[TEAM A] MARIRIN ~ The Shinoda Mariko Thread

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From the very beginning, Mariko's story was compelling, and she continued to grow in experience
and character as time passed. The girl who was handing out flyers in Akihabara, later graced the pages of countless
fashion magazines. The girl who issued a stern warning to her kohai, also starred in one of the best PV's (IMHO) which was an uplifting
nod to younger members to believe in themselves (the name of that song? Hint: title includes 'Mariko').
Mariko san could wear some of the goofiest costumes, and say the silliest things, and have fans smiling and laughing with every gag.
You couldn't miss her in PV's - never the strongest singer, but her physical presence was always a memorable part of any PV in which she took part.

With gratitude to Mariko san for her endless hours of hard work and preparation, and all the joy she brought to her fans,
here is to her continued success, and may there be much love and joy in her life!   

[YKT]

Fukuoka Dome day 2





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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV1Pqk693dM

[YoshiAlFakry]

From Mariko twitter 

[YoshiAlFakry]

From Mariko sama twitter 

[Jul3]

Her graduation dress at Fukuoka Dome:



The traditional removal of the portrait from the AKB48 Theatre:



After her final performance, she gave the hightouch from the old cafe/shop, where she started off:



And she greeted fans Acchan-style from the balcony:



Her graduation show is now available for download from H!O

Selection of more pictures here: http://natalie.mu/music/news/95549

Mariko's graduation


Thanks YKT for this Fukuoka Dome concert one:

[miayaka]

[YKT]

On July 22, the graduation performance for AKB48 member Shinoda Mariko was held at AKB48 theater in Akihabara, Tokyo. With this performance, Shinoda ended her 7 and a half years as a member of AKB48.

As it was Shinoda's final performance, applications for the viewing flooded in, and the lucky 250 fans who were elected, sent her their support until their voices became hoarse.

Yokoyama Yui who Shinoda appointed as the next team A captain, made a comment while looking back the memories with Shinoda, "I would like to make a team that Shinoda-san would think it was a right decision to appoint me. I will make the new Yokoyama team A while succeeding Shinoda team A, but please allow me to depend on you just today."

Along with the team A members including Takahashi Minami, other 1st generation members like Kojima Haruna, Itano Tomomi, and Minegishi Minami, as well as team K's Oshima Yuko showed up on the stage for the encore.

When they were about to perform Shinoda's graduation song "Namida no Seijanai", Takahashi could not sing the beginning part since she started shedding tears, and it also made Shinoda weep in sympathy. After the performance, Takahashi apologized to the audience, saying, "Sorry, it was all because I started crying.", and Kojima told Takahashi, "Yeah, it was kind of too early." Though the audience were sobbing at the time, the atmosphere changed because of those two, and it burst into laughter.

During the encore, there was also a segment where Takahashi read a letter from Shinoda's mother, and of course, large tears trickled down on Shinoda's cheeks again.

Shinoda has a very unique career for an AKB48 member, as she started working as a staff at a cafe in the AKB48 theater after she failed the 1st generation member audition back in 2005. Even though she was not a member, she still received high popularity among fans, and it caught the general producer, Akimoto Yasushi's attention. At the time, Akimoto set a term for Shinoda to join AKB48 in which she had to be able to remember and perform 12 songs in 4 days, and after meeting the condition, Shinoda became a member of AKB48 as the "1.5 generation member." Because of it, Shinoda has a strong sense of gratitude toward the AKB48 theater stage itself, and also toward the fans. She said to the audience, "Every time I went inside the theater as a staff, I felt the distance from the stage, and that is why I cherish this stage. There were painful times, sad times, and times I kept crying, but now that it's all in the past, I was happy overall. That's the only word."

After performing her last song "Anata ga Itekuretakara", she said with a smile, "After the graduation, I will focus on works related to fashion. I will work hard to be able to become a person who people look up to."

After all the performance was over, she gave the audience send-offs with a high five from the cafe where was her starting point.

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2013/07/shinoda-mariko-graduates-from-akb48

News vids

[Seigus]

[CurseFiend]

Sigh, profound sadness. Hopefully I can see in lots of movies and dramas.

[kaiser5077]

[YKT]

MJ 25 July 2013  - possibly the final broadcast performance???

