Memi-tan proved again a few hours ago on Showroom that she is a natural
idol. Young (14), hesitant, but forthcoming and confident in dealing
with fans. And clearly still on a high from her debut.
Praise and
affection poured in to her in Showroom messages. Here is the first part of her session, to give you
an idea of who this person is. You'll be seeing more of her over the next
few years:
柿崎 芽実 けやき坂46（ひらがなけやき）160818 18時00分...
She said was nervous before her first handshake session last weekend,
but was happy to discover that she enjoyed it a lot. People were nice and she could talk with them. She wished she could answer every
question, but couldn't find the words. She will try to get better at
that.
She said she will wear a yukata at the next handshake event in a week
and a half, and the fans were thrilled. She accepted congratulations
that her handshake lane at Chiba two weeks after that had sold out.
When people
congratulated her on being double centre with Neru for the performance
last weekend, however, she deflected the praise and said that she still
had to improve her singing and dancing. She said "Neru-san" told her a
lot. She said she admired all the members of Keyakizaka46, but
especially "Yurina-san."
Her Showroom session was a total success. She got around 15,000 viewers
in her hour on the air -- the highest total of any of the members -- and
the time went quickly for her and for the viewers. Amid the showers of
stars, roses, darumas, etc., fans gifted her on-screen, there came one
Tokyo Tower, which cost the giver almost $100.
In fact, Memi was not the only natural idol this Showroom series gave
us: Takase Mana actually smiled, sang along beautifully to various songs
from the CD, and was easy and very natural with fans. Sasaki Kumi, with
her long, beautiful face and mature manner, was easy, natural and personable.
Ushio Sarina's little smile was engaging, her high voice sweet
rather than shrill, and her moving around as she sat there helped
confirm she loves to dance. Takamoto Ayaka was just as nice and vivid as
always. And Katou Shiho was funny and quirky and charming, even before
the accident that showed us her messy room and made her weep, eliciting
messages of love from her fans.
Since I had seen photos of out-of-town Hiragana members together in
"roomwear," I suspected they had now moved into the dorm, and that we
would see different backgrounds for members such as Memi-tan and Mana.
This did not happen. Posts on 2channel say that they only spend the
weekends in Tokyo, and that is why Showroom sessions are done during the
week. Whether this will change in the fall, I have no idea.
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