Tbh I think more people (=Japanese) are more shocked at Yoasobi than 48G. I mean, 48G is predicted to drop out of Kouhaku for at least a couple of year already.
Shiroma Miru tested positive for COVID-19 today. The problem is, there's a recording of music show on 27th (last Friday), which 48G top members attended. Cancelled right now: Today stage (Yuiri+Sakki stage) Yukirin cookpad live Okabe Rin's exhibition in Ibaraki that is scheduled to begin today. No official announcement from AKB48 yet. EDIT: Announcement: https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12641219985.html There is a personnel related to AKB48 that has been suspect to have COVID-19 or is a close contact to persons with COVID-19, so they postponed today stage.
Hopefully Miru and everyone she came into contact is healthy, I guess they’ll be extra cautious now and maybe only do pure akb senbatsu performances
I don't follow Nemousu TV that closely but it looks like there was an event scheduled tomorrow (12/1) called 'Dai 3-kai saikyo fan senshuken!' ('The 3rd Strongest Fan Championship'?) which has been postponed due to 'urgent circumstances' according to the show's official Twitter account: https://twitter.com/nemousutv/status/1333430330066300928?s=20
Yeah it was an event where member will get a questions, post them to twitter, and need to answer using the answer in the replies to their tweets (even if they know the answer, they can't write it themselves). First 2 times were quiz, this time it was going to be Oogiri (not sure how to translate that -- basically a gag championship). Most people are guessing the TV Tokyo recording clusters --- Tomu attended that recording, and was also scheduled for tomorrow Nemousu. But this is all speculation.
comemorative video: 15 years of AKB48 if the video does not show watch the video here Mod note: Second post only 5 hours after previous post. Use edit. Some reassuring news have been posted on all the sites / blogs following Miru's health. So far nobody's pcr test returned positive. Except Yumirin who is still waiting on her results. Anyway the girls and staff members are adviced to stay some day at home. As for the upcoming performances at the AKB theater, the Team 4 performance scheduled for tomorrow is postponed and they are discussing about the15th anniversary performance. https://gamp.ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12641666698.html
About COVID-19 problem of AKB48 group 11/28 NMB48 Shiroma Miru suffered from headache, malaise, and sore throat. 11/30 Shiroma Miru was found to be positive by PCR. 11/30 Kitayama-Sakiringo stage postponed 12/1 Okada Nana and others confirmed negative results by PCR. 12/1 3rd AKB48 group singing contest 12/2 The public health center requested the members of close contact to wait at home from December 2nd to December 11th. 12/3 Team 4 stage postponed 12/3 Takino and Honma also confirmed negative. All members of close contact are negative. 12/8 15th anniversary stage 12/9 FNS 12/10 Makiho Graduation stage the members of close contact Okada Nana Okabe Rin Oguri Yui Kashiwagi Yuki Chiba Erii Minegishi Minami Mukaichi Mion Muto Tomu Murayama Yuiri Yamauchi Mizuki Yokoyama Yui (team A) Suda Akari Tanaka Miku Honma Hinata Takino Yumiko
omg 58th single senbatsu! Jokes aside, I do hope they recover swiftly. It sucks for the anniversary, but what can you do in 2020.
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^dude wtf pissed you off this morning? lmaoo Miru leaving NMB would do the group absolutely zero favors.
^ That's very reductive though. Cautious measures due to the long incubation period. Infected persons can show no signs of infection during something like 2 weeks. And well the tests aren't 100% accurate. So better prenventing than curing.
Part of me understands that but I still think it's a shame, especially for the long runners like Miichan, Yukirin, Yuihan. This is already the 8th anniversary as well for Naachan, who is only 14th Gen. Also Naachan, Yuiyui and Zukkii are AKB48's latest centers (if you ignore Moeka since she left). Leaving Miichan, Yukirin, Yuihan, Naachan, Yuiyui and Zukkii out of the anniversary is really sad. Like I said, I get it, but... well.
Billboard JAPAN TOP Single Sales of the Year 2020 - Top 10: 1『Shitsuren, Arigato』AKB48(1,433,594 copies) 2『Shiawase no Hogosyoku』Nogizaka46(1,194,304 copies) 3『D.D. / Imitation Rain』Snow Man vs SixTONES(1,058,682 copies) 4『KISSIN' MY LIPS / Stories』Snow Man(1,016,081 copies) 5『Imitation Rain / D.D.』SixTONES vs Snow Man(943,337 copies) 6『NAVIGATOR』SixTONES(739,446 copies) 7『Kite』Arashi(730,678 copies) 8『Sonna Koto Nai yo』Hinatazaka46(658,105 copies) 9『Mazy Night』King & Prince(614,225 copies) 10『Maiochiru Hanabira (Fallin' Flower)』SEVENTEEN(526,240 copies) AKB48 is top for the fifth consecutive year according to the article: http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/94574/2
The year by year anniversary digest. Year One, 12/08/2006 if the video does not show watch the video here Commentary by the Captains if the video does not show watch the video here From last week if the video does not show watch the video here
Speaking of that. Looks like they will still be doing something on December 8th but they've officially postpone the theater performance. The Theater Performance is now set for December 31st. https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12642028598.html
The 15th anniversary stage scheduled for Dec 8 is postponed. There will be a live stream with all members instead, with Myao, Komiharu, Saho, Naamin, and Onishi appearing from the AKB48 theater and the rest online. In addition to the postponed 15th anniversary stage, there will also be New Year Eve stage on Dec 31. The detail of postponed 15th anivwrsary stage and the NY Eve stage will be announced later.
A New Year's Eve stage...that's what happens when AKB48 isn't in the Kouhaku. But has that ever happened even during the Kouhaku years? Hopefully the COVID situation settles down.