So, um... I have been mentioning this in quite a few places, but will say this here too.
I really am not affected by this shuffle as much as some people. I expected this to happen, the shuffle is fixing a lot of mistakes that were made in the past shuffle and I expected Ricchan's graduation around this time. Am not sure bout her fans, but I - not being a very huge fan of hers, and still respecting her courage and skills - saw it all through and have been telling to a few people that I sense she is not as okay as she pretends to be.
I am not going to dwell too much on negativity, instead, gonna do a tiny review of this shuffle.
What you're gonna see is Teams that were made on the last shuffle, Teams that were made on this shuffle and Teams that I would only slightly change from this shuffle (some might be more than slightly ^^;).
I agree with people from various forums, that Teams have lost their 'meaning and image' to some extent, but they do look better now than on the last shuffle. So um, here we go.
2014 Shuffle Takahashi Team A
Furuhata Nao SKE48 Team KII/AKB48 Team A Fujita Nana Ichikawa Manami Iino Miyabi Iriyama Anna Iwata Karen Kawaei Rina Kojima Haruna Kojima Natsuki Miyawaki Sakura HKT48 Team KIV/AKB48 Maeda Ami Matsui Sakiko Morikawa Ayaka Mutou Tomu Nakamura Mariko VICE CAPTAIN Nakanishi Chiyori Nakata Chisato Nishiyama Rena Shimazaki Haruka Takahashi Minami GENERAL MANAGER, CAPTAIN Takita Kayoko Taniguchi Megu Tatsuya Makiho Yagura Fuuko NMB48 Team M/AKB48 Team A | | 2015 Shuffle Yokoyama Team A
Yamada Nanami AKB48 Team 8/AKB48 Team A Miyazaki Miho Hirata Rina Sasaki Yukari Iriyama Anna Iwata Karen Kawaei Rina ANNOUNCED GRADUATION Kojima Haruna Kojima Natsuki Miyawaki Sakura HKT48 Team KIV/AKB48 Team A Maeda Ami Ooya Shizuka Morikawa Ayaka ANNOUNCED GRADUATION Yokoyama Yui CAPTAIN, TO BE GENERAL MANAGER Nakamura Mariko VICE CAPTAIN Nakanishi Chiyori Owada Nana Nishiyama Rena Shimazaki Haruka Takahashi Minami GENERAL MANAGER, ANNOUNCED GRADUATION Takita Kayoko Taniguchi Megu Ogasawara Mayu Shiroma Miru NMB48 Team M/AKB48 Team A | | Sakura's Shuffle Yokoyama Team A
Nakano Ikumi AKB48 Team 8/AKB48 Team A Miyazaki Miho Hirata Rina Sasaki Yukari Iriyama Anna Iwata Karen Kawaei Rina ANNOUNCED GRADUATION Kojima Haruna Kojima Natsuki Miyawaki Sakura HKT48 Team KIV/AKB48 Team A Maeda Ami Takajo Aki Morikawa Ayaka ANNOUNCED GRADUATION Yokoyama Yui CAPTAIN, TO BE GENERAL MANAGER Nakamura Mariko VICE CAPTAIN Nakanishi Chiyori Owada Nana Nishiyama Rena Shimazaki Haruka Takahashi Minami GENERAL MANAGER, ANNOUNCED GRADUATION Takita Kayoko Taniguchi Megu Kato Rena Shiroma Miru NMB48 Team M/AKB48 Team A |
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I guess my main issue with current Team A is that it is STUFFED with Senbatsu and Owarai members. Let's look at the ratio:
Senbatsu -
Owarai -
Pushed - Backups
Yamada Nanami,
Miyazaki Miho, Hirata Rina, Sasaki Yukari,
Iriyama Anna(?),
Iwata Karen,
Kojima Haruna, Kojima Natsuki,
Miyawaki Sakura, Maeda Ami,
Ooya Shizuka,
Yokoyama Yui,
Nakamura Mariko,
Nakanishi Chiyori,
Owada Nana, Nishiyama Rena,
Shimazaki Haruka,
Takahashi Minami, Takita Kayoko, Taniguchi Megu,
Ogasawara Mayu,
Shiroma Miru(?)
You can see the picture in this one well, right? Honestly though, I think Maachun fitted well in Team B, Shiichan and Nanami would do way better in K. Obvious choices for A are Ikumin and Akicha, so I have no idea why there were shuffled into K.
