[Translations] Nogizaka blogs, interviews, and more

An interview with Momoko from Entame magazine 02/2021, about her thoughts on this year’s performances and about Maiyan. (cross-posted to the Ozono Momoko thread)

-- How did Ozono-san spend her time during the April 2020 stay-at-home period?
Ozono: I spent it relaxing. Because there was time, I took an interest in many things, learned about them, did them, and I was able to enjoy it.

-- If you were to give a specific example of “something you did”…
O: I’m not telling (laughs).

-- (laughs) Looking at your Instagram, you have a lovely room, so I wondered if you had done some remodeling.
O: Ah~. Back then, I was sleeplessly playing Animal Crossing. I wanted to make my ideal island. And then I thought, “I want to make my room the same as in Animal Crossing!” so I actually did remodel.

-- So you brought your real-life room closer to the game.
O: That’s right. I had been giving my room in Animal Crossing a natural theme.

-- By the way, what was your reason for starting Instagram?
O: Your personality comes out on Instagram, doesn’t it? Momoko and (Terada) Ranze-san and (Hori) Miona-san are all different from each other. I thought, if it’s on Instagram, you can directly convey your own “atmosphere.” I wanted to input Momoko’s own “atmosphere.”

-- During the stay-at-home period, did you ever think, “I need to do something as an idol”?
O: I wasn’t impatient about it. The twelve 3rd gen members and manager-san did something like a remote interview, asking us “what we’ve recently been thinking.” Everyone was talking about “searching for something we can do” or “I want to start working again soon,” but Momoko said, “It’s hard to say this, but I thought taking it easy would be fine too.”

-- In June, on Abema, during your segment on Nogizaka 46 Hour TV, I listened to “Kawaranai Mono” (by Oku Hanako) and thought maybe that was something you had had in mind…
O: The production people created a wonderful video for me, Momoko was surprised too. After seeing it, Denjirou (Satou Kaede) and Tama-tan (Sakaguchi Tamami) cried, and the audience who saw it also received it in a good way.

-- Why did you want to try singing for your segment?
O: During the stay-at-home period, I watched a lot of “Tried to Sing” videos and videos by singers, and decided I wanted to try it out myself. And then, I was told by many people, “You have an unusual voice.” In units, sometimes when I’ve had solo parts, I’ve thought, “So this is my voice, huh,” so I’ve also thought about what it’d be like to hear a song that was fully my own voice throughout.

-- What was the reason for selecting this song?
O: Since middle school, I’ve liked Oku Hanako-san, and it fits my voice, so it was a song I always sang whenever I went to karaoke before.

-- I thought the title, “Kawaranai Mono” [“Something That Doesn’t Change”], expressed who Ozono-san is.
O: I didn’t think that deeply when I chose it, so that’s thinking too much (laughs).

-- How was it, listening to your own voice?
O: I don’t dislike the sound of my voice that much, so I thought maybe if I could make use of it skillfully, it would produce a good effect, so I practiced at home. But, it sounded childish, and there were lots of spots that bothered me.

-- No, but, beyond skilled or unskilled, something about it resonated in people’s hearts.
O: Is that so? I’ve also been told by other people that it “conveys feelings,” but I don’t know about that myself.

-- I think that, unlike an artist, to be able to deliver a song that can “convey feelings” even if it’s not perfect is something idols can do because they’re idols.
O: Although I wasn’t thinking of doing something idol-like. I just wanted to become better at singing.

-- At Shiraishi Mai-san’s graduation Live held on October 28, the “Kikkake” and “Jaane” that Shiraishi-san sang solo also conveyed both “skills” and “feelings.”
O: I thought it was incredible, that Shiraishi-san was so skilled at singing.

-- At that Live, you sang “Nigemizu” with Shiraishi-san.
O: I was happy that “Nigemizu” entered Shiraishi-san’s song selection. There were also lots of painful things during the time period when the song was released, but it was fun when “Nigemizu” was performed.

-- You were making sure not to cry until the performance at the graduation Live, right?
O: Sometimes, I would imagine it and start to cry, but I didn’t cry on other music programs because the reality of it hadn’t sunk in yet. Just before the Live started, the feeling that “she’ll be leaving” struck me and I got sad, but once the performance started, the thoughts of, “She’s so beautiful, she’s traveling on a bright path” became stronger, and I was able to send off Shiraishi-san with fresh energy.

-- Last July, in the movie Itsunomanika, Kokoni Iru: Documentary of Nogizaka46, you said, “Isn’t it unbearable to think of beloved senpai graduating someday? Is being unable to see people something I need to become strong at?” but, have those feelings changed at all?
O: At that time, I said “I like Shiraishi-san” or “I like (Saitou) Asuka-san,” but I thought those feelings were one-way, so if they left, they probably wouldn’t play with me anymore and we’d become unable to meet, so I didn’t understand what it meant to become stronger at graduations. But, now as time has passed, even if they’ve graduated, we’re able to meet in private, and I’ve realized we aren’t separating forever, so I’ve become okay with it.

-- So in reality, you’re still keeping in touch even after graduation, like with Shiraishi-san.
O: Yes. Keeping in touch, and we’ve also gone out for meals together. I realized that even if they graduate, it doesn’t mean we can’t see each other.

-- Is there anything you’re inheriting from Shiraishi-san?
O: Hmm. Shiraishi-san and Momoko meet a lot in private. I wonder. I believe Shiraishi-san has expectations for Minamin (Umezawa Minami). Minamin entered Nogizaka after she saw the “idol” Shiraishi-san, and she continued to look up to her after she entered the group, right? But, Momoko entered Nogizaka46 without really knowing the “idol” Shiraishi-san, and came to like the “human” Shiraishi-san, so I don’t think Shiraishi-san entrusted anything onto Momoko.

-- It feels like, conversely, Shiraishi-san also came to like Ozono-san’s humanity.
O: Shiraishi-san likes unusual people. Since she also likes Hazu (Mukai Hazuki) or Kitagawa (Yuri)-san (laughs).

-- In the new 26th single senbatsu, three 3rd gen members stand in the front row, and five 4th gen members have entered. I’ve heard that Ozono-san has thought “Things are changing into a new Nogizaka46,” but do you think you can cope with that change?
O: Even if I don’t want it to change, both (Nishino) Nanase-san and Shiraishi-san are gone, so the change has already happened. But, I feel like the song this time (Boku wa Boku wo Suki ni Naru) is in the world of “Nogizaka46.” The melody shines, so it raises my spirits and I’m able to smile when I’m dancing.

-- Ozono-san’s smiling face always leaves an impression.
O: Is that so? Momoko’s smile only has one pattern.

-- Do you want to have more delicate expressions? Wasn’t Nishino-san incredible?
O: I thought Nanase-san’s gaze was incredible. But, Momoko couldn’t do that.

-- Do you review the videos of yourself singing?
O: I don’t watch them. If I think, “I’m being recorded,” I become unable to do things, so during Lives, I don’t check the camera positions either. If I think, “I’m going to be singled out here,” my head explodes (laughs). For Lives, a lot of the time I don’t pay attention to the cameras, so I often get recorded through overhead shots.

-- On the other hand, perhaps you’re shown more naturally that way.
O: Maybe natural, meaning I’m not trying to appeal to people.

-- For the 26th single, Iwamoto (Renka)-san was chosen as the center of the All Japan High School Quiz Fight Song “Ashita ga Aru Riyuu,” and Sakaguchi-san was chosen as the center of the Under song.
O: I’m really happy. They’re people who deserve to be showered with more attention. Ren-tan (Iwamoto) is someone who’s able to skillfully “put on a show.” Tama-tan is someone who’s a hard worker and pursues being an idol. I’ll enjoy seeing the two of them steadily move forward.

-- Although it’s been over 4 years since the 3rd gen have entered Nogizaka46, it’s incredible that all 12 members remain.
O: Each of us must have come up against a wall at some point too, but maybe when we saw our senpai’s dedication, we thought, “I can’t graduate.” I think it was also big that all the staff and senpai never abandoned the 3rd gen members when they felt troubled.

-- In 2021, is there anything that Ozono-san personally wants to do?
O: It’d be nice if I could search out something I want to do in the future.

 

lol at she describe Mukai and Yuri as unusual people

 

A good read as always. Thank you.
But I can't help but notice, there's already a February 2021 issue out?

 

lol, the original Japanese is mezurashii which emphasizes "rare" more than "strange," and usually used positively. You could still interpret it as Momoko saying weird in a positive way though, hahaha

Yeah, a lot of magazines do that to appear current for longer. I guess it means the next issue will come out in March.

 

Yeah, i'm kind of understand what she meant. Especially with Yuri, she seems like have her own world. It's make her kind of weird but also interesting to watch

 

Asuka’s 1/17 blog post, her first post since 1/31 last year. (cross-posted to the Saito Asuka thread)
Note: I have no idea what the “cup” コップ in the title is, so I don’t know if “particles” 粒 is the correct translation. The fried food on Friday thing is a common pun, since the Japanese transliteration of Friday is Furaidee フライデー and furai フライ means “deep-fried food.”

I can’t touch this cup, over which sweat was shed. Because to destroy the small clinging particles would mean the same as to destroy my summer. As I was in the middle of thinking that, you grasped the cup. What have you done? You touched it roughly with those fingers, with that skin stained with dirt, parched by wind. You did that. How scary, I think plainly. I am a delicate person, and I like people who are similarly delicate. I enjoy the changing of the seasons, I look forward to the flowers that grow each day. I want to wear socks emblazoned with fried food on Fridays, I fret over the candies I can receive when riding airplanes, my request of “Blanket, please” goes unheard

Hello~, it’s Asuka.

It’s been some time since the new year began, hasn’t it.
These somewhat lonesome days when you can see a chilly sky in the distance… or so I thought, but the days I’m spending are not like that.

Everyone, how have you been spending your days?
[image]
This is coming late, but I am greatly indebted for your support last year.

As you’d expect, the end of the year was tumultuous. The Japan Record Awards and CDTV, on top of Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
Thinking back, it’s amazing, isn’t it?

Even looking back over the whole year, , I really was invited onto many different programs.
I’m indebted to the magazines, newspapers, and various media.

To everyone who helped create those things,
to everyone who watched those things,
I’m always grateful.

I suppose I’ll also meet various people, and live by making connections with many people in 2021 as well.
I wonder what’ll become of me~, is what I’m by turns trying to imagine or not imagine.

I would greatly appreciate your support again this year as well.

Unavoidably, we recently have not been provided much opportunity to come into contact with everyone, and as you would expect, both myself and the members very much miss those cheers we could hear at Lives.
Those feelings became so strong that I became able to do an impression of everyone during Lives.
I will show it to you all someday.

I would be glad to hear everyone’s voices again as soon as possible, but… I’m not only wishing that, but also doing what I should do now.
Everyone, please take thorough care of managing your health and so on.
[image]
The Crash Landing On You exhibition is now open.
The voices for the exhibit’s audio guide are Shōfukutei Tsurube-san and myself, Saitō Asuka!
Please do come for a visit. (Please take proper measures against infection, okay?)
[image]
Well then, see you later!

 

I translated a 4/22/21 Shin R25 website interview with Rena, about shifting paradigms and why she’s going to fail. (cross-posted to the Yamazaki Rena thread)

Spoiler: Translation

Photo caption:
[Yamazaki Rena] Born in 1997 in Tokyo. In 2013, she began her activities as a Nogizaka46 2nd generation member after her mother entered her into the auditions without her knowledge. In 2020, she graduated from Keio University. She is active in a wide range of activities, such as achieving the World Heritage Study Test Grade 2, being the first Nogizaka46 member to become a daily radio show personality, appearing on quiz shows, and publishing the history book, Rekishi no Jikan (Gentosha).


Interviewer: Today, I’d like to ask you about “How to discover your weapons”…
Yamazaki: Ah, can I grab my smartphone for a bit?
I: Eh?
Z: I’m constantly taking memos on all kinds of things on my smartphone. It’d be nice if I could remember everything, but… If I have trouble with an answer, I’ll look at my memos while I talk, okay?
I: From radio personality to history books, Yamazaki-san has an image of using “her own weapons,” but… is there some reason for this?
Z: It’s because as an idol, I’m overwhelmingly an “inferior student.”
I: Inferior. Eh, no, that’s…
Z: That’s what was going through my head, but at one point, I became curious to know, “In the parts of society that I haven’t come into contact with, what sorts of people, what ways of thinking, what ways of life are they living?” So then, I listened to radio programs by non-idol entertainers, or I read lots of interviews with people from regular companies in business magazines.
I: To learn about the world outside idols.
Z: That’s when I realized. That, including for idols, “being considered successful in the world you’re in is, by itself, not everything.” With that, I changed “the god I believe in.” It’s fine if I don’t think, “I need to become acknowledged in this world, or else,” nor do I need to worry about it. I swept it all away in that instant.
I: You changed the god you believe in…!!
Z: The things that other people aim for – it’s fine if I don’t think I need to fulfill them too. I have my own important things. Of course, I think it’s also fine if the things I’m believing in change along the way. I don’t think the values of my current self are everything. What’s important is, to not be dependent on “my current self’s way of thinking.”
I: For that purpose, you looked to the outside world.
Z: It was from there that I became able to have a radio program or publish a book, and do things other idols would not. That’s why right now, as an idol, I feel inferior, but as a person, I’ve become able to acknowledge myself.

