[GENERAL] The AKB48 Graduated Members Thread

Misato Nonaka Birthday Live at SHINJUKU ReNY 2023.4.20

I'm just back to my hotel from the event and what a fantastic start to my trip! In the first part the grads performed mainly theater songs, then there was a SAISON reunion just 3 months after they disbanded lol, finally the grads performed Oogoe Diamond, 10nen Zakura and Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka? before Michu was presented on stage with a cake.

On entering everyone was given this flyer:



The front side gives instructions on how to use penlights using the SAISON performance.

Afterwards it was cheki time. I was planning on meeting Wasamin, Ucchi and Umechan but the latter had no tickets available (I think she had to leave early but I'm not sure) so for my third one I chose Haachan. I'm very shy with my 2-shots but as my face was mostly hidden by a mask (as were the members too unfortunately) I'll pop the thumbnails in the spoiler.

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However everyone had about 15-20 seconds talk with the member which was nice.

Firstly Wasamin - she didn't remember me from Hyper Japan in London in 2016 but she did know my name from her online signings although she spelt it wrong! She asked me in English if I'd moved to Tokyo but I said I was just on vacation.

Then Ucchi - I called her both Ucchi and Mayumi but she said she preferred the latter. She spoke very good English, she asked me where I was from and how long I'd been a fan of the group. However best of all for me was that close up she is seriously very damn pretty.

Finally Haachan - she asked me also in English where I was from and how long I'd been a fan. Fortunately I'd just taken a look at our Wiki so I was able to tell her that I remembered her from 'Tiny T-shirt' which she was happy to hear.

I'd have liked to have met Michu herself as well as Harukyan but they had by far the longest queues and I need some sleep after my long flight! I'll leave it at that for now but there was an official photographer there so if I find any photos tomorrow I'll post them in this thread but just as I'm about to hit Reply, Wasamin has just tweeted these two photos;
https://twitter.com/misaki_channnn/status/1649041488263933953

 

Aki-P posted on his Instagram photos of a dinner with Acchan and Tomochin (and Zukkii from Nogizaka46) at Takajo Kotobuki, a duck restaurant in Asakusa:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Crih5QHrsBS/

 

Kitarie delivers curry to Mikichan:


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They then have nearly 30 minutes talking together:


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Paruru in a video on Maimai's YouTube channel:


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I posted earlier in Acchan's thread a 2-shot with Aki-P, here's a 3-shot with Tomochin (from Aki-P's Instagram taken at Saito Asuka's gradcon):
https://www.instagram.com/p/CsYqdSVryfR/

 

you can delete the _615
i posted the hijiri ones in her thread.

 

Wasamin has tweeted a couple of photos of herself and Lovetan at today's birthday event for Nacchan:
https://twitter.com/misaki_channnn/status/1659844936051888128



EDIT: Sasshi and Shiichan at Rie's fanmeet event:


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Miichan and Mikichan in a show from TV Asahi on 5/30 called '140 x 875' in which recommended mangas are reviewed in a maximum of 140 characters (i.e. the same as in a Tweet):

 

SAISON have announced that they will reform as a 4-member group, however only 2 of the members will be ex-AKB48, Okada Ayaka and Hayashi Ayano:
https://twitter.com/SAISON_idol/status/1664263028123095040



(the other 2 are Kojima Runa and Yoneyama Honoka)

 

Kitarie and Shiichan join YouTuber YouTuber Okada Kota (known as 'Minato-ku rent 37,000 yen man') in two videos where they visit Akihabara - on his channel they look at their photos on the escalator walls at the Donki building where the AKB48 Theater is situated:


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On Rie's channel they find their old photocards on sale at an idol shop:


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Tanochan has tweeted a photo of the latest 12th Gen reunion:
https://twitter.com/tanoyuka_0307/status/1666789439144886272



And so has Hirari:
https://twitter.com/hirari_official/status/1666823993322774529