Chapter 134: Ten Years of Sakura
On January 14th, the selection list of AKB48's new single was announced, this single is called "Ten Years Sakura", which is a very brisk song, and the release date of the single is set for March 4.
This time, Group A is still the team with the largest number of candidates, with a total of eight members selected as Atsuko Maeda, Itano Tomomi, Mai Oshima, Takahashi Minami, Kojima Yona, Shinoda Mariko, Reina Matsui and Minami Minegishi, and Group K has five members selected, namely Yuko Oshima, Reina Ono, Tomomi Kawanishi, Sae Miyazawa and Asuka Kuraji, it is worth mentioning that this is the first time that Asuka Kuramochi has been selected for the single selection, and it is also the second member of the A fourth period to enter the single selection after Reina Matsui, And Group B also has five members in the selection this time, namely Mayu Watanabe, Mai Shiraishi, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rino Shihara, and Aika Tada.
Perhaps because he tasted the sweetness, this time Yasuya Akimoto once again recruited two members of SKE48 into the selection, namely Matsui Jurina and Yagami Kumi.
Matsui Jurina doesn't need much, now all the members know that Akimoto Yasushi regards her as the future of AKB, if it was before, maybe the members were very dissatisfied, but the excellent performance of the single "Loud Diamond" made other people basically have nothing to say, this time Matsui Jurina unexpectedly became the center of the single again, but unlike last time, this time she was in the double C position with Atsuko Maeda. As Matsui Jurina's position in the team gradually improved, the sense of crisis and position of the two girls, Meina Ono and Mayu Watanabe, were also constantly falling behind, and Mayu Watanabe was a little better. With Kagawa Yu behind her, plus the girl has always been very determined, so she is still very confident in herself. But Reina Ono is different. With the sudden rise of Matsui Jurina, Akimoto Yasu has begun to gradually lose patience with her, which makes the girl's heart full of a sense of crisis, and the girl has lost some confidence in herself.
In addition to Matsui Jurina's other member of SKE48, Yagami Kumi is now gradually being praised by the operation and valued by Yasuya Akimoto.,The girl was not only selected for this single audition, but also has a very important role in the upcoming filming of "Marusuka Gakuen". Although Kumi Yagami is only 14 years old, she is optimistic and mature, and she knows how to use her knowledge. And the members are very gentle. It's easy to get close to, and the whole girl's dance is very good, and it's very outstanding in the whole SKE48. This is why Kagawa Yu praised her.
The attentive eaters have begun to find out that the number of members in the single selection is basically starting to be fixed slowly, and the other members' meals have called to question Yasuwa Akimoto and why their favorite members did not enter the selection. Not even a single selection. The opinions and suggestions of the rice also gave birth to Yasushi Akimoto's reform of the single selection system.
And another detail that the rice guys found is that many of the members who entered the single selection are artists under the BLUESKY company or members who have a close relationship with Kagawa Yu, such as Mariko Shinoda , Yona Kojima , Yuko Oshima , Mayu Watanabe , Mai Shiraishi , Reina Matsui , Asuka Kuramochi , Nami Okuma , Rino Fingerhara and other members are artists under BLUESKY, plus a closest to Kagawa Yu Itano Tomomi, It can be said that the Kagawa faction has now basically become the most powerful faction within the entire AKB48, and not only the rice, but even Yasuya Akimoto is a little helpless about this situation.
However, Kagawa is very happy to see this phenomenon, which is very conducive to the competition within AKB, and even the competition between artists under companies such as Yona Kojima and Mariko Shinoda will make them continue to improve, which is a healthy competition. These members basically have a clear understanding of their future development, for example, the direction of three people like Mariko Shinoda, Tomomi Itano and Mai Shiraishi is developing in the fashion industry. Mariko Shinoda focuses on fashion design and she herself is more interested in this aspect, while Mai Shiraishi wants to become a model. In fact, her figure is also perfect for the entire industry of modeling. As for Itano Tomomi, he likes both of these aspects, and he is considered a comprehensive fashion talent.
Other people like Reina Matsui and Mayu Watanabe are more interested in anime, so both of them want to be voice actors, and Reina Matsui also likes acting, so she herself is more inclined to be a comprehensive talent. Rino Dichara and Yona Kojima are trying to become variety show artists, and in fact, the company is constantly opening up their capabilities in this area. The youngest Okamami Okuzhen has not yet had a clear positioning for herself, and the company is constantly looking for a role suitable for this little girl.
As for Yuko Oshima, who is currently the most comprehensive, Kagawa Yu is the most at ease with her, not only because her abilities in all aspects are very comprehensive, but more importantly, she knows how to plan her career.
Compared with these members of the Kagawa family, except for Mai Oshima, Minami Takahashi, and Atsuko Maeda, the other girls are a little at a loss about their future. Mai Oshima, like Yuko Oshima, hopes to become an all-round artist, while she focuses more on the development of variety shows, and Yuko Oshima is acting. Minami Takahashi's dream has always been a singer, and her whole goal has never changed, as for Atsuko Maeda, she has always wanted to become an actress, and in fact she has been working hard for this dream.
With the AKB selection almost fixed, some members are slowly losing confidence in their future. For example, Kaoru Hayano, who is relatively young in the second life, this girl who once had a good relationship with Ono Reina and Okuzhen Nami chose to graduate after February, and unlike the other two people, Kaoru Hayano has a more lively and outgoing personality, but because she didn't get the attention of the operation, the girl chose to leave.
For Kaoru Hayano's choice, the members of the second phase are very reluctant and sad. But they also know that this is the best choice, Kaoru Hayano is very young, and her academic performance is very good, rather than reluctantly staying in AKB, it is better to let her study hard, just like the first-term Masuyama Kamino.
On January 20th, "Lusuga School Park" is about to officially start filming, but before that, a girl found Akimoto Yasusu. (To be continued......)