With 2017 coming to a close. It's time to do the yearly tradition for Stage48 (which now is for all the groups) So what are your Hopes, Fears, and Predictions for 2018 for SKE48? 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014
I don’t have a crystal ball but: Hopes: - Nao center Fears: - Nao graduation (or even worse, scandal)
Oh well... let's review las year... Well.. for 2018... Hopes: -New winds blow for SKE... leaded by new members with new fans (the older fans are just simply leaving now) Fears: -I have no fear, because i have nothing that i wound be surprise to me. -Well... i actually have fear for Tani Marika suffering a mental collapse after ranking out of ssk... Predictions: -Obata Yuna's push will continue... and actually will kinda work! -2 singles per year will continue, the second single of 2018 will feature a new center.. kind of. (probably a double center) -Something kinda WTF will happen in the group that will change some stuff. (make a bet) -Tani Marika will totally send to oblivion...
Hopes: - SKE48 gets a new season of Ebi series - More SKE48 members rank in SSK, Jurina wins, Uchiyama Mikoto finally ranks in - Management promotes more Team S members (Isshiki Rena, Nojima Kano, Kitagawa Yoshino...) - Kamata Natsuki becomes a senbatsu regular - New original stages - Restore SKE48 to former glory Fears: - More graduations, especially older generations - No regular TV shows Predictions: - Obata Yuna keeps getting pushed, Goto Rara also pushed (but less than Yunana) - Some less famous member(s) graduate - 8th gen and Wada Aina get promoted into teams
Hopes Increased Team S prioritization Uchiyama Mikoto finally ranks! Nao gets a collab with other Avex utahimes such as Beverly, Mishina Ruka, etc. New TV show Fears Avex shafts them for lol (everyone lashed out at them for abusing autotune) Kaotan graduates Wada Aina graduates. She's in her last year of high school, and she might enter a university where there will be so much work to the point that she can't continue her idol activities. Nacchi graduates. She will be in her last year of high school next year, and who knows what university will she get in. Jurina graduates. She's the last original member, and her generation is one of the most cursed generations in 48G. Mass graduations from gens 2-5. Predictions Three singles for 2018 2nd Nagoya Dome solo concert
Hopes 3 Singles Team S Original Stage (What ever happen to that?) Uchiyama Mikoto Finally Ranks Prefecture Tour Finally Finishes New Ebi Series Season Return of SKE48 Request Hour Fears 1-2 Singles Tour Doesn't Finish Still no SKE48 Request Hour Return Predictions Jurina Wins SSK (SKE48 has another strong showing). Kaotan will graduate 3 Singles Obata Yuna and Goto Rara slowly become the next generation aces (That will soon take over for Jurina) SKE48 9th Generation Audtions announced for the End of the Year
Hopes Get 3 singles (still don't want to lose nogi) New ebi series Yunana get solo center for 23rd single(want to break jurina record 2 time straight solo center) Jurina win ssk Get better single sales Nogoya dome concert Get at least 3 concerts Airi make into senbatsu Nakii and yahagi become regular senbatsu members Get Ske48 Request hour Perform at kohaku again Fears 1 or 2 singles only Mass graduation of team k2 Sayanee,Sakura,Ogiyuka win ssk New gen members graduation Predictions Mass graduation of team k2 Jurina win ssk Get 3 singles
Hope: . Nagoya Dome Solo Concert, one night will be enough (also I suspected Churi might not graduate until they achieve this again) . An actual variety show (Musubi is good but not really what casual fan looks for, something like AKBingo) . 2 singles with better sales (3 singles is a moot point by now) . Studio releases for Team S and KII stages, which will lead to new stages (hopefully) . Team S changes their mind set or whatever is wrong with them now and be strong again . The Yunana's push works and Rara not getting pushed to the side . Nao centering something that is not a team song (a B-side collab is good at this point) . Nakki becomes a senbatsu stapler . Mikotti ranks, 6th gen has a strong showing, 7 and 8 get new members into the ranks, members already in senbatsu rank up, Jurina wins the thing for good. . More outside works for everyone Fear: . No big concerts . 1 single . Team S stay unrelevent . Rara getting further shafted . Nao graduates (at this point I am actually worried about her more than Churi) . Jurina not winning SSK and not getting much outside works . 7D2 and 8 becoming content with just being theatre girls. . Mass graduations of young memers Prediction: . Something good for the 10th year anniversary . Jurina wins the SSK (I will try to contribute myself too) . Yunana centering the next single
