The downfall of J-pop? How the AKBG's biz model & culture get adapted in China

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A popular member of BEJ48 posing as a young woman in the Qing Dynasty, the very last imperial dynasty of the country - pics posted by herself on her blog:

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^ She's donning a qipao of the time, which makes her look like an ethnic minority - that's not surprising because that dynasty itself was founded by an ethnic minority. lol

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Her pics over there:

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[Rika-Chicchi]

Pics featuring the members of BEJ48, including those accessioning just lately, at a fan-meeting event:

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^ They're donning their current formal summer uniform.

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Pics featuring the members of CKG48 at a fan-meeting event:

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^ They're donning their various stage costumes (except the 2nd last one, who's in her private clothing).

 

[Rika-Chicchi]

A look at the unique C-shaped stage of the new exclusive theater of CKG48 at their joint-team theater performance yesterday (watch till the end of the clip to see how that stage actually works):

^ BTW, that song is a famous SNHG stage number 1st performed by the 3rd team of SNH48.

 

[Rika-Chicchi]

Her pics over there:

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^ Wonder if she's sponsored by Valentino. lol

And a video too:

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A trailer of a historical drama starting today & starring a former group ace of SNH48, who's already left the group for a pretty long time, as a princess:

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A collection of her various footage from that drama:

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[Rika-Chicchi]

The promotion video for the upcoming debut stage of CKG48's reborn 1st team:

 

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A violence-themed cosplay by an 8th-generation member in the 1st team of GNZ48 - pics posted by herself on her blog:

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^ Her message in that blog entry: "what you should do is to beg for mercy". lol

A former group ace of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, is featured on a poster for a Mid-Autumn Festival variety show of a satellite TV station tonight:

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[Rika-Chicchi]

The promotion video for the upcoming debut stage of CKG48's reborn 1st team:

Ah, those three masked members shown at the end are the team's new members who're masked because they haven't debuted yet (they'll debut in that stage).

 

[Rika-Chicchi]

Three members of SNH48 donning traditional-style costumes & serving mooncakes to their fans at their exclusive theater yesterday for the Mid-Autumn Festival:

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A pic featuring a prominent member of BEJ48's 1st team posing as an ancient girl playing the pipa, posted by herself on her blog:

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And the promotion video for the upcoming debut stage of their reborn 1st team, opening on the National Day next month:

Some stills from it, featuring the identical twins in the team:

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[Rika-Chicchi]

A video announcement of the appointment of the captains of the two teams of CGT48:

A former group ace of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, is featured on a poster for a Mid-Autumn Festival variety show of a satellite TV station tonight:

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Behind-the-scenes footage featuring her:

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[Rika-Chicchi]

A video announcement of the appointment of the captains of the two teams of BEJ48:

^ It's notable that the captain of their 2nd team is still a relative newbie.

 

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The promotion video for the upcoming debut stage of CKG48's reborn 1st team:

Ah, those three masked members shown at the end are the team's new members who're masked because they haven't debuted yet (they'll debut in that stage).

An official report on that debut stage a couple of days ago (right-click the pics to view them in their original huge size):

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^ The bottom pic features those three new members, all still being trainee members.

 

[Rika-Chicchi]

Pics featuring the captain of SNH48's 4th team at a special theater performance yesterday dedicated to her for being the MVP of the season:

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And the promotion video for the upcoming debut stage of their reborn 1st team, opening on the National Day next month:

Members of the team at a stamping activity before that debut stage yesterday:

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^ They're donning their stage uniforms; the 1st two pics feature the identical twins in the team, respectively, & the 1st pic features the ace of the team.

Members of CGT48 at a fan-meeting event for celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival just lately:

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^ They're all donning traditional-style costumes for the festival.

 

[Rika-Chicchi]

The promotion video for the upcoming debut stage of CKG48's reborn 1st team:

A couple of their stage numbers performed at that debut stage a couple of days ago:

 

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And the promotion video for the upcoming debut stage of their reborn 1st team, opening on the National Day next month:

Members of the team at a stamping activity before that debut stage yesterday:

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^ They're donning their stage uniforms; the 1st two pics feature the identical twins in the team, respectively, & the 1st pic features the ace of the team.

More pics of that:

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And the one for the upcoming debut stage of their reborn 2nd team, opening on the next day (also a public holiday in the National Day Golden Week):

Members of the team at a stamping activity before that debut stage yesterday:

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^ They're donning their stage uniforms; the 1st pic features the ace of the team.

 

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^ [Re: The latter part of the preceding post] More pics of that:

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The two teams having their group shots after performing their debut stages, posing w/ their respective team flags in a couple of those shots:

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A trailer of a historical drama starting today & starring a former group ace of SNH48, who's already left the group for a pretty long time, as a princess:

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Some of her behind-the-scenes footage:

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[Rika-Chicchi]

Pics featuring a former member of BEJ48 in the 2nd team of SNH48 at a special theater performance yesterday dedicated to her for being the MVP of the season:

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Pics featuring a 5th-generation member in the 3rd team of GNZ48 at a special theater performance yesterday dedicated to her for being the MVP of the season:

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Pics featuring members of CGT48's 2nd team at a fan-meeting event held in the exclusive theater of CKG48 during their theater performance tour over there yesterday:

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^ They're donning the team's stage uniform; many are holding their name stands because they're all still newbies & many fans are still unfamiliar w/ them at present.

 

[Rika-Chicchi]

A popular 5th-generation member in the 3rd team of SNH48 performing a famous stage number w/ a couple of her teammates at a recent theater performance of the team:

^ It's about a triangular relationship of three girls ending in tragedy. lol

She's already been known to be a lesbian many years ago.

A popular C-pop number performed at a joint-group theater performance by the 2nd teams of CKG48 & CGT48, respectively, at the exclusive theater of CKG48 yesterday (the latter team is currently having a theater performance tour over there):

^ They're donning traditional-style costumes to match the song of that same style.

 

[Rika-Chicchi]

Behind-the-scenes footage of the debut performance of five 15th-generation members of GNZ48, who're all still trainee members, just lately:

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^ They're donning the formal uniform of SNHG trainee members in most scenes of the footage.

 

[Rika-Chicchi]

Looks like a former group ace of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, has also arrived there for her own shootings:

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More pics of her over there:

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Pics of a graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, at a fashion event:

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