4'stylephilosophy

Hi, you've stumbled upon a dead AKB48 fanblog! It's a blog that's already been that way for over 5 years at the time of this writing, and one where this post is being made on its 10th anniversary in order to give it some final closure and resources.

You're probably here because you're a fan of one of the former members, following their solo careers, and want to know more about their early history. Or you might be here because you're interested in the history of AKB48, or the AKB48 fandom. Can't say there's anything of value to be found here, but thanks for reading anyway. Or you could've just clicked on this link because you saw the tweet pop up in your twitter feed...in which case, welcome Ruffian?

You know, I hate it when you need to scroll through a blogger's life story to get to that pasta recipe, so I'll cut to the chase and serve you the former Ori-Minegishi Team 4 members twitter and fanclub links upfront (or in the case of a Moe and Ayaka, the groups that they're now a part of). Most of them have instagram, etc. as well but you can usually find those on their twitter profiles. Here you go! (anyone missing from here is no longer active in the entertainment industry as far as I know) Aigasa Moe: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/moeaigasa0406 - Group (METAMOL): https://metamol.jp/metamol_profile/metamol_moe/ Iwatate Saho: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/yahho_sahho - Fanclub: https://iwatatesaho-fc.jp/ Okada Ayaka: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ayaka_o1106 - Group (SAISON): https://www.shochikugeino.co.jp/talents/okadaayaka/ Okada Nana: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/okadanana_1107 - Fanclub: https://okadanana-fc.jp/p/ Kitazawa Saki: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sakii_Kitazawa - Fanclub: https://saki-kitazawa.com/ Kojima Mako: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/mak0_k0jima - Fanclub: https://fc.sunmusic-group.com/kojimamako Nishino Miki: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikinishino4 - Fanclub: https://www.fansnet.jp/en/nishinomiki_official Shinozaki Ayana: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ayana18_48 - Fanclub: https://shinozaki-ayana-official.jp/ - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ayana.shinozaki.official Murayama Yuiri: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/yuirii_murayama Mogi Shinobu: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/mogi0_0216 - Fanclub: https://mogishinobu-fc.jp/ Minegishi Minami: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/chan__31 - Fanclub: https://fanicon.net/fancommunities/3877 ______ Now then, let's talk a bit before I let you go.

At the time of this writing, of the 16 members of Minegishi Team 4 who were promoted on August 24th, 2013, 4 remain. And by March of next year, that number will be down to 2. I left the fandom in around 2019. The state of the management (which I won't elaborate on here, but you probably know...), combined with starting a new career in a new timezone led to me calling it quits as a 48G fan.

Okada Nana's graduation was a wakeup call to me though, that my beloved 13th gen had very little time left. So I returned briefly to the fandom in April 2023, to see the conclusion of their story. I discovered that so much had changed, much more than I could list here. But for one thing, I discovered that in my absence my kamioshi, Kitazawa Saki, had gone from being a struggling theater girl, to a full fledged stage actress! Joining an agency and becoming so busy that she was rarely in the theater! I was so proud. And it was not a moment too soon that I returned, because 2 months later, Saki announced her graduation. I got a chance to speak to her once at an online hanashikai. And then, in the greatest stroke of luck of my entire otaku existence, I was able to go to Japan to see her graduation stage in person. It was an experience I'll never forget.

As the 13th gen's time comes to a close, it is time for me to formally exit from the fandom as well. Saho and Yuiri remain for now, but I'm more interested in their activities outside the group.

In addition to tonight being 4'stylephilosophy's 10th anniversary, tonight is also the 9th anniversary of Takashima Yurina's graduation, my original kami oshi. I always found that coincidence remarkable. So even if it's only meaningful to me, this feels fitting.

I'll continue to follow the careers of some of my favorites from back then. Particularly Saki, Ayanan, Saho, Fukuoka Seina, Ino Miyabi, and Goto Moe, as well as Ishiwata Sena and Takahashi Ayane who I discovered more recently. I hope to see as many as I can in person someday too (already making plans to see one of Saki's stage plays sometime next year!), but it will no longer be as an AKB fan.

