STU48

STU48
STU48 logo
Background information
Origin Japan
Genres J-pop
Years active 2017 (2017)–present
Associated acts AKB48 Group
Website www.stu48.com
Members STU48 members

STU48 (Setouchi48) is a Japanese idol group and sister group of AKB48. It is named after the Setouchi Region and is the first member of AKB48 Group to have a shipboard theater (船上劇場, senjō gekijō).

History

2016

The formation of STU48 was announced on October 2016.[1]

2017

First MV from STU48 was released on June 2017.[2]

2018

The ferry Mikasa (formerly New Izena), circa 2013

On April 14, STU48 theater manager Manabu Yamamoto announced that, after many delays, the STU48 shipboard theater has finally been completed and will start operating in summer 2018. The ship is a ferry named Mikasa (みかさ) and is 77.8 m in length and 12.5 m in width.[3] It was operated by Iki-Tsushima Sea Line (ITSL), and has previously been a passenger ship and a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) cargo ship before acquired by the STU48 management.[4][5]

On May 11, the STU48 management announced a contest to choose a new name for the ship.[6] From around 2000 names which were submitted, 24 were chosen by the members for the final voting by fans on June 30 through the streaming app SHOWROOM, and the most voted (9.8%) was STU48-go (ＳＴＵ48号), making it the new name of the ship.[7]

Members

Regular Members

NameBirth date (age) Election rank
9 10
Chiho Ishida (石田千穂) March 17, 2002 N/A 99
Minami Ishida (石田みなみ) October 11, 1998 N/A
Kanon Isogai (磯貝花音) June 1, 2000 N/A
Ayumi Ichioka (市岡愛弓) August 21, 2003 N/A
Mitsuki Imamura (今村美月) February 19, 2000 N/A
Hina Iwata (岩田陽菜) February 23, 2003 N/A
Marina Otani (大谷満理奈) February 14, 2004 N/A
Kokoa Kai (甲斐心愛) November 28, 2003 N/A
Momona Kadota (門田桃奈) August 26, 1999 N/A
Miyuna Kadowaki (門脇実優菜) March 13, 2003 N/A
Miyu Sakaki (榊美優) April 28, 2002 N/A
Haruka Sano (佐野遥) August 16, 1995 N/A
Hinako Shioi (塩井日奈子) January 7, 2000 N/A
Nonoka Shintani (新谷野々花) May 23, 2004 N/A
Saki Sugahara (菅原早記) November 14, 2001 N/A
Yumiko Takino (瀧野由美子) September 24, 1997 N/A 74
Kouko Tanaka (田中皓子) June 16, 1996 N/A
Mahina Taniguchi (谷口茉妃菜) February 3, 2000 N/A
Yuri Torobu (土路生優里) March 24, 1999 N/A
Aoi Hyodo (兵頭葵) January 18, 2001 N/A
Akari Fukuda (福田朱里) March 29, 1999 N/A
Azusa Fujiwara (藤原あずさ) May 10, 1998 N/A
Haruka Mishima (三島遥香) April 18, 1998 N/A
Arisa Mineyoshi (峯吉愛梨沙) September 2, 2004 N/A
Kaho Mori (森香穂) June 1, 1997 N/A
Maiha Morishita (森下舞羽) October 4, 2004 N/A
Honoka Yano (矢野帆夏) August 6, 1999 N/A
Fu Yabushita (薮下楓) October 7, 2000 N/A

Research Students (trainees)

NameBirth date (age) Election rank
10
Yuuka Oki (沖侑果) December 1, 1999
Soraha Shinano (信濃宙花) August 9, 2003
Mai Nakamura (中村舞) April 4, 1999
Aiko Mizoguchi (溝口亜以子) August 20, 2001
Akari Yura (由良朱合) March 12, 1999

Concurrent Member

NameBirth date (age) Election rank
5 6 7 8 9 10
Nana Okada (岡田奈々) (AKB48) November 7, 1997 N/A 51 29 14 9 5

Former Members

Name (Birthdate)ElectionNotes
910
Yui Kuroiwa (黒岩唯) (August 11, 2002) N/A   Graduated on November 18, 2017.
Rino Sashihara (指原莉乃) (November 21, 1992) 1   Concurrent position ended on November 25, 2017.
Mami Ozaki (尾﨑舞美) (December 18, 2000) N/A   Graduated on March 25, 2018.
Orie Cho (張織慧) (October 18, 2001) N/A   Graduated on April 13, 2018.

Discography

No Title Release date Chart positions Sales
(Oricon)		 Billboard JAPAN Sales

Oricon
Hot 100		 First week Total
1 "Kurayami" (暗闇) January 31, 2018 1[8] 1 136,456 185,981 201,772

References

  1. ↑ Setiawan, Andika (2016-10-10). "AKB48 Umumkan Sister Grup Terbarunya, STU48 | Today Idol". Today Idol (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. ↑ Mafari, Azil (2017-06-05). "STