Kagawa did not attend the members' concert in Yokohama because the company is now discussing cooperation with Disney Studios in the United States, and with Mark Zuckerberg's connection, BLUESKY and Disney soon reached an agreement that the two sides will collaborate on a 3D animated film in the near future, but the details of this agreement are still under wraps.

But Kagawa Yu himself didn't know that the anime they were about to collaborate with Disney would be based on a folk tale, and he would be responsible for the theme song and the like!

In fact, as early as 2008, Kagawa Yu showed his intention to cooperate with the United States, and there was a very popular animated film that moved him that year, this animated film is "Kung Fu Panda" with a strong oriental cultural color, Kagawa Yu knows that if he competes with those film companies in the United States, he can't compare at all, and there is no capital to compete, and if you make a movie, those big-name Hollywood movie stars will definitely not be invited, So he can only choose to cooperate with Disney on an animated film, see how the market reacts, and then make the next step.

On April 4th, Mitsuru Hoshino's second single "Graduation" was officially released, and this single included "Come on!! "Brave Us" and many other songs written by Hoshino during the AKB period, and the theme song of the single "Graduation" is not only a summary of her past life, but also an expectation for her future life. Although there has been a lot of turmoil in AKB recently, this has had no impact on Mitsuru Hoshino's singles, and the sales of "Graduation" single reached a staggering 450,000 copies in the early winter! This result is even better than AKB48's last single "Sakura Bookmark". In the end, the single sold a staggering 960,000 copies. Although it did not become a million-dollar single, this achievement was enough to make the entire music scene look sideways.

On April 7, Togasaki Tomoshin announced at the AKB48 Yokohama concert that the selection members of the sixteenth single "Ponytail and Hair Ring" are Mai Oshima, Atsuko Maeda, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi, Yoona Kojima, Tomomi Itano, Yuko Oshima, Mai Shiraishi, Nami Okumana, Minami Minegishi, Mayu Watanabe, Yuki Kashiwagi, Tomomi Kawanishi, Rena Matsui, Sae Miyazawa, and Rina Matsui.

The members who entered the selection this time were very even. There are five members in groups A, K, and B each entering the selection, and Reina Ono has lost two singles in a row, and the competition has become very fierce after the addition of Tomomi Itano, Mai Shiraishi and Minami Minami in Group K, coupled with the continuous growth of Nami Okumana, Reina Ono's position in Group K has been in jeopardy.

At the same time, Togasaki Tonobu also announced that this year's general election will continue, but the final results will be announced on June 9. This year, the venue is no longer a budokan but JCBHALL; What can be met is that the general election for several years is another dragon battle; Whether it is Atsuko Maeda, who reached the top last year, Mai Oshima, who unfortunately lost, or Yuko Oshima, who has been dormant for a year, and Mariko Shinoda, who is ambitious, they have only one goal, and that is the throne!

The most important announcement of the day was not a general election. Rather, it will be held in September.

As the name suggests, the Guess Ring is a system that determines the position of the single selection based on the guess boxing, and it can be said that this system is specially set up for those members who are less popular and have not made it to the audition, and the member who wins the final guessing tournament will become the center of the single. The first Guess Boxing Tournament will be held at the Budokan Museum. Including AKB48 full members, graduate students, SKE48 full members, graduate students will compete for a very valuable selection spot in the guessing competition.

On April 15, Fuji TV announced that it would broadcast the AKB48 general election live, and on the same day, AKS also confirmed on its official website that the emcees for this year's general election are Kazuo Tokumitsu, a veteran host of NTV, and Ayako Kisa of Fuji TV.

On April 18, the TV series "Mother" starring Matsuyuki Taiko and Ashida Aira premiered on NTV, the plot is very warm, and the 35-year-old Suzuhara Nao (played by Matsuyuki Taiko) is adrift in the north alone. But for some reason, she has never returned home for the past 10 years. Nao enjoys observing birds. But by mistake, he became an elementary school teacher. During this time, she meets a 7-year-old girl, Reinan Michiki (Aina Ashida). Renan has a unique idea. Cheerful personality, but there is no friend around. She grew up in a single-parent family, where her mother and lover lived together, living a dilapidated life. Renan's maverick behavior and the scars found by chance on her body attract the attention of Nao and the school. They realize that the little girl is being abused by her mother, and after several twists and turns, Nao's motherhood is aroused. She decided to "abduct" Renan and take on the responsibility of being a mother. On that snowy day, Nao and Renan disguised themselves and made an appointment to leave the cold north country and set off to find a warm and happy home.

The warmth of the plot, coupled with Matsuyuki Taiko's excellent acting skills and the very amazing Aina Ashida as soon as she appeared, immediately caused a heated discussion in the society, especially Aina Ashida's performance in the play was touching and a little distressed, and as the plot deepened, people liked Ashida's performance even more, and even many famous veteran stars appreciated Ashida's performance, and for a while, Ashida Aina became the most high-profile star during this time.

On April 20th, the members of AKB48 who entered the audition left for Guam to shoot the PV of their sixteenth single "Ponytail and Hair Ring".

"I think Kagawa-san didn't go for your good?" Mai Oshima looks profound.

"Why?" Itano Tomomi couldn't help but ask.

"To be honest, I've seen that new swimsuit you bought recently, and it's very good. But the size of the two of you is really... I'm sorry for that swimsuit, think about it, if a group of us girls go out in swimsuits, Kagawa-san looks at you, look at me, what do you think he will think? ”

"What do you think?"

"He will think that you are a bunch of little kids, and he will really treat you as his sister in the future, then your ideas will really be lost." Mai Oshima really scared Yumi Itano and Yona Kojima. (To be continued......)