It was a fun 11 years but all things must come to an end. I'll still be on twitter, but for the most part my interests have shifted to following a certain pair of demon guard dogs (BAU BAU).

To all of those I called friends over the years, I'll always cherish the memories we shared.

Thank you all for being awesome, and for putting up with me.

Well I think that’s it then. I'm not sure if I can say this blog itself truly completed its original mission of bringing awareness of the members of Minegishi Team 4 to the foreign fandom. However, seeing how far the members came in these 10+ years, I can say that which was truly important was a success.

Anyway, finally I’m nearly out of words, so in closing, and most of all…

To Minegishi Team 4: Umemoe, and Nororinzu MogiYuri, and Triple彩 the Three Musketeers, and KabutomuChu! And to Captain Miichan…

Thank you for those unforgettable 234 days and for the wonderful years thereafter.

I’ll never forget you.

Until we meet again. 4’style

Well, apparently tonight is Takahashi Team 4′s Senshuuraku. I completely missed the memo. So I’m left here with about an hour to come up with something meaningful to say about it. This all being despite my abandonment of this blog the past 8 months, and my slow drift from the fandom in general. My sentimentality so decrees it.

And it’s been a long ride, hasn’t it? It’s been over 2 years since we started back in December 2015. For those keeping track, that’s longer than both Minegishi Team 4′s combined!

And yet...

...well, I could continue writing more cynical stuff in this paragraph, but now is not the time (plus I don’t have time!).

Even with everything that could’ve gone better on the larger scale, good things did happen, and we had plenty of fun memories here didn’t we? And now is the time to celebrate them!

I loved Takahashi Team 4. Despite the months I spent this past year wishing “#shufflenow”, it’s still sad to see it finally come to an end.

Soon, a new Team 4 will begin, lead by Murayama Yuiri and Okada Nana: the dream from years ago finally come true. It goes without saying what it signifies for our former captain Miichan.

Soon my oshi Saki (who had an AMAZING year and a half I might add) will move to Team B, and my team-allegiance will shift likewise. Where I would’ve been so conflicted about this even a year ago, I’m more than willing. But that doesn’t matter right now...

Because for tonight.

For one last night.

I’m a Team 4 oshi!

_______

Tonight (10/1/17) is Miyabi’s Seitansai!!!

1700 JST

(There’s also an afternoon show at 1300 JST)

飯野雅・岩立沙穂・大川莉央・大森美優・岡田奈々・川本紗矢・北澤早紀・小嶋真子・込山榛香・佐藤妃星・高橋朱里・野澤玲奈・村山彩希・田北香世子・山邊歩夢・千葉恵里

Iino Miyabi • Iwatate Saho • Okawa Rio • Omori Miyu • Okada Nana • Kawamoto Saya • Kitazawa Saki • Kojima Mako • Komiyama Haruka • Sato Kiara • Takahashi Juri • Nozawa Rena • Murayama Yuiri • Takita Kayoko • Yamabe Ayu • Chiba Erii

18:30 as per usual

飯野雅・岩立沙穂・大川莉央・大森美優・岡田奈々・川本紗矢・北澤早紀・小嶋真子・込山榛香・佐藤妃星・高橋朱里・野澤玲奈・村山彩希・佐々木優佳里・山邊歩夢・千葉恵里 Iino Miyabi • Iwatate Saho • Okawa Rio • Omori Miyu • Okada Nana • Kawamoto Saya • Kitazawa Saki • Kojima Mako • Komiyama Haruka • Sato Kiara • Takahashi Juri • Nozawa Rena • Murayama Yuiri • Sasaki Yukari • Yamabe Ayu • Chiba Erii

1400 JST and 1800 JST

Yeah, I forgot, すみません.

