At final weekend’s “AKB48 Shanghai Fan Meeting,” a latest book of a 48-girl cocktail song sorority was introduced to a world. Shanghai-based SNH48 is a sixth in a franchise, and a third non-Japanese sister group, following JKT48 from Jakarta, Indonesia and TPE48 (scheduled to entrance in this summer) from Taipei, Taiwan.
Producer Akimoto Yasushi is formulation auditions for this fall, with a entrance tentatively designed for AKB48′s 7th anniversary on Dec 8th.
The ‘AKB48 Shanghai Fan Meeting’ also featured Kojima Haruna, Abe Maria, Natori Wakana, Kawaei Rina, and Suzuki Shihori behaving ”Aitakatta“ and “Heavy Rotation.”
Kojima and other members weren’t formerly sensitive of this announcement, they also seemed only as astounded as a fans. Kojima stated, “We weren’t sensitive about this, so we are really surprised. I’m happy that we will have younger sisters in Shanghai, as well. we wish we will have some-more chances to come and go between Japan and China.”
Article source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/04/24/new-akb48-franchise-opens-shop-in-shanghai
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