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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: For starters, "RIVER" has a pretty funky beat.
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** For starters, "RIVER" has a pretty funkybeat.beat.
** "Nemohamo Rumor" came out when most of the old guards have left and has a much more intense style of music and dance than their previous works, symbolizing a transition to a "new AKB" for many.
** For starters, "RIVER" has a pretty funky
** "Nemohamo Rumor" came out when most of the old guards have left and has a much more intense style of music and dance than their previous works, symbolizing a transition to a "new AKB" for many.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The MV for "Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" ("We Will Not Fight") shows the girls awesomely fighting an army of {{Mooks}} armed with {{Laser Blade}}s in a post-apocalyptic world.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The MV for "Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" ("We Will Not Fight") shows the girls awesomely fighting an army of {{Mooks}} armed with {{Laser Blade}}s in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic world.world]].
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** Some really popular members from sister groups, like Jurina Matsui or Sayaka Yamamoto.
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** Some really popular members from sister groups, like Jurina Matsui or Sayaka Yamamoto.Yamamoto, as well as the exchange member from their rival Music/Nogizaka46, Rina Ikoma.
** As of 2022, Yuki Kashiwagi, the longest-serving member and the oldest at 30 years old. Nana Okada, Mion Mukaichi, Rin Okabe, and Yui Oguri are the faces most often seen in prime-time TV.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In a 2012 ''Mechaike'' episode, comedian Hiroyuki Yabe becomes a handshake event staff for a day and jokingly mentions that if somebody tries to cause trouble with a bladed weapon, he'll subdue them with his kempo skills. Two years later, it actually happened and resulted in Anna Iriyama, Rina Kawaei, and a staff member having serious injuries.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In a 2012 ''Mechaike'' episode, comedian Hiroyuki Yabe becomes a handshake event staff for a day and jokingly mentions that if somebody tries to cause trouble with a bladed weapon, he'll subdue them with his kempo skills. Two years later, it actually happened and resulted in Anna Iriyama, Rina Kawaei, and a staff member having receiving serious injuries.
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** Two members who have been confirmed bisexual are Okada Nana and Takita Kayako. The latter even dated girls prior to joining the group.
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** Two members who have been confirmed bisexual are Okada Nana and Kayako Takita Kayako. The latter even allegedly dated girls prior to joining the group.
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* NeverLiveItDown: When reporting about AKB, foreign media often describes it as "the Japanese girl group which member shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend", referring to Minami Minegishi. In the lead-up to hee graduation and being a guest on a [=YuuNaaMogiOn=] video talking about things to leave behind, she put a piece of wood with "shaved head" written on it in a campfire to symbolize her wish to leave her dark past behind and that people would stop talking about it after ''8 years''.
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* NeverLiveItDown: When reporting about AKB, foreign media often describes it as "the Japanese girl group which member shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend", referring to Minami Minegishi. In the lead-up to hee graduation and being a guest her graduation, she appeared on a [=YuuNaaMogiOn=] Channel video talking about things to leave behind, she and put a piece of wood with "shaved head" written on it in a campfire to symbolize her wish to leave her dark past behind and that people would stop talking about it after ''8 years''.
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** One new generation member who has shown exceptional acting skill is Nana Okada. In the TV drama ''Joshikou Keisatsu'' featuring Tentoumu Chu!, one episode had dialogue filled with [[TongueTwister Tongue Twisters]]. They were so hard, they had to keep looking down at their scripts in front of them. The only who did not have a script and said every line perfectly was Okada.
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** One new generation member who has shown exceptional acting skill is Nana Okada. In the TV drama ''Joshikou Keisatsu'' featuring Tentoumu Chu!, one episode had dialogue filled with [[TongueTwister Tongue Twisters]]. They were so hard, they had to keep looking down at their scripts in front of them. The only who did not have a script and said every line perfectly was Okada. She later became the main character in the ''Majimuri Gakuen'' stage plays and started to act in productions outside the group as well.
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** Sashihara was sent to [=HKT48=] in 2012, which was the then-newest sister group only in its second year. Many thought this to be like an "exile", but Sashihara utilized her seniority and experience to help mentor the young HKT members, as well as promoting them on TV shows and other media. In the 2013 General Election, she pulled a DarkHorseVictory and '''won first place''', beating Yuko Oshima and Mayu Watanabe! She also shares a concurrent post as a theater manager for HKT.
** Minegishi, a first generation member, was demoted to Kenkyuusei in 2013, and it didn't help that her public apology in which [[TraumaticHaircut she shaved her head]] sparked a controversy that even reached international news outlets. But like Sashihara, Minegishi was put in a unique position to be a mentor to the Kenkyuusei, who were made up of the newest and youngest generations of AKB members. This allowed the group to polish their skills and coalesce into a performing team that would attract more interest in fans wanting to see their theater shows. In August 2013, the 13th and 14th generations were all promoted to Team 4, with Minegishi as team captain. Their first original song as a team, "Seijun Philosophy", ranked #1 at the 2014 Request Hour. Minegishi stayed as captain of Team 4 until 2015, when she became captain of Team K. She was later replaced as captain by former Minegishi Team 4 member Haruka Komiyama, and stayed on that team until her graduation in 2021.