It was at 18:30 JST

岩立沙穂・大川莉央・大森美優・岡田奈々・川本紗矢・北澤早紀・小嶋真子・込山榛香・佐藤妃星・高橋朱里・野澤玲奈・村山彩希・佐々木優佳里・下口ひなな・山邊歩夢・千葉恵里

1900 JST!

Participating Members:

飯野雅・岩立沙穂・大川莉央・大森美優・川本紗矢・北川綾巴・北澤早紀・小嶋真子・込山榛香・佐藤妃星・野澤玲奈・村山彩希・佐々木優佳里・下口ひなな・山邊歩夢・千葉恵里 Iino Miyabi • Iwatate Saho • Okawa Rio • Omori Miyu • Kawamoto Saya • Kitagawa Ryoha • Kitazawa Saki • Kojima Mako • Komiyama Haruka • Sato Kiara • Nozawa Rena • Murayama Yuiri • Sasaki Yukari • Shimoguchi Hinana • Yamabe Ayu • Chiba Erii

Hi everyone, sooo I completely forgot to make a roster yesterday...for the first time since the shonichi even T_T

And it wasn’t just any stage that I missed, it was Kiichan’s seitansai! Sorry Kiichan m(_ _)m

So just for the record then, here’s the roster: 飯野雅・岩立沙穂・岡田奈々・川本紗矢・北川綾巴・小嶋真子・込山榛香・佐藤妃星・渋谷凪咲・高橋朱里・野澤玲奈・村山彩希・田北香世子・西川怜・山邊歩夢・千葉恵里 Iino Miyabi • Iwatate Saho • Okada Nana • Kawamoto Saya • Kitagawa Ryoha • Kojima Mako • Komiyama Haruka • Sato Kiara • Shibuya Nagisa • Takahashi Juri • Nozawa Rena • Murayama Yuiri • Takita Kayoko • Nishikawa Rei • Yamabe Ayu • Chiba Erii

飯野雅・岩立沙穂・大川莉央・大森美優・岡田奈々・川本紗矢・北澤早紀・小嶋真子・込山榛香・佐藤妃星・村山彩希・佐々木優佳里・下口ひなな・西川怜・山邊歩夢・千葉恵里 Iino Miyabi • Iwatate Saho • Okawa Rio • Omori Miyu • Okada Nana • Kawamoto Saya • Kitazawa Saki • Komiyama Haruka • Sato Kiara • Murayama Yuiri • Sasaki Yukari • Shimoguchi Hinana • Nishiyama Rei • Yamabe Ayu • Chiba Erii

18:30 JST!

飯野雅・岩立沙穂・大川莉央・岡田奈々・川本紗矢・北澤早紀・込山榛香・佐藤妃星・高橋朱里・村山彩希・佐々木優佳里・田北香世子・島田晴香・西川怜・山邊歩夢・千葉恵里 ※大川莉央は、一部のみの出演となります。 Iino Miyabi • Iwatate Saho • Okawa Rio • Okada Nana • Kawamoto Saya • Kitazawa Saki • Komiyama Haruka • Sato Kiara • Takahashi Juri • Murayama Yuiri • Sasaki Yukari • Takita Kayoko • Shimada Haruka • Nishikawa Rei • Yamabe Ayu • Chiba Erii

18:30 JST as per usual!

飯野雅・岩立沙穂・大川莉央・岡田奈々・小嶋真子・佐藤妃星・高橋朱里・村山彩希・佐々木優佳里・田北香世子・島田晴香・下口ひなな・達家真姫宝・西川怜・山邊歩夢・千葉恵里 Iino Miyabi • Iwatate Saho • Okawa Rio • Okada Nana  • Kojima Mako • Sato Kiara • Takahashi Juri • Murayama Yuiri • Sasaki Yukari • Takita Kayoko • Shimada Haruka • Shimoguchi Hinana • Tatsuya Makiho • Nishkawa Rei • Yamabe Ayu • Chiba Erii

18:30 as per usual!

