AKB48 and former NGT48 member Kashiwagi Yuki comments on NGT48 graduations

AKB48 member and now former NGT48 member Kashiwagi Yuki was put in a hard spot.

While the Team NGIII performance was a festive occasion for the group spend its time together as a group for the very last time, being one of the veteran members of AKB48, many wondered if she would become more vocal or say anything in regards to Yamaguchi Maho’s assault or even the most recent announcement of graduations of NGT48 members.

Kashiwagi Yuki took to Twitter to post the following:

この立場にいながら大きな声を上げることができなくて本当に情けない気持ちでいっぱいです。。まほほん、りったん、れなぽん、そしてメンバー、ファンの皆さん、本当にごめんなさい。言葉にできないくらい辛い気持ちを何度もさせてしまったと考えると、胸が痛いです。。

— 柏木由紀 (@Yukiriiiin__K) April 22, 2019

こういう形になってしまったのは、わたしの力不足もあると思います。真剣に意見を伝えたり話をしたり話を聞いたりしても、すぐに会社や組織というものを本当の意味で変えることには繋がらないんだ、と痛感しました。

— 柏木由紀 (@Yukiriiiin__K) April 22, 2019

メンバーとしてできることは限られているかもしれませんが、たくさんいるメンバーや活動していく環境に出来る限りしっかりと目を向けていきます。。たくさんの方に悲しい思いをさせてしまって本当にごめんなさい。
皆さんに安心して応援していただけるグループをまた一から作って行けたらと思います。

— 柏木由紀 (@Yukiriiiin__K) April 22, 2019

Kashiwagi Yuki a.k.a Yukirin wrote, “I am full of emotions that I was unable to raise a loud voice while being in this position and I am very sorry. Mahohon, Riko, Renapon, members, fans, I’m very sorry. My heart hurts knowing I was not able to say anything while others were in pain”

“I think that my lack of power that even if I was able to have a serious opinion, talked about it, I wouldn’t make any immediate change to the company or organization”.

“What I can do as a member is limited, but we will look closely at the environment in which we operate for members. I am very sorry if I made many people feel sad. I hope we can create a group from scratch that you can support with a piece of mind”.