Yoda x Ozono Interview (BLT 05/2020)

Interviewer: Are you happy right now? Yoda: Are you happy? Ozono: I'm pretty happy. Yoda: Well I guess that's about right, humans have times when they're happy and times when they aren't, but I'm happy right now too. Ozono: Because I'm happy I've become more perceptive and notice things more easily. When I'm feeling down …

Kobayashi Yui x Umezawa Minami Interview (with 06/2020)

The first part is kind of like a standard interview, but the rest is not. The second part is basically a questionnaire that they both filled out and expanded on. The third part (to do list) is them talking about what they're doing in the photos, but it makes sense without them. There is some …

Sasaki Kotoko (01/26/2020)(Graduation Announcement)

Sorry that it's been a while since I updated my blog. I'm writing because there's something I want to tell everyone. I'll be graduating Nogizaka46 at the end of March. I've loved Nogizaka46 since before I joined. That's why I attended the audition and I was lucky enough to pass. I was a middle schooler …

Etou Misa Interview (FLASH 12.17.2019)

She says she filmed the movie in January of last year, but then talks about the year between then and release which would make it this year. I believe she misspoke since that timeline doesn't add up. Probably meant January of 2019. Interviewer: Etou Misa (26) graduated from Nogizaka46 in March of this year. On …

Terada Ranze x Shinuchi Mai Interview (Entame 01/2020)

Interviewer: Surprisingly this is your first pair gravure in your 7 years of being active! The second generation members are all very unique and seem like self-reliant women, so this time the photo shoot was meant to capture that strength. Shinuchi: That's true, even the two of us are completely different types. Terada: That's true. …

Various Short Interviews (EX Taishu 01/2020)

Interviews with Yokono Sumire (NMB48), Hayakawa Seira (Nogizaka46), and Satou Shiori (Keyakizaka46). Yokono Sumire Interviewer: What are your thoughts on the photo shoot this time? Yokono: They captured some innocent expressions and my mature side, so I want people to see that gap. This goes on sale on my 19th birthday, so in the future …

Various Short Interviews (EX Taishu 11/2019)

Remainder of the November issue. Too short to warrant individual posts. Includes Fujiyoshi Karin, Kurihara Sae, Seimiya Rei, and Sekine Yuuna. Fujiyoshi Karin Interviewer: You dance like you're possessed during performances. Fujiyoshi: I wouldn't know. I don't remember anything from during performances and everyone else seems to be the same. Interviewer: Do you watch your …

Nakamoto Himeka Interview (Waseda Weekly 10/26/19)

Nakamoto Himeka-san, who is studying in the Department of Health Sciences and Social Welfare at Waseda's online School of Human Sciences and working as a psychological counselor, was actually a member of the idol group "Nogizaka46" until two years ago. She performed in the group's first Tokyo Dome concert in front of 100,000 people over …

Nogizaka46 – Kokoro no Monologue lyrics

Who sings which lines is important in this song. Nanase is leaving, probably for Tokyo, and Maiyan is her lover (probably the guy). The parts they sing together seem more like they're from Maiyan's perspective, but they're more about the two embracing and trying to understand each other than the story. Solo parts - Shiraishi …

Nogizaka46 – Kotodamahou lyrics

Kotodama refers to the idea that there is power or a spirit in words. So if you say something it could become more likely to occur. Though in the song she seems to be asking the gods to imbue her words with power rather then them having inherent power. Solo parts - Yoda Yuuki, Ozono …