Good evening🌸
Truly, thank you very much for
5th YEAR ANNIVERSARY LIVE!
A lot of things had happened in the past five years that we have walked together with Buddies, but I felt so happy about it all.
In every song, I was reminded of when we released it, of the day when we performed it for the first time, or about the MV for it. There were countless memories packed into each one, and I performed while remembering them. It made me think of just how much we have poured our everything into this.
And just like all of the Buddies, we all have also poured our hearts into everything that we did in the past five years.
I feel truly grateful to both the members and Buddies for taking me all the way to this place
Truly, thank you very much for the scenery I will never forget for life!!!
It was so awesome.
And in this occasion, I have been given the chance to make choreography for a dance track that features all members
When I was told about it,
while I felt happy from having something that I have always aimed for come true,
I was also overwhelmed
by the sheer scale of the way that dream came true
There were days where I cried many times from being overwhelmed by pressure, but on the day I completed the choreo lesson to members, I was so moved from seeing the world I have imagined in my head so much that it appeared in my dream that I cried again
I am truly grateful
to have been given the experience
to do works that is so emotionally powerful that it still bring tears to my eyes
even at this point of time.
I’ve come to learn that, when you create something from scratch,
the feeling of aspiration and excitement deep within you
are what drives you!
This dance track is the culmination of my ideals,
inspired from the video of a show that I loved as a child,
of choreographies and compositions that shocked me with how cool they are,
and moments in my life that I witnessed at a certain point.
And another thing that I learned
is that you can’t create something without love.
When I listened to the song that I received,
“I want this member to dance this part”
“I want to see this duo here”, “I want to let this member handle this part”
One after another, the faces of members come to mind.
There are so many meanings behind the roles of each member. Though it is what my ideal is, I spent every day poring over the formation chart while imagining how happy the Buddies will surely be.
I was truly excited for it.
And in that moment, I realized just how much I truly love the members, lol
When I explained the composition to the stage director,
I explained to him so passionately like,
“I want this member to steal the spotlight here!”
“I want to show this duo!”
“I want the lights to shine on this girl at this sound cue!”,
and they laughed and said, “Why does someone who loves Sakurazaka this much is leaving Sakurazaka?” lol
Perhaps, it is exactly because I am leaving
I think I was able to see it through to the end
because I wanted to use this time to express my gratitude to all the members for everything until now.
And I am reminded once again of the love
that the stage director and TAKAHIRO-sensei, who have always created the concerts and choreographies, have for us
I think that they continue to give us wonderful things because of the overflowing love that they have for us.
The stage director and concert team
made every single thing that I wanted come true
They gave me such warm words,
and made adjustments and assistance up until the very last moments.
Before the members were told, many INFINITY dancers gathered and helped with the production to make what I imagined in my head become a reality.
On that day, a truly all-star group of dancers who have helped me since the day of my debut until now came lol. I felt truly happy during that production period too. It was deeply moving, and delightful.
And it was a stage that wouldn’t be possible without the cooperation of the members. Even though I should be the one to say thank you, everyone gave me a countless number of thanks.
I felt so moved many times.
Many many times I thought, “I knew they could do it, they are really stealing the show!” lol.
I think that there is nothing that these girls can’t do now. Having overcome so many things and constantly taking on new challenges, they were all so resilient, strong, and truly so dependable.
Ten-chan and Karin-chan, thank you for pulling with my hands with your biggest smiles!
I wanted to dedicate my life
into this five minutes that I was entrusted with
While it might be a bit presumptuous to say this,
but I can now say with confidence that this is a dance track that can only be created by a member, by me who has been watching the members up close.
I was truly so happy
that so many people watched it.
Truly, thank you very much
for your warm applause and cheerings.
From the next two days, there will be a repeat stream for it!
Every song, from the opening to the encore, is filled with an extraordinary amount of feelings from the members and staff, and I’d be happy if you could give it another watch!
While I’d like to continue to bask in the afterglow of the National Stadium concert, there are only a few weeks left to my final concert
Now, more than ever, I feel more keenly the significance and preciousness from being able to perform as a member of Sakurazaka46
I’ve been spending my days savoring the view of members from the perspective of a fellow member, which is something that I will never see again.
There are still a lot of preparations to do
for my graduation ceremony as well,
but I’d like to make it something wonderful without cutting any corners!
I would be happy if you could warmly watch over my last days as a member of Sakurazaka46!
I look forward to seeing you ☺︎
Ah! And tomorrow, there is a public recording for Sakura Meets 🌸
I am so happy to be able to directly see the Meeters at the end! Let’s have fun together ☺️
Well then. See you again ☺︎