The graduation

Hello everyone Neneko here! It's been a very long while since I have posted something..
Lately I haven't been able to use internet at all so I had to leave it all to Atsu I'm sorry.
I know people do not know me very well and since I haven't even posted  in a month I have come to a decided decision.

I will withdraw my place as second admin.
This may not be so very important to many of you but I believe it is.
To leave one person who can not use internet as much either can be very hard to take.
I am still young so I need to focus more on my school studies and other priorities for my future.
Blogging is fun as it can take your mind away from the real world but that is a slight problem for me.
However, I do want to try to come back one day once my life has been caught up, but this will take a long while.
This is not Hiatus though, It is a true graduation for me because I felt like I have contributed something to you all and it has made me really happy to see people contributing to us as well,
Thank you everyone who has read our posts. I will continue to read every post that your main admin posts.
Thank you for supporting the blog and Neneko!

Mitsumune Kaoru and AKB documentary, Miyazawa Sae Send off

First off Mitsumune Kaoru will be withdrawing from AKB48.

In the blog post titled “From Mitsumune, To My Fans”, Kaoru explained,
“My physical condition has not been good for a while and it has become difficult for me to stand in front of everyone in perfect condition. This has definitely caused problems for those around me and also created a huge personal burden, so I have sent in a notice about my withdrawal.”

After Kaoru’s absence from AKB48’s August concert at the Tokyo Dome due to her poor physical condition, she made a temporary comeback. However, she did not participate in an event for the movie version of “Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou” earlier this month due to her poor physical condition. On November 1, she was originally scheduled to join Team K.

Poor Kaoru... I was just beginning to like her too :(
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The 3rd AKB48 film [Documentary of AKB48: No Flower Without Rain] has been announced and will start screening in cinemas in Japan from February 1st, 2013.

The film will be directed by Takahashi Eiki, who directed last year's [Documentary of AKB48: Show Must Go On], but not the 2011 film [Documentary of AKB48: To Be Continued].

Similar to the previous film, this documentary will take a look at the biggest events that have occurred to AKB48 throughout 2012, including the graduation of Maeda Atsuko, and the momentous concerts at Tokyo Dome. The film will mostly feature interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, and is even said to touch on the topic of "forbidden love" for idols.

YES! Can't wait!
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On October 24th, AKB48 held a send-off event for member Miyazawa Sae, who will be transferring to SNH48 in Shanghai, China next month.

In a tearful voice, Oshima Yuko expressed, “I’m very thankful that we met. You are a dear friend. Although we’ll be in different places, let’s chase our dreams and catch them together.” In response, Miyazawa was moved to tears and said, “In Shanghai, I hope to do the things I wasn’t able to do in Japan little by little.”

The send-off party was held during “Team K 6th ‘RESET’ Senshuraku Kouen“, Team K’s final performance before their team shuffle goes into effect on November 1st. Miyazawa revealed, “I’m honestly frightened that the things I thought were natural will disappear one by one. The ones who made Team K such a wonderful team are those who have supported us. On behalf of everybody, thank you very much.”

Some members were already in tears after singing 4 songs back-to-back during the opening. Oshima declared, “I will apologize now. Today, I will not pay attention to anybody, but will enjoy my time with Team K to the fullest. I hope to make the new Team K an even better team. I won’t lose!”
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Also, Regarding pictures of the week, I have put them off for now. As you can see I haven't posted as much due to tough school studies so I can not take my time to do pictures of the week. However, I do want to retry when the New teams go into effect. I will then restart again with Team A. I also want to retry posting pictures of the day once again. One of my friends in school gave me the idea of posting one video of the ***48 groups once a month. The way I will set this up is by posting a status on the blogs official facebook page asking which AKB video should be posted. Thank you for your patience in our absence. Tomorrow we are going to make an announcement regarding our blog so please wait up for it.

Kasai Tomomi and Matsuda Shiori

Kasai Tomomi will appear on reality TV show [1ヶ月1万円生活]. In this show, the contestants are given 10,000 yen to cover all living expenses for one month. This roughly translate to 125 US dollars, so it is a very tight budget, and the show is about how they survive living off this tiny amount of money.