I: By the way, I think that sometimes when people take on some challenge, they think, “There are other people who will be more capable than me on this path, no matter what,” and they end up giving up, but what does Yamazaki-san think about that?
Z: For example, in radio, there are also plenty of people who are overwhelmingly more amazing than me… such as Ijūin Hikaru…
I: (She suddenly mentions a major figure in the radio world…)
Z: I wasn’t thinking that I could win there in the first place, so… Eh, is it necessary to win? Instead, I think that the weapon of those who follow from behind is to be able to cherry-pick the best parts from the essences of amazing people. We’re nothing but lucky. To have amazing senpai is something to be grateful for. “I’m so grateful,” is how I feel.
I: I see. The book you’ve now published, Rekishi no Jikan, is about “history.” For an idol, that’s a peculiar theme, but…
Z: There, too, I abstracted the content of my history classes, decided upon my own theme, and inserted modern narratives, but… What I’m doing is mostly stuff I learned from Maeda Yuji-san’s book, The Magic of Memos. The things I can experience in my own life are limited, so I think it’s more efficient to take the best parts from other people’s lives, and with “gratitude,” reappropriate them for my own use. Taking rules from others, and applying the parts that I enjoy. From there, I realized that I’m able to do “work that suits me” fully.
I: I see…!
Z: There are lots of amazing people in the world, but… I believe the people who are losing and striving are stronger than the people who keep on winning with talent.

Z: Also, I have a “failure is fine” mentality, anyhow. You can fail or lose, but just devote yourself to taking as many shots as you can. If you try something out and don’t achieve results, that means something went wrong with one of the “gears” in the machine. Then all you do is fix the faulty gear next time.
I: Are there challenges you’ve failed at?
Z: I’m slipping up all the time (laughs). Drawing pictures, posting my own study notes to the paid mobile mail service… totally failing. But on the other hand, I’m able to be a radio personality, my appeal of “liking Japanese history” bore fruit and I’m able to publish a book now. If you take enough shots, you’ll hit a target.
I: But don’t you hate having your failures noticed by people around you?
Z: I don’t set expectations for myself. It’s like, “Well, I guess this is who I am.” I’m not thinking that I’ll be able to do things skillfully. If I can get 70, 80%, I’ll think that seems great. But, if I don’t set expectations for myself, then I shouldn’t have to worry about things like failure, right?
I: That’s an incredibly dry attitude...
Z: But, it’s because I don’t set expectations for myself that I’m also able to become obsessed with preparing. Recently, LiSA-san came on my radio program, and, wondering what kinds of questions she’d been asked before, I read all of the past interview articles I could find. After it was over, I relistened to the radio program, looking for points of improvement. “Why couldn’t I respond like this?” “Why didn’t I pick up on this here?” I make a “next time, do it this way” list in my head.
I: Totally professional thinking…
Z: Because I’m aware that my current self is not going to produce some grand result, I can continuously repeat PDCA without feeling uncertain. In life, I’m surely going to experience many more “losses” from here on out. I intend to maximize the skills gained from those occasions, so I’ll continue to move forward, saying “failure is fine”!

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Extra Rena quote below the interview:
“People who don’t know what their weapons are, are overdoing the things they’re bad at, and the things they like or their weapons have simply been driven into the back. If you provide yourself space, they’ll probably emerge. Please don’t be too hard on yourself.”

 

This interview from the Nogizaka Fractal game gave members 4.6 seconds to answer each question. (cross-posted to the Nogizaka Fractal thread)
*I shortened a lot of answers. For example, “I don’t know… I like Manatsu-san?” would be simplified to “Manatsu-san.”
*Some answers are weird because members didn’t have enough time (or didn’t want) to answer.
*The interview was shot some time in winter of 2020-2021.

1. Hobby?

Spoiler

Akimoto Manatsu: Cooking
Ikuta Erika: I’ve always been singing anyhow, and also, playing piano. Music!
Saitou Asuka: Musical instruments
Takayama Kazumi: Takarazuka
Higuchi Hina: Taking walks
Hoshino Minami: Sleeping
Matsumura Sayuri: Watching anime
Wada Maaya: Home gardening. They all rotted though.
Itou Junna: Observing people
Kitano Hinako: Watching anime
Shinuchi Mai: Overseas travel
Suzuki Ayane: Reading and listening to music
Terada Ranze: Drawing pictures
Yamazaki Rena: Radio and quizzes and history. They’ve all become jobs. Thank you!
Watanabe Miria: Tennis
Itou Riria: Manga and games and watching anime
Iwamoto Renka: Taking photos
Umezawa Minami: Watching makeup videos
Ozono Momoko: Collecting wooden objects
Kubo Shiori: Writing letters. I’ve really liked writing to people, since long ago.
Sakaguchi Tamami: Dancing
Satou Kaede: Watching long-distance relay races and caring for doggies
Sakaguchi Tamami: Dancing
Nakamura Reno: Playing. Anime.
Mukai Hazuki: Looking at route maps
Yamashita Mizuki: Recently I’ve been cooking a lot
Yoshida Ayano Christie: FPS games
Yoda Yuki: Chilling out
Endou Sakura: I like being at home
Kaki Haruka: Drawing illustrations and making things
Kakehashi Sayaka: Playing guitar
Kanagawa Saya: [answer missing from video]
Kitagawa Yuri: Looking at the sky, writing novels
Kuromi Haruka: Polishing my sword
Satou Rika: Reading magazines, researching makeup
Shibata Yuna: Exercise
Seimiya Rei: None. Ah! Watching movies, and dramas too.
Tamura Mayu: Eating
Tsutsui Ayame: Recently I’m into reading
Hayakawa Seira: Taking walks
Hayashi Runa: Watching movies and listening to music
Matsuo Miyu: Tumblin… er, trampoline? And tumbling, and moving my body.
Yakubo Mio: I like idols
Yumiki Nao: Sleeping. That’s not a hobby though.

2. Special skill?

Spoiler

Akimoto Manatsu: Getting in the bath quickly
Ikuta Erika: Recently… ah, I dunno, sorry
Saitou Asuka: Musical instruments
Takayama Kazumi: Kendo and tying butterfly knots
Higuchi Hina: Getting up early
Hoshino Minami: None
Matsumura Sayuri: I really can’t do anything, my skill is, eh…?
Wada Maaya: Teaching tricks to dogs
Itou Junna: Becoming friendly with people
Kitano Hinako: Staying awake even in the middle of the night
Shinuchi Mai: None
Suzuki Ayane: I can play the flute
Terada Ranze: I don’t particularly have one, but ever since the auditions, selling things
Yamazaki Rena: I don’t have any. My thumb can bend a lot.
Watanabe Miria: Dance
Itou Riria: Baton twirling
Iwamoto Renka: Dance and guitar
Umezawa Minami: Volleyball. Maybe I’ve become unable though…
Ozono Momoko: I’m trying hard to make guitar my skill right now
Kubo Shiori: I’m still searching
Sakaguchi Tamami: Reading the Heart Sutra while doing a standing side split [Y-pose]
Satou Kaede: Badminton and calligraphy and… cooking?
Nakamura Reno: Moving my body
Mukai Hazuki: Playing guitar
Yamashita Mizuki: Tea ceremony and flower arrangement
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Walking my way through crowds
Yoda Yuki: Stuff you do out in nature, like swimming or climbing trees
Endou Sakura: Clarinet was my skill
Kaki Haruka: Also drawing
Kakehashi Sayaka: Playing guitar, or recently composing lyrics and music
Kanagawa Saya: Mid-range shot in basketball
Kitagawa Yuri: Finding people’s good points
Kuromi Haruka: I want the Chinese I’m studying to be my skill, I’ll do my best
Satou Rika: Flexible shoulders and I used to play trumpet
Shibata Yuna: Rhythmic sports gymnastics
Seimiya Rei: English? And moving my body.
Tamura Mayu: Swinging a bat
Tsutsui Ayame: Calligraphy
Hayakawa Seira: My body is flexible, so I can do a standing split [I-pose]
Hayashi Runa: Cleanly showing the whites of my eyes
Matsuo Miyu: Tumbling, like backflips
Yakubo Mio: Kendama
Yumiki Nao: Basketball and cooking

3. Strength and weakness?

Spoiler

Akimoto Manatsu: Strength: forgetting unpleasant things quickly. Weakness: bad at waking up early.
Ikuta Erika: Strength: asking lots of questions. Weakness: asking lots of questions.
Saitou Asuka: Taking it easy.
Takayama Kazumi: Strength: not worrying much. Weakness: other than that, everything.
Higuchi Hina: Strength: patience. Weakness: impatience [我慢強い vs せっかち]
Hoshino Minami: Strength: if I sleep I can forget bad things.
Matsumura Sayuri: I have a lot of problem areas, huh. Good areas?
Wada Maaya: Eh…?
Itou Junna: Strength: cheerfulness. Weakness: I find things bothersome.
Kitano Hinako: Strength: liking fun things. Weakness: ah…
Shinuchi Mai: Strength: ability to take action. Weakness: loose with time.
Suzuki Ayane: Strength: nothing comes to mind. Weakness: ah, I dunno.
Terada Ranze: Being honest to myself, and being too honest
Yamazaki Rena: Giving up on sleep. It’s good and bad.
Watanabe Miria: Strength: being considerate of others. Weakness: I don’t know.
Itou Riria: What’s my strength? Weakness: I find things bothersome.
Iwamoto Renka: Strength: cheerful. Weakness: ah…
Umezawa Minami: Strength: doing things until the end. Weakness: worrying too much.
Ozono Momoko: Strength: ah, wait...!
Kubo Shiori: Strength: I pursue after my goals. Weaknesses: many.
Sakaguchi Tamami: Strength: full of curiosity. Weakness: ahh…
Satou Kaede: Strength: long neck. Weakness: what is it?
Nakamura Reno: Weakness: indecisive. Strength: outdoors.
Mukai Hazuki: Strength: always up for things. Weakness: impatience.
Yamashita Mizuki: Weakness: negative. Strengths: many.
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Strength: positive. Weakness: fickle.
Yoda Yuki: Weakness: forgetful. Strength: responding quickly.
Endou Sakura: Strength: I’m serious? Weakness: I dunno.
Kaki Haruka: Strength: um, long hair. Weakness: also long hair.
Kakehashi Sayaka: Strength: not lying. Weakness: selfishness.
Kanagawa Saya: Strength: I hate losing. Weakness: none.
Kitagawa Yuri: Strength: the same as my special skill… Weakness: I’m slow.
Kuromi Haruka: Strength: smiling all the time. Weakness: taking up time.
Satou Rika: Weakness: thinking negatively. Strength: still thinking about it…
Shibata Yuna: Strength: forward-looking. Weakness: responding slowly.
Seimiya Rei: Strength: cheerful
Tamura Mayu: Strength: always smiling. Weakness: indecisiveness.
Tsutsui Ayame: Strength: being positive. Weakness is…
Hayakawa Seira: Strength: ah, wait…
Hayashi Runa: Strength: talking to everyone with the same attitude. Ah, weakness…
Matsuo Miyu: Strength: positive. Weakness: too perfectionist.
Yakubo Mio: Strength: richly receptive.
Yumiki Nao: Strength: I have many siblings so I know how people at the bottom feel. Weakness: my Japanese is weird.

