Kakizaki Memi Hustle Press gravure #2: comments on other members

The Hustle Press "extra" of Memi has come out. A new outfit and new poses, but the same Memi, with that amazing talent of being able to look right through the camera lens and make contact with the viewer.

It's something she has had ever since her Showroom auditions, and it must be harder to do than it looks, because few models do it. This may have something to do with her apparent fearlessness.

Here are seven of the photos (see more at the link above) and Memi's comments about other members.
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From Hustle Press:

The youngest. Baby-faced. But is she an adult inside? A 15-year-old from Nagano with more depths to discover. The Extra for "Memi-tan," Kakizaki Memi.

"Please write down what you call each member other than yourself, and say a word about your impression of them. For yourself, please give us your analysis of what kind of person you are."


Iguchi Mao
Mao-chan
Steadily becoming cuter. Totally hilarious.

Ushio Sarina
Sarii
Seems docile and quiet, but is surprisingly talkative. Talks unceasingly, fun.

Kakizaki Memi
Apt to be thought gentle and quiet, but actually frank and straightforward.

Kageyama Yuuka
Kage-chan
Very together. Smart.

Katou Shiho
Shiho
Calming to be with.

Saitou Kyouko
Kyonko
Natural and spontaneous. Great at make-up.

Sasaki Kumi
Kumii
Extremely funny. Makes me laugh.

Sasaki Mirei
Mii-pan
Can be relied on. An adult.

Takase Mana
Manafii
A lonely person.

Takamoto Ayaka
Aya
Sociable.

Nagahama Neru
Neru-chan
Modest. Kind.

Higashimura Mei
Meimei
Goes at her own pace. Gentle and cute.



Ishimori Nijika
Ishimori-san
Sparkling eyes.

Imaizumi Yui
Imaizumi-san
Totally cheerful. People around her naturally end up smiling.

Uemura Rina
Uemura-san
Her clothes are always cute.

Ozeki Rika
Ozeki-san
Beautiful features. Kind.

Oda Nana
Oda-san
Totally nice. When she speaks, she gives a sense of security.

Koike Minami
Koike-san
Has an aura of being cute and nice. Beautiful white skin.

Kobayashi Yui
Kobayashi-san
Her face is really small.

Saitou Fuyuka
Saitou-san
A really good dancer.

Satou Shiori
Satou-san
Her dance movements are supple and beautiful.

Shida Manaka
Shida-san
Nice but with-it. Like a good-looking guy.

Sugai Yuuka
Sugai-san
Very together and totally nice.

Suzumoto Miyu
Suzumoto-san
Her dancing is sharp, really cool.

Nagasawa Nanako
Nagasawa-san
Funny and nice.

Habu Mizuho
Habu-san
Has a really good figure. Like a doll.

Harada Aoi
Harada-san
Friendly and willing to talk. Really nice.

Hirate Yurina
Hirate-san
Her performance is really amazing. I admire her.

Moriya Akane
Moriya-san
Anyway, she's a beautiful woman. A real beauty.

Yonetani Nanami
Yonetani-san
She's smart!

Watanabe Rika
Rika-san
Cute, with a mysterious aura.

Watanabe Risa
Risa-san
Her voice is cute. I really love it!

Kakizaki Memi  柿崎芽実
nickname: Memii, Memi-tan

born: 2 December 2001
comes from: Nagano Prefecture
blood type: A

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Every time Hustle Press does a solo gravure of a Keyakizaka46 member, they first do one setting, with an interview; then they do a second setting -- which they call the "Extra" -- asking the subject to give their impressions of all the other members. The characterizations end up being pretty consistent. The Hiraganas seem to have pretty distant impressions of most of the Kanjis.

I liked to see Memi point out the brilliance of Nijika's eyes. And I loved it that she characterized Neru with the first two elements of the Keyakizak46 slogan: modest and kind.

Her saying Habu looked "like a doll" surprised me. High praise, coming from the girl who wants to be a doll. But Habu must be a very different kind of doll from the French doll Memi wants to be.

As I keep saying, Memi may be young and baby-faced, but there seems to be a lot to her. The members of Hiragana keep calling her "adult," and she likes to think of herself as saba-saba, which means something like "refreshingly frank and straightforward."

She looks particularly young in this setting. Perhaps it's the contrast with the clothes.

She calls Shida Manaka "kakkoii" and "ikemen," two words that I find hard to translate. Kakkoii is often translated "cool," but doesn't have that word's associations of cold and distant. It has associations of stylish and somehow magnificent. One Japanese dictionary says it refers to someone who is showy, but whose fresh and invigorating attitude draws you to them. An ikemen is a handsome and sexy guy. And I feel something positive and active about it, rather than just passive handsomeness. At least that's how I perceive the words. Suggestions from Japanese-speakers welcome.