飯野雅・岩立沙穂・大川莉央・大森美優・北澤早紀・込山榛香・佐藤妃星・高橋朱里・村山彩希・佐々木優佳里・田北香世子・阿部マリア・下口ひなな・西川怜・山邊歩夢・千葉恵里 Iino Miyabi • Iwatate Saho • Okawa Rio • Omori Miyu • Kitazawa Saki • Komiyama Haruka • Sato Kiara • Takahashi Juri • Murayama Yuiri • Sasaki Yukari • Takita Kayoko • Abe Maria • Shimoguchi Hinana • Nishikawa Rei • Yamabe Ayu • Chiba Erii

お知らせです！！ I have an announcement!! 舞台に出演させていただくことが決まりました！！ I have been selected to be in a play!!

『花嫁は雨の旋律』 脚本・演出：吉田武寛（LIPS*S, ILLUMINUS） 日時：2017 年 8 月 16 日(水)-20 日(日)(全 8stage) 会場：ザ・ポケット チケット発売：7月12日　20:00〜

原作は総動員9000人を超える芸人・アイドル・声優がコラボする人気リーディングライブ『UBUGOE』にて2度上演された人気作品。

ストーリー 交通事故で記憶を失い、少女に戻ってしまった片山雨。その夫である時計技師の片山均。二人を巡る少しだけ不思議な日々。

Hanayome wa Ame no Senritsu

Writer/Director: Yoshida Takehiro (LIPS*S, ILLUMINUS) Schedule: August 16–20, 2017 (Wednesday–Sunday, 8 stages in all) Location: Za•Pokketo Ticket Sales: Starting July 12, at 20:00 Adapted from a popular work that was performed twice on “UBUGOE”, a popular series of reading lives that has brought together over 9000 entertainers, idols, and voice actors. Story Katayama Ame, a woman with a child’s mind, having lost her memory in a car accident Katayama Hitoshi, her husband the watchmaker And the small wonders that they share.

初めての『UBUGOE』で 『花嫁は雨の旋律』に参加させていただいて In my first “UBUGOE”, I participated in “Hanayome wa Ame no Senritsu”, ２度目の『UBUGOE』では 『花嫁は雨の旋律』の前日譚『雨の音が聞こえる』で また同じ人物を演じさせていただいて And in my second “UBUGOE”, I was allowed to play the same character in “Hanayome wa Ame no Senritsu”’s prequel “Ame no Oto ga Kikoeru” (You can hear the sound of the rain). ２度関わらせていただいた 大好きで思い入れのある作品に また関わらせていただけて本当に嬉しいです(*ﾟ▽ﾟ)！ Being a work that I love and have an emotional attachment to, I’m truly happy to be able to be involved (*ﾟ▽ﾟ)！ 実はすでに稽古は始まっているのですが。。。 Actually, practice has already begun... リーディングライブの舞台化ということで パワーアップしています(๑>ω<๑)♪ We’re powering up for the theatre adaptation of the reading live! (๑>ω<๑)♪ そして早紀個人としては初舞台です！！ And, for Saki personally, it’s my first stage play!! 朗読劇は４回やらせていただいたことがありますが 台詞を覚えて動きもある舞台は初めてです(๑•ᴗ•๑)♡ I’ve able to appear in recitation plays 4 times but, this is the first time I have to memorise lines and have movement (๑•ᴗ•๑)♡ この作品の素晴らしさをお伝えできるように 精一杯勉強して頑張ります(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧ I’ll work hard and study hard so that I may convey the splendour of this work!(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧ 毎回うるうるするくらい本当に素敵な作品です♡ It’s truly a wonderful work that makes me teary-eyed every time ♡ リーディングライブを見に来てくださった方も そうでない方もたくさんの方に 見に来ていただけたら嬉しいです(๑´∀`๑)♪ Whether or not you were able to see the reading live, I hope that you will come and see the play! (๑´∀`๑)♪ よろしくお願いします！！ Thank you!!

