Asai Nanami (Naamin) / 16th Generation

Happy 23rd birthday Naamin

And... Asai Team B won the final season of HADO . What a day for Naamin.

 

Announced on today live broadcast:
"School Idol Musical" comeback with additional performance from 3/8-6/8.
https://twitter.com/sim_LoveLive/status/1664609126461349888

https://twitter.com/48_asainanami/status/1664619722212802560

Team concert was decided on 5/8 18:00, I wonder how management rearrange the schedule, because of the musical Naamin and Satomina had missed the 17th anniversary. There are only 12 members left in TeamB and Team's last concert without captain, must be a joke.

 

It's been confirmed on the Official Blog that Naamin (and Satomina) will miss Team B's last concert:
https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12806229013.html

She did though appear on today's livestream about the last Team concerts:


if the video does not show watch the video here

However afterwards she tweeted this:
https://twitter.com/48_asainanami/status/1665724547545575427

Electronic translation:

In the video she speaks near the end from 39:50 where she becomes rather emotional. I can't make out what she's saying but maybe it'a about her being unable to attend? However looking again at the translation is she saying that the staff said that she didn't need to be there???

 

The electronic translation seems to be incomplete, she and Satomina will be there for parts of the concert, just not the whole.
Here's a correction by @Izzy Trinh :

Regarding the "wasn't needed" part...
This is just my understanding:

Tbh I'm not 100% sure too, it's a bit difficult to understand her sentence, maybe she was a bit emotional about this and holding back her words. Please correct me if someone get better understanding of what Naamin mentioned.

 

You got the situation right. Naamin wasn't planning to appear but she was asking for it and she thought that it was all her fault for causing the trouble (mostly changing time).

Spoiler: 755

I wasn't going to be allowed to perform, but I asked for it and here we are. I think I'm causing trouble for the whole group, but I'll do my best to make it a good one. Thank you very much!

https://7gogo.jp/asai-nanami

I think she want to talk about the situation in her mail but she just couldn't send it successfully. Idk her mail was blocked or it just some technological errors.
Just hope the best for my girl.

 

Naamin will be able to stand on Tokyo Dome for the 1st time.
https://x.com/ijigenfes/status/1705568027062985171?s=46
Members of “School Idol Festival” will participate in “IJIGEN FES THE IDOLM@STER⭐❤Love Live! Uta Gassen” in Tokyo Dome on 9,10/12.

Another good news, new performance of “School Idol Musical” has been decided. This time they will perform consecutively from 11-21/1/2024 in THEATER MILANO-Za.
https://x.com/sim_lovelive/status/1705571330232570183?s=46
https://x.com/sim_lovelive/status/1705571091551584456?s=46


I knew there will be some good news after seeing the HS schedule for new single. Recently Love Live franchises give her more job than DH.

 

She's graduating. Totally gutted.

 

December 31, 2022. As usual, AKB48 performed on CDTV's New Year's show. This was probably the smallest group that celebrated on the dressing room, they weren't even in their uniforms. Naamin still wanted to return to the senbatsu, the other ones felt defeated. It finally came her turn.

https://twitter.com/tommuto1125/status/1609234858588655616
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1609234628526899200/pu/vid/960x720/JuUgM4Kw5YzAZLVQ.mp4

Whatever comes next can't be worse than it is today.

https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12821632830.html

It doesn't seem like she plans to be an idol in the future but you never know.

 

She knew... (The whole thread is worth a read, especially the bit about her telling everyone to find a new oshi)
https://twitter.com/6AgagzYHDArjuyS/status/1708397297716121604
https://twitter.com/6AgagzYHDArjuyS/status/1708400002828276100

 

Asai Nanami on SHOWROOM:

“I realized that just because my sales improved didn’t mean I was going to get the chance to return to Senbatsu. I knew I wasn’t going to be rewarded, and my heart hurts seeing my fans put all this effort to try to put me back in Senbatsu despite getting nothing in return.”

https://x.com/48RequestHour/status/1708442915826245962?s=20
[oversize image]

 

Good luck to Naamin.^^

I enjoyed her time with AKB years ago along with Yamauchi Mizuki. She matured into a young woman and became one of the captains. She's also tall compared to her peers.
Hopefully we see in other shows or maybe a role in a drama.


if the video does not show watch the video here
Best wishes Naamin

 

I must have known this when she wasn’t chosen for the National Fanmeeting for 62nd single. When was the last time she appeared in Saikin Kita? And saying OO48 is her last chance? There’re lots of signs, but I chose to ignore it…..

I once talked about this and Naamin had the same feeling as me.

Listening to her SHOWROOM makes me cry, remember when Hisalip released and she was not chosen, she asked fan how to improve SNS numbers and fan advice her to post more pictures on Twitter. From that day, she tweet everyday, mostly say Good morning with a selfie. But maybe her mind changes after not chosen for Dousuki. She’s done everything she could, for AKB activies she was the captain and sold out all her slots, for outside activities she appeared in a LoveLive performance, and got the highest ranking of AKB48 in Singing contest, but that was still not enough, staff appreciate 2 new girls (17ki) over her.
https://x.com/48requesthour/status/1708448220379259173?s=46

16ki and Yuiri have known before the announcement, quite long ago (arcording to Zukky). The graduation has been decided for a while but she couldn’t find the right moment to announce. Today is the last B stage before the senshuuraku so it’s time, since she announced graduation I don’t thing she will participate in new stage after team disbanded. Budokan will be her last concert as AKB48. Her graduation stage will (maybe) on February cause she wants all 16ki can appear but individual schedule haven’t decided yet.