4. Member you get along with?

Spoiler

Akimoto Manatsu: Lots… Ikuta Erika. Lots of members.
Ikuta Erika: Ah, but Manatsu may be the only member whose house I go to
Saitou Asuka: Everyone, but I often talk to Momoko?
Takayama Kazumi: I talked again today with Maaya and Hinachima in the car
Higuchi Hina: Wada Maaya-chan, Takayama Kazumi-chan, Itou Junna, Hoshino Minami
Hoshino Minami: I get along with everyone, but as you’d expect, with 1ki members I’m especially friendly
Matsumura Sayuri: Truly, truly, in my heart I want to get along with all the kouhai
Wada Maaya: I’m especially friendly with Takayama Kazumi-chan and Higuchi Hina-chan
Itou Junna: Hinachima and Maaya and Miria and Ayane and Hinako
Kitano Hinako: I get along with everyone, but recently I’ve been with Ayane-chan more
Shinuchi Mai: Matsumura Sayuri and Akimoto Manatsu
Suzuki Ayane: I get along with 2ki
Terada Ranze: Everyone, but uh…
Yamazaki Rena: All the 2ki. I don’t stick that closely to one girl.
Watanabe Miria: Itou Junna and Kitano Hinako. 2ki.
Itou Riria: Yamashita Mizuki-chan, Nakamura Reno-chan
Iwamoto Renka: Umezawa Minami, Ozono Momoko, Satou Kaede, Sakaguchi Tamami
Umezawa Minami: Lots, but Satou Kaede
Ozono Momoko: Umezawa Minami, Satou Kaede, Iwamoto Renka, Sakaguchi Tamami
Kubo Shiori: Yoshida Ayano Christie-chan, since she’s same-gen
Sakaguchi Tamami: Iwamoto Renka-chan
Satou Kaede: Ume, Renka, Tamami, Momoko. Everyone gets along.
Nakamura Reno: Itou Riria
Mukai Hazuki: Mizuki, Aya, Den-chan, Yoda
Yamashita Mizuki: If it’s 3rd gen, Itou Riria-chan and Mukai Hazuki-chan
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Kubo Shiori
Yoda Yuki: Three yakiniku sisters: Den-chan, Hazuki
Endou Sakura: Seimiya Rei-chan
Kaki Haruka: Everyone, but especially 4ki Shibata Yuna-chan
Kakehashi Sayaka: Hayashi Runa and Kanagawa Saya, and many others
Kanagawa Saya: All the Nogizaka 4ki
Kitagawa Yuri: I often talk with 4ki Tsutsui Ayame-chan
Kuromi Haruka: I get along with all the 4ki, I also get along with many senpai
Satou Rika: Hayashi Runa
Shibata Yuna: Get along? I get along with everyone, but, Rei-chan, Rei-chan
Seimiya Rei: Tsutsui Ayame and Shibata Yuna-chan
Tamura Mayu: I get along very well with Hayakawa Seira
Tsutsui Ayame: All 4ki
Hayakawa Seira: All the 4ki. I want to have a meal with everyone.
Hayashi Runa: 4ki Kakehashi Sayaka
Matsuo Miyu: If it’s 4ki, I’m often with Seimiya Rei-chan
Yakubo Mio: All the 4ki get along
Yumiki Nao: Hayashi Runa and Matsuo Miyu

5. What you love about the group?

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Akimoto Manatsu: Backstage, we keep talking and the laughs are non-stop
Ikuta Erika: Everyone’s very considerate of each other, but they’re unreserved
Saitou Asuka: Everyone’s kind and cute
Takayama Kazumi: Everyone’s anyhow friendly, the outfits are also cute, I like everything
Higuchi Hina: Everyone’s kind and gets along
Hoshino Minami: Everyone’s kind… Kind!
Matsumura Sayuri: There are a lot of good girls within the group
Wada Maaya: Everyone gets along, and we also go out for meals normally
Itou Junna: Everyone gets along
Kitano Hinako: I like it all, but I like how everyone likes everyone
Shinuchi Mai: Everyone’s cute and kind. It’s such a wonderful group, I’m glad I joined it.
Suzuki Ayane: Everyone loves one another
Terada Ranze: Lots of kind people gathered together
Yamazaki Rena: Refinement. They use their words properly.
Watanabe Miria: Everyone gets along
Itou Riria: Everyone’s very warm
Iwamoto Renka: Regardless of senpai-kouhai, everyone gets along
Umezawa Minami: Everyone’s cute, everyone’s kind, and filled with lots of love
Ozono Momoko: Everyone’s kind
Kubo Shiori: I can only say everything, but everyone’s warm
Sakaguchi Tamami: Everyone’s friendly, neat and trim
Satou Kaede: Everyone’s warm and gets along
Nakamura Reno: Everyone’s kind and warm, I love them
Mukai Hazuki: Everyone creates a warm atmosphere
Yamashita Mizuki: Everyone’s friendly, cute
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Wherever you look, there are lots of cute girls
Yoda Yuki: Everyone’s kind and cute
Endou Sakura: Everyone’s kind
Kaki Haruka: Many things, but most of all I like how everyone gets along
Kakehashi Sayaka: Many things. Senpai are kind.
Kanagawa Saya: Each person truly is kind, everyone is considerate, I think it’s wonderful
Kitagawa Yuri: It’s such a good group that I steadily like it more every single day
Kuromi Haruka: Senpai, staff, and my same-gen are all kind
Satou Rika: Everyone’s cute and kind
Shibata Yuna: Everyone’s kind
Seimiya Rei: Everyone’s a good person
Tamura Mayu: Everyone’s very kind and considerate
Tsutsui Ayame: Everyone’s kind and have strong individuality
Hayakawa Seira: Everyone respects one another
Hayashi Runa: Everyone’s very warm and kind
Matsuo Miyu: The senpai, even across different gens, are friendly with everyone
Yakubo Mio: I love that all the members love the group
Yumiki Nao: Warmth, everyone’s warmth

6. Recent dream you had?

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Akimoto Manatsu: Lots of hyenas entered my home and I’m surrounded
Ikuta Erika: I try to give a greeting, but I totally fall forward and can’t do it
Saitou Asuka: Going on a trip with my mother
Takayama Kazumi: I keep a dream diary, but what was it… an old man, an old man I didn’t know…
Higuchi Hina: I became a doctor at a hospital, a pediatrics doctor
Hoshino Minami: I haven’t dreamed recently, I’m sound asleep
Matsumura Sayuri: Someone got angry at me this morning
Wada Maaya: Eh, I don’t remember at all
Itou Junna: I don’t dream much
Kitano Hinako: I went with two friends to a Live
Shinuchi Mai: I moved out, but my new property hadn’t been decided yet
Suzuki Ayane: I don’t dream much, I don’t remember
Terada Ranze: Today I dreamed of fighting with siblings
Yamazaki Rena: I’ve dreamed this many times since I was little, but I’m chased by a group of men completely black from head to toe
Watanabe Miria: There are 100 hairy caterpillars
Itou Riria: Karaoke competition death game
Iwamoto Renka: Falling on a roller coaster
Umezawa Minami: Zombies. I often dream of being attacked by zombies
Ozono Momoko: I ask various people if they caught a cold
Kubo Shiori: I went to school in my hometown
Sakaguchi Tamami: Being chased by police
Satou Kaede: I had one today, I forgot
Nakamura Reno: I was climbing a mountain, it was tough but I did my best
Mukai Hazuki: [answer missing from video]
Yamashita Mizuki: Performing a Live
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Playing with members
Yoda Yuki: I became covered in fur
Endou Sakura: I think it was a dream where members appeared
Kaki Haruka: The Nogizaka members all went to eat hot pot
Kakehashi Sayaka: Doing the backstroke in a pool flowing with muddy water
Kanagawa Saya: Don’t remember, none
Kitagawa Yuri: Eh…? Sorry…
Kuromi Haruka: Eating cake
Satou Rika: I don’t dream
Shibata Yuna: I don’t remember, but I often dream of falling from a high place
Seimiya Rei: A heart-pounding dream
Tamura Mayu: I’m not having dreams
Tsutsui Ayame: I went to sleep over at a friend’s house
Hayakawa Seira: Attending a photoshoot since morning
Hayashi Runa: I haven’t dreamed recently
Matsuo Miyu: Today I dreamed I rode a carpet and flew into the sky
Yakubo Mio: Before I came to work, I dreamed I came to work
Yumiki Nao: I sleep very deeply recently, so I don’t dream

7. Member you respect?

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Akimoto Manatsu: Lots, what should I do…? Iku-chan? Oh no, I keep saying Iku-chan.
Ikuta Erika: Kazumin, Kazumin. She’s so kind, very kind.
Saitou Asuka: Everyone, it’s not one person
Takayama Kazumi: Ikuta Erika-chan
Higuchi Hina: Everyone, but Takayama Kazumi-chan is very funny, after all
Hoshino Minami: As you’d expect, I think Captain Manatsu is incredible
Matsumura Sayuri: I respect everyone, but if you ask me to choose one person, it’s hard
Wada Maaya: Higuchi Hina-chan
Itou Junna: Higuchi Hina-chan
Kitano Hinako: I respect everyone, but I like my oshimen Minami-chan
Shinuchi Mai: Everyone
Suzuki Ayane: Akimoto Manatsu-san
Terada Ranze: Everyone. Wai~ I like them.
Yamazaki Rena: Everyone. It’s full of charming girls who possess many things I don’t have.
Watanabe Miria: Junna
Itou Riria: I entered liking Asuka-san, so Asuka-san
Iwamoto Renka: Since before I joined, Asuka-san
Umezawa Minami: Lots, but Akimoto Manatsu-san
Ozono Momoko: Minami-chan
Kubo Shiori: Iku-san. Ikuta Erika-san always, everything, all of her, I respect
Sakaguchi Tamami: Always been Higuchi Hina-san
Satou Kaede: Ikuta Erika-san, but I respect all the senpai
Nakamura Reno: Everyone, umm, Riria
Mukai Hazuki: Mizuki
Yamashita Mizuki: Lots. I love everyone.
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Without a lie, everyone
Yoda Yuki: Everyone
Endou Sakura: Ikuta Erika-san
Kaki Haruka: Everyone, but Yamashita Mizuki-san after all
Kakehashi Sayaka: Minami-chan, Minami-chan. Hoshino Minami-chan
Kanagawa Saya: Everyone in Nogizaka46, everyone’s wonderful
Kitagawa Yuri: All the senpai, but…
Kuromi Haruka: Akimoto Manatsu-san and Saitou Asuka-san
Satou Rika: Kubo Shiori-san
Shibata Yuna: There are many… Hinako-san
Seimiya Rei: Endou Sakura if it’s same-gen, she’s incredible, I respect her
Tamura Mayu: I’ve recently been working a lot with Matsumura Sayuri, so, I respect her
Tsutsui Ayame: Everyone, really
Hayakawa Seira: Ikuta Erika-san
Hayashi Runa: 3ki Itou Riria-san
Matsuo Miyu: Ikuta Erika-san. She always puts in 120%.
Yakubo Mio: Everyone, of course
Yumiki Nao: Takayama Kazumi-san, inside and outside, I love all of her

8. Favorite N46 Song?

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Akimoto Manatsu: Hito Natsu no Nagasa yori, which I centered with Matsumura Sayuri
Ikuta Erika: Danke Schoen. It gets my spirits up.
Saitou Asuka: Ima Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru
Takayama Kazumi: Kikkake, but I also like Kimi Boku
Higuchi Hina: I love Yasashisa to wa
Hoshino Minami: I like them all, but, it’s Kimi no Na wa Kibou after all
Matsumura Sayuri: Hakumai-sama
Wada Maaya: Yasashisa to wa
Itou Junna: Naimononedari
Kitano Hinako: Kimi ni Okuru Hana ga Nai
Shinuchi Mai: Difficult. But without changing, Hane no Kioku
Suzuki Ayane: They’re all good songs, um, Kikkake
Terada Ranze: Synchronicity
Yamazaki Rena: It’s hard to decide a favorite, but I like Ushinaitakunaikara
Watanabe Miria: Fuusen wa Ikiteiru
Itou Riria: Sanbanme no Kaze
Iwamoto Renka: Inochi wa Utsukushii
Umezawa Minami: Tachinaorichuu, including the MV
Ozono Momoko: Arigachi na Renai, recently
Kubo Shiori: Right now it’s Sayonara Stay With Me. It changes depending on when, but I have various memories of that.
Sakaguchi Tamami: Sing Out
Satou Kaede: Hane no Kioku
Nakamura Reno: Ima Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru
Mukai Hazuki: Psychokinesis no Kanousei
Yamashita Mizuki: Sekai Ichiban Kodoku na Lover
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Kikkake
Yoda Yuki: Recently I’ve been listening to Tsuribori
Endou Sakura: Lots, but Kanashimi no Wasurekata
Kaki Haruka: Sayonara no Imi
Kakehashi Sayaka: Sukima, Another Ghost, Nigemizu
Kanagawa Saya: I see… Lots of people must have seen it
Kitagawa Yuri: Naimononedari has saved me many times, so I love it
Kuromi Haruka: Seifuku no Mannequin, because it was why I started liking Nogizaka46
Satou Rika: I can’t decide
Shibata Yuna: Synchronicity
Seimiya Rei: Tender Days
Tamura Mayu: Kimi no Na wa Kibou
Tsutsui Ayame: Kikkake
Hayakawa Seira: I see...
Hayashi Runa: Anastasia
Matsuo Miyu: Kimi wa Boku to Awanai Hou ga Yokatta no kana
Yakubo Mio: Umareta Mama de
Yumiki Nao: Boku Dake no Hikari. The lyrics really pierced me, so I like it.

