The penlight colours for each of the 5 members have been announced: https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1791065250504282364 Ito Momoka: Light Pink x Light Pink Okumoto Kairi: Light Blue x Blue: Kawamura Yui: Red x Purple Shiratori Sari: Dark Pink x White Haneda Mei: Yellow x White
Report from Oricon News of today's 19ki Theater debut: https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2327552/ DeepL translation:
I'm currently watching the performance and it's very good ! AFAIC, all the good impression the Iwake Maybe performance made is confirmed with this theater debut. Of course, Itomomo slays the game but I keep an eye on Kawayui. She looks discreet and shy but she's cute and her moves seem neat.
The 19th generation trainees made their debut performance on May 19th with the performance "Tadaima Renaichu". We have revealed the behind-the-scenes story of their debut performance! The struggles, conflicts, and tears before their debut. How did the five of them overcome the path that everyone in AKB48 takes?! Please take a look! Please continue to support the 19th generation trainees! if the video does not show watch the video here
[EitoSubs]240523 AKB48 Nemousu TV Season 42 Ep03 Translation and Timing: GEES Visual Typesetting and Q&A: Lusankya@EitoSubs In the first appearance of the 19kis, their 18ki senpais are tasked to guess the characters of the new members in this arbitrary profiling! https://x.com/EitoSubs/status/1797262858230648881
That was fun to watch! boy was I shocked when I clicked the video and it was 37 mins a common w for our KKS management. Sally really is the most well put together of the 19ki she speaks so well and teaches the other members dances so well... she is a little bit TOO well rounded ! I was wondering where they were practicing since they didn't in the usual AKB practice room at all. One room looked like a dance studio and one looked like some underground room ! I loved to finally see most of 17-18-19ki together. Tour begins in a little over a month so perhaps they will spend more time together soon but yeah more of this content!! kairi really loves wearing crop tops huh
[EitoSubs]240530 AKB48 Nemousu TV Season 42 Ep04 Translation and Timing: GEES Visual Typesetting and Q&A: Lusankya@EitoSubs In the 2nd part of the 19ki introduction they continue the arbitrary profiling and do a small dokkiri to them in order to verify their self-proclaimed strengths. https://x.com/EitoSubs/status/1798726240674984068
I loved these new episodes of Nemousu with the 18th and 19th gen, I will absolutely rewatch them now with EitoSubs fantastic subtitles since I watched them with autogenerated ones earlier. Really liking all the new girls. I'm going through the episodes starting from episode 1 in 2008 and are currently in season 12 (2013, and will rewatch from 2020 and some random earlier episodes), so it's extremely nice to have some new episodes to watch now with the latest ongoing season. Btw, do anybody know if the 19th generation have gotten any color assigned to them, like 17th mintgreen and 18th lavender?
[Quick Preview Video Warehouse] AKB48 100 Things ~19th Generation Research Students~ Available from Friday, June 21, 2024: if the video does not show watch the video here
5 19th generation trainees are attempting to climb Mt. Takao! This is the first time they've filmed with just the 5 of them! if the video does not show watch the video here
I finally took the time to watch 19ki climb Mt. Takao! I was a little shocked that they give such good content (40 mins!) for FREE! First off I found the outfits they choose to climb was interesting... I can tell who are NOT outdoors girls Once again, Sally seems to be most stable and leader type, a common recurring theme in all this 19ki content. Kawayui is off to a good start where she nearly sprained her ankle from just walking on a straight path ... (she claims herself as an indoor person) Both meimei and Sally climbed it before so they are leading the pack, seem the most comfy with climbing. Kairi is the first to tire out (she mentioned in mail today that a couple people talked to her about her stamina too ) Like to see how close the same aged Kawayui Kairi are, holding hands while climbing . Funny moment when discussing what they want to do in akb, Kairi suggested game competition and bungee jumping. Itomomo totally wants to do that but kawayui is all YAADAA Sally ones again mentions yuichi and mizushima as the members she admires. Apparently mizumin comments alot on her twitter posts too seems mostly the qualities she likes from the two are their dance abilities (future dance unit incoming? ) Meimei admires Yuiyui (good girl) and mion (her twin ) funny moment here, itomomo got scared thought it was a bug but it was just a leaf falling down Kairi is the one complaining the whole climb , this is def not her fav activity continuing senpai admire talk, itomomo names mahopyon, zukky, and aichan. how different they are from tv... and also their performance abilities Kawayui once again mentions yuiyui as her admired senpai. Meimei wants to be an idol active in multiple fields like variety shows (she did just get her first solo appearance on that anime show so off to a good start!) and promote akb to a wider audience! well that was pretty fun to watch. recommend everyone to watch just to see fun interactions between each member, the best part!! ice cream reward for making it to the top!
The 40 minutes really flew away, I just watched it myself (with AI subs). It was really fun to see them all interact, Sally was really talkative and they all were really cute as usual. All of them have great personalities. It was fun to see more of Kairi as well, she seems so goofy and fun! Great report on the video @otabe!
AKB48 members posted their Tanabata Wishes on theater, hoping for them to come true. Tanabata (July 7) is a festival in Japan, when Orihime and Hikoboshi meet, and people often write their wishes on a piece of paper called Tanzaku. 19ki section: https://x.com/dongrikko_SDD/status/1808958618446016803 Itomomo I want to have a day where you can be 100% Otaku! Not from the stage, but from the seats! I want to do the calls! Kairi I want to drink a lot of Tapioka (Bubble Tea)! Kawayui I want to eat and compare many different kinds of strawberries!! Sarii I would like to use the headset mic that I've been yearning to try! Meimei I want to have a chocolate fondue party with everyone!
I've been wondering about when the 19th gens will have IG accounts... I checked now and it seems like 18th gen got them 6 months after their introduction. This means that 19th gen should have them in September hopefully! Honestly I wish they got them a bit sooner, because with management announcing 20th gen auditions right after 19th gen's debut, I think their push needs to be done a bit faster. But yes, it didn't happen >.< so hopefully at least, it will happen after 6 months like for 18th gen, and not longer >.< I'm also wondering, maybe if 20th gen is also small, they're going to push 19th and 20th gen together? Because, for example, 17th gen got their own program, then 18th gen too, but it didn't happen for 19th gen and I've been wondering if it's because the gen is very small. I still think they could have their own program even if they're just 5 members... But yes maybe if 20th gen is around 5 girls, in total they'll be around 10 girls and they would get KKS programs and performances together (by then, 18th gen would likely be promoted to full members). But for now, there's still time until 20th gen intro, so I really hope 19th gen gets more push! I would love to see Itomomo and Meimei in the next single senbatsu, and a 19th gen song on the b-sides! The single will probably be released before the year ends so we'll know soon ^^ Let's see!
Itomomo and Meimei in Osaka to buy gifts for the AKB Video Warehouse Campaign: if the video does not show watch the video here
Kairi and Itomomo will be reviewing gummy candies in the October issue of EX-Taishu (on sale 9/17): https://x.com/EXtaishu/status/1835988855159230631
