Itano Tomomi holds a release event for "1%"July 27, 2013 @ 8:00 pmOn July 27th, AKB48's Itano Tomomi held her solo event, 'CLUV Tomo.DANCE TRIAL 2013 Edition', at Shinkiba STUDIO COAST. Itano, who will be graduating from the group on August 27th, reflected upon Shinoda Mariko's graduation ceremony the other day at Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome. "Since I am also graduating soon, I thought about what it would be like with Mariko, and became sad and lonely. It's like I've already graduated once," she said.Itano revealed, "I've never been center, so there is a lot of pressure because I'll be the main person during my graduation. When I saw Mariko going through that, we became nervous together." Having experienced Shinoda's graduation, she said, "Now I think I will be able to relax a little bit and graduate."The event was held to commemorate the release of Itano's 4th solo single, "1%". During the event, 4 winning groups of the YouTube dance contest, '1%DANCE TRIAL', were announced. Together with Itano, they gave a dance performance to "1%" and enlivened the crowd. Itano also sang her graduation song, "8 years", that she wrote herself. When starting her 3rd song, Nakamori Akina's "Shoujo A", she interrupted the performance saying, "Wait a minute! I'm going to stop once because I'm nervous!" In front of the 2,000 all-standing audience, she said, "I wasn't nervous during rehearsal, but why do I get nervous on stage? Can I sing it again? Once more, please."For this event, Itano was involved in coming up with the goods and the set list together with the staff. She expressed, "I was really looking forward to it," and showed great enthusiasm saying, "When I graduate, I want to have many lives like this!"
Theater version of '10nen' arrived today so my Tomochin single collection is finally complete
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板野友美、「大声」で初センターに Mステ卒業メドレー4曲決定8月27日の劇場公演をもってAKB48を卒業する板野友美が、きょう9日放送のテレビ朝日系『ミュージックステーション』(毎週金曜 後8:00)に出演。卒業メドレーとして披露する4曲が決定した。AKB48としては最後のMステ出演となる板野は、2006年2月のインディーズデビュー曲「さくらの花びらたち」を歌唱。さらに、前田敦子と松井珠理奈がWセンターを務め、ブレイクのきっかけとなった10thシングル「大声ダイヤモンド」(2008年10月発売)のセンターポジションに初めて立つ。この2曲に加え、板野の卒業ソング「最後のドア」を初披露。AKB48の新曲「恋するフォーチュンクッキー」(21日発売)を含めた全4曲をメドレーで歌う。先月12日の放送で一足早く卒業メドレーを披露した篠田麻里子は「素敵な場所を作ってもらった」と涙ながらに感謝したが、初期からの中心メンバーである板野が何を思い、何を語るか注目される。