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And Nogizaka Under Construction is underway

We are your hosts Bananaman

yoroshiku onegaishimasu

And they are Nogizaka-chan

Would you know what it is?

Please announce what's on todays show

Here it goes

Nogizaka self-analysis championships

The group is heading into their 10th year since formation

In order get a new perspective of themselves

they wrote down 3 of their own strengths and weaknesses for us

The members will try to guess those strengths and weaknesses using a quiz format

this will give them an objective view on their image and allow them to reevaluate

For the members that answer correctly as well as the person who gave out the question

they'll get presented with delicious baked potatoes from a place that specializes in potatoes

Ito Junna...this isn't potato shochu...are you going to be ok with that?

[ Baked potatoes not as good as potato shochu ]

baked potato shochu tastes pretty good doesn't it?

Ever had it?

I've never had a drink of baked potato shochu

It really has the aroma of baked potatoes in it

ehhh~ fine...

may I have one?

Why is it only Ito Junna?

sumimasen...I'd like to order a baked potato shochu just for me

[ Putting in an order at the bar? ]

Its much different going on your 10th year

After 10 years you're basically an adult

Of course we'll give potatoes to the members that bring some energy to the studio

It has to be that way...not all of them are going to come up here

Isn't that right Mukai...you'll liven things up won't you?

hai~

ah...well thats 1 potato GET right there

[ Rulings as lenient as the potatoes are sweet ]

Give that girl a potato

[ Shoten zabuton? ]

I have no clue what this means

She's a good girl so let's give her a potato

We're giving the girls that bring good energy some potatoes

[ There's someone I want to hand out this potato to ]

The first person to announce their self-analysis answers is Ikuta

Participating in the quiz are Hoshino...Asuka....Akimoto

And then what Ikuta wrote as her 3 biggest strengths are right here

Let's start with #3 "pretending to exude confidence"

What do you mean confidence? You're pretending?

So even if I mess up a dance move

I'll still exude enough confidence to make it appear like I did everything correct

You really calling that a strength?

For 1st place you wrote "ready to take on new challenges"

So this is a strength of yours?

Its funny when they have to write their own strengths

[ Self-analysis equals bringing shame to yourself ]

My greatest strength is I'm ready to take on new challenges

please stop that...please don't read these aloud

And that was your #1 strength

well...yes it is

Like even if I'm not sure I can do something I might as well go ahead and give it a try

Well that's why you're doing theater now

the musicals too...you're getting cast in leading roles and such

if you didn't have the mental strength to take on challenges

there's no way you'd be able to sing in a musical

And if you can't dance with confidence then you wouldn't be able to do musicals either

You sure seem comfortable talking about yourself like this

[ Heart of steel ]

So she was a guest on NONSTOP! and sang for us.....it was an amazing performance

Could you give us a quick sample of it?

oh...she's ready to take on another challenge

[ Recreating the NONSTOP performance ]

pretend to exude confidence

I don't really like singing alone though

well if you don't like singing alone then I'll join you

ah if you could provide the harmonies for the last part of "sekai wo aisuru no~"

harmony?

[ suddenly providing backing vocals ]

The lyrics are "sekai wo aiseru no"

Here goes

sekai wo aiseru nooooooooo~oooo~oooo~

We didn't need to hear you

[ Your name is irrelevant ]

That was perfect

And now the question

In her self-analysis what did Ikuta write as her #2 greatest strength?

