2016-10-11

Governor of the Prefecture Hiroshima


The Governor of the Prefecture Hiroshima was shortly questioned about the new announced STU48 group. He was and is really enthusiastic about this project.

Stage Boat


According to the news, the theater will be built on a tug boat. This "stage boat" will be towed by another ship and performances will be done on it. It's probably going to be like Team 8, just with a boat.

The idea for STU48 came from a local company who had interest in making a new group in the Setouchi countryside. Preparations are already on-going.

2016.10.11 // Yahoo & Sponichi

Janken Showroom


Nakai Rika:
"Now the real fishers are going to appear!"
- about the STU48 announcement

2016-10-10

Next Summer STU48 will start their Ship Theater in the Seto Inland Sea


Next summer the AKB48 Group will launch the new theater of the new group STU48 (Setouchi48). The announcement was held on October 10th during the Janken Tournament at the Kobe World Memorial Hall.

Immediately after the AKB48 Janken Tournament and the victory of Tanabe Miku-san, the curtain was let down.

A map of Japan was projected on the screen, following was a continuation of Setouhi Inland Sea cities, Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Okayama, Hyogo, Ehime, Kagawa, and Tokushima. Following the announcement "The theater will be not related to one city", we were told that "it'll be a shipboard theater for the 7 cities in the Setouchi Inland Sea!!". After the final news that "STU48 will departure in Summer 2017!!" loud cheering were heard.

2016.10.10 // Oricon

Setouchi48

STU48 was announced during the Janken Tournament (10/10/2016).
The group's theater will be on a ship, going between various cities in the Setouchi Sea; Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Okayama, Hyogo, Kagawa, Ehime, and Oita.



The theater will oben in Summer 2017!

Official Site: STU48

Apparently the group's color will be (light) blue.