MNL48 News and Discussion Thread

I don't know how many of us are there, but I strongly recommend all the Aria fans to come and support her on the Showtime livestream tonight.

if the video does not show watch the video here

Edit: Huh. KFC confirmed first single(?)
Edit2: Well, goddammit. :'(

 

Aria and Eunice officially announced their graduation/quitting.

 

Aria and Eunice quits the competition.

Mari and Belle replace their spots in the Top 48.

 

Breaks my heart honestly...

On the upside Sela is front and center

 

It's official Aria and Eunice already said they will quit. I will transfer my vote now to Ash.

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And sadly, none of that is surprising.

 

Faith
Nice
Gabb
Abby
Tin
Trixie
Sayaka
Alyssa
Sela
Jem
Zen
Sheki
Alice
Ella
Ash
Cess

in no particular order, Top 16 as of today.

 

Aria gave a statement on her fb fan page

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=219971551929344&id=203097863616713

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I'm sad that Aria left the competition. Moving forward, I really hope for the best of these 48 girls. I am so happy for the 'preliminary results' though surprisingly, there were no Duran twins. Those two girls leaving the group does have Nogizaka feels. not sure why.
But I will still support them. See you tomorrow at Trinoma!

Random question, can someone outside the Philippines still vote for a member? Because I have a friend from Australia who wants to vote a member. Thank you!

 

Not surprised with Eunice and Aria. Glad that Ash decided to stay!(She can’t quit! Just announce hiatus later on lol)

Things im happy about:
-Abby & Sela got highlighted trixie too, but not a big fan

-Faith and Nice are part of top 16! Hopefully, it stays that way next week!

-Mari got in (yes, challengers, idc, im liking Rans too)

-Finally got my voter’s id lol

 

Overall, not a bad lineup. I can live with it.

There...WAS a way. Though, the last I checked, the ITL48 group that made international accounts hasn't been active in a while...

 

I just always think that ABSCBN ~does~ this thing (telling to the PH public that these Top 7 will going to Japan for training) because in every talent competition here in the Philippines, there will be always a grand winner (1 million cash, house and lot, scholarships, exclusive contracts, name it all lol) but in the case of MNL48 that is looking for group of girls in the first place and is not really a one-winner search, I think they couldn't think of anything to hype the locals. They maybe fighting the: "They are all just a bunch of cringy girls what should we expect" mindset. (I hope I am making sense lols)

Add:
Telling that "some girls got trained in Japan" might catch locals' attention, perhaps. And will look forward for it.

 

That's sad... because as far as I know the app isn't region locked, right? So any person outside the Philippines can still download the app, register and vote for a member. Thank you!

 

I'll hope they could have another shot at it in the next auditions, but the age limit.

https://twitter.com/eunicetsantiago/status/987562320795611136

*sighs* It's sad, but it's important. Our best wishes and luck to her in academics.

 

Eunice Statement:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh0f6oKBlFk/

 

Showtime.

 

For the record, I have an "international" account and am able to vote (recently), so it IS possible. Keep in mind if your friend is gonna try on their own, they'll need a Philippines SNS number.

IF you can find it, there was instructions floating around this thread about how to sign up for an international account. Page...180(?)Ish on this thread. Maybe farther. But again, through ITL48. Last I messaged their Facebook page...nothing.
Worth looking for, though

 

The way how sela is highlighted several times in the competition. I'm pretty confident that she's the management's pick for center.

I hope they'll follow the nogizaka route when it comes to changing centers.

 

https://twitter.com/ElPsyConKEIror/status/987561966016151552

Screenshot angle made her look like... Jurina. :O

 

What was the nogizaka route for the center?