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

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The official announcement of a concert of the top couple of GNZ48, including their fan-meeting event & the peripheral goods of that concert:

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

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Pics from those legs:

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Pics from a joint birthday special theater performance for two prominent 6th-generation members in the 2nd team of CKG48 just lately:

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And pics from their joint birthday party:

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Pics of a 14th-generation member in the 1st team of BEJ48 donning a cute stage costume, posted by herself on her blog:

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^ She says her dream is to become a rabbit police officer. =^_^=
 

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Pics from a birthday special theater performance for a former BEJ48 member in the 3rd team of SNH48 yesterday:

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The ace of SNH48's 2nd team appearing on a variety show of state TV:

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Footage of the ending ritual from the 1st day of the premiere theater performance exclusively for the newbie members of SNH48, most of whom are 22nd-generation members, yesterday:

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Shots featuring some members of SNH48 for the Shanghai Fashion Week:

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The MV for the current spring single of the SNHG, released today:

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Pics featuring a graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, promoting a sportswear brand:

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Some recent photos of a former group ace of SNH48, who's already left the group for a pretty long time, posted by herself on her blog:

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A famous SNHG couple performing on a variety show of a provincial satellite TV station in a southern inland province a couple of days ago:


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^ Note that those back dancers are provided by the TV station, not members of the SNHG. :)
 
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A 12th-generation member in the 2nd team of BEJ48 at a special theater performance of the team just days ago:

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The cute plump girl is the MVP of the team for the 4th season last year. :)
 

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The official announcements of the MVPs of BEJ48 for the 1st quarter this year & for the last month, respectively:

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^ Yeah, it's the same girls for both periods this time. :)
 

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A famous SNHG couple performing on a variety show of a provincial satellite TV station in a southern inland province a couple of days ago:


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^ Note that those back dancers are provided by the TV station, not members of the SNHG. :)
Behind-the-scenes footage of it:

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A poster featuring a former group ace of SNH48, who's already left the group for a pretty long time, for a historical horror drama starring her, posted by herself on her blog:

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^ That drama seems to be set in the Ming Dynasty, considering the look of her costume.

A trailer of the drama:

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Offshot pics & gif of it:

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Pics of a prominent 12th-generation member in the 2nd team of BEJ48 at a special theater performance of the team yesterday:

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The towering Muslim girl is the MVP of the team for the 3rd quarter last year.

Gifs of a prominent 13th-generation member in the 2nd team of BEJ48 visiting the Grand Bazaar of her Muslim hometown in a northwestern autonomous region, posted by herself on her blog:

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Unlike her teammate mentioned above, her name isn't Sinicized & retains its Turkic pronunciation. :)
 
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Pics from the latest leg of the current live tour by the ad hoc SNHG subgroup 5IRE in the capital last night:

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And behind-the-scenes footage from their 2nd latest leg:

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Backstage pics featuring the captain of BEJ48's 1st team, posted by herself on her blog:

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Members of BEJ48's 1st & 2nd teams at a fan-meeting event yesterday:

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^ They're donning the respective stage uniforms of their teams. :)
 

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An official announcement of the graduation special theater performance for a "0th-generation" member in the 2nd team of GNZ48, her graduation fan-meeting event, her graduation single, her graduation peripheral goods, etc.:

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Some offshot footage of GNZ48's ad hoc subgroup NaVI:


A PV featuring the top vocalist of the 2nd team & a 2nd-generation member in the 3rd team of GNZ48:


^ Hmm... didn't know that they're a couple, since the latter currently also has a relationship w/ a former CKG48 member in the 2nd team of SNH48, but then the relationships among the SNHG members (but not all of them) have long known to be very complicated & intertwined. lol
 

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Pics from a birthday special theater performance for a former member of CKG48 in the 3rd team of SNH48 just lately, posted by herself on her blog:

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Some top SNHG members have been invited to be the image ambassadors of culture & tourism for a millennium-old city:

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A pic of a 2nd-generation member in the 1st team of CGT48 posing as an imperial concubine of the Qing Dynasty, posted by herself on her blog:

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Some recent pics featuring a former group ace of SNH48, who's already left the group for a pretty long time, posted by herself on her blog:

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Some behind-the-scenes footage from the major SNHG concert last month, cut from a much longer footage released today:


 

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Some offshot footage of GNZ48's ad hoc subgroup NaVI:

Offshots focusing on a 6th-generation member in their 3rd team, posted by herself on her blog:

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Footage featuring a graduated 1st-generation member of SNH48, now a solo artist under the same company, during her recent working trip in a southern city:

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A footage from an officially unannounced performance by some prominent SNHG members at the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region yesterday, which's arranged by their local fans over there & certainly officially approved:


Their General Election results announcement event & its accompanying major concert this summer will be held there too, & has already been officially announced as early as last year. lol
 

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Pics of a prominent 12th-generation member in the 2nd team of BEJ48 at a special theater performance of the team yesterday:

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The towering Muslim girl is the MVP of the team for the 3rd quarter last year.
More, posted by herself on her blog:

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Offshots from a historical drama starring 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:

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Pics featuring a former captain of SNH48's 1st team at a special theater performance of the team just lately:

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The 5th-generation member is the MVP of the team for the last season.

Pics of a 12th-generation member in the 1st team of BEJ48 at a special theater performance of the team just lately:

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The popular member is the MVP of the team for the 2nd quarter last year. :)

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Pics from the birthday special theater performance for a 2nd-generation member in the 1st team of CGT48 just lately:

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Pics featuring the captain of BEJ48's 2nd team at the backstage of GNZ48's exclusive theater during a theater performance tour of the team, posted by herself on her blog:

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Some behind-the-scenes footage from the major SNHG concert last month, cut from a much longer footage released today:


Another one, cut from a much longer footage released today: