Sakurazaka46's Fujiyoshi Natsurin talks about the two forms of "expression" in "blt graph.": group performance and acting

■The cover features a photo of Fujiyoshi Natsurin, who was cheerfully enjoying the photo shoot, capturing a natural expression shown for a moment in a corner of a movie theater!

The cover image of “blt graph.vol.104” (Tokyo News Service), which will be released on July 31st, has been released.

On the cover and in the opening pages of this issue, Sakurazaka46’s Fujiyoshi Natsurin appears in her first film, the lead role, in the movie “Shinmai Kisha Trollko: If I Don’t Do It, Who Will?”, which will be released on August 9th.

The cover photo chosen shows Fujiyoshi cheerfully enjoying the photo shoot, flashing a natural expression for a moment in a corner of a movie theater.

It’s been exactly one year since Fujiyoshi last graced the cover of “blt graph.” In the past year, she has gained acting experience by appearing in dramas such as “Ao Haru Ride” (WOWOW) and “Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna” (NHK General TV), and the number of views of the music video for “Start over!” has exceeded 10 million, making it the second song in which she is the center.

Furthermore, she has continued to grow at a high speed, having performed at the Tokyo Dome for the two-day concert “Sakurazaka46 4th ARENA TOUR 2024 Shin Sakura Zensen -Go on back?- IN Tokyo Dome,” which attracted 110,000 people, the largest audience in the group’s history.

The photo shoot this time was shot on the theme of “a certain day off” for the extremely busy Fujiyoshi. She casually drops by a movie theater, walks leisurely down a straight road listening to the sound of the rain, then throws away her umbrella and dances in the rain… We captured various aspects of Fujiyoshi Natsurin, including not only her beautiful and refined appearance, but also a relaxed expression and a look of fun and excitement.

Furthermore, in the 10,000-character interview, they talk about their feelings after their Tokyo Dome concert in June, stories about their experiences with the third-generation members, and what they have realized about the two forms of “expression” they have: performing as a group and acting.

Mukai Junha from Sakurazaka46 also appears. This is her second appearance in the magazine, and this time the photo was taken on the theme of “How to spend the hot summer.”

Also making an appearance will be Shiori Ikemoto, a member of Terrace x Terrace who was also selected as a member of SUPER VENUS, a new unit born from Platinum Pixel, and Nana Cecil, who was selected as a finalist for Miss Teen Japan in 2023 and later appeared on Abema’s romance reality show “I Fell in Love Today,” which drew attention for her “too angelic appearance.”

The magazine will also feature the first gravure photo shoot of Yoshimura Eriko, an announcer in her third year at TBS who is in charge of the morning information program “THE TIME,” and Noritake Kinashi’s radio program “Saturday Morning 6:00 Kinashi no Kai,” as well as swimsuit gravure photos of Takasaki Kanami.

PHOTO BY HIROKAZU *Kasuzu Fujiyoshi