Names in alphabetical order, gen1 and gen2 mixed.
age15 born 9/28/2002 from Fukuoka 2gen
Nickname: Hiyo-tan
“Tall 15-year-old Hamagishi Hiyori from Fukuoka, the youngest member, in 3rd year middle school” [now 1st year high school]
Charm point: Big forehead
Interests: Collecting Fuchiko-in-a-cup figures; collecting slime
Skills: Making slime; making neat hair-buns
Like about myself: Teeth
Dislike about myself: Easily bored
Foods I like: Tomato, cheese
Foods I don’t like: Sweet pepper, bitter melon, mushrooms
Clubs & training: Classical ballet
Person I admire: Saitou Kyouko
Past life: Dog [she corrected that to "human being" on the show]
Nickname I hate: Hey! Keyaki!
age19 born 8/23/1998 from Nara 1gen
Nickname: MeiMei
“I'm Higashimura Mei, representing Nara Prefecture, going at my own pace”
Charm point: Eyes
Interests: Shopping
Skills: Color-guard flag and rifle exercises; braiding hair quickly
Like about myself: Going at my own pace
Dislike about myself: Bad at explaining things
Foods I like: Sweet potato
Foods I don’t like: Sweet peppers
Clubs & training: Color guard, tea ceremony, swimming
Person I admire: Shiraishi Mai
Nickname I hate: Yancharu Mei-chan ["naughty little Mei-chan"]
Something I can’t accept: winter cold
age22 born 11/10/1995 from Niigata 1gen
Nickname: Mao, Bau
“You will fall in love with me ♪”
Charm point: Tone-deaf
Interests: Eating, karaoke
Skills: Eating quickly, eating a lot
Like about myself: Does things just right
Dislike about myself: Soft on herself
Foods I like: Watermelon, ice cream
Foods I don’t like: Salted salmon roe
Clubs & training: Swimming, basketball, announcer school
Person I admire: Kitagawa Keiko [actress who will co-star with Hirate in Hibiki film]
Past life: Alien
Something only I like: Doing household accounts
age17 born 5/8/2001 from Tokyo 1gen
Nickname: Kage-chan, Kage
“Soccer-loving girl”
Charm point: Dimples
Interests: Soccer otaku, watching comedy
Skills: Lifting [juggling a soccer ball with the feet] five times; imitating Junichi Davidson
Like about myself: Simple and straightforward
Dislike about myself: Quick to feel everyone is looking at her
Foods I like: Monja, meat
Foods I don’t like: Sticky things
Clubs & training: Soccer, futsal
Person I admire: HashimotoKanna, Toda Erika
Past life: Villager
Clothing brand: Shimamura
age16 born 12/2/2001 from Nagano 1gen
Nickname: Memi-tan, Memii
“Hiragana Keyaki's French doll”
Charm point: Ears that stick out
Interests: Going for walks
Skills: Reading auras; saying my own age in English with good pronunciation
Like about myself: Calmness
Dislike about myself: Being dependent on people and bothering them by hanging all over them
Foods I like: Tomato, chicken, macarons
Foods I don’t like: Ginger, Japanese ginger [mioga]
Clubs & training: Piano, rhythmic gymnastics, art club
Person I admire: My mother
Past life: French doll
Nickname I hate: Agomi
age15 born 9/10/2002 from Saitama 2gen
Nickname: Miku, Kanemuu, Osushi
“Everyone can't help su(shi)pporting Miku”
Charm point: Large earlobes, slight dimples
Interests: Alto sax, people-watching
Skills: Copying pictures, piano
Like about myself: Sticking to my own opinions
Dislike about myself: Negative thinking
Foods I like: Sushi
Foods I don’t like: Tomato, cucumber
Clubs & training: Classical ballet
Person I admire: Itou Marika
Something strange about me: When I'm surprised, I make a weird sound in some unknown language
Something I can’t accept: That there are only 24 hours in a day
age20 born 2/2/1998 from Tokyo 1gen
Nickname: Katoshi, Toshi-chan
“I'm Katou Shiho: kind, cute Katoshi”
Charm point: Irregular teeth
Interests: Talking about my pet dog, people-watching
Skills: Soft tennis; telling who someone is from feeling their behind (limited to Hiragana 1gens)
Like about myself: Doesn’t get fat; easy sense of humour
Dislike about myself: Voice, languorousness
Foods I like: Vegetables
Foods I don’t like: Little fish, cream puffs
Clubs & training: Soft tennis
Person I admire: Akimoto Manatsu, Nagasawa Nanako
Something strange about me: Way of speaking, sense of humour, way of moving
Latest news: Eating sweet potatoes instead of rice
age16 born 7/23/2001 from Yamaguchi 2gen
Nickname: Hina
“I'm Kawata Hina, who hits a stone bridge to test it…and it collapses.”
