Let's give this a shot too! Hopes Jurina and Rena move up one position in the ranks next year to fill the gap left by Mariko Akarin stays in election senbatsu or center UG Aya doesn't drop in rankings that much Girls who newly ranked this year aren't 'one-hit wonders' like Nakata Chisato or Kobayashi Kana in '12 4 singles next year No new girls coming in before they promote at least half of the current KKS Jurina doesn't fall ill again due to overwork Fears Opposite of above, plus Akane decides not to participate in the election and announces her grad Manatsu gets kicked out of senbatsu Kaotan drops in rankings and doesn't participate in a single a-side Ryoha becoming a sort of 'failed push' like Anna or Kato Rena Mass grad Predictions Mieko graduates Equal or more girls ranking in elections next year S5, KII5 and E4 get delayed again
For me, it's not about Churi Grad, but another member in her team coming grad. I don't know who, but S losing Pen and E losing for Nan.
Hopes -Tomu or Mariyagi is next kennin member for SKE -SKE senbatsu is completely shaken up and an A-side is released where WMatsui are not centers -Aritan is promoted to S -Jurina manages to have a year free of any ailments and injuries! -SKE's EbiFri gets a second series Fears -Uha is promoted before Aritan -Only one or two of the promised new stages actually have their shonichi in 2014 -SKE sales continue to decline Predictions -Neesan, Akisun, and Manatsu announce graduation (and I feel like Rena will be ready to by the end of the year) -Nao and Azumarion rank in election -Aya is made kennin for AKB -Kaotan and Azumarion are in senbatsu for next single
Hopes - For them to continue getting good songs - 600,000 sales in first day - Ebi-Fri Season 2 or better become a regular show - More decent variety shows - More girls having their own agency - Aritan and Ogirisa to get promoted - Mizuho to center next A-side - Ami and Makki to get selected for senbatsu [blush] - Yuzuki to get some push like Rion and Ryoha are getting - They reveal another one of their trump card Ego-chan - Rumi to ranked in election - Mikitti comeback in election - Kinchan rank up in election - Yuria making it into senbatsu for election - Akarin stays in senbatsu for election - Ayachan stays as UG center or dont rank down much Fears - Another mass graduation and it would be much bigger than last year anic: - Magement continue ignoring 4th Gen - Yuria and Yukko graduating - Jurina full transfer in AKB - Sales decline to continue - Wanchan become the 2nd Kaotan with less popularity [flip] Prediction - Big names graduating in Nagoya Dome [sweat] - Rion and Mizuho in senbatsu - Seira, Akisun, Nee-san graduates - Atleast 1 or 2 draft members in senbatsu - Ryoha get promoted in Team S - 7th gen i have so many hopes lol
okay mine: Hopes: Shonichi for all Team Stages in 2014 no Graduation announcements at Nagoya Concerts Yukko ranks in Selection (get back into Senbatsu) SKE48 gets his own Sousenkyo/Janken 4 Singles in 2014 (great as the ones before [blush] ) sales more than 600k altrough I love WMatsui, other single center Fears many graduation announcements delays of new stages ignoring of potential members of management
Hopes: I hope SKE tries something new on one of their singles, or comes out with a really big song next year...something like what Okie Dokie was for me when I first heard it. 2013 was good though, even if the last single was said to sell a little less. I want to see the group increase with more popular members like in the last election, and maybe even see Jurina move up even higher now that Yuko has graduated. Akarin staying in senbatsu would be great, or another member making it in as well. SKE gets more opportunities to shine on another new show. Fears: Rena graduates...which would be devastating since she's such an important figure in the group for me. She's like SKE's version of Yuko, she covers a lot of the group's qualities and personality at the front. With Yuko graduating, I feel like this could be a sign of bigger members starting to want to graduate on top. Even if Jurina were still there, SKE would not be the same without her. SKE loses any more future aces, preventing them from being able to have a next gen line-up Predictions: SKE will probably level out in sales, maybe dipping a little lower than before, but still right about the same area that they've been at Some major graduations for sure, possibly Churi with how things are going with her, and some other members who have achieved possibly everything they can. There will still be members like Akarin and Kaotan that I feel still have a ways to go before reaching graduation, maybe even a few years.
