History Music / Sakurazaka46

* EmbarrassingOldPhoto: In ''[=Keyakake=]'' episode 134, Yoshimura of the comedy duo Heisei Nobushi Kobushi are invited to teach the girls his craft, but the girls are so awkward that he declared in another show that he'd never work with the group again. In response to that, Yoshimura and his partner Tokui are invited again in episode 203, and in a [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial totally not scripted moment]], Yoshimura refuses to leave the waiting room until Hikaru Morita {{Blackmail}}s him with a picture of him and a former girlfriend and provokes him to chase her into the studio.

* EmbarrassingOldPhoto: In ''[=Keyakake=]'' episode 134, Yoshimura of the comedy duo Heisei Nobushi Kobushi are invited to teach the girls their craft, but the girls are so awkward that he declared in another show that he'll never work with the group again. In response to that, Yoshimura and his partner Tokui are invited again in episode 203, and in a [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial totally not scripted moment]], Yoshimura refuses to leave the waiting room until Hikaru Morita {{Blackmail}}s him with a picture of him and a former girlfriend and provokes him to chase her into the studio.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Always lovely yet resolute! Bloom like a cherry blossom! Just Trust Yourself! Bloom! Bloom! [=Sakurazaka46=]! Full bloom!" (いつも　可憐に　たくましく！櫻のように咲き誇れ！Just Trust Yourself！咲け！咲け！櫻坂46！満開！！ ''Itsumo karen ni takumashiku! Sakura no yō ni sakihokore! Just Trust Yourself! Sake! Sake! [=Sakurazaka46=]! Mankai!!'')

* OneSteveLimit: There are Risa and Rika Watanabe (plus Miho in their former subgroup), Rika Ozeki and Watanabe, Rina Matsuda and Uemura, Yui Kobayashi and Takemoto, and Akane and Rena Moriya. None of them are related.

* NobleBirdOfPrey: While the centers of Music/Nogizaka46 (Nanase Nishino) and Music/Hinatazaka46 (Nao Kosaka) are reptile lovers and got to play with pythons in their variety shows, Hikaru Morita gets acquainted with Fabimaru the falcon in ''[=SokoSaku=]'' episode 4

* KansaiRegionalAccent: ''[=KeyaKake=]'' episode 182, [[TemporaryNameChange retitled to]] ''Keyakitte, Kakehen de?'', is almost entirely in the accent to help them prepare to compete against Kansai comedians.

* ''Soko Magattara, Sakurazaka?'', or ''Keyakitte, Kakenai?'' until late 2020, hosted by Teruyuki Tsuchida and Yu Sawabe

* ProductPlacement: Aeon's credit card campaign with them includes a web series and the ''Morita Club'' shorts, where Hikaru Morita invites other members to fancy lunches and pays using the Aeon card.

* GirlsLovesStuffedAnimals: For example, Rika Watanabe and her shark plushie Aoko, which has even appeared in her modeling works.

* LocationThemeNaming: Keyakizaka and Sakurazaka are real sloping streets in Roppongi, Minato Ward, Tokyo, and Hinatazaka is the AlternateCharacterReading of Hyūgazaka, also a street in Minato Ward.

* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: 21-Kanji member senbatsu. After the 4th senbatsu selection, several members like Miyu Suzumoto showed that they doesn't really care about their position but what they are worried about is whether it is another 21 Kanji senbatsu or not. The girls also cried when it was announced that Neru Nagahama is joining {{The Team}} for 2nd single.
* TheNotableNumeral: The Sakura Eight, members who appeared in all the songs of their first single as [=Sakurazaka46=]. Also 21-Kanji senbatsu, although it simply meant the full team at the time.

* SoUnfunnyItsFunny: Compared to their sister groups and 48 groups, many Keyakizaka members are rather awkward at variety shows, that a large part of the comedy comes from the hosts lampshading this.

'''[=Sakurazaka46=]''' (櫻坂46) is Music/Nogizaka46's first sister group, established in 2015 as '''[=Keyakizaka46=]''' (欅坂46). The members were grouped into two teams, Kanji Keyaki and Hiragana Keyaki, until the latter was renamed Music/Hinatazaka46 in February 2019, leaving Kanji as the sole team.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Admired for having such an image as an up-and-coming idol group.

* OneSteveLimit: There are Risa and Rika Watanabe, Rika Ozeki and Watanabe, Rina Matsuda and Uemura, Yui Kobayashi and Takemoto, and Akane and Rena Moriya. None of them are related.

* SoUnfunnyItsFunny: Compared to their sister groups and AKB, many Keyakizaka members are rather awkward at variety shows, that a large part of the comedy comes from the hosts lampshading this.

* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: Rika Watanabe gave herself the nickname Pe-chan, after her cat.

* TheBandMinusTheFace: Yurina Hirate's withdrawal from the group in January 2020 was followed by the group's total rebranding in October, and the songs in their new single were all centered by 2nd generation members.

* CherryBlossoms: After their rebranding, their logo became pink and white.

* TheNotableNumeral: The Sakura Eight, members who appeared in all the songs of their first single as Sakurazaka. Also 21-Kanji senbatsu, although it simply meant the full team at the time.

-> "Always lovely and resolute! Bloom like a cherry blossom! Just Trust Yourself! Bloom! Bloom! [=Sakurazaka46=]! Full bloom!"

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Always lovely and resolute! Bloom like a cherry blossom! Just Trust Yourself! Bloom! Bloom! [=Sakurazaka46=]! Full bloom!" (いつも　可憐に　たくましく！櫻のように咲き誇れ！Just Trust Yourself！咲け！咲け！櫻坂46！満開！！ ''Itsumo karen ni takumashiku! Sakura no yō ni sakihokore! Just Trust Yourself! Sake! Sake! [=Sakurazaka46=]! Mankai!!'')

** [=Keyakizaka46=] itself also stated that they'd become this after rebranding into [=Sakurazaka46=] in late 2020. One of the reasons given for the rebranding is that many of the members who represented the DarkerAndEdgier concept have left the group, although none of the remaining ones seem happy about the change.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Always lovely and resolute! Bloom like a cherry blossom! Just Trust Yourself! Bloom! Bloom! Sakurazaka46! Full bloom!" (いつも　可憐に　たくましく！櫻のように咲き誇れ！Just Trust Yourself！咲け！咲け！櫻坂46！満開！！ ''Itsumo karen ni takumashiku! Sakura no yō ni sakihokore! Just Trust Yourself! Sake! Sake! [=Sakurazaka46=]! Mankai!!'')

-> "Humility! Kindness! Bond!"

* {{Catchphrase}}: As [=Keyakizaka46=]: "Humility! Kindness! Bond! Shining brightly, [=Keyakizaka46=]!" (謙虚！優しさ！絆！キラキラ輝け、欅坂46! ''"'''Ke'''nkyo! '''Ya'''sashi-sa! '''Ki'''zuna! Kirakira kagayake [=Keyakizaka46=]!"'').