To get this one right you can just answer with how you normally feel about her

ah yes...hai

Doesn't get caught up in external stuff

ah that's a good answer though

simply a funny person

So she would have wrote "I'm funny"

Cute face

You think she'd write cute face herself

ah but look what everyone is saying about you

Can eat a lot

hai Asuka-chan

She gets people around her involved so that everyone has a good time

ahh arigatou

Hold on now

everyone is giving constant compliments

[ Time for being overwhelmed with compliments ]

I'll give out a hint

Its about her looks

hai hai

Good sense of style

ahh...good style

beautiful fingers!

ehh my fingers aren't beautiful though...arigatou

Fits the Nogizaka image

If she wrote that in herself that would be truly messed up

[ The heroine of disaster ]

I'll give out a hint

Go ahead and show them what area you're talking about

hai dozo

So...

around this area

oh the upper half

hai

beautiful up close

ah I don't really see that

Good posture

sleep...doesn't toss around in her sleep?

doesn't toss around while asleep?

Her 2nd biggest strength is not moving around while asleep

ah yes

Long neck

Was that answer close?

pretty collarbone

Was that one close?

No visible Adam's apple

no I've got one

nobodotoke...she has an Adam's apple

[ Just called an Adams apple nobodotoke ]

Has beautiful facial lines

facial lines

She's giving you a big hint right now

watch it! you're about to give away the answer Ikuta-san

Its like this muscle right here

muscle

What is that?

What do you call that?

[ Has a ??? muscle like no other ]

What's the name of this muscle?

bicep?

tricep?

tricep?!

what muscle is that?

Minami-chan has the answer though

We'll give this one to you

Correct answer!

we're calling that correct then? She's got the correct answer

We're going easy on you here...Ikuta the answer...onegaishimasu

The answer is that my Sternocleidomastoid muscle

sticks out a lot and I get compliments about it

We wanted to hear Sternocleidomastoid muscle

[ impossible answer ]

I get a lot of compliments about it

The massive size of it here

ah she's right

That's a muscle?

Apparently its a muscle

Makeup-san will tell me they rarely ever see one stick out quite like this

sugoi

Himura-san does everyone not have this muscle?

How about yours Himura-san?

[ total concentration breathing ]

huh? Where's yours at?

And next this is what Ikuta wrote as her 3 biggest weaknesses

Question monster

This one has been brought up on this show before

I've heard this from many different members

I tend to ask too many questions

And then at #1

immediately forgets stuff

I immediately forget things

That's right...like before Himura-san called me Mini Himura

And I'm Big Ikuta

That's right

So I forget...I'm always forgetting stuff

That's why I try to remind myself out loud

This must be given to so and so-san

I'm placing this item here

Himura-san used to do that too

He'd write his name with magic marker on all his belongings

I'm still writing my name on my stuff

ah you write Himura

I write Himura in magic marker on all my alcohol based sanitizers

And the quiz question is what weakness did Ikuta write in at #3

onegaishimasu

hai

The way she drags people in gets annoying

The way she drags people in is annoying

That is incorrect

yes

She steals people's belongings

[ Has the same qualities as Gian ]

Has a hard time waking up in the mornings

I do have a hard time with that

Let's give them some more free time to answer

Her sneezes are huge

really?

I've never been told that before

Its a good chance to learn more about yourself

She has huge yawns too

Do your yawns sound like "ahhhhhh"

My yawning pretty much

has received some complaints

Immediately adds vocal harmony

[ The crime of forcing her harmonies on people ]

I would love if Ikuta is doing it...you don't like it?

If she's jumping in with her harmony whenever you sing that could be a problem

She's jumping all over your song then

ah yes

Her table is a mess

[ Violation of dressing room environmental protection laws ]

Is this your own area?

She lays out everything and expands her space

plus she has leftover food on the table

its like she uses a crazy amount of personal space

This would have been much better if we had started with your weaknesses

[ After a wave of compliments comes the complaints ]

This is after she was all happy hearing about her strengths

Ending this on a sad note

Would you like a hint?

I'd like a hint

Its about her looks

Its like you have to see this

hai

Tiny fingernails

[ Attacking the smaller details ]

Asuka-chan has a problem with my nails

Asuka is always making fun of my nails

my fingernails

Is that considered a weakness?

She's got tiny nails

Check it out...she's dying over there

[ Thinks tiny nails are hysterical ]

Left alone her facial expression becomes a mega dopey looking face

She makes a dopey looking face?

I noticed this once I looked at her face and saw her mouth just hanging open

and there are days when she looks like an eel

Her face looks like an eel?

Himura-san often makes a face like an eel

seriously?

We're practically the same...me and Ikuta

[ Himura and Ikuta both originate from the primate family Himura ]

I've got tiny nails too

[ A defining trait of the primate family Himura ]

Its just this part that makes you two different

[ You can tell them apart by that neck muscle ]

Ever since she walked up here I've seen her do it

I've been doing it

really?

I've been watching for it

ah is that so

ah I've got it

hai

The way she stands makes her look like a snob

ah! what was that?

correct answer!

ehhh that was the answer?

It came out of nowhere

Its true

eh does Ikuta look like a snob

The answer is

I noticed that in my most relaxed position I look like a snob

snob

People tell me this

I unintentionally look like a snob in my most comfortable stance

That's it

Ever since she walked up here she's been doing this one and this one

Is that true?

She's been standing with her weight mostly on one leg with her arms crossed

then with arms crossed she touches her chin

Its true

Her base posture is hands on hip and legs in a wide stance like this

Ikuta could you step forward

I'm not aware I'm doing it but this is my normal stance

It looks like how you'd look when angry

So that is your base stance

So the 2 people that answered correctly plus Ikuta get a potato

Hoshino and Asuka-chan both get a potato...only Akimoto is left out

But you can still get a potato by bringing energy to the studio

I'll take that approach then

Its almost a given now to get rewards from this show

The next member to get their answers analyzed is Hori

participating in the quiz are 2nd members Shinuchi....Kitano...Watanabe

First...from Hori's self-analysis

we'll start off with her 3 biggest strengths

Let's ask about #3....quick at flipping her internal switch

Fast flip switcher?

I can change moods quickly

kind of like going from 0 to 100

its a distinct on and off mode

when its on its on and when I'm off I shutdown

I have distinct modes so

I think its a good thing to have in this business

Got it...you can flip that switch on immediately

and once its over you can shut it down

I can turn it off

And then your #1 strength

always stays positive

That's good...you can flip the switch and also turn things positive

As far as I'm concerned I should live life by becoming someone that doesn't carry burden with them

Internally I'm trying to keep improving...

That must be why you seem like a robot

[ Hori is sometimes a robot ]

That's more like a major weakness

The people I'm close to already know how I am

but then purposely trying to show off that part of me kind of seems wrong

well it is a job

with it being a job

well I've always been negative

That's scary

stop talking like that...its scary

Why is that?

You're gradually turning into a robot right now

[ Hori practically a robot ]

Maybe its better if I don't show my human side

kowai kowai kowai

Because I'm a perfectionist

I understand....you have your own image of who Hori is

so it makes sense that you're trying to live up to that image

Were you the exact opposite person in the past?

Like you couldn't be positive and didn't have a switch before

I'm originally a super negative person

even now my core is negative

ah I guess I shouldn't be saying this on a major tv network though

[ She banned this topic from major tv networks? ]

What did that mean?

Is it forbidden to talk about this on a major tv network?

Hori just confessed to this for the 1st time on network tv

so what is her 2nd biggest strength?

yes go ahead

High level of beauty expertise

high level of beauty expertise

Has a thirst for knowledge

thirst for knowledge

Finds everything funny and often laughs

[ sudden disrespect ]

Would that be a strength?

Very caring

ah so

wait a second....gomen

I see her grinning over there

[ Brought a smile to her face ]

ah so she's a caring person?

She'll give clothes to her kouhais

really?

