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[GENERAL] The AKB48 Graduated Members Thread

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    sscrla Stage48 Moderator Staff Member Stage48 Moderator

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    sscrla Stage48 Moderator Staff Member Stage48 Moderator

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    This is about a graduated Baito member who doesn't have a thread (which is why I am putting it here), but who is in the wiki. There is a lot in the article about her Ramen shop, Yagumo, now with two branches, but here is some of what she said about being in AKB48.

    Former Baito AKB, Umezawa Mayuka who went to a ramen shop managed by the person herself! I was told about the memories with AKB members, the reason for leaving the idol, and the desire to put on ramen

    After high school, she was idol as a Baito AKB, but she said he had opened "Yagumo" about two years ago.

    Umezawa is also one of the Baito AKB (first-year students) and was an idol from August 2014 to February 2015.

    ── How about looking back on the idol activity for half a year now?

    "Anyway ... it was really" dark "for half a year. I watch dances and songs while watching close-up figures of those idols who watch on TV so hard and trying hard, stage In those days, for me who just graduated from high school, I often studied, and it was a half year.

    ── Specifically, what kind of activities did you do as an “idol”?

    "I am back dancer of the main member at AKB theater in Akihabara, substitute for the member at rehearsal, and so on. There were also exchanges with the fans."

    I was also able to stand on the rehearsal stage of the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen, so I was mostly with the major members of that time.

    ── Everyone was kind. By the way, who was the first member to talk to you?

    "It's Rina Kawaei."

    BIG Also the BIG name was ー ー ー ー! What kind of conversation do you have with Kawaei?

    "The AKB theater announces before it starts, but I was a little nervous when I was in charge of the announcement ... and then Kawaei came close and "don't get nervous It's okay," she said. "I was very happy."


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    https://rocketnews24.com/2019/06/28/1227222/
    http://www.yagumo-ramen.jp/profile.html
    http://stage48.net/wiki/index.php/Umezawa_Mayuka
     
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    sscrla Stage48 Moderator Staff Member Stage48 Moderator

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    Mana posted in Acchan's thread about a meetup at the theater where Mariko-sama is performing. She also met Sayaka at a recording studio. Here are some more pics and comments from Mariko's twitter.

    "Acchan Tomochin Ugachan kouhai chan Thank you everyone a lot of local friends also remaining two shows
    [note: Ugachan is Uga Natsumi 宇賀なつみ, who is now a freelance announcer, but used to work for TV Asahi]

    "Arrive! Ad street paradise" 6/29 (Saturday) TV Tokyo series 21:00 to 21:54 Tonight "Ad town ~ Asakusa Aibabashi ~" will appear! Please take a look! ! midwest_official I happened to meet Sayaka at the recording site"

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    https://www.instagram.com/p/BzR03q-BF65/
    https://www.instagram.com/p/BzSVSWdB6iS/

    Another top 10 of past Kami 7's. This ranking is based on the results of Internet research conducted by CM site, targeting 5088 men and women in their 20s and 40s.

    Poll results:
    1. Sashihara Rino
    2. Oshima Yuko
    3. Yamamoto Sayaka
    4. Shinoda Mariko
    5. Watanabe Mayu
    6. Maeda Atsuko
    7. Kojima Haruna
    8. Takahashi Minami
    9. Shimazaki Haruka
    10. Kashiwagi Yuki
    https://www.crank-in.net/news/66204/1
     
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  4. lionel90

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    There was a show on TBS today with Waga as MC and a bunch of former AKB members
    https://twitter.com/andare_p/status/1145310432225218560
    (search #あん誰同窓会 on Twitter)

    just to name some:
    Kobayashi Kana
    Katayama Haruka
    Nakata Chisato
    Uchida Mayumi (recorded message)
    Komori Mika
    Aigassa Moe
    Nattori Wakana
    Maeda Ami
    Matsui Sakiko
     
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  5. sscrla

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    New in Flash, July 2.

    "Former AKB48 Yakinuki IWA Uchida Mayumi, Hashimoto Hikari, and Aigasa Moe, Serving in a Naked Apron

    Three of them challenge the bold gravure with "Yakiniku IWA" owned by Uchida on the theme of "sexy hospitality". In fact, many of this shop and staff are made up of former members of the group, and "Yakiniku IWA" staff participates in the "Former AKB 48 Full Sports Party" of TV Asahi variety "London Hearts" broadcasted the other day.

