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Minegishi Minami (Miichan) / 1st Generation

Discussion in 'AKB48 Graduated Members' started by hanabi, Jun 4, 2007.

  1. iainus

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    I wonder where Takamina's banana hoodie is these days. [hehe]
     
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  2. dutchie

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    pretty sure Takamina holds on to that ... it's a cherished trophy, she after all scored a 'pretty' with it :)



    Miichan's early today, new YT video .. on twitter she says the theme is gluttony ;)

    if the video does not show watch the video here

    one thing is for sure, Miichan is not really a morning person ... ow, but she does look cute waking up :)

    but ... yeah, gluttony :D

    Gluttony video that I wanted to challenge someday.
    I had only 40 dumplings at hand, so I thought it might be a little lukewarm, so I tried to add a handicap to get up.

    I'm confident in how much I eat, but when I actually try it, it's quite painful.
    With that in mind, the course meal is well done. If you think about it normally, you should eat the amount that is not the amount you eat in one meal until the end.
    In some high-end restaurants, bite-sized sweets come out in the middle of salty foods, even though they are not desserts, and they say that they should fix their tastes, so professional work is really amazing.
    I'm a big eater because I eat a lot of the same food. It's not something that anyone can do.
    To be honest, I didn't reach the other side of the limit this time, so I decided to eat a big eater someday.

    Please take a look at Waka-chan's Instagram, a kind friend who comes all the way from the morning to bake dumplings and bring them to the co-show. There is a lot of delicious rice.

    https://www.instagram.com/wakanogohan/?igshid=sod3xc8eqzor

    link in the spoiler .... foodporn!
     
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  3. David61

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    I've just been looking at some PVs from the past week for the SMALL WORLDS TOKYO theme park which include some MCs from 48G members past and present. This one hosted by Miyazawa Sae briefly includes Miichan, she appears at 21:48 for about a minute:


    if the video does not show watch the video here
     
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  4. dutchie

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    Not just any guest, a Dai-dai-dai Supesharu gesuto :D

    I don't think I've seen anyone so pumped lately about seeing Miichan :)
    (and now we all wonder ... what was she doing there, although I faintly remember a kind a recent video with some other AKB members at SMALL WORLDS TOKYO, but that's not this, as she wore this exact shirt a few day ago)

    found it:

    if the video does not show watch the video here

    Miichan wasn't there :)
     
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  5. David61

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    I've just been looking at the latest entertainment news on PRTIMES' website and I saw an article about TOKYO FM having a completely new schedule which I took a look at out of interest to see what was replacing Takamina's and Shiichan's long-running shows on that station which are both coming to an end. Although she's not replacing either of those two, I was interested to see Miichan's name in the article as becoming a host on the station! From Thursday at 21:00 JST she'll be presenting a weekly half-hour show called 'Minegishi Minami no yappari kyo mo home raretai' which according to Google translates as 'I want to be praised today after all for Minegishi Minami'. As I suspect that's 'Googlese' I've pasted below a screenshot of the part of the article in its original Japanese so that somebody might make a better translation!

    MMFM.jpg
    (Source: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002131.000004829.html)
     
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  6. dutchie

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    I was so bold as to run it through DeepL
    a 30 minute show ... and a pretty good time slot imho as well
    I'm kinda sad for Takamina and Shiichan, but I'm happy for Miichan
    I'm totally biased, but Miichan has a good radio voice and knows how to talk freely, so I guess this job suits her
     
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    https://twitter.com/48gTalk/status/1311083392767635456
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    HKT48 TeamH captain Matsuoka Natsumi inspired to be a captain like AKB48 Minegishi Minami. Since Sashihara Rino graduated from HKT48 , no HKT48 members has close relationship with Miichan other than Natsu , she has been close with Miichan since her debut with HKT48.
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    No, I didn't know that :)
    I'm well aware Miichan 'raised' almost every captain in AKB (which still is kinda amazing if you think about it) .... but that her 'influence' reached all the way to Fukuoka, I didn't know that
    (although is common knowledge Sasshii and Miichan talked about their kohai with each other, there is a scene in a documentary where Sasshii compliments one of Minegishi Team 4 members, who probably had no idea Sasshii even knew she existed :) I guess the obvious source of information must have been Miichan)
     
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    Not to discount that or anything, but I saw enough misinformation in 48G international fans that I tend not to believe anything without source anymore.
     
