☺︎‬ (2025.01.14)

Good evening,

And although it’s a bit late,
Happy New Year.

Today, I have something I want to tell all of you, which is why I’m writing this blog.

The other day,
The release of the 11th single was announced.
There was also an announcement about the 2nd album and the tour.

Over the past four years, little by little, I’ve come to feel and directly experience the way Sakurazaka-likeness begins to take color.

Before I knew it, this place had become something I truly love from the bottom of my heart.

In recent years, I’ve gradually started feeling that I want to watch over Sakurazaka from a bit of a distance.

Now, that feeling has grown even stronger.

I will be graduating from Sakurazaka46 with the activities for the 11th single.

The five years I spent as Keyakizaka, every moment I stood on stage, I poured my body and soul into each performance, giving everything I had.

At that time, I could only focus on the present moment; I couldn’t think beyond it. Looking back now, I realise I stood on stage with the resolve that I’d be content if my life ended right then and there.

The time I spent as Sakurazaka wasn’t about trying to surpass the past. Instead, it was about recognising that I can’t continue in the same way as before. It was a period of reflecting on myself and constantly searching for my own identity.

Over the past few years, I’ve gradually been able to discover myself
And I’ve come to realise that Sakurazaka is a place where I can be myself, and that accepts me for who I am.

Before I knew it, I found myself wanting to live alongside Sakurazaka’s music even more, and to see countless new sceneries together with all the members.
It became a place I truly love from the bottom of my heart.

For me, discovering this feeling was the greatest happiness.

Although I have the desire to continue working in this place I love so much, alongside the people I love…

It was precisely because I encountered this feeling,
That I began to feel I wanted to step away from this place and watch over it from a bit of a distance.

I joined when I was 16.

Now, I’m 26.

I never imagined I would be active for 10 years,
but looking back, I realise it was because I was so immersed and loved it so much.

A lot has happened, but.

Everything. All of it.

Are precious experiences and memories that I will continue to hold tightly and live with from now on.

And to all of you who have supported me, who have been there for me through it all…

Thank you for meeting me, for helping me find myself,
for showing me so many different sceneries,
for giving me countless encouraging words,
for always being by my side,
and for giving me so much love.

Truly from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you so much.

Until the very end, I don’t want it to just be about making memories; I want to fulfill my role as a member of Sakurazaka.

Please take care of me until the last moment.

Mii.

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *