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[Reimon]

It seems surprisingly shocking that Rena Matsui plans to graduate.
[video=youtube;QCN7OCMKSqY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCN7OCMKSqY[/video]

 

[JFC]

It seems surprisingly shocking that Rena Matsui plans to graduate.
[HIDE][video=youtube;QCN7OCMKSqY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCN7OCMKSqY[/video][/HIDE]

That article that the TV report refers to the fact that Rena is going to appear on the 2015.06.10 episode of the Japanese radio show "All Night Nippon" (which, as of this post, will basically happen within the next 12 hours), and that Aki-P has stated that Rena is planning on making an announcement during the show. He does not specifically state what the announcement is about, so no one knows for sure what it will be. However the article (and thus the TV report) is making an assumption/guessing that they think that she's going to announce that she will graduate from SKE.


Now would this really be surprising if she did announce it? Not really. When one is a fan of idols, and specifically, when one is a fan of multi-member idol groups, this (members graduating/leaving the group) is something that one accepts and has to accept as something that will eventually happen at some point. It's a part of the deal.

SKE/Rena fans have been speculating for a couple of years now about her whether or not she had plans to graduate, and if she did, when she would announce it. That speculation obviously increased when she declared back in March that she wasn't going to participate in this year's Senbatsu General Election. She has also been getting more acting jobs during the last year or so as well. Along with the usual drama guest star appearances where she has in a minor/guest role for an episode or two in a drama series, this past year she had her lead/starring role in the movie Gift, and she reprised her "Gekikara" character for a Majisuka Gakuen stage play/musical that ran in May. This gives the impression that she's pushing forward with wanting to pursue acting on a more full-time basis.


Now speaking as a Rena fan, would it suck if she announces her graduation from SKE? Hell yeah. However, as of this post, she has not yet made that announcement. We fans will just have to wait for her upcoming appearance on "All Night Nippon" and see/hear what she actually says during her announcement. Whatever it ends up being, we'll just have to deal with it.

 

[Reimon]

Rena also voices on the anime "Denpa Kyoushi".
Really don't want her to leave the group yet since she has interesting character of her's.

 

[toni2212]

Hi, just a quick question. With the announcement of Miwako Kakei in KR Drive movie, I wanna ask how is her popularity in Japan right now? It's just when I went to Japan last March, I got to watch a Japanese tv show with her as a guest. I didn't understand Japanese much, but from how the audience's reaction is, I guess she is some sort of a princess/ dream girl of Japanese teenage boys there. Just wanna see if her participation in the KR Drive movie is just like how Risa Yoshiki is towards Go-Busters.

 

[JFC]

Rena made her announcement. It's confirmed.

Rena Matsui to Graduate from SKE48 in August
By Jeremy Suskin on June 10, 2015

The news is official as Rena Matsui confirms she’ll be leaving the J-pop idol group in only a matter of months.

News outlets around Japan have been reporting an impending graduation announcement from SKE48′s very own Rena Matsui and it seems as if the rumors of her departure hadn’t been exaggerated. At the top of the show this evening Matsui confirmed the rumors on tonights broadcast of All Night Nippon.

Fans lit up the social media ahead of the announcement nearly unanimous on their decision that the rumors were a ploy to gain a ratings boost for the radio talk show. Comments included dry acceptance ”We’ll see if today is finally the day” to righteous indignation “Regarding Rena Matsui. Though she might graduation someday, why would they report it in advance? I think they’re just trying to boost ratings. I don’t think she’ll be announcing it at all.” and even the light hearted “Yeah.. [graduate] from Nogizaka46.”

Rena Matsui [松井玲奈] born July 27, 1991 in Toyohashi, Aichi is a member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48 and held a concurrent position in Nogizaka46. She originally joined as a member of SKE48′s Team S but on April 2013, she became the leader of team E. She has participated in the main lineup of not only SKE48 but also AKB48 singles. Matsui is often paired with Jurina Matsui of Team S who, despite sharing the same last name, share no familial relation.

More updates as they happen.

All Night Nippon [オールナイトニッポン] is a Japanese radio program broadcast by Nippon Broadcasting System and other radio stations from 1–5 am (JST). It preempts broadcasts from TBS Radio’s programming heard on stations under both JRN and NRN (TBC Radio, CBC Radio, etc.).

- http://nihongogo.com/2015/06/rena-matsui-to-graduate-from-ske48-in-august/

 

[Reimon]

Man, so many well known members are leaving the group like Rina Kawaei, Minami Takahashi and now Rena Matsui this year so fast.

 

[Reimon]

Rena made her announcement. It's confirmed.