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    Miichan had her first radio show, with as guest Akari Ito, the editor-in-chief of the Asahi Shimbun's WEB column site "Kagami Yokagami", who will be the guest next week as well

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    This is really minor but the spelling should be "Kagami yo Kagami" (Mirror, Mirror on the wall)
     
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    Miichan appeared on Music Station, which was of course kinda awkward, as she already had her official final appearance beginning this year

    https://twitter.com/HEARTSTATION648/status/1311973526136524800
    she apologised profusely ... :)

    Interview with Miichan, Naachan and Yukirin linked in the post below

    She took the opportunity to have her picture taken with WACCI ...
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    it's sunday!

    if the video does not show watch the video here

    Is that Shimada Haruka at 6:14? ... yeah, I do believe that's Haruu :)
    (her name was mentioned of course and the caption confirmed it .. but somehow I didn't need the captions to be sure I heard it correctly )
    Both of them looking pretty btw ... and Miichan still likes her hats, and hats like her ;)

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    (don't know why, but I always like seeing Haruu ...)
    anyway ... getting ready for Music Station seems to be serious business :)
    (reasons in the spoiler I guess)

    In March, Tamori-san gave me a bouquet of flowers and allowed me to appear on Music Station the day before last, despite the fact that the message in the upper right corner of the song was definitely "Minegishi's last appearance" or something like that.
    All I can say is that I'm not in a position to say anything about the members of AKB's singing show, and I don't have the right to make any decisions.
    I've always had the idea in my head that I would take away the opportunity for younger members to perform, or reduce the number of times I'd have to MC or be passed over.
    That's why I think I have no choice but to get in shape, be as good as I can be, and fulfill my duties.
    Please take a look at the day before the MST show to see how it went.

    funny, what Miichan seems to be saying is that she didn't expect to be selected for Music Station, as she had her official last performance in March and doesn't want to take away opportunities for younger members.
     
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    I like watching the video when she posts them, just a shame it's not English sub.
     
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    The problem of course is that the international fans are just a tiny subsection ...
    And yeah, they could allow people to add subtitles ... but then M&S would need someone with a solid grasp of English to check the subtitles to prevent abuse ...
    I guess right now it's just not worth the effort (and even if they did allow translations, we would need someone willing to do the translation) :/
     
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    I know at this point we're all waiting for Miichan's concert and I can't help but wonder when that will be. NGL, when Miichan leaves I think my chapter with being an AKB fan may close (before the hate comments arrive let me say why).

    Although Miichan wasn't my oshi, she did play a huge role in my akb48 fandom world. She was always unapologetically herself, and despite always yearning for the spotlight (aka the good ole days), her presence in akb is definitely eternal. I feel like from the 1st Gen, she's one of the few that gets forgotten (despite senbatsu status, but more from the perspective of kami 7). With her as the last 1st Gen member, I honestly thought she wasn't going to be the last one. But with how much she loves/loved akb, I can see why she yearned to stay a tad longer. I hope her graduation comes soon. Not because I want her gone, but I want her to fly with whatever endeavor she may decided to do post AKB.

    Her contributions as captain, senpai, etc. has definitely made a huge impact within not just the group, but with fans worldwide. When I heard people wanting there to be a joint grad concert with other prominent 48group members, lowkey I hope that does not happen. This girl has always pushed forward, and with all the hard work she's done over the years, hoping management sees that and gives her the solo grad concert they initially gave her, and a grand one too. I know with the management struggling a bit (this is just based on my observation with the lack of concerts in comparison to their heyday), I really feel like with her being the last 1ki, she gets the grand hurrah she deserves. With her it really is a an end of another chapter w/n akb. After her, yeah yukirin is there, but truly AKB's playing field changes once again. With no more 1ki's I really hope management sees this as a new chance for akb to rise up again.

