Hongo Yuzuha (Yuzu) / Draft 2nd Generation

Photoshoot and comment video from Weekly Young Magazine #7 to celebrate her 20th birthday:


if the video does not show watch the video here

 

Yuzu's new profile picture:

 

Friday cover featuring her.

Issue 2.24

 

Young Magazine Issue No.3.

 

Yuzu's 2nd photobook has... not been officially announced yet, but today it suddenly appeared on Rakuten's listing so we'll probably get the news soon! It was shot in Thailand and release should be May 31!
https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/17443181/

deepl translation of the details

 

Release date is confirmed to be 5/31:
https://www.bubkaweb.com/2023/03/63756/
https://news.dwango.jp/gravure/85866-2302

128 pages, price 2,420 JPY.

 

While not fair to compare. Cant help but wonder how hongos latest will compare to akb48 center erii


お願いします

 

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More than 7k (just look at previous page)

 

The Twitter account for the 1st PB has been renamed for the 2nd one:
https://twitter.com/hongoyuzuha_2nd

Short message video:
https://twitter.com/hongoyuzuha_2nd/status/1630872451516190720

 

BOMB magazine April issue.

 

I didn't realize they were doing an alternate cover for this one, or has Bomb been doing two covers now?

 

Actually, the one black and white were a section from Young Champion. My mistake, apologies.

 

They've been using the back cover as a 2nd cover pretty much since they changed from saddle-stitch binding to square-bound a couple of years ago.

 

Amazing, actually how big she has

 

SPA issue 3/28.

 

She anounced her graduation at today Team M show. (erf I can't believe I'm typing this ....)
It looks like 20 years old is a milestone.
Last activities TBA.
https://ameblo.jp/nmb48/entry-12796906972.html

 

It's unclear what she will do after her graduation.

 

she said in her showroom that she will stay in entertainment world but would decide the job after a long rest first. I predict some transfer to Zeroichi Familia or Platinum, but i dont know if there still the rule that she need to stay with Showtitle(Yoshimoto) after the graduation for a year...

 

Somehow, I feel Hongo is more accustomed to the lifestyle of a musical nerd, sitting on futon with her guitar surrounded by conbini snacks. Her gravure work is outstanding but her breaks between shoots suggest that the discipline of diet and exercise to prep for getting filmed from all angles is not to her preference. Maybe a solo single in the future, keeping in mind that magazine shoots can still be used to promote new projects. NMB48 showed her the formula, use image to push the team, repeat. now she can use her image to push Hongo.