** Minegishi, a first generation member, was demoted to Kenkyuusei in 2013, and it didn't help that her public apology in which [[TraumaticHaircut she shaved her head]] sparked a controversy that even reached international news outlets. But like Sashihara, Minegishi was put in a unique position to be a mentor to the Kenkyuusei, who were made up of the newest and youngest generations of AKB members. This allowed the group to polish their skills and coalesce into a performing team that would attract more interest in fans wanting to see their theater shows. In August 2013, the 13th and 14th generations were all promoted to Team 4, with Minegishi as team captain. Their first original song as a team, "Seijun Philosophy", ranked #1 at the 2014 Request Hour. Minegishi stayed as captain of Team 4 until 2015, when she became captain of Team K. She was later replaced as captain by former Minegishi Team 4 member Haruka Komiyama, and stayed on that team until her graduation in 2021.
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** Rino Sashihara was sent to [=HKT48=] in 2012, which was the then-newest sister group only in its second year. Many thought this to be like an "exile", but Sashihara utilized her seniority and experience to help mentor the young HKT members, as well as promoting them on TV shows and other media. In the 2013 General Election, she pulled a DarkHorseVictory and '''won first place''', beating Yuko Oshima and Mayu Watanabe! She also shares a concurrent post as a theater manager for HKT.
HKT. After graduation, she is one of a handful of members who consistently remain in the public consciousness.
** Minami Minegishi, a first generation member, was demoted to Kenkyuusei in 2013, and it didn't help that her public apology in which [[TraumaticHaircut she shaved her head]] sparked a controversy that even reached international news outlets. But like Sashihara, Minegishi was put in a unique position to be a mentor to the Kenkyuusei, who were made up of the newest and youngest generations of AKB members. This allowed the group to polish their skills and coalesce into a performing team that would attract more interest in fans wanting to see their theater shows. In August 2013, the 13th and 14th generations were all promoted to Team 4, with Minegishi as team captain. Their first original song as a team, "Seijun Philosophy", ranked #1 at the 2014 Request Hour. Minegishi stayed as captain of Team 4 until 2015, when she became captain of Team K. She was later replaced as captain by former Minegishi Team 4 member Haruka Komiyama, and stayed on that team until her graduation in 2021.
** Minami Minegishi, a first generation member, was demoted to Kenkyuusei in 2013, and it didn't help that her public apology in which [[TraumaticHaircut she shaved her head]] sparked a controversy that even reached international news outlets. But like Sashihara, Minegishi was put in a unique position to be a mentor to the Kenkyuusei, who were made up of the newest and youngest generations of AKB members. This allowed the group to polish their skills and coalesce into a performing team that would attract more interest in fans wanting to see their theater shows. In August 2013, the 13th and 14th generations were all promoted to Team 4, with Minegishi as team captain. Their first original song as a team, "Seijun Philosophy", ranked #1 at the 2014 Request Hour. Minegishi stayed as captain of Team 4 until 2015, when she became captain of Team K. She was later replaced as captain by former Minegishi Team 4 member Haruka Komiyama, and stayed on that team until her graduation in 2021.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In a 2012 ''Mechaike'' episode, comedian Hiroyuki Yabe becomes a handshake event staff for a day and jokingly mentions that if somebody tries to cause trouble with a bladed weapon, he'll subdue them with his kempo skills. Two years later, it actually happened and resulted in Anna Iriyama, Rina Kawaei, and a staff member having serious injuries.
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* NeverLiveItDown: When reporting about AKB, foreign media often describes it as "the Japanese girl group which member shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend", referring to Minami Minegishi. In the lead-up to hee graduation and being a guest on a YuuNaaMogiOn video talking about things to leave behind, she put a piece of wood with "shaved head" written on it in a campfire to symbolize her wish to leave her dark past behind and that people would stop talking about it after ''8 years''.
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* NeverLiveItDown: When reporting about AKB, foreign media often describes it as "the Japanese girl group which member shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend", referring to Minami Minegishi. In the lead-up to hee graduation and being a guest on a YuuNaaMogiOn [=YuuNaaMogiOn=] video talking about things to leave behind, she put a piece of wood with "shaved head" written on it in a campfire to symbolize her wish to leave her dark past behind and that people would stop talking about it after ''8 years''.
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* NeverLiveItDown: When reporting about AKB, foreign media often describes it as "the Japanese girl group which member shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend", referring to Minami Minegishi. In one of her last [=YouTube=] videos as a member in 2021, she put a piece of wood with "shaved head" written on it in a campfire to symbolize her wish to leave her dark past behind and that people would stop talking about it after ''8 years''.
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* NeverLiveItDown: When reporting about AKB, foreign media often describes it as "the Japanese girl group which member shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend", referring to Minami Minegishi. In one of her last [=YouTube=] videos as the lead-up to hee graduation and being a member in 2021, guest on a YuuNaaMogiOn video talking about things to leave behind, she put a piece of wood with "shaved head" written on it in a campfire to symbolize her wish to leave her dark past behind and that people would stop talking about it after ''8 years''.
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** Team K: "Korogaru Ishi Ni Nare" and "Sasae".
** Team B: "Shonichi" and "Team B Oshi".
** Team 4: "Hashire! Penguin", although that is more of a signature of the old Team 4. The new Team 4 mostly associates with "Seijun Philosophy".
** Team B: "Shonichi" and "Team B Oshi".
** Team 4: "Hashire! Penguin", although that is more of a signature of the old Team 4. The new Team 4 mostly associates with "Seijun Philosophy".
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** Team K: "Korogaru Ishi Ni Nare" and "Sasae".
"Sasae". Arguably "UHHO UHHO" and "Mushi no Ballad" as well.
** Team B:"Shonichi" "Shonichi", "Theater no Megami" and "Team B Oshi".
** Team 4: "Hashire! Penguin", although that is more of a signature of the old Team 4. The new Team 4 mostly associates with "Seijun Philosophy". "LOVE Shugyou" can also be considered.
** Team B:
** Team 4: "Hashire! Penguin", although that is more of a signature of the old Team 4. The new Team 4 mostly associates with "Seijun Philosophy". "LOVE Shugyou" can also be considered.
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** Minegishi, a first generation member, was demoted to Kenkyuusei in 2013, and it didn't help that her public apology in which [[TraumaticHaircut she shaved her head]] sparked a controversy that even reached international news outlets. But like Sashihara, Minegishi was put in a unique position to be a mentor to the Kenkyuusei, who were made up of the newest and youngest generations of AKB members. This allowed the group to polish their skills and coalesce into a performing team that would attract more interest in fans wanting to see their theater shows. In August 2013, the 13th and 14th generations were all promoted to Team 4, with Minegishi as team captain. Their first original song as a team, "Seijun Philosophy", ranked #1 at the 2014 Request Hour. Minegishi stayed as captain of Team 4 until 2015, when she was moved to Team K until her graduation in 2021.
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** Minegishi, a first generation member, was demoted to Kenkyuusei in 2013, and it didn't help that her public apology in which [[TraumaticHaircut she shaved her head]] sparked a controversy that even reached international news outlets. But like Sashihara, Minegishi was put in a unique position to be a mentor to the Kenkyuusei, who were made up of the newest and youngest generations of AKB members. This allowed the group to polish their skills and coalesce into a performing team that would attract more interest in fans wanting to see their theater shows. In August 2013, the 13th and 14th generations were all promoted to Team 4, with Minegishi as team captain. Their first original song as a team, "Seijun Philosophy", ranked #1 at the 2014 Request Hour. Minegishi stayed as captain of Team 4 until 2015, when she was moved to became captain of Team K K. She was later replaced as captain by former Minegishi Team 4 member Haruka Komiyama, and stayed on that team until her graduation in 2021.
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** Minegishi, a first generation member, was demoted to Kenkyuusei in 2013, and it didn't help that her public apology in which [[TraumaticHaircut she shaved her head]] sparked a controversy that even reached international news outlets. But like Sashihara, Minegishi was put in a unique position to be a mentor to the Kenkyuusei, who were made up of the newest and youngest generations of AKB members. This allowed the group to polish their skills and coalesce into a performing team that would attract more interest in fans wanting to see their theater shows. In August 2013, the 13th and 14th generations were all promoted to Team 4, with Minegishi as team captain. Their first original song as a team, "Seijun Philosophy", ranked #1 at the 2014 Request Hour. Minegishi stayed as captain of Team 4 until 2015, when she became captain of Team K until her graduation in 2021.
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** Minegishi, a first generation member, was demoted to Kenkyuusei in 2013, and it didn't help that her public apology in which [[TraumaticHaircut she shaved her head]] sparked a controversy that even reached international news outlets. But like Sashihara, Minegishi was put in a unique position to be a mentor to the Kenkyuusei, who were made up of the newest and youngest generations of AKB members. This allowed the group to polish their skills and coalesce into a performing team that would attract more interest in fans wanting to see their theater shows. In August 2013, the 13th and 14th generations were all promoted to Team 4, with Minegishi as team captain. Their first original song as a team, "Seijun Philosophy", ranked #1 at the 2014 Request Hour. Minegishi stayed as captain of Team 4 until 2015, when she became captain of was moved to Team K until her graduation in 2021.
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** Minegishi, a first generation member, was demoted to Kenkyuusei in 2013, and it didn't help that her public apology in which [[TraumaticHaircut she shaved her head]] sparked a controversy that even reached international news outlets. But like Sashihara, Minegishi was put in a unique position to be a mentor to the Kenkyuusei, who were made up of the newest and youngest generations of AKB members. This allowed the group to polish their skills and coalesce into a performing team that would attract more interest in fans wanting to see their theater shows. In August 2013, the 13th and 14th generations were all promoted to Team 4, with Minegishi as team captain. Their first original song as a team, "Seijun Philosophy", ranked #1 at the 2014 Request Hour. Minegishi stayed as captain of Team 4 until 2015, where she is now captain of Team K until her graduation in 2021.
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** Minegishi, a first generation member, was demoted to Kenkyuusei in 2013, and it didn't help that her public apology in which [[TraumaticHaircut she shaved her head]] sparked a controversy that even reached international news outlets. But like Sashihara, Minegishi was put in a unique position to be a mentor to the Kenkyuusei, who were made up of the newest and youngest generations of AKB members. This allowed the group to polish their skills and coalesce into a performing team that would attract more interest in fans wanting to see their theater shows. In August 2013, the 13th and 14th generations were all promoted to Team 4, with Minegishi as team captain. Their first original song as a team, "Seijun Philosophy", ranked #1 at the 2014 Request Hour. Minegishi stayed as captain of Team 4 until 2015, where when she is now became captain of Team K until her graduation in 2021.
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** Minegishi, a first generation member, was demoted to Kenkyuusei in 2013, and it didn't help that her public apology in which [[TraumaticHaircut she shaved her head]] sparked a controversy that even reached international news outlets. But like Sashihara, Minegishi was put in a unique position to be a mentor to the Kenkyuusei, who were made up of the newest and youngest generations of AKB members. This allowed the group to polish their skills and coalesce into a performing team that would attract more interest in fans wanting to see their theater shows. In August 2013, the 13th and 14th generations were all promoted to Team 4, with Minegishi as team captain. Their first original song as a team, "Seijun Philosophy", ranked #1 at the 2014 Request Hour. Minegishi stayed as captain of Team 4 until 2015, where she is now captain of Team K.
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** Minegishi, a first generation member, was demoted to Kenkyuusei in 2013, and it didn't help that her public apology in which [[TraumaticHaircut she shaved her head]] sparked a controversy that even reached international news outlets. But like Sashihara, Minegishi was put in a unique position to be a mentor to the Kenkyuusei, who were made up of the newest and youngest generations of AKB members. This allowed the group to polish their skills and coalesce into a performing team that would attract more interest in fans wanting to see their theater shows. In August 2013, the 13th and 14th generations were all promoted to Team 4, with Minegishi as team captain. Their first original song as a team, "Seijun Philosophy", ranked #1 at the 2014 Request Hour. Minegishi stayed as captain of Team 4 until 2015, where she is now captain of Team K.K until her graduation in 2021.
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* MisaimedFandom: The "Heavy Rotation" MV director said that the MV was meant to depict young girls being carefree and having fun among themselves without any adults or boys around. Unsurprisingly, many people see it as just tons of {{fanservice}} and LesYay, although the song did attract more female fans to the group.
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* NeverLiveItDown: When reporting about AKB, foreign media often describes it as "the Japanese girl group which member shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend", referring to Minami Minegishi. In one of her last [=YouTube=] videos as a member in 2021, she burned a piece of wood with "shaved head" written on it to symbolize leaving her dark past behind and that people would stop talking about it after ''8 years''.
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* NeverLiveItDown: When reporting about AKB, foreign media often describes it as "the Japanese girl group which member shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend", referring to Minami Minegishi. In one of her last [=YouTube=] videos as a member in 2021, she burned put a piece of wood with "shaved head" written on it in a campfire to symbolize leaving her wish to leave her dark past behind and that people would stop talking about it after ''8 years''.
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** An ''Series/AKBingo'' episode focused on two pairs of members who are supposedly in a relationship.
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** An Several ''Series/AKBingo'' episode episodes focused on two pairs of members who are supposedly in a relationship.
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* NeverLiveItDown: When reporting about AKB, foreign media often describes it as "the Japanese girl group which member shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend", referring to Minami Minegishi.
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* NeverLiveItDown: When reporting about AKB, foreign media often describes it as "the Japanese girl group which member shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend", referring to Minami Minegishi. In one of her last [=YouTube=] videos as a member in 2021, she burned a piece of wood with "shaved head" written on it to symbolize leaving her dark past behind and that people would stop talking about it after ''8 years''.
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** Moeka Yahagi was also one due the massive push she received. She did a solo concert, released a photobook, and became an A-side center all within a year after being promoted in December 2018, and some even believe the AKB No. 1 Singer Contest was actually set up to showcase ''her'' abilities. The hate she received, and leaked suggestive photos of her with a male classmate, lead to her graduation in February 2020, just two years after joining the group.
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** Moeka Yahagi was also one due to the massive push she received. She did a solo concert, released a photobook, and became an A-side center all within a year after being promoted in December 2018, and some even believe the AKB No. 1 Singer Contest was actually set up to showcase ''her'' abilities. The hate she received, and leaked suggestive photos of her with a male classmate, lead to her graduation in February 2020, just two years after joining the group.
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** Miyawaki Sakura. Despite being an Music/HKT48 member, she's got a huge push on [=AKB48=] singles, which puts people off. It doesn't help that she is one of the [=AKB48=] ace candidates, despite already being one of the front members in [=HKT48=].
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** Miyawaki Sakura.Sakura Miyawaki. Despite being an Music/HKT48 member, she's got a huge push on [=AKB48=] singles, which puts people off. It doesn't help that she is one of the [=AKB48=] ace candidates, despite already being one of the front members in [=HKT48=].[=HKT48=].
** Moeka Yahagi was also one due the massive push she received. She did a solo concert, released a photobook, and became an A-side center all within a year after being promoted in December 2018, and some even believe the AKB No. 1 Singer Contest was actually set up to showcase ''her'' abilities. The hate she received, and leaked suggestive photos of her with a male classmate, lead to her graduation in February 2020, just two years after joining the group.
** Moeka Yahagi was also one due the massive push she received. She did a solo concert, released a photobook, and became an A-side center all within a year after being promoted in December 2018, and some even believe the AKB No. 1 Singer Contest was actually set up to showcase ''her'' abilities. The hate she received, and leaked suggestive photos of her with a male classmate, lead to her graduation in February 2020, just two years after joining the group.
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** Whether the Senbatsu Election is a valid indicator of popularity or only shows which members have richer fans. On the subject of annual events, whether the Janken Tournament is rigged.
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these people have too many fans to be considered Scrappy
* BaseBreakingCharacter: Many have become this over the years, and a lot of them due to [[ExecutiveMeddling perceived management favoritism]].
** After predicting that AKB's popularity will probably wane in 1-2 years, a lot of fans bashed Rino Sashihara for being the "negative idol" and "unsupportive of her group." While the backlash died down, she had to develop a different fanbase of her own, from being in HKT and appointed its manager.
** Yui Yokoyama was this when she was a newly promoted member, as she got heavy promotion.
** Yuihan's contemporary Haruka Shimazaki also became one, since she came across to many as unmotivated and dismissive of fans.
** The next is Miori Ichikawa, transferred to NMB. Many fans believe her cute appearance and behaviour doesn't fit with NMB's more sexy style.
** Miyawaki Sakura. Despite being an Music/HKT48 member, she's got a huge push on [=AKB48=] singles, which puts people off. It doesn't help that she is one of the [=AKB48=] ace candidates, despite already being one of the front members in [=HKT48=].
** After predicting that AKB's popularity will probably wane in 1-2 years, a lot of fans bashed Rino Sashihara for being the "negative idol" and "unsupportive of her group." While the backlash died down, she had to develop a different fanbase of her own, from being in HKT and appointed its manager.
** Yui Yokoyama was this when she was a newly promoted member, as she got heavy promotion.
** Yuihan's contemporary Haruka Shimazaki also became one, since she came across to many as unmotivated and dismissive of fans.
** The next is Miori Ichikawa, transferred to NMB. Many fans believe her cute appearance and behaviour doesn't fit with NMB's more sexy style.
** Miyawaki Sakura. Despite being an Music/HKT48 member, she's got a huge push on [=AKB48=] singles, which puts people off. It doesn't help that she is one of the [=AKB48=] ace candidates, despite already being one of the front members in [=HKT48=].
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* TheScrappy: Many have become this over the years. However, most of them eventually managed to become popular members after the rough start.
** After predicting that AKB's popularity will probably wane in 1-2 years, a lot of fans bashed Rino Sashihara for being the "negative idol" and "unsupportive of her group." While the backlash died down, she had to develop a different fanbase of her own, from being in HKT and appointed its manager.
** Yui Yokoyama was this when she was a newly promoted member, as she got heavy promotion.
** The AKB scrappy then went to Haruka Shimazaki, who came across to many as unmotivated and dismissive of fans.
** The next scrappy is Miori Ichikawa, transferred to NMB. Many fans believe her cute appearance and behaviour doesn't fit with NMB's more sexy style.
** Miyawaki Sakura. Despite being an [=HKT48=] member, she's got a huge push on [=AKB48=] singles, which puts people off. It doesn't help that she is one of the [=AKB48=] ace candidates, despite already being one of the front members in HKT48.
** After predicting that AKB's popularity will probably wane in 1-2 years, a lot of fans bashed Rino Sashihara for being the "negative idol" and "unsupportive of her group." While the backlash died down, she had to develop a different fanbase of her own, from being in HKT and appointed its manager.
** Yui Yokoyama was this when she was a newly promoted member, as she got heavy promotion.
** The AKB scrappy then went to Haruka Shimazaki, who came across to many as unmotivated and dismissive of fans.
** The next scrappy is Miori Ichikawa, transferred to NMB. Many fans believe her cute appearance and behaviour doesn't fit with NMB's more sexy style.
** Miyawaki Sakura. Despite being an [=HKT48=] member, she's got a huge push on [=AKB48=] singles, which puts people off. It doesn't help that she is one of the [=AKB48=] ace candidates, despite already being one of the front members in HKT48.
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This is a trivia trope, but considering how vague this is, I’m just going to delete it.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: The management routinely pushes certain members to make them the face of the group by giving them more opportunities and exposure, often resulting in the other fan favorites being left out.
** Despite the claim that the Janken Tournament is based on luck alone, many fans are convinced that it has been rigged since the third event.
** Despite the claim that the Janken Tournament is based on luck alone, many fans are convinced that it has been rigged since the third event.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: The management routinely pushes certain members to make them the face of the group by giving them more opportunities and exposure, often resulting in the other fan favorites being left out.
** Despite the claim that the Janken Tournament is based on luck alone, many fans are convinced that it has been rigged since the third event.
** Despite the claim that the Janken Tournament is based on luck alone, many fans are convinced that it has been rigged since the third event.
* TheScrappy: Many have become this over the years. However, most of them eventually managed to become popular members after the rough start.
** After predicting that AKB's popularity will probably wane in 1-2 years, a lot of fans bashed Rino Sashihara for being the "negative idol" and "unsupportive of her group." While the backlash died down, she had to develop a different fanbase of her own, from being in HKT and appointed its manager.
** Yui Yokoyama was this when she was a newly promoted member, as she got heavy promotion.
** The AKB scrappy then went to Haruka Shimazaki, who came across to many as unmotivated and dismissive of fans.
** The next scrappy is Miori Ichikawa, transferred to NMB. Many fans believe her cute appearance and behaviour doesn't fit with NMB's more sexy style.
** Miyawaki Sakura. Despite being an [=HKT48=] member, she's got a huge push on [=AKB48=] singles, which puts people off. It doesn't help that she is one of the [=AKB48=] ace candidates, despite already being one of the front members in HKT48.
** After predicting that AKB's popularity will probably wane in 1-2 years, a lot of fans bashed Rino Sashihara for being the "negative idol" and "unsupportive of her group." While the backlash died down, she had to develop a different fanbase of her own, from being in HKT and appointed its manager.
** Yui Yokoyama was this when she was a newly promoted member, as she got heavy promotion.
** The AKB scrappy then went to Haruka Shimazaki, who came across to many as unmotivated and dismissive of fans.
** The next scrappy is Miori Ichikawa, transferred to NMB. Many fans believe her cute appearance and behaviour doesn't fit with NMB's more sexy style.
** Miyawaki Sakura. Despite being an [=HKT48=] member, she's got a huge push on [=AKB48=] singles, which puts people off. It doesn't help that she is one of the [=AKB48=] ace candidates, despite already being one of the front members in HKT48.
