending photos of scenery towards the end.
    -They discuss the 4ki’s entry into Nogi and early training. Rei says she hated losing, but the Three Person Principal play taught her to give up.
    -Miyu is still in contact with Hinatazaka’s Takahashi Mikuni from their trainee days. They’ve been to Disneyland and shared meals together.
    -The first time the 4ki met Nogi senpai en masse was during a rehearsal in either Shanghai or Taipei. The only thing Rei remembers is Rena’s smiling face.
    -At New Year’s, Rei used to watch relay races on TV with her family. Last year, she watched Seira fall on her butt performing “I see” on the CDTV show.
    -At New Year’s, Miyu used to celebrate with her family at Disneyland. Miyu recently visited Tokyo DisneySea with Rika. Shinuchi says she also used to visit Disney with ex-members Reika and Matsumura after Music Station rehearsal around Christmas.
    -At New Year’s, Ayame used to eat crab with her family. Ayame says people call her an ojou-sama, but she claims she’s just normal.
    -This week features a quiz on new teen slang, including hanya? (cute expression of puzzlement), habataiteru (literally “flapping wings,” expression of approval like “awesome/looking good”), and KS (acronym of kidoku suruu, which means to read a message but not respond).
    -Rei lived in San Francisco from age 5 until 10 or 11. She says the area she lived in wasn’t the hills that people might imagine, but a beautiful reclamation ground about 30 minutes from the city, with other Japanese people in the community. Her school was on a wide plot of land, with a tower and lots of small buildings where the classrooms were.
    -Miyu’s family often visited the Disney Resort in Chiba. They love the theme from Toy Story, Diamond Yukai’s Kimi wa Tomodachi (You’ve Got a Friend in Me).
    -Ayame sings the Ryusenji hot springs commercial jingle at 1:07:25.
    -Ayame plays a song by an artist which both she and her mom are fans of, TEE’s Niji.
    -Rei plays a song of her childhood, Taylor Swift’s You Belong With Me. She gives the Japanese pronunciation at 1:17:52, but Shinuchi makes her say it again properly.
     
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    Newly come-of-age Rika and Saya are this week’s guests:

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    -Rika doesn’t have a bad relationship with her older brother, but they don’t talk much. They’re so dissimilar that Rika jokes that she used to wonder if she was a baby that her family picked up off the riverbank.
    -Saya has 3 younger sisters, 2 of whom are twins. The sisters are loud and lively, and Saya lends them her clothes whenever she returns to Hokkaido. They get along well now, but they used to kick each other.
    -The 1ki’s moms met up during last year’s Tokyo Dome concert. Shinuchi’s mom said that Manatsu’s mom is incredibly similar to Manatsu.
    -Three years ago, Rika selected a red furisode to wear for her hometown coming of age ceremony, but it was recently rented out by a hometown senpai, so she had to pick a new light-blue one, which she prefers now anyway.
    -Saya bought her hometown coming-of-age furisode one month ago. She wanted a vivid blue one, but since she would be passing it on to her sisters, she ended up choosing a more neutral and adaptable white one instead.
    -Shinuchi is happy to graduate without ever bungee jumping.
    -Shinuchi will be guesting on various Nippon Broadcasting radio shows next week to promote her photobook, which releases Jan. 25.
    -Shinuchi’s graduation date has been extended to Feb. 10, when she’ll have a graduation ceremony at Tokyo International Forum, Hall A. Her final ANN will be the night before.
    -Shinuchi bought two tickets to Disneyland, but her friend caught a cold last week, so Shinuchi went alone. She wore a mask but no hat, so she was worried about being recognized and constantly pretended to be part of another group or waiting for someone else. When people recognized her at Disneyland in the past, it was usually while waiting in line.
    -Asked about their most expensive purchases, Rika says paying for a family trip and Saya says buying gifts for her sisters. Shinuchi’s was her trip to America.
    -Saya plays an inspiring song that sticks in her mind, Zard’s Makenaide.
    -Rika plays a song she sang at her middle school graduation, Moriyama Naotaro’s Hana.
    -Saya still wears the accessories her mom buys for her. Rika buys accessories at 300 yen shops. Shinuchi once bought a 30,000-yen ring during a trip to Hawaii.

    Next week’s guests are... Sakurazaka’s Ozeki Rika and Hinatazaka’s Matsuda Konoka.
     
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    I read this wonder why she didn't just dial up Karin to go with her. I'm sure she would go.
     

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