the fuck are you talking about. why you defy teh maeda The way I see it, is that AKB48 has reached a level of popularity that they need to explain to the general public what the 48 really stands for. If you've noticed before, they've been trying to explain how the 'system' (Teams, Senbatsu/Media Girls, Undergirls, etc) works in almost every opportunity in countless shows, always showing that Pyramid diagram and what not (recently also shown in detail from the YYG concert broadcast). The team appearances are probably just their way of saying: "Oh yeah, we said Teams right? here they are, check out how many we are..."
I'd take it lightly, its just them trying to promote the new single.
If you want a paradigm shift,
RPS tournament, the chance of no maeda is already interesting.
my 2c
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