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Short Pv for Sayanee's first single Ichirinsou! it sounds great and she looks so good:
Please support her! <3
Lovely. Simple yet classy. She played guitar at the studio recording so it's not just her voice we're listening to. Athough there are only 3 songs on the single Sayaka mentioned on radio that she actually had to compose 7 demo songs to pitch to Universal. Someone did a rough translation of her lyrics:
She performed at Tsutarock Fes today, but she still won't perform any of the new single songs live yet

Now that the SSK is over, what other ways do you think can we can used to measure popularity?
Handshake is probably the best way to view the members popularity but it's not the best way (Paruru didn't sell well but you can't deny she's popular)
Other ways now that it's over? lol SSK was a terrible way to measure popularity to begin with - imagine if Jeff Bezos was a wota, his oshimen would have won every SSK by a million 'votes'. You can't just look at one thing, you gotta consider multiple things to get the bigger picture. But sure, handshake events are definitely one of the biggest things to consider so long as you understand how they work and know the limits of what we can conclude from them. After the 3rd or 4th round (i forget exactly which) a cashed-up fan can buy as many handshake tickets as they want for a girl. Special stage and matsuri events were 1 ticket per person so they revealed some interesting things but 48group has stopped doing those now. Anyway, in addition to handshakes you could take into account some of these things as well:
-Merchandise/goods sales-Magazine covers, shoots and/or interviews-Photobook sales-TV show appearances/invites-Yahoo and google trends/searches (however people don’t always search someone because they like them)-Name searches on sites like Youtube (you can search it on google trends) or Nico Nico; video views for those with youtube channels-The annual Nikkei Entertainment survey (I think it's called the Talent Power Ranking or something)Followers on Yahoo follow app
Sashihara Rino 23,802Yamamoto Sayaka 17,442Kawaei Rina 9,542Oshima Yuko 8,939Kojima Haruna 8,751Sakura Miyawaki 8,625Rena Matsui 7,403Shimazaki Haruka 7,133Kashiwagi Yuki 7,097Mayu Watanabe 6,911Maeda Atsuko 6,278Matsui Jurina 6,035Yokoyama Yui 5,744Takahashi Minami 4,856Kitahara Rie 3,652Mukaichi Mion 3,471Watanabe Miyuki 3,263Shinoda Mariko 3,214Itano Tomomi 2,944Iriyama Anna 2,860Ogino Yuka 2,590Minegishi Minami 2,534Yabuki Nako 2,193Suda Akari 2,173and so on...And even after considering these things, some girls are popular with a specific demographic and some girls with a different demographic so it's a bit difficult to compare them (and even pointless sometimes).I wonder if she has found her niche. I hope so and I hope she will get lots more opportunities.
from what I understood, esp after what Tezuka said, the everyone for themselfs started with ssk.
This is why I always liked NMB (well ok it wasn’t the top reason lol), they were always a close-knit group. They almost always had a kind of camaraderie with each other and their goal was to entertain people not to win some superficial contest.
And speaking of which... almost every girl in NMB is hella proud that NMB is the variety group (65/66)!

And NMB thinks it is sexier than AKB? What do you guys think? (ok just an excuse to post a new 360 degree video of Yake Bokkui)
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I feel like AKS doesn't give them that much push though... did NGT or STU ever appear in Music Station by themselves to perform their own single? or in events like FNS? AKS made it happen for IZONE. I tried to find NGT/STU performances from Music Station and there's no result so I guess they never went. You can't sell a lot or hit big just by having your own shows and perform your songs on AKB's shows, their fandom is limited to the 48g fandom and nothing else. STU gives a similar feeling as 46 groups so they could really do well. it's a waste that they're not being pushed that much. They had only one single in 2018, they had to wait a whole year to get a 2nd single. hard to build a fandom in these conditions... not sure what the government support does, I guess it helps to finance the shows & singles they release (as rare as it is).
Regarding STU48 getting a push from AKS, they are not managed and operated by AKS but they are managed and operated by STU Corporation. That is why a pic of a STU girl has a little "©STU" in the bottom right corner while AKB, SKE, HKT and NGT girls have a little "©AKS" in the corner (NMB is a similar situation to STU, so they have a little "©NMB48").


