Thank you for opening my blog.
I’m Katsumata Haru.
A few days ago, Inoue Rina-san announced her graduation.
Since it was announced, it’s slowly started to sink in. If I’m being honest, it has me feeling very lonely right now.
I’ll never forget the night we got a chance to talk a little bit after the final day at Kyocera Dome.
Her expression during live performances was totally unique. From her coolness to the fleeting feeling she has, I’d always be totally captivated watching how much presence she has through the monitor.
Whenever I talked to you, your kind smile and friendly demeanor always put me at ease and lightened the mood of the room…
On that day more than ever, I could feel that you’re just like the sun, possessing both power and warmth.
I think you’ll probably be really busy in the time you have left with the group, but I’d like it if we could talk again sometime. There are a lot of things I want to learn from watching you up-close in person.
I’m looking forward to our 13th single period!!
______________________________
Our 4th gen relay blog that began on 6/16 will be coming to a close at the end of the month, and from October on we will be switching to individual blogs!
With this being the last relay blog, there are so many things I want to write about that I don’t even know where to start, but
First of all, Ui!
Happy birthday!! She turned 20 on 9/19❣️🎂
When a couple of us were playing Werewolf Game recently, everyone was interrogating each other by asking if they were a werewolf or not, but only Ui-san was instead asking whether or not we were a citizen. Even during a game, she trusts everyone unconditionally😲
Ui is a kinder person than most.
I know you’re very dependable, but if there’s ever anything worrying you, please come talk to me～
Oh, and we gotta go get acai bowls before it starts getting cold out～🫐😉
Table of Contents
・Announcements📢
・Checking your answers
・Last baton pass
I’m planning on updating again very soon, so I’ll just write about the things I want to talk about while it’s still September.
__Announcements
🧶The November issue of ViVi released on 9/22
The 9 of us 4th gen members participated in a fashion project that featured knitwear titled “Kyun knitwear that’s just for you”
Here’s a group shot of Hiiro, Momochan, and myself🩶
↑I got to try a new look that has a different vibe from the usual📸
Be sure to check how it all turned out in the magazine～
📘The November issue of BLT, releasing on 9/27
The 9 of us 4th gen members are featured in this as well.
In addition to a 50 page feature, we’ll also be on the cover.
There’s also a 46 Questions, 46 Answers interview!!
By reading this, there’s no way you won’t learn sooooo much more about the 4th gen members!
I’m excited to by it myself too🙌💙
🎵On 9/26, the 4th gen song “Alter Ego” will be released for streaming
That’s tomorrow! Please give it a listen～
I want to talk a LOT about it, so I’ll update my blog again really soon (maybe sooner than 9 days from now? lol)
🎤”Shinzanmono 2025 in TOKYU KABUKICHO TOWER” has been announced
Watching the 3rd generation moved me very greatly, so it’s a strange feeling knowing I’ll be standing in the same place they did, but at the same time I’m also very excited.
We’ll put on a show deserving of the name “Sakurazaka46,” and make sure to show off a “4th gen-like” charm as well!
Please look forward to it, everyone!!💪
Please allow me to tell you all about when I watched the 3rd gen’s Shinzanmono back in the day in another blog✨
One day, before our lesson time.
Momo-chan made banana cake for everyone!
It gave me so much energy and blew away all my fatigue～🧚🫧
It’s easy to get sick when the seasons change, so we should eat a lot to stay healthy!
I recommend bananas since they’re full of nutrition⭐️
__Checking your answers
I’m checking the answers to the quiz I gave you all in the blog before last!
I actually planned to do it last time but I forgot💦
But hey, that’s alright because it gave you all more time to think about it, right?
From the NG word game we played on my solo relay YouTube stream. The quiz was on who thought of each word before the stream.
Hey you, you forgot!! so I’ll post it again for you↓🫡
Last thinking time🕒
⏳
Time’s up～🛎️
The answers are..
I love Wako→Wako
Dog→Momochan
Strongest!!→Hina
Dinner→Konomin
Leaf→Hiiro
What the heck?→Ui (t/n: nande ya nen, kansai dialect)
Planet Wakochi→Chii (t/n: Wakochihoshi, play on Wako + Kochihoshi, their radio show)
It ain’t over yet♡→Neo (t/n: also in kansai dialect)
There you go! You can feel everyone’s personality in each one🌈
Are there any 4th gen masters (unofficial)
that got all of them correct～?🧐
If we ever get the chance, I’d like to try playing the NG word game with all 9 of us next time～💭💟
__Last baton pass
Tomorrow’s blog is from Neo, and this is also the last time I’ll be passing it off to her😭
Neo and I have spent a lot of time together dating back to when we were trainees, since we’re both from outside of Tokyo.
Whenever I’m struggling to decide which Neo story to write in my blog, I have so much fun feeling each of her sides come out more strongly than before, because it’s not just her “NeoPro,” there’s also “NeoPure,” “NeoShock,” and plenty more
Next time the two of us are together, let’s make that memorable “Super crispy vegetable stir fry” again! lol🥬🥕
Lastly.
It’s now been 1 month since the final day of our ｢5th TOUR 2025 “Addiction”｣ at Kyocera Dome in Osaka.
The fact that it feels so recent reminds me just how fast time passes.
And that’s why I’m going to keep moving forward, step by step, cherishing and savoring each and every day, opportunity, and encounter I’m given.
Throughout this single, so that you can feel even just a little reassured that I’ve become more dependable, or that I’ve grown,
and so that I won’t have any regrets when I look back on it,
I’ll work hard like my life depends on it!
So then
Thank you for reading my 12th entry in the relay blog!
After we switch to individual blogs, will you still keep reading～? (t/n: written in the ～haru format explained in earlier blogs)
See you soon!
Bye-bye～☘️💫
Translator: fuyupz
Original Blog Link: https://sakurazaka46.com/s/s46/diary/detail/65851?ima=0000&cd=blog