Charm point: Small mole on my ear, soft earlobes
Interests: Cleaning the bath; enjoying Sandwichman's jokes
Skills: Explaining Sandwichman's jokes; curling my tongue
Like about myself: Calm and gentle
Dislike about myself: Quick to depend on others
Foods I like: Curry rice; kara-age [fried chicken-bits]
Foods I don’t like: Liver; large ginseng
Clubs & training: Electone organ, ballet club, data processing club
Person I admire: Sandwichman
Past life: A sloth
Something strange about me: How I run up stairs
age15 born 9/7/2002 from Osaka 2gen
Nickname: Kosakana [sounds like "little fish"]
“Osaka, Kosaka, Keyakizaka: running up three hills with all my might." [saka/zaka=hill]
Charm point: Long eyelashes
Interests: Reading novels that have been made into films
Skills: Flashmental arithmetic; intro quiz [Hiragana Keyaki songs]
Like about myself: Someone people can discuss things with
Dislike about myself: Shy even with little children
Foods I like: Hamburger steak
Foods I don’t like: Umeboshi pickled plums, kabocha pumpkin
Clubs & training: Abacus, volleyball
Person I admire: Nishino Nanase
Past life: Hikikomori shut-in
Class offices: Air [i.e., none]
age19 born 4/27/1999 from Kyoto 2gen
Nickname: Kono-chan
“I'm Matsuda Konoka. I love natto!”
Charm point: Triangle of moles on my face
Interests: Guitar, ballet
Skills: Can say things Ashida Mana might say; Japanese taiko drumming; finding things to go with natto [fermented soybeans often eaten at breakfast]
Like about myself: Nothing yet
Dislike about myself: I just fool around on days off until the whole day is gone
Foods I like: Natto, matcha cake
Foods I don’t like: Sweet peppers, celery, bitter melon
Clubs & training: Classical ballet, Japanese Taiko drumming, tap dance
Person I admire: Saitou Asuka
Something strange about me: Eating mozuku seaweed like a drink
Something I can’t accept: The media sticking their noses too far into entertainers' private lives. [Almost immediately after she joined, it was posted that her sister was a beauty queen at a uni in Tokyo]
age20 born 4/28/1998 from Tokyo 2gen
Nickname: Manamon, Nee-san
“Japanese-style girl who will make everyone's heart go 'moe'”
Charm point: Always seems happy [This surprised me, since to me she always seems nervous.]
Interests: Collecting temple seal-stamps; ritual bowing; reading; boiling azuki beans
Skills: Treating minor injuries; making a formal bow; imitating Heian nobility
Like about myself: Can enjoy doing things I don’t like
Dislike about myself: I have some strange fixations
Foods I like: Azuki beans, anko sweet bean paste, nabe [Japanese stews]
Foods I don’t like: Things with a strong aroma, seafood
Clubs & training: Classic ballet, dance club, learning how to bake bread
Person I admire: Moriya Akane
Saying I like: “The mountains are purple, the water is bright. Nature is clothed without seam”
age17 born 2/15/2001 from Saitama 2gen
Nickname: Nibu-chan, Bubu, Buu-chan
“I may be weak, but I'm 3rd level in kendo! I'm broad-shouldered Nibu Akari”
Charm point: Long fingers and big hands, voice
Interests: Music appreciation
Skills: Jumping around; reading the Heart Sutra; impressions of Cool Poko (comedy duo)
Like about myself: Cheerfulness, fingers
Dislike about myself: Eyebrows, shoulders
Foods I like: All fruits
Foods I don’t like: Pieces of meat that are mainly fat
Clubs & training: Kendo, karate
Person I admire: Doctors
Past life: A sloth
Something I have to do every day: Weight training
age20 born 9/5/1997 from Tokyo 1gen
Nickname: Kyonko
“I'm ramen-loving Saitou Kyouko!”
