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  1. ForrestFuller

    ForrestFuller Senbatsu

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  2. Arinko

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    Why is Katomina always being video or photo sleeping?
     
  3. ForrestFuller

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    The Members love her sleeping face (Noepii, Hinatan, Rikachan are members that do just to name a few).
     
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    Katomina will be at the NGT48 Theater on December 2nd (Double Show)
    https://twitter.com/NGT48schedule/status/934995177759846400
    https://twitter.com/NGT48schedule/status/934995412229877760

    Also another Message Card for Katomina 19th Birthday
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    Also the link for folks who can not be at the Theater or HS Venues who went to send a bd message to her is now up.
    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ue...0p9XQU5eDZzi_jg/viewform?edit_requested=true#

    Katomina (Along with Naachan) will be at Fukuoka (HMV and Books Hakata) on December 7th (Other Members will be at other places as well) to commenrate the 2nd Single Release (CD Delivered Party as I got it from Google Translate).
    http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/ngt48/info/488868

    Katomina Social Media Roundup
    Photologs
    #1 (Noepii):
    https://twitter.com/NGT48_info_bot/status/935153499804811264
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    #2 (Ayutarou): https://twitter.com/NGT48_info_bot/status/935153012728721408
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    #3 (OgiYuka): https://twitter.com/NGT48_info_bot/status/935043363593601024
    [​IMG]

    #4 (Rikachan): https://twitter.com/NGT48_info_bot/status/935001587470045190
    [​IMG]

    Instagram
    #1:
    https://www.instagram.com/p/BcAH3N3h0gv/
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    #2 (Yuurin): https://www.instagram.com/p/BcAAyhOHdhU/
    [​IMG]

    #3 (Naachan) (Vid): https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb_-jhPhAmZ/
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    Instagram Stories
    #1:
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    #2: [​IMG]

    #3: https://twitter.com/ngt48_insta_bot/status/935379161979396096
     
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  5. Floris58

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    I'm guessing those birthday messages have to be in Japanese...but that's okay. Gotta shape up my skills in the language anyway. :')

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  7. Maria Lamezon

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    That idolbomb pic I'M DEAD ON THE FLOOR SUCH A BEAUTIFUL ANGEL
    And she looks like a painting on the photo she uploaded to her insta, with the bob on her fringe <3 Those flowers are a pretty remarcable hairstyle, for a shoot, maybe? And pics with okappa!!! Haven't seen those in a while!
    Btw, does anyone knows why she's sad/upset? Did something happened? It's been a big fuss around the internet, but I can't understand what happened!!
     
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    I think she was just pretty fatigued yesterday and didn't have the energy she usually has (and of course it got overblown bc of her "spot" that she's in right now). I mean today she is back to her usual self.
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    Katomina Showroom (17-11-30)

    if the video does not show watch the video here

    Katomina will be on the February 2018 Issue of UTB (Out December 22nd)
    https://twitter.com/NGT48schedule/status/936206323296776192
    (Finally Announced).

    Pics from her PR thing today (News Coverage). Still Can't find the Video though
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    Katomina Social Media Roundup
    Photologs
    #1:
    https://twitter.com/NGT48_info_bot/status/936217940348637185
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    #2: https://twitter.com/NGT48_info_bot/status/936192852060618753
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    #3: https://twitter.com/NGT48_info_bot/status/936218773589078016
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    #4: https://twitter.com/NGT48_info_bot/status/936192183517843456
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    #5 (Ayutarou): https://twitter.com/NGT48_info_bot/status/936237400619081729
    [​IMG]
     
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    Well.....she cried in her Showroom... but for the rest it was super dorky and adorable, especially the first half with her sister and Maron~
    Super glad there finally is a release date for the UTB shoot though... <3
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    this is utterly, utterly, utterly depressing...

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  10. ForrestFuller

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    Translation of the #3 Photolog Entry (Translated by homowota on Twitter).
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    :( :( :(.

    I hate the fact that is feeling like this. Very hearbreaking.

    I now wanna do anything to help get this girl's confidence back. If she wants senbatsu next year, we better damn well give to her because she damn well deserves it. We really need to get her hs sales for AKB48 (Even though she was doing good for the 48th and 49th Singles, but ended up only selling half of her slots for the 50th) and for NGT48. We need to do so much for her this last month (like she said) and in 2018. Even if its just supporting her on SnS right now, it's a start. SnS, HS Sales, SSK, anything, we need to show our support for her no matter what and FINALLY reward her for all of the hard work she has given us in these past 3 years (well going on 3).

    2018 Goal for us Minamins (and for anybody who is doesn't consider themselves one but does like her): Get Katomina Confidence back and get her into fucking senbatsu next year.

    Honestly, It's Time for the Katomina Revolution!
     
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    TOTALLY AGREE
    We should really start a #Katominadeservesbetter movement
    I started crying so hard reading it, i'm so sorry she was feeling like this, and it must have been so hard to ask for help :( Since she did it, we should do our absolute BEST to show her our suppor, in anyway we can. I don't have a job right now, but i'm gonna save any money i can to vote for her, it really is time for a katomina revolution!
     
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    When's her next showroom, I'm going in there and spam encouraging message.
     
