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The MV for the latest summer single of the SNHG, released today:

^ It's shot in Thailand.

The dance version of that MV, released today:

They released this version just on the next day after the release of the MV, which's unprecedented.

 

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Election manifesto of a member in the 2nd team of SNH48 for the current SNHG General Election:

Election manifesto of a member in the 4th team of SNH48 for the current SNHG General Election:

Election manifesto of a member in the 1st team of SNH48 for the current SNHG General Election:

Election manifesto of a member in the 2nd team of SNH48 for the current SNHG General Election:

 

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Pics featuring a prominent member of BEJ48 posing as an ancient woman, posted by herself on her blog:

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Some glimpses of CGT48's exclusive theater, which'll have its grand opening in an hour:

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^ That giant panda plushie is the avatar of a staff lol - almost all giant pandas live in the province of which the home city of that group is the capital.

 

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A graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, is starring as a young academic/scholar w/ a PhD in a love comedy drama - some offshot pics & gifs of her character:

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Shots of her taken at a village of an ethnic minority in a southwestern inland province - it's for a charity program for rural development:

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Election manifesto of a member in the 4th team of SNH48 for the current SNHG General Election:

Election manifesto of a member of BEJ48 for the current SNHG General Election:

 

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Quick update: after having lost their exclusive theater for several years, CKG48 has just announced that they'll open a new one.

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Photos from the grand opening of CGT48's exclusive theater yesterday:

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A graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, is starring as a young academic/scholar w/ a PhD in a love comedy drama - some offshot pics & gifs of her character:

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A poster for that drama:

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^ She's playing a young scientist/chemist in the drama.

 

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Election manifesto of a member of BEJ48 for the current SNHG General Election:

 

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Election manifesto of a member of BEJ48 for the current SNHG General Election:

A HAWT performance by a famous couple of GNZ48/SNHG at an SNHG concert last night:

^ 3:03

 

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Pics featuring a former BEJ48 member in the 3rd team of SNH48 posing as a Tibetan girl, posted by herself on her blog:

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Pics featuring a former SNHG trainee member in the 1st team of CGT48 posing as a mermaid, posted by herself on her blog:

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The 2nd team of CGT48 at the ending rituals of their debut theater performance lately:

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The 1st team of CGT48 at the ending rituals of their debut theater performance lately:

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A promotion video for the current SNHG General Election, w/ footage from all their past elections & the team rituals of all their current 11 teams from the various SNHG groups (both BEJ48 & CKG48 don't have teams at present, hence they're performing the rituals as whole groups):

 

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Election manifesto of a member in the 1st team of SNH48 for the current SNHG General Election:

Election manifesto of a member in the 3rd team of GNZ48 for the current SNHG General Election:

Election manifesto of a trainee member of SNH48 for the current SNHG General Election:

 

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A HAWT performance by a famous couple of GNZ48/SNHG at an SNHG concert last night:

^ 3:03

This couple didn't challenge the censors in their performance at that concert, tho:

This couple also played by the book in the concert, especially because both are team captains & have to set good examples for other group members:

As close the relationship in this pretty "old" couple as it famously is, it's pretty "healthy" & has never suggested anything sexual (at least as seen by outsiders lol ):

 

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Election manifesto of a member in the 3rd team of SNH48 for the current SNHG General Election:

 

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She plays three different characters in that drama (I guess they all share the same soul of the phoenix?), as revealed in this poster for the drama:

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^ A civilian girl, a general, & an empress.

A still from the drama, featuring her playing the general:

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^ Note the phoenix motif on her armor.

 

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A graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, is starring as a young academic/scholar w/ a PhD in a love comedy drama - some offshot pics & gifs of her character:

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More offshot pics & gifs of her character, as well as behind-the-scenes pics & gifs of her working on the set of that drama:

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Election manifesto of a trainee member of SNH48 for the current SNHG General Election:

Election manifesto of a member in the 4th team of SNH48 for the current SNHG General Election:

 

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CKG48 at the ending rituals of the debut of their revived theater performance lately:

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Pics featuring a member of CGT48's 1st team at the debut theater performance of the team lately, posted by herself on her blog:

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^ She's donning the stage uniform of the team.

 

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A former group ace of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, appearing at an event in the capital just days ago:

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