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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, as the spokesperson of a down jacket brand:

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A video recap of the various works of a graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, this month:

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Some prominent members from various SNHG groups are invited to perform as special guests at the World AI + Web3 Expo to be held in the capital of Thailand this month (they'll also have a handshaking & phototaking fan-meeting event to be held there, where their exclusive peripheral goods will also be sold) - an official announcement of that:

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Posters for a new SNHG single:

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Behind-the-scenes footage of the promotion shootings for that single:

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And the MV for it:


^ It's shot in Malaysia.

Pics of an 18th-generation member in the 1st team of SNH48 posing as an ancient intellectual-swordswoman, posted by herself on her blog:

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Some nice pics featuring a former captain of SNH48's 3rd team, who's already left the group for a pretty long time, posted by herself on her blog:

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^ Note that her nick means "rabbit." =^_^=
 

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Members of BEJ48 at a stamping activity yesterday:

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^ They're all donning their stage uniforms, except for one in the 1st pic. :)
Those same members at another stamping activity yesterday:

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^ Note that the members in the 2nd pic are identical twins. =^_^= =^_^=

And their performing at a special theater performance on the same day:

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Pics & gifs featuring the top vocalist/dancer of GNZ48's 2nd team bloodied, lol posted by herself on her blog:

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Behind-the-scenes footage featuring members of GNZ48's 1st team doing promotion shootings for the upcoming SNHG Sports Meeting:

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A funny backstage footage featuring pumpkins members of GNZ48's 3rd team at their exclusive theater a couple of days ago: lol

 
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The MV for a latest SNHG single, released today:


^ It's shot in Japan.

Posters for that single:

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[Re: The 2nd part of the preceding post] JNR48 will also perform at that event - a poster for that:

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Behind-the-scenes footage featuring members of GNZ48's 3rd team doing promotion shootings for the event:

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Behind-the-scenes footage featuring members of GNZ48's 2nd team doing promotion shootings for the event:

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[Re: The former two parts of the preceding post] Behind-the-scenes footage of the performing members from various SNHG groups doing promotion shootings for the single over there:

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[Re: The latter three parts of the preceding post] Pics & a clip from the opening of the event held ATM at an eastern city:

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Pics & a clip of the competing teams/groups entering the venue in style: lol

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The competing members from the 1st team of GNZ48 entering the venue by posing as various popular types of robot: XD

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

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[Re: The 1st part of the preceding post] Another one:

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[Re: The latter four parts of the preceding post] An official report about it:

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Pics of the various competitions:

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Some of the competing teams:

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The 1st team of SNH48 has got the group grand champion for the 3rd consecutive year:

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And the rope jumping champion too:

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Whereas their 2nd team has got the ball dodging champion:

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As well as the mixed relay champion:

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Pics from the archery competition:

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Pics from the rhythmic gymnastics competition:

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^ A brief recap of the event:

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The competing members from BEJ48 at the event:

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A former CKG48 member in the 3rd team of SNH48 at the rhythmic gymnastics competition:


A 6th-generation member in the 3rd team of GNZ48 at the rhythmic gymnastics competition:


A "0th-generation" member in the 2nd team of GNZ48 at the rhythmic gymnastics competition:


A "0th-generation" member in the 1st team of CGT48 at the rhythmic gymnastics competition:


The competing members from the 2nd team of SNH48 entering the venue by posing as GUTS members in Ultraman Tiga:


There're generations of SNHG members who're Ultraman fans. :)
 

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The 1st team of SNH48 has got the group grand champion for the 3rd consecutive year:

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Pics of the competing members from that team at the event:

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Pics of the competing members from BEJ48 at the event:

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A "0th-generation" member in the 2nd team of GNZ48 at the rhythmic gymnastics competition:

Gifs & pics from it, posted by herself on her blog:

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The MV for a latest SNHG single, released today:


^ It's shot in Japan.
The dance version of that MV, released today:


And the posters using stills from it:

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Whereas their 2nd team has got the ball dodging champion:

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Pics of the competing members from that team at the event:

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Pics of the competing members from BEJ48 at the event:

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More:

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Two of them sharing their joy at the event on their blogs:

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^ The last two pics feature one of them w/ her much older predator lover, a competing member from the 1st team of GNZ48 - they're often seen sitting together at the event instead of sitting w/ their respective groupmates/teammates. lol

A competing member from the 2nd team of GNZ48 sharing her joy at the event on her blog:

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A competing member from the 1st team of CGT48 sharing her joy at the event on her blog:

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An official announcement of the 6th & 7th legs of the national tour of 95LINE, an elite SNHG subgroup, including the accompanying fan-meeting events & peripheral goods:

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[Re: The preceding post, except for its last part] Pics of the competing members from the 3rd team of SNH48 at the event:

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Pics of the competing members from CKG48 at the event:

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The joint team of BEJ48 & CGT48 entering the venue of the event as the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac:

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^ While some are easy to guess the animal they're posing, some others require some imagination or various background knowledge to guess. lol
 

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[Re: The preceding post] Pics of the competing members from the 4th team of SNH48 at the event:

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The joint team of BEJ48 & CGT48 entering the venue of the event as the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac:

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^ While some are easy to guess the animal they're posing, some others require some imagination or various background knowledge to guess. lol
Pics of them at the event:

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