Unfortunately Kokko and Niinan have tested positive for Covid: https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12755741645.html Additionally Erichan, Hotechan, Mayuuchan and Mizumin will have to refrain from activities for the time being, presumably as close contacts.
Yeah the timing is just kinda bad, they have to cancel all of their Hanashikai too. Hopefully both recover soon and the other 4 won't be having the virus. Well, positively, they can kinda treat it as a break from the daily lessons. Niinan will certainly lose some chance to stay in the top 15 of the showroom event though. Organzaka Summer Serious Battle [All-Girls Competition to be #1] https://twitter.com/dhc_oruganzaka/status/1552629149209993216 Mizumin and Yukinee will be in the show on Saturday 7/30, on youtube linked below. Seems to be pre-recorded so Mizumin will be there. At this point it seems the two of them are gonna be appearing in this channel for a while, like Nanase, Reichama, Hinako and Remi. if the video does not show watch the video here --- Sayonara Mouri #17 Another round of special skills showcases. Erichan didn't go with her "walking while bridging" thing, but instead showcasing something new, her smelling sensitivity, which she claims is comparable to police dogs. She was able to find her missing handkerchief just by smelling, apparently. She proves it by identifying her batchmates blindfolded. And then explained how they smell different. Smell Sommelier indeed. Aichan did a collaboration cheer dance with Hiichan! Also is that one-handed cartwheel?! Lastly, when senpai members are asked to do some kind of project with 17ki members, Yukirin said she wants to make Nonchan even more beautiful with her self-makeup prowess in a collab. 48Times tweeted that they are planning to proceed with the senpai members' projects, it's just that with Summer events galore and due the recent Covid outbreaks they have to reschedule things: https://twitter.com/48timesJP/status/1552708241838460928 The behind the scenes video also feature attending 17ki members so watch it here: https://www.showroom-live.com/episode/watch?id=36 Overall it's a very interesting episode!
New TV Show on September 23! [AKB48 no 17ki Kenkyuusei ga Rokeroke!!] This is the mentioned before new TV show. It will be on TV Asahi Channel 1, September 23, 22.00 JST. First episode will be about [17th gen Goes to Summer Station] performances and [Excellent Shot No.1 Member] among them. Will be 2 hours long! Still no info on whether it will be weekly or monthly. Also RIP Eito's Anta RokeRoke Turbo, thanks for all the good memories. Source/details: https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12755921335.html ------ Also the Organzaka All-Girls Summer episode is up and live! if the video does not show watch the video here ----- Dobon : 17ki broke a group total of 150 oku points (15 Billion points) Therefore they'll be getting theme park tickets. (still unknown which one) I can already smell another project coming. Only goal left is the final one, 22 Billion points. They'll get original lesson shoes for everyone if they break those. ---- @ JAM Expo 2022 attendance with more details https://twitter.com/akb_gbmouri/status/1553213825746444288 Aug 26 16.30 JST Yokohama Arena Main Stage If interested, get your ticket at : https://atjam.jp/expo2022/ticket All other 48 groups will be there too, separately. ----- ExTaishu August Issue Interview Aichan, Erichan and Niinan was interviewed by the magazine. Will translate if I find the interview script, but for now here's pic only The big caption for the page is "[New Winds] blowing for AKB48." ----- Upcoming Known Schedules Aug 9 - 17kenkyuujou #4 (feat. Nonchan, Kokko, Sorara, Yukinee) Aug 10 - Hadokai day 4 (feat. Niinan, Yukitan, Kokko) Aug 16 - Kenkyuusei Stage - Tadaima Renaichuu Shonichi - (feat. All except Kokko, Nonchan and Yukitan) Aug 18 - SUMMER STATION (All 11) Aug 26 - @'JAM EXPO 2022 Aug 28 - 17th gen all-you-can-shoot Individual fan photo sessions (All) (個別撮り放題撮影会) Sept 23 - 17ki ga RokeRoke TV show Unknown - Nemousu TV episode
Erichan, Hotechan, and Mizumin are back to activity as of today (Aug 1) (and Okada Nana too) https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12756264343.html Welcome back Erichan, Hotechan and Mizumin. Where's Mayuuchan though?? Hopefully she is fine. Dobon event ended. 17ki event ended, here's the final rank, Niinan 1st rank Sadly they didn't make it to the final goal, 22 billion points, but good enough! Aichan will be on Gekkan Entame Sept/Oct Issue, out now. https://twitter.com/gekkan_entame/status/1552846018118438914 17th gen will also be on POPTEEN Sept Issue, out now. https://twitter.com/akb_trainee48/status/1553923514230378496 https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12756390735.html
Maybe she ended up testing positive poor Mayuu. Hopefully we'll receive a confirmation either way tomorrow. Fingers crossed she's well.