I have this desire to nurture

[ Meets the requirements of a breeder ]

But that one goes against the image you gave us just now

it sounded like you were seeking your own perfection

robot...I thought you were a robot

I thought you were robot Miona

hai...I do not understand

sayonara...wheen...gasha

[ emotionless robot ]

senpai...no that is incorrect

wheen gasha....that's how I picture you

We should give out a hint

The answer has to do with how she is on the inside

But all her answers have been internal strengths

The answer is in the form of

Always....????

ah got it

Always true to herself

How's that one?

sure we'll accept it

She got it

hai...the answer is

Always the same person I've always been

means the same as staying true to yourself

If I pretended to be someone else...I wouldn't feel happy when people praised me

When people tell me I should be a certain way it doesn't bother me but

there's much more to gain if you take things on while being yourself

that's why I think its much better to stay yourself

Next up...the true to herself Hori gave us her 3 biggest weaknesses

You're wasteful?

I am

eh...what are you buying?

well obviously its cosmetics and clothes

Fashion and beauty are going to cost money

And then...eh Hori you say mean things to people?

I'll tell a person directly what I think of them

You're not purposely trying to be mean then

ah that's right...its more like

I'll say exactly what comes to mind

and since everybody here is nice

they'll drop vague hints or

won't even mention anything at all but

I think as long as 1 person is speaking the truth its a good thing

so I've taken that role

And the weaknesses Hori has found in herself and has guided us through

what is in 3rd place?

Shall we get started?

This is a weakness...oh we've got one

That's too fast

Often is told she looks like an alien

She's saying some ridiculous stuff

uh...something like

Gets bored with stuff

Are you being cautious with your word choice?

She doesn't get sick of things then

Doesn't listen to people

Now that girl is scary

[ Airing out grievances? ]

Miria-chan from out of nowhere

She's like

maybe just a little...

she has strong opinions

hold on....Shinuchi you sound completely terrified

[ In a master servant relationship with Hori? ]

Shinuchi sounds frightened

Why is this?

I'm not really the type of person that points out people's faults

Its making me nervous

You sure its not because its Hori we're talking about?

Immediately cuts off people while they're talking

[ Showing a lack of emotion....issues a complaint ]

But Miria-chan is going down the right path

Tends to take people's stories

and make them into her own

[ Story burglar ]

That's terrible...does that actually happen?

Are you friends? Everything ok over there?

I'll give a hint

The answer is in the form of

???? only ????

ah yes

Tough only on the 2nd members

[ The Blade of Generation Discrimination ]

She's only tough on the 2nd members?

If I'm playing around I'll get a stern "Maichun!" from her

You are scared to death of Hori

yes go ahead

Fussy only when it comes to food

fussy about her food?

Shinuchi

Listens only to her sister's opinions

[ Believes sister is always right ]

Her sister is indisputable

yes

Ignores only the stories she has no interest in

[ Constant complaints ]

That girl sounds pissed off

Miria-chan is the only one that sounds angry

She's talking like a disgruntled housewife

Miria-chan that's good stuff

Picky only when it comes to choice of words

Along those lines

Smooth only when it comes to speech

oh!

speech?

You're not talking about toilet seats are you?

[ Goes standing up? ]

Not that one?

You meant this right?

correct answer!

gomen!

sugoi

gomen...I got 2

The answer is...

Expert at being all talk

Is that so?

In the moment I'll make plans to go somewhere with people

and I'll get all excited about the idea but

I won't follow through with it

You want to fit in and agree to go but

you don't actually go through with it

I think that happens relatively often

Its something I think I have to fix

Its something you figured out about yourself

So Shinuchi gets 2 potatoes

What's the matter? You look like "sumimasen" or something

With a potato in both hands....sumimasen~

[ The potato woman ]

The next person to be analyzed is Seimiya Rei

participating in the quiz are fellow 4th members Hayakawa...Tsutsui....Tamura

First Seimiya did a self-analysis

and here are her top 3 biggest strengths

#2 stays positive no matter what

then #3...quick at being proactive

Those are really good ones

eh? The proactive one...if someone says how about dinner

you mostly go through with it

That's correct...I hardly ever turn anyone down

oh that's good

I get it...that fits her image

I am terrible at that...completely hopeless

its a weakness of mine...I have no footwork

I know what you mean...its a lot of hassle

Its a hassle

And then #2...stays positive no matter what

Well its in her face...she projects positivity

I only put positive images in my mind

You only think of positive images

Like when I took the audition

for Nogizaka?

