...AKB48 KKS promoted to Team 4 Members:
Minegishi Minami (Captain), Kojima Mako, Aigasa Moe, Okada Ayaka, Mogi Shinobu, Nishino Miki, Iwatate Saho, Uchida Natsuki, Umeta Ayano, Takashima Yurina, Maeda Mitsuki, Kitazawa Saki, Hashimoto Nanami, Shinozaki Ayana, Okada Nana, Murayama Yuiri
Credit 48_Daisuki for the list of names above.
I can't even begin to express how I feel about this. :nervous
くるしい。
でも、前向かなきゃ
Getting no.1 in Best 100 literally screamed revival. And just after the new stage announcements, makes great timing.
These past few KKS have a lot of interesting girls. Teaming them = more exposure.
16 AKB48 Kenkyuusei promoted to new Team 4 + Minegishi Minami becomes team captain
It's been announced that 16 AKB48 Kenkyuusei have been promoted to become official members of the group and will be forming a new Team 4.
This announcement was made on August 24th during 'AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada Mada, Yaranakyaikenai Koto ga Aru~' at Tokyo Dome. The old Team 4 dissolved after their performance back in October of 2012. With this announcement, AKB48 is back to 4 teams.
It was also announced that Minegishi Minami will be the team captain of Team 4. After hearing these announcements, Iwatate Saho expressed, "I didn't think that we would all get promoted at once. I have work even harder than before." Nishino Miki added, "I didn't think I would get promoted. The Kenkyuusei all worked hard together, so we all wished to get promoted together. I am very happy that our dream came true."
Furthermore, it was revealed that AKB48 assistant theater manager Yuasa Hiroshi has once again become AKB48 theater manager.
New Team 4 Members:
Aigasa Moe / Iwatate Saho / Uchiyama Natsuki / Umeta Ayano / Okada Ayaka / Okada Nana / Kitazawa Saki / Kojima Mako / Shinozaki Ayana / Takashima Yurina / Nishino Miki / Hashimoto Hikari / Maeda Mitsuki / Mirayama Yuiri / Mogi Shinobu / Minegishi Minami (team captain
Source: natalie
If I had been consulted, I would have advised them to name the new team "Team 8"
Would take the pressure off of being compared to Team 4
The senshuuraku (final performance) of the current AKB48 kenkyuusei "Pajama Drive" stage will be held on 27th October 2013.
Concerts / Events
AKB48's resurrected Team 4 performs on the AKB stage for the first time
November 4, 2013 @ 3:18 am
by simplymissj
(http://i.imgur.com/R8KaJw7.jpg)
On November 3, AKB48's Team 4, which was reassembled in August, performed "Te o Tsunaginagara" for the first time on the AKB48 stage in Akihabara
The performance marks the promotion of 16 kenkyusei including Minegishi Minami (20), who was demoted due to a scandal, and Kojima Mako (16). With an average age of 16, the team members wore shorts and uniforms, singing and dancing youthfully.
Team captain Minegishi, who is the eldest team member, made a statement, "Although I am dressed youthfully, I have fought many things to get back to standing on this stage." She added, "Although it is a bit terrifying, I think that AKB is seriously the best in live performances." Team 4's first original song "Seijun Philosophy" was revealed for the first time during the group's performance in front of 250 fans.
Source and Image: Sanspo