Well, good news! She's back to activity by today. Mayuuchan is back to activity today (Aug 2) (Yuiri, Oonishi, and Hama too) https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12756474393.html Now only waiting for Kokko and Niinan to return, hopefully no further mishaps before the shonichi show. ---- Mizumin (after return) and Yukinee recently participated as zenza in Boku no Taiyou show credits to Tada Kyoka's twitter ----= (Late translation) 17ki Tanabata Wishes [done editing] For those who don't know, Tanabata is a yearly event/festival where people in Japan usually write down their wishes in colorful strips of paper, then hang them on bamboo trees. AKB48 have been doing their own style by putting members' wishes for show on the lobby of the theater. Hotechan I hope I grow taller by 10 cm! Mizumin I hope 17th Gen Kenkyuusei members are loved by a lot of people! Nonchan I hope "Henyorin" merchandise can be made (and sold)! ("Henyorin" is her doodle art drawn on the tanzaku/strip of paper, was also showcased in 17ken show episode 1) Yukitan I want to get promoted and confidently stand in front of many people on the stage! Sorara I hope to get promoted, and put a smile on even more people's faces! Mayuuchan/Masaru I want to be an All-Rounder Idol that can dance, sing, and talk well!! Aichan Without forgetting to work hard daily and being grateful, I hope to be able to send happiness through my Smiling Angel Power! Yukinee I hope to be able to enter Senbatsu and do a lot of jobs. Then, I hope I can participate in "Tokyo Girls Collection" event as a model! Erichan I hope I can be prettier, and be better in singing and dancing! Kokko I want to be able to dance and sing well like the senpais! Niinan I hope to be able to properly graduate from university. I hope all 11 of us can do a Kenkyuusei Theater Show together I hope I can get promoted to full-time member. I hope AKB48 Kenkyuusei can be more well known by lots of people. I hope to spend (this year) without any injury. I hope the situation where we can use our voice without mask is coming soon! [small pic is assumed to be her dog, Komugi] Niinan's pic is quite funny because next to her paper that's full of wishes, there's Zunchan's that just say "I want to be happy." My personal wish is that the management's investment in them pays off in the future. Spoiler: Sources https://twitter.com/hazukigumi_hiro/status/1553468120245104640 https://twitter.com/hazukigumi_hiro/status/1553468737650851841 https://twitter.com/hazukigumi_hiro/status/1553469198160252928 Kokko and Niinan's are from various tweets
POPFES 2022 Live Report by ex-member 9th gen Mori Anna! via lopi-lopi.jp source : http://lopi-lopi.jp/detail/32331/ Basically she described how they look adorable, the costumes and ponytail really matches the feel, audience being hyped and how she felt nostalgic and linked through AKB. (from twitter) Higher res, slightly different take: (let's see if you can find the difference with the pic above ) More pics : ------ extra off-shot photos from 17ken twitter: what are they doing?? ---- Hotechan and Nonchan participated as Zenza in Boku no Taiyou show (Aug 2) credit to Tada Kyoka's twitter
In preparation for the Tadaima Renaichuu stage, from Aug 5 to Aug 16 (11 days), AKB48 Eizou Souko will host 17ki streams where they'll be answering 100 questions about themselves. The stream will be individual and randomized each day among the 11 kenkyuuseis. The idea is to learn more about the girls before the shonichi. https://twitter.com/AKBG_eizousouko/status/1555025738205642752 The idea of the stream is similar to this : if the video does not show watch the video here
