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Watanabe Mayu (Mayuyu) / 3rd Generation

Discussion in 'AKB48 Graduated Members' started by arrowisland, Jun 5, 2007.

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ForrestFuller Stage48 Moderator Staff Member Stage48 Moderator

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Happy Birthday Mayuyu and hope you are doing well where ever you are.

We're all going to feel old next year when Mayuyu turns 30.

ForrestFuller, Mar 26, 2023

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Happy birthday!! I love you forever

gvstavvss, Mar 26, 2023

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Mayu chan, it’s your 3rd birthday after retirement, omedetou! It is always a very special and important day for me, so I can write something to congratulate you, and I am very grateful that many others are doing the same too! I know you are always so competent and disciplined, I’m sure that the last 3 years had been an eventful yet fruitful journey for you. Mayu chan, please don’t worry about us, so you can continue to focus on moving forward. You are also so considerate, respectful, but tough. You are my role model and I will understand and support your brave decision as always! I still dream of you sharing some of your good news in the future though!

I wish you a healthy body and a happy soul as always, enjoy your birthday!

fire_cheetah, Mar 26, 2023

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Happy Birthday to my eternal kami-oshi wherever you are!

David61, Mar 26, 2023

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Happy birthday Mayuyu! Wherever you are, I hope you're happy and healthy. We miss you, and we hope you know we will always welcome you back on stage or on the screen whenever you feel like coming back someday.

bonjourmarlene, Mar 26, 2023

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Mana Stage48 Moderator Staff Member Stage48 Moderator

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Happy Birthday Mayuyu!!

No matter how much time passes, I still love and care about Mayuyu just as much as ever ;w;
She was such a perfect idol. I feel like we're lucky that we got to know her as an idol for years...
I hope that she's happy and healthy, and enjoying her life everyday now

My favorite solo single of her! This song always puts me in a good mood, it's so happy and cute!

if the video does not show watch the video here

Mana, Mar 26, 2023

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Mayuyu!! Happy birthday!!
Tonight I actually dreamt of meeting old AKB and when it was time for Mayuyu, they only showed a hologram which made us all very sad so we (me and all the other fans) cried. When I woke up I told myself not to cry about Mayuyu not being with us anymore because I don't want to burden her I hope she had a wonderful birthday celebrated with friends and family

Haxie, Mar 26, 2023

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I've just been catching up with watching today's 'HKT48 no Haru Concert 2023' where Nako performed a very beautiful version of Mayuyu's solo song 'Deai no Tsuzuki'. I'm pretty sure it's first time I've heard it covered by another singer but sadly due to the usual copyright reasons I can't post a video here. However here's a photo from the 48Times Twitter account from Nako's performance:

https://twitter.com/48timesJP/status/1642049504051601408

David61, Apr 2, 2023

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Her voice really fits the song

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Haxie, Apr 2, 2023

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Nako was Mayu's child after all, I'm happy she performed her song

gvstavvss, Apr 2, 2023

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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/05/japan/yuzuru-hanyu-marriage-announcement/

Mayu's idol, Hanyu Yuzuru, announces his marriage, but the identity of the bride is kept secret. So there are quite some speculations about Mayu now. I would be happy if it is true but I think the chance is too remote.

fire_cheetah, Aug 5, 2023

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With team B last concert being tomorrow I'm missing Mayuyu more than ever Hoping that they perform Team B Oshi and B Garden

Haxie, Aug 5, 2023

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The only 'mainsteam' news article I've found which is speculating that Mayuyu might be Hanyu's bride is from Nifty News:
https://news.nifty.com/article/sports/athletic/12311-2483414/

DeepL translation:

Hanyu Yuzuru's "sudden marriage" to an ex-AKB48 idol?

Hanyu Yuzuru, the two-time men's Winter Olympic figure skating champion, who celebrated his first anniversary of turning professional, updated his official SNS at 11:11pm on 4 August. The announcement was made in the form of a statement such as "I, Hanyu Yuzuru, have decided to enter the family register".

The sudden arrival of this good news has no doubt caused sleepless nights for Yuzurists (Yuzuru's devoted fans) not only in Japan but around the world, but what is of interest is the "partner".

The name of his marriage partner has not yet been revealed, and there has been a lot of speculation on the internet. As much as Otani Shohei of the Angels, Hanyu also has many ardent female fans, so there has been romantic gossip about him with several people. However, there have been few 'confirmed relationship reports' with a specific person.

