[News] Otona AKB48

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"Otona AKB48 " Recruitment

women over 30 years of age , there is no upper age limit, Pro-Am, marital status, regardless of self-recommendation 
She will debut as Center TV CM of ” Papiko ” as well as activities handshake meeting , theater performances, concerts for a limited time as a member Otona AKB48.

 Application period March 4th18.00 pm - March 28th 23:59 pm

[ Qualification ]
1. No experience required.
2. Women over the age of 30 in April 12th 2014
3. The person who can participate in the trial to be held in Tokyo on April 5th and April 12th
4. Person who can accept to shoot and CM appeared as image character Ezaki Glico of ” Papiko ” .
5 . After passing , those who aim to start work as a member of the limited time of AKB48 is able to start the lesson, attend lessons in Tokyo daily. 

The announcement by Ezaki Glico Papiko 2014 spring campaign press conference
https://papico-otona-akb48.jp

(from newship)

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It will be interesting if the mother of a member gets the spot.

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Papico CM




vid by TNS




vid by maidigitv




vid by Oricon



Thanks to black_snow

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As posted at the AKB48 Official channel


ZIP! March 5th


PON! March 5th

[Jul3]

From the official site: http://papico.glico.com/otona/

The winner is Tsukamoto Mariko, 37 years old

She is a mother of two.





Here's her promoting Papico with Mayu and Paru, both 20 years old:



Apparantly 5066 people applied and a CM will run from May 14th:
http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0062228

More pics from the event:




http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2036488/full/

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[Jul3]

^ different vid of that event from Maidigi:

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Otona AKB event video by Oricon

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Otona AKB event video by JIJIPRESS

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Mezamashi TV (めざましテレビ) Otona AKB48

[Jul3]

This news made it to the Singapore press - from their Straits Times:

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Otona AKB48

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On April 17, the announcement for the results of the "Otona AKB48 Audition" was made, and it was revealed that 37-year-old Tsukamoto Mariko had been chosen as the Otona AKB48 member.


"Otona AKB48 Audition" was a part of Ezaki Glico's "Papico 2014 Spring Campaign", and the audition was held to find a limited-time member who was over 30 years old.


Reportedly, a total of 5,066 people applied for the audition which included former Morning Musume member Ichii Sayaka, a comedian Kintaro, and so on. It was also revealed the oldest applicant was an 82-year-old woman.


The winner Tsukamoto is a housewife and a mother of 2 children who is a resident in a metropolitan area, but originally from Nara prefecture. She applied for the audition through the recommendation of her friend.


Tsukamoto attended the press conference along with 5 AKB48 members including Watanaba Mayu and Shimazaki Haruka, and there, Shimazaki suggested a nickname of "Mariri" for the new member. Watanabe also promised her that she would support her.


She will make her debut as the center member in new "Papico" CM (to begin airing on May 14), and will participate in handshake events, theater performances, and live concerts as well. She, then will "graduate" from the group on August 31 when the campaign ends.

Source http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/04/37-year-old-housewife-is-the-winner-of-otona-akb48-audition

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Comedian Kintaro admits defeat to 'Otona AKB48' winner Tsukamoto Mariko
April 29, 2014

Comedian Kintaro, known for her impersonations of idol group members, recently submitted her applications for the "Otona AKB48 Auditions".

However, she didn't make the cut in the end and was made fun of by fellow comedy duo FUJIWARA, who teased, "Obviously you wouldn't make it."

Actually, Kintaro made it to the third and final round of the "Otona AKB" auditions, which called for a new member above 30 yeard old. On her blog, she lamented, "Ah~ I thought seriously for a moment that I was going to be able to really become an idol. I am an idiot idiot idiot idiot idiot!!!".

Despite FUJIWARA's teasing, Kintaro responded, "I even thought who else could it be other than me," to which Fujimoto said, "You kind of need to have a certain standard for looks." Everyone present nodded in acquiescence.

As reported earlier, the "Otona AKB" selected is a mother of two from Tokyo, Tsukamoto Mariko. After seeing her, Kintaro admitted complete defeat, "It's amazing, she's beautiful..."


Source: Daily Sports

LINKS
- http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/04/comedian-kintaro-admits-defeat-to-otona-akb48-winner-tsukamoto-mariko
- http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/gossip/2014/04/28/0006907027.shtml


I guess people didn't think that Kintaro would make it as far as she did?

[Jul3]

The winner appears in her first Papico CM:

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CM from Glico Youtube Channel

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[Jul3]

She announces graduation in the next CM