Watanabe Mayu (Mayuyu) / 3rd Generation

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.

 

Happy birthday!! I love you forever

 

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!

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Her voice really fits the song

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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:

 

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.

 

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!

 

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/

'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

 

Close enough with the first name...

 

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;

 

Well with Yukirin announcing her graduation today.

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

 

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