With 2016 coming to a close. It's time to do the yearly tradiation for Stage48 (which now is for all the groups) So what are your Hopes, Fears, and Predictions for 2017 for HKT48? Past ones 2016 - 2015 - 2014
Hopes HKT48 5th generation auditions that is completely managed by Sasshi (with even smaller age limits at only 9-15 years old, no high school students) And we get a member born in 2007 and is only 125 cm! HKT48 gets a Fukuoka Dome concert Less static senbatsu for upcoming singles 3 singles (or even 4!) a year HKT returns to Kohaku Mio ranks in senbatsu Nako ranks in senbatsu Meru jumps in ranks, even ranking in senbatsu Maria ranks in SSK Hana suddenly ranks high in SSK NakoMiku and Maria center singles Fears Sakura gets permanently transferred to AKB Meru graduates (and joins Hello Project instead) Predictions We recruit ex-Street-sei Kinoshita Nano Central Japan Tour Lovetan and Morippo graduate Tanaka Natsumi becomes H Co-Captain (Double Capt. Natsumi) Team TII gets filled
Hopes 3 HKT48 Singles (Hopefully with the 9th single coming out in February) HKT48's 1st Album HKT48's 5th Generation (with a member that was born in 2006). Meru returns to senbatsu and does well in the SSK Team TII becomes a full team Fears Meru's bad year continue and she graduates Only 2 HKT48 Singles Team TII stays the way it is Predictions 3 singles for HKT48 this year (9th in February, 10th in June or July, 11th in October or November) HKT48 1st Album (Coming out in August or September) HKT48's 5th Generation (Featuring our first girl born in 2006). Lovetan, Madoka graduate Nako, Miku, Maria B-Side song (Becomes the cutest song EVER! lol) Predictions on the centers 9th: Sasshi (Not really a prediction since we already know it lol) 10th: Sakura 11th: Haruppi, Sakura, and Hana
Hopes: - Meru getting back the spotlight in HKT48, ranking higher in SSK, maybe UG's center... - 3 singles - stronger vocals for HKT48 - more focus on dancing skills - new show, maybe a drama starring the girls would be cool! Fears: - Matsuoka Hana centering all TII team songs from now on - 4th gen member centering a single - Meru's bad wave continuing until she drops even more inside HKT48 and akb group Predictions: - Tanaka Yuka ranking in SSK, new gravure queen of HKT48 - Murashige Anna rise in rank - weak singles, centered by management pushed members - Rikoppi graduation - Matsuoka Hana kennin in AKB48, even bigger push - 4th gen getting ahead of TII in terms of push and popularity...
Hopes: - Single with NakoMiku as wcenter - Single with more than 220k sales on first day - Maria is on senbatsu at least once again Fears: - At least another single with Hana as center - CD sales below 200k on first day again - Another shuffle, please not 2017, still wanna see this formation of Team H, HKT48 can shuffle again in 2018. Predictions: - 5th gen? Do you think it's too early? - Lovetan graduation?
Hopes: Mokachan becomes 4th gen. ace Madoka popularity gets a comeback and ranks at least upper NG in the SSK Madoka's album is released and does well Shinamon push turns out to be successful An album More songs like Make Noise Riinu and Wakachan get pushed Yukachan and Yuriya's push continue New centers Picking 9 members in the Draft (if it happens) Sasshi #1, Haruppi Kami 7 Yuna... just something happens to her Fears: Mass graduations Any "failed" push graduates Madoka, Yuna, Shinamon, Riinu Wakachan graduates 4th gen. eventually takes over all the more prominent positions in TII+KKS stage Nothing really happening during most of the year because the 9th single is coming early Predictions: Haruppi centers, Kami 7 in the ssk Sasshi wins the ssk Shinamon ranks New stages for all teams except TII/KKS And who I think might graduate: Nao, Shige, Minazou, Riinu, Shinochan, Mashiro, Rikoppi, Piichan, Jiina, Mariri, Mao, Lovetan... and Yuna and Madoka (if she keeps flopping) Now what I got right, wrong or kinda last year
Prediction Quick Promotion to fill the teams or team assigned KKS (which is the trend now) New stages - not new songs but new setlists Sasshi wins again + Sakura and Jurina top 3. (other heavyweight opted out) Hanachan's push continues Hanachan ranks quite well, probably FG or low NG Meru back to low UG Mio very high UG Nako drop to NG, Miku rise to NG Senbatsu level graduates
Hopes: 3 singles Team TII becomes complete Moi ranks in senbatsu Madoka&Shige rank higher First album Fears: 2 singles Hana centers the second single Shige doesn't return to senbatsu Predictions: First album The group with the most ranked members in sousenkyo(over 20) Shige jumps over 15 spots in sousenkyo Haruppi makes Kami 7 Lovetan&Natsumi graduate
HKT48 Hopes: Sakura enters the top 5 in SSK (top 3 if Sasshi and Mayuyu don't participate) Haruppi retains her rank (or goes higher) at SSK Aanya increases her rank in SSK Mikurin and Nako both increase in rank in SSK Boss ranks in SSK (she wasn't far away last year) New stages for Team H & KIV (please!!!!) First album New variety show HKT48 Fears: Sasshi announces graduation Sales decline HKT48 Predictions: Sasshi participates in SSK and trounces everyone yet again