9. Charm point? (say it in a cute voice)

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Akimoto Manatsu: My face?
Ikuta Erika: Neck
Saitou Asuka: None
Takayama Kazumi: None, I’m sad
Higuchi Hina: Hair. I dunno.
Hoshino Minami: Voice
Matsumura Sayuri: Eating a lot
Wada Maaya: I have fun with everything
Itou Junna: Lips
Kitano Hinako: Eyebrows, my whorled eyebrows
Shinuchi Mai: Straight legs
Suzuki Ayane: Nose
Terada Ranze: Eyes. Are they cute, I wonder?
Yamazaki Rena: Voice
Watanabe Miria: Eyes
Itou Riria: Smile
Iwamoto Renka: Mole under my eye
Umezawa Minami: Cute voice, mole
Ozono Momoko: Husky voice
Kubo Shiori: In the past, I said my palms, but I can’t say it in a cute voice, ah, none
Sakaguchi Tamami: Neck length
Satou Kaede: Neck
Nakamura Reno: Eyes?
Mukai Hazuki: The pupil of my left eye
Yamashita Mizuki: Dimples
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Eyes
Yoda Yuki: Eyelashes
Endou Sakura: Cheeks
Kaki Haruka: Hands
Kakehashi Sayaka: Smile
Kanagawa Saya: Eyes
Kitagawa Yuri: None
Kuromi Haruka: My dimple here
Satou Rika: A dark spot on my eye
Shibata Yuna: Eye bags
Seimiya Rei: Smile
Tamura Mayu: Smile
Tsutsui Ayame: Eyebrows
Hayakawa Seira: I can spread my toes nicely, so toes, but I haven’t shown them before
Hayashi Runa: The middle finger on my left hand is beautiful
Matsuo Miyu: Smile
Yakubo Mio: Round face
Yumiki Nao: Front teeth

10. Phrase you often say recently?

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Akimoto Manatsu: Not a recent thing, but I’ve probably always said “no way” [uso]
Ikuta Erika: “Something like” [nanka nanka]
Saitou Asuka: “I dunno”
Takayama Kazumi: “Fumu fumu”
Higuchi Hina: “Certainly”
Hoshino Minami: It’s always been my phrase, but, “Eh~ What is it?” [ee~ nandarou]
Matsumura Sayuri: Maichun often tells me I say “honestly” a lot
Wada Maaya: Eh…?
Itou Junna: “Thank you very much”
Kitano Hinako: My dad tells me it’s “something like” [nanka]
Shinuchi Mai: “Crying” [pien]
Suzuki Ayane: “I wonder about that?” [sore wa dou nan darou?]
Terada Ranze: “Somehow, yeah” [nantoka sa~]
Yamazaki Rena: None. I don’t know.
Watanabe Miria: “Ne~?”
Itou Riria: “Certainly.” “I see.”
Iwamoto Renka: “It’s cold”
Umezawa Minami: I always say “something like” [nanka], I want to fix the habit
Ozono Momoko: I dunno, sorry
Kubo Shiori: I’m quick to say “no way~” [uso~]
Sakaguchi Tamami: “Luv ya” [daisuko]
Satou Kaede: “What is it?” [nandarou?]
Nakamura Reno: “Onigiri”
Mukai Hazuki: “Hazuki is…”
Yamashita Mizuki: “Whoa” [yaba]
Yoshida Ayano Christie: “Circle” [maru]
Yoda Yuki: “I’m sleepy.” “I’m hungry.”
Endou Sakura: “What is it~” [nandarou na~]
Kaki Haruka: “What is it?” [nandarou?]
Kakehashi Sayaka: Recent phrase…?
Kanagawa Saya: “Scary” or “Is that okay?”
Kitagawa Yuri: “Mmm”
Kuromi Haruka: “Sorry”
Satou Rika: “Is that okay?”
Shibata Yuna: “I” [watashi]
Seimiya Rei: I constantly say, “Where’s my cellphone again?”
Tamura Mayu: “Certainly”
Tsutsui Ayame: “Hanya~”
Hayakawa Seira: “That’s right”
Hayashi Runa: I ask, “Is it me?”
Matsuo Miyu: “Sorta” [nanka] and “Um” [etto], and, not why or how, but “What?” [nandarou]
Yakubo Mio: I have a lot of phrases. I say, “Ah, that’s right” [sounandayo na~]
Yumiki Nao: I recently learned the phrase, “Arya~”

11. Same-gen member you consult about problems?

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Akimoto Manatsu: Matsumura Sayuri. I think I also consulted with her when I became captain.
Ikuta Erika: I don’t
Saitou Asuka: I don’t consult with anyone
Takayama Kazumi: Manatsu, maybe
Higuchi Hina: Takayama Kazumi-chan, Wada Maaya, Hoshino Minami
Hoshino Minami: I don’t consult with members much
Matsumura Sayuri: Mm…
Wada Maaya: I often consult Higuchi Hina-chan about troubles
Itou Junna: Miria-chan
Kitano Hinako: She’s younger but reliable, Itou Junna
Shinuchi Mai: Same-gen? There aren’t any same-gen members I consult.
Suzuki Ayane: Kitano Hinako-chan
Terada Ranze: Everyone
Yamazaki Rena: I don’t consult them about my problems. I don’t consult anyone at all about work stuff
Watanabe Miria: Junna
Itou Riria: Yamashita Mizuki
Iwamoto Renka: Momoko
Umezawa Minami: Ozono Momoko
Ozono Momoko: Satou Kaede and Umezawa Minami
Kubo Shiori: Umezawa Minami-chan, because she’s steady and like an older sister
Sakaguchi Tamami: Umezawa Minami-chan
Satou Kaede: Umezawa Minami
Nakamura Reno: Kubo
Mukai Hazuki: I don’t consult about my troubles much
Yamashita Mizuki: Itou Riria-chan or Kubo Shiori-chan
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Kubo Shiori
Yoda Yuki: Everyone?
Endou Sakura: Who? Eh?
Kaki Haruka: If it’s same-gen, Hayakawa Seira-chan, is most often
Kakehashi Sayaka: I don’t, but if I have to say, Kanagawa Saya
Kanagawa Saya: Kakehashi Sayaka-chan
Kitagawa Yuri: Tsutsui Ayame-chan taught me her outlook on life, so I often consult with her
Kuromi Haruka: All the 4ki
Satou Rika: Not much with same-gen…
Shibata Yuna: Kakki
Seimiya Rei: I often talk to Hayakawa Seira
Tamura Mayu: Hayakawa Seira might also be the most often
Tsutsui Ayame: Seimiya Rei, often
Hayakawa Seira: If it’s same-gen, Kakki
Hayashi Runa: Yumiki Nao and Matsuo Miyu
Matsuo Miyu: Yumiki Nao-chan, a lot
Yakubo Mio: Often with Shibata Yuna-chan
Yumiki Nao: I basically consult Hayashi Runa and Matsuo Miyu

12. Unique or special thing in your bag?

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Akimoto Manatsu: There are always omamori, eye drops, and lipstick
Ikuta Erika: Honey candy. That’s normal though.
Saitou Asuka: Dried sweet potato?
Takayama Kazumi: A massage ball you step on
Higuchi Hina: Shoehorn
Hoshino Minami: Special? It’s normal. But to lift my mood, I put in perfume.
Matsumura Sayuri: Mmm… mm?
Wada Maaya: None
Itou Junna: None. Gummies.
Kitano Hinako: There are always sweets inside
Shinuchi Mai: Two omamori
Suzuki Ayane: Nothing in particular
Terada Ranze: I only put lipstick in my bag
Yamazaki Rena: My must-haves are ramune and manuka honey
Watanabe Miria: Turtle
Itou Riria: None
Iwamoto Renka: Cotton swabs
Umezawa Minami: A small message card I received from my family on my birthday, it’s always in there
Ozono Momoko: What is there… sorry
Kubo Shiori: Lots of pouches inside, various pouches, pouch pouch pouch
Sakaguchi Tamami: Dried pickled plum
Satou Kaede: There’s always a hair brush inside
Nakamura Reno: Purifying salt
Mukai Hazuki: Tablet
Yamashita Mizuki: Phone, wallet, gum, it’s normal
Yoshida Ayano Christie: No special things
Yoda Yuki: It’s filled with food
Endou Sakura: Hand cream
Kaki Haruka: There’s nothing there, sorry
Kakehashi Sayaka: I can’t tell you that
Kanagawa Saya: Wallet
Kitagawa Yuri: I always have earphones so I can listen to music at any time
Kuromi Haruka: Nunchaku
Satou Rika: It’s not particularly unique
Shibata Yuna: Omamori my mama gave me
Seimiya Rei: Oranges?
Tamura Mayu: I always carry a charger
Tsutsui Ayame: None, it’s plain
Hayakawa Seira: It’s not special, but recently there’s a plastic shopping bag
Hayashi Runa: Wet tissues and 3 handkerchiefs
Matsuo Miyu: Nothing particular. Gummies…
Yakubo Mio: I always bring 2 stuffed toys everywhere
Yumiki Nao: Dried sweet potato

13. Member you’d marry?

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Akimoto Manatsu: She’ll do anything for me, so Shinuchi Mai
Ikuta Erika: Manatsu. I keep naming Manatsu, I should stop.
Saitou Asuka: Umezawa Minami
Takayama Kazumi: Hayakawa Seira-chan
Higuchi Hina: Akimoto Manatsu-chan, who’s good at cooking
Hoshino Minami: Matsumura Sayuri, because she’s cute
Matsumura Sayuri: Maichun… Will anyone say Maichun? I’m curious.
Wada Maaya: Higuchi Hina-chan
Itou Junna: Tsutsui Ayame-chan
Kitano Hinako: Higuchi Hina-san
Shinuchi Mai: That’s tricky… Kazumin
Suzuki Ayane: Itou Junna-chan
Terada Ranze: Itou Junna
Yamazaki Rena: Haha, I don’t want to marry a member
Watanabe Miria: Hinako
Itou Riria: Mukai Hazuki-chan
Iwamoto Renka: I dunno
Umezawa Minami: Akimoto Manatsu-san. Since she’s good at cooking.
Ozono Momoko: Itou Junna-san
Kubo Shiori: Akimoto Manatsu-san, her cooking looks delicious
Sakaguchi Tamami: Akimoto Manatsu-san
Satou Kaede: Itou Junna-san
Nakamura Reno: Yoshida Ayano Christie
Mukai Hazuki: Tamami… Tamami!
Yamashita Mizuki: Takayama Kazumi-san would be good
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Hayakawa Seira
Yoda Yuki: Wait, I don’t know. I want to marry everyone.
Endou Sakura: I’ve never thought about it
Kaki Haruka: Manatsu-san would definitely be nice
Kakehashi Sayaka: Ayane-san
Kanagawa Saya: Kakki
Kitagawa Yuri: Kakki. As you’d expect, definitely Kakki.
Kuromi Haruka: Akimoto Manatsu-san
Satou Rika: Even if Hayashi Runa was my boyfriend, I wouldn’t want to marry her
Shibata Yuna: Rei-chan
Seimiya Rei: Ayame
Tamura Mayu: Tsutsui Ayame-chan
Tsutsui Ayame: Everyone
Hayakawa Seira: But… they’re girls…
Hayashi Runa: Satou Rika
Matsuo Miyu: Yakubo-chan
Yakubo Mio: I want to marry everyone. Let’s get married. Love!
Yumiki Nao: Suzuki Ayane-san

