Futari Saison sells 350K on first day, stores sell out

So Futari Saison seems to be Keyakizaka46's biggest hit yet. Tuesday and Wednesday have been a Saison festival in Japan.

The 3rd single sold 353,000 copies by the end of Tuesday, up over 100 thousand from first-day sales of 2nd single Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai. First-day sales of that were up 50 thousand from the group's 1st single and breakout hit, Silent Majority. Then it sold 30,000 copies on Wednesday, raising the total to 386,000. Sales of 400,000 in the first week seem to be a sure thing.

The big Tsutaya and Tower records stores in Shibuya (Tokyo) have extensive displays publicizing the record. Here are a couple of pics from Tsutaya:

Entering the store

Happy Birthday to Kakizaki Memi, from Saitou Kyouko (Hiragana Keyaki)

Here's Saitou Kyouko's blog post congratulating Kakizaki Memi on her 15th birthday.
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Congratulations, Memi!

Saitou Kyouko
2 December 2016

Today, December 2nd, is Memi-tan's (Kakizaki Memi's) birthday!!!!(≧∇≦)

 Memi-tan!! Congratulations! Congratulations! ♬(〃ω〃)

One thing I have to say when I'm telling someone about Memi-tan is:

She's so adult that you'd never think she was in third-year middle school ( › ·̮ ‹ )!!

Kakizaki Memi Talks About Crying During the Making of Hiragana's New MV

There hasn't been enough Kakizaka Memi talk recently, so here's her Friday blog post:
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Snow *･｡ﾟ 

2016.11.25

Good evening. Kakizaki Memi here.

Yesterday was my first Showroom in a long time. 

I think this is the Showroom I've been most nervous for...lol.

How was Dare Yori mo Takaku Tobe ??
It's very different from Hiragana Keyaki --
Up-tempo and spirited. 

I guess people who saw the making-of video will know
That during the taping of the MV, I felt that I was not doing well
And ended up crying in disappointment and frustration...

Every time I watch the MV I think
"I wish I had smiled more !!(;_;)"

Visiting Minor Keyakizaka Holy Places in Tokyo

I just finished spending a few days in Tokyo. I'd never spent any time there before, and now know the city a lot better than before. I watched Kimi no Na wa and another film ("Midnight Diner") on the way home on JAL, and recognized some of the Tokyo settings.

It wasn't a Keyakizaka46 trip, but I did visit a few places I associate with the group. First is Keyakizaka itself, the street beside the Roppongi Hills shopping mall. The trees were in their Christmas illumination. This photo is taken looking east from the pedestrian bridge than spans Keyakizaka, connecting two parts of the mall.

Neru blog post after Perfect Halloween show

On Saturday evening, K46 performed at the Perfect Halloween show at Yokohama Arena. They, Radio Fish and Choutokkyuu ("Super Express") all did sets, and K46 performed with Radio Fish on their song Golden Tower and then with both other groups on the finale, Radio Fish's Perfect Human.

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Boots

2016.10.23
Nagahama Neru


Good evening!

Today we were given the chance to perform at
Nippon Housou's Perfect Halloween 2016.

First time at Yokohama Arena.
My heart wouldn't stop pounding!

And then we were given the chance to perform
with Radio Fish and Choutokkyuu ( ◜︎◡︎◝︎ )

We got the chance to collaborate, and to cover their songs with them.
The lingering feelings from such a glorious event...



It was the first showing of our Halloween outfits:

Nagahama Neru talks about the senbatsu, Fate, and Keyakizaka46

Neru's most recent blog post.
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Encounter

2016.10.22
Nagahama Neru

Neru peeking out from a previous blog post

Good evening. I'm sorry for being so late updating my blog.

Last weekend, the senbatsu for the 3rd single was announced.
This time I have again been given the role of
performing in both Kanji Keyaki and Hiragana Keyaki.

And my position in the senbatsu is in the 2nd row, right in the middle.

I will face this without running away from myself
And will fulfill my responsibilities.


Speaking personally,
To perform in both again
Makes me extremely happy, and quite relieved.

With this single, too
I want Keyakizaka46 to be more and more well-known,
And to bring more and more happiness
To the people who have told us they like us.

All 32 of us will definitely create a wonderful single.

I think we will be able to show people a Keyakizaka
that is different again from what they have seen before.
I am certain that this time, too, everything will be great.

Please just wait a little longer!

Imaizumi Yui's blog post about the senbatsu changes in Keyakizaka46

Imaizumi Yui has finally broken her silence about the changes in the senbatsu, and the fact that she has been put in the second row.

She has made two posts since the announcements: she didn't mention the senbatsu at all in the first, and she just promised in the last line of the second to say something about it the next time. And she has.

Zuumin is very ambitious. She has singing talent and has made herself a good dancer, and she has always seen herself as Hirate Yurina's rival for centre. This seeming demotion must have been a hard blow, very disorienting for her. I think it is less a demotion than just a hiatus to give others a chance to show themselves. The second row she is part of is the solid middle of the group, its bulwark and strength. The people management thinks can be depended on.

Despite what must be bitter disappointment, she seems to have responded as well as she possibly could, offering her support to Hirate and the new front members, and promising to work hard for the sake of the group. Like Yui, I have included no photos in this serious post.

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2016.10.20

Senbatsu Announcement

Good evening!

For the third single
I have been selected for the 8th position, in the second row.

For the first and second singles, when I assumed a position in the front, I was worried that my inability would cause problems, so I gave my all to the performance.

Honestly, I was really scared.
I wondered if it was okay for someone with no dance experience to be in front.