And I am not sure if I can call Miru or Annin as Senbatsu members, since I can only speculate that Miru will be put in Senbatsu if she does well in Team A, while Annin is not part of the 40th Single and I am not sure anymore if she is still being pushed... One can hope, right?
A few other good things with this Team are YuiParu
and Hilary, cuz I am sure this Team will benefit her a lot. Also glad for Myao to be back in the Team she started with, hope she will get more exposure here (not very likely, but hopefully)
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2014 Shuffle Yokoyama Team K
Abe Maria Aigasa Moe Goto Moe Ishida Haruka Iwasa Misaki Kodama Haruka HKT48 Team H/AKB48 Team K Kitahara Rie VICE CAPTAIN Kobayashi Kana Kojima Mako Matsui Jurina SKE48 Team S/AKB48 Team K Miyazaki Miho Nagao Mariya Suzuki Mariya SNH48 Team SII/AKB48 Team K Shimada Haruka Shimoguchi Hinana Suzuki Shihori ANNOUNCED GRADUATION Tano Yuuka Uchida Mayumi Yamamoto Sayaka NMB48 Team N/AKB48 Team K Yokoyama Yui CAPTAIN, TO BE GENERAL MANAGER Yumoto Ami | | 2015 Shuffle Minegishi Team K
Abe Maria Aigasa Moe Matsui Sakiko Ishida Haruka Nakata Chisato Kodama Haruka HKT48 Team H/AKB48 Team K Minegishi Minami CAPTAIN Ichikawa Manami Mutou Tomu Matsui Jurina SKE48 Team S/AKB48 Team K Fujita Nana Nagao Mariya Suzuki Mariya SNH48 Team SII/AKB48 Team K Shimada Haruka VICE CAPTAIN Shimoguchi Hinana Suzuki Shihori ANNOUNCED GRADUATION Tano Yuuka Shinozaki Ayana Yamamoto Sayaka NMB48 Team N/AKB48 Team K Nakano Ikumi AKB48 Team 8/AKB48 Team K Yumoto Ami Takajo Aki Mogi Shinobu Mukaichi Mion | | Sakura's Shuffle Minegishi Team K
Abe Maria Aigasa Moe Matsui Sakiko Ishida Haruka Nakata Chisato Kizaki Yuria Minegishi Minami CAPTAIN Kobayashi Kana Mutou Tomu Matsui Jurina SKE48 Team S/AKB48 Team K Fujita Nana Nagao Mariya Suzuki Mariya SNH48 Team SII/AKB48 Team K Shimada Haruka VICE CAPTAIN Shimoguchi Hinana Suzuki Shihori ANNOUNCED GRADUATION Tano Yuuka Uchida Mayumi Yamamoto Sayaka NMB48 Team N/AKB48 Team K Yamada Nanami AKB48 Team 8/AKB48 Team K Yumoto Ami Ooya Shizuka Mogi Shinobu
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I am sure by now most of you know this 'running joke' or as I call it 'Let's-face-it-this-is-reality' that this Team is now Team K(ennin) and it is true. However, I do not see it as a bad thing for one simple reason. AKB48 members still need to be groomed and prepared to ace and carry this Team who always had strong presences around, such as Yuuko, Sayaka, Sae, Umechan, Nontii, etc. As you can see, this team now has ZERO Original Team K members. Even with them the Team lacks that 'presence/poise/kizuna' of Ori Team K, thus it's okay at least for Kennin members to hide this loss with their awesome presences.
Thus we have Miichan as Captain and Haruu as Vice Captain (FINALLY) who can groom the still not ready ones and prepare them to carry on this Team on their own one day.
I am mostly happy of course with this Team, but still, let's look at how it is:
Senbatsu -
Dance Leads -
Pushed - Backups
Abe Maria,
Aigasa Moe, Ichikawa Manami, Ishida Haruka, Nakata Chisato,
Kodama Haruka,
Minegishi Minami, Matsui Sakiko,
Mutou Tomu,
Matsui Jurina, Fujita Nana,
Nagao Mariya, Suzuki Mariya, Shimada Haruka, Shimoguchi Hinana,
Tano Yuuka, Mogi Shinobu,
Yamamoto Sayaka,
Nakano Ikumi, Yumoto Ami, Takajo Aki, Shinozaki Ayana,
Mukaichi MionThis Team as you can see has a lot of great dancers, which is one of the most important traits for Team K since hell knows how long. I am really happy with this Team except... I don't think Mion fits in here, neither does Haruppi, I would send them both to either Team B/Team 4 respectively. I think Yuria would slay in this Team, we know she is an amazing dancer, this would have been the perfect move if they just put her in Team K.