Hopes: 3 singles Rara back on front row Jurina centers summer single and Yunana centers the last one Rara and Yunana to undergirls Predictions: Jurina wins SSK Nao,Churi drop from senbatsu Sally gets low senbatsu Yunana makes undergirls Jurina gets to center again Dasu and Kaotan graduate Fears: they stop caring about Rara mass graduation Uha doesn't rank Team S only has 2 senbatsu members again
Hopes: Get 2/3 singles. Rara in 2nd row. Makiko & Mikoto become SKE48 senbatsu together with Akane. Jurina win SSK. Makiko & Mikoto get sousenkyo ranking together (as they had hoped). SKE48 shuffle to balance the composition of the members in the team. Member & ex-member participate in the making of the next singles (such as music composition, choreography, photography, cover design, lyric, costume design, accessories, and make a promotional video). Prediction : Jurina win SSK. Get 2 singles. Kaotan / Dasu or two of them graduated. Yunana on Next Girls. Jurina become SKE48 single center for celebrate 10th Anniversary. Fears : Mass graduation (regardless of age). SKE48 didn't doing shuffle and senbatsu from Team S only Jurina & Ryoha again. Takayanagi Akane graduate (I'm not ready for this, because Akane-san is my first oshimen in SKE48).
Hope(s) - Jurina wins SSK (it's been 852123 years) - The graduated members show up for the 10th year anniversary (specially Rena-chan ) - Get a variety show like the Ebi-Series. - Sales go higher. - Management continues to heavily push the new gens and drafts. - Continue pushing Yunana, girl has potential. Personally, idk a lot of the members now, so I hope I can get to know them more, but it's quite hard when I can't watch shows w/o subs @.@ Fear(s) - Graduations. Graduations and Graduations. - Jurina doesn't win SSK (I will flip a table if she doesn't win, she isnt even on my oshimen list.) - They go on a stagnation, or worse, continue going downhill. Prediction(s) - Shuffle. - Jurina will keep taking the support role in SKE like Rena was in SKE for a while. - Some of the older members (Dasu, Kaotan, Churi, Sally etc.) graduates. That would terribly hurt SKE as they're mostly the key members of the group. - Yunana x Rara (I see that management's trying to build another power combi/pair). Hope they didn't give up on Rara yet. - Something unexpected will happen (Just a gut feeling)
Hope Jurina wins SSK Yunana ranks in Next Girls, Lala ranks in Undergirls, Uha ranks in Undergirls/Next Girls More SKE48 members get ranked (Isshiki Rena, Nomura Miyo...) Team Shuffle (please!) Jurina centers SKE48 10th Anniversary Single Get 3 singles Mikotti ranks and become SKE48 senbatsu Rara in 1st/2nd row Marika ranks up Wada Aina gets promoted New Orginal Stages Fear No Team Shuffle Mass graduation Management drops Lala Mikotti doesn't make senbatsu Only 2 singles Uha doesn't rank Marika doesn't rank No big concerts Management forget to promote the kenkyuuseis Prediction Jurina wins SSK Yunana centers a single Churi & Dasu don't participate in SSK Sally ranks in senbatsu (top 10)
Hopes: Uchiyama Mikoto and Yumana rank in ssk 3 singles released Sales increase Tuszuki Rika doesn't graduate Jurina wins ssk More SKE members rank in ssk A new show for ske, like AKBingo Fears: Jurina doesn't win ssk 1 or 2 singles released this year -> sales decreasing Yumana/Mikoto/Piyosu graduate Team S keeps messing around (I swear i don't know what are they doing right now, but it's not helping them at all) Predictions; Jurina wins ssk Management will focus on team KII Major team KII graduation Some KKS will be promoted and some will graduate Generation 9 announced at the end of 2018 They drop Ryoha's push if the rank doesn't improve this year in ssk (I'm talking about Next Girls or even Undergirls although it's unlikely) Yunana ranks, Rara's rank improves (I think she'll outrank Ryoha) I talk a lot about Sousenkyo, oh well