In mid-March, following the release of Nogizaka46's 11th single "Life Is So Beautiful", the titled group "Where's Nogizaka" that had continued since before the group's debut also came to an end. After earning enough tears from the members

, the renamed series "Nogizaka Under Construction" was generously announced during the recording.

After three years of accumulation, Nogizaka can now openly claim to be Japan's first-tier girl group. Unlike the original situation where anyone who handed out tissues on the runway when the debut single was released would be rejected, the third anniversary LIVE even mobilized nearly 40,000 people to participate.

You must know that the biggest wish at that time was just to open a live show at the Budokan.

The change of the program, whether it is for the members or for the operation, is somewhat of a sense of achievement of completing one stage and moving on to the next stage.

It is worth mentioning that preparations for the documentary about Nogizaka began last year, including back-row shooting of previous LIVEs, work behind-the-scenes, and interviews with members.

Wu Geng did not go home in the New Year and spent the New Year in Tokyo with his brother. However, in February - that is, after the release of Nogizaka's first album "Transparent Color" and about a week before the third anniversary live broadcast, in order to collect materials for the documentary, Wu Geng and

Hashimoto went to Asahikawa City, Hokkaido together.

This is the first time Wu Geng and Hashimoto have returned to Asahikawa together. Under the camera, Hashimoto talks about the past as if recalling things, and walks the streets of Asahikawa with the filming team, visiting ramen shops, snack shops, and the whole city is full of memories.

It reminded her of her childhood. On the contrary, life in Hokkaido at midnight was much more monotonous.

She has few friends, and her life is basically between two o'clock and one line. She doesn't go out much to play. Fortunately, she obtained permission to film at school and at home.

Hashimoto followed the filming crew to Wu Geng's home. It was a very ordinary family structure, a two-story building, with the living room, kitchen, and bathroom below, and the family's bedroom on the upper floor.

The bookshelf in the fifth watch room is filled with books of all kinds, but half of them were just bought and briefly browsed, and they have not been read yet. Most of them have been read, but they have forgotten even the contents.

Seven, eight, eight.

The diary in the drawer records my emotional state, the contents of the books I have read, interesting settings, thrilling plots, or the cat that stopped on the wall on the way home, with eyes like obsidian. Text.

Express the tiny parts that make up her in the most definite form.

She found that although she was very interested in idols, she never thought that one day she would actually be able to get into this job.

After arriving in Beijing, Nishino was inevitably mentioned in the fifth watch. They lived in the same room, and the time they spent together day and night was second only to their father and younger brother. They accompanied and encouraged each other.

After the final selection, Hashimoto shared a room with Fukawa.

Hashimoto rarely wakes up at a fixed time in the morning. They bought two alarm clocks and placed them both on Hashimoto's bedside. Even so, she remained indifferent and Fukagawa had to wake her up every time.

She thought of the note on the bedside where she used to write messages, which was covered with graffiti by Fukawa. When she had nothing to do, she liked to draw on it while staring at Hashimoto reading. One after another, they quickly

Even if the note box is full, don’t throw it away.

Since then, Hashimoto's health has not been good. He often caught colds during his stay. After his debut, he became more stressed due to work and became more prone to physical problems. He was hospitalized several times because of pneumonia. Last year's Manatsu Nation

During the Osaka stop of the tour, my health was so bad that I had to be pushed through by my manager in a wheelchair. Immediately after the tour, I was admitted to the hospital for treatment. Shiraishi and the others would lose their temper in front of the hospital bed, saying things like, "Nanamin, you are too pushy."

Only Fukawa would smile and comfort her, saying that he would wait for her and help her get better soon.

Hashimoto and Fukawa got along as usual, and there was no trace of estrangement or embarrassment in her smile. If there was a drug that could make people quickly forget embarrassing memories, Hashimoto hoped that Fukawa could lend it to her so that she would not be secretly upset.

When leaving, Wu Geng looked back in the car at the house left behind.

"Shixiao-chan, you can tell STAFF that it's okay to stay here for two days." Hashimoto thought she was nostalgic.

"I was just thinking that if I hadn't gone to Beijing to become an idol, my younger brother wouldn't necessarily have come, and my father wouldn't have agreed to be sent to China." Maybe their family is still together now, and they won't be scattered like they are now.

They separated, leaving only the empty shell of a home in Asahikawa.

But if Wu Geng was asked to say whether her current life or her life in Asahikawa was happier, she couldn't tell.

"Idol..." Hashimoto sighed, "Actually, I wanted to study abroad."

"Eh? Nanamin you?"

"Well, studying abroad will allow me to see a bigger and broader world while studying, and live in a place with different language and living habits. I think the novelty will last for a long time. However, my family really has no money to support it.

I have wild ideas, so I chose to go to Beijing, thinking of making Tokyo the first stop to step into the outside world."

"I just didn't expect to be caught up in reality. If I hadn't become an idol, I might have given up on a lot of things. That's still the case now," she smiled.

"Being an idol is very fun. I can say this responsibly after having worked many jobs during my college years. There is probably no job that makes me feel more rewarding than being an idol."

Although he said this, Hashimoto under the camera said that he wanted to be an ordinary person. He didn't need to care about other people's eyes and went to the streets to play with his friends.

Hashimoto's family is not wealthy, and she wants to help her family live more calmly so that they will not be stretched thin. Wu Geng has no such concerns. Her family is ordinary, but it is more than enough to support the lives of three people, so Toyama said

I hope she can live more freely and do what she wants.

Looking at the Asahikawa street scene passing by outside the car window, Wu Geng suddenly felt regretful.

She should have made more friends at that time. Like now, she has someone to chat and joke with. Even if her home is not in Tokyo, she knows that she will not find someone to accompany her when she is lonely. In Asahikawa, these

The situation is reversed.
Chapter completed!