At the end of the month, the contestant with the most amount of money left over is the winner. Tomomi will be up against economic analyst Morinaga Takurou, and comedian Yoshimura Takashi from Heisei Nobushikobushi. The show will start airing from the 18th October 2012.

I hope all goes well with Tomo and she survives O.o....

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THE FREAKIN 5TH MEMBER TO GRADUATE FROM NMB!!!!

Matsuda Shiori will be graduating from NMB in order to focus on her studies..

This was announced by Matsuda herself during Team N’s concert on October 18th at NMB48 Theater in Osaka. Her graduation concert will be held on the 24th.

Message on groups official blog:

“From shortly before, I wasn’t able to have confidence in continuing my activities as NMB48. So I was troubled, thinking it would be better to prioritize my studies and return to being a normal girl. I thought that I would trouble the members and fans if I continued my activities with a half-hearted attitude. I thought that it would reflect on my performance.” 

Matsuda became NMB48’s first generation member back in October of 2010 and was the senbatsu member for their debut song, “Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo” (released July 2011). Last September, she temporarily suspended her activities, but was able to return early this year due to the fans’ votes.

Omg... whats going on with everything this is the 5th member to graduate in a row! I wonder if its just that they all have boyfriends and trying to avoid harsh scandals? Oh well i hope it's just a waaaaaayy longer time before any of our oshi's go away...

Request hour and unit matsuri!

AKB48’s live events, ‘Unit Matsuri‘ and ‘AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 100 2013‘ will be held in January of 2013 at TOKYO DOME CITY HALL.

‘Unit Matsuri’ was created earlier this year, and it received a favorable reputation that the group decided to host it again next year. It will be held on January 23rd, featuring appearances by many of AKB48’s sub-units. Further details will be announced later.

Meanwhile, the AKB48’s annual ‘Request Hour’ will be held over a period of 4 days, from January 24th to the 27th. The group is scheduled to perform 25 songs a day in count-down style. Fans may vote for their favorite songs from AKB48, SKE48, SDN48, NMB48, and HKT48 from October 30th at 10:00 am to November 30th at 3:00 pm. More details will be available through AKB48’s official website and blog.

UNIT MATSURI
Wednesday, January 23rd – TOKYO DOME CITY HALL

AKB48 REQUEST HOUR SET LIST BEST 100 2013
Thursday, January 24th – TOKYO DOME CITY HALL
Friday, January 25th – TOKYO DOME CITY HALL
Saturday, January 26th – TOKYO DOME CITY HALL
Sunday, January 27th – TOKYO DOME CITY HALL

Togo Sora Graduates from NMB48

Another NMB48 member to leave...

3rd Generation Kenkyuusei Togo Sora decided to withdraw from NMB48 to focus on her studies. This was announced on October 11 and the decision came into effect the same day.

 "At last...finally... The time has come I have to tell you. I, Kenkyuusei Togo Sora, will withdraw from NMB48 today. Thank you a lot for all that love you always gave me, no matter what time. I talked to my parents about it several times, and I have accepted it... but now even at this moment my heart is shaking. It's been about 5 months since I debuted as a 3rd generation member. Maybe people think it's to early to come to a conclusion. I was worried about not being able to get into any selections (senbatsu) among the 3rd generation members, and painful days without hope continued. I do understand too, that I am not the only one for who it is painful. On one side I think that I want to continue chasing my dream as a member of NMB48 together with the others...and that I have to work hard..., on the other side, my parents, who were unable to just watch, told me "There are times when it doesn't work out no matter how hard you work. It's not like someone is at fault, you're just a bit out of luck." If you really want to fulfill your dream (in entertainment business), why don't you concentrate on your studies now, which you should as a junior high student primarily do, in order to broaden your field of vision?". For some reasons, I was relieved about these words, and as a result of worrying, I decided to focus on my studies. I am completely satisfied seeing the Team BII members who debuted yesterday. I don't have any regrets left about my work. It's just...parting with you is hard... You, who alway supported me, who was full of worries, you, who cheered me on heartily, or recently said to me "No matter if you get into a team or not. Sora is sora. I'll always support you". Management suggested a "graduation show" for me. I think to a Kenkyuusei like me, who has nothing to "graduate" from, "withdraw from activities" is the best decision. Please forgive me, who decided it this way, my selfishness. I made a lot of precious experiences and I spent a happy time. I'll continue to always support NMB48. You who supported me, the staff members, first of all the theater manager, who guided me, my senpai, the 3rd Generation members who were always with me...I am full of thankful feelings to them all. Thank you a lot Kenkyuusei Togo Sora"

