Sakura: Nako and I made a surprise appearance at HKT48's event! It had been so long since I had seen fans that I was almost moved to tears, but I thought people would take it the wrong way if I entered crying so I stopped #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48
Sakura: It was my first time at HKT48's new theater, but something felt nostalgic about it. It was like home, in that when I was there I could feel at ease. Also, because it was newly built, everything was so beautiful! #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48
Sakura: I was nervous announcing my graduation, as you would expect, surrounded by my peers. As an idol, you think about things like when you would announce, what you would say, especially when I watched members from my own gen graduate #宮脇咲良 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48
Sakura: More than anything, I felt lonely when I announced my graduation. I mean, of course the fans would feel that way too, but actually I was probably the loneliest in that moment #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48
Sakura: During the 2 1/2 years I was away, I actually paid close attention to HKT48's activities, more than you would expect. I watched Miku & Hana in the center position, watched my juniors bring the group to new levels #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48
Sakura: Since Moripo was graduating too, I asked her how it was, as someone who had gone through it. She said she wasn't nervous and she didn't cry because there's so many emotions in the moment that you just want to get through it safely #宮脇咲良 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48
Sakura: I've leaned on & learned so much from Sasshi that I almost feel like I need to pay her for it every year lol. I mean, it's not something that can be quantified with money, but so much of how I conduct myself, I learned from Sasshi #宮脇咲良 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48
Sakura: Even after I graduate from HKT48, I think I'll still be able to find ways to stay involved with the group to some extent. Sasshi is the same way. Once you're part of the HKT48 Family, you're part of it forever #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48
Sakura: Thinking 3 years back, Sasshi, Haruppi and Mio were all still in the group. Time really does pass, and with it comes change #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48
Staff: So...did you end up making it in time for Mother's Day? Sakura: Yeah, about that...I asked my mom's mom, so my grandma, and it seems like my mom would send her presents every Mother's Day 😱 #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48
Sakura: 2 1/2 years ago, at the concert Sasshi announced her graduation, we had a sendoff. At that time, quite a few members came up to me to tell me that they didn't think they would be there in 2 1/2 years... #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48 #さくのき
Sakura: #HKT48 members really are so close with each other. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Generations all share the same locker room, and we don't feel the distinction between the generations, no seniors or juniors #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #さくのき
Sakura: My family was watching the #HKT48 livestream too, including the premium content, so when I got home I thought they would say something like "You worked hard today" or something, but first thing they said was... #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #さくのき
Sakura: I think I've only met 5th Gen like 2-3 times. There's a girl there named Rimika, and she's in senbatsu too. She's 17, but her way to get close to people is...scary. I mean that as praise! #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48 #さくのき #水上凜巳花
Sakura: What I was personally happy about, was Unjo Hirona, nickname Nappi (@nappi_0809), the center of Mizuho senbatsu. SHE'S SOOOOOO CUTE! Nappi, in order to catch my eye, kept telling me I was cute ☺️ #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48 #さくのき #運上弘菜
Sakura: At my first Saku no Ki studio recording in ~1 year & 7 months, I received a bento that costs ~50000 yen... ($500) 🥲🥲 It's crazy... 🥲 It's a bento that comes with a small container of caviar...🍱!! #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48 #さくのき twitter.com/39saku_chan/st…
Mikurin: I sing IZ*ONE songs every time I go to karaoke. They have too many cute songs #田中美久 #TanakaMiku #HKT48 #IZONE
Sakura: I've been able to get back on SNS, like Insta Stories and Twitter. The IZ*ONE members are also slowly getting Instagram accounts too. So far it's been Kangchan and Yena 😊 #宮脇咲良 #MiyawakiSakura #강혜원 #KangHyewon #최예나 #ChoiYena #IZONE #HKT48 #さくのき
Sakura: We had been passing messages for the managers to post on SNS so it had been years since I'd personally pressed a button to submit something. My hand was shaking. "If I press this, it'll get sent out to the whole world!" #宮脇咲良 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48 #さくのき
Sakura: Details about my graduation photo booklet have been announced, but there's still a LOT more to come, so stayed tuned... 😉 #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48 #さくのき What a tease 😂
Sakura: The photo booklet was pretty intense. Once I decided to graduate, I wanted to have my graduation photographed and immortalized in picture, so I started having meetings with my manager and staff about themes, how it would be done, etc #宮脇咲良 #IZONE #HKT48 #さくのき
Sakura: The servers crashed 😂 But I'm glad my graduation photo booklet is proving popular among everyone...If you'd like, please check it out Staff: The first round of sales are over already Sakura: Oh 😅 #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48 #さくのき
Sakura: At my graduation concert, there will be an oshi cam (fan cam) focused entirely on me the whole concert. Isn't it scary?! In Korea, there were oshi cams too, but it was for a song or two, not a whole concert 😱 #宮脇咲良 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48 #さくのき
Murashige: I'm going to make sure to stay behind you the whole time then 😉📸 Sakura: That's not possible... #宮脇咲良 #미야와키사쿠라 #MiyawakiSakura #IZONE #HKT48 #さくのき
Fan: *mentions various things, including Hyakkaten* Sakura: My fans who support me really do support me anywhere I go. There's ppl who say they like #HKT48's Sakura or #IZONE Sakura, but it's all me. I'm blessed to have fans who have followed me for so long #宮脇咲良 #さくのき