14. Member who makes you laugh most?

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Akimoto Manatsu: Wada Maaya. There are always strange things happening around her.
Ikuta Erika: Maaya. Maaya’s so funny.
Saitou Asuka: Takayama Kazumi
Takayama Kazumi: I laughed a lot again today with Chima and Junna-chan and Maaya, those three are so funny
Higuchi Hina: Wada Maaya-chan
Hoshino Minami: Everyone’s cute after all, but recently it’s Wada Maaya-chan
Matsumura Sayuri: Ah, but I feel like Takayama Kazumi-san is so funny
Wada Maaya: Takayama Kazumi-chan. All the same names keep appearing.
Itou Junna: Wada Maaya
Kitano Hinako: Watanabe Miria
Shinuchi Mai: Ikuta Erika
Suzuki Ayane: Watanabe Miria-chan
Terada Ranze: Wada Maaya
Yamazaki Rena: Kitano Hinako-chan, she’s always fooling around. Also Junna.
Watanabe Miria: Renka
Itou Riria: Mukai Hazuki-chan
Iwamoto Renka: Satou Kaede and Mukai Hazuki
Umezawa Minami: Shinuchi Mai-san. She always makes me laugh a lot.
Ozono Momoko: Takayama Kazumi-san, she’s constantly funny
Kubo Shiori: Wada Maaya-san. When we’re together, I’ve never not laughed, she’s fun.
Sakaguchi Tamami: Satou Kaede-chan
Satou Kaede: Renka, I guess? Hazuki, I guess?
Nakamura Reno: Mukai Hazuki
Mukai Hazuki: Den-chan
Yamashita Mizuki: Shinuchi Mai-senpai, Maichun-senpai
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Maaya-san
Yoda Yuki: Hazuki, or Den-chan
Endou Sakura: All the 4ki
Kaki Haruka: If it’s same-gen, Tamura Mayu
Kakehashi Sayaka: Runa, Seira, Mayu-chan, Saya
Kanagawa Saya: Hayashi Runa-chan
Kitagawa Yuri: Also Ayame-chan
Kuromi Haruka: Hayashi Runa-chan
Satou Rika: Hayashi Runa? Also Kuromi Haruka-chan is strange and funny.
Shibata Yuna: Rei-chan
Seimiya Rei: Ayame
Tamura Mayu: Kaki Haruka
Tsutsui Ayame: Seimiya Rei
Hayakawa Seira: Rei-chan
Hayashi Runa: Kuromi Haruka-chan
Matsuo Miyu: Rei-chan
Yakubo Mio: Seimiya Rei-chan
Yumiki Nao: I love Seimiya Rei-chan and Wada Maaya-san

15. Favorite song choreography?

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Akimoto Manatsu: Influencer, which I practiced until 3 at night, crying a lot
Ikuta Erika: Synchronicity
Saitou Asuka: Boku wa Boku wo Suki ni Naru
Takayama Kazumi: Naittate Iijanaika
Higuchi Hina: Atarashii Sekai
Hoshino Minami: Synchronicity
Matsumura Sayuri: Ima Hanashitai Dare ka ga Iru. No, Hakumai-sama – heh heh, that’s a lie.
Wada Maaya: Kidzuitara Kata Omoi
Itou Junna: Synchronicity
Kitano Hinako: It feels good to dance to Nichijou
Shinuchi Mai: Synchronicity
Suzuki Ayane: Synchronicity
Terada Ranze: Kassouro
Yamazaki Rena: Synchronicity. It’s fun to dance to it.
Watanabe Miria: Synchronicity
Itou Riria: Synchronicity
Iwamoto Renka: Boku wa Boku wo Suki ni Naru
Umezawa Minami: Lots, but Synchronicity
Ozono Momoko: Ima Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru’s second climax
Kubo Shiori: Nichijou
Sakaguchi Tamami: Synchronicity
Satou Kaede: What was it again?
Nakamura Reno: Inochi wa Utsukushii
Mukai Hazuki: Omoide First
Yamashita Mizuki: Hoka no Hoshi kara
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Unubore Beach
Yoda Yuki: Ima Hanashitai Dare ka ga Iru
Endou Sakura: Influencer
Kaki Haruka: Kiss no Shuriken
Kakehashi Sayaka: Arigachi na Renai. I was able to perform it in a Live, I really like it.
Kanagawa Saya: Inochi wa Utsukushii
Kitagawa Yuri: If it’s 4ki songs, Kiss no Shuriken
Kuromi Haruka: Influencer, because it’s cool
Satou Rika: Lots. Influencer.
Shibata Yuna: Yonbanme
Seimiya Rei: The ‘don don don’ part in Yonbanme no Hikari
Tamura Mayu: Settei Ondo
Tsutsui Ayame: Inochi wa Utsukushii
Hayakawa Seira: Kiss no Shuriken
Hayashi Runa: Out of the Blue
Matsuo Miyu: Influencer and Arigachi na Renai
Yakubo Mio: Arigachi na Renai. It’s so good, watch it!
Yumiki Nao: Hashire! Bicycle

16. Work you want to try challenging?

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Akimoto Manatsu: Something like a cooking corner on a news program
Ikuta Erika: I’d be happy if I could do dubbing or other voice work
Saitou Asuka: Try a bit harder at tongue-twisters
Takayama Kazumi: Mm…
Higuchi Hina: Strolling around town
Hoshino Minami: I like singing and dancing, so I like Lives
Matsumura Sayuri: That, um, the type where you fly in the sky
Wada Maaya: I want to move my body
Itou Junna: Drama or movie work
Kitano Hinako: Acting
Shinuchi Mai: Dramas
Suzuki Ayane: There’s stage acting work and I want to try narration work too
Terada Ranze: I like fashion a lot, so it’d be nice if it involved that
Yamazaki Rena: TV program narration or work that uses my voice or language
Watanabe Miria: With dance… various things
Itou Riria: I like stage acting work so I want to do a lot of it
Iwamoto Renka: Mmm… mm?
Umezawa Minami: Narration work. Also swordfighting onstage.
Ozono Momoko: Work that contributes to my hometown
Kubo Shiori: Film/TV work, and stage acting. I want to appear in Asuka’s screenplay.
Sakaguchi Tamami: Appear on a prank TV program
Satou Kaede: Running a full marathon
Nakamura Reno: I like acting, so voice work
Mukai Hazuki: Singing
Yamashita Mizuki: Skydiving
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Something related to stage acting and games
Yoda Yuki: Acting on stage and bungee jumping
Endou Sakura: I’d like to try anything
Kaki Haruka: Work where I draw
Kakehashi Sayaka: Something related to music
Kanagawa Saya: Being an actress
Kitagawa Yuri: Stage acting
Kuromi Haruka: Participate in an overseas performance
Satou Rika: Work with Iwate Prefecture. I want to become a doll.
Shibata Yuna: Stage acting
Seimiya Rei: Model or actress
Tamura Mayu: Recently I was chosen as having a cute voice, so I want to try being a voice actor
Tsutsui Ayame: Acting
Hayakawa Seira: Anything. Stage acting.
Hayashi Runa: Musicals
Matsuo Miyu: Not bungee jumping, but skydiving
Yakubo Mio: The idol work I love
Yumiki Nao: Really, I’ll do anything, bring it on, welcome

PART 2
17. Habit you unintentionally keep doing?

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Akimoto Manatsu: When I talk, I say “I” and do this [puts hands on shoulders]
Ikuta Erika: I put my hand on my chin like this
Saitou Asuka: Touching my hair
Takayama Kazumi: This [claps hands] or this [puts hands out, palms up]
Higuchi Hina: When I talk, I do this, I touch my mouth [puts hand to bottom lip], I touch my front teeth too
Hoshino Minami: None
Matsumura Sayuri: Saying “hooray”
Wada Maaya: I dunno
Itou Junna: Going “mmm…” [puts hand on chin]
Kitano Hinako: What I always do is… hahaha… [out of time]
Shinuchi Mai: Putting my hand on my chin
Suzuki Ayane: Licking my lips
Terada Ranze: Gazing downward
Yamazaki Rena: When I think about quizzes, I often touch my face, like this [places hand flat over nose and mouth]. It’s embarrassing.
Watanabe Miria: I do this [puts thumb and index finger on chin], even though I don’t have a beard
Itou Riria: When I think, I do this [scratches side of head]
Iwamoto Renka: I touch my face
Umezawa Minami: When I’m talking, I put my hand on my chin
Ozono Momoko: I touch this spot a lot [touches top of head], I touch my bangs
Kubo Shiori: I recently noticed, but I touch my nose, actually
Sakaguchi Tamami: I use my hands when I talk
Satou Kaede: I touch my bangs a lot. I’m quick to look in the mirror.
Nakamura Reno: Touch my hair
Mukai Hazuki: Do this, here [brushes right cheek with side of index finger]
Yamashita Mizuki: There are many, but I scratch my head a lot
Yoshida Ayano Christie: I puff out my cheeks
Yoda Yuki: Sleeping. And touching my nails.
Endou Sakura: Habit…?
Kaki Haruka: I do this with my nails [squishes nails against fingers]
Kakehashi Sayaka: Bending my neck
Kanagawa Saya: This [raises index finger]. I’ve been doing it since just now.
Kitagawa Yuri: Mmm… [puts fist to chin]
Kuromi Haruka: It’s a pose, but giving the peace sign
Satou Rika: Looking around restlessly
Shibata Yuna: Touching my cheeks, maybe
Seimiya Rei: [Puts thumb and index finger to chin] …Ah! I do this. I do this [puts fist on chin], and this [puts fist on side of head]
Tamura Mayu: This with my chin [puts thumb and index finger on chin], and I often do this [puts palms on sides of head]
Tsutsui Ayame: When my lips are dry, I lick them
Hayakawa Seira: I like my earlobes and touch them
Hayashi Runa: Putting my hand on my chin
Matsuo Miyu: Stretching on tiptoe?
Yakubo Mio: This [pokes index finger to side of head], and looking in this direction when I’m thinking [looks up and to the right]
Yumiki Nao: Doing this [puts both fists up to chin], placing my hand near my mouth

18. Morning routine you do without fail?

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Akimoto Manatsu: I stretch my body a lot
Ikuta Erika: I always drink soy milk recently
Saitou Asuka: Make my bed
Takayama Kazumi: I think it’s normal though, like everyone’s. Like I said before, I step on the massage ball.
Higuchi Hina: Open the curtains, drink warm water, and then milk, hot milk
Hoshino Minami: Drink a warm drink
Matsumura Sayuri: Open the curtains
Wada Maaya: Wake up and brush my teeth? Is that what it means?
Itou Junna: Open the window, spray perfume
Kitano Hinako: Um…
Shinuchi Mai: Drink a fermented milk drink
Suzuki Ayane: Drink warm tea
Terada Ranze: Nothing particular
Yamazaki Rena: It’s not particularly fixed. I put on makeup and go out normally.
Watanabe Miria: Rabbit – ah, I’m raising a pet – I feed the rabbit
Itou Riria: None
Iwamoto Renka: Play with my dog and cat
Umezawa Minami: I gulp down a full glass of water
Ozono Momoko: What is it? I feel like I always leave in a tizzy.
Kubo Shiori: None
Sakaguchi Tamami: Every morning, I do core muscle training
Satou Kaede: First, always, I feed the dog
Nakamura Reno: [misreads the question; out of time]
Mukai Hazuki: It’s winter, so drink warm water
Yamashita Mizuki: Drink hot water
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Feed the cat
Yoda Yuki: Eat natto. And crack my back.
Endou Sakura: Drink water
Kaki Haruka: I don’t do anything. I open the window.
Kakehashi Sayaka: Go back to sleep for an hour
Kanagawa Saya: Wake up, brush my teeth, eat breakfast, apply face lotion and stuff
Kitagawa Yuri: Look at the sky – open the curtains
Kuromi Haruka: Nothing in particular
Satou Rika: Drink hot water
Shibata Yuna: A friend told me you get taller if you stretch, so I stretch every morning
Seimiya Rei: Stretch and eat breakfast
Tamura Mayu: Wear perfume
Tsutsui Ayame: Nothing particular
Hayakawa Seira: Drink water
Hayashi Runa: Read manga
Matsuo Miyu: Drink water. Stretch in bed when I wake up.
Yakubo Mio: It’s nothing worth announcing to the world
Yumiki Nao: Drink warm water with lemon

