Reporter Cai Chenyi/Taipei report
AKB48 Team TP held the 3rd anniversary concert on the 22nd and 23rd. Following the live announcement yesterday that members of the second phase, Yi Yun and Yi Jia, were immediately upgraded to “official students”, and the recruitment plan for the third phase will be launched in February. After the 26-year-old Chen Shiya, the captain of the group, announced that she was regarding to graduate at the stage of the concert without warning. The other members of the group were completely unaware of it beforehand.
▲AKB48 Team TP held the third anniversary concert, and the captain Chen Shiya announced without warning that he would graduate. (Photo / provided by Haoyan Entertainment)
Chen Shiya, the eldest in the group, revealed that the idea of graduating came regarding in the middle of last year, “I joined AKB at the age of 20 and now I am 26 and almost 27 years old. I have experienced a lot, learned a lot, and even learned a lot here in the past six years. Being exposed to other types of jobs like hosting and filming also made me want to challenge more jobs other than idols.”
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She also choked and said: “As the captain, I hope that the girls will have more opportunities. I hope that my graduation will give everyone more room to play in the group. At the same time, I have always put group development as the primary goal. I also hope that I can take a new step in my life and challenge more other things I want to do!” In May this year, she will participate in the graduation concert, and she also said that she will definitely keep in touch with the members, and then sing “Miracle on the Green Grass” “, even choked up and mightn’t sing any longer, which immediately filled the audience with a sentimental atmosphere.
▲AKB48 Team TP held its third anniversary concert. (Photo / provided by Haoyan Entertainment)
For this performance, three groups of teams have intensively practiced songs and dances for more than a month, and even prepared a surprise limited “flag team” performance as the opening. Li Jiali laughed and said that during practice, she missed and “broken” two flags. When they were walking, they collided with Yuqing’s flag, and the other time, they accidentally dropped the flag on the ground; and Ting Li, Lin Jie, and Yun Jue threw the flag for the first time, and their muscles were sore the next day in the first class. . In addition, they also sang “AKB on! “, as well as new songs such as “One Second, One Second Appointment”, “Future Fruit” and other songs.
▲AKB48 Team TP is intensively preparing for the concert. (Photo / provided by Haoyan Entertainment)
Because it is a meaningful third anniversary performance, the members are also very emotional. Referring to the changes in the past three years, Yuqing, who is called “mother” by the members, said: “I thought that the first concert was held here three years ago. At Qu’s press conference, I was very unconfident and timid at the time, but I am surprised that I can become the reliance of other members now!” And Yu Xin, Xiaoqing, and Pinhan also expressed that they have become more In the past, he was more cheerful, but Xiao Di shared: “Because of joining the group, I gradually changed my mood. I realized that the world is still very big, and I began to want to explore more things. If I have time, I want to take the first aid certificate and participate in meaningful activities. can help others.”
