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The gap between her 20-year-old self she once imagined of and her 20-year-old self in reality makes her feel disappointed. More or less, everyone feels the same way. So, the future will change depends on whether she rejects it or sees it as an aspiration.

TAKAHIRO, a dancer who is always being the person in charge of choreography for all singles of Keyakizaka46 up until now and also involved in concert production on their first summer tour. Regarding to their performance, what kind of change does he feel? What can be seen from the girls that encountered their own limit is that they want to create by themselves a group called Keyakizaka46. - This year is really an intense year for members and TAKAHIRO-san as well. When you look back at 2017, what kind of development do you feel from them? TAKAHIRO: If there was a strong sense of unity last year, then I feel the emergence of “individuality in unity” charm this year. I have been together with them since they were still amateur, this year they pay attention to each other more deeply, each member expresses their thoughts frankly. While still putting the group first, each member also thinks about what do they want to do as individual? What do they think as individual? Within the iden...

Tsuchida Teruyuki and Sawabe Yuu (Haraichi), two MCs that always watch over the girls at their own regular television programs “Keyakitte, Kakenai?” that started airing right after their establishment, were looking back at the group in 2017!

"Aku akhirnya benar-benar memahami beratnya beban yang ditanggung saat memahami perspektif dari sebuah lagu." Ia berdiri di posisi dimana sebelumnya ia sempat berkata “Ini bukanlah tempatku berdiri”. Rasa kesepian seorang center dan tekanan yang besar membanjiri perasaannya. Ia dapat melihat pemandangan yang lain dari biasanya. Di dalam diri Watanabe Risa, ada sesuatu yang benar-benar berubah.   - Meski sudah agak terlambat, selamat atas ulang tahun debut kalian yang ke-2. Di Anniversary Live, penampilan yang ditunjukkan Risa-san saat menjadi center “Getsuyoubi no Asa, Skirt wo Kirareta” sungguh menggetarkan hati. Pertama-tama, bisa tolong diceritakan apa yang dirasakan pada saat menjadi tokoh utama dari dunia di lagu tersebut?   Risa: Sejujurnya, aku merasa sangat kesepian. Aku ditunjuk sebagai center sekitar pertengahan bulan Maret, kami kemudian melakukan pergantian formasi, begitu lagu dimulai sampai pada lirik “Kamu tahu apa soal diriku?” sebelum r...

  “First Dialogue of 2 Directors who are Accomplices of Keyaki’s Revolution”   The initial impact of Keyakizaka46, as well as their shocking debut, was no doubt, thanks to their “Silent Majority” music video. Since then, each time they’ve released a music video, it becomes a hot topic in every single direction. The two directors, who directed their music videos, talked to us about the truths of the music videos, as well as the true quality of Keyakizaka46.   Unusual approach to draw out their full potential   - This time, through the dialogue between the two directors who directed Keyakizaka46’s music videos, we figured there would be many things that could be revealed, thus we gathered the both of you here. First of all, let’s start with Director Ikeda’s “Silent Majority”.   Shinguu: I didn’t watch it right after it’s release. After a while, I heard information that it’s an amazing music video, I decided to watch it after that.   - What did ...

Cancellation of her 1-year-and-3-month-long kennin status and receiving full-time status of a Kanji Keyakizaka46 member made her want to be herself even more… Nagahama Neru became a member of both Kanji Keyakizaka46 and Hiragana Keyakizaka46 from June 2016. For the Hiragana Keyakizaka46 Solo Concert at Zepp Tokyo that was held on March 21st and 22nd, 2017, she couldn’t get enough time for rehearsals due to the filming of Keyakizaka46 drama “Zankoku na Kankyakutachi”, and for her, that concert has topped her “most frustrating jobs” ranking. At the Zepp Tokyo Concert, I joined the other Hiragana Keyakizaka46 members just before it had started. Somehow we managed to get the job done, however, I think I might have caused trouble to the other members who had already prepared properly. At the Zepp Namba Concert that was held on May 31st, I could finally properly participate in rehearsals, and I felt a sense of unity among us. I was trying not to stand out during the Tokyo...

