Single AKB48 58th (Ne mo Ha mo Rumor) [2021/09/29)

If Nemohamo Rumor was released around the golden era, the lineup might be like this:

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I just needed a few self-convincing to imagine those graduated members were actually singing it.

Also a band cover + performance from SITBand (was this posted before?)

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I think this song is still the most impactful one out of the three singles of the after-covid Era.

 

Acchan would have centered it. Possible with Matsui Jurina as center. And Takamina/Tomochin as their wings (ala formation in Everyday Kachuusha). As a reference, Beginner (which came right after the sousenkyo single at which acchan surprisingly didnt win that year .. i am 10000% sure they made beginner to have several center options to avoid fans' rage and test the water ... even with that condition, acchan still became the main / de facto single center and not yuko.

During acchan era, even if the songs were supposed to be a cool song (which is Yuko's speciality), guess who becomes the center

 

While I would love a single where Yuko is given priority over Maeda, no way in hell this would happen outside a sousenkyo single wherein Yuko wins.

And Sayaka and Rena being given better positions over Jurina, Mayu? Can happen I guess, but unlikely.

Interesting and I guess whatever makes golden era fans happy I guess.

 

I believe that either Sayaka or Takamina would have been the center. Jurina would also be an option, but It's definetely not a Yuuko song.

 

Ne mo Ha mo Rumor performance today on NTV 'Best Artist 2022' (credit to uploader):