However, there is only one person who has been the subject of "strange rumours" rather than "rumours of love". Watanabe Mayu, aka Mayuyu, formerly of AKB48.

The "partner" of her love affair with Yuzuru Hanyu is...

In 2014, images and texts that appeared to have leaked from Watanabe Mayu's Instagram 'behind-the-scenes' were spread. There were comments such as 'I will go out with Hanyu-kun if I get the manager's permission' and a picture of Ms Watanabe hugging a stuffed Pooh Bear, Hanyu's favourite animal, with the words 'Hanyu-kun peropero' on it.

Looking at this alone, it seems that Ms Watanabe was just a one-sided fan...

In fact, there were reports that Mr Watanabe had begged TV station staff to let him meet Mr Hanyu, and that he had been seen at the same luxury hotel. Moreover, Ms Watanabe suddenly retired from show business on 1 June 2020. Since then, little information is known about their activities up to the present, so it would not be surprising if the two were developing a secret love affair.

One year passed on 18 July since Hanyu turned professional. During that time, he has shown remarkable success, including his first ever solo performance at the Tokyo Dome.

The total economic effect of his TV commercials and photo books has amounted to approximately 18 billion yen, and he is said to be considering entering the Chinese market, which has a large fan base.

With Hanyu's tremendous earnings, he should be able to support a family of any number of people.

Who is the lucky person to win Hanyu over?
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David61, Aug 5, 2023

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Interesting. I think Yukirin mentioned some time ago she thought Mayu "would never marry" or she "doubted she'll ever marry" (I'm paraphrasing here). It's safe to say being the closest friend and "mama" to Mayu, that Yukirin knows her well enough to have said something like that. But who knows, people change. Regardless, if true, I'd be very happy for Mayuyu to have found love.

Jsprite, Aug 6, 2023

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Maybe Mayu really would never marry anyone. But Hanyu could be the exception, of course. They would form a really beautiful couple tho. Their children would be born as the prettiest and luckiest kids in the world!

lyl, Aug 6, 2023

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Koreaboo is reporting that Hanyu's wife is a 36 year old professional violinist called Suenobo Mayuko:
https://www.koreaboo.com/news/yuzuru-hanyu-wife-violinist-mayuko-suenobu/

On September 16, 2023, a Korean community site uploaded information about Yuzuru Hanyu’s wife. The information was gleaned from multiple Japanese news sites.
Previously, on August 4, 2023, Hanyu announced his impending marriage together with his retirement from the sport.

Due to his sparse words about his marriage and wife, the public was kept in the dark about the identity of his wife. Months later, it seems like things could not be kept under wraps for any longer. His wife is said to be violinist Mayuko Suenobu, a professional violinist 8 years older than him. She is 36 years old in 2023.

It is said that they met during an ice show. She had played the accompaniment for him. Check out their performance below.
https://twitter.com/anko_smile2525/status/1299125997288132608

They also took a photograph back stage that day.

Mayuko Suenobu is a talented violinist who started playing at age four. According to the Tokyo Weekender, she received numerous awards in her youth, including a diploma at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Your Musicians. Their marriage is indeed the union of two professionals highly recognized in their areas.

Source: https://theqoo.net/hot/2932477685
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'News Post7' has a 12-page article in Japanese about the couple but with numerous Bunshun-style paparazzi photos:
https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20230916_1905063.html?DETAIL

David61, Sep 17, 2023

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Close enough with the first name...

bonjourmarlene, Sep 18, 2023

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During Yuiyui's live stream where she did signatures, one of the messages mentioned Mayuyu!

Fan: Yuiyui using a mic in "Idol Nanka Janakattara" is just like Mayuyu in "11gatsu no Anklet".
Yuiyui: Right! It's like I can feel the connection with her even now. I love Mayu-san.

Full video with english subs: https://twitter.com/yuiyuifiles/status/1705855026529554883

it's a bit longer in the video so make sure to watch ;D This is from a few days ago btw.
Yuiyui accidentally said 'Mayu-chan' that she changed to 'Mayu-sama', and then 'Mayu-san' lol
I love that every now and then, Yuiyui says something about Mayuyu. ;w;

Mana, Sep 26, 2023

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Well with Yukirin announcing her graduation today.

It's time to began the hope of Mayuyu being there for her grad con.

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ForrestFuller, Oct 20, 2023

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The end of an era. Yukirin, the last of the AKB48 greats, and AKB's living legend. Respect.

Jsprite, Oct 21, 2023

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