There must be some problem going in with NMB48 because that 4 members in a row already...

Uza uza uza!

Due to my laptop charger being broken I won't have computer access untill I get a new one sometime next week. I now leave you with the full PV of UZA! I only have the link lol...
UZA!!

All current AKB48 stages to finish in October :D

It was announced at the handshake event today in Iwate prefecture that all four of AKB48's current stages will end this month. The senshuuraku of each of the four stages are:

Team A - [Mokugekisha] - 29th October    
Team K - [RESET] - 24th October
Team B - [Theater no Megami] - 22nd October
Team 4 - [Boku no Taiyou] - 25th October

 From 1st November 2012, the New Teams announced during the Tokyo Dome Team Shuffle will perform [Waiting Stages]. These will consist of a selection of existing AKB48 songs. These Waiting Stages will continue until new stages are ready for the new teams. Only 16 members from each of the three new teams will participate in each performance. With these members rotating from show to show.

YES! Finally something new! This is just a meaning that AKB48 will have new stages very soon (besides Waiting Stages)! I can't wait to see Chiyuu  in Team A ♥_♥ And of course the lovely Takamina and Sayaka! sorry...fangirl moment...

Fujita Runa quits NMB48

I'm in another hurry..so I have to copy and past..again...
From Melos no Michi:  http://melosnomichi.blogspot.com/2012/10/team-m-member-fujita-runa-quits-nmb48.html

On October 3rd, it was announced that Fujita Runa, member of NMB48's Team M, will leave the group immediately. Her Google+ account and participation in the NMB48 blog will stop in a few days too.

 Fujita Runa has been suffering from lower back/hip pain for a while because of which she had to reduce her work in NMB48 and now decided to quit completely.

 Runa joined NMB48 as a 2nd Generation member in summer last year and also was an original member of Team M, formed in January this year. She is the third Team M member to leave, after Kodakari Yuuka and Jo Eriko.

 Below is the translation of her message to the fans.

 Fujita Runa's comment.
 Original Message

 "To my beloved everyone I am sorry for causing you a lot of worries.
My lower back/hip has been hurting and I also went to the hospital but it is not yet completely healed. Because it would be sad to cause you more worries and trouble I decided to withdraw from my activities in NMB48.
Until now I thought and worried a lot. 'I don't want to quit'...I feel that too. But if my back does not heal now, I cannot move forward.
I love you all, the members and NMB48. I really do.
Since I joined NMB48 I have been able to make a lot of experiences. Stage shows, handshake events, two-shot events, other events, the Janken tournament. Out of all that I love the stage shows, the handshake and two-shot events, I was happy to be able to meet you and I had fun.
For me, who likes to talk, those were great events. Having been able to meet you, that is my treasure.
What saved me during sad times, hard times, frustrating times and times when I wanted to cry　or was about to give up, were you all and the members. There were several times when I read the blog comments and thought, crying, "I'll do my best".
Really, thank you for supporting this me until now. The words I absolutely wanted to say at last, are "thank you" to you all and the members.
I am grateful to everyone I met. From now on I'll let my back/hip heal properly, and because I also have high school entrance exams, I'll do my best at studying too.
"I will, the way it suits me," do my best, without forgetting these words you taught me, so that I won't lose to you.
I love the 2nd generation members. I love Team M. I love NMB48. Really, thank you for everything."
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I hope she recovers Soon :(