Nogizaka46: A little bit of this and that for 2021.... #1!!!!

 

 May seem hard to believe but this is the first regular group post since October 8th! There were two for Valentine's cards and a pair for the second generation but as far as regular posts go the first in 5 1/2 months, there were 35 in 2020. While that may seem like a large number it was only half the amount of previous years and that's mainly because of so many long time members graduating. But there's been more solo posts than ever, bet about seventy since the beginning of 2020. So there should be at least one more group post in April plus will be working on another for the second generation gals.

 Right above is Yuuri who graduated at the end of June 2019. Will have more info in the next post but she announced about a month ago she would be retiring from the entertainment industry at the end of May. Wonder how many other grads have done that but not announced it, I liked her immensely but still can't understand why so mid level popular members don't stick it out as so few are successful, not just for Nogi but most J-Pop groups.

 Let's get on to things and the good part of not having a group post in so long is that there's quite a few pics and think the total will be close to a hundred. No pics for 2G members or the gals who have solo posts as these group ones are mainly for those first and third generation members who never have solo posts or very rarely. Such as Nogi's captain Manatsu and she'll be hitting the age of 28 this August but have a feeling she may remain with Nogi until she's thirty. She leads off the pics with some from the group's 'Always With You' card series but all are from 2020. With brand new cards is Sayuri and these are from Nogi's ninth birthday concerts held last month. She also may remain until she's thirty as her next birthday will be #29.

 We haven't seen much of Sayuri this past year which is such a shame as she really is looking so good these days. She will be in the second "Kakeguiri" movie coming out on April 29th. She was also at the Spring/Summer Tokyo Girls Collection' show that took place on February 28th, these pics are from it and she took her stroll on the Ann Couture stage.

 To me such an underrated attractive member has been Kaede and she's another member we haven't been seeing enough of. Today is March 23rd and it's a special day for her as she turned 23, that middle pic is from today.

 Kaede will have the first spread and I've ben holding on to this set for over four months, she really looks superb to me in this too small set from the November issue of EX-Taishu.

 There's been so fewer mag spreads for Nogi members the past six months or so, least for the older gals. What I've noticed is that there's this 'new wave' of gravure models and Idols who are getting most of the spreads this year. It's good to see newbies on occasion but not all at once which has been happening. Second spread is a much bigger set from the March issue of Bubka. It features Momoka and she's older than I thought as she'll be turning 22 in September.

 Final spread but there are many more new pics. For the first time ever(?) Hina is a cover girl which is for the March 30th edition of Big Comic Spirits and deserved a bigger spread. Hina's been with Nogi for over nine years but is still just 23 in age and she hit the mark in January.

 There's a graduation photobook coming out next month but there hasn't been regular one for a member in over five months. Have no clue who may be next in line and hope it's for an older gal and not for a fourth generation member. Odds are that Erika may never have another PB and that's a shame but how can she top "Intermission"?. That was the group's most revealing book and what a alluring woman she is. Have another batch of "Always With You' cards, top are from their recent birthday concerts.

 Erika has been in so many stage plays the past five years but we seldom see her do other acting. That'll be changing as she'll be in the third season of "Kakegurui" that will be starting on March 26th. But it'll be different as the show will be a prequel to the first two seasons and I really enjoy the series. These pics are from a Dwango site interview promoting the drama.

 Erika has over 200 posts yet only a dozen are solo ones, wish I could have had one today but there just weren't enough new ones for that and when was her last solo mag spread? On March 22nd there was an event for the new drama and she looked mighty fine. Erika will be playing the character of Miharu who is an officer for the evil Student Organization, if the show gets subbed will definitely be recapping it. A rarity is when there's a video of a Nogi member attending an event, there are plenty for this appearance and you can view one after the pics.