Management giving opportunities to Aya on their own? Impossible! Hopes - EbiFriday Season 2 - Ayachan ranks UG center again or enters top 16, recognized by management as a front girl - A-side centered by someone not WMatsui, preferably 4/5th gen (Mizuho?) - More 4 and 5th gen in senbatsu; Madoka, Harutamu, Mizuho etc - Concurrency taken from Minarun and given to a girl I like - At least 2 teams get new original stages - No new gen, or a very small one like less than five - Rena ranks higher than J - E's captaincy given back to Madoka, Rena gets a "general manager" position - Rena doesn't graduate, or at least waits until the very end of the year like Yuko - B-sides in singles have lineups that aren't senbatsu-focused (undergirls, team songs etc) - Push for Egochan and Harutamu - More A-sides like Utsukushii and Escape, 3 singles with an overall high quality - More opportunities for girls to display their hidden talents - Another tour in summer/fall Fears - Only S gets a new stage - Singles are a WMatsui fest, no hint of change at center positions - Management puts Aya in the back of everything Predictions - Jurina becoming more & more focused on AKB, possibly a full transfer - Graduations from popular/senbatsu girls - Rion makes senbatsu, Uha promoted to S - Lots of girls rank again, but last year's newly ranked non-senbatsu girls will see a fall - Sales are in 500-600k range, with the summer single (RH ticket) having the highest sales
Hopes - Jurina fully transferred to AKB48 - Rena gets the chance to be the only-center - Ryoha gets promoted to Team E - The lovely Ogirisa gets promoted to Team S (tbh she deserves it!) - Mieko as SKE48's GM (So she won't be graduating in near ) - Push for Harutamu, Tsuu and Ego - Yukko and Makki make it to Senbatsu Fears - Mass graduation with +10 members, including Yuria, Manatsu, Takayanagi - First day sales keep decreasing - No new original setlist - Ayachan gets kick out from senbatsu Prediction - National tour - Rion remains as regular A-side senbatsu - Akisun's graduation announcement in near - Minarun will be SKE48 full member
Hopes: - SKE will reach 800k sales lol - Rena breaking into the top 5 - Someone else will center the single besides wMatsui - Yukko finally ranks in the elections - Another SKE member enters the senbatsu - Ryoha/Rion/Yuzuki ranks in the sousenkyo - Harutamu, Ami, Yuna will be pushed - Aritan finally promoted to a team - Another single from Kaotan - Momona into another scandal lol Fears: - Rena, Churi, Masana will graduate - A lot of the prominent/promising members/kks will graduate - Yukko, Gorisa, Rumi, Iguchi, Akisun, Moko will graduate - Minarun's kennin status revoked Predictions - Draft members gets promoted - Aritan gets promoted. Uha and the rest stays as super KKS - Rion/Ryoha ranks in the elections - Yuria enters senbatsu and will become the 4th SKE member in senbatsu lol - Rena Matsui graduates
Hopes : Shiba grows a pair and finally kicks her out to make E the perfect team it should be [clap] Alright that's not the most positive thing to write, but that's an honest wish of mine. With Yuko's graduation and AKB headless, I feel like changes ahead will be much bigger than we could foresee. Jurina immediately comes to mind. Management has proved they wanted her in K no matter what those past two years (even though she barely perform there) and now that the team has lost its Captain... [wonder] They might as well decide to take in other popular and/or promising members. I don't like the prospect at all and that's why I'm trying not to think too much about it.
I'm sorry. Why do most of you fear that Rena will graduate? Did she say something about it in the past? Please tell me. Thanks
^ Well she talks a lot about wanting to develop her own name and her future goals as an actress etc. So I guess it causes rumors/fears that she might graduate. Personally I think there's at least 2 years or so before she graduates, especially since she has the role of captain now.
Hopes - Yuzuki gets a push, selected for Aka/Shirogumi, eventually promoted to KII (lol) - Jurina doesn't get sick again - No 7th gen - S5, KII5, and E4 actually happen - SKE gets more solo concerts after Nagoya Dome! Fears - Not invited to 2014 Kouhaku - Ryoha, Kumachan, and Azumarion are the only 2 6th gens who ever get pushed - Yukko graduates and doesn't become a model T__T - Full transfers out of SKE - Miyamae Ami's great potential is never utilized Predictions - Nao ranks in the election - Sales continue to drop - Mizuho and Azumarion take Manatsu and Nanako's exact positions in Senbatsu - Many 2nd gen members graduate (Reika, Momona, Igucchi, etc.)
Things that happend : New girls in senbatsu (kumazaki rion ranran sumire tsugupon harutamu sarina marika mizuho sae milky nana ami madoka) First time SKE have 22-nin senbatsu Jurina got her first solo song Mushi no balled wins RH yukiko akisun seira rina kaneko arisa honoka graduate Yuria transfer to AKB new generation Matsui Rena kennin in nogizaka46 New centers - first time jurina not centering Akarin ranks higher Kaitan center undergirls Kaotan solo single Kaotan first photobook Shibata enters senbatsu First time rank - harutamu iwanaga mizuho nao riho Miki ranks again Jurina and Rena ranks higher