    As for myself with being a part of the akb48 fandom since 2008/9, miichan's graduation will definitely change how I feel about the group. I love the new members, etc. but, for myself, she is the last member I was holding onto as a fan, and I think when she leaves, it would be time for me to let go of this beautiful part of my life and let newer fans embark on this journey, that is AKB. Will I ever come back to the fandom, I'm not sure, but definitely I will be supporting from afar.

    I know i may sound like i'm outdated, but tbh I haven't caught up with akb as much since sasshi graduated. (not too long ago but still) So please educate me if it sounds like i'm still talking about akb as if we were still in early 2019.

    PS: I know this was long, but had to get it off my chest. lol I've been watching a lot of miichan youtube videos, and it got me thinking and reflecting a lot.
     
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    I definitely get what you mean and I've thought about that myself. I started following the group in 2010/11 and Miichan has been my kami-oshi ever since. At the time I followed a lot more members besides her, but lately she's been the only reason I still keep up with AKB (even though not closely). I mainly keep up with releases and she is the only member I actually follow, truly. That's because all of my other oshis have graduated by now. Like yourself, it's not that I don't like the new generation, but for me it's just not the same. I think High Tension and Paruru's graduation was when I started drifting from the group (I'm not saying Paruru is old gen, but having received a push, she certainly was among members from the old gen for many singles).

    All this to say that I perfectly understand what you're feeling! But I also know that I'll still stick around to check the group's releases, I just don't feel connected to any of the girls anymore.
     
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    I think I've gone on record with being really disappointed with that idea before ..... but to be honest ..... I will be so pissed of it that would happen ... I don't dislike Jurina ... but I do hate what I already know what will happen then ... Miichan playing second or third fiddle.

    for once I want a concert where I don't have to look for her somewhere in the wings or in the third row

    I want Miichan to have a festival like Nyan-nyan ... a big celebration of past en future AKB

    Anyway ... I still think AKB will hold out till they can give a proper concert as that will be one of the last legitimate reasons to have all ... and I mean all 1st gens to appear .... and then some (meaning ... Yuko, Sasshii, maybe a three Musketeer reunion etc)
    And I'm ok if Miichan wants to put the old Team 4 members in the spotlight ... but please not those who always have center positions

    by the way ... during the year or so the prior to December last year Miichan was pretty much invisible in AKB, not being selected for senbatsu's and if she was ... maybe visible for a split second in the MV.
    And after Bad Boys left she was iirc in just 4 episodes (the tow directly after Bad Boys graduation) and the final two episodes (which where pretty lackluster imho anyway)
    and no longer being a captain didn't help her visibility neither

    then after she announced graduation, she got the attention she deserved, was included in more TV appearances, centered some songs (and something even longer then 10 seconds :))
    was included in the single again ... got a fabulous graduation single

    and then covid-19 happened .... and everything came to a grinding halt.
    but Miichan did keep getting included in TV appearances and was rather prominent in the OUC48 and Social distancing single ...
    so, I know it sounds really stupid ... but from that viewpoint she is having a good year.
    She's building her YouTube channel (but ... suddenly everyone is :/) and seems to be pretty 'senang'
    (happy)

    so .. there's that... when will the graduation concert be? ... I have no idea, I just hope for one with a real crowd, as the crowd is almost half the performance imho
     
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    Honestly, this

    It's one thing if she wants to also give the spotlight to certain members, but I truly want a concert where she can shine. I think she's more than earned that. It's kinda sad that she has been so ignored by the management during her years in AKB that even for a graduation concert we're praying that she actually gets attention because honestly there's no certainty whatsoever that she will. Obviously she never had a high position in Senbatsu, but she is one of the first gen, she's been here for longer than anyone, earned a spot in senbatsu plenty of times (even if a low one) and did an amazing job as captain. She's put so much effort in AKB, she deserves a proper goodbye.

    Anyway, whatever happens, I'll support her.
     

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