Nice to Meet You (Endou Sakura) - May 7th, 2019

Nice to Meet You (Endou Sakura)

(original blog : http://blog.nogizaka46.com/fourth/?d=20190507 ) 

Nice to meet you, everyone.

I am Endou Sakura.

Nogizaka46 4th-gen.

Currently on the 3rd year of High-school, 17 years old.

It’s a pleasure to get to know you

Finally, 4th-gen Relay Blog is started!

I’m so thrilled!

Since this is my very first blog, I would like to simply introduce myself.

Name

Endou Sakura (遠藤さくら)

Birthplace/Hometown

Aichi prefecture

Favorite Food

- Mitarashi Dango (note: a kind of dumpling)

- Osenbei (note: rice crackers)

(In general I love Japanese-style sweets)

Hobby

- Reading
- Half-body bathing (note: in a bath-tub, not sure what the English term is :D)
- Fell asleep while listening to the songs of the artists that I like

(I read a lot of Tsujimura Mizuki-san’s works. For the artist, I love Little Glee Monster. I always listen to their songs everyday)

That’s about it, I guess.

There are a mountain of things that I want to write that I am not sure where to start from.

For now, I will write about the recent events.

First, it is about the individual handshake event for the album release.

I was so nervous since it was my first individual handshake event.  I enjoyed it so much since I got to talk a lot with those who came and got to wear a very cute outfit.

I was so happy for all the supporting words that resonate in my heart from all of you. Even though I’m still very immature, from now on I will do my best to contribute for Nogizaka46.

Next, it is about [3-nin no Principal] (note: 4th-gen stage-play)

To me “Principal” was a very big wall.

At first, it’s like I couldn’t manage to break out of my shell.

Whatever I did to climb the wall,  I always got troubled everyday.

However, with the counsel I got from other 4th-gen members and the urge I got from seeing those who performed impressively, I was able to do my best at the last show and safely reaching the final performance with everyone.

(note: she used the term Senshuuraku (千秋楽) which is like the last performance of a show that is performed for several times a day. I find it pretty hard to translate this part)

 

Above all of that, it was a stage that grew me as a person.

Thank you for all of you who came to see us!

Next is about my photoshoot with Saitou Asuka-san for the “Shukan” (週刊) magazine.

I was so nervous at that day. Very nervous! I thought my heart stops beating.

Even so, the bright atmosphere at the shooting location and Asuka-san’s kindness helped me to finish it.

I also glad to be given a cute nickname!

Everyone, please have a look into it!

I also want to talk more with Asuka-san.

That would be it, for now!

I’ll post pictures of the 4th-gen members(^^)

Tsutsui Ayame-chan.

Team Aichi!

She’s the youngest one, but she looks more mature compared to me.

Oh right, I got to meet and talk with Satou Kaede-san who is also from Aichi prefecture.

I’m sooo happy, love them (^^)

Kakehashi Sayaka-chan.

When I am with Sayaka-chan, I cannot stop laughing.

She’s quite a strange one.

But she’s cute (^^)

Did I write too long?

I’ll end it here for today!

Through this blog, I would like you to get to know a lot about me!

Yoroshiku onegaishimasu (note: it felt weird to translate this literally here, but it’s some kind of “please continue to support me” in this case)

Tomorrow it will be Kaki Haruka-chan’s turn.

Kakki- I’ll leave it to you!

Endou Sakura