19. Recent trouble on your mind?

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Akimoto Manatsu: I can’t hear my alarm clock
Ikuta Erika: I always have some trouble I can’t identify
Saitou Asuka: Bad sleeping posture, I mess up the futon
Takayama Kazumi: Mm…? Ah! Um…
Higuchi Hina: I have very uneven days where I can or can’t sleep
Hoshino Minami: I’ve been having fun, no troubles
Matsumura Sayuri: My home has really bad sunlight coverage
Wada Maaya: When I wake up in the morning, I get tired
Itou Junna: Not being able to read kanji
Kitano Hinako: My pillow doesn’t fit right
Shinuchi Mai: Resisting the cold
Suzuki Ayane: Nothing in particular
Terada Ranze: I want to change my hairstyle
Yamazaki Rena: It’s all work troubles. I’m troubled about who I can consult with.
Watanabe Miria: No troubles
Itou Riria: I want to sleep a lot more
Iwamoto Renka: I’d like to be a bit taller
Umezawa Minami: I’m sensitive to cold. I can’t fall asleep easily.
Ozono Momoko: I want to go to the world above the sky
Kubo Shiori: My voice gets shrill, it’s noisy
Sakaguchi Tamami: Recently, I get sleepy
Satou Kaede: My appetite won’t stop, it’s endless
Nakamura Reno: I dream every day when I sleep
Mukai Hazuki: My makeup won’t come off
Yamashita Mizuki: Dryness. My body’s stiff.
Yoshida Ayano Christie: I can’t become a morning person
Yoda Yuki: Sleeping too much. And unbalanced diet.
Endou Sakura: I’m sensitive to cold so my hands get cold quickly
Kaki Haruka: I want to cut my hair
Kakehashi Sayaka: I really don’t have troubles I worry over. Maybe it’d be better to be a bit more troubled.
Kanagawa Saya: None. Probably.
Kitagawa Yuri: I’m sleepy
Kuromi Haruka: All the 4ki are growing taller
Satou Rika: My pillow doesn’t suit my shoulders
Shibata Yuna: I’m not growing taller
Seimiya Rei: It always has, but my stomach really sticks out after I eat
Tamura Mayu: I often eat ochazuke late at night
Tsutsui Ayame: I eat too many sweet things
Hayakawa Seira: Recently it’s gotten cold and my shoulders get terribly stiff. What should I do?
Hayashi Runa: Satou Rika is cold
Matsuo Miyu: My assignments are endless?
Yakubo Mio: No matter how I fix my bangs, they won’t settle down
Yumiki Nao: My gaze looks severe

20. Member whose face is your type?

Spoiler

Akimoto Manatsu: The member to whom I say “cute, cute” when I see her face is probably Kubo-chan. Because I like droopy eyes.
Ikuta Erika: Sayurin. Cute no matter what face she makes.
Saitou Asuka: Iwamoto Renka-chan has a beautiful face and is skilled at makeup
Takayama Kazumi: Kubo Shiori-chan
Higuchi Hina: Lots. But I like Kazumin’s brisk face.
Hoshino Minami: Always been Matsumura Sayuri-chan
Matsumura Sayuri: Ah~
Wada Maaya: Matsumura Sayuri-chan
Itou Junna: Ozono Momoko
Kitano Hinako: Hoshino Minami-chan
Shinuchi Mai: Kitano Hinako
Suzuki Ayane: Tsutsui Ayame-chan
Terada Ranze: Matsumura-san and Hazuki
Yamazaki Rena: Suzuki Ayane-chan, by far. Her nose is beautiful, I like her side profile.
Watanabe Miria: Yuri-chan
Itou Riria: Asuka-san
Iwamoto Renka: That’s difficult. Asuka-san.
Umezawa Minami: Too many, but I like Matsuo Miyu-chan
Ozono Momoko: Tsutsui Ayame-chan
Kubo Shiori: Matsumura Sayuri-san. I love her
Sakaguchi Tamami: Tsutsui Ayame-chan
Satou Kaede: Tsutsui Ayame-chan
Nakamura Reno: Matsumura Sayuri-san
Mukai Hazuki: Hoshino Minami-san
Yamashita Mizuki: Matsumura Sayuri-san, very cute
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Matsumura-san
Yoda Yuki: It’s really impossible, I can’t choose.
Endou Sakura: But everyone’s cute, so…
Kaki Haruka: Yamashita Mizuki-san
Kakehashi Sayaka: Kubo Shiori-san or Yamazaki Rena-san
Kanagawa Saya: Saitou Asuka-san and Tamura Mayu-chan are cute, very, yes
Kitagawa Yuri: All the senpai
Kuromi Haruka: I can’t decide
Satou Rika: Lots. Tamura Mayu-chan.
Shibata Yuna: Yamashita Mizuki-san
Seimiya Rei: I like Kaki Haruka-chan’s huge eyes
Tamura Mayu: Saitou Asuka-san
Tsutsui Ayame: Hoshino Minami-san
Hayakawa Seira: Everyone’s my type
Hayashi Runa: Kakehashi Sayaka
Matsuo Miyu: Mukai Hazuki-san and Ikuta Erika-san
Yakubo Mio: That’s no contest, it’s Matsumura Sayuri-san
Yumiki Nao: Tsutsui Ayame-chan, I love her

21. How you’ve changed since entering the group?

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Akimoto Manatsu: My voice maybe became a bit louder
Ikuta Erika: I became able to speak my opinions. I never raised my hand in class.
Saitou Asuka: My nature changed 180 degrees
Takayama Kazumi: Year by year I relied more on other people. I changed in a not-good direction.
Higuchi Hina: I started liking people, I can talk to employees in shops
Hoshino Minami: Everything changed, but I came to like talking to people
Matsumura Sayuri: I really became able to speak, I was seriously dark before I entered
Wada Maaya: I hold considerate feelings for others
Itou Junna: I became able to sing and dance
Kitano Hinako: Everything changed, but I stopped being short-tempered
Shinuchi Mai: I started thinking more about other people’s feelings
Suzuki Ayane: I think my personality became a bit brighter
Terada Ranze: On the inside, I really haven’t changed
Yamazaki Rena: Everything changed. I used to be shy and that changed.
Watanabe Miria: I became better at interacting with people
Itou Riria: Everything, my lifestyle
Iwamoto Renka: I grew older
Umezawa Minami: Eh, everything chang… eh, my personality became brighter
Ozono Momoko: I started to think about the people around me
Kubo Shiori: Everything, everything. My mind, everything around it, my lifestyle, everything.
Sakaguchi Tamami: My shyness improved a little
Satou Kaede: My personality became brighter
Nakamura Reno: My thinking became mature
Mukai Hazuki: I can’t eat so heartily anymore
Yamashita Mizuki: Many things, but I pay attention to beauty
Yoshida Ayano Christie: I became able to talk in public
Yoda Yuki: I don’t run away much anymore
Endou Sakura: I started to talk often
Kaki Haruka: I feel like I became softer
Kakehashi Sayaka: I became really positive and also I started going outside more
Kanagawa Saya: I feel like everything changed. My routine changed, my beauty knowledge increased.
Kitagawa Yuri: Everything changed
Kuromi Haruka: Awareness of myself
Satou Rika: I started thinking about things I never thought about
Shibata Yuna: I became cheerful
Seimiya Rei: I became an adult. In my thinking, too.
Tamura Mayu: My communication ability rose a lot
Tsutsui Ayame: Too many things, probably everything changed
Hayakawa Seira: I started to quite like talking publicly
Hayashi Runa: My personality changed
Matsuo Miyu: I became more cheerful than before
Yakubo Mio: I became cheerful, very. I wasn’t like this before, really.
Yumiki Nao: I changed 360 degrees, 180 degrees, I think I became cheerful

22. Favorite season?

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Akimoto Manatsu: Summer, I guess. My name is summer. [manatsu means midsummer]
Ikuta Erika: Fall. It’s not cold or hot, there are no partings or meetings.
Saitou Asuka: Fall, by far. Because the fashion’s cute.
Takayama Kazumi: Summer! Definitely summer! Summer clothes are more comfortable.
Higuchi Hina: It has my birthday, so winter
Hoshino Minami: Fall and winter. I like the cold.
Matsumura Sayuri: Mm…
Wada Maaya: Fall. Because there are lots of delicious things.
Itou Junna: Winter
Kitano Hinako: I like Christmas too, but I like summer, which is also when my birthday is
Shinuchi Mai: Fall
Suzuki Ayane: Spring
Terada Ranze: All of them! Japan’s the best
Yamazaki Rena: Spring or fall. I’m bad with both hot and cold.
Watanabe Miria: Absolutely winter!
Itou Riria: I love winter
Iwamoto Renka: I hate the heat, so winter
Umezawa Minami: Winter. I love it. My birthday and Christmas, I can spend lots of time with everyone.
Ozono Momoko: Fall and winter. I’d like fall and winter to continue forever.
Kubo Shiori: Winter, since I like snow, I was born in Tohoku
Sakaguchi Tamami: I was born in November, so winter
Satou Kaede: Winter. It used to be summer.
Nakamura Reno: Summer is fun, but I like the feeling of winter
Mukai Hazuki: Spring
Yamashita Mizuki: Fall, I like the feeling of changing from summer to winter
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Spring! Spring!
Yoda Yuki: Fall, it’s the only choice. There’s roast sweet potato. It’s cool.
Endou Sakura: Spring. I also like winter.
Kaki Haruka: Winter? I like a kotatsu.
Kakehashi Sayaka: I thought it was summer, but when it’s winter, I think maybe it’s winter. I’m simple like that.
Kanagawa Saya: Spring, definitely spring. Spring, right? Spring. Probably.
Kitagawa Yuri: I like spring, summer, fall, and winter, so I can’t choose
Kuromi Haruka: Summer
Satou Rika: W...w...winter?
Shibata Yuna: Spring. Because it’s warm.
Seimiya Rei: Winter. I like snow. The clothing too.
Tamura Mayu: Spring and fall and winter
Tsutsui Ayame: Fall and winter
Hayakawa Seira: Summer. Because it’s hot.
Hayashi Runa: November
Matsuo Miyu: Um, winter or summer? No, fall.
Yakubo Mio: I can never decide this. All of them.
Yumiki Nao: Fall, fall, fall. Fall

23. Member you’d change places with for one day?

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Akimoto Manatsu: Sakura-chan? Her face is tiny.
Ikuta Erika: Asuka?
Saitou Asuka: Hoshino Minami-chan? Because she’s cute.
Takayama Kazumi: Iku-chan, after all. I’d sing in that vibrato voice, ah~, I want to try that.
Higuchi Hina: Wada Maaya. She seems really good at driving.
Hoshino Minami: Everyone. I want to switch for a little bit with each person.
Matsumura Sayuri: Minami-chan?
Wada Maaya: Everyone
Itou Junna: Hinachima
Kitano Hinako: I want to become Kubo Shiori, who’s good at singing, and go to karaoke
Shinuchi Mai: Ikuta Erika
Suzuki Ayane: Takayama Kazumi-san
Terada Ranze: I dunno
Yamazaki Rena: Would it be fine to stay myself?
Watanabe Miria: I don’t know her daily life. Asuka.
Itou Riria: Matsumura-san
Iwamoto Renka: Satou Kaede
Umezawa Minami: Takayama Kazumi-san. I want to make people laugh a lot.
Ozono Momoko: Ikuta Erika-san, I want to become able to think that being busy is fun
Kubo Shiori: Ikuta Erika-san. I want to experience it, that busyness.
Sakaguchi Tamami: Umezawa Minami-chan
Satou Kaede: Ikuta Erika-san
Nakamura Reno: Ozono Momoko
Mukai Hazuki: Tamami
Yamashita Mizuki: Matsumura-san, I want to eat a lot
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Reno
Yoda Yuki: Shinuchi-san? Ume-chan?
Endou Sakura: I want to try being everyone
Kaki Haruka: Tsutsui Ayame-chan would be nice, I want to be a bit younger again
Kakehashi Sayaka: Asuka-san, since she’s a bit of a mystery, I’m curious
Kanagawa Saya: Yamashita Mizuki-san. That’d be… nice.
Kitagawa Yuri: Become Yan-chan and try living in Hokkaido
Kuromi Haruka: Everyone
Satou Rika: Kuromi Haruka-chan
Shibata Yuna: Yoda-san
Seimiya Rei: Saku-chan, and show off my long arms and legs
Tamura Mayu: Higuchi Hina-san
Tsutsui Ayame: Ikuta Erika-san
Hayakawa Seira: Only one day? Yan-chan, Yan-chan, Kanagawa Saya-chan.
Hayashi Runa: Terada Ranze-san
Matsuo Miyu: Yamashita Mizuki-san
Yakubo Mio: Ikuta Erika-san, I want to sing songs
Yumiki Nao: Saitou Asuka-san

