Neru and the master painters of Keyakizaka

In episode five of Tokuyama Daigoro wo Dare ga Koroshita ka? there is a sequence in which most of the class is sitting in a circle around Neru pretending to draw her for art class. It turns out that many of them did in fact draw her. This is from Neru's blog post called "Drawing Paper":

_______________________________________


...

In episode 5
There's a place where everyone is seated around me, drawing me,
And in everyone's drawings I'm amazing.

Yui-chan

What is this?
This is the only one I couldn't stop laughing at.
(Of course it was done with tremendous effort. Thank you, eh.)

Kobayashi Yui: We will keep climbing the hill

Most members of Keyakizaka46 have made blog posts on the occasion of their first anniversary together. Many people think Kobayashi Yui's was the best:
_________________________________

2016.8.21

Since that day ☆彡

...

Yesterday, the 20th of August
We had the chance to perform
At TV Asahi Summer Festival Summer Station.

We were actually able to do a live on a stage
right next to a fantastic place like Keyakizaka.

Thank you very much
to everyone who came.

Kageyama Yuuka (Hiragana Keyaki) on Keyakizaka46's 1st anniversary

Most members of Hiragana Keyaki have congratulated the Kanji Keyakis on their first anniversary. Here's Kageyama Yuuka's interesting post.

Kage-chan is a bright, talented and talkative 15-year-old who loves soccer and hasn't quite figured out how beautiful she can be.

But her intelligence and ambition are obvious in this passage about the past year, from her blog post of 23 August:
_____________________________________

...

Yesterday was the first anniversary of the formation of Keyakizaka46
I loved them right from the start.
Every week I recorded and watched Keyakitte Kakenai? and collected magazines they appeared in

I was a normal fan.
That a year later I have become a member of Keyakizaka46 myself is something I think no-one imagined, and even now I can't really believe it.

Keyakizaka46 has triumphant 1st anniversary concert at Keyakizaka

A year ago, when Keyakizaka46 was formed, the name was a big surprise. Up to that moment, the group had been called Toriizaka46.

Keyakizaka is a tony shopping street that runs along beside the upscale Roppongi Hills Mall. Months ago, members of the group said that one of their ambitions was to someday play a concert at Keyakizaka. That day came sooner than expected, Saturday evening.

Here is a report from the entertainment press, painting a picture of a triumphant love-fest between the group and an outdoor venue packed with its fans:

Neru goes to the art gallery and a movie

2016.8.20

Art Gallery

Hello.

Recently I like to sleep with the window open.
The breeze feels nicer than the air-con.

The other day, after work,
I went to the Paul Smith exhibition
at the Ueno Mori Art Gallery

It's a world-view I love so much
That it almost seemed a waste for me to take it in.

My desire to see it as soon as possible
and the knowledge that once I started, my viewing of it would be sure to end
competed in me.


At the entrance to the Gallery
I wondered if I should go in after all (lol)

But in the end I went straight in.

Katou Shiho -- "Sorry for that unsightly Showroom broadcast" (blog post)

Katou Shiho is one of my favorite members of Hiragana Keyaki. She's a slow-talking 18-year-old graduate with a lazy smile, a soft face, and a personable manner. She has said that during high school, she had a part-time job in a convenience store and can operate a cash register "at the speed of light."

Two days ago, however, Katoshi had to shut down her Showroom broadcast in tears. It was another good broadcast, with her as present as ever, seeming to speak directly to you. She admitted she was feeling a bit negative -- probably feeling she had to work on her singing and dancing. And then disaster struck.

Her stream was acting up and she, in her "my pace" style, simply got up to go and check things out, leaving the field of view. But as she left, she knocked the camera and it swung to reveal a glimpse of a messy corner of her room, with clothes and bags jumbled over each other. Seemed fairly normal to me, lol, but not very presentable.

Viewers made a few snide comments, but she soldiered on for a while. Tears began to spring to her eyes, however. She said what bothered her most was that Kakizakai Memi, her young friend in Hiragana Keyaki, would surely be watching.

Keyakizaka46: which member of Nogizaka46 would you like to go on a "yukata date" with?

BLT magazine asked members of Keyakizaka46 which member of Nogizaka46 they would like to go on a "yukata date" with, and where.

1. Hashimoto Nanami
Shida Manaka -- She's exactly my type.
Watanabe Risa -- I'd like to do target-shooting and goldfish-scooping.
Ozeki Rika -- She's an adult, so I'd like her to take me somewhere to see beautiful night scenery.
Suzumoto Miyu -- I've always admired her.
Yonetani Nanami -- She was my motivation to enter the audition. And since I've met her, I really love her.

2. Shiraishi Mai
Watanabe Rika -- I love her.
Oda Nana -- I want to stare at her profile and the nape of her neck.
Kobayashi Yui -- She's ridiculously beautiful.
Moriya Akane -- I'd like to stroll around between Shiraishi and Etou.

3. Ikuta Erika
Ozeki Rika -- I've really respected her since before I entered Keyakizaka.
Sugai Yuuka -- I'd like to go to a festival with her.
Nagasawa Nanako -- I'd like to go with her to the Kaminarimon (at Asakusa Temple) and walk around eating.