AKB48 members celebrate Miyawaki Sakura as the center of the 54th single and her IZ*ONE debut

AKB48 members Yokoyama Yui, Okada Nana and Takahashi Juri celebrate Miyawaki Sakura on becoming the center of AKB48’s 54th single “NO WAY MAN” but also as she embarks on a 2 year and six month journey debuting in the global pop group, IZ*ONE.

HKT48’s Miyawaki Sakura, HKT48 Yabuki Nako and AKB48 member Honda Hitomi will suspend all AKB48G activity to focus on their activities with IZ*ONE and will not return back to AKB48G until April 2021.

Takahashi Juri tweeted photos from the celebration:

AKB48 54th Single選抜に選ばれました。ありがとうございます。
センターはさくら🌸
先日お仕事終わりにそのままご飯した☺️💓私も全てのこれからの為に出来ること、精一杯努力します。#AKB48 #IZONE #大好き pic.twitter.com/cvsfao8MpX

— 高橋朱里 Juri Takahashi (@juri_t_official) September 25, 2018

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