Minegishi Minami (Miichan) / 1st Generation

This Sunday Miichan will appear (together with at least Naachan, and most likely Yukirin) in UTAGE!


edit: confirmed it, it's Miichan, Naachan and Yukirin
https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2155368/full/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&ref_cd=jstw003

btw, the listing of names in the article is kinda weird ... Miichan at the very bottom :/


ow .... Miichan posted this:
https://twitter.com/chan__31/status/1228350924709490688
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新曲リリースに向けての取材日でした。一日かけて色んな媒体さんの取材を受けるのは本当に久しぶりで、懐かしくもあり、最後だと思うと寂しくもありました。その後はとある曲の大事なレコーディング！ケーキまで用意してもらい最高のバレンタイン〜 今日もお酒を飲みませんでした（68日目）
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It was an interview day for a new song release. It's been a long time since I was interviewed by various media over a day, and I missed it. After that, an important recording of a certain song! The best Valentine to have a cake prepared ~ I did not drink alcohol today (day 68)
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"After that, an important recording of a certain song!" .... please let it be a graduation song, please, please, Please!

but at least there was cake

text says 'みいちゃん 卒業　おめでとう' Miichan, congratulations with your graduation, so it was graduation related ...

 

Today the YouTube video that was hinted on before with Tenchim てんちむ

if the video does not show watch the video here

Edit, I wonder if Miichan knows that the creature on her shirt is Gizmo, a Mogwai? ....
anyway, I hope she keeps it away from water

ow, they changed clothes halfway, I like that look, simple and stylish, かわいい

btw, Miichan happily goes through two bowls of food during the video

I think/guess that the conversation is mainly about how to run a YouTube channel
I picked up the word ブスって busutte ( not バス停 basutei - bus stop ) .. busu mean ugly woman
The description talks about how they have in common that they both can't really love themselves :/

I of course can't know what is considered pretty in Japan, and of course I've heard about the vile comments about Miichan's look in other forums by Japanese netizens, but to my eyes Miichan is pretty, and what more, she's has a beautiful caring down to earth character.
I do think she has more confidence btw ... but she could need some more, みいちゃんがんばってくだし！

 

I just pulled a lot of comments through google translate and I'm glad that almost everyone said they used to have a completely different image of Miichan, and that they really like her and thought she was very cute and changed their opinion about her.
A lot of them also said she didn't look 27 but more 22 or so.
I guess the followers of Tenchim are for the most part not that into idols then and only have gotten to know Miichan via the Media and her persona on TV.
So, that's a really good collaboration

 

As I said in the Facebook group, I think Miichan took an extra course in かわいい, that ending
And Naachan fangirling over her Senpai

 

I just watched part of the Tokyo Dome City hall concert from 21 Januari

They really gave Miichan a grand entrance, that was awesome!!


Btw, one of the best things of AKB ... concert starts ... 6 girls appear on stage .... 6 more enter ... and more ... and more ..... and even more ..... till you start thinking, for sure they're all here now?

In the first Tokyo Dome concert they did it in order of generation (well, original Team A, K and B ... then Aitakatta ... and the floodgates opened )
Now they did it in reverse order, both are great imho

From Tanochan's Instagram stories (second one is a movie)

For sure @bonjourmarlene can tell us what the occasion was

edit: 美容院で偶然峯岸さんに会った
I met Minegishi-san by chance at the beauty salon

ergo, they met purely by chance

Miichan posted the same short clip, but added 'Tanochan, long time no see'


(note that Tanochan uses the 'san' honorific, while Miichan doesn't)

btw: Tanochan tweeted this:
https://twitter.com/tanoyuka_0307/status/1230141905872158721
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集まるといつも、笑いすぎと止まらないトークで解散するころには喉がいがいがするメンバーといました 4月にわかるとおもいます おたのしみに
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Whenever we got together, we were laughing too much and when we broke up with a talk that never stopped, we were thrilled I hope you find it in April
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it might have been about them meeting up, then again it might not be


Miichan twitter:
https://twitter.com/chan__31/status/1230160874322554880
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真子とランチして、美容院で偶然たのちゃんに会って、ゆうなぁみゃおとお仕事をした日。メンバー最高！ 今日もお酒を飲みませんでした（73日目）
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The day I had lunch with Mako, met a chance at a beauty salon and worked with Yuuna Pamyuo(?) Member best! I did not drink alcohol today (Day 73)
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https://twitter.com/48gTalk/status/1230131925626445824
Okada Nana , Murayama Yuiri & Miyazaki Miho said in Bayfm radio show on8+1 that they will stop drink alcohol a month before Minegishi Minami graduation concert start from March 2nd. Miichan already stop drink alcohol for more than 2 month already.

 

Not a solo song then, but pretty sure she got a say in the senbatsu, so I’m still happy

She joined Myao in her Showroom, sporting what seems to be her favorite cap

 

Today Miichan had her 1000nd performance and the Miichan fanclub was ready for it

It for sure is going to be historic .... but the only surprise would be if not even one first gen would make an appearance, or no Team 4 flashback.

But this is *the* opportunity for a glorious trip down memory lane and I hope not only the more famous 1st gen members get a chance to appear, but also those who are not as famous but were still there at the very beginning ...

(to be honest, they should start the concert with just 7 people attending )

 

AKB Staff tweet about Miichan's 1000th performance with a video message from Miichan

https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1230857812424589312

Well, she had 14 years to do it ...

For sure it all depends on how you count the performances ... but the 1000 milestone is something Miichan has been referring to for some time now ( as is years )


And a video of Yuunaa interrupting the performance to present flowers to their senpai to celebrate it
https://twitter.com/yuiri_ayaka/status/1230818334720937984

and some pics from various twitter sources


Video of Komiharu presenting the cake with candles
https://twitter.com/912_komiharu/status/1230848944655126529


And then there was this awesome gift from the costume department


Miichan is have a great last three months ... 3 months of celebrating her being a part of AKB
And yes, it is really her graduation concert ... a whole concert around Miichan ... the stuff of dreams
(and it's always I was pretty worried about, thinking how the graduations of others might easily push her's to the back ... well, I've been worrying for nothing, now if only I could have attended :/
But this is a BlueRay I will have to buy for sure when it comes out (and buy a player for it )