    This time, the usual customer service scene is completely reproduced in the swimsuit and the naked apron. Gravure is a finish that is full of three people's freshness that is almost the first experience."


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    Words aren't necessary.

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    Here is another obscure graduated member with no thread, Kaneko Satomi (金子智美). She was a 4th gen KKS and is now a gravure model featured in an article in ModelPress. Below is one of two safe-for-work image I could find; it's from the article.

    "Former AKB 48 research student and Gravure talent Satomi Kaneko appeared on the 5th in the "Kawaiian for Hikari TV 4K" variety show "Model Press Night II" (23:00 on every Friday). She talked about the hard work in the bathing suit shooting.

    "Model Press Night II" is a 3 hour "entertainment world survival skill acquisition variety" sent on 4K live broadcasting. In order to hone the skills for girls guests to survive in the world of entertainment, we challenge various body-performed projects."

    https://mdpr.jp/tv/detail/1849337

    Her wiki page: http://stage48.net/wiki/index.php/Kaneko_Satomi

    If you look at her Japanese wikipedia page, you will see that she has been on Model Press Night II a number of times recently.

    https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/金子智美

    She has a new DVD coming out: Release Date: 2019/07/25

    https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07SCHF499/


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    Ex SDN48 member Komatani Hitomi met up with Miichan ... that might somehow be related to the SDN48 anniversary, maybe? or they ran into each other during rehearsals in the theatre? (although Miichan is probably busy with rehearsals for her play as well)

    https://twitter.com/hitomi_komatani/status/1151033290024988672
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    ごはんした帰りに ぴーよの家に行きたいと言ったみーちゃんを サラッと、みーちゃんちまで送っていこうとしたら 私がナイショで男の人と住んでるんじゃないか、あやしい。となって、 確認のため、うちに来ました。 大丈夫。一人暮らしです。(大丈夫じゃない) 安心したのか、天使のような寝顔を披露。
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    On the way home from rice Miichan who said she wanted to go to Piyo's house If you're going to give me a ride to Mi-chan, I think I live with a man in Naisho. Become I came to my house to confirm. No problem. I live alone. It's not okay. She showed off her face like an angel.
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    I know I'm biased ... but Miichan is just super cuddly when she sleeps :inlove:
     
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    Two-thirds of sys_diving had an instagram live today (still up).

    This is from the instastory, not the live.

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    Some great news for graduates! After the June episode of London Hearts sports competition and the positive response that it received, they are doing some sort of follow-up with another London Hearts episode about "former" celebrities who want to get back in the industry! The show invited the 3 former AKB who got the biggest positive response after the June show: Hirajima Natsumi, Kojima Natsuki and Owada Nana. The show will also talk about former AKB members Uchida Mayumi and Matsubara Natsumi and their current careers. it's airing on 20th August!

    https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/londonhearts/next/1291/

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    Does 2/3 graduated count? Takamina and Rie are, but Shiichan seems to be having more fun than ever being a member.

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    And deservedly so !!!! :D
     
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    "This is about a graduated Baito member who doesn't have a thread (which is why I am putting it here), but who is in the wiki. There is a lot in the article about her Ramen shop, Yagumo, now with two branches, but here is some of what she said about being in AKB48." [an earlier post about Former Baito AKB, Umezawa Mayuka]

    She now is up to four shops. Here are two stories about her ramen shop written by a ramen lover.

    "Noodle craft Yakumo is located in Horikiri Gion Station, Tokyo. The owner, Ayaka Umezawa, is 22 years old. That alone is very rare in the ramen industry, but its former job is an idol. It's a very different career. I was able to talk with Mr. Umezawa and was interested in the ramen she made, this time with Yakumo ramen.

    The menus offered at Yakumo are all tastes Umezawa-san studied by himself since the idol days. Mr. Umezawa says, "I am conscious of the taste that can be eaten every day." It seems that they are particular about making a base that can be enjoyed with various flavors such as miso ramen, miso butter and spicy miso. The miso sauce used in such miso soup is actually a secret sauce that no one knows how to make except for Umezawa.

    ――First of all, please tell us how you came to open the ramen shop.
    Ayaka Umezawa (hereinafter, Umezawa): I originally liked ramen and used to eat while I was in high school. From that time, I wanted to make ramen myself and started idol activities, so I started making prototypes by checking the internet and books and visiting shops. Over time, I gradually became more interested in having my own shop and decided to open it.