And can I say something really important here... WHY DID THEY SEND UCCHI AND KANA OUT?!.... Just....meh...
Amazing things about this team would be TanoTomu, MoeMogi, and MiiHaruu leadership. I am really looking to their Stages, because their dance power level is amazing, expecting some slayage~
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2014 Shuffle Kuramochi Team B
Yokoshima Aeri Ikoma Rina NGZK46 1st Gen/AKB48 Team B Izuta Rina Kashiwagi Yuki AKB48 Team B/NMB48 Team N Kawamoto Saya Kuramochi Asuka CAPTAIN Natori Wakana Nozawa Rena Ogasawara Mayu Ooya Shizuka VICE CAPTAIN Oshima Ryoka Owada Nana Tomonaga Mio HKT48 Team KIV/AKB48 Team B Takahashi Juri Takajo Aki Takeuchi Miyu Tanabe Miku Uchiyama Natsuki Umeta Ayano Watanabe Mayu Fukuoka Seina Hashimoto Hikari Hirata Rina | | 2015 Shuffle Kizaki Team B
Yokoshima Aeri Watanabe Miyuki NMB48 Team BII/AKB48 Team B Iwasa Misaki Kashiwagi Yuki AKB48 Team B/NGT48 Team NIII(?) Kizaki Yuria CAPTAIN Kuramochi Asuka Uchida Mayumi Tatsuya Makiho Kato Rena Kobayashi Kana Oshima Ryoka VICE CAPTAIN Goto Moe Yabuki Nako HKT48 Team H/AKB48 Team B Sakaguchi Nagisa AKB48 Team 8/AKB48 Team B Kobayashi Marina Takeuchi Miyu Tanabe Miku Uchiyama Natsuki Umeta Ayano Watanabe Mayu Fukuoka Seina Hashimoto Hikari | | Sakura's Shuffle Kuramochi Team B
Yokoshima Aeri Watanabe Miyuki NMB48 Team BII/AKB48 Team B Iwasa Misaki VICE CAPTAIN Kashiwagi Yuki AKB48 Team B/NGT48 Team NIII(?) Kawamoto Saya Kuramochi Asuka CAPTAIN Natori Wakana Nozawa Rena Ogasawara Mayu Mukaichi Mion Oshima Ryoka Goto Moe Tomonaga Mio HKT48 Team KIV/AKB48 Team B Sakaguchi Nagisa AKB48 Team 8/AKB48 Team B Kobayashi Marina Takeuchi Miyu Nishino Miki Uchiyama Natsuki Umeta Ayano Watanabe Mayu Fukuoka Seina (Matsui Rena SKE48 Team E/AKB48 Team B) |
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OKAY, lemme just say this... HOW AWESOME WOULD IT BE TO HAVE MATSUI RENA IN TEAM B?!!! Honestly, I'd love that too much...
That aside, this Team was kind of ruined for me...not fully...but more than let's say A or K... Quite a few members moved while I'd have preferred them staying in here... Anyways, let's see how the Team members go:
Senbatsu -
Cutesy ones -
Pushed - Backups
Yokoshima Aeri,
Watanabe Miyuki, Iwasa Misaki,
Kashiwagi Yuki,
Kizaki Yuria(?), Kuramochi Asuka, Uchida Mayumi,
Tatsuya Makiho,
Kato Rena, Kobayashi Kana, Oshima Ryouka,
Goto Moe,
Yabuki Nako,
Sakaguchi Nagisa, Kobayashi Marina, Takeuchi Miyu, Tanabe Miku, Uchiyama Natsuki, Umeta Ayano,
Watanabe Mayu, Fukuoka Seina, Hashimoto Hikari
MIRUKII IS BACK, BITCHES!!!!! I can't explain the happy feels about her being back to Team B! She shouldn't have been removed from it in the first place!!!! And then Nagi-chan fits the cutesy image so well~
But then... WUT THE HELL, WAI DID THEY MOVE MIO AND WAKANYAN OUT?!!!! *throws a tantrum* and Maachun fits in B so well.... T^T and then they added so many cool/weird members in here, which would have been way better in other teams... Especially because in my honest opinion Nako is TOO YOUNG for this big challenge... >.> They should have put Nishino here, her energetic levels would have been perfect.
And why did they take captaincy away from Mocchi.... I mean, god... I don't think Yuria fits in Team B, let alone a Captain... I feel like Mocchi will announce graduation, and with her being one of my Top 5 favorite members.... It breaks my heart...
