Risa and Nao-chan among most popular Sakamichis at Girls Award; Nao-chan to model for Seventeen

Someone has judged the popularity of the various Sakamichi models at Girls' Award last week by counting likes and retweets on Twitter (I think just from the Modelpress account, which covered the event).

And Nao-chan (Kosaka Nao, Hiragana 2gen) and Risa (Watanabe Risa) are up there just after the Nogi top three. Nao-chan is bursting onto the scene in a big way.

Nagahama Neru blog: Turning 20...in 107 days

Wheat gluten,   289

Nagahama Neru
2018.05.21


Good evening.

107 days
To my 20th birthday!!

As I anxiously look forward to it, I somehow looked that up (lol)


When I pass 20,
What will change, I wonder... 

I wait in vague expectation.


Something must be going to change.
Or why am I looking forward to it so much...


I asked the older members
And they said: "Nothing much changed."

I see...


But I'm still excited!
And I haven't chosen my long-sleeved kimono..!!!

Kakizaki Memi blog: On KinKi Kids TV show with Mii-pan, Take-chan, and Nao-chan

KinKi Kids no Bunbubuun

Kakizaki Memi
2018.05.19


Good evening,
It's Kakizaki Memi.

Tomorrow, May 19,
Mii- and Take-chan and Nao-chan and I
Will be on the KinKi Kids no Bunbubuun TV show!!

Hiragana Keyaki members' personal questionnaires from Hiragana Oshi

These are the questionnaires Hiragana members filled out before the first episode of Hiragana Oshi. The hosts used some of their answers over the first four episodes, but the members say a lot more about themselves.

Names in alphabetical order, gen1 and gen2 mixed.

Hamagishi Hiyori

age15   born 9/28/2002   from Fukuoka   2gen

Nickname: Hiyo-tan

“Tall 15-year-old Hamagishi Hiyori from Fukuoka, the youngest member, in 3rd year middle school” [now 1st year high school]

Charm point: Big forehead

Interests: Collecting Fuchiko-in-a-cup figures; collecting slime

Skills: Making slime; making neat hair-buns

Like about myself: Teeth

Dislike about myself: Easily bored

Foods I like: Tomato, cheese

Foods I don’t like: Sweet pepper, bitter melon, mushrooms

Clubs & training: Classical ballet

Person I admire:  Saitou Kyouko

Past life: Dog [she corrected that to "human being" on the show]

Nickname I hate: Hey! Keyaki!

Higashimura Mei

age19   born 8/23/1998   from Nara   1gen

Nickname: MeiMei

“I'm Higashimura Mei, representing Nara Prefecture, going at my own pace”

Charm point: Eyes

Interests: Shopping

Skills: Color-guard flag and rifle exercises; braiding hair quickly

Like about myself: Going at my own pace

Dislike about myself: Bad at explaining things

Foods I like: Sweet potato

Foods I don’t like: Sweet peppers

Clubs & training: Color guard, tea ceremony, swimming

Person I admire:  Shiraishi Mai

Nickname I hate: Yancharu Mei-chan  ["naughty little Mei-chan"]

Something I can’t accept: winter cold

Kakizaki Memi blog: Hiragana Keyaki 2nd Anniversary

2nd Anniversary

Kakizaki Memi
2018.05.09


Hello,
It's Kakizaki Memi.

Two years have passed since the 1st generation members joined Hiragana Keyaki 

Two years already! Amazing 

Kakizaki Memi blog: Kage-chan's birthday

Ge-tan

Kakizaki Memi
2018.05.09


Hello,
It's Kakizaki Memi.

May 8th was when the 1gens joined Hiragana Keyakizak46!

But that's not all:

It Kage-chan's birthday! 

Kage  Happy Birthday

Neru's letter to Marika: I'll support you forever

Neru gave Marika a spray of flowers -- which appears to include baby's breath, Neru's favorite flower -- congratulating her on her graduation, and saying she would "support her forever."

To Marika--

Congratulations on your graduation. I will support you for ever and ever.

-- Neru