STU Corporation is co-owned by Setouchi Brand Corporation (a company that provides support and promotion for tourism businesses in the Setouchi region) and is tied with the Setouchi Tourism Promotion Agency (a kind of tourism board for the 7 prefectures). So STU48 is different to many of the other sister groups in that they are more tourism-orientated. In case anyone didn't know, tourism is booming in Japan (has been for like 5 years now) and the west half of Japan has been working hard to try and take advantage of it. So STU48 can't be dismissed as being the same as the other 48groups. They have a niche role (hence the cruise ship) and are part of the wider goal of revitalizing the region and attracting tourists to the 7 prefectures.
Regarding STU48 having to wait so long for a 2nd single, it was delayed by 6 months because of the widespread physical and economic damage caused by the 2018 Japan floods in south-west Japan, greatly affecting the Setouchi region. Otherwise the 2nd single would have been released in August 2018.
it's funny how the groups with the most government backup flop the most

These groups don't have the advantage or luxury of being based right in the heart of the world's most populous metropolitan area and largest metropolitan economy in the world. Please consider that before jumping to oversimplified conclusions.
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Sayanee will perform at TSUTAROCK FES.2019 on March 30.
And she is doing METROCK again this year! Both at Osaka and Tokyo like last year.
So that's 27 lives PLUS 2 rock festivals in the space of just over 3 months. She said she isn't going to rest this year and she means it. And after reading about some of the stuff she has been up to recently and her future plans and goals, all I can say is that she is the real deal. An actual professional, not some hot-air twitter meme.
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Performing 27 lives all around Japan in the space of roughly 3 months - she never rests! She is a true pro, a spartan with incredible perseverance. Really puts certain other girls to shame lol.
There was also more to the announcement than a tour and a haircut. She now has her own official fan club called SYC, as well as the mobile version of the fanclub called SYC Mobile. Costs roughly around $50 (USD) per year to be a member and, depending on whether you choose the mobile or PC membership, you get exclusive Sayaka content, priority purchasing of tickets, exclusive events only for fanclub members, mobames, little videos and handwritten messages, web radio, Q&As, and a few other bits and pieces exclusive to members.
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She should ask for more than just grilled meat! lol. Hope he treats her to a solo song on their next album. She at least deserves some solo performances at concerts

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That was quite an enjoyable show. So many lovely performances. It was great that these girls got a platform on which to shine. Some very nice choice of songs too.
so nojima kano is getting a solo debut right?
As far as my limited knowledge goes, I only read something like "winner gets an original solo song produced by Akimoto Yasushi". It didn't specify an actual "single". So it could mean a song on an AKB single, a song on an AKB album, or indeed a solo single. Also solo singles usually have at least one coupling song so not sure about that either. But I read this a few weeks ago so I don't know if anything has changed since.
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You're welcome
Oh i forgot to mention it was like a 4 episode summer special. Eps 57 - 60. -
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Where are these from?

(apart from mochi's tumblr apparently)
Utage Ep 57 (from back in 2015)
https://www.bilibili.com/video/av2808878/ (that part is from around 27:30 onwards)
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did the whole dance/contest is a low key middle finger to anyone who said the whole AKB dont have talent??
It's not so much that people complain there is no talent in AKB as it is that those with talent are often neglected by AKS, receive little support, are given few chances, and are often ignored/overlooked in favor of AKS's usual push girls.
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She's making a new song

Sayanee's performances from Utage
Singing "For you" with Beni: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av36414148/?p=7
Singing "世界ä¸ã®èª°ã‚ˆã‚Šãã£ã¨" with DAIGO: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av36414148/?p=8
(fun fact - she has actually appeared on stage with him once before back in 2015)
Also she and the rest of NMB have tweeted their joy and excitement that Osaka won the bid to host the 2025 World Expo.
She said she has never experienced going to a World Expo and that she is looking forward to it. She said she got to be involved in promoting Osaka's bid for 2025 which brought her much joy, and that Osaka will show off it's charm and that she will do her best do make a contribution.
The NHK news story even showed her and NMB for a brief second lol.


This was Sayanee, Akarin and Miru promoting Osaka's bid earlier this year.
And they had promoted it on NMB no Mitai! Shiritai!
And NMB had been supporting it even back in 2017
https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1701432
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20170711/ddf/041/010/025000c
SkyPerfectTV is broadcasting a Sayanee graduation special program on the 30th.
Oh and her graduation concert DVD/BD comes out Jan 1st.