    ――Do you still use the ingredients you find while walking?
    Umezawa
    : Yes ! Whenever I go to a destination or travel, I have a consciousness of finding materials wherever I go to meet the market and producers of the materials I care about. I still use the ingredients I met in the idol era.

    -How much did it cost to open the first store? How did you prepare the funds?
    Umezawa: The cost of opening the store was about 3 million yen, from acquisition of the property to simple interior work, second-hand stove and refrigerator fixtures, and application for a business license. At first I didn't know anything about prices, but the area near Yamato is far from the city center and seems cheap. Also, it is often said that there are investors, etc. about the funds, but my mother saved the new year's money and pocket money I received since I was small, and the funds I worked on, etc. I paid everything myself, and of course all the names were me ... (laughs)

    -How much did it cost to open the first store? How did you prepare the funds? Umezawa: The cost of opening the store was about 3 million yen, from acquisition of the property to simple interior work, second-hand stove and refrigerator fixtures, and application for a business license. At first I didn't know anything about prices, but the area near Yamato is far from the city center and seems cheap. Also, it is often said that there are investors, etc. about the funds, but my mother saved the new year's money and pocket money I received since I was small, and the funds I worked on, etc. I paid everything myself, and of course all the names were me ... (laughs). I do n’t like it because I ’ll definitely give up later. Also, I don't have a desire for expensive items such as branded items, and I think I can save money because I'm saving overall.

    --Did you have any difficulty in opening the store
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    Umezawa: Even though we did a ramen shop, the entrance was a former idol, so it was sad at first to be seen with colored glasses. Someone criticized on SNS, someone who came to the store had an arrogant attitude, or was told to collapse within a year ... I was also told that I'm not making ramen. However, recently, it has become a force when it is evidence that criticism and slander are attracting attention, and the fact that the number of people who support me more than that has increased at a stretch has supported me honestly. There are new customers every day, but of course the number of regular customers has increased. In addition, regular customers will bring colleagues at work, and parents and children will come. I feel that the word of mouth has spread. Prejudice such as "Because it is an idol shop" has become considerably less.

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    sscrla Stage48 Moderator Staff Member Stage48 Moderator

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    I think it is time for a roundup of recent news with links.

    TV, stage, and movies

    Natsuzora with Watanabe Mayu is ending on the 28th and being replaced by Scarlet with Oshima Yuko on the 30th.
    http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?...m-k-oshima-yuko-yuko.38/page-716#post-1626966

    Maeda Atsuko continues to be active in movies.
    She attended the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland for the movie To The Ends Of The Earth!
    http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?...-maeda-atsuko-acchan.67/page-714#post-1624246

    Her latest is The Funeral Master.
    http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?...-maeda-atsuko-acchan.67/page-714#post-1625492

    Matsui Rena will guest on the first episode of Sherlock: Untold Stories.
    http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?...e-matsui-rena-rena.1217/page-237#post-1628408

    Miyazawa Sae went to see Yokoyama Yui (Team 8) in her play.
    http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?...m-s-miyazawa-sae-sae.44/page-493#post-1628016

    Kodama Haruka finished her run (Tokyo and Osaka) with her first play after coming back.
    http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?...ama-haruka-haruppi.4590/page-345#post-1625935

    Kawaei Rina is still making commercials for au
    http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?...awaei-rina-ricchan.2893/page-238#post-1627532


    Meet ups and reunions

    9th gen 10th anniversary (not all graduated yet)
    http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?...himada-haruka-haruu.2112/page-72#post-1627880

    Shimada Haruka and Kobayashi Kana on the street
    http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?...himada-haruka-haruu.2112/page-72#post-1625832


    Other activities

    Yamamoto Sayaka’s 3rd single will be released on 20 November.
    http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?...moto-sayaka-sayaka.2835/page-255#post-1627127

    Kojima Mako continues to put out fashion, makeup, and cooking videos on YT.
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ittCtLX6CUKI1f_4ViXBg

    Kojima Mako and Matsumura Kaori were in a “selling battle” on tv
    http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?...sumura-kaori-kaotan.3034/page-27#post-1625735
    http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?...jima-mako-kojimako.5234/page-220#post-1626760

    Photo books on the charts

    Watanabe Miyuki
    Owada Nana
    Yamaguchi Maho

    https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/obp/w/2019-09-23/
     
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