Tonight (6/29) is Izuta Rina’s sendoff performance! She’ll be going to BNK48.

1815 JST

飯野雅・伊豆田莉奈・岩立沙穂・大川莉央・大森美優・岡田奈々・川本紗矢・北澤早紀・込山榛香・佐藤妃星・高橋朱里・村山彩希・佐々木優佳里・田北香世子・山邊歩夢・千葉恵里 ※大川莉央は、一部のみの出演となります。

Ino Miyabi • Izuta Rina • Iwatate Saho • Okawa Rio • Omori Miyu • Okada Nana • Kawamoto Saya • Kitazawa Saki • Komiyama Haruka • Sato Kiara • Takahashi Juri • Murayama Yuiri • Sasaki Yukari • Takita Kayoko • Yamabe Ayu • Chiba Erii

Tonight! We celebrate the Theater no Megami and Bestest Bright Red Apple, Murayama Yuiri’s Seitansai!

18:30 JST

Participating Members:

飯野雅・岩立沙穂・大川莉央・岡田彩花・岡田奈々・川本紗矢・北澤早紀・小嶋真子・込山榛香・佐藤妃星・村山彩希・佐々木優佳里・島田晴香・下口ひなな・西川怜・千葉恵里 Iino Miyabi • Iwatate Saho • Okawa Rio • Okada Ayaka • Okada Nana • Kawamoto Saya • Kitazawa Saki • Kojima Mako • Komiyama Haruka • Sato Kiara • Iruka Ayaki • Sasaki Yukari • Shimada Haruka • Shimoguchi Hinana • Nishikawa Rei • Chiba Erii

Tonight is Kitazawa Saki’s Seitansai!!! She’s 20!!

1830 JST!

And how was Saki’s 19th year? Well...it began in a troubling place, but things got better and better for her as the year went on!

She was chosen to take part in UBUGOE not once, but twice! It was her first real outside work, and her first real experience in acting. But most important are the connections she was able to make! With this, her dream of the musical stage gets ever closer, and I predict more good news ahead. ^^

In the Boku no Taiyou stage, she was chosen to be center of Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster, her very first starting center! And what’s more, rumor has it that she was the instigator for the stage’s revival itself!

Along with her gen-mates, she organized and put on a successful 13th gen concert that was loved by all and truly showed the amazing character of each of them. Even though we would, and still are, being strung through the sadness of losing so many of them at once, this, at least, was something to remember them by, something they could finally call their own (now please can we have a DVD management! m(_ _)m).

Through SHOWROOM, though unable to stream often, she found a place to show off her vocal talent to more people than what the occasional theater show even comes close to providing.

She got a new phone!~ All of us who live through Google+ can attest to why this is a super big deal! 

And last but certainly not least, most recently, she ranked in the sousenkyo prelims for the first time. Now, I can’t comment for certain on her chances to rank in the real event, but what I can say is: for her fans, tonight’s stage is the perfect rallying point!

Every year her birthday happens around election time, and every year all the excitement of her birthday stage has been shaded with slight tint of frustration...but not this year!

The first step has been taken! 

But the peak is still ahead! Let’s keep on!

Big dreams! High aspirations!

飯野雅・伊豆田莉奈・岩立沙穂・大川莉央・大森美優・岡田彩花・北澤早紀・佐藤妃星・野澤玲奈・村山彩希・佐々木優佳里・田北香世子・下口ひなな・達家真姫宝・田名部生来・千葉恵里 ※大川莉央は、一部のみの出演となります。 Ino Miyabi • Izuta Rina • Iwatate Saho • Okawa Rio • Omori Miyu • Okada Ayaka • Kitazawa Saki • Sato Kiara • Nozawa Rena • Murayama Yuiri • Sasaki Yukari • Takita Kayoko • Shimoguchi Hinana • Tatsuya Makiho • Tanabe Miku • Chiba Erii (Okawa Rio’s will be a partial appearance)

Also also, we welcome Riorin back to Team 4!