It was announced during a late-night program on November 12th that Nagi Inoue of the idol group Nogizaka46 will become the third personality of the group's signature radio program, Nogizaka46 no All Night Nippon (Nippon Broadcasting System, Wednesdays at 1am). She will take over from her senior, Kubo Shiori, who is graduating from the group this month, and will take over from December 3rd.
Inoue appeared as a guest on the show that day. In the middle of a conversation where he said, "I've kept quiet up until now, but actually, it's me!", Kubo asked, "Is there anything else you've kept quiet about?" Inoue replied, "All Night Nippon listeners, we'll be looking forward to your support from the broadcast on December 3rd. In fact, I, Nagi Inoue , will be taking over from Kubo as the third personality of this show!"
He said that he was informed of his appointment as a personality about two weeks ago, and confessed, "I thought, 'That's a lie!?' and it's going to be tough following Kubo-san (laughs). If I try to cover up, it'll be obvious, and it's going to be tough if I say it honestly (laughs)." He revealed the pressure of succeeding Kubo-san, who served as the second personality for about three years and nine months from February 2022.
"When you come here, you realize..." Inoue said, crying. Kubo gave her some advice: "I have inherited this from my predecessor (Mai Shinuchi), but just have fun and do what you want."
He continued, "I'll tell you this: when you're in trouble, just call out, 'Ueyanagi-san!' and you'll be fine (laughs). Just remember that you have some very kind allies. And Sakuma-san! There are a lot of kind people out there, so don't get too worked up and just do your best." He then gave them advice to rely on Nobuyuki Sakuma , the personality on the show " Nobuyuki Sakuma 's All Night Nippon 0 (ZERO)," and Masahiko Ueyanagi, the personality on "Masahiko Ueyanagi Asaborake."