I will translate all members’ posts about Naamin graduation as soon as possible.

Article from Nikkan about Naamin graduation:
https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/akb48/news/202310010000956.html?

 

Okay so let's start with Naamin's own tweet.
Asai Nanami

https://twitter.com/48_asainanami/status/1708363208153759998

Kurosu Haruka

https://twitter.com/kurooosu_48_16/status/1708349485179633753

Taguchi Manaka

https://twitter.com/48manaka_16/status/1708360793992073300

Yamane Suzuha

https://twitter.com/48Suzuha_16LOVE/status/1708367286992871670

Michieda Saki

https://twitter.com/saki_michieda/status/1708370510072176992

Sato Minami

https://twitter.com/sato_minami16th/status/1708459458442170842
Bonus cute (and sad) video from Mother and Daughter: https://twitter.com/i/status/1708380430905540861

Yamauchi Mizuki

https://twitter.com/MizukiYamauchi/status/1708401136879927451

Muto Orin

https://twitter.com/muto_orin/status/1708396206098153799

Suzuki Kurumi

https://twitter.com/akb48kururun/status/1708436274527584579

Hashimoto Haruna

https://twitter.com/harupyon_0525/status/1708407053080011254

Nagatomo Ayami

https://twitter.com/ayamin_112/status/1708596118991655330

Oguri Yui

https://twitter.com/yuiyui_maromaro/status/1708647906449006837

 

Naamin's graduation performance at the Theater will be on 1/31:
https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12827697342.html

 

Looks like Naamin's 755 page is gone? The link isn't working.
AKB members stopped using 755 so maybe that's why she deleted it.
(Although most members are keeping their accounts)

 

Guess who just has her Tokyo Dome debut?

The day finally comes.

From Naamin's X:

https://twitter.com/48_asainanami/status/1733467729158603224

Yuzuha-chan poster in Tokyo Dome

https://twitter.com/sim_LoveLive/status/1733466325396455521
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Also, yesterday, December 8th is 16ki 7th Debut Anniversary and it's the last anniversary of Naamin with AKB48.
From X:

https://twitter.com/48_asainanami/status/1732897909245673776

https://twitter.com/48_asainanami/status/1733091221336109065

Not from Naamin's X but HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MY BELOVED 16TH GENERATION, THE BEST GENERATION.

https://twitter.com/muto_orin/status/1733116797942104260
https://twitter.com/48Suzuha_16LOVE/status/1732950645471358999

 

Second day in TOKYO DOME

https://twitter.com/48_asainanami/status/1733838629922046346


https://twitter.com/sim_LoveLive/status/1733838004014530745
https://twitter.com/LoveLive_staff/status/1733837716725649906
https://twitter.com/sim_LoveLive/status/1733838602260656627

 

Naamin last handshake event
https://twitter.com/48_asainanami/status/1738900325137101051

 

Today is THE DAY

First 16th generation stage after 1,918 days since Let's go KKS and Naamin's graduation stage.

Main performers:



Sato Minami - Taguchi Manaka - Kurosu Haruka - Yamauchi Mizuki - Muto Orin - Nagatomo Ayami - Suzuki Kurumi - Asai Nanami

Spoiler: Triva + MC

• First performance of ZukkiNaamin together
  
  
• New position for Manaka (since she shares same position with Naamin)
  
  
• All member wore a white heart under their eyes

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• Ayamin: "There were so many people in the 16th term. We put our bags in the hallway and lined up in the hallway, but when we piled up our backpacks, the rice balls inside were crushed"
  
  
• Orin: "Naamin is my first friend in AKB. She has everything I didn’t have, including height and singing"
  
  
• Zukky: "In the beginning, we weren't really on good terms, but when we started working together in Team 4, she started to help me a lot. We became a relationship where she listened to my concerns. Even if you're worried, ask anyyone and they'll solve it...I can't help but feel that someone like that is graduating today.''
  
  
• Zukky's feeling about Naamin was too long that Naamin had to come out and ask next people (Orin and Ayamin) to make it short then they can continue the stage The mother of 16ki.
  
  
• Another Naamin being mama to SatoMina story: When they were in Korea (might be for Produce48), Naamin sent screenshot to SatoMina to show here which station is nearest to take that one. Until now, before posting SNS, she sent to Naamin to look at it first .

Graduation Segment:

M01. Dakitsukouka? - 16ki (with Zunchan)

It's the 1st center position of Naamin and the song represents for 16ki.



M02. Kimi wa Boku wo Oboeteru ka na? - Guest appearance

Last song (and center) of Naamin as AKB48. The lyric is also meaningful for a graduation stage.

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Spoiler: Guest

• Yamane Suzuha - the last 16ki and Naamin's exclusive photographer

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• Murayama Yuiri - 16ki is the generation raised by Yuiri

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• Oda Erina - They were a dou called Erina and Naamin on Inoue Yoshimasa’s stage

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• Iwatate Saho - WCenter and Produce48

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• Taniguchi Megu - Naamin’s mom once came to Megu HS and ask her to support Naamin

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• Mizushima Miyuu - Team B and Naamin’s baby

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• Arai Sae and Yamazaki Sora - Kouhai from OUT OF 48

(Saechan once talking about how Naamin help her during the Body&Soul round and Naamin is the senpai she want to talk to since they share same interest in musical)

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M03. Seishun Da Capo - All
First and only solo center of Naamin. This song absolutely means a lot to her.

 

Naamin is now officially a seiyuu, affliated with StarRise (Usually handle New Seiyuu with Lovelive Series contract).
https://twitter.com/_asainanami/status/1774651606669365269