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Current HKT48 members and former IZ*ONE members Miyawaki Sakura and Yabuki Nako were interviewed by NHK (Fukuoka affiliate) this morning about the differences of being in an idol group in Japan and Korea and also Sakura’s graduation and more! You can watch the interview here Read More …
Kemio has interviewed graduating HKT48 member Miyawaki Sakura on his Spotify show “Kemio no Mimi-soji Club”. In the interview, Sakura talked about what she wanted to eat after returning from Korea, the difference between idol activities in Japan and Korea, how her perspective changed when Read More …
Former IZ*ONe member and graduating HKT48 member Miyawaki Sakura is featured on the July cover for “bis” which will be released on June 1st. The feature is Miyawaki Sakura’s first solo appearance and 12 pages will be dedicated to Sakura. Also featured are Kamikokuryo Moe Read More …
Former IZ*ONE members Miyawaki Sakura and Yabuki Nako performed at Kitakyushu Soleil Hall in Fukuoka on May 29th, their first time with the group in two and a half years. Miyawaki Sakura will be graduating at Marine Messe Fukuoaka Building A on June 19th.
Former HKT48 leader Sashihara Rino posted an image of a gift she received from Miyawaki Sakura and Murashige Anna. Sakura gave Sashihara a ring from DIOR and Murashige gave Sashihara a bangle from CELINE PARIS. Sashihara wrote, “Saki and Shige suddenly gave me a present! Read More …
HKT48 member Miyawaki Sakura is set to graduate on June 19th and a “Graduation Visual Booklet” will be released. HKT48 has posted a video on the making of the visual booklet:
Murashige Anna has shown us her crazy “Beware” (song by IZ*ONE) dance on TikTok and SNS (Remember this): I feel like I’ve talked more about Murashige tonight than I have for SaNakHii themselves COMBINED— 🤣 Anyway, here’s Beware (2020) and Beware (2021) Shige-style for a Read More …
Miyawaki Sakura’s announcement that she will graduate from HKT48 is no surprise to many people who have seen her popularity skyrocket as a member of IZ*ONE. And with rumors that she may sign with BTS management HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment) and may be joining Read More …
Miyawaki Sakura and Yabuki Nako’s activities for IZ*ONE ended in April and now Sakura’s activities with HKT48 will be ending soon. The two will be returning to HKT48 for activities on May 17th and will be appearing at the concerts on May 29th. Sakura announced Read More …
A lot of rumors are running rampant on IZ*ONE member Miyawaki Sakura, who is set to return to the idol group HKT48. With her radio show airing a day ago, Sakura said she would be making an announcement. Many fans speculated that both she and Read More …
On May 29th, Moriyasu Madoka will be graduating from HKT48. But before she graduates from the idol group, Madoka’s “HKT48 Moriyasu Madoka Last Photobook Score” will be released on May 26th. The price will be Y2500 + tax. The photobook features photos taken in Fukuoka, Read More …
Sugamoto Yuko may not be remembered as a first gen member of HKT48, as she was only with the group less than a year before graduating. But she worked hard in culinary school and in 2015, was a semi-finalist in the “Miss iD 2016” and Read More …
HKT48’s Murashige Anna has always been known to be IZ*ONE member Miyawaki Sakura’s best friend and both have always been supported of each other, although Murashige likes to go crazy once in awhile (or actually, more like… quite a bit). And Murashige (along with fellow Read More …
For today’s announcements of entertainers who tested positive for the novel coronavirus: HKT48’s Murashige Anna Twin Planet, which represents Murashige Anna and Sashihara Rino announced that Murashige had a fever, sore throat and fatigue in the early morning of September 20th. She took a PCR Read More …
The AKB48G (AKB48, STU48, NMB48, SKE48, HKT48 and NGT48) will be holding an air handshake event, as Japan continues to refrain from crowding or gatherings due to the spread of the coronavirus infection. AKB48G’s handshake events have been postponed since February 1st and the idols Read More …