24. Favorite MV?

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Akimoto Manatsu: I’ve always liked the sort of nostalgic school feeling of Girl’s Rule
Ikuta Erika: Hadashi de Summer
Saitou Asuka: Mmm…
Takayama Kazumi: Jikochuu de Ikou
Higuchi Hina: Synchronicity. I like its worldview and the dance.
Hoshino Minami: Hadashi de Summer was fun
Matsumura Sayuri: What was the song’s name? White and fluffy, with water.
Wada Maaya: Sayonara no Imi
Itou Junna: Kassouro, by far
Kitano Hinako: Otona e no Chikamichi left an impression
Shinuchi Mai: Synchronicity
Suzuki Ayane: Ima Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru
Terada Ranze: I didn’t participate, but Seifuku no Mannequin
Yamazaki Rena: The Fuusen wa Ikiteiru MV was fun
Watanabe Miria: Fuusen wa Ikiteiru, after all
Itou Riria: Girl’s Rule, since long ago
Iwamoto Renka: Kidzuitara Kata Omoi
Umezawa Minami: Tachinaorichuu
Ozono Momoko: Ima Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru
Kubo Shiori: Tachinaorichuu. It hasn’t changed, always.
Sakaguchi Tamami: Heikousen
Satou Kaede: Ima Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru
Nakamura Reno: What is it? Yaaa
Mukai Hazuki: Guru Guru Curtain and Mukuchi na Lion
Yamashita Mizuki: Sayonara no Imi
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Ara Roma [Arakajime Katarareru Romance]
Yoda Yuki: Hane no Kioku. Since it shines.
Endou Sakura: Yonbanme no Hikari
Kaki Haruka: Sayonara no Imi
Kakehashi Sayaka: Yonbanme no Hikari
Kanagawa Saya: Sayonara no Imi? It’s famous among the famous songs.
Kitagawa Yuri: Lots, but I really like Synchronicity
Kuromi Haruka: Out of the Blue
Satou Rika: Lots, it’s impossible
Shibata Yuna: Yonbanme no Hikari
Seimiya Rei: It’s really cute when they eat food in Chikyuu ga Marui Nara
Tamura Mayu: Synchronicity
Tsutsui Ayame: Lots, but I like Tokitokimekimeki
Hayakawa Seira: I see…
Hayashi Runa: Anastasia
Matsuo Miyu: Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyou Dekiru
Yakubo Mio: Shitto no Kenri. The way the story progresses is great.
Yumiki Nao: Anastasia

25. What kind of child were you?

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Akimoto Manatsu: A real show-off, if I had a one-piece dress bought for me, I’d go show it to the people around me
Ikuta Erika: My parents say I ate tissue
Saitou Asuka: I think I was a more cheerful and lively child than I am now
Takayama Kazumi: Really fat, I’d eat 10 yakitori skewers with a full bowl of food and say “tasty!”
Higuchi Hina: I hid in my older sister’s shadow and was very shy
Hoshino Minami: Compared to now, a bit shy
Matsumura Sayuri: I really liked reading books, picture books too
Wada Maaya: Surprisingly, um, a crybaby. I’d hide right away.
Itou Junna: There were lots of people all around me
Kitano Hinako: I always played outside even on snowy and rainy days
Shinuchi Mai: Relatively lively, self-assertive
Suzuki Ayane: A surpisingly lively child, I liked to play outside
Terada Ranze: Just like this. Nothing’s changed on the inside.
Yamazaki Rena: A child who looked at adults with doubt in her eyes
Watanabe Miria: My mother said I was a considerate and pure child
Itou Riria: Well-behaved?
Iwamoto Renka: “THE child,” that kind of feeling. A typical child.
Umezawa Minami: A very lively child who wasn’t shy around strangers. I became shy at some point.
Ozono Momoko: I hated playing alone, I pushed others to play with me
Kubo Shiori: Surprisingly, I was scolded a lot. But my introversion and shyness didn’t change.
Sakaguchi Tamami: A well-behaved, good child
Satou Kaede: Naughty and I liked games. I was a slacker.
Nakamura Reno: Lively, I walked all over the place
Mukai Hazuki: Chubby
Yamashita Mizuki: I didn’t run around, I was well-behaved
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Shy
Yoda Yuki: I’ve been told, a shy and lively child
Endou Sakura: I’ve heard I didn’t cry often
Kaki Haruka: I have a memory of grabbing a bug with my hands and playing with it
Kakehashi Sayaka: I liked bread too much, I ate loads of bread
Kanagawa Saya: I have no memory at all, so I dunno
Kitagawa Yuri: Silent?
Kuromi Haruka: Very cheerful
Satou Rika: Lively, I’d get on my bike in the morning
Shibata Yuna: A tomboy and selfish, I think
Seimiya Rei: I didn’t change much, I think I was lively. I was very tanned by the sun.
Tamura Mayu: Very withdrawn
Tsutsui Ayame: Quiet and well-behaved
Hayakawa Seira: I liked scissors and cut my own hair off
Hayashi Runa: Darker than I am now
Matsuo Miyu: A quiet child who played by herself
Yakubo Mio: I didn’t say anything, I was quiet, not like this
Yumiki Nao: I did puzzles and stuff, I was relatively well-behaved

26. Favorite phrase? (say it in a sweet voice)

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Akimoto Manatsu: “Love ya” [daisuki]
Ikuta Erika: Dunno
Saitou Asuka: “Sleep”
Takayama Kazumi: “Be sweet to others, be sweet to yourself”
Higuchi Hina: “You did your best”
Hoshino Minami: “Thank you”
Matsumura Sayuri: “White rice”
Wada Maaya: “Shortcake”
Itou Junna: “Friday”
Kitano Hinako: I like dogs, so “woof!”
Shinuchi Mai: “Favorite phrase?” [she took the question literally]
Suzuki Ayane: “Humans”
Terada Ranze: None
Yamazaki Rena: “Health comes first”
Watanabe Miria: “Salmon”
Itou Riria: “Tamagoyaki”
Iwamoto Renka: “Love”
Umezawa Minami: “Thank you very much”
Ozono Momoko: “It’s okay”
Kubo Shiori: “Hard workers don’t think it’s hard work” [doryoku wo doryoku to omowanai]
Sakaguchi Tamami: “Tapioca”
Satou Kaede: “Thank you”
Nakamura Reno: “Cotton candy”
Mukai Hazuki: “Ham”
Yamashita Mizuki: “Umamizuki~” [nonsense pun, sounds like “delicious Mizuki”]
Yoshida Ayano Christie: “Smile”
Yoda Yuki: “It’ll work out somehow”
Endou Sakura: “Reading books”
Kaki Haruka: “Free refills”
Kakehashi Sayaka: “Yay”
Kanagawa Saya: “Thank you very much”
Kitagawa Yuri: “Thank you”
Kuromi Haruka: “Don’t think. Feel.”
Satou Rika: “Fresh cream”
Shibata Yuna: “Thank you”
Seimiya Rei: “Perfect”
Tamura Mayu: “Thank you”
Tsutsui Ayame: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”
Hayakawa Seira: “Thank you”
Hayashi Runa: “It’s okay”
Matsuo Miyu: “Effort wins over talent”
Yakubo Mio: “Matsumura Sayuri-san”
Yumiki Nao: “Do your best”

27. Same-gen member you’ve got your eye on most?

Spoiler

Akimoto Manatsu: Lots, but, um, Kaki-chan. She’s steady. [Manatsu was asked about all members]
Ikuta Erika: Eh…? Wait…
Saitou Asuka: Matsumura Sayuri-chan
Takayama Kazumi: Minami?
Higuchi Hina: Same gen? Wada Maaya.
Hoshino Minami: Chima, Higuchi Hina-chan cut her hair, it was really cute
Matsumura Sayuri: Manatsu-chan
Wada Maaya: Higuchi Hina-chan
Itou Junna: Miria
Kitano Hinako: Suzuki Ayane-chan
Shinuchi Mai: Ayane-chan
Suzuki Ayane: Yamazaki Rena-chan. She’s very active.
Terada Ranze: Everyone
Yamazaki Rena: Itou Junna-chan. She’s steadily becoming an adult.
Watanabe Miria: Ranze
Itou Riria: Everyone
Iwamoto Renka: Sakaguchi Tamami
Umezawa Minami: Everyone, but Sakaguchi Tamami is funny
Ozono Momoko: Sakaguchi Tamami and Iwamoto Renka
Kubo Shiori: Ozono Momoko-chan, always, since the early days
Sakaguchi Tamami: Ozono Momoko-chan
Satou Kaede: Renka
Nakamura Reno: Satou Kaede
Mukai Hazuki: [answer missing from video]
Yamashita Mizuki: Nakamura Reno-chan, since her style’s very nice
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Sakaguchi Tamami
Yoda Yuki: Mizuki
Endou Sakura: Shibata Yuna-chan
Kaki Haruka: Recently I started talking with Matsuo Miyu-chan
Kakehashi Sayaka: Seira. She’s vigorous.
Kanagawa Saya: I want Yumiki Nao-chan to be paid the most attention
Kitagawa Yuri: Tsutsui Ayame-chan
Kuromi Haruka: Satou Rika-chan
Satou Rika: Everyone
Shibata Yuna: Rei-chan
Seimiya Rei: Sayaka, her guitar
Tamura Mayu: Yakubo Mio-chan
Tsutsui Ayame: Everyone
Hayakawa Seira: Rei-chan
Hayashi Runa: Matsuo Miyu-chan
Matsuo Miyu: Shibata Yuna-chan. Cute.
Yakubo Mio: Endou Sakura-chan. I’ve loved her ever since joining.
Yumiki Nao: Kuromi Haruka-chan, she’s very athletic

28. What you want to do if you got a vacation?

Spoiler

Akimoto Manatsu: Go to hot springs and eat all day
Ikuta Erika: Mm…
Saitou Asuka: Sleep all day
Takayama Kazumi: Depends on my mood that day
Higuchi Hina: Lately, I really want to go to Lake Kawaguchi
Hoshino Minami: Go to hot springs and relax
Matsumura Sayuri: Negotiate to make my vacation as long as possible
Wada Maaya: Go with members to Hakone
Itou Junna: Focus on taking a walk
Kitano Hinako: I’ve started enjoying hot springs ever since I became an adult
Shinuchi Mai: Travel to the places I like, buy the things I like
Suzuki Ayane: Stay in a traditional ryokan inn
Terada Ranze: Sleep for one day
Yamazaki Rena: Prepare for the next day’s radio show
Watanabe Miria: It’s difficult now, but I want to go to Turkey
Itou Riria: Sleep a lot, game a lot
Iwamoto Renka: Travel
Umezawa Minami: Travel. Go to Ishikawa prefecture.
Ozono Momoko: Go on a trip with Rentama [Renka + Tamami]
Kubo Shiori: I usually sleep for the day, so instead, bouldering
Sakaguchi Tamami: Go to an outlet mall
Satou Kaede: Go on an outing. When things calm down.
Nakamura Reno: Right now I can’t go yet, but go on a trip and play a lot
Mukai Hazuki: Sleep a lot, for about 25 hours
Yamashita Mizuki: Go on a hot springs trip
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Play games all day
Yoda Yuki:Go on a trip to an unknown place
Endou Sakura: Stay at home the whole time
Kaki Haruka: Go on an outing like an overseas trip
Kakehashi Sayaka: Mmm…
Kanagawa Saya: I can’t make it come true yet, but an overseas trip. I’ve never been.
Kitagawa Yuri: Climb a mountain
Kuromi Haruka: Join a game event
Satou Rika: Return to my hometown
Shibata Yuna: Go on an outing
Seimiya Rei: See my family. Eat a meal.
Tamura Mayu: Go see a movie
Tsutsui Ayame: Take it easy at home
Hayakawa Seira: Go play with 4ki girls, it’s a date
Hayashi Runa: Go to a Live
Matsuo Miyu: Picnic outside on a sunny day
Yakubo Mio: Sleep a lot. I’m always sleeping a lot.
Yumiki Nao: I made a promise with Ayane-san for afternoon tea

29. Scariest thing in the world?

Spoiler

Akimoto Manatsu: Definitely spiders. When spiders appear, I cry, even now.
Ikuta Erika: What…
Saitou Asuka: Mother and father are both scary
Takayama Kazumi: Rashes/pimples, I can’t handle those
Higuchi Hina: Stink bugs. I’m really bad with stink bugs, the stink.
Hoshino Minami: Bugs with lots of legs
Matsumura Sayuri: Working too hard
Wada Maaya: Acts of betrayal
Itou Junna: Loneliness
Kitano Hinako: Tanuki statues
Shinuchi Mai: Humans
Suzuki Ayane: Holes in the ground
Terada Ranze: Humans
Yamazaki Rena: Things that can’t be solved by adults’ power or money
Watanabe Miria: That locker, dark locker thing [??]
Itou Riria: Bugs
Iwamoto Renka: Morning
Umezawa Minami: Betrayal
Ozono Momoko: Humans
Kubo Shiori: Thunderbolts! Thunderbolts and static electricity, I’m really bad with electricity.
Sakaguchi Tamami: Ghosts
Satou Kaede: Ghosts
Nakamura Reno: What is it…?
Mukai Hazuki: People
Yamashita Mizuki: People?
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Japanese horror
Yoda Yuki: People
Endou Sakura: Haunted houses
Kaki Haruka: People
Kakehashi Sayaka: Roller coaster
Kanagawa Saya: Bugs. Since a long way back, it’s been bugs. Bugs are scary.
Kitagawa Yuri: Scariest thing…
Kuromi Haruka: Ghosts
Satou Rika: People
Shibata Yuna: The tunnel under a railway near my hometown, at night
Seimiya Rei: What is it…? Ghosts recently have become not scary
Tamura Mayu: Bugs
Tsutsui Ayame: Spiders
Hayakawa Seira: Humans
Hayashi Runa: Humans
Matsuo Miyu: Humans are scarier than ghosts
Yakubo Mio: It’s humans, humans are the scariest. Did everyone know that?
Yumiki Nao: Humans. Humans are scariest.