First day was Niinan! [100 Things about AKB] - Niinan ver Snippets here : https://twitter.com/AKBG_eizousouko/status/1555391862307188736 the rest is in Eizou Souko. ------- Sayonara Mouri #18 Nonchan and Niinan had chances to talk about things that irritated them. Nonchan's was about hanashikai fans saying good things to other members before her, then have nothing to say to her. lol Niinan's was about her brother that likes to tease her. 17ki reactions to senpai members' jokes were pretty fun to watch too. My personal favourite was when Hotechan laugh on Erii's kusakusa(www) joke: Also there was a CM segment from 17ki about their upcoming SUMMER STATION performance: upcoming @.JAM stage that is still selling the tickets. ---------------- DMM LOD will have "17th Gen Kenkyuusei Selection Revival" streams. Basically from Aug 5 to Aug 16, in preparation for the Tadaima Renaichuu stage, DMM LOD will stream select past theater shows based on the 17ki members' selections. Side note my heart kinda dropped when I saw the "KENKYUUSEI SELECTION" word, thankfully it wasn't what I thought lol. https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12757032122.html Translation of the selections (some of them are exactly the same as the Bayfm interview before) Yukitan Selection April 18, 2022 - Iwatate Team B [Theater no Megami] show Senhuuraku 1 Comment : There is a song that I really really like, and also because I love the Idol-ish feel & how songs order just flow. Kokko Selection June 3, 2022 - Taguchi Team K [Saka Agari] show Comment: This was my first time seeing AKB48 stage with my own eyes and the singing, dance and performance of the senpais was so good I got suprised, therefore leaving me with the most impression and I like it a lot. Aichan Selection May 30, 2021 - Night show - Team 4 [Te wo Tsunaginagara] show Comment: The first time I went to AKB48 Theater, even though there was an 8-member limit, looking at the members doing full-power performance, I can feel everyone's energy, and I feel that's AKB's unique charm. It's thanks to this stage show that I decided to try to stand on the same stage today. Erichan Selection December 8, 2015 - AKB48 10th Year Anniversary Special Show Comment: This 10th anniversary show has graduated members, the countdown to 10th anniversary during MC and the [Party ga Hajimaruyo] right after that, I love the flow of the show up to that part. And also Maeda Atsuko-san and Takahashi Minami-san's [Migikata] was also performed, I really really love that one. Niinan Selection November 6, 2010 - Team A 6th [Mokugekisha] Comment: Because I want to see cool performances! Nonchan Selection August 16, 2017 - Aoki Produce [Sekai wa Yume ni Michiteiru] Shonichi Show Comment: Genuinely because I like the name. Also there are a lot of songs that are in line with my interests, so I want to see it again. Yukinee Selection March 16, 2022 - Iriyama Anna Graduation Show Comment: This is a show that I personally went to see myself. When I saw this show I learned the charm of Theater Shows, also feelings like [I like this song!], [I also want to shine on stage like this!] and others were born in me because of this show, so I choose this. Hotechan Selection June 3, 2022 - Taguchi Team K [Saka Agari] Show Comment: Because this is the first stage I saw live. Especially [Wagamama no Nagareboshi], it's really cute and I want to perform it one day. I like cool songs, and Saka Agari has a lot of cool songs that I like, so I chose this. Mayuuchan/Masaru Selection June 4, 2022 - [Boku no Taiyou] Show Comment: The first ever stage I ever saw was Boku no Taiyou, I really have fond memories of it. Looking at the senpais singing, dancing and shining brightly, I also want to be like them. Especially I love the song Himawari, when I first listened to it I really felt impressed. Mizumin Selection December 26, 2016 - Shimazaki Haruka Graduation Show Comment: I've liked Paruru-san since elementary school, the first time I voted in Sousenkyou was also for her. I choose this because I want to see that Paruru-san's last show again. Sorara Selection June 2, 2022 - Taguchi Team K [Saka Agari] Show Comment: This is the show where I first performed as a zenza. The senpais kindly spoke and taught me a lot of things. I learned things and rules that I won't know without being an AKB48 member, and again I felt how great AKB48 as an Idol group is. That's why this personally feels like a very important show for me. Also one more thing, just by listening to the sound from backstage, I can feel the overwhelming power. I also found songs that I liked, so this Show is totally will always be in my memory.