- http://nihongogo.com/2015/06/rena-matsui-to-graduate-from-ske48-in-august/

Yeah, it's confirmed.
[video=youtube;11ojAc5qqFI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11ojAc5qqFI[/video]

 

[Reimon]

SKE48's 18th single: "Mae Nomeri". The center is Rena-chan. This is going to be her last single and probably going to have her own graduation song included as well.
[video=youtube;v26mecnLd1Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v26mecnLd1Y[/video]

 

[Serapho]

surprisingly this has not landed here yet.
I'm not sure if I should

[video=youtube;M8-vje-bq9c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8-vje-bq9c[/video]

 

[JFC]

RocketNews24.com - Yellow Shinken Sentai ranger Suzuka Morita transforms into swimsuit model
- en.rocketnews24.com/2015/07/22/yellow-shinken-sentai-ranger-suzuka-morita-transforms-into-swimsuit-model/
- blog.livedoor.jp/kinisoku/archives/4440422.html

Not gonna lie, my first reaction was "What rock has this person been living under?" From the way the title is written, it sounds like she thinks that Suuchan only recently started doing gravure work.
:eyebrow:


And really, is it that difficult/time-consuming to do a little research to get the names of acting roles correct? She was "ShinkenYellow", not the "Yellow Shinken Sentai ranger" FFS.
:nono:

 

[Reimon]

Rena's final Single and first solo Center "Mae Nomeri".
[video=youtube;m9e1oHhZhRY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9e1oHhZhRY[/video]

 

[JFC]

Tournament brackets for AKB's 2015 Janken Taikai have been set. Click the thumbnail to see it at full size:



From: http://akb48taimuzu.livedoor.biz/archives/45842969.html

 

[JFC]

Someone found an English/Romanized version of the Janken Taikai brackets. Click on the thumbnail to get the larger version:



From: https://twitter.com/OfficialMRK48/status/629648191525249024

 

[Serapho]

So AKB are going to sing the drama "asa ga kita" theme (broadcasted from 2015/09/28 till 2016/04/02 on Fuji TV)
The song is titled "365-Nichi no kami hikōki" and Sayanee will lead it.
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2057738/full/

1st time she is centering an AKB song if I'm not wrong.
Also I suppose they will release this either as a B side for the october / november single (most likely to be centered by Takahashi because it's going to be her very last single in AKB), or a 1 shot single like Team dragon

 

[Reimon]

This could be Takamina's final participate for the 42nd single and probably including a graduation song for her as well.

 

[JFC]

Nothing against Nana, but I just kept forgetting to post about her Janken taikai win here. :sweat:

Fujita Nana wins AKB48's annual 'Janken Tournament'
September 17, 2015

On September 16, AKB48 group held their annual "Janken Tournament" at Yokohama Arena, and the title of the 6th Janken queen went to AKB48 team K member Fujita Nana. Thanks to this, Fujita will be making a solo debut.

Fujita's opponent for the final round was Nakanishi Chiyori. Before the match, Fujita was making aggressive comments like, "I feel like I could win if it's Chiyori," but at the moment she secured her victory, she covered her face with her hands, and dropped on her knees.

When she received a trophy from the MC Fukuzawa Akira, she said while bursting into tears, "What have I done? Please buy my CD," and continued, "but it's a chance I obtained after 5 years, so I will do my best," which brought a big cheer from the audience of 12,000 fans.

As mentioned earlier, the winner gets to make her solo debut, while the members who ranked 2nd place to 16th, will be singing a coupling track for the CD, and the center of the coupling song will be the runner-up, which is Nakanishi this time.

The top 16 members are as follows;
Fujita Nana (AKB), Nakanichi Chiyori (AKB), Nomura Nao (AKB), Sato Kiara (AKB), Nishino Miki (AKB), Kondo Moeri (AKB), Fukuoka Seina (AKB), Jonishi Kei (NMB), Yokoyama Yui (AKB), Kojima Natsuki (AKB), Yokoshima Aeri (AKB), Iino Miyabi (AKB), Kizaki Yuria (AKB), Abe Mei (AKB), Aigasa Moe (AKB), and Watanabe Miyuki (NMB / AKB).

The winners of the past Janken Tournament include Uchida Mayumi, Shinoda Mariko, Shimazaki Haruka, Matsui Jurina, and Watanabe Miyuki.


Source: Oricon

- tokyohive.com/article/2015/09/fujita-nana-wins-akb48s-annual-janken-tournament-
- http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2059276/full/

 

[Reimon]

[video=youtube;oZudkE-dlTg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZudkE-dlTg[/video]
Acchan & Yuko made a surprise appearance for the 10th Anniversary of the group.

 

[Serapho]

^
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that's the Kuhaku utagassen performance.
10th anniversary was on 8th december, and some former members were effectively there. Acchan, Yuko, Tomochin, Mariko, Sayaka (Akimoto), Tomomi Kasai, Rina Kawaei.

 

[Reimon]

Yeah, I knew that. I meant that Acchan & Yuko made a surprise appearance at the Kuhaku Utagassen.
There's also a 43rd single is coming out on March 9, 2016 which will be having Acchan, Yuko, Tomochin & Mariko participating it.

 

[Reimon]

So the 43rd single is called "Kimi wa Melody (You are Melody)", and the Center is Sakura Miyawaki.
http://tokyogirlsupdate.com/sakura-akb48-43rd-kimi-wa-melody-20160176740.html