Charm point: Voice
Interests: Listening to rain; watching videos of strangers eating ramen
Skills: Touch-typing, ba-bi speech
Like about myself: Active
Dislike about myself: Easy to fool, poor powers of understanding
Foods I like: Ramen
Foods I don’t like: Broiled eel with rice, melon, watermelon, persimmon [kaki, as in Kakizaki]
Clubs & training: Tea ceremony club, vocal training
Person I admire: Koizumi-san of Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san
Nickname I hate: Saikoutouko
Something about me I was told by friends: I always say "ah" before I say anything
age22 born 1/22/1996 from Chiba 1gen
Nickname: Kiku-chan
“Kumi likes gumi [gummy bears]”
Charm point: Lower eyelashes
Interests: Watching sharks; watching baseball games
Skills: Loud voice; high-speed gift-wrapping
Like about myself: Always smiling
Dislike about myself: Recent negative feelings
Foods I like: Gummy bears, hollow-stem spinach [Chinese kongxin cai]
Foods I don’t like: Green onions, Japanese ginger
Clubs & training: Classical ballet
Person I admire: Yuna of Girls Generation
Past life: A Venusian
Nickname I hate: Long-faced megaphone
age18 born 12/17/1999 from Hyouga 1gen
Nickname: Mii-Pan
“Anpan, shokupan, Mii-Pan ♪" ["Sweet-bean bun, loaf of bread, Mii-Pan" -- "pan" means "bread" or "bun" in Japanese]
Charm point: Cheeks with ample meat on them
Interests: Making tasty cookies to give away, and eating lots of them
Skills: Scooping super-balls [at a festival]; making an extremely high sound
Like about myself: Thinking positively no matter what
Dislike about myself: Quickly coming to think things are too much trouble
Foods I like: Meat, carbohydrates, cake, fruit
Foods I don’t like: Vegetables
Clubs & training: Table tennis club, soccer club manager
Person I admire: My father
Past life: A pig
Nickname I hate: Mirepantsu
age19 born 11/2/1998 from Kanagawa 1gen
Nickname: Takemoto, Take-chan
“Oh, to put an arrow in your heart. I'm Takamoto Ayaka.”
Charm point: Smile; moles; protruding teeth; little fingers
Interests: Eating with the left hand; railway tracks
Skills: Archery; guessing members by smell alone
Like about myself: My smiling face, which I'm often praised for
Dislike about myself: When I talk, I end up seeming stupid
Foods I like: Crab
Foods I don’t like: Octopus
Clubs & training: Archery
Person I admire: Walt Disney
Nickname I hate: Goripan
Saying I like: “A walker's paradise”
age19 born 9/20/1998 from Osaka 1gen
Nickname: Manafi
“Takase Mana, Keyakizaka46's global girl”
Charm point: Big pupil/iris
Interests: Travelling to world heritage sites, going to airports
Skills: Got the national English exam almost completely correct
Like about myself: Nothing in particular
Dislike about myself: Shy; can't judge people from first impressions
Foods I like: Potatoes
Foods I don’t like: Fish
Clubs & training: Piano, violin, lacrosse, rounders [forerunner of baseball, played by English schoolgirls]
Person I admire: Ikuta Erika
Nickname I hate: Namagomi ["fresh garbage" = kitchen waste]
A place I like: café on a farm
age17 born 1/18/2001 from Kanagawa 2gen
Nickname: Paripi-chan
“I've been partying since the womb" - said in rap.
Charm point: Lips
Interests: Bass; doing hair and make-up
Skills: Rap; teaching dogs tricks
Like about myself: Expressive face
Dislike about myself: Have lots of likes and dislikes
Foods I like: Tomato
Foods I don’t like: Green pepper, green beans, bitter melon
Clubs & training: Softball, piano, pop music club
Person I admire: Oda Nobunaga
Nickname I hate: Piggy [the character from the Chinese Buddhist classic Journey to the West]
Something I worry about: The character I present
age20 born 12/26/1997 from Nara 1gen
Nickname: Naccho, Sarimakashi
“Terima kasih, terima kasih, Sarima kasih!! I sing a lullaby that won’t put you to sleep! I'm Ushio Sarina!”
Charm point: Silky hair, mole on upper lip
Interests: Collecting magnets (from Japan and abroad)
Skills: Tongue twisters; guessing poems from the Hyakunin Isshu poetry collection
Like about myself: Feelings change after sleeping
Dislike about myself: Comparing my appearance with others'
Foods I like: Chewy foods
Foods I don’t like: Foods that aren't chewy
Clubs & training: Piano, classical ballet
Person I admire: Morishita Youko [ballet dancer]
Past life: Strawberry Daifuku [soft rice-based sweet]
Nickname I hate: Snowman [Yukidaruma]
age18 born 2/24/2000 from Saitama 2gen
Nickname: Miho
“The Saitama explosion that sets off raging waves”
Charm point: Eyes
Interests: Going for walks, enjoying comedy
Skills: Basketball, folding origami cranes the size of a little-finger nail
Like about myself: I get back up quickly
Dislike about myself: Tremendously forgetful
Foods I like: Bread
Foods I don’t like: Liver
Clubs & training: Basketball, piano
Person I admire: Miyazon [of the Anzen Manzai comedy duo]
Past life: Taiwan Mafia
Nickname I hate: Setsuko [the very short little sister in Grave of the Fireflies?]
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