Aichan got selected into Senbatsu for 60th Single "Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss" !!! Again, congrats Aichan for the first senbatsu in 60th single, first among the 17ki and among the fastest to get into senbatsu from kenkyuusei/being admitted to AKB48! About 3 months since the official reveal in May. Still can't beat Jurina for Oogoe Diamond, but I guess she was not AKB so it didn't count? haha https://twitter.com/akb_trainee48/status/1555910163797663744 Opinions: You can guess the management wants to create some splash by putting a kenkyuusei in a 16-nin single, hopefully the attention will also spillover to other 17ki members. (and also other AKB members in general too) Hopefully Aichan will be able to use this chance well! She certainly is not lacking in dance skill (learned Nemohamo in 3 days), appearance and personality! ------ [100 Things about AKB] - Mizumin ver 2nd day is Mizumin! Snippets here : https://twitter.com/AKBG_eizousouko/status/1555750508391829504 the rest is in Eizou Souko ------- Hotechan and Erichan participated as zenza of Boku no Taiyou (Aug 6) pic credits to Senatan twitter
I believe (and hope) 17ki will have their own song on this single, just like 15th and 16th got theirs, so hopefully they will gather a lot more attention and with a selected member on the main song! Aichan is not only a great dancer, but a very good singer as well. I still remember the first time they performed at the theatre and Aichan was the centre to Oogoe Diamond, her solo part was very stable. I'm glad she's being pushed because she is not only talented, but hardworking.
Ahh good point, they don't have a lot of recorded performance yet so I forgot that one haha. Yes I also hope they'll get a good song. Preferably energetic song for me. Right now she's getting some flak online from other members' fans who feel their oshi got leapfrogged, but people who recognize her efforts are also not few in numbers. I agree with management decision to include her to increase exposure to the 17ki members. Aichan certainly will get some spotlights on interviews before TV performances. Usually they will increase the senbatsu spots to accommodate this purpose, but not this time, hence the senbatsu feels a bit tight. Oh also, Kiichan wrote a supporting notes for Aichan's first senbatsu! source twitter Translation: Erii-chan, The girl that was so small become center for the first time! Mogi-san! Congratulations for making into the senbatsu! I'm reaally happy..... And then, [My] Satou Airi-chan got selected into Senbatsu!! When she got unsure of whether to apply for the audition, I actually said "You'll get right into senbatsu!" to push her, (well she's cute so it's obvious but) it turns out my judgment wasn't wrong at all it seems! Also she's my little sister but slowly it feels that she's becoming everyone's "Aichan"...somehow it feels a bit lonely. Sorry for being a very "omoi" (closely attached) big sister, but until now and from now on I plan to be the one beside her to see her hard work and growth, after all Airi is the one that understand and support me the most. from now on she'll gradually experience a world that I myself haven't experienced yet, she'll certainly be hearing a lot of things, but I'll always be Aichan's first and foremost fan, be next to her, always cheering for her. Congratulations for your first senbatsu! ------ [100 Things about AKB] - Hotechan 3rd day is Hotechan! Snippets here : https://twitter.com/AKBG_eizousouko/status/1556126112786563072 the rest is in Eizou Souko I watched the whole thing, basically it's all about Games, Precure, Chainsaw Man and RedBull lol. She's super adorable. ----- BTW I forgot, is Kokko and Niinan back yet? Ah not yet, tomorrow will be the 10th day since they got infected. It feels so long lol. Apparently the share house members Hotechan, Mizumin and Erichan ended up staying in hotels (according to showrooms) while Kokko is recuperating. ----- random Erichan and Hotechan pics from the internet:
