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NGT48’s Takakura Moeka has announced that she is graduating from the group and her graduation performance will be on March 21st and her final date of activity is on March 22nd. Takakura had stopped being active as a member due to back pain and was Read More …
For those following NGT48’s Nakai Rika on Instagram, may have been surprised by her cosplay photos and a TikTok video of her as Kamado Nezuko from the popular manga/anime series “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba”. https://t.co/8Uz5w4Nbrn — 中井りか (@rika_nakai823) January 11, 2020 連投すまんかった 終わりじゃ#鬼滅の刃 pic.twitter.com/0z2NkFxPe5 Read More …
The first AKB48 Group Coming-of-Age Ceremony for the Reiwa era took place on January 13th at Kanda Myojin, not far from the AKB48 Theater. 42 members from six different groups participated. AKB48（8人） 蒲池志奈、大竹ひとみ、春本ゆき、市川愛美、大盛真歩、多田京加、岡田梨奈、吉橋柚花 SKE48（10人） 福士奈央、西満里奈、仲村和泉、入内嶋涼、北野瑠華、松本慈子、江籠裕奈、竹内彩姫、菅原茉椰、平田詩奈 NMB48（7人） 菖蒲まりん、佐藤亜海、明石奈津子、小嶋花梨、西澤瑠莉奈、坂本夏海、溝渕麻莉亜 HKT48（9人） 月足天音、上野遥、山内祐奈、長野雅、深川舞子、豊永阿紀、田島芽瑠、松岡はな、村川緋杏 NGT48（3人） 真下華穂、本間日陽、山田野絵 STU48（5人） 矢野帆夏、沖侑果、今村美月、中村舞、谷口茉妃菜
AKS Inc. who manages NGT48 announced that the suspect who threatened NGT48 member Kato Minami (20) was arrested in late June. The suspect sent threatening messages to her on SNS. AKS is also consulting with the Metropolitan Police Department regarding threats and slander on SNS Read More …
NGT48 announced on the official website that it will be introduce and utilizing a face recognition system to verify people’s identities. The AKB48 Group is the first to introduce this technology. The system will be used in the NGT48 theater where customers can go in Read More …
NGT48’s Sato Anju (17) announced that she is graduating at an NGT48 performance at a private theater in Niigata City on the 25th. Sato said she started thinking about graduation and her future last year and wanted to enjoy her high school life. 本日、佐藤杏樹が卒業発表をさせて頂きました。 あたしらしく明るく発表するね！ Read More …
NGT48 is under the spotlight now that they are back to performing and back on SNS and so a lot of the media coverage over the weekend was almost all NGT48-related. And once again, Nakai Rika was under the spotlight as many people try to Read More …
Former NGT48 Team NIII Captain Kato Minami’s was demoted to NGT48 trainee (kenkyuusei), after she “accidentally” posted an insensitive comment about Yamaguchi Maho graduation performance meant for her close friends, made her first post on SNS through 755. Kato wrote, “Nice to meet you from. Read More …
NGT48 is back and with a successful performance at TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL (TIF) 2019 in Odaiba, their first performance since January 3rd, it was announced that the group will be resuming theater performances on August and are preparing for a full-scale restart. The group had Read More …
NGT48 performed at the Tokyo IDOL FESTIVAL (TIF) 2019 in Odaiba on August 3rd. The performance was the group’s first since earlier January this year. All 34 members gathered on stage and shed tears. Center Ogino Yuka told the audience, “We asked the staff if Read More …
NGT48 will be appearing at TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2019 (TIF) which will be held on August 2-4th at Odaiba Aomi Peripheral Area. The performance will begin the group’s official resuming of activities. The group has not had any activity since participating at an AKB48 handshake Read More …
Former NGT48 member Yamaguchi Maho (23) will have her first photobook titled “Yamaguchi Maho 1st Shashin-shu” released on September 17th. The photobook will feature the charm of Yamaguchi Maho who will be turning 24 on that same very day of her photobook’s release. The photobook Read More …
All members of NGT48 had their SNS suspended back on May 21st after NGT48 Team NIII Kato Minami posted something inappropriate. But now NGT48 management announced that the members will be allowed to use SNS on August 1st but their will be new rules. The Read More …
NGT48 member Murakumo Fuka, who is known for being one of the three who stood beside Yamaguchi Maho (but chose to not graduate with the three at the same time), has announced that she is graduating from the group. お久しぶりの投稿になってしまいました。すみません。 昨日の公演で行われた卒業発表について書きました。最後まで読んでいただけると嬉しいです。 pic.twitter.com/FRkHhtJm8g — 村雲颯香 (@mofu_idoll_) Read More …
AKS had filed a civil lawsuit on the two men who are accused of physically assaulting then-NGT48 member Yamaguchi Maho back in December 2018. AKS is seeking 30 million yen in damages, which includes money lost due to theater performance cancellations, tour cancellation and advertisement Read More …