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NMB48 cuts from Utacon. They performed Boku Datte naichau yo. Sayaka must know NHK Hall like the back of her hand by now.
https://www.bilibili.com/video/av33989498
Performances:1:10 - NMB performed "JÄ ne" by Onyanko Club3:15 - Miru and Yuuri dancing next to Yoshio Inoue7:45 - Sayaka sang the song "ShÅ«tÅ (秋冬)" together with May J.14:50 - Boku Datte naichau yoSome offshots
etc etc.Jijipress vid of the NMB 8th Anniversary Live. It was announced that Sayanee's last stage will be on the 4th of November.And here is Warota People from the concert. 35 year old Sayanee used 32 year old Airi's baby as a guitar LOL.Osaka Channel created this touching promo video of Sayaka's graduation concert.All Night Nippon with Sayanee, Miru, Akarin, Renapyon, Nagisa, Airi and Yuuri. Sayanee sang 365days around 1:45:20.
NMB will perform Boku Datte naichau yo on countdown TV tomorrow night.And AKB48 Show! have already recorded a performance of it.Offshot from the music video. An artist who has been wearing the skin of an idol for the last 8 years.
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Team N song is uploaded on youtube
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Did she say anything about her plans after graduation? Solo? Actress?
Continuing with music. On the day she announced her graduation she said something like her dream is not over yet, that she aims to be active for her whole lifetime, and that she wants to learn about music more and more and become a person who will continue singing in front of everyone.
https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/akb48/news/201807310000081.html
The article also says that after graduating she will work as a solo artist and that she is already preparing for it. It says early next year there will be an announcement of a new song (most likely meaning a solo single release) and plans for more live activities. I don't actually know where they got their information from (maybe they contacted Showtitle who knows) so don't take it as 100% confirmed, but you can be 99% confident it will happen because these plans are really just a continuation of the solo work she has been doing for the last 2 years.
In addition, I'm pretty sure she will continue with her semi-regular TV appearances like on Utage, KanJam, plus Toravan and other shows relating to baseball (her 2nd love after music lol). TV Asahi seems to really like her. Even if her solo music career fizzles out (fingers crossed it won't) Yoshimoto Kogyo can hook her up with plenty of entertainment work. (I even have my suspicions about something new coming up, but then again I'm probably delusional lol).
And speaking of TV shows, she and Aayan will appear on Downtown DX this Thursday (Oct 4th).

Lastly, she has also started doing a column in Skream! magazine, which is only a little thing and I don't think the magazine is very popular, but it's still music related: https://skream.jp/column/yamamotosayaka/yamamotosayaka_1.php
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Sayaka produced the the new stage for the NMB Kenkyuusei and composed a song for them tilted "Yume wa Nigenai." It'll be on the theater edition of the upcoming NMB single.
What a talented queen bestowing a final gift before her reign ends

Yes it's a nice song full of positivity. What a wonderful gift to give the new girls. It's now the 3rd song she has composed for NMB and this one has extra special meaning. Here it is for everyone:
(a backup, in case the youtube video is deleted: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av32603329 )
By the way speaking of songs, at the end of last month Sayanee made a brief appearance on a popular annual TV charity show to sing 'Hitoiki Tsukinagara' (from her 1st album and originally from her JT commercials) for comedian Miyazon. Miyazon completed the annual charity super marathon for the TV show this year and has always liked the song so Sayanee showed up at the last minute to sing a little bit of the song for him as a reward for his hard work (someone said she went straight there after finishing a handshake event). And after the show and for the next couple of days lots of people downloaded the song on digital music sites like iTunes, Recochoku, Dwango etc. Enough people downloaded the song that it was actually in the top 20 for digital songs on Oricon and Billboard for 2 weeks (only downloaded/digital songs, not actual singles).
Here she is singing for Miyazon:
And here was the talk segment just before she sang the song:
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Sayanee is producing a stage for NMB48's 3rd draft and 6th gen. It will premier on September 26.
Sayanee and Okada Nana together on the cover of the AKB48 newspaper for August. Apparently it includes a pretty good interview of them together, if we're lucky Okada Nana fans might translate it for us.
Sayanee will appear on 'London Hearts Friday' on August 24.
http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/londonhearts/next/
Sayanee sang the Hanshin Tigers' song at Koshien Stadium, as well as singing Warota People before the game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuZTp7w41lU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zCNTVEOZMQ
And then around week later Sayanee and Airi did the opening pitch and bat at Kyocera Dome on Toraco Day
Showroom live from August 5.
https://www.bilibili.com/video/av28621910
Sayanee left a comment on the Bon Jovi Japan Tour 2018 website. Turns out that when she was in New York in May she watched their Madison Square Garden concert lol.
She said on radio that she was considering graduation 2 years ago back in 2016, but because back then Milky announced her graduation she thought it would be bad timing and decided to keep working in NMB for a while.
https://www.musicvoice.jp/news/201808150100789/
On all night nippon Sayanee said that when she met up with Yuihan (when they did nagashi somen together) she couldn't tell Yuihan that she was going to announce graduation because staff were present. Yuihan said she heard the news when she was at home and she just cried alone. Poor thing
.When Annin found out, she tweeted that she is banning Sayaka from graduating until she returns back from Mexico
.When Kojina Yui found out she seemed pretty down and said on her blog something like she just can't accept it is happening. (Sayaka is her oshimen)
'ã•や姉' (Sayanee) was actually in the top 10 trending worldwide for twitter for a couple of hours after she announced her graduation.
GUys, please help me. What is the name of her song when she played it with her guitar? It was way back 2015. She was wearing a white dress and her hair was short.
Nope. She is wearing white clothes. And then the music video I see all old people.
Is this the song?
https://www.bilibili.com/video/av18614428
If so, then it is called 'Hitoiki Tsukinagara' (ã²ã¨ã„ãã¤ããªãŒã‚‰). It is a song she has sung for several advertisements for JT (Japan Tobacco) from 2014 up until late last year, but the song was also included on her 1st album and she has performed it live plenty of times (including on her solo tours). It is not actually her own song but she has sung it so many times that people usually associate the song with her.
There are plenty of videos of her singing it, just search 'ã²ã¨ã„ãã¤ããªãŒã‚‰' in bilibili or youtube.
Translated Lyrics: http://stage48.net/studio48/hitoikitsukinagara.html
Let me know if this is not the song you are looking for so I can help you more
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Some people said the Japanese news reported that she will graduate by the end of the year and that she will have a solo tour and a new song early next year.
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Did the other SKE and AKB members have history of overworking and hospitalization almost yearly, skipped eating and sleeping 3 days before election, have activities between 2 groups + flying back and forth between Japan and Korea that added to their stress, broke down and cry in an interview when talking about election a week before it happened because it's being held in Nagoya, SKE's hometown and there's a pressure to win and make their city proud, and then has a nervous break down and fainted at the beginning of election concert due to exhaustion and need to be carry back stage..........or nah?
The lack of empathy is unreal......
The point I was trying to make was exactly what you were worried about, which I quote:
"I'm not even 100% about Jurina being in the final group because I think 3 groups at the same time is too much of a health risk for her "That was my point, and that's what we were all discussing, that maybe she's not handling things. And that's exactly what you said you are worried about. So put away that accusatory narrative in your mind and stop trying to make it sound like I am being some evil person simply because you completely missed the point.
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maybe bc she's deserves a break? lol. i can't say it would be smart of them to run their ace to the ground with overwork. if she's needs a break be it due to the "scandal" or he physical health, let her have it.
Well the other SKE and p48 girls have been working hard as well but are they taking breaks?
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Management is just making her chill and wait for the storm to die down. We know she was spot in public visiting restaurant in Nagoya and leaving thank notes to the owners
Also someone said comments on her YT vids in Japanese are positive. comments said they saw Jurina on P48 and realized what kind of person she really is so they're sorry for misunderstanding her so the negativity IS dying down.
Well if that's the case then why miss an SKE performance of Ikinari Punchline on TV? They gave her the center position then she should actually show up for the performance, after all the other girls showed up.
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To be honest I've been thinking the same thing. As much as I want Jurina to make it. I don't think she could deal with it without halting AKB or SKE activities temporarily.
I was thinking something similar. I mean we haven't even heard a peep out of her in 2 weeks, she missed an SKE performance on TV that she is supposed to be center of. Sounds like she possibly might be already not handling it so well, and we are only into episode 3 imagine what it will be like later.
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Just want to post this. Someone make a compilation for Bombayah Team 2. Regardless what everyone said, they already did their best. What do you want to expect foreigner have to rap in totally different language. Of course it not good. But it's not worst too. I think Sato Minami the one with ponytail and tie, did very great in term of dance.
I think that's a good point. I can't imagine myself successfully rapping in, say, Russian even after a year, let alone after a few weeks

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after the eliminations the votes literally reset to 0. right now each weekly rank is based on cumulative votes from each week.
I wish it was reset every week. As the show goes along we see a lot of girls we haven't noticed before show their stuff. Oh well









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Yeah good points. There were plenty of people who liked Sayanee but never even cared about AKB48. There would actually be comments on youtube or Japanese sites saying stuff like "I loathe AKB, I only like Sayanee". She had so much going on outside of 48group, like 2017 was a crazy busy year for her and she did so many cool things and most of it wasn’t even 48group stuff. I’m not trying to hate on SSK or anything, to each his own etc, but certain obsessed fans were way too narrow-minded about it.
Oh nice. The MV is very HKT-ish, very Sasshi-ish.
Oh wow. I remember Yukirin even auditioned for a Hello Project thing before she joined AKB. I guess birds of a feather really do flock together