Hotechan in Wagamama no Nagareboshi would be amazing. I can see her performing it with Yukitan or Niinan. Hope they consider her choice for a future 17ki concert
Agreed. Can't wait to see more of their performances, right now it's limited to Heart-gata virus and Oogoe Diamond, should be a lot more footages by next week with all the schedules/show/theater lined up. ----- Welcome back Kokko and Niinan! They have finished the required 10 days self-quarantine after getting infected, and now back to activity by today (Aug 8) https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12757588328.html Spoiler: unfunny joke I suppose they can now validly sing Crown-shaped virus in their zenza performances ---- Speaking of Aug 8 : Happy 21st Birthday, Niinan! She certainly had a chance to be on 60th single on the showroom senbatsu if it wasn't for covid Looking forward to see her in more activities! random Niinan pics from the internet: ---------- Bayfm Radio 柱NIGHT! with AKB48 17th gen! Yukinee and Mizumin will be in Hashira Night Bayfm radio next week, on Aug 14, as guests to Mukaichi Mion's hosted programme. Source : https://www.bayfm.co.jp/program/akb/2022/08/08/8-14日-柱night-with-akb48 向井地美音-ゲストメンバーは 17期/ ------- [100 Things about AKB] - Erichan 4th day is Erichan! Snippets here : https://twitter.com/AKBG_eizousouko/status/1556487355074514945 the rest is in Eizou Souko
[100 Things about AKB] - Nonchan 5th day is Nonchan! Snippets here : https://twitter.com/AKBG_eizousouko/status/1556837684189995009 the rest is in Eizou Souko --------- 17ken show #4 It's been quite a long break, but the 17ken show is back again tonight at 19.00 JST! Also apparently the featured member got changed for this episode, it's now stated that it will feature the share house members : Kokko, Erichan, Hotechan, and Mizumin. Theme will be Pajama party(!) and will show the backstage footage of POPFES(!) https://twitter.com/akb_trainee48/status/1556535715294777344 As usual, first part will be free, not sure if it will be streamed in Youtube too, but here's the niconico link : https://nicochannel.jp/akb48-17ken/live/smTXkPcDyajv4oMgS6d3ireK
aww damn I guess either they are really aiming for perfection or it's a difficult stage to learn, they still got like a week but it's not enough. I assume Niinan needs to catch up? I heard Sorara was sick too and just recovered (from showroom) ---- Upcoming Known Schedules update Aug 9 - 17kenkyuujou #4 (feat. Erichan, Kokko, Hotechan, Mizumin) Aug 10 - Hadokai day 4 (feat. Niinan, Yukitan, Kokko, Hotechan) Aug 16 - Kenkyuusei Stage - Tadaima Renaichuu Shonichi - (feat. All except Kokko, Nonchan and Yukitan) Aug 14 - Bayfm Hashira Night (feat Mizumin and Yukinee as guests) Aug 18 - SUMMER STATION (All 11) Aug 26 - @'JAM EXPO 2022 Aug 28 - 17th gen all-you-can-shoot Individual fan photo sessions (All) (個別撮り放題撮影会) Sept 23 - 17ki ga RokeRoke TV show Unknown - Nemousu TV episode Unknown - Kenkyuusei Stage - Tadaima Renaichuu ----- Hadokai day 4 member change Recently posted, Niinan will not attend Hadokai event tomorrow (Aug 10). Instead Hotechan will attend in her place. https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12757922630.html ----- 17ken show #4 Lots of cuteness from the 4 chihougumi members, really recommended to check it out! I'll just cross post important parts : They reached 1026 subs!! Which means they'll get the training camp livestream project. (Dear management, it's been a while, so please invite Sugai-sensei and Makino Anna-sensei again for this camp project. ) Small info here : Kokko and Yukinee are left-handed. (why are left handed-people so cute? Yuiyui, Naru, Nagi, etc) -------- POPFES 2022 Backstage footage Further Summary and links can be found here: (it's long so check the 17ken thread here) ------- Next week's episode 5 will be on Aug 17 featuring Yukinee, Yukitan, Nonchan, and Sorara. https://twitter.com/akb_trainee48/status/1556990580752003072