30. Member skilled at dancing?

Spoiler

Akimoto Manatsu: Watanabe Miria?
Ikuta Erika: Hinachima? Asu is also skilled. I can’t decide.
Saitou Asuka: There are several members, but Watanabe Miria-chan dances beautifully
Takayama Kazumi: Maaya
Higuchi Hina: Wada Maaya-chan. It’s a big topic among the members.
Hoshino Minami: Wada Maaya-chan, her arms and legs are long and very beautiful
Matsumura Sayuri: Everyone’s really skilled, but Minami-chan is seriously fast at memorizing.
Wada Maaya: Higuchi Hina-chan
Itou Junna: Watanaba Miria-chan, by far, I think
Kitano Hinako: Everyone’s skilled, so… Sakaguchi Tamami
Shinuchi Mai: Nobody comes to mind immediately [she says Tama-chan during the post-interview]
Suzuki Ayane: Watanabe Miria-chan
Terada Ranze: Junna
Yamazaki Rena: I don’t know #1, but Asuka-chan’s skilled
Watanabe Miria: Tama-chan
Itou Riria: Miria-san
Iwamoto Renka: Watanabe Miria-san
Umezawa Minami: Watanabe Miria-san. She’s graceful, I really like her dancing.
Ozono Momoko: [Hoshino] Minami-chan
Kubo Shiori: I respect Saitou Asuka-san
Sakaguchi Tamami: Watanabe Miria-san
Satou Kaede: Watanabe Miria-san, my only choice
Nakamura Reno: Watanabe Miria-san
Mukai Hazuki: Everyone’s more skilled than Hazuki
Yamashita Mizuki: Lots, but if it’s same-gen, Sakaguchi Tamami-chan
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Asuka-san
Yoda Yuki: Miria-san’s short but incredible
Endou Sakura: Watanabe Miria-san
Kaki Haruka: Recently Asuka-san, I’ve been dancing behind Saitou Asuka-san a lot, so I like Asuka-san’s dancing
Kakehashi Sayaka: Miria-san
Kanagawa Saya: Saitou Asuka-san
Kitagawa Yuri: The senpai
Kuromi Haruka: If it’s 4ki, Hayakawa Seira-chan and Kanagawa Saya-chan
Satou Rika: Saitou Asuka-san
Shibata Yuna: If it’s 4ki, Saya
Seimiya Rei: Hayakawa Seira-chan and Endou Sakura-chan
Tamura Mayu: Saitou Asuka-san, by far
Tsutsui Ayame: Renka-san
Hayakawa Seira: Watanabe Miria-san
Hayashi Runa: If it’s 4ki, Seimiya Rei-chan
Matsuo Miyu: Miria-san and Hinako-san
Yakubo Mio: I could say so much, there’d be no end to it, but if it’s 4ki, Hayakawa Seira-chan
Yumiki Nao: Kanagawa Saya-chan

31. Favorite song outfit?

Spoiler

Akimoto Manatsu: I like all the ones with bare shoulders, but recently lots of them bare my shoulders
Ikuta Erika: I like all the Synchro types. Because the skirts furl out.
Saitou Asuka: That outfit everyone calls the “picture frame” outfit
Takayama Kazumi: Sayonara no Imi MV outfit. I also like the non-MV one.
Higuchi Hina: I really like Sing Out
Hoshino Minami: The flower one from Harujion ga Sakukoro
Matsumura Sayuri: I like lots, but Oide Shampoo
Wada Maaya: Girl’s Rule is cute
Itou Junna: The white one for Synchro
Kitano Hinako: I like them all
Shinuchi Mai: Lots, but recently, the red velour miniskirt outfits
Suzuki Ayane: The outfits with dried flowers
Terada Ranze: The white one from Synchronicity
Yamazaki Rena: I like the Synchronicity outfit
Watanabe Miria: The pants-style one in the Influencer MV
Itou Riria: Sayonara no Imi MV outfit
Iwamoto Renka: Kaerimichi wa Toomawari Shitakunaru
Umezawa Minami: Girl’s Rule white outfit. I’ve only worn it once.
Ozono Momoko: Outfits that don’t expose much
Kubo Shiori: I surprisingly like the white and black one from Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakutemoii
Sakaguchi Tamami: Secret Graffiti
Satou Kaede: Ima Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru
Nakamura Reno: The denim one from Taiyou Knock
Mukai Hazuki: Umareta Mama de
Yamashita Mizuki: Girl’s Rule outfit
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Picture frame
Yoda Yuki: Ima Hanashitai Dare ka ga Iru outfit and Sayonara no Imi
Endou Sakura: They’re all beautiful, but the Synchronicity outfit
Kaki Haruka: The rose one from Sayonara no Imi
Kakehashi Sayaka: Which is it…?
Kanagawa Saya: I like the picture frame outfit
Kitagawa Yuri: 4.6 seconds is really so short. My responses are slowing down.
Kuromi Haruka: I like all of them
Satou Rika: There are lots, but… I like all of them
Shibata Yuna: The white one from Synchronicity
Seimiya Rei: The sleeveless outfit from Hadashi de Summer
Tamura Mayu: Sayonara
Tsutsui Ayame: There’s one called the picture frame outfit, I like that one
Hayakawa Seira: The butterfly one from Synchronicity
Hayashi Runa: Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyou Dekiru outfit
Matsuo Miyu: Synchronicity and Influencer outfits
Yakubo Mio: It’s basic, but I do love the picture frame one
Yumiki Nao: Anastasia

32. What you want to do with fans next?

Spoiler

Akimoto Manatsu: Feed my cooking to fans someday
Ikuta Erika: Do a Live, after all, with proper audiences in seats
Saitou Asuka: Try a cooking classroom
Takayama Kazumi: Meet them, meet and chat
Higuchi Hina: Handshake event, since we recently couldn’t
Hoshino Minami: Recently we haven’t been able to meet, so I’d be happy for anything where we can meet
Matsumura Sayuri: For the time being, a handshake event, after all
Wada Maaya: Be onstage with everyone
Itou Junna: Sing together
Kitano Hinako: Uh, everything
Shinuchi Mai: Athletic meet. I think we’ve done it before though.
Suzuki Ayane: Some kind of online event
Terada Ranze: I’ve said since long ago, but I really want to travel, or do anything
Yamazaki Rena: Do a public recording of a radio show
Watanabe Miria: I’ve always said it, but I want to talk for an hour in a cafe or someplace
Itou Riria: Online game tournament with everyone
Iwamoto Renka: I dunno, but I want to meet
Umezawa Minami: Make a meal and eat it with everyone
Ozono Momoko: Sing a song to everyone
Kubo Shiori: Sing choir together!
Sakaguchi Tamami: Bingo competition
Satou Kaede: Play badminton together
Nakamura Reno: Eat parfait together
Mukai Hazuki: Long jump rope
Yamashita Mizuki: Athletic meet
Yoshida Ayano Christie: Games
Yoda Yuki: Right now, Lives or handshakes or events
Endou Sakura: There are a lot…
Kaki Haruka: Try various things, but I like games, so I want to try playing a game
Kakehashi Sayaka: What I want to do…?
Kanagawa Saya: Board game
Kitagawa Yuri: Go look at the sky together
Kuromi Haruka: Meet directly with fans
Satou Rika: I still can’t do a proper handshake event, so I want to do one someday
Shibata Yuna: Handshake event
Seimiya Rei: Dance Nogizaka’s dances and do like a lecture on them
Tamura Mayu: If everything calms down, I want to go to an amusement park
Tsutsui Ayame: Hurry up and do a Live
Hayakawa Seira: Molkky
Hayashi Runa: The 4ki did a skit show, so, that
Matsuo Miyu: Make something big together
Yakubo Mio: I want to do lots of anything!
Yumiki Nao: I want to say, “We were able to meet!”

 

Wow, thanks a lot! I was so interested on their answers on the 'who makes you laugh the most' and 'member to consult' ones. Asuka's is expected but Rena, Hazuki and Minami are a surprise for that answer.
Do you happen to have vids or source for these?
I might have erroneously posted the ghosts answer to social media, hopefully not a lot of people saw it

 

From the Nogi Fractal thread:

Each interview is split into 2 parts. Apparently the videos are unlocked by playing the game while having a chosen member as your center? I'm not sure since I haven't actually played it

 

Is the picture frame costume the black with the gold, colorful fringe?

 

Same, but these are always interesting
Thanks!

 

4th album was the first that came to my mind about the picture frame outfit
Shinuchi's hobby and Seira's member she would marry
Miria answered the most as being skilled at dancing was a surprise to me.

 

Yep. You can google image search for 乃木坂 額縁

 

^Yeah new it. Members always said they liked that costume. While I like it, too, I'm gonna go with Minami-chan's Harujion choice. Unless we're thinking of different costumes...

 

Actually there's a lot of hints about it aside from member praises. Miria became a center of a group on a dancing competition (gaku tabi), her 46's segment where she need to learn a dance choreo only in 46 hours, koujichu staff call her 'dance sensei' on Miona special episode, and the most recent was on under live where Junna singing and Miria dancing to it. It wont happen if she wasn't a skilled dancer.

 

A while ago, I translated Kazumin's short story "Carry-Over," but it's buried in her member thread so here's an easy link to it.

Also, here’s a short excerpt from an interview in the March 2021 issue of EX Taishu, giving a glimpse into Kaz's pre-Nogi past (cross-posted to the Takayama Kazumi thread):

-- Fundamentally, Takayama-san is someone who “likes people,” right?
K: I’ve liked to chat since I was little, I was eager to talk with my friends’ mothers when I was 4 or 5 years old, apparently (laughs). But, when I started kendo in 1st grade, my personality changed. When I watch videos from that time, well, there’s no smile in my eyes. It was trained into me that the people I met in the arena were not “friends,” but “opponents I had to defeat.” Because in the dojo, the sensei’s words were “absolute.” Hurl yourself forward and topple the opponent, then when they stand back up, strike their head for victory… that was my thinking. Now, if I even slightly bump into someone, I think, “I’m so sorry!”, but the me from back then would’ve gone and knocked them over.
During practice, my body got driven to its limit. Even though I visualized carrying out a head strike, it swung in a different direction than I intended, and by the time I realized it, I didn’t know where I was aiming. Even so, if I didn’t stand back up, I’d get into even more trouble, and if I cried, people would get angry at me. Because those were the sorts of days I had been living, after I entered Nogizaka46, nothing was painful, not even once.
-- Was your everyday life also influenced by kendo?
K: I believe I was strong-willed. Since I fought with boys a whole lot. Although, 2 or 3 times a month, on days when there wasn’t kendo training or tournaments, I liked to go karaoke with girlfriends. No matter how painful life was going, those times were fun for me, so I thought, “It’s nice to have friends.” Besides friends, I was trying hard to defeat everyone else though (laughs). After I was released from kendo, freely enjoying the things I liked became what I lived for, and I started to think, “Life is so fun!”
-- When you were doing kendo, did you watch idols?
K: I watched Morning Musume-san on TV. After I stopped kendo, I started going to see them live.
-- That was Morning Musume’s platinum era.
K: That’s right, that’s right.
-- Do you know about #あなたのAKBどこから (#Where did your AKB start)?
K: Eh? I don’t know.
-- It’s an SNS hashtag for posting what made you become an AKB48 fan. Current members and alumni also started posting it, and it became a popular topic. What if we asked Takayama-san, “#Where did your Nogizaka start”?
K: It’s boring (laughs). I dreamed of being an idol until spring of my senior year of high school, but I thought, “It’s impossible now,” and gave up. Thinking that an idol probably couldn’t do outside activities in show business while still attending college, I switched my thinking to, “From this summer until this winter, I’ll do my best to aim for a college.” However, while I was attending summer courses, I came across the member recruitment website for Nogizaka46, and, thinking, “It’s probably impossible,” I applied.

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Later in the interview, she also implies that in Koujichuu #291, she held herself back in the kendo match against Momoko, because she didn’t want to reawaken the bloodlust of her dark past wanted to look nice, but she sometimes regrets when she “lies” and doesn’t do things seriously.