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Some cute pics of a 12th-generation member in the 2nd team of BEJ48 donning a school uniform, posted by herself on her blog:

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The towering "giant lolita" comes from a northwestern Muslim region.

An English-subbed footage from a skit imitating a love-matching variety show, lol performed during an MC session in a special theater performance of GNZ48 just days ago:


^ Note that parts of the dialogue are conducted in Cantonese, which's a dialect spoken in their home city. :)
 

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A poster for an upcoming solo concert of the ace of the 2nd team of SNH48:

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A graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, on the red carpet of an award event & receiving an annual actress award in it:

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And her offshots from it:

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Some of the SNHG members meeting the press at a major SNHG concert last night:

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A former member of CKG48 in the 2nd team of SNH48 & a 2nd-generation member in the 3rd team of GNZ48 performing at that concert:

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And their intro footage:

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A former captain of SNH48's 1st team & a former captain of their 4th team performing at the concert:

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And their intro footage:

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A former captain of GNZ48's 2nd team & the "sexy queen" of their 1st team performing at the concert:

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And their intro footage:

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A former captain of GNZ48's 1st team & a 9th-generation member in the 1st team of BEJ48 performing at the concert:

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^ They're an SNHG couple w/ a large age gap. lol

And their intro footage:

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A former member of SHY48 in the 2nd team of SNH48 & a 5th-generation member in their 3rd team performing at the concert:

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And their intro footage:

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A former member of CKG48 & a 6th-generation member in the 3rd team of GNZ48 performing at the concert:

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And their intro footage:

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^ The recruitment of SNH48's 23rd-generation members, BEJ48's & GNZ48's 19th-generation members, CKG48's 12th-generation members, & CGT48's 5th-generation members has been announced at the concert.

For the very 1st time, all the performing members from the various teams of various SNHG groups perform their joint ritual onstage instead of backstage: :oh my:

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The venue of the concert:

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A former captain of GNZ48's 2nd team & the "sexy queen" of their 1st team performing at the concert:

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And their intro footage:

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Behind-the-scenes footage & pics of that footage:

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A former captain of GNZ48's 1st team & a 9th-generation member in the 1st team of BEJ48 performing at the concert:

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^ They're an SNHG couple w/ a large age gap. lol

And their intro footage:

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Behind-the-scenes footage & pics of that footage:

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^ Looks like the old captain has already "corrupted" the child successfully & thoroughly. XD

A former member of CKG48 & a 6th-generation member in the 3rd team of GNZ48 performing at the concert:

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And their intro footage:

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Behind-the-scenes footage & pics of that footage:

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^ A video of the current top SNHG couple (WARNING: while I personally don't think so, it might be considered as NSFW by some):


^ The pretty suggestive Chinese captions of their conversation won't be translated nor transcribed here, tho. :ninja:

They're the most "unhealthy" kind of all the SNHG couples. XD

For the very 1st time, all the performing members from the various teams of various SNHG groups perform their joint ritual onstage instead of backstage: :oh my:

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A different version (in the latter part) of the clip:

 

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^ Pics from a large-scale fan-meeting event held on the next day of the concert in the same city:

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Note that that city has long been one of the hi-tech hubs of the country but has become especially famous for the latest developments in its AI & robotics industries just recently.

The MC of the concert, who's a solo artist under the same company of the SNHG but has never been a member of any SNHG groups:

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A poster for an upcoming solo concert of the ace of the 2nd team of SNH48:

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Some promotion pics for it:

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A former captain of GNZ48's 2nd team & the "sexy queen" of their 1st team performing at the concert:

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More pics:

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A former member of CKG48 in the 2nd team of SNH48 & a 2nd-generation member in the 3rd team of GNZ48 performing at that concert:

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More pics:

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A former captain of GNZ48's 1st team & a 9th-generation member in the 1st team of BEJ48 performing at the concert:

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^ They're an SNHG couple w/ a large age gap. lol
More pics:

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A former member of CKG48 in the 2nd team of SNH48 & a 2nd-generation member in the 3rd team of GNZ48 performing at that concert:

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More pics:

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A poster for an upcoming solo concert of the ace of the 2nd team of SNH48:

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The official announcement of that concert, including her fan-meeting event & the peripheral goods of the concert:

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[Re: The preceding post] Pics featuring the ace & "sexy queen" of SNH48's 4th team at the concert, posted by herself on her blog:

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A former captain of GNZ48's 1st team & a 9th-generation member in the 1st team of BEJ48 performing at the concert:

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^ They're an SNHG couple w/ a large age gap. lol
More pics:

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A poster for the next two legs of the concert tour:

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More:

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A former member of CKG48 & a 6th-generation member in the 3rd team of GNZ48 performing at the concert:

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More pics:

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Pics from a large-scale fan-meeting event held on the next day of the concert in the same city:

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Note that that city has long been one of the hi-tech hubs of the country but has become especially famous for the latest developments in its AI & robotics industries just recently.
A footage from it, focusing on members of CGT48:

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A trailer of an upcoming pet-themed variety show featuring some prominent SNHG members:


The pet business has now become a huge industry in the country. :)
 

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^ A poster for that show, featuring the current top SNHG couple:

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More pics from the concert last weekend:

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A poster for an upcoming solo concert of the ace of the 2nd team of SNH48:

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Some promotion pics for it:

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Some of the SNHG members meeting the press at a major SNHG concert last night:

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Gifs featuring a former member of BEJ48 in the 1st team of SNH48 posing for the media during that press meeting, posted by herself on her blog:

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Pics of a 12th-generation member in the 1st team of BEJ48 at that concert, posted by herself on her blog:

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A former captain of GNZ48's 1st team & a 9th-generation member in the 1st team of BEJ48 performing at the concert:

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^ They're an SNHG couple w/ a large age gap. lol
More pics at the concert, posted by the latter on her blog:

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^ In the 2nd pic, the V sign made by the former looks as if she's boasting her success in getting the heart of the latter. XD

More, posted by the former on her blog:

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A poster for the next two legs of the concert tour:

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Some offshots from it:

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More, from all the legs to date:

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A video of the current top SNHG couple (WARNING: while I personally don't think so, it might be considered as NSFW by some):


^ The pretty suggestive Chinese captions of their conversation won't be translated nor transcribed here, tho. :ninja:

They're the most "unhealthy" kind of all the SNHG couples. XD
A fan-shot footage from an MC session of their concert earlier, in which they played a college-o'camp-like sex suggestive game onstage - you don't need to understand Chinese to know what they're doing: :cthulhu:


[EDIT 1]
An official report about the concert last weekend (click the pics to view them in their original larger sizes):

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^ The concert was performed by a total of around 100 members selected from various SNHG groups, w/ a setlist of 50 songs in total. :)

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^ Another one, by GNZ48 w/ a focus on its members performing in the concert:

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^ Another one, by CKG48 w/ a focus on its members performing in the concert:

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Another one, by CGT48 w/ a focus on its members performing in the concert:

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A former member of SHY48 in the 2nd team & a 5th-generation member in the 3rd team of SNH48 went to a seafood restaurant where the seafood have to be fished by its customers lol - a footage from a variety show:

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A poster for an upcoming solo concert of the ace of the 2nd team of SNH48:

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Some promotion pics for it:

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More:

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[EDIT 1]
A poster for the next two legs of the concert tour:

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More, from all the legs to date:

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[EDIT 2]
Pics featuring the former group captain in the 1st team & a 12th--generation member & a 15th-generation member in the 2nd team of BEJ48 at the concert last weekend:

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