So, good things about this Team are: not only MaYuki stays in the Team but also we have wWatanabe in da house, also, once again, MIRUKII is back, and for some reason I always loved Wasamin in B, she is like this mother figure whenever Yukirin is not around, so I am glad about her being put back in here
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2014 Shuffle Minegishi Team 4
Iwatate Saho Kotani Riho NMB48 Team N/AKB48 Team 4 Kato Rena Kitazawa Saki Kizaki Yuria VICE CAPTAIN Kobayashi Marina Komiyama Haruka Maeda Mitsuki Minegishi Minami CAPTAIN Mogi Shinobu Mukaichi Mion Murayama Yuiri Nishino Miki Okada Ayaka Okada Nana Okawa Rio Omori Miyuu Shibuya Nagisa NMB48 Team BII/AKB48 Team 4 Sasaki Yukari Sato Kiara Shinozaki Ayana Tsuchiyasu Mizuki | | 2015 Shuffle Takahashi Team 4
Iwatate Saho Tomonaga Mio HKT48 Team KIV/AKB48 Team 4 Izuta Rina Kitazawa Saki Nozawa Rena Natori Wakana Komiyama Haruka Maeda Mitsuki Takahashi Juri CAPTAIN Kojima Mako Kitagawa Ryouha SKE48 Team S/AKB48 Team 4 Murayama Yuiri Nishino Miki Okada Ayaka Okada Nana VICE CAPTAIN Okawa Rio Omori Miyuu Shibuya Nagisa NMB48 Team BII/AKB48 Team 4 Iino Miyabi Sato Kiara Kawamoto Saya Tsuchiyasu Mizuki | | Sakura's Shuffle Takahashi Team 4
Iwatate Saho Hashimoto Hikari Izuta Rina Kitazawa Saki Tatsuya Makiho Ichikawa Manami Komiyama Haruka Maeda Mitsuki Takahashi Juri CAPTAIN Kojima Mako Kitagawa Ryouha SKE48 Team S/AKB48 Team 4 Murayama Yuiri Tanabe Miku Okada Ayaka Okada Nana VICE CAPTAIN Okawa Rio Omori Miyuu Shibuya Nagisa NMB48 Team BII/AKB48 Team 4 Iino Miyabi Sato Kiara Moriyasu Madoka HKT48 Team KIV/AKB48 Team 4 Tsuchiyasu Mizuki |
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This Team is really strong, and other than a few members who in my opinion were supposed to stay in Team B, nothing with this Team is wrong. Let's see how the Team looks:
Senbatsu -
Promising -
Pushed - Backups
Iwatate Saho,
Tomonaga Mio, Izuta Rina, Kitazawa Saki, Nozawa Rena, Natori Wakana,
Komiyama Haruka,
Maeda Mitsuki,
Takahashi Juri(?),
Kojima Mako,
Kitagawa Ryouha,
Murayama Yuiri,
Nishino Miki, Okada Ayaka,
Okada Nana, Okawa Rio, Omori Miyuu,
Shibuya Nagisa, Iino Miyabi, Sato Kiara,
Kawamoto Saya, Tsuchiyasu Mizuki
I think Haruppi had her fair share of fame in AKB, time for Madoka to try Kennin position, but yeah, management just adores Haruppi (I am not saying she is bad, just that she is being over-pushed).
I am not sure if I should treat Juri-tan as Senbatsu, but with her being a Captain now, I hope this becomes true. I also wish for her to rank even higher in SSK...
The positives in this Team are: JuriNana leadership, this is going to be an amazing Team, because these two will lead them well; Mako back and Izurina here can only mean good things; not sure bout Ryouha, but I guess this Team could be a good place for her to improve on what she is lacking.
oh, Tanamin would do well in this Team, sad they didn't think to put her here... Oh well...
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Kitahara Rie TRANSFERRED TO NGT48, Team NIII CAPTAINWell, I think this move is amazing and she will do great things for NGT48 together with Yukirin's star-power (which is not as needed, in my opinion, much for NGT48 as it is needed for Yukirin, who has become somewhat stagnant in AKB48.) If she pulls off Sasshi's role, that would be just great. And this kinda gives us an idea that she might be Senbatsu representative for NGT48. Good job, Rie!
Overall, like I said, not too shocked or anything, but pretty much content with the shuffle. Team B is somewhat ruined for me but I see bright future for Team K and Team 4.
EDIT.I am okay with whatever choice Kaotan makes about either staying KKS or becoming full member in KII. It's her choice, I will still like her.