Shimada Rena (Shimarena) / 2nd Generation

No mention of anything at all. No one knows what she's gonna be doing afterwards.

 

Spoiler: ＮＭＢの“お母さん”島田玲奈が卒業

ＮＭＢ４８のチームＭ初代キャプテン島田玲奈（２０）が７日、大阪・ＮＭＢ４８劇 場で卒業公演を行った。１１年６月に２期生で加入直後、過去のプライベート写真が流出して謹慎。復帰後、１２年１月発足のチームＭキャプテンに就いた。当 時を「もう、つらいことしかなかったぐらいつらかった」と振り返ったが、その気持ちは笑顔の裏に隠して活動を続けてきた。メンバーから「ダメキャプテン」 といじられてきた。この日も卒業セレモニーで自分の特徴である「歯茎」の模型を贈られ、場内は大爆笑。「島田チームＭを忘れないでください」と最後まで笑 顔のまま別れを告げた。

　［2014年4月8日7時11分　紙面から］
http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/akb48/news/p-et-tp0-20140408-1282100.html

 

Nikkan didn't have to write anything about the purikura. That's poor form especially for a graduation article.

 

Did you guys see the pictures of Shimarena and Takiyama Akane dressed as Minnie(s)? So cute!

I miss Shimarena. But I'm glad there are occasional pictures and she gets mentioned by Yuipon and other Team M members regularly.

 

Shimarena has a (public) twitter account now. Yay!

https://twitter.com/smd_rn

 

It's kinda strange but I don't even miss my original oshimen after graduating as much as I miss Shimarena. It just feels like it came out of nowhere and like there wasn't a real purpose to her graduating.

I just hope she's doing well and enjoying her life.

 

It is strange. No other graduation in AKB or NMB has ever affected me emotionally like hers. And it also still seems to be a sore point with many (Team M) members. No graduate gets mentioned as often as Shimarena, not even Ainyan. As soon as she had her twitter she had a conversation with Yuipon and A-pon. Sometimes it feels like she's still with NMB but only on a hiatus or something, with how large her presence still looms in Team M.

I hope she's doing fine, too. It seems like she does.

Who was your original oshimen, if I may ask.

 

It was Mariko from AKB. I guess with her, I felt she accomplished all she could within the group and she had a path she wanted to follow so graduation was a natural thing.

With Shimarena, it felt like she either didn't want to be an idol anymore or something else happened that was never talked about. Either way, I'm glad the members still talk about her occasionally. It does make her feel like she's still a part of the group even though she isn't there.

 

They spent a good 5 minutes talking about Shimarena's legs in Eureka during the recent 4th anniversary radio special with Akarin, Nana, Kanakichi and Ripopo.

 

Shimarena has thighs that would make Colonel Sanders jealous.

 

Shimarena just announced that she's opening up a cafe called Saq Cafe near Namba on July 7. The name is based on flower blooming.

http://www.twitter.com/saqcafe

 

I'm glad to hear news about her. She seems to be doing well post-NMB. I ought to stop by for coffee next time I'm in Osaka.