I thought "ah it sure feels like I'm passing this"

The positive and active Seimiya...what did she write as her greatest strength?

start

go ahead

cute smile

ah that's good

kawaii

Long legs

long legs

yes go ahead

cheerful

Can go up and talk to anybody

Goes and talks to anyone

That one was close...you're going in the right direction

Along those same lines

senpais will talk to her

Its like that but even more

Its in the form of "has the ability to ???"

The first letter is ko

yes

has the ability to take action

wrong

hai

has the ability to make friends

That word fits pretty well too

go for it

the ability to make comments?

has the ability to communicate

hai OK

ability to communicate

She wrote down "communication monster"

that's you?

I can basically talk to anyone

even if its someone I'm meeting for the 1st time

I can quickly get along with that person

and then like if 4 people are meeting for the 1st time

after the introductions I can get all 4 in the group to get along

Next Seimiya the communication monster gives out her 3 biggest weaknesses

3rd place...gets tired of things

I'm thinking within Nogizaka I might be the person that most gets tired of things

Like the lock screen on my phone...I'll change it every week

[ Prefers to keep things changing ]

ah so...you'll change stuff

Its frequent changes

I'll even redecorate my apartment once a month

Wants to stand out

In middle school I ran for student council president

and student president

when I declared myself a candidate

I was thinking "Being at the very top sounds pretty cool"

So you think being at the top is a good thing?

no no.....that's not it at all

But you think like that because of your desire to stand out

Same with trying to be center

you won't be able to settle for anything less than that

and after that you'll want to write the songs and the lyrics too

ah she's taking it that far

Then she'll start up her own brand

and then start a company

She'll do it all

You should do all that

ahh~ I don't know about that

[ Unable to answer immediately ]

I think its a good idea

Seimiya who wants to stand out...what did she put as her #1 biggest weakness?

hai

yes go ahead

Doesn't pay attention when people are talking to her

She's not listening to people either?

ah yes

Tends to wander off somewhere

ah that must be because she's proactive

hai go ahead

Her movements are distracting

distracting movements

hai

Quickly starts dancing

starts dancing

Is she always moving around?

You can instantly tell whether or not she's in a good or bad mood

Are you ever in a bad mood?

Tends to dump annoying chores on people

eh?

What do you mean by that?

When we went out together to eat yakiniku

she's like "Mayu-chan does all the grilling so I'm not doing it~"

ahh I get it

Well that's pretty good for those situations

That's incorrect

Can't tidy up

Has a habit of begging

What do you mean begging?

So far Tamura's answer has been the closest

Her story about going out for yakiniku

She wrote "She's not very good at something something something"

Not very good at depending on others

It is not about depending on others

Not very good at taking care of people

well in a way

Not very good at doing things for people

This is regarding someone

for a partner

ah yes

Not good at understanding her partners feelings

yes correct answer

We made that super easy for you

That was wonderful just now

Not very good at thinking about how the other person feels

This is messed up..a positive person that doesn't understand her partners feelings

that is the worst kind of person

You need to be careful with this

I truly do realize this

its like uwah...this is really bad

But as long as you're aware of it you should be ok

There's no bad intent though

The things I worry about...even though my partner might be worried about the same thing

I talk all about it and put them in an awkward position

so that's what you mean

Tamura it seems like you've known this from the start?

She's got a lot of innocence about her

because of that I'll think "is she really trying to be negative here"

Since you got both...Hayakawa and Tamura get a potato...Seimiya too

Only Tsutsui gets left out

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