A sharp-looking girl aiming for a solo song after managing to improve her singing ability… We can say that Kato Shiho’s charm point is the gap between her sharp looks and henyo-henyo speaking style. In Keyakizaka46’s 1st album “Masshiro na Mono wa Yogoshitakunaru”, her high-level singing ability on the track “Chinmoku shita Koibito yo”, however, has drawn people’s attention. In recent handshake events, most of her fans have expressed their surprise. Singing isn’t my strength, I was really bad at it. When I was in high school, I used to  karaoke with my friends, where we only sang Nogizaka46’s songs for 5 hours. Singing their concert setlist, waving our hands as if riding on the truck. Despite doing such a thing, my singing couldn’t get any better. That’s why since joining Hiragana (Keyakizaka46), I’ve been struggling with voice training. I don’t like speaking loudly in the first place. It feels like, throughout my life, the only time I’ve shout is when I’m riding...

A pessimistic art college student that transformed into an optimistic one...   Because of her pessimistic thinking, Sato Shiori always experienced troubles since her debut, but she has been able to start thinking positively since 2017. The main factor of that transformation is the existence of one member. Thanks to Fuuchan (Saito Fuyuka), I could change myself drastically. When we just started our debut, I was worried with such trivial things like “Why was I not called to magazine interview?” or “Why did I get that senbatsu position?”. Fuuchan ever said that me at that time has “super negative aura” (XD). My home and Fuuchan’s are on the same direction, we often come home together after the lesson ends, she often listens to my troubles. She always listens to it seriously and says “Nothing to be worried”, she always gives me positive words. Slow but sure, being together with her made me become more positive. My 2017 goal is “to live freely”, lately I always feels optimistic, i...

  Since her 4-and-half-months hiatus until her return now, she continues her activities with brighter smile... Around the beginning of filming of “Tokuyama Daigoro wo Dare ga Koroshita ka?” that broadcasted on summer 2016, Imaizumi’s physical condition started getting worse. After going through so much trouble, she discussed with the staffs, and decided that she would be taking a hiatus by the end of “Keyakizaka46 Debut 1st Anniversary Live” that held on April 6th this year. And since her hiatus announcement on April 13th, the Diva of Keyakizaka46 had disappeared from our eyes for a while. When my physical condition getting worse, I had to take a rest from my job. It might be better if I take a rest for a while rather than doing a job in half-assed condition. However, I couldn’t find the right timing, and finally decided my hiatus right before our 1st Anniversary Live. I was worried that “If I return, I won’t have a place in the group anymore”, however I always have deter...

Dengan menyorot sosok koreografer yang aktif di baris terdepan dunia J-POP, serial  “Menyibak situasi J-POP terkini dimulai dari koreografi”  berusaha mengungkap dedikasi seorang koreografer terhadap koreografi dan asal muasalnya melalui sebuah wawancara. Di edisi kedua ini kami mewawancarai TAKAHIRO, seorang seniman tari yang menciptakan koreografi untuk lagu-lagu Keyakizaka46. Di bagian sebelumnya, dia berbicara banyak tentang karirnya yang unik dan hal-hal yang terjadi di balik pencapaiannya yang brilian. Sedangkan di bagian kedua ini, dia membicarakan tentang alasan koreografi Keyakizaka46 dan artis-artis lainnya berkembang semakin rumit, lalu kesamaan dari koreografi yang pernah dibuatnya. Kami juga memintanya untuk memberikan dukungan kepada orang-orang yang bergerak di dunia tari. (editorial) “Karena kuatnya lirik Keyakizaka46, hal seperti ini sudah sewajarnya” – Saya akan mulai menanyakan tentang koreografi Keyakizaka46. Keterlibatan Anda dengan Keyakizaka46 dim...