When is maeda atsuko graduation

Good luck to her. I am curious to see if there will be a dramatic popularity change of AKB48 after her departure. She has always been up front and center I know there are other popular girls in the group, but Atsuko was definitely the stand out.

Ohh, I'm so happy for her! She has worked so hard. I think girl groups like AKB48 bring a lot of happiness to the world!

Well, it was just a matter of time being the most popular member and having to deal with the "great" fanbase that the AKB48 have. She probably wants to go completely into cinema and doramas getting almost all the profit for herself without having to share it with another 47 people from which only a quarter of them are really famous.

I was going to say how one less AKB48 in the world can only be a good thing, then remembered that they'll find a replacement. Zero sum.

They can kick out members whenever they like, get in new younger members, pay them less if at all and allow these creepy men to just keep the whole thing ticking over and making them money. Look it up if interested. I sympathise with the comments on their overuse in media, but the people persisting the popularity are the fans, annoying as that may be! So on to a post greaduate life of a being a tarento, dating some other celebrity or two with plenty of news about the vacuity of it all, possibly some pink movies, bit of high class escorting and then obscurity.

This "graduate" stuff is just nonsense. It's designed to suit the men Akimoto Yasushi who control them. You must be one of those guys that think all Japanese women are subservient to men and don't have a mind of their own. Take it from a guy who has been married for 20 years - that stereotype has not caught up with reality. I'm not saying that a lot of women in Japan are likely to be enraged whenever a man acts chivalrous like so many feminists in the West, but I suspect that Maeda is capable of making her own decisions in life.

I think many people posting here, me included, have Japanese spouses so I don't think we need to 'take it' from you I think there are many different types of Japanese women, and of course some will be strong and assertive.

However, I think that in the case of AKB48, the members have no say at all in the running of things. When the management want to kick them out and get new members in, it is euphemistically called graduation. It suits the creepy men who run and control this group very well. She's 20 now and stated she auditioned at age And here I thought Japan was so much better at arithmetic than America!

I'm going to listen now just for her ;. But Takamina herself gets taken over by emotions and starts crying. For a long time, my emotions have always had extreme ups and downs and I have caused a lot of trouble to the members.

And for all you fans too, I have often caused you to worry. During the first day of this concert, there was the announcement about Tokyo Dome. The dream that I had since I was 14 years old and that we all shared is finally going to come true. I am really touched. And at the same time, I once again realize that I have to move forward to face the dreams that I have as a 20 year old.

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