With 2017 coming to a close. It's time to do the yearly tradition for Stage48 (which now is for all the groups) So what are your Hopes, Fears, and Predictions for 2018 for Nogizaka46? 2017 - 2016 - 2015
Review! For the next year: Hopes: -Now, really a million seller. (Leave all hope for a really hit mainstream song) Fears: -More Himetan/Kiichan cases... Predictions: -The graduation trains will break loose. -A new single's cycle: Established member as center - New Center - Established/Graduating member as center - New center - repeat.
Hopes : Minami PB Dome Tour Miona solo center or wc Asuka/Miona, Miona/Mizuki Miria and Yamazaki make senbatsu Hinachima and Ranze regular senbatsu Fear : Nanase and Kiichan graduation Scandal Prediction : Maichun and Maiyan graduation Kubo solo center
Hopes: Yoda solo center Bounce back year for Kiichan Fear: Kiichan graduates Prediction: Can't think of any right now
Hopes ; I want them to be more open to the world and do lives overseas Fears ; Personally it's not like a really fear but I won't this to happened this year is the 4th gen Prediction: Graduation from the original gen +(I REALLY WANT HIT SONG)
Hope 1. Hit song 2. Ayane to Zaki enter senbatsu for the first time 3. Kubo solo center 4. Kubo leading role in drama 5. Kubo cover model for Seventeen 6. Kanarin PB 7. Iku solo single 8. Another surprise center: Hazuki Fear: 1. IkuMai Wgraduation. 2. Tone deaf image getting stronger Prediction 1. Nogi's 2nd documentary movie, with AshuMiona as lead and Wcenter for the theme song. 2. Maiyan grad announcement in birthday concert. 3. Hinachima finally a regular senbatsu 4. More PB: Minami, Sayunyan, Hinachima, Iku's 2nd,
Spoiler: Hope Kiichan comes back in full health (no graduation) and also makes it back Senbatsu Ayane, Miria, Karin and Zaki finally enters Senbatsu Four or five 3rd gen enters Senbatsu in one single (I'm selfish and greedy, yes!!!) Kubochan solo song Another 3rd gen song, Mukai or Renka center No more Gundan All single, all solo center Spoiler: Fear Ikuchan graduation Kiichan will be the next Himetan (graduate due to poor health) Another hiatus due to poor health Couple of 2nd Gen will graduate without entering Senbatsu W-center again and again and again After 1st haft of the year, no more 3rd gen, top 4 or 5 3rd goes to Senbatsu, the rest joins UG Spoiler: Prediction (playing very safe) Gonna bet for the next single either Ikuchan or Kubochan solo center. If it's Shiorin, Ikuchan middle row behind the center (again). Honestly though, I only put Ikuchan's name there because it's gonna be the 20th single. Ten single after Nandome . . . Ikuchan, Kubochan solo song and another from both Ayane is next in line to enter Senbatsu among 2nd gen 3rd gen Shiori, Zuki, Ume, Riria will make Senbatsu, all next year. I would have included Mukai but I'll put her on the reserve list. At least three 1st Gen will graduate Naachan will either center summer single or get a break from center position, because . . . Maiyan will graduate on her birthday (summer center) or announce graduation on that day (center the last single). She will graduate before year ends. Maiyan/Manattan song If Maiyan doesn't center the last single, welcome back at center position Ikuchan. Of course, 4th album 4th gen audition announced. To simplify my center prediction: Next - Shiorin or Ikuchan Then - Naachan or Maiyan Last - Maiyan or Ikuchan
Hope: Miria, Ranze, Renachi, Ayane becomes regular senbatsu, other 2nd gen members make a least senbatsu once Kiichan comes back fully recover and as senbatsu member (biased ) Ikoma center a single all singles are really really good Fear: Kiichan announce graduation another year 2nd get overshadow by 3rd gen Ikoma and Ikuchan announce graduation another year with ok-good single just to be safe Prediction: Maiyan, Sayurin announce graduation (maybe: Nanase, Eto, Maichun, Manatsu, Reika, Wakatsuki, Sayunyan and many 1gen under members) announcement 4th gen recruiting More PB
Hope: that all members stay healthy throughout the year. Fear: graduations (esp maiyan) Prediction: maiyan will center her last single and aki-p will give her THAT mainstream song she wants so badly for the group.
Hopes Good songs Hinachima becomes regular Senbatsu A single that's as good as the 19th (but I am afraid that's never going to happen) Less playing it safe (I don't care about sales, but I guess management does) More Hazuki, Ami, Junna, Ayatii New drama with members that have a knack for acting Nogidan reanimated Himachima and Umezawa PB Fears Bad songs 1st gen exodus 4th gen entry Ill / depressed members Predictions A very surprising, foundation shaking Senbatsu for the 20th single Maiyan and Ikuchan graduating Sayuringo graduation also likely
This might sound a bit selfish, so I apologize beforehand Spoiler: hope (1) KuboShita W-Center (A-side song) (2) Kubochan solo center (3) Ikuchan solo center, but not her graduation single (4) Ikubo W-Center (5) No graduations (6) Great songs, especially for A-sides (7) Half of 3rd gens enter senbatsu Spoiler: fear 'Hope' isn't realized. Spoiler: prediction 'Fear' happens to some extent. I don't want to predict who's gonna leave next.
seems some folks here are worried about current 1st gen under graduations. if you exclude the obvious lockins (16 i believe), theres only 8 1st gens left... higuchi- she can taste perma...not gonna graduate nakada- same chiharu- balances nogi and university well...maybe after she graduates university (is that this year lol) yuuri- seems she doesnt have a lot of outside work. not sure if she has a part time job...i think age will be her determining factor but i dont think this year kawago- she does have a modeling contract but not much else...no reason i can see for her leaving. shes still young wada- not sure if shes attending university but she seems to have very little outside work and shes still young. not graduating nojo- see kawago minus the modeling contract kawamura- i think shes the wild card in this group. nogi and university plus her outside work...if she could just find an outlet for that voice i think shes the logical choice to move on OFC my thoughts all depend on these members being physically and mentally healthy this year but it seems reasonable to me anyway. cmiiw P.S. unless at least 6-8 members graduate next year (which i highly doubt) there will be no 4th gen. it has to be worth SME's $$ to go through the process of adding a gen.
Imagen that Ikuta and kubo be double center it will be the best song !! This is one of my hopes really ^
Hopes All Members actually take part in HS Events Hatsumoi Bemars II One Million Seller Singles continue Ikuta Solo Debut Fears Some Members continue not taking part in HS Events Sales Drops No Tokyo Dome Concert Predictions Maiyan, Manatsu, Sayurin Graduate 2nd Tokyo Dome Concert (3 Days that feature those three graduations) Maiyan centers her final single (with Manatsu and Sayurin right next to her) Ikuta Solo Debut More Photobooks get announced
Hopes No graduation Nogizaka46 Idol game on PS4 ( Cmon SONY and make it possible to use VR ) Fear Kazumin and Manatsu graduate Kitano went Himetan Time slot for NOGIBINGO! unable to match 3 members who i predicted to graduate so no DVD appearances. Predictions Shiraishi, Sayurin, and Misa graduate
Wait, is Kawamura going to uni at the moment? What major is she in? I think she is quite smart to broaden her skills into guitar. Though I really think singing is her best forte. Nojo is doing quite okay in stage plays, so I think she is going to stay. To think about it, it seems Unders have likelier chances to pursue career in stage plays. Possibly it's also supported by Unders' schedule are not as jam-packed as Senbatsu. Hopes More Unders go into Senbatsu More members getting outside works. (e.g. modelling contract for Iori please!) Kotoko to come out more Karin to get her tenki oneesan job offer Nogizaka to stay competitive against Keyakizaka Fears More depression within the Unders.. (now after Kiichan, Iori seems to follow the suit) Mahiro graduating (which I found it a shame because she is so talented, but if she were to graduate I hope she got better chances somewhere else) Second gens and the 1st gen unders kept being left in the dust Under album not being marketed well Predictions More Nogi members getting drama roles (now that Nanase has put Nogizaka name in the map)
First, how did my predictions from last year go? Some of the hopes came true! We didn't get the kami-level single, but we did get SHOWROOMs to throw stars! At least my fears didn't come to fruition except for maybe the Keyaki thing. The predictions were pretty good for the most part. I would say 65% for last year! Now onto next time... Hopes NogiDan album of covers of Nogizaka songs - Chi takes Hime's place A drama Nogizaka comes to the US especially the East Coast 3rd Gen bungie or skydive for the single campaign Yama-Yama SHOWROOM - Yamazaki x Yamashita Dome tour Nogi website updated with each single Being able to get Nogi merchandise via the official store Ikuta gundan Fears Nanase graduation Single sales decrease Another album Yamashita scandal 48G collapse providing no rivalry anymore Mouse Computer goes out of business Predictions Suzuki, Yamazaki make senbatsu Stage play 3 1st Gen graduations 1 2nd Gen graduation Hoshino photobook Manatsu gets hurt falling A generation focused single Kubo center 3rd Gen promoted MaiMai or Nanamin announces wedding
I haven't followed Nogi much this year as I did in previous years, so I'm not sure how well I did with last year's predictions... Spoiler: Last year's predictions Hopes: That 1 million selling single, finally Yay, Influencer! Ikuchan solo single...? Nah, she's going to get too busy. Nope, but she did get a solo concert. Kazumin center for a single Nah, that was too optimistic of a prediction... More outside jobs Not sure More 2nd gen members in senbatsu Yep 3rd gen getting enough exposure so that we can learn more about them I would say yes...at least for Momoko and Yodachan. Kouhaku for the 3rd time Yep Tokyo Dome concert Yep, definitely happy this came true Nogi visits America (I'm going to hope for this again...if it's not LA, I will happily spend my money on that airplane tix just to see them.) Nah, didn't happen Fears: 2nd gen not getting enough exposure again and 3rd gen getting the same treatment Not sure if this happened Mass graduations Only a few graduations this year...phew! Senbatsu stays stagnant Maybe depending on the definition of stagnant lol Nogi reaching their peak in popularity and sales already and starting to decrease in both as a result Doesn't look like it Predictions: Another popular 1st gen member graduating...I predict Maiyan this time Himetan's was sad but expected, and Marika's announcement took me by surprise; I was wrong about Maiyan though Sales will keep rising gradually Yep We'll finally know who the 3rd gen ace is Yep New Nogi drama Nope Ikuchan spending less time in Nogi stuff due to her busy schedule full of musicals Yep Nanase comes back as center for one single, but then center will keep changing Yep, since Nanase was part of a W-center for two singles Ikoma back in Fukujin Yep, for the Influencer senbatsu Anyways, I won't have that many predictions for 2018, but here they are anyways. Hopes: More million selling singles Another Tokyo Dome concert (or a dome tour even) Nogi visits America (hopefully Anime Expo in LA...yeah I'm going to predict this again lol) Ikuchan solo single or album Fears: They've finally reached their peak in popularity Mass graduation of 1st gens (especially unders) Predictions: Maiyan and Sayurin graduate More photobooks Another new center (probably a 2nd gen member besides Hori) Ikuchan getting busy to the point where she announces her graduation later this year (and actually graduates the following year)
Hopes Wakatsuky centernig a funny crazy song 3gen big year Unders releases, an album for example. Fears Misa, Ikuta graduating