Minegishi Minami (Miichan) / 1st Generation

Now there's something you don't see everyday

https://twitter.com/f0eP9hpDJvND74J/status/1209088945138458624

Miichan centered Aitakatta ... on a TV program (ok, just for a few moments ... but still)


and ... she is back to her big hair days ... so in a way she came full circle

(just the aitakatta part https://twitter.com/azusara619/status/1209089404762877953)

and she held up a message


メンバ やファンのみんなの
おカげで?しくなカったよ
会えてよ力った ( I could meet you)

sadly I can't decipher the kanji :/

edit: second line could be
寂えてよ力った (I was lonely and helped (by members and fans and everyone?) )



https://twitter.com/chan__31/status/1209107314092867584

 

They should hire us as consultants for the concert
I'm sure we have plenty ideas between us to make it a graduation people won't forget for a long long time

(still worried about if it will be a proper graduation concert though ... but I take this performance as a good sign :/ )

 

最後の１期生
メンバーやファンのみんなの
おかげて寂しくなかったよ
あえてよかったー

Last of the 1st gen
Because of all members and fans,
I am not lonely at all.
I am glad to have met everyone.

 

https://twitter.com/chan__31/status/1209473742419611650
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メリークリスマス！ 卒業発表後、初めての握手会。泣きながら気持ちを伝えてくれる子もいて、それをもらっちゃったりして感情が忙しかった。こうしてサンタさんを着るのも今年が最後かな〜会いに来てくれた皆さん、ありがとうございました

よいお年を
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Merry Christmas! The first handshake event after graduation announcement. Some of the children were crying and conveyed their feelings, and they got them and their emotions were busy. This is the last time to wear Santa in this way ~ Thanks to everyone who came to see me
Have a good year
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SKE's Nomura Miyo tweeted this
https://twitter.com/MIYOMARUKO/status/1209485360310259712
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今日は峯岸みなみさんに お会いする事ができました

美しくて優しくて… うまく感謝の気持ちを伝えられていたか分からないけどうれしかったです。 ありがとうございました
http://www2.ske48.co.jp/blog/detail/id:20191210222020760…
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Today I was able to meet Minegishi Minami

Beautiful and gentle ... I wasn't sure how well I was thanked. Thank you very much
http://www2.ske48.co.jp/blog/detail/id:20191210222020760
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From what the translation gave me, after the draft she was on the shortlist for Team K(?) and Team K members (Miichan and Haaru) came to visit her at her house, but she hid in her room because she missed a draft meeting and wouldn't come out.
Then they (Miichan and Haaru) asked her mother if she could bring her out and which she did.
Then Miichan hugged her as she cried and convinced her to keep trying, telling her she would be waiting....
Well, she's still in SKE
so maybe in a way she's one of the みねチル (minechiru - Minegishi children) as well


ow, and someone posted this on Twitter ...

It's Mii-mama, Mii-papa, no3b and Mariko-sama
Miichan takes after her mom ... (apart from the eye, which she got from her dad )
(and yes, that isn't a recent pic I think)


edit: the automated translation put me on the wrong track
It was Miyomaru's sister who was drafted for Team K and Miichan and Haaru went to visit her.
Miyomaru was hiding in her room as she was obviously really upset as she didn't get selected.
Her mom then asked Miichan and Haaru when they were about to leave if they wanted to meet Miyomaru as well.
That's when Miichan, after Miyomary came out, hugged her and asked her if she hated AKB now, that she should not give up and that she would be waiting for her.
And that is why Miyomaru is in SKE right now and she's really grateful to Miichan
(source: https://twitter.com/SKE48_INTL/status/1209514503546630145)

Knowing Miichan has this kind of legacy within AKB makes it a bit less hard to see her go

 

Ow, Haaru must have a serious crush on her (former)senpai for sure
(ok, I just mean she likes Miichan a lot )

https://twitter.com/chan__31/status/1209784148593795072
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髪の毛染めました〜 島田が海外のお土産でくれた、この時期ぴったりの可愛いコート。「クリスマス意識？」か「AKBっぽい」で意見がわかれます。 皆さま、素敵な夜を
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I dyed my hair ~ Shimada gave me a souvenir from abroad, a cute coat perfect for this season. Opinions are given on "Christmas consciousness" or "AKB-ish". Have a nice night
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She decided to stop drinking alcohol till the (her?) graduation concert 2 April next year
She posted about it on Instagram, which I meant to post here but we had some problems with the site.

 

this is her post on instagram
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12月8日の卒業発表の夜から禁酒を始めて、早いもので2週間が経ちました。
少し輪郭がすっきりしてきたような気がしたので久しぶりに体重を測ったら、2キロぐらい減っていた...！
お酒飲んでるときになんとなくお菓子をつまむこともなくなるし、次の日の朝に炭水化物食べたいいいいいっていうのもないし、身体が軽いので積極的にジムにも行くようになっていいことばかり。4月2日のコンサートまでを目処にしてるのでまだまだ先は長いですが、しなやかボディと健やかな心をゲットできるように頑張ります！でもなー、お正月ぐらいはなー（笑）
※写真と本文は特に関係ありません
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Two weeks have passed since I stopped drinking on the night of my graduation announcement on December 8.
I felt like the outline was a little bit clear, so I weighed it for the first time in a while and it was about 2 kg less ...!
You will not have to pick up some snacks when you are drinking, you will not want to eat carbohydrates the next morning, and you are going to go to the gym actively because your body is light . I have a long way to go before the concert on April 2nd, but I will do our best to get a supple body and a healthy mind! But it's about New Year's (laughs)
* Photos and texts do not matter
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and it has these pics that might not be recent, but they have a look that makes me suspect Takahashi Yuya took them

It looks like she just wants to be fit for the concert which I hope means there is a good reason why she needs to be fit, as in she'll be really active in it.

 

Wait ... what?? .... Miichan centered?? and not just for 2 seconds ....
I now have to find a video of that

https://twitter.com/chan__31/status/1210533283202621441
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Mステ　#ウルトラSUPERLIVE

まさかまさか、AKB在籍14年目にして、初めての歌番組センターを務めさせていただきました！沢山のメンバーと一緒に「フライングゲット」「会いたかった」を歌えて、一生の思い出になりました。アイドルになってよかった、幸せです！本当にありがとうございました！-----------------------------------------------------
M station #ウルトラSUPERLIVE

No way, I was in AKB's 14th year and became the first song program center! I sang "Flying Get" and "I wanted to meet" with a lot of members, and it became a lifetime memory. I'm happy to be an idol! I'm really thankful to you!
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and she looks phenomenal .... she's obviously having a really good time


found a clip!
https://twitter.com/SN2M_PD48/status/1210520618040356865

and it's not like top members weren't there, as she flanked by naachan, miion, yuihan and yukirin, Ureshi
(ow .... and the camera was almost glued to her .... I'm so happy to see her as the center of attention )

Miion posted these


Instagram video by Yukirin(?)
https://twitter.com/524an/status/1210534914338115584

ok, everybody wanted to take a selphie with miichan


for sure there are more ....

btw ... and it had to be Flying Get for sure

 

本当にありがとうございました　
well, this is what I've (and probably Miichan) have been waiting for .... an overload in screentime for Shaku

btw .... in the comments several people wrote 咪酱 .... so ... I pulled that though google translate ... no translation, huh, what .... ow, wait ... bilibili is Chinese ... 咪酱 => Mī jiàng


ow, there is a small interview with the hosts of the show, my Japanese is extremely limited still, but I think Miichan said (amongst other things) that this was the first time in 14 years she centered a song (on national television)

 

Yeah, that one popped up on my screen a few times, and fuelled quite some speculation ... some people going so far as guessing it might be a shot for graduation single.
It's a great pic ... she looks pretty but also kinda sad ... so I get why people link it with a possible graduation song ...

I'm still not 100% sure AKS will go for a full blown 'lets say goodbye to the last first gen in a spectacular way' graduation concert .... but then again ... Miichan centered more TV performances this month so far as in the rest of her career combined together.

 

End of the year, so Miichan has been really busy

https://twitter.com/chan__31/status/1212007029738393601
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#紅白歌合戦2019 世界選抜で「恋するフォーチュンクッキー」歌わせていただきました！華やかな衣装に身を包んで、独特な緊張感が漂う舞台に立ち、メンバーとわちゃわちゃしながら年を越すのも今年が最後。来年もその先も...AKB48がこの舞台に立ち続けられたらいいなぁ。ありがとうございました！
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#紅白歌合戦2019 I sang "Fortune Cookies in Love" in the world selection! This year is the last year of dressing in gorgeous costumes and standing on a stage where there is a unique sense of tension. Next year and beyond ... I wish AKB48 could continue on this stage. Thank you very much!
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https://twitter.com/chan__31/status/1212082121495347201
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今年もCDTV年越しプレミアムライブ出演させていただきました！ 「涙サプライズ」ゆきりんとセンターとっても嬉しかったです。AKB48可愛くて、楽しいねって沢山の人に思ってもらえる年になりますように。今年もよろしくお願い致します。
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This year we have also appeared on the CDTV Premium Live! "Tear Surprise" I was very happy with Yukirin and the Center. AKB48 May be a year that many people think is cute and fun. Thank you again this year.
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And again Miichan in the center, together with Yukirin
So far her amount of exposure has exceeded all my expectations ... AKB seem to be really giving her a real glorious sendoff
And ... Miichan rises to the occasion and looks glorious and beautiful
https://twitter.com/k3po7gouki/status/1212062595747725312
(and I'm going in my head ... see, see AKB ... you've should have done that earlier )


and then there was this ..
https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1212055550764015616
https://twitter.com/mionnn_48/status/1212027801907261440

ow, Miichan! ... those slippers
https://twitter.com/223731chan/status/1212035334503989250