Former AKB48 Member Nishino Miki (23) Announces Marriage to Comedian Yamamoto Keiichi (54)
Former AKB48 member Nishino Miki announced that she had married member of comedy duo Gokurakutombo Yamamoto Keiichi on November 22nd. The announcement was made through Yamamoto‘s YouTube channel.
Hi, you've stumbled upon a dead AKB48 fanblog! It's a blog that's already been that way for over 5 years at the time of this writing, and one where this post is being made on its 10th anniversary in order to give it some final closure and resources.
You're probably here because you're a fan of one of the former members, following their solo careers, and want to know more about their early history. Or you might be here because you're interested in the history of AKB48, or the AKB48 fandom. Can't say there's anything of value to be found here, but thanks for reading anyway.
Or you could've just clicked on this link because you saw the tweet pop up in your twitter feed...in which case, welcome Ruffian?
You know, I hate it when you need to scroll through a blogger's life story to get to that pasta recipe, so I'll cut to the chase and serve you the former Ori-Minegishi Team 4 members twitter and fanclub links upfront (or in the case of a Moe and Ayaka, the groups that they're now a part of). Most of them have instagram, etc. as well but you can usually find those on their twitter profiles.
Here you go! (anyone missing from here is no longer active in the entertainment industry as far as I know)
Aigasa Moe:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/moeaigasa0406
- Group (METAMOL): https://metamol.jp/metamol_profile/metamol_moe/
Iwatate Saho:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/yahho_sahho
- Fanclub: https://iwatatesaho-fc.jp/
Okada Ayaka:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ayaka_o1106
- Group (SAISON): https://www.shochikugeino.co.jp/talents/okadaayaka/
Okada Nana:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/okadanana_1107
- Fanclub: https://okadanana-fc.jp/p/
Kitazawa Saki:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sakii_Kitazawa
- Fanclub: https://saki-kitazawa.com/
Kojima Mako:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mak0_k0jima
- Fanclub: https://fc.sunmusic-group.com/kojimamako
Nishino Miki:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikinishino4
- Fanclub: https://www.fansnet.jp/en/nishinomiki_official
Shinozaki Ayana:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ayana18_48
- Fanclub: https://shinozaki-ayana-official.jp/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ayana.shinozaki.official
Murayama Yuiri:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/yuirii_murayama
Mogi Shinobu:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mogi0_0216
- Fanclub: https://mogishinobu-fc.jp/
Minegishi Minami:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/chan__31
- Fanclub: https://fanicon.net/fancommunities/3877
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Now then, let's talk a bit before I let you go.
At the time of this writing, of the 16 members of Minegishi Team 4 who were promoted on August 24th, 2013, 4 remain. And by March of next year, that number will be down to 2.
I left the fandom in around 2019. The state of the management (which I won't elaborate on here, but you probably know...), combined with starting a new career in a new timezone led to me calling it quits as a 48G fan.
Okada Nana's graduation was a wakeup call to me though, that my beloved 13th gen had very little time left. So I returned briefly to the fandom in April 2023, to see the conclusion of their story.
I discovered that so much had changed, much more than I could list here. But for one thing, I discovered that in my absence my kamioshi, Kitazawa Saki, had gone from being a struggling theater girl, to a full fledged stage actress! Joining an agency and becoming so busy that she was rarely in the theater! I was so proud.
And it was not a moment too soon that I returned, because 2 months later, Saki announced her graduation. I got a chance to speak to her once at an online hanashikai. And then, in the greatest stroke of luck of my entire otaku existence, I was able to go to Japan to see her graduation stage in person. It was an experience I'll never forget.
As the 13th gen's time comes to a close, it is time for me to formally exit from the fandom as well. Saho and Yuiri remain for now, but I'm more interested in their activities outside the group.
In addition to tonight being 4'stylephilosophy's 10th anniversary, tonight is also the 9th anniversary of Takashima Yurina's graduation, my original kami oshi. I always found that coincidence remarkable. So even if it's only meaningful to me, this feels fitting.
I'll continue to follow the careers of some of my favorites from back then. Particularly Saki, Ayanan, Saho, Fukuoka Seina, Ino Miyabi, and Goto Moe, as well as Ishiwata Sena and Takahashi Ayane who I discovered more recently. I hope to see as many as I can in person someday too (already making plans to see one of Saki's stage plays sometime next year!), but it will no longer be as an AKB fan.
It was a fun 11 years but all things must come to an end. I'll still be on twitter, but for the most part my interests have shifted to following a certain pair of demon guard dogs (BAU BAU).
To all of those I called friends over the years, I'll always cherish the memories we shared.
Thank you all for being awesome, and for putting up with me.
Well I think that’s it then. I'm not sure if I can say this blog itself truly completed its original mission of bringing awareness of the members of Minegishi Team 4 to the foreign fandom. However, seeing how far the members came in these 10+ years, I can say that which was truly important was a success.
Anyway,
finally I’m nearly out of words,
so in closing,
and most of all…
To Minegishi Team 4:
Umemoe, and Nororinzu
MogiYuri, and Triple彩
the Three Musketeers, and KabutomuChu!
And to Captain Miichan…
Thank you for those unforgettable 234 days and for the wonderful years thereafter.