From left to right: Mio Izuchi, Mayu Watanabe, Yuki Oguri
On November 20, three popular members of the Japanese idol group AKB48, Mayu Watanabe, Miyin Xiangidi, and Oguri Yuki parachuted into Shanghai to help the 2017 AKB48 Chinese Fan Meeting. In addition to bringing exclusive benefits such as song and dance performances to fans, the three beautiful girls also transformed into friendship messengers to witness the smooth launch of the "China-Japan Friendship and Cultural Exchange Tour" project.
Knowing that the three popular members would come to Shanghai together, Watanabe Mayu should help the headquarters, Oguri had responded to the support group, and the Xiang ini Miyin Support Association decided to join forces to fight CALL. On the same day, fans arranged roll-up treasures, banners, flower baskets outside the venue 3 hours before the opening, and distributed flags, hand banners and other peripherals in order to bring the warmest response to the little idols who came from afar.
Fan-made hand banners
The reporter received a lot of exquisite materials at the scene. It was revealed to Ichi Meiyin's fan 豬叭 that for The Sake of Amway Meiyin, a certain gathering in the fan group on the same day also provided 100 Meiyin as a center's single "Wing はいらない" tower shop raw writing live gift...
Fan-made CALL list, but it did not seem to be achieved that day
The thief who handed the reporter CALL a list of words told reporters that he had been paying attention to Watanabe Mayou since 2013, and specially took leave of absence from Guangxi to shanghai for this meeting: "I like her appearance, her personality, her efforts, and all she has." Mayo Watanabe took me out of my dark days, and I will continue to help after graduation. ”
Oguri took a group photo in front of the flower basket with a support group
When the reporter asked why he loved and supported each other, fans said, "At first, I was attracted by the cute appearance of the little chestnut", "I saw the activity of meiyin in AKB48, and invisibly got a lot of spiritual encouragement and support", "I am an orthodox idol who works hard at work, but sometimes I show my innocent and naughty nature in front of fans and relatives and friends, and the contrasting charm of Ma You is very cute."
Due to ten years of self-discipline and hard work, persistence and dedication to AKB48, Watanabe Mayu has won a large number of domestic fans. After more than a month, she will officially leave AKB48, so domestic fans have also prepared a help card that can leave a message to convey graduation wishes to Ma You. After the meeting, fans excitedly said: "Our response, Ma You have seen and responded!" ”
This was evaluated by fans as "tickets speculated high price, after watching it feel very worthwhile, is too short time" meeting, due to the short preparation time, insufficient publicity, the activity venue is remote, not placed on holidays and other reasons, until the start of the performance fans are full of worry, the day also appeared outside the scalper discount ticket sales no one paid attention, the venue position sat dissatisfied and other scenes. However, thanks to the host's excellent control of the scene and smooth conversation, the atmosphere of the whole meeting was relaxed and pleasant, the members and fans interacted frequently and harmoniously, and the concept of "idols who can face each other" was well implemented.
Q&A session
The fun Q&A session was quite characteristic of Chinese and Japanese culture, and several questions cleverly used the origins between Shanghai dialect and Japanese culture, incorporating knowledge of language, cuisine, manga and geography, and also made the three members enthusiastically immersed in the understanding of Shanghai's local culture.
XiaoLongbao, which once attracted AKB48 member Xiao Zhiyang Cuisine to sneak to the food court to eat after work, also received praise from several members "Delicious!" Oguri Yusuke, who scored the lowest score in the fun quiz, was specially "punished" and put on the cute hood of "Shanghai hairy crab".
Oguri has it
The most exciting part of the meeting, which lasted more than an hour, was the song and dance.
Before the show began, the three members stood in a circle with their hands folded in unison with the audience: "せーの~ いつも thank you, calm に丁宁に正に,みんなの梦が叶いますように AKB TEAM B! (As usual, be prepared—always with gratitude, calmly, cautiously, correctly, and may everyone's dreams come true!") It shows the deep tacit understanding and bondage between idols and fans.
This is the first day of the first day, your CW, The Anklet in November, the girls, and the Flowers of the Cherry Blossoms.
Born in 2007, "First Day" is the first original song by Team B, to which Mayu Watanabe belongs. The lyrics are in line with the experiences of the members, and also tell the mood of Team B as the last team to be formed to surpass the predecessors and let the dreams bloom. At the age of 13, Mayo Watanabe gradually established the core of the team through the same performance "Pajama Ride (パジャマドライブ)", and began his decade-long path of royal idol.
This is followed by the Until song "Jun の CW" performed by three little idols together at Mayo Watanabe's graduation concert on October 31.
At the graduation concert, Mayu Watanabe put down the microphone while singing the graduation single surrounded by other members
"November のアンクレット" is the 50th single of AKB48 and the title song of Mayo Watanabe's graduation single. The warm and sad melody fits the parting of Mayo Watanabe, and on the stage she saluted Momoe Yamaguchi's farewell concert and also put down the microphone, making countless fans sentimental: "This girl we watched grow up is now graduating from here."
When performing "Girls", which can interact with fans and shout "AKB~48", the organizers opened up the shooting license.
"桜の花びらたち" is not only the first underground single of AKB48's independent production period, but also the last song of Mayo Watanabe's graduation concert, which echoes the opening song of this meeting and the graduation concert on October 31, "First Day".
The Consul General of Japan in Shanghai, Mr. Kazuyuki Katayama, and members of AKB48
It is worth mentioning that AKB48, which served as a goodwill ambassador on the 40th anniversary of the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, also sent these three members to launch the "China-Japan Friendship and Cultural Exchange Tour" project on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations this year.
