AKB48 group to hold their 2nd 'Draft Kaigi' in MayJanuary 23, 2015It was announced that AKB48 group would be holding "the 2nd Draft Kaigi" on May 10 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo.The announcement was made during the third day of their annual event, "AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 1035 2015" which was held at TOKYO DOME CITY HALL on January 23.This is the second time for the event to be held as it was last held in November 2013. The first 'Draft Kaigi' was held just like the drafts in professional baseball as it was at the same venue and similar format, but this time, it will be held at Ariake.According to the group's official site, the candidates that are picked will be joining as Kenkyuusei of each team.The applications will be accepted until February 12 at noon.Source: Oricon
Sashihara Rino opposes Draft MeetingApril 30, 2015 On TBS TV show "HKT48 No Odekake" (dated 29 April 2015), HKT48 Theater Manager Sashihara Rino (指原莉乃) claimed she opposes AKB48 group Draft Meeting.Sashihara Rino explained why she opposes AKB48 group Draft Meeting, first it is very harsh for an age 13 to 14 child moving home, she had the experience when she moved to Tokyo to be the member of AKB48.In last AKB48 group Draft Meeting, Sashihara Rino chose Yamamoto Mao (山本茉央) because she is from (Fukuoka of) Kyushu.Moreover Sashihara Rino said she is not a staff, she will graduate from the group one day, she can not be responsible for the draft member she picks.Reference: MUSIC VOICEhttp://www.musicvoice.jp/news/20150430026091/
NGT48 will participate DRAFT meeting May 03, 2015 AKB48's new sister group NGT48 will participate the 2nd AKB48 Group Draft Meeting, NGT48 theater manager Imamura Etsuro (今村悦朗), NGT48 captain Kitahara Rie (北原里英) and concurrent member Kashiwagi Yuki (柏木由紀) will represent NGT48 at the event.Imamura Etsuro, Kitahara Rie and Kashiwagi Yuki will be representatives of NGT48, they may pick the candidates for the group at Draft Meeting, this year candidates being picked would become research student, the 2nd AKB48 group Draft Meeting will be held on 10 May 2015.Reference: ORICON stylehttp://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2052451/full/
The 2nd AKB48 group Draft Meeting ResultsMay 10, 2015 AKB48 public audition event "The 2nd AKB48 group Draft Meeting" was held at Ariake Coliseum in 10 May 2015, all teams have chosen their candidates, the results as followings:Note: Draft Meeting candidates reserve the right to refuse entry into the team they got chosen for.AKB48 Team AHiwatashi Yui (樋渡結依), age 15AKB48 Team KNomura Nao (野村奈央), age 15Kubo Satone (久保怜音), age 11AKB48 Team BTakahashi Kira (高橋希良), age 14Nishikawa Rei (西川怜), age 11Yamabe Ayu (山辺歩夢), age 13AKB48 Team 4Chiba Erii (千葉恵里), age 11SKE48 Team SKamimura Ayuka (上村亜柚香), age 11Isshiki Rena (一色嶺奈), age 13SKE48 Team KIIMizuno Airi (水野愛理), age 12Shirai Kotono (白井琴望), age 12SKE48 Team ESugawara Maya (菅原茉椰), age 15 NMB48 Team NHongo Yuzuha (本郷柚巴), age 12Nishinaka Nanami (西仲七海), age 11NMB48 Team MShibata Yui (柴田優衣), age 17Hori Shion (堀詩音), age 18NMB48 Team BIIMuranaka Yuki (村中有基), age 18Yasuda Momone (安田桃寧), age 13Ando Erina (安藤愛璃菜), age 11HKT48 Team HMatsuoka Hana (松岡はな), age 15Murakawa Vivian (村川緋杏), age 15HKT48 Team KIVImamura Maria (今村麻莉愛), age 11NGT48Nishigata Marina (西潟茉莉奈), age 19Ogino Yuka (荻野由佳), age 16
AKB48 group hold their 2nd 'Draft Kaigi', 24 girls are draftedMay 11, 2015On May 10, "The 2nd AKB48 Group Draft Kaigi" was held at Ariake Coliseum. A total of 13 teams from AKB48 (except team 8 ), SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, and new group NGT48 (to be launched in October) participated in the event.At the end of the event, 24 girls among 47 candidates were drafted into the AKB48 groups. The 24 girls whose negotiations are settled, will join the team as Kenkyuusei, and will aim to get promoted as its members.Below are the candidates drafted into each team of AKB48 groups. (in the order of each round.)------ AKB48[Team A] Hiwatashi Yui (15)[Team K]Nomura Nao (15) / Kubo Satone (11)[Team B]Takahashi Kira (14) / Nishikawa Rei (11) / Yamabe Ayu (13)[Team 4]Chiba Erii (11)---- SKE48[Team S]Kamimura Ayuka (11) / Isshiki Rena (13)[Team KII]Mizuno Airi (12) / Shirai Kotono (12)[Team E]Sugawara Maya (15)----NMB48 [Team N]Hongo Yuzuha (12) / Nishinaka Nanami (11)[Team M]Shibata Yui (17) / Hori Shion (18)[Team BII]Muranaka Yuki (18) / Yasuda Momone (13) / Ando Erina (11)----HKT48 [Team H]Matsuoka Hana (15) / Murakawa Bibian (15)[Team KIV]Imamura Maria (11)----NGT48Nishigata Marina (19) / Ogino Yuka (16)-----Source : Oricon
SKE48 drafted members to become kenkyuuseiJune 15, 2015The 5 members who were drafted into SKE48 during "The 2nd AKB48 Group Draft Kaigi" in May will formally become kenkyuusei members. On June 12, SKE48's 2nd generation drafted members Kamimura Ayuka, Isshiki Rena, Mizuno Airi, Shirai Kotono, and Sugawara May appeared in the opening performance of the group's "Te wo Tsunaginagara" concert at SKE48 Theater. During the performance, they announced their joining the group. Kamimura and Isshiki are kenkyuusei for Team S, Mizuno and Shirai for Team KII, and Sugawara for Team E. From now on, the girls will aim to become official members. Source: natalie