It's a shame but honestly expected. This is their very first stage, so they're not used to rehearsals, remembering the choreography for multiple songs and the lyrics. They'll also need dress rehearsals, just to figure out how quickly they can get changed, find their way about the theatre to do changes the most efficiently, etc. It'd probably be different for more veteran members, they could learn a stage in that time probably, but it'd be unreasonable to expect that of new members when they've been ill and might still not feel 100% (long COVID is sadly a thing, after all). Hopefully that'll mean we'll get a really fun stage when it does come out! All the girls are also now listed individually for online hanashikai for AKB48's 60th single. Surprisingly, Aichan isn't the only one to get a lot of slots imo.
You're right. I totally forgot these are mostly girls without prior dancing experience too. I suppose we can only wait for the good news. BTW since I'm not familiar with hanashikai slots, how were the result for Motokare desu hanashikai for the 17ki members? ------- [100 Things about AKB] - Mayuuchan/Masaru 6th day is Mayuuchan/Masaru! Snippets here : https://twitter.com/AKBG_eizousouko/status/1557200065365786624 the rest is in Eizou Souko ------------ You might've seen in other threads, the moment when Aichan (and others) was informed of being in senbatsu for 60th single (according to others, it's on June 30 during Hanashikai) if the video does not show watch the video here Interesting comments from Makino-san about Aichan at around 7.20 : (I kinda paraphrased a lot) Her dance skills are high with prior experience. She's a hard worker, there's no captain in 17th gen but she's basically leading everyone. To be selected into senbatsu before others is actually a challenging position, after this she'll be expected to keep running at the front of her generation, aiming for the even higher position. She cannot stop. But we believe she has the skill and quality to actually overcome those, that's why we decided to include her in senbatsu. -------- Non official clip of the POPFES 2022 backstage footage (might be deleted later) if the video does not show watch the video here ------- Some belated Niinan birthday photos from 17ken twitter : https://twitter.com/akb48_17ken/status/1557246803153944581 ------ Small reminder that Hotechan, Kokko and Yukitan will be in Hadokai day 4, today at 18:00 JST You can join/watch the fun here: https://hado-official.com/akb48tenkaichi/ ------- Update: Hotechan, Kokko and Yukitan was in Hadokai Day 4 It was Yukitan's first time. Niinan was supposed to be there but maybe she still need time to recover, so Hotechan went instead. They won vs Nikkei teretou daigaku (日経テレ東大学) team, so 17ki will appear in one of their program in the future. photo credits official pic from twitter : Short video of them announcing their rewards https://twitter.com/akb_trainee48/status/1557319105530568704 ----- Apparently there was an error in the paid part of 17ken show #4, resulting in subscribers not being able to vote properly for the 17(iina) points. Therefore Hiroyuko-san moved the voting to twitter. It was [The First Talk] corner (idk what was it about) Erichan got the most votes so she gets the point and this extra mini segment is posted : [The First Monomane] She impersonates her batchmate Hirata Yuki, Crayon Shin-chan and Bo-chan from the same show. https://twitter.com/akb48_17ken/status/1557285865776627712 ------- Aichan and Yukinee performed as Zenza in Team A show today (Aug 10) source : Saitou Haruna tweet
