Matsui Rena’s last handshake event
Matsui Rena (SKE48 team E) held her last individual handshake event on July 5 at the Nagoya International Exhibition Hall.
Matsui Rena told on Twitter that the planning of her activities hasn’t been determined yet.
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Matsui Rena to graduate from SKE48
Matsui Rena announced her graduation from SKE48.
Matsui Rena’s graduation live and ceremony will be held at the end of August in Nagoya. Handshake events are also scheduled.
She wants to pursue her career as an actress.
AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2015
The 7th AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2015 (第7回AKB48選抜総選挙2015) was held on June 6 at Fukuoka Dome.
The results of the AKB48 41st Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 41stシングル 選抜総選挙) were announced. Sashihara Rino ranked 1st with 194,049 votes. Kashiwagi Yuki and Watanabe Mayu came in 2nd and 3rd position with respectively 167,183 and 165,789 votes.
The live stream has ended. Check out the final results.
AKB48 – Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai
AKB48‘s 40th single Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai (僕たちは戦わない) will be released on May 20.
The track listing and the Senbatsu members selected from AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, NGT48 and Nogizaka46 have been announced. Shimazaki Haruka got the center position.
The short version of the MV has been unveiled. The girls fight against enemies in a post apocalyptic future world. They also appear as angels with white wings.
AKB48 Team Shuffle 2015
AKB48 announced a Team Shuffle during the concert held on March 26 at Saitama Super Arena.
Kitahara Rie has been transferred to NGT48. She is the new captain of the idol group from Niigata.
Several concurrent positions have been cancelled. It marks the end of the collaboration between AKB48 and Nogizaka46.
Check out the new line-ups after this shuffle.
SKE48 – Coquettish Juutaichuu
SKE48‘s 17th single Coquettish Juutaichuu (コケティッシュ渋滞中) will be released on March 31.
The list of the 21 Senbatsu members has been unveiled.
The centers are Matsui Jurina and Matsui Rena.
Check out the MV.
AKB48 – Green Flash
AKB48‘s 39th single Amaki Jun won the U-19 Next Gravure Queen Battle
Amaki Jun (Kamen Joshi) won the U-19 Next Gravure Queen Battle (U-19ネクストグラビアクイーンバトルサードシーズン).
Former SKE48 member Kaneko Shiori reached the 2nd rank.
Amaki Jun won the Grand Prix with a total of 66,005 points. Finalist Kaneko Shiori lost with 65,981 points.
Kobayashi Ami to graduate from SKE48
Kobayashi Ami announced her graduation from SKE48.
Kobayashi Ami told that she wanted to pursue her activities in the entertainment industry after her graduation. She thanked the fans and said that it was her second career start.
She will leave the idol group on March 31.
Idol no Namida Documentary of SKE48
The movie Idol no Namida Documentary of SKE48 will be released on February 27 in theater in Japan.
The movie covers the history of the idol group. It follows the members of SKE48 from the creation of the unit in 2008 to nowadays. It features live and backstage videos, interviews with current and graduated members including Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena, Kizaki Yuria…
Some photos of various scenes of Idol no Namida Documentary of SKE48 have been unveiled.