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Several leading members of SNH48's 3rd team being interviewed on a program of a local TV station in the regional capital of an autonomous region in the southwestern border - the team is currently having a live tour there:

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^ Note that the member in the last pic also doubled as a member of GNZ48's 3rd team but has just graduated from that group lately, & will also graduate from SNH48 at her upcoming graduation special theater performance of SNH48 shortly.

An official announcement of the graduation special theater performance for a former BEJ48 member in the 2nd team of SNH48, her graduation fan-meeting event, her graduation single, her graduation online activities, & her graduation peripheral goods:

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Pics featuring members of BEJ48 at a special theater performance last night:

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Behind-the-scenes footage featuring some members of BEJ48's 1st team doing promotion shootings for the 8th anniversary of the group:

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The one featuring some members of their 2nd team doing that:

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A mini drama played by a former captain of SNH48's 1st team (the one w/ black hair in the clip below) & a "0th-generation" member in the 2nd team of GNZ48, who also doubles as a member of SNH48's 1st team, shown at a birthday special theater performance for the latter member at the exclusive theater of SNH48:

^ That relationship ended abruptly at the end. lol

Pics from that theater performance at night a couple of days ago:

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Behind-the-scenes footage featuring a graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, on the set of a current historical drama starring her:

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A poster of her for that drama:

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The top couple of the SNHG groups performing at an outdoor music festival yesterday:

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Their offshots from it:

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Their behind-the-scenes footage from it:

Behind-the-scenes footage featuring a graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, on the set of a current historical drama starring her:

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[Re: The former part of the preceding post] Offshots of one of them, taken before attending a music award event:

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^ The 8th-generation member in the 3rd team of SNH48 is actually pretty feminine even tho she often (but not always) dons more male-like clothes during public appearances w/ her lover.

Pics of a former BEJ48 member in the 2nd team of SNH48 posing as an assassin, posted by herself on her blog:

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[Re: The latter part of the preceding post] Stills of her from that drama:

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[Re: The 1st part of the preceding post] Her receiving the "new singer of the year" award at that event:

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A prominent 1st-generation member in the 2nd team of CGT48 at a special theater performance:

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The anime/manga/game fan is their MVP of the last season.

Gifs & pics featuring a former group ace of SNH48, who's long been a solo artist under the same company since her graduation but has now left the company, posted by herself on her blog just mins. ago:

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An official birthday poster for the captain of BEJ48's 2nd team:

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^ The 10th-generation member is donning the current dress uniform of the team.

Behind-the-scenes footage of the premiere theater performance of Group G of trainee members of GNZ48:

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^ The kids are performing the debut stage of the legendary old 2nd team of SNH48.

Stills of her from that drama:

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^ She's playing an ancient musician.

And some nice fashion pics of her:

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^ Spider-Woman? lol

 

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Her receiving the "new singer of the year" award at that event:

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Behind-the-scenes footage from it:

Pics of an 18th-generation member in the 3rd team of SNH48 on this month's issue of the Chinese edition of a mainstream Japanese fashion mag, which's now wholly owned by the SNHG:

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Pics of a former BEJ48 member in the 3rd team of SNH48 on that same issue:

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An official birthday poster for the captain of BEJ48's 2nd team:

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^ The 10th-generation member is donning the current dress uniform of the team.

The one for a 12th-generation member in that team:

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^ The towering girl w/ a baby face (a so-called "giant lolita" lol ) comes from a northwestern Muslim autonomous region.

Stills of her from that drama:

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Several leading members of SNH48's 3rd team being interviewed on a program of a local TV station in the regional capital of an autonomous region in the southwestern border - the team is currently having a live tour there:

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^ Note that the member in the last pic also doubled as a member of GNZ48's 3rd team but has just graduated from that group lately, & will also graduate from SNH48 at her upcoming graduation special theater performance of SNH48 shortly.

That's actually not her graduation special theater performance, since she's already done such theater performance at the exclusive theater of GNZ48 earlier, which's her primary group as she joined it 1st - it's her farewell special theater performance instead, & here're the pics from it a couple of days ago:

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And the ones posted by herself on her blog:

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Various pics & gifs of a 7th-generation member in the 1st team of CKG48 over the past year, posted by herself on her blog to commemorate her 1st anniversary in the group:

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The towering girl can play the piano & lists meditation as her specialty in her official profile.

Behind-the-scenes footage featuring a graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, on the set of a current historical drama starring her:

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Pics of a popular 15th-generation member in the 4th team of SNH48 posing as an ancient woman from the northwestern regions, posted by herself on her blog:

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An official birthday poster for the captain of BEJ48's 2nd team:

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^ The 10th-generation member is donning the current dress uniform of the team.

The one for a former SHY48 member in that team:

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^ The founding member of SHY48 was born on the National Day.

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Stills of her from that drama:

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Pics featuring a former group ace of SNH48, who's already left the group for a pretty long time, spending her National Day Golden Week holidays, posted by herself on her blog just a few hours ago:

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Pics from the birthday special theater performance for a former captain of SNH48's 1st team last night:

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A couple of pics from the 8th anniversary special theater performance of BEJ48's 2nd team yesterday:

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[Re: The latter part of the preceding post] Another couple of pics from the 2nd day of that theater performance yesterday:

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Pics featuring the graduation of a former BEJ48 member in the 2nd team of SNH48 yesterday:

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The 6th-generation member of SNH48 is now their Honorary Graduate.

Pics from her graduation special theater performance yesterday:

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Her graduation MV, released yesterday:

^ The song is the Chinese version of a classic graduation number of AKB48.

 

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^ Some of the songs performed at that theater performance:

 

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Several prominent members of SNH48's 4th team performing at a Sanrio event:

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A couple of pics from the 8th anniversary special theater performance of BEJ48's 2nd team yesterday:

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Pics from that of their 1st team yesterday:

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A couple of pics from the 8th anniversary special theater performance of BEJ48's 2nd team yesterday:

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A couple of pics from the 8th anniversary special theater performance of BEJ48's 2nd team yesterday:

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Pics from that of their 1st team yesterday:

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More from the 2nd day of it yesterday:

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Pics of a "0th-generation" member in the 2nd team of GNZ48 at a special theater performance:

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The petite girl is their MVP of the last season.

Pics of a "0th-generation" member in the 2nd team of GNZ48 at a special theater performance:

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The charismatic girl is their MVP of the last season.

A poster featuring a former group ace of SNH48, who's long been a solo artist under the same company since her graduation but has now left the company, for an upcoming variety show of a satellite TV station in the capital:

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Some nice pics featuring a graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, posted by herself on her blog:

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A 3rd-generation member (wearing a hat in the pics linked below) & a former BEJ48 member in the 3rd team of SNH48 attending the Shanghai Fashion Week:

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A couple of pics from the 8th anniversary special theater performance of BEJ48's 2nd team yesterday:

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More from the 2nd day of that theater performance:

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Pics of a "0th-generation" member in the 2nd team of GNZ48 at a special theater performance:

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The charismatic girl is their MVP of the last season.

Pics of the motorbiker celebrating her birthday, posted by herself on her blog:

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A couple of prominent members of CGT48's 1st team at their joint birthday special theater performance yesterday:

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And at their joint birthday party on the same day:

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Pics of a 6th-generation member in the 3rd team of GNZ48 at a special theater performance:

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The jazz dancer is their MVP of the last season.

The group ace of CGT48 at her mini live in their exclusive theater:

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And at a special theater performance:

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The towering member of their 1st team is their MVP of the last season.