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Quick update: the various sister groups of SNH48 around the country have arrived or is arriving in the home city of SNH48 for a major SNHG concert over there.

Correction: It's not that city, but a city in a nearby province of it.

Miscellaneous pics from the concert:

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A large-scale fan-meeting event held today at the same city where that concert was held last night:

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Members of BEJ48 at that event:

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^ More pics of the concert:

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^ More pics of the concert:

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They probably met in person for their very 1st time at the concert, but these two prominent members of BEJ48 & SNH48, respectively, have instantly become a couple ever since:

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^ Some members of GNZ48 at the concert:

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A former group ace of SNH48 in a cool casual outfit:

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The 2nd youngest 1st-generation member has already left the group for eons. lol

 

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Pics from the concert, featuring the current most popular couple of SNH48:

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A short footage of them, shown at the concert:

^ Unlike some other couples, both of them are pretty feminine.

BTW, they actually cohabit live together in the same room at the training & living center of their group.

This couple of SNH48 are both former BEJ48 members:

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Their performance at the concert:

 

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The long-time most popular couple of GNZ48:

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A short footage of them, shown at the concert:

A prominent member of SNH48's 4th team:

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A short footage of her, shown at the concert:

 

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A long-time popular couple of SNH48:

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A preview of a variety show featuring them traveling together to a southwestern province near Southeast Asia, shown at the concert:

An official report on it & a number of various major announcements in it (right-click the pics to view them in their original large sizes):

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^ One of the announcements is the founding of yet another new SNHG group, CGT48, which's based in a deeply inland city in a southwestern province - even more deeply inland than the home city of CKG48.

The pretty simple but eye-catching announcement of that group's founding at the concert:

 

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^ It appears that the group will have their own exclusive theater right from the start.

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Some members of GNZ48 at the concert:

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Some other members of GNZ48 at the concert:

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The current top girl of GNZ48 at the concert:

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^ The charismatic girl is a black-belted taekwondo practitioner.

 

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Fashion shots featuring a graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company:

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Some other members of GNZ48 at the concert:

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The current top girl of GNZ48 at the concert:

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^ The charismatic girl is a black-belted taekwondo practitioner.

Three prominent members of GNZ48 at the concert::

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A CM featuring a former group ace of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, for a UV protection brand, of which she's the spokesperson:

 

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[Re: The former part of the preceding post] Various members of GNZ48 at the concert::

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^ More:

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^ More, featuring three prominent members of the group:

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^ More:

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Traveling photos of a former group ace of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company:

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^ She can still pull off the twin-tail look despite her actual age nowadays.

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A couple of gifs featuring a graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company:

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An official report on a special theater performance of GNZ48 just days ago for commemorating the promotion of eight trainee members to formal members, released yesterday (right-click the pics to view them in their original large sizes):

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The captain of 7SENSES, an elite subgroup of SNH48, performing at her mini live in the café inside the exclusive theater of SNH48 yesterday:

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The graduated 1st-generation member is also a former captain of SNH48's 1st team.

 

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Photos from a special theater performance of SNH48's 2nd team last night for celebrating the birthday of a prominent team member:

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The very talented former member of BEJ48 who can write songs, create/produce various stage performances, & direct MVs is also a bassist & a graduate majoring in e-commerce, & has got a pretty face too.

 

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Fashion shots featuring a graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company:

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Photos from a special theater performance of SNH48's 2nd team last night for celebrating the birthday of a prominent team member:

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The very talented former member of BEJ48 who can write songs, create/produce various stage performances, & direct MVs is also a bassist & a graduate majoring in e-commerce, & has got a pretty face too.

An MV featuring herself & the ace of their 4th team, telling a story about two ancient women w/ an intimate relationship: