Russian people write in Russian. English-speaking community will get confused. But that was just a rant. And what I said about Moscow was half-serious of course.
I know my place is in Japan but it's not that I have large free funds to travel.
And I'm rooting for Miori! I saw a few team B concerts with her back in summer when I had DMM subscription. She has a funny manner of speaking but I find it cute.
ps. Yes, and besides, as Mr BarrieV rightfully pointed out there'll be a secret but official AKB member representing the research team who will participate in the conference on viruses on Sept 28.
upd. I'm reading the interview. Mariya says it'll be one of the 'elite (sembatsu)' members from the first generation. If so it's neither Mariko nor Mariko. Indeed, one can expect Acchan or Yuko but in this case I'd better be surprised.
The announcement did say "popular member"... I'm hoping for Mayu, since she is part computer
It's said that It'll be somebody
from the first generation. Assuming that more than half of them is gone you have a choice between Acchan, Haruna, Tomochin, Takamina, Mii-chan, and Natsumi.
The hint is, she has the most frequently accessed blog.
Makes it Acchan again (her ameblo was no 2 in the list).
And I'd better see Nacchan instead. Imo, she's on good terms with kenkyuuseis.
The hints are here.
http://akb48-kasperskylabs.jp/#/whoisRena said she's left-handed. Acchan is left-handed so it makes it 90% it'll be her.
And they say that she's very skilled at origami. I checked the net.
http://www.allnightnippon.com/fukuyama/blog/index.php?id=5&YMD=2010-04-25Here. Acchan made a one cm size crane (to the right of the coin).
I think it says a lot about her skill.
So, on the whole it makes it 99.99% Acchan. I donno what should happen to make it otherwise.