The video was shot by Nishino Nanase and the staff.
In the noisy backstage lounge, the members were putting on makeup, reading books, chatting, and taking selfies. They were all in a very relaxed state.
Wearing headphones and low-prescription thin-framed glasses, Amamiya Sugawara stared at the laptop screen and typed on the keyboard, writing and drawing on scratch paper from time to time. He was an outlier.
The members coming and going around her glanced at the screen curiously and shook their heads, not understanding at all.
Mai Shiraishi sat next to her and chatted with her, and she nodded in agreement with "Yeah, yeah"; Erika Ikuta stood behind her for a while, patted her on the shoulder and asked her to continue working hard.
Amamiya Sori, who was immersed in her personal world, was unmoved by the harassment from members, so she helped a few junior high school students to answer questions.
Nishino Nanase leaned against Amamiya Shiori's back intimately, rested his chin on her shoulder, and put most of his body weight on her, which only made her look back and give her a "loving" smile.
Nishino seemed to enjoy doing this, and she found it amusing to curl up a strand of Amamiya Shiori's hair with her fingers.
"Xiao Zhi, can you stand up?" Nishino Nanase
"What?" Amamiya Soi took off one of his headphones.
"Just...stand up." Nishino smiled shyly.
"Oh -" Amamiya Sori did not refuse, but when he stood up, he still couldn't take his eyes away from the screen, frowning and thinking in a very charming way.
Nishino Nanase put her arms around Amamiya Shiori's waist. They were both about the same height, and Amamiya Shiori, who lowered his head, was even a little shorter. Nishino was like a koala hanging on Amamiya Shiori's body.
Nishino found a comfortable position and closed his eyes, while Amamiya Shiori gently swayed back and forth in response to Nishino's movements. The scene became very warm for a time.
In Hindan, many members smiled happily. Apparently they had received the same treatment as Amamiya Shiori, with Nishino Nanase touching their backs.
The video ends here.
"Well, what is on the screen that is so attractive?" Shitara asked impatiently.
"Yes, I'm curious too." Himura agreed.
"Animation, game or TV series? Or..."
"It's just some courseware and materials." Amamiya Shiori explained perfunctorily, "There are still various assignments to be completed."
"Is it that simple?" Shitara didn't believe it. "I thought there would be something exciting."
"It's that simple." Amamiya Suga nodded. In fact, in addition to what she mentioned, there are also novels serialized on the blog and the prototype code of the program. These things are completely incompatible with what Shitara thinks about, and they are nowhere near exciting. There is nothing to say.
"Do you still take the time to study during your break from work?"
"Uh, yes."
"You are worthy of being a student of Dongda University~" Shitara couldn't help but admire.
In recent episodes of the program, this sentence has almost become a stereotype. Banana Man uses it every time he praises Amamiya Shiori, which makes her a little embarrassed.
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Time has entered June, and AKB is holding its annual event—the general election, which attracts more social attention than the prime minister election.
Since the first general election was held in 2009, this fraud activity in which fans buy CDs to vote and determine the lineup for the next single recording has gradually become a major event of national concern.
The ranking of the general election is an important reference factor for AKB's operations to recommend candidates. It not only determines the lineup for the next recording, but also has an important impact on the development of the members in the next year, or even several years. This activity has great meaning for the members, but it also brings great pressure.
There is no such event in Nogizaka, and there are no concerts other than handshake events in the near future.
Compared to AKB's turbulent battlefield filled with silent smoke, Nogizaka seems much calmer. Members were able to see the fierce competition next door from a spectator’s perspective.
Because Maeda Atsuko, who is about to graduate, will not participate, there is no doubt that the first place in this general election is Oshima Yuko. Mayu Watanabe and Rino Sashihara, who have a close relationship with Nogizaka, finished second and fourth respectively, which was in vain for their strong publicity campaign in the past six months.
After watching the general selection, combined with the fact that the second single has been on sale for more than a month, many interested members have already had a premonition that Nogizaka's "mini general selection" is coming.
Among them, Amamiya Shiori is the one with the lowest psychological burden. There is nothing to fight for in the front row. Opportunities will be better for members who are more ambitious in their idol careers; management cannot let her fail the selection. After all, they still hope that she will become a signature of Nogizaka in non-village programs. Over time, in theory, her selection position became very solid.
In the next crown episode, everyone celebrated the birthdays of Yumiko Iwase and Yumi Wakatsuki, who were born in June, and also conducted a surprise inspection of private servers and played common variety games. As time goes by, the third single selection is getting closer and closer.
Early one morning, five people, including Ikoma, Matsumura, Shiraishi, Takayama, and Amamiya, went with Himura to the Lafayette Department Store in Harajuku to shoot exterior scenes.
This was also the first time that the members and Banana Man filmed an outdoor scene together, and the theme was Himura spending money to buy clothes for Ikoma.
During the two private server inspections, Ikoma Rina was wearing long pants, which is obviously unqualified for the center of an idol girl group. In the show, Himura casually asked if Ikoma would buy a dress for him if he paid for it, would Ikoma wear it? Of course Ikoma agreed wholeheartedly.
So the thoughtful program team arranged such a plan later. As a popular comedian, Himura's money for a few clothes is easy for him. There are often scenes like this in variety shows that make people spend money, so Himura agreed without hesitation.
As for the few members at the back, it can be seen at a glance that they are the ones who dissed Himura in the whole plan. They let these seemingly unrelated members get involved. On the one hand, they were to help Ikoma. Giving advice on buying clothes, on the other hand, of course, is to increase the effectiveness of the program.
"Buy clothes for Ikoma!" Ikoma and Himura started their opening remarks while standing in front of the shopping mall, facing the camera.
The four people outside the camera are waiting for the opportunity to enter.
"Yeah~~" Ikoma raised his hands excitedly. Himura was also jumping around excitedly and accidentally messed up the wheat.
After a moment of excitement, Himura explained the purpose of his visit and took out the wallet given by his good friend Shitara. "I'll pay for it today." Himura patted his bulging wallet, looking like a rich man, and opened it to reveal the two letters "YH" on the inside, indicating that it was a custom-made gift from Shitara. As a popular group in recent years, Banana Man is not an ordinary rich group. That large stack of bills meant that Himura was well prepared today.
