Yamada Juna Arrested, First Former AKB48 Group Member To Be Imprisoned
Producer, songwriter and founder of AKB48, Yasushi Akimoto said that it was impossible for his party to expand outside Asia. As is known, AKB48 already has franchises, branches or sister groups in several countries in Asia.
For example JKT48 in Jakarta (Indonesia), MNL48 Manila (Philippines), BNK48 Bangkok & CGM48 Chiang Mai (Thailand), SGO48 Saigon (Vietnam), Team TP (Taipei), Team SH (Shanghai), DEL48 (Delhi) and MUB48 (Mumbai). ).
According to Aki-P, he has tried to fight the impossibility by forming the sister group AKB48 in India. So according to him, it is difficult for Vernalossom to spread its wings outside Asia. Here’s a quick look at J-Pop & K-Pop info for this week.
2. Nakanishi Kana (Ex-ANGERME) and Ogata Haruna (Ex-Morning Musume) will duet in collaboration at a concert. Fans are looking forward to the appearance of these two top idols.
3. CJM plans to form a new group containing 12 IZ*ONE members. Since IZONE disbanded, the members have returned to their respective agencies. Later this new girl group will focus entirely on the K-Pop music industry.
4. NMB48’s Shiroma Miru sister, Miyuu, revealed that someone sent a package to her home address via an expedition service. The box contained a pair of panties written in Japanese with the words “To Dear Mirurun.”
5. W-KEYAKI Fes 2022 will be held in July, this replacement event for Keyaki Republik was previously only enlivened by Keyakizaka46 members. Since one group is independent and the other has changed its name, now Sakurazaka46 & Hinatazaka46 will collaborate to hold the event.
6. Akimoto Yasushi said that it is almost impossible for AKB48 to have a sister group outside of Asia. Even to enter the South Korean music market share, they have actually worked hard to the point of having to take a different approach through the Produce 48 event in collaboration with Mnet. Previously, news emerged that Aki-P would form a new idol group in the United States after collaborating in certain fields by forming an alliance with Hollywood actor Will Smith.
8. One of the former members of SKE48, Yamada Juna was arrested by the police for allegedly committing a crime of money laundering. He and two female colleagues will appear before a judge in a trial at the Nagoya High Court. The three of them do the action through a dating application.
9. Former AOA personnel, Mina uploaded an Insta Story and uploaded a photo on Instagram with the caption Love in purple. The photo contains a man and himself, the man is Mina’s new boyfriend. The two are rumored to be getting married.
10. AKB48 Team SH ended their first theater setlist “Thumbnail”. In the future, the members will perform a new stage song in the theater, the new setlist is entitled “Renai Kinshi Jourei” starting August 2022.
11. SNH48 General Election will be held again, in 2022 the selection of members for their newest single will use a temporary 2-time Senbatsu Sousenkyo announcement system.
12. The hashtag #AKB48GroupAsiaFestival2022 is at the top of the trending Twitter topics for Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand. The four countries sent their representatives (JKT48, MNL48, SGO48, BNK48 & CGM48) to appear at the AKB48 Group Asia Festival 2022 Online concert event at Tokyo Dome City Hall.
How about this week guys? Of course there is joy and surprise. Moreover, regarding the former member of SKE48, Yamada Juna was imprisoned and set a record for the first former/member 48 Group to go to prison in history.