SKE48

SKE48 is an idol girl group produced by Akimoto Yasushi. They are signed to avex trax, and were formerly signed to Lantis & CROWN GOLD labels. SKE48 regularly perform the stage show at Sunshine Sakae in Nagoya.

History

In the Summer of 2008, Akimoto Yasushi started his plan to expand AKB48 to the entire country of Japan by starting in Nagoya. 22 members were chosen and 15 of these girls debuted with former AKB48 Kenkyuusei Nakanishi Yuuka as Team S. 11 year old Matsui Jurina was chosen as senbatsu and center for AKB48's 10th major single Oogoe Diamond, and SKE48 started performing regularly in the SUNSHINE SAKAE theater. Even before they could release a single, Suzuki Kirara of Team S graduated in November 2008 having only to perform their first stage.

In April 2009, 23 new girls were chosen as the candidates for the new SKE48 team, KII. 1st generation kenkyuusei Sato Seira and Team S member Sato Mieko were chosen to join Team KII and Mori Sayuki was added to Team S.

In August 2009, SKE48 released their first single Tsuyoki Mono yo on Lantis. It did not have senbatsu, and instead featured Team S on the A-side and Team KII as the B-side. Shortly after this Team S lost another member, Takai Tsukina graduated citing to focus on her studies.

In November 2009, a third generation was announced and 13 members were added to Kenkyuusei.

In December 2009, Maeda Eiko from Team KII transferred to the newly debuted sister group, SDN48 for idols who are above 18 years old. Also in this time, Yamashita Moe graduated from the group to become a graphic artist.

In February 2010, SKE48 Kenkyuusei began performing regularly in the theater.

In March 2010, SKE48 released its first single on CROWN GOLD. It featured a 7 person senbatsu. Also in March, 1st generation members Mori Sayuki and Shinkai Rina were demoted to Kenkyuusei, eventually to graduate in May 2010.

SKE48's 4th generation debuted in September 2010. 16 new Kenkyuusei were added to the group, bringing the total number of Kenkyuusei to 26.

On December 6, 2010, SKE48 announced the creation of Team E, using 16 kenkyuusei. 4 members of Team KII, Iguchi Shiori, Uchiyama Mikoto, Kit Momona and Saito Makiko were moved to Kenkyuusei. 4 remaining members of Kenkyuusei, Abiru Riho, Goto Risako, Hata Sawako and Yakata Miki were moved to Team KII. This was also the first time that SKE48 reached its goal of 48 official members.

On May 28, 2011, SKE48 announced that they were changing record labels to avex trax and their first single under their new label, Pareo no Emerald would be released on July 27, 2011.

Members

Names in Bold are Team Captains.

Team S

SKE48 Team S

Oya Masana (大矢真那) Ono Haruka Kato Rumi Kizaki Yuria Kinoshita Yukiko Kuwabara Mizuki Suda Akari Takada Shiori

Deguchi Aki Nakanishi Yuuka Hirata Rikako Hiramatsu Kanako Matsui Jurina (松井珠理奈) Matsui Rena Yagami Kumi (矢神久美)

Team KII

SKE48 Team KII

Akaeda Ririna Abiru Riho Ishida Anna Ogiso Shiori Kato Tomoko Goto Risako Sato Seira Sato Mieko

Takayanagi Akane (高柳明音) Hata Sawako Furukawa Airi Matsumoto Rina Mukaida Manatsu Yakata Miki Yamada Reika Wakabayashi Tomoka

Team E

SKE48 Team E

Isohara Kyoka Ueno Kasumi Umemoto Madoka Kaneko Shiori Kimoto Kanon Kobayashi Ami Sakai Mei Shibata Aya

Takagi Yumana Takeuchi Mai Tsuzuki Rika Hara Minami Mano Haruka Yamashita Yukari Yamada Erika

Kenkyuusei

SKE48 Kenkyuusei

Iguchi Shiori Ichino Narumi Inazuka Asana Imade Mai Iwanaga Tsugumi Uchiyama Mikoto Ego Yuna Owaki Arisa Ogino Risa Kito Momona Kobayashi Emiri

Saito Makiko Suga Nanako Niidoi Sayaka Hioki Miki Fujimoto Mitsuki Futamura Haruka Furuhata Nao Matsumura Kaori Mizuno Honoka Miyamae Ami Mizuho Yamada

Former Members

Official Members

• Suzuki Kirara (Graduated November 24, 2008)
• Takai Tsukina (Graduated August 26, 2009)
• Maeda Eiko (Graduated November 29, 2009, Joined SDN48)
• Ichihara Yuri (Graduated November 30, 2009)
• Yamashita Moe (Graduated December 25, 2009)
• Shinkai Rina (Graduated May 8, 2010)
• Mori Sayuki (Graduated May 8, 2010)
• Matsushita Yui (Graduated September 28, 2011)
• Nakamura Yuka (Graduated December 27, 2011)

Research Students

• Inagaki Honami (Graduated April 30, 2009)
• Ozeki Kiharu (Graduated April 30, 2009)
• Yanase Aiko (Fired on September 12, 2009)
• Maekawa Aika (Graduated September 30, 2009)
• Oshima Fuka (Graduated September 30, 2009)
• Hayashi Seika (Graduated September 30, 2009)
• Shibaki Aiko (Graduated July 31, 2009)
• Nonoyama Marina (Graduated February 23, 2011)

AKB48 Senbatsu Events

Senbatsu Elections

• [2009.07.08] AKB48 13th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Kamisama ni Chikatte Gachi Desu"
• [2010.06.08] AKB48 17th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Kaasan ni Chikatte, Gachi Desu"
• [2011.06.08] AKB48 22nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Kotoshi mo Gachi Desu"

Senbatsu Janken Taikai

• [2011.09.20] AKB48 24th Single Senbatsu Janken Taikai

Discography

Albums

• [2010.02.10] Team S 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara" (チームS 2nd Stage「手をつなぎながら」)
• [2010.03.03] Team KII 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara" (チームKII 2nd Stage「手をつなぎながら」)
• [2010.04.28] Team S 3rd Stage "Seifuku no Me" (チームS 3rd Stage「制服の芽」)

Singles

• [2009.08.05] Tsuyoki Mono yo (強き者よ)
• [2010.03.24] Aozora Kataomoi (青空片思い)
• [2010.07.07] Gomen ne, SUMMER (ごめんね、SUMMER)
• [2010.11.17] 1! 2! 3! 4! Yoroshiku! (1! 2! 3! 4! ヨロシク!)
• [2011.03.09] Banzai Venus (バンザイVenus)
• [2011.07.27] Pareo wa Emerald (パレオはエメラルド)
• [2011.11.09] Oki Doki (オキドキ)
• [2012.01.25] Kataomoi Finally (片想いFinally)

Stages

Team S

• [2008.10.05 - 2009.02.08] Team S 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo" (チームS 1st「PARTYが始まるよ」)
• [2009.02.14 - 2009.10.16] Team S 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara" (チームS 2nd Stage「手をつなぎながら」)
• [2009.10.25 - ] Team S 3rd Stage "Seifuku no Me" (チームS 3rd Stage「制服の芽」)

Team KII

• [2009.06.13 - 2009.11.29] Team KII 1st Stage "Aitakatta" (チームKII 1st 「会いたかった」)
• [2009.12.06 - 2010.09.22] Team KII 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara" (チームKII 2nd Stage「手をつなぎながら」)
• [2011.10.01 - ] Team KII 3rd Stage "Ramune no Nomikata" (チームKII 3rd Stage「ラムネの飲み方」)

Team E

• [2011.01.16 - ] Team E 1st Stage "Pajama Drive" (チームE 1st 「パジャマドライブ」)

Stage DVDs

• [2009.06.15] Team S 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo" (チームS 1st「PARTYが始まるよ」)
• [2009.12.23] Team S 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara" (チームS 2nd Stage「手をつなぎながら」)
• [2010.03.24] Team KII 1st Stage "Aitakatta" (チームKII 1st 「会いたかった」)
• [2010.10.27] Team KII 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara" (チームKII 2nd Stage「手をつなぎながら」

Concert DVDs

• [2009.12.23] Hajimete no Kagai Jugyou ~ Nagoya Bottom Line (2009.05.24 初めての課外授業〜2009.5.24 名古屋ボトムライン)
• [2010.01.27] Tenka Wo Toruze! ~2009.7.30@Nagoya Diamond Hall~ (天下をとるぜ 〜2009.7.30@名古屋ダイヤモンドホール〜)
• [2010.04.28] Nagoya Ikki -2009.12.25 @ zepp Nagoya- (名古屋一揆 ~2009.12.25 @ zepp Nagoya~)
• [2010.06.23] SKE48 Densetsu.Hajimaru -2010.4.29 @ zepp Nagoya-
• [2010.09.22] SKE48 Request Hour Set List Best 30 2010 ~Kamikyoku wa Doreda?~ (SKE48 リクエストアワー セットリストベスト30 2010 〜神曲はどれだ?〜)
• [2010.12.22] SKE48's First Tour - Ase no Ryou wa Hanpa Janai! (SKE48 汗の量はハンパじゃない)
• [2011.07.08] SKE48 ni, Ima, Dekiru Koto ~2011.05.02 @ AKASAKA BLITZ~ (SKE48に、今、できること)

TV & Cinema

Television

• SKE48 学園 (SKE48 Gakuen)
• 知って解決!SKEっとネット (Shitte Kaiketsu! SKEtto Net)
• でらＳＫＥ～夜明け前の国盗り４８番勝負 (Dera SKE ~ Yoake Mae no Kuni Tori 48-ban Shoubu)
• アナアナ商会 (Anna Anna Shoukai)
• [2011.xx.xx] Itte Koi 48 (イッテ恋48)

Publications

Books

• [2009.10.07] SKE48 Complete Book 〜2008→2009〜
• [2009.??.??] SKE48 チームS 3rd「制服の芽」公演公式ガイドブック (SKE48 Team S 3rd Stage "Seifuku no Me" Official Performance Guidebook)
• [2010.09.17] SKE48学院修学旅行 (1週間MOOK)
• [2010.10.01] 神曲の時間 SKE48リクエストアワーセットリストベスト30 2010 ~神曲はどれだ~ LIVE PHOTO BOOK
• [2010.12.10] SKE48 COMPLETE BOOK 2010-2011

Magazines

• [2010.03.xx] Yan Yan Vol.11 (Feature)
• [2010.11.xx] Yan Yan Vol.17 (Feature)
• [2010.12.xx] Artist File BIG ONE GIRLS No.4 (Feature)
• [2011.09.xx] girls! Vol.33 (Feature)

See Also

• AKB48
• SDN48
• NMB48
• OJS48

External Links

• Official Website
• Official AVEX Website
• Japanese Wikipedia
• official blog
• official youtube channel