SKE48

SKE48 promoting Utsukushii Inazuma (2013)

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

SKE48 promoting Choco no Dorei (2013)

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 and Deguchi Aki 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 wa Emerald would be released on July 27, 2011.

At their April 2013 Spring concert at Nippon Gaishi Hall SKE48 had their first team shuffle.

Members

Names in Bold are Team Captains.

Team S

Team S as of September 2013

Abiru Riho Ishida Anna Isohara Kyoka Ego Yuna Oya Masana Kizaki Yuria Goto Risako Saito Makiko

Sato Seira Tsuzuki Rika Deguchi Aki Nakanishi Yuuka (SKE48 Captain) Niidoi Sayaka Matsui Jurina (AKB48 Team K) Mukaida Manatsu Yakata Miki

Team KII

Team KII as of October 2013

Uchiyama Mikoto Oba Mina (AKB48 Team B) Kato Tomoko Kato Rumi Kobayashi Ami Sato Mieko Shibata Aya Suda Akari

Takagi Yumana Takayanagi Akane Takeuchi Mai Futamura Haruka Furukawa Airi Matsumoto Rina Yamada Mizuho Yamashita Yukari

Team E

Team E as of September 2013

Azuma Rion Iguchi Shiori Ichino Narumi Iwanaga Tsugumi Umemoto Madoka Kaneko Shiori Kito Momona Kinoshita Yukiko

Kimoto Kanon Sakai Mei Suga Nanako Furuhata Nao (AKB48 Team K) Matsui Rena Mizuno Honoka Miyamae Ami Yamada Reika

Kenkyuusei

Kenkyuusei as of October 2013

Aoki Shiori Ida Reona Inuzuka Asana Owaki Arisa Ogino Risa Orito Aisa Kamata Natsuki Kitagawa Ryoha

Kitano Ruka Kitahara Yuna Kumazaki Hakura Goto Mayuko Sasaki Yuka Sora Miyuka Takeuchi Saki Noguchi Yume

Hidaka Yuzuki Matsumura Kaori Yano Azuki Yamada Juna Yamamoto Yuka

Concurrent Positions

These are members that hold "Dual Membership" in AKB48 Teams & SKE48 Teams.

Matsui Jurina (SKE48 Team S & AKB48 Team K [2012-]) Kitahara Rie (AKB48 Team K & SKE48 Team S/Team KII [2012-2013]) Ishida Anna (SKE48 Team KII & AKB48 Team B [2012-2013]) Oba Mina (AKB48 Team B & SKE48 Team KII [2013-]) Furuhata Nao (SKE48 Team E & AKB48 Team K [2013-])

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)
• Ono Haruka (Graduated March 31, 2012)
• Mano Haruka (Graduated March 31, 2012)
• Yamada Erika (Graduated March 31, 2012)
• Wakabayashi Tomoka (Graduated July 31, 2012)
• Hirata Rikako (Graduated November 30, 2012)
• Hata Sawako (Graduated March 29, 2013)
• Ueno Kasumi (Graduated April 16, 2013)
• Hara Minami (Graduated April 16, 2013)
• Akaeda Ririna (Graduated April 17, 2013)
• Ogiso Shiori (Graduated April 17, 2013)
• Kuwabara Mizuki (Graduated April 18, 2013)
• Takada Shiori (Graduated April 18, 2013)
• Hiramatsu Kanako (Graduated April 18, 2013)
• Yagami Kumi (Graduated April 18, 2013)
• Fujimoto Mitsuki (Graduated April 29, 2013)

Research Students

• Inagaki Honami (Graduated April 30, 2009)
• Ozeki Kiharu (Graduated April 30, 2009)
• Wako Junna (Withdrew)
• Saito Yuna (Withdrew)
• Shibaki Aiko (Graduated July 31, 2009)
• Yanase Aiko (Fired on September 12, 2009)
• Hayashi Seika (Graduated September 30, 2009)
• Maekawa Aika (Graduated September 30, 2009)
• Oshima Fuka (Graduated September 30, 2009)
• Hashimoto Ayumi (Graduated November 30, 2009)
• Handa Ayane (Graduated May 8, 2010)
• Nonoyama Marin (Graduated February 23, 2011)
• Imade Mai (Graduated May 31, 2012)
• Miyawaki Riko (Withdrew March 13, 2013)
• Kobayashi Emiri (Graduated May 6, 2013)
• Hioki Miki (Graduated May 9, 2013)
• Ito Akane (Graduated May 9, 2013)

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"
• [2012.06.06] AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Fan ga Erabu 64 Giseki"
• [2013.06.08] AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Yume wa Hitori ja Mirarenai"

Senbatsu Janken Taikai

• [2011.09.20] AKB48 24th Single Senbatsu Janken Taikai
• [2012.09.18] AKB48 29th Single Senbatsu Janken Taikai
• [2013.09.18] AKB48 34th Single Senbatsu Janken Taikai

Discography

Albums

• [2012.09.19] Kono Hi no Chime wo Wasurenai (この日のチャイムを忘れない)

Stage 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」)
• [2012.03.14] Team KII 3rd Stage "Ramune no Nomikata" (チームKII 3rd Stage「ラムネの飲み方」)
• [2013.10.09] Team S 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo" (Team S 1st Stage「PARTYが始まるよ」)
• [2013.10.09] Team KII 1st Stage "Aitakatta" (Team KII 1st Stage「会いたかった」)
• [2013.10.09] Team E 1st Stage "Pajama Drive" (Team E 1st Stage 「パジャマドライブ」)
• [2013.10.09] Team E 2nd Stage "Saka Agari" (Team E 2nd Stage 「逆上がり」)

Singles

• [2009.08.05] Tsuyoki Mono yo (強き者よ)
• [2010.03.24] Aozora Kataomoi (青空片想い)
• [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)
• [2012.05.16] Aishiteraburu! (アイシテラブル!)
• [2012.09.19] Kiss Datte Hidarikiki (キスだって左利き)
• [2013.01.30] Choco no Dorei (チョコの奴隷)
• [2013.07.17] Utsukushii Inazuma (美しい稲妻)
• [2013.11.20] Sansei Kawaii! (賛成カワイイ!)

Stage Video Releases

• [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」)
• [2012.04.28] SKE48 Manatsu no Jouhou Shuusei (SKE48 真夏の上方修正)
• [2012.06.23] SKE48 Team E 1st "Pajama Drive" (SKE48 Team E 1st「パジャマドライブ」)
• [2012.10.31] Team S 3rd Stage "Seifuku no Me" (SKE48 Team S 3rd 「制服の芽」)
• [2012.11.17] Team KII 3rd Stage "Ramune no Nomikata" (SKE48 Team KII 3rd「ラムネの飲み方」)
• [2013.06.22] SKE48 Team E 2nd "Saka Agari" (SKE48 Team E 2nd「逆上がり」)

Concert Video Releases

• [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~ (SKE48伝説、始まる ～2010.04.29＠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)
• [2012.04.28] SKE48 Manatsu no Jouhou Shuusei (SKE48 真夏の上方修正)
• [2012.06.23] SKE48 Request Hour Set List Best 50 2011 ~Fan Sore Zore no Kamikyoku Tachi~ (SKE48 リクエストアワーセットリストベスト50 2011 ～ファンそれぞれの神曲たち～)
• [2012.10.13] SKE Senyou Gekijou wa Aki Made ni Dekiru no Ka? (SKE専用劇場は秋までにできるのか?)
• [2013.03.09] SKE48 Request Hour Set List Best 50 2012 ~Kamikyoku Kamo Shirenai~ (SKE48 リクエストアワーセットリストベスト50 2012 ～神曲かもしれない～)
• [2013.07.27] Kawaranai Koto. Zutto Nakama na Koto (変わらないこと。ずっと仲間なこと)
• [2013.09.25] AKB48 Group Rinji Sokai ~Shirokuro Tsukeyojyanaika!~ (SKE48 Tandoku Koen) (AKB48グループ臨時総会 ～白黒つけようじゃないか!～ (SKE48単独公演))

Compilations / Other

• [2011.12.14] SUPER EUROBEAT VOL. 220 (# 1 Pareo wa Emerald <SCP EUROBEAT REMIX>)

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 - 2013.07.10] Team S 3rd Stage "Seifuku no Me" (チームS 3rd Stage「制服の芽」)
• [2013.07.23 - ] Team S 4th Stage "RESET" (チームS 3rd Stage「RESET」)

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 - 2013.07.12] Team KII 3rd Stage "Ramune no Nomikata" (チームKII 3rd Stage「ラムネの飲み方」)
• [2013.07.25 - ] Team KII 4th Stage "Theater no megami" (チームKII 4th Stage「シアターの女神」)

Team E

• [2011.01.16 - 2012.03.28] Team E 1st Stage "Pajama Drive" (チームE 1st 「パジャマドライブ」)
• [2012.05.13 - 2013.07.11] Team E 2nd Stage "Saka Agari" (チームE 2nd 「逆上がり」)
• [2013.07.24 - ] Team E 3rd Stage "Boku no Taiyou" (チームE 3rd「僕の太陽」)

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
• HKT48
• OJS48

External Links

• Official Website
• Official avex Profile
• Official Blog
• Official Youtube