[Jul3]

130719 AKB48 ANN Shinoda Mariko Graduation Sp.(Eng sub)



All credit to youtuber htmoshi (who I presume did the subtitles)

AKB48 All Night Nippon
July 19th, 2013 Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna, Akimoto Sayaka

00:00~ About ANN and them,
05:43~ About Shinoda Mariko's graduation,
16:25~ Questions from junior members part1,
24:06~ About theater performances,
33:39~ Talk with Shinobu(costume staff),
44:28~ Corner(1st generation teachers),
54:33~ Questions from junior members part2,
1:04:34~ About AKB general election,
1:12:28~ Message and question from three of them to Shinada Mariko,
1:21:52~ About Shinoda Mariko's future
1:26:10~ Ending, Announcement of AKB dome tour

[Jul3]

[Jul3]

From Mayu's latest blog http://blog2.akb48teamogi.jp/watanabemayu/?p=52

[YKT]

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麻里子様
Mariko-sama

こんばんは！まゆゆです。
Good evening! Mayuyu’s here

ごめんなさい、昨日は寝落ちしちゃいました(・・;)
Sorry, I fell asleep yesterday(・・;)

遅くなってしまいましたが、麻里子様卒業公演について書かせていただきます！
Though it’s already late, I’d like to write about Mariko-sama’s graduation performance!

7/22は、
On July 22,

麻里子様の卒業公演が劇場にて行われました！
Mariko-sama’s graduation performance was held at the theater!

公演前には、ステージの緞帳裏で篠田チームAとして最後の円陣がありましたが、その時点から号泣してしまう子もいたりしました。
Before the performance, behind the curtain, we gathered as a circle for the last time as Shinoda Team A, but there were some girls who already cried from that time.

私含め、みんなとっても寂しい気持ちでいっぱいでした（ ; ; ）
Everyone, including me, was filled with lots of sad feelings （ ; ; ）

本編終わりに、一期生のメンバーと優子ちゃんが駆けつけて下さり、「涙のせいじゃない」を歌いました。
After the main part of the performance, first generation members and Yuko-chan came and sang “Namida no sei janai".

そして、篠田チームAみんなで最後の「上からマリコ」を歌わせていただきました！
Then, we sang “Ue kara Mariko" for the last time with Shinoda Team A!

先日ミュージックステーションでも歌ったこの曲。
We also sang this song on Music Station before.

チームAメンバーみんな大好きな、思い出の一曲です！
This song is the memory which every team A member loves!

もう上からマリコを歌う事は無いんだなと思うと一気に寂しくなりました。
When I think that “Ue kara Mariko" can’t be sung anymore, suddenly I became sad.

もっと歌いたかったです（ ; ; ）
I want to sing it more（ ; ; ）

最後は、出演メンバーみんなで「あなたがいてくれたから」を歌って終わりました。
Lastly, the members who performed sang “Anata ga ite kureta kara" and the performance ended.

あまり歌う機会が少ない曲ですが、歌詞がとても素敵な曲です。
Though this song has very little occasions to sing, but it has a very wonderful lyrics.

公演後には、
After the performance,

カフェの中から麻里子様がお見送りハイタッチをしている姿を見て、とても懐かしくなりました。
When I looked at Mariko-sama who was doing high fives to send off the fans from the cafe, I felt nostalgic about that.

麻里子様は、初期メンバーとして7年半活動されてきました。
Mariko-sama has been working in the group for 7 and a half years as the first generation member.

いつも後輩メンバーに優しくて、とても素敵なみんなのお姉さんです。
She’s always kind to the kouhai members, and is a very wonderful sister to everyone.

組閣で私がチームAに移動してきて、同じチームになってからやっとお話できるようになったのですが(それまでは緊張してしまって、あまりお話できていませんでした笑)、本当に頼れるお姉さんという感じで、そうかと思いきやとってもお茶目な一面も持ち合わせていらして、魅力的な方です。
I was moved to team A at the reshuffle, so we were in the same team and finally I was able to talk to her (before that I was so nervous that I couldn’t talk to her much, laugh). She’s really a reliable sister, or so I thought, but she also has this playful side of her, she’s really an attractive person.

知れば知るほど引き込まれてしまいました。
The more I know her, the more I’m drawn close to her.

もっと沢山お話したかったという気持ちもありますが、麻里子様の夢への第一歩、新たなスタートという事で笑顔でお見送りさせていただきました。
Of course I have the feeling that I wanted to talk to her more, but this is Mariko-sama’s one step towards her dream, and it’ll be a new start for her, so I sent her off with a smile.

ファッション関係のお仕事をされるという事で、メンバーみんなで応援しています！
She’ll be doing fashion-related work, so all the members will support her!

メンバーの卒業は寂しいですが、自分の夢に向かって新たな一歩を踏み出す姿はとてもかっこいいです。
Members’ graduations are sad, but they look very cool when taking another step towards their dreams.

私もいつか、明確な自分の夢を見つけたいです。
I also want to find my real dream someday.

麻里子様、ご卒業おめでとうございます！
Mariko-sama, congratulation on your graduation!

いつまでもずっと、大好きです！！
I always love you!!

まゆゆより
From Mayuyu

[YoshiAlFakry]

[Halo48]

on her twitter, she said she's over seas, any idea where?

[YKT]

on her twitter, she said she's over seas, any idea where?

Per this tweet she appears to be in NYC?

https://twitter.com/mariko_dayo/status/361056129771528192

[YoshiAlFakry]

[kaiser5077]