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    Not to say anything bad about Katomina, but I think she is a bit too impatient. Thinking of giving up while you already have photoshoots, ranked in before all the others, center for NGT48's debut, PR ambassador in minami-ku and got selected to part of some AKB48 performances. She hasn't tasted defeat like Rika and Yuka did in last year's SSK. Katomina needs to get off where she standing and see other members as team mates, buddies and try to bond with team. Someone mentioned she hasn't added any NGT48 members on Instagram. I hope that has changed.

    Yuka and Rika lost last year. Rika considered Katomina her rival. Yuka and Rika had someone to aim to surpass. If you watched the NGT48 2016 non ranked Thanksgiving concert programme, you could see both bonded. Both of them worked hard at what they were good at. Fishing Rika and Handshake Goddess Yuka. When Rika got her solo concert announcement, Yuka congratulated her on Twitter. When you are in a team, you need the mental support from within the team too.

    Graduating, is not an answer to not getting what you want. It is just running away.

    Katomina is much better off compared to most other NIII members. Is she much better off than the KKS? Of course, but some KKS are even surpassing Kotomina.
     
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    Katomina's been in a strange place, I think... hadn't realized how much she was holding back until reading that mail...

    She was raised to know exactly where the goal was, and to fight until she got there. However, she always knew what to aim for, without complaining, without question.

    The idol world apparently, is much like any other competitive job -- there'll always be those that use means other than merit and hard work to get ahead. Plus, there's rarely good advice on how to raise your popularity, as everyone's different and is considered by mgmt differently from others. I think this is what Katomina's struggling with now -- how to break out of a shell she made impervious for a past goal, in order to conform to the realities of her present career. Even if she does everything perfectly, though... there's of course zero guarantee she can make up the distance she feels she's lost (different from how much she's actually lost, remember)...

    I felt more than a twinge of familiarity with Katomina, as I didn't transition from military-->civilian life very gracefully. You get to this point where, you feel utterly lost, and can't see any path ahead. The only thing to do is listen... and not give up, though I very nearly did that...

    I hope she doesn't consider graduation because of this one hill -- it always seems huge and insurmountable, until you're over it. I think talking to Kitarie, for some long, cathartic conversations... will be best. And if there's anyone who can talk to Sasshi about this too, it's Kitarie. <3
     
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    I think it's the problem of her mentality to comparing her success to her rival's success and watching them slowly run pass her up till now where she cannot even see their backs.

    The more she puts focus on them rather than herself then it will get more frustrated for as she isn't satisfy at all of where she even is. Basically losing her path. And the thought of her being a strong girl image suppresses her own true feelings because she doesn't wanna look "weak". Which I think there should be actually no shame for any girl in the group to show. It's alright that if sometimes you wanna beeetch about things, cry on frustrations and asking fans straight up to vote for you. Because this shows me, wow this member really wants to be something big and even though she is already quite impressive of where she is at, she still wants to go higher. And by conveying the true feelings to their own fans they would also understand and are always willing to bust their azzes out to help her reach that dream together with her.

    And when she tries to look for confidence on the internet while she is this depressed, that was a big mistake as we all know how toxic af and cruel people say stuff about things for fun.

    So it is good that we finally know how she thinks and management will take note as well, I'm sure they don't want to see her leaving and knowing how much she really wants to be at the top with her fellow rivals. And I don't think she is really meaning she wants to leave or graduate, just at this point she has no confidence at what she does or even lost her purpose on becoming an idol. It's really not about who deserves what more by comparing others. There is always someone who is more successful and always someone less. She will not feel better by just diminishing other member's success.

    It's more about redefining her place in the group and recount the motivation of her being idol. Put the focus back onto herself.

    And talk to mama-rie would be a good idea.
     
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    Don't know, but will post something when she's either on, or is going to be on.

    Well Said.

    I also think she should talk to Rie as well (Hopefully she does) and has already :).
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    NST Smile Stadium SP that aired (Rie was a guest in the Studio, while Katomina and Mahohon were on Location). Those two were on Location at Katomina's Old Jr High School.

    From NGT48 Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/official_NGT48/status/936361680191160321
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    Some screenshots from it.
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    From Yomiuri_Online: https://twitter.com/Yomiuri_Online/status/936521512080814082

    From Niigata_nippo: https://twitter.com/niigata_nippo/status/936505938860589056

    Katomina Social Media Roundup
    Instagram
    #1:
    https://www.instagram.com/p/BcJbxurhIoY/
    [​IMG]

    Photologs
    #1:
    https://twitter.com/NGT48_info_bot/status/936545349308637186
    [​IMG]

    #2: https://twitter.com/NGT48_info_bot/status/936544085933821953
    [​IMG]

    Instagram Story
    #1 (Moeka):
    [​IMG]

    #2 (Noepii): [​IMG]
     
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  17. Maria Lamezon

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    OMG i NEED to watch that show!! Smol katomina <3
     
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    She is glad and feels better now after letting her feelings go. Hope she is really okay though.
    (Mod edit: removed dead link)

    She said she reconfirms many fans and members support after that emotional breakdown, and will continue to work hard in her activity with NGT.
     
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  19. ForrestFuller

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    :).

    I know it does help when you got so much stuff bottled up in ya (Then finally just letting it all out).

    She was very cheerful in Showroom
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    Katomina's Showroom (17-12-01)
    https://www.bilibili.com/video/av16848499/
     
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  20. Maria Lamezon

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    I'm so happy she's doing showroom twice in a row <3 I would be so happy if she did it everyday :ยด) AND SO CUTE AAA
     
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