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** After predicting that AKB's popularity will probably wane in 1-2 years, a lot of fans bashed Rino Sashihara for being the "negative idol" and "unsupportive of her group." While the backlash died down, she had to develop a different fanbase of her own, from being in HKT and appointed its manager.
** Yui Yokoyama was this when she was a newly promoted member, as she got heavy promotion.
%%** The AKB scrappy then went to Haruka Shimazaki.
** The next scrappy is Miori Ichikawa, transferred to NMB. Many fans believe her cute appearance and behaviour doesn't fit with NMB's more sexy style.
** Miyawaki Sakura. Despite being an [=HKT48=] member, she's got a huge push on [=AKB48=] singles, which puts people off. It doesn't help that she is one of the [=AKB48=] ace candidates, despite already being one of the front members in HKT48.
** After predicting that AKB's popularity will probably wane in 1-2 years, a lot of fans bashed Rino Sashihara for being the "negative idol" and "unsupportive of her group." While the backlash died down, she had to develop a different fanbase of her own, from being in HKT and appointed its manager.
** Yui Yokoyama was this when she was a newly promoted member, as she got heavy promotion.
%%** The AKB scrappy then went to Haruka Shimazaki.
** The next scrappy is Miori Ichikawa, transferred to NMB. Many fans believe her cute appearance and behaviour doesn't fit with NMB's more sexy style.
** Miyawaki Sakura. Despite being an [=HKT48=] member, she's got a huge push on [=AKB48=] singles, which puts people off. It doesn't help that she is one of the [=AKB48=] ace candidates, despite already being one of the front members in HKT48.
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* NeverLiveItDown: When reporting about AKB, foreign media often describes it as "the girl group which member shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend", referring to Minami Minegishi.
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* NeverLiveItDown: When reporting about AKB, foreign media often describes it as "the Japanese girl group which member shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend", referring to Minami Minegishi.
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** ''Series/MajisukaGakuen'' season 5 put many fans off because many characters are murdered as well.
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* NeverLiveItDown: The media, especially foreign ones, always mentions Minami Minegishi as "the idol who shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend" when reporting about her.
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* NeverLiveItDown: The media, especially When reporting about AKB, foreign ones, always mentions Minami Minegishi media often describes it as "the idol who girl group which member shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend" when reporting about her.boyfriend", referring to Minami Minegishi.
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%%** Sayaka Akimoto as well.
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* TearJerker:
%%** The PV and lyrics to "Sakura no Ki ni Narou".
** The song "Rider". It's a song dedicated to a loyal fan who passed away.
%%** The PV to Atsuko Maeda's solo "Flower" is also very sad.
** "Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō". Both the song itself and the video. Considering that it deals with the topics of bullying and suicide, it's hardly surprising.
%%** The PV and lyrics to "Sakura no Ki ni Narou".
** The song "Rider". It's a song dedicated to a loyal fan who passed away.
%%** The PV to Atsuko Maeda's solo "Flower" is also very sad.
** "Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō". Both the song itself and the video. Considering that it deals with the topics of bullying and suicide, it's hardly surprising.
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* NeverLiveItDown: The media, especially foreign ones, always mentions Minami Minegishi as "the idol who shaved her hair because she had a boyfriend" when reporting about her.
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* EarWorm: Good luck forgetting some of their songs like "Heavy Rotation!"
** During the time it was released, AKB subunit [=DiVA=]'s "Lost The Way" was EXTREMELY popular among fellow members. Whenever they performed it, many members would sing along to it backstage.
** During the time it was released, AKB subunit [=DiVA=]'s "Lost The Way" was EXTREMELY popular among fellow members. Whenever they performed it, many members would sing along to it backstage.
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* InternetBackdraft: AKB48's concepts have drawn criticism for sexualizing schoolgirls (and minors by proxy), and the music video for "Heavy Rotation" raised a lot of eyebrows from some {{Moral Guardian}}s for having tons of MaleGaze {{Fanservice}}. Some have even claimed their concepts to be sexist, as AKB48's primary audience is adult men, but when you bring up the fact that "Heavy Rotation" and their schoolgirl concept were envisioned by women, that only invites more debate.
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* PortmanteauCoupleName: Over the years, plenty of members who are close friends are called these: [=AtsuMina=], [=Mayuyukirin=], [=JuriMayu=], [=YuiParu=], [=TomuPon=], [=NakoMiku=], [=YuuNaa=], [=Mogion=], [=Yuiyuihan=]...
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** As seen in the HilariousInHindsight entry below, the very notion that Sashihara Rino would ever win the Sousenkyo was a running joke since nobody saw it coming. Let alone winning four times ''after'' a major scandal.
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** Same with an episode of the variety show ''Mechaike'' in the same year, where Okamura declared that Sashihara would never become center.
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* CelebrityImpersonator: Japanese comedian Kintaro regularly impersonates ex-member Atsuko Maeda.
** In return, Team B's Mariko Nakamura dressed as Kintaro in the 2013 Janken Tournament.
* ContractualPurity: Many IdolSinger groups in Japan, both male and female, have a no-dating rule to keep up the image of being attainable, but AKB48 has become one of the most common examples of the "love ban", especially after Minami Minegishi's scandal in 2013 (where she was caught spending the night at [[Music/{{EXILE}} Alan Shirahama's]] home) made international news. A year before that, Rino Sashihara's alleged ex-boyfriend sold her out to the media by releasing intimate details about their relationship, which almost nearly ruined her career and caused her to be transferred to Music/{{HKT48}}. Fortunately, both girls were able to pick their careers back up after that, ''especially'' Sashihara, who now consistently ranks high on popularity polls.
* CreepyMonotone: Yuki Kashiwagi in "Majijo Teppen Blues", where she represents her character Black in ''Series/MajisukaGakuen''.
* DemotedToExtra: Many of the girls have dropped in rankings in this year's General Election while SKE, NMB and HKT girls [[{{AscendedExtra}} seem to be doing the opposite]].
** In return, Team B's Mariko Nakamura dressed as Kintaro in the 2013 Janken Tournament.
* ContractualPurity: Many IdolSinger groups in Japan, both male and female, have a no-dating rule to keep up the image of being attainable, but AKB48 has become one of the most common examples of the "love ban", especially after Minami Minegishi's scandal in 2013 (where she was caught spending the night at [[Music/{{EXILE}} Alan Shirahama's]] home) made international news. A year before that, Rino Sashihara's alleged ex-boyfriend sold her out to the media by releasing intimate details about their relationship, which almost nearly ruined her career and caused her to be transferred to Music/{{HKT48}}. Fortunately, both girls were able to pick their careers back up after that, ''especially'' Sashihara, who now consistently ranks high on popularity polls.
* CreepyMonotone: Yuki Kashiwagi in "Majijo Teppen Blues", where she represents her character Black in ''Series/MajisukaGakuen''.
* DemotedToExtra: Many of the girls have dropped in rankings in this year's General Election while SKE, NMB and HKT girls [[{{AscendedExtra}} seem to be doing the opposite]].
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* FanNickname:
** [=HebiRote=] for 'Heavy Rotation' and [=KFC/KoiChun=] for 'Koisuru Fortune Cookie'.
** Sae Miyazawa and Sayaka Akimoto are often called "Twin Towers" because of their height.
** [=Mariya Suzuki=] for the 2013 Janken single, which has a much longer name. It should be noted, however,that Suzuki herself is not taking part in the single.
** [=HebiRote=] for 'Heavy Rotation' and [=KFC/KoiChun=] for 'Koisuru Fortune Cookie'.
** Sae Miyazawa and Sayaka Akimoto are often called "Twin Towers" because of their height.
** [=Mariya Suzuki=] for the 2013 Janken single, which has a much longer name. It should be noted, however,that Suzuki herself is not taking part in the single.
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* GoodNewsBadNews: The management seems to love giving surprise announcements at the end of major concerts.
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* LyricsVideoMismatch:
** "Iiwake Maybe" is about love, but the video is about Atsuko Maeda and Yuko Oshima's fight and cooling-off attempt by having a cycling competition.
** "Manatsu no Sounds Good!". The song is about sunbathing on the beach and having a great summer, while the official PV is about a sudden alien invasion, with the girls being killed brutally. Only Acchan and Mayuyu survive (one of them badly wounded), but see their friends in bikinis in the distance, probably in {{heaven}}. Must be why the full music video on AKB's [=YouTube=] channel is the ''dance version''.
** "Iiwake Maybe" is about love, but the video is about Atsuko Maeda and Yuko Oshima's fight and cooling-off attempt by having a cycling competition.
** "Manatsu no Sounds Good!". The song is about sunbathing on the beach and having a great summer, while the official PV is about a sudden alien invasion, with the girls being killed brutally. Only Acchan and Mayuyu survive (one of them badly wounded), but see their friends in bikinis in the distance, probably in {{heaven}}. Must be why the full music video on AKB's [=YouTube=] channel is the ''dance version''.
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* OldShame: To Erena Ono, who hasn't participated in AKB concerts since her graduation unlike others like Kazumi Urano and other graduates who occasionally show up to perform a song.
%%* OlderThanTheyLook: Most of the girls, such as Mayu Watanabe and Haruka Shimazaki.
* OutOfFocus: Happens to majority of the members. Quite inevitable in a group with [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters Loads And Loads Of Characters]].
%%* PerformanceVideo: "Oogoe Diamond" and "GIVE ME FIVE!", among others.
* ReplacementGoldfish:
** When teams originally followed the standard of having 16 members, this was how Kenkyuusei were promoted--a graduating member meant a spot for a trainee to be promoted and take a new place in the team.
** Yui Yokoyama for Erena Ono in the old Team K, Shihori Suzuki for Manami Oku in the old Team B and Kazumi Urano for Natsumi Hirajima in Watarirouka Hashiritai.
** Moe Aigasa for Tomomi Itano, thanks to her being an IdenticalStranger.
** Mion Mukaichi for Yuko Oshima; most notable for her replacing Yuko's center position in Heavy Rotation. (Note: It was actually Yuko herself who allowed Mion to have the position.)
%%* OlderThanTheyLook: Most of the girls, such as Mayu Watanabe and Haruka Shimazaki.
* OutOfFocus: Happens to majority of the members. Quite inevitable in a group with [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters Loads And Loads Of Characters]].
%%* PerformanceVideo: "Oogoe Diamond" and "GIVE ME FIVE!", among others.
* ReplacementGoldfish:
** When teams originally followed the standard of having 16 members, this was how Kenkyuusei were promoted--a graduating member meant a spot for a trainee to be promoted and take a new place in the team.
** Yui Yokoyama for Erena Ono in the old Team K, Shihori Suzuki for Manami Oku in the old Team B and Kazumi Urano for Natsumi Hirajima in Watarirouka Hashiritai.
** Moe Aigasa for Tomomi Itano, thanks to her being an IdenticalStranger.
** Mion Mukaichi for Yuko Oshima; most notable for her replacing Yuko's center position in Heavy Rotation. (Note: It was actually Yuko herself who allowed Mion to have the position.)
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* SpotlightStealingSquad:
** No one expected [=HKT48=]'s Rino Sashihara to beat fan favorites Mayu Watanabe and Yuko Oshima to get the first place in the 2013 General Election preliminary results as well as in the actual election!
** Sister group kennins in [=AKB48=] singles are often seen as this, mainly sister group aces.
* StuntDouble: Used in ''Theatre/AKBKagekidanInfinity''. In order to create the illusion of Ruka appearing on the balcony, disappearing, and then reappearing on the main stage, a stunt double was used. The stunt double was on the balcony, their back turned, and the main actress for Ruka appeared on the main stage after the double was gone.
** Inverted in Majisuka Gakuen. The girls do all the action.
* SurrealMusicVideo: "Yasai Sisters" and "Sugar Rush" certainly qualify.
** No one expected [=HKT48=]'s Rino Sashihara to beat fan favorites Mayu Watanabe and Yuko Oshima to get the first place in the 2013 General Election preliminary results as well as in the actual election!
** Sister group kennins in [=AKB48=] singles are often seen as this, mainly sister group aces.
* StuntDouble: Used in ''Theatre/AKBKagekidanInfinity''. In order to create the illusion of Ruka appearing on the balcony, disappearing, and then reappearing on the main stage, a stunt double was used. The stunt double was on the balcony, their back turned, and the main actress for Ruka appeared on the main stage after the double was gone.
** Inverted in Majisuka Gakuen. The girls do all the action.
* SurrealMusicVideo: "Yasai Sisters" and "Sugar Rush" certainly qualify.
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* TheRival: Music/Nogizaka46 is formed as an official rival group.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Miho Miyazaki (5th Generation) got into Senbatsu in the first two elections, was considered one of the upcoming aces and best [=MCs=], and is reportedly the favorite member of Yasushi Akimoto himself. In an ''Series/AKBingo'' episode, she related to the junior members how she lost most of her fans after [[FormerlyFit gaining weight]] and couldn't regain momentum even after getting back into shape. She wrapped up her story with the motto "Weight Goes Up, Job Goes Down". She's still relatively popular in Showroom and radio shows, but nowhere near the earlier expectations.
%%* YoungerThanTheyLook:
%%** Sayaka Akimoto.
%%** JURINA MATSUI.
%%** Rina Chikano.
** Miho Miyazaki (5th Generation) got into Senbatsu in the first two elections, was considered one of the upcoming aces and best [=MCs=], and is reportedly the favorite member of Yasushi Akimoto himself. In an ''Series/AKBingo'' episode, she related to the junior members how she lost most of her fans after [[FormerlyFit gaining weight]] and couldn't regain momentum even after getting back into shape. She wrapped up her story with the motto "Weight Goes Up, Job Goes Down". She's still relatively popular in Showroom and radio shows, but nowhere near the earlier expectations.
%%* YoungerThanTheyLook:
%%** Sayaka Akimoto.
%%** JURINA MATSUI.
%%** Rina Chikano.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The MV for "Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" ("We Will Not Fight") shows the girls awesomely fighting an army of {{Mooks}} armed with {{Laser Blade}}s in a post-apocalyptic world.
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** Opinions of the former members that ended up in porn industry such as Risa Tachibana and various members that formed Music/HoneyPopcorn.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Manami Oku, often forgotten former original Team K member, is surprisingly popular with [=JKT48=] fans. There are Indonesian fanclubs dedicated to her, and most of the comments in the videos/pictures related to her are made by Indonesian users.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff:
** Manami Oku, often forgotten former original Team K member, is surprisingly popular with [=JKT48=] fans. There are Indonesian fanclubs dedicated to her, and most of the comments in the videos/pictures related to her are made by Indonesianusers. users.
** Haruka Nakagawa was moderately popular during her AKB days, but her career ''really'' took off after she transferred to [=JKT48=]. She became fluent in Indonesian, stays in Jakarta after her graduation and regularly appears in prime-time television shows to this day, and occasionally also does work in her home country. She was also appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Japan-Indonesia diplomatic relations.
** Manami Oku, often forgotten former original Team K member, is surprisingly popular with [=JKT48=] fans. There are Indonesian fanclubs dedicated to her, and most of the comments in the videos/pictures related to her are made by Indonesian
** Haruka Nakagawa was moderately popular during her AKB days, but her career ''really'' took off after she transferred to [=JKT48=]. She became fluent in Indonesian, stays in Jakarta after her graduation and regularly appears in prime-time television shows to this day, and occasionally also does work in her home country. She was also appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Japan-Indonesia diplomatic relations.
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%%* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Sae Miyazawa in the [=PV=] for "Oogoe Diamond".
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* StuntDouble: Used in AKB Kagekidan Infinity. In order to create the illusion of Ruka appearing on the balcony, disappearing, and then reappearing on the main stage, a stunt double was used. The stunt double was on the balcony, their back turned, and the main actress for Ruka appeared on the main stage after the double was gone.
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* StuntDouble: Used in AKB Kagekidan Infinity.''Theatre/AKBKagekidanInfinity''. In order to create the illusion of Ruka appearing on the balcony, disappearing, and then reappearing on the main stage, a stunt double was used. The stunt double was on the balcony, their back turned, and the main actress for Ruka appeared on the main stage after the double was gone.
