Generation NGT48 3rd Generation Thread

NGT48 3rd GENERATION ANNOUNCEMENT
Official Twitter announcement:
https://twitter.com/official_NGT48/status/1480524831334572033



One of the several big news happening during NGT 6th Anniversary Stage performance today was the announcement for 3rd Generation Audition.
With NGT has the smallest number within 48G among Sister Groups with just 24 (Minus Noe that announced last year and Kado that announced today), they desparately need an extra members, obviously.

Let's be realistic, I don't expect the turn out gonna be a lot, especially if they somehow decided to make this national (which realistically I hope not). But again, if they focused to all the Hokuriku and Shin'etsu Region (Niigata, Toyama Ishikawa,Sakai Nagano etc). They might some get supports.
There's several Chika Idol that are NGT wota from that region that also watched the Toki Messe concert last years.
Being NGT fan "post-2018" trained you to be "positive pessimist" lol

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They finally introduced all the 12 Girls that passed the 3rd Gen audition today (June 1st 2022).

1. 新井 りりの (あらい りりの) - Arai Ririno : July 15th 2004 (17) Niigata​
2. 磯部 瑠紅 (いそべ るあ) - Isobe Rua : May 7th 2007 (15) Niigata​
3. 喜多 花恵 (きた はなえ) - Kita Hanae : September 9th 2003 (18) Kanagawa​
4. 北村 優羽 (きたむら ゆうは - Kitamura Yuuha : September 22nd 2004 (17) Niigata​
5. 木本 優菜 (きもと ゆうな) - Kimoto Yuuna : April 12th 2003 (18) Niigata​
6. 柴野 夕葵 (しばの ゆき) - Shibano Yuki : December 4th 2003 (18) Niigata​
7. 水津 菜月 (すいづ なつき) - Suetsu Natsuki : April 27th 2004 (18) Chiba​
8. 杉本 萌 (すぎもと もえ) - Sugimoto Moe : July 17th 2005 (16) Nagano​
9. 鈴木 凛々花 (すずき りりか) - Suzuki Ririka : September 30th 2008 (13) Niigata​
10. 中島 光里 (なかじま ひかり) - Nakajima Hikari : September 8th 2004 (17) Nagano​
11. 長谷 朱桃 (はせ すもも) - Hase Sumomo : Febuary 23rd 2006 (16) Tokyo​
12. 南川 遥香 (みなみかわ はるか) - Minamikawa Haruka : December 4th 2004 (17) Chiba​

 

They opened a site for the audition:
https://twitter.com/official_NGT48/status/1480826820823977984
https://ngt48.jp/3rd-audition-entry/

In short:
Girls from 12 to 20 years old
Applications from 01/11 to 02/28

 

Showroom from 04/05 to 04/08
https://twitter.com/official_NGT48/status/1510935919427461127
https://twitter.com/SHOWROOM_jp/status/1510935642116857859
https://www.showroom-live.com/event/ngt48_3rd_audition

 

I dunno that they let a shota to join audition now

 

She doesn't look less beautiful than Nakanishi Yuka.
I've seen idols who looks even worse than this candidate.

 

She is the most 48 visual in this batch. If you watch her showroom, she's quite pretty and I like her a lot.

 

is it true that Le Sunny from SGO advanced through the audition?

 

I still dunno why people thought this is offensive. I just said it in jest that "Well, they really upped the Tomboy girls visual in the group now"
I thought people dislike this bc "It's NGT", but then I realised, "Do people think I said it in degrading way?"

 

Reminder you that Kai Kokoa and Taguchi Manaka look like tomboy in their audition days. And now they are not. This kind of girl is not new in 48.

 

Twelve 3rd gen members have been announced.
https://ngt48.jp/news/detail/100005283

 

Feel free to correct

1. 新井 りりの (あらい りりの) - Arai Ririno
2. 磯部 瑠紅 (いそべ るあ) - Isobe Rua
3. 喜多 花恵 (きた はなえ) - Kita Hanae
4. 北村 優羽 (きたむら ゆうは - Kitamura Yuuha
5. 木本 優菜 (きもと ゆうな) - Kimoto Yuuna
6. 柴野 夕葵 (しばの ゆき) - Shibano Yuki
7. 水津 菜月 (すいづ なつき) - Suizzu Natsuki
8. 杉本 萌 (すぎもと もえ) - Sugimoto Moe
   
9. 鈴木 凛々花 (すずき りりか) - Suzuki Ririka
10. 中島 光里 (なかじま ひかり) - Nakajima Hikari
11. 長谷 朱桃 (はせ すもも) - Hase Sumomo
12. 南川 遥香 (みなみかわ はるか) - Minamikawa Haruka

 

I think it should be Suetsu there, alas let's see what her official romaji is later.

Tbh, I still think this is a promising bunches. Although there's a lot of girls that I'm kinda bummed not getting picked such as No.15 (Who is hugely popular during Showroom period)and also No.7 (the short haired shota), I'll cross my finger that this gen would panned out in a long run.
By just looking at the introduction pic here, I'll take a guess that Nakajima Hikari, Suetsu Natsuki would be pushed early..
..and also Suzuki Ririka..

 

Well, If I literally transcript the hiraganas, it should be "Suidzu" (hence why I choosed double z), we shall see.

It looks like Sugimoto Moe tried the HKT48 6th gen audition (see in the comments)
http://akbfriend.blog.jp/archives/16052514.html

 

There's a place in Fukui Prefecture called '水津' which seems to be romanised as 'Suizu' so maybe that's the correct spelling with just a single 'z'?

Google Maps link

 

The girls are pretty! Hopefully they will all do well.

This is just a joke but...

Spoiler: not funny joke

It's funny how they managed to get a Suzuki, a Ririka, and a Hase ..momo in NGT

/jk /not serious

 

SKE48 also got a Kito and a Momona.
Also not serious.

 

And still no one recruited SatoHaru. This girl loves to be waited (serious)

 

Report from local TV news:


if the video does not show watch the video here

 

Still no officiial profiles, but ....
https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/akb48/news/202206030000096.html