Kazuyuki Katayama, Consul General of Japan in Shanghai, Xu Dimin, Secretary General of the International Exchange Fund of the Chinese Culture Promotion Association, Nariko Teraida, Vice President of AKS Asia, and Xie Yihua, Co-President of AKB48 CHINA, delivered speeches at the launch site of the project, and hoped to promote mutual respect and understanding between young people of the two countries in culture and art through youth cultural exchange activities such as AKB48.
Idols have not only become one of the representatives to promote the development of Sino-Japanese friendship, but also have more opportunities to exchange visits in China in the future, which must be a great honor and warmth for fans who are waiting for AKB48 in the cold wind.
During the interview session, several members also expressed their expectations for the upcoming AKB48 China Sister Group. Xiang Inuchi offered a trick to girls who wanted to participate in the selection of the AKB48 Chinese Sisters Group: "If you are nervous, even if you can't dance during the dance review, don't forget to smile, because good mood can definitely be conveyed." ”
Mayo Watanabe admitted that when he first participated in the AKB48 selection, he was very nervous and looking forward to it because he liked AKB48, so he hoped that Chinese girls could also carry this positive sense of tension and enjoy the challenge at the same time.
【Dialogue】
Q: Are there any plans to graduate from AKB48? In addition to acting, what kind of new style and new direction do you want to try? For example, stage plays, musicals, fashion design and so on.
Mayu Watanabe: Having spent 11 years as a member of AKB48, I have experienced a variety of jobs, and in the midst of this, I feel that I like acting a lot, and after that, I will increase my efforts in acting. If you act, whether it is a TV series or a movie, you like it, and you like stage plays, and if you have the opportunity to challenge the drama musicals one day, you will be very happy.
Mayo Watanabe
Q: Do you know that you are a child actor and have any plans to continue to develop on the road of acting in the future? What kind of work and characters do you want to try?
Miyin Xiang: Since entering AKB48, there have been many opportunities to appear in TV dramas, and it is surprising that there are almost no roles for ordinary female students so far. Although he is past the age of a high school student, he still wants to wear a uniform to appear in a school TV series.
Performance session
Q: On the day of Mayu Watanabe's graduation concert, Saitama Shimbun published the comment that "the successor in the minds of the predecessors is Oguri Yui".
Oguri Yui: I really felt honored when I heard this news, really really happy, to be so praised, but also to open the switch of having to work harder, although not mature enough, will work hard in their own way.
Q: Have you ever imagined what kind of life you would have lived if you hadn't joined AKB48 at the age of 12?
Mayou Watanabe: If I hadn't entered AKB48, I would have loved painting when I was a child, and I might have entered that kind of art school and become a designer or something, and maybe I would have worked in the art of painting.
Q: Have you ever thought about the possibility of developing in China? Will there be a group concert in China later?
Xiang Ino: Although it has not yet been determined, we will work harder in order to one day have a concert in China. In order to be able to convey our activities to all of you (fans) in China, we will continue to work hard. Please look forward to it.
Oguri Yui: Although I have not yet decided to hold an event, I would like to carry out activities in China as an AKB48, as a Team 8, Team 8 is an "idol to meet", and I also want to be an idol to meet in China, and I want to be able to hold concerts and tours in China.
Q: What was the most memorable single for you?
Mayu Watanabe: Although I have participated in many singles as a member of AKB48, the most memorable thing is "BINGO", which entered the selection group for the first time, this song is the most memorable, and I am very nervous as a junior with many predecessors, and I work hard every day.
In 2007, Mayu Watanabe in the single "BINGO"
Q: Is there anything else you want to catch up with in 48 GROUP?
Miyin Xiang: Mayou's senior is about to graduate, and among the active members, Yui Yokoyama, the current chief supervisor, works hard no matter what she works, such a figure is very handsome, and all the members respect her.
Q: You said in an interview before that the goal of your study is Ma You, what are the most attractive qualities in Ma You?
Oguri Yuki: Asayou seniors have a lot of charm, just like everyone knows that the predecessors of Mayu who sparkled on the stage are very charming, and I also like to be with the predecessors of Izuhara and Kashiwagi in the background, and both sides are very attractive. I think many people do not have the opportunity to see the backstage of the Mayou seniors, please be sure to show this side, such Mayou seniors I also like, I hope you can also like the multi-faceted Mayou seniors.
Interview session
Q: Do you have any expectations for the upcoming AKB48 China Sister Group?
Mayu Watanabe: I am looking forward to the newly established AKB48 sister group in Shanghai, what kind of members will participate, and I would like to meet the new members soon.
Oguri Yui: China is a very big country and has a large population, and I think it will not become a very imposing combination, and I am very much looking forward to it.
Miyin Xiang: I have been to China many times myself, and after the birth of the new group, I look forward to communicating with the new members, and it would be very happy if I could do it together.
Q: Can you recall participating in the AKB48 selection? What advice do you have for girls who want to participate in the selection of the Chinese Sisterhood?
Mayou Watanabe: The day I was selected, I still remember it vividly, because I really likeD AKB48, although I was nervous, but I was more looking forward to it, and then everyone who applied for the exam should also have a positive sense of nervousness, and if you can enjoy the challenge at the same time, you will be very happy.
Oguri Yui: I also remember the day I was selected, I was very nervous, in the song review process, although there are rules for everyone to bring their own CDs, but I did not bring CDs, only I was alone. So doing something different from other people, maybe it's not bad, I think it's okay to do something a little different from other people.
Miyin Xiang: I accepted the selection about 5 years ago, and my advice to everyone is that if you are nervous, even if you can't dance during the dance review, don't forget to smile, this good mood can definitely be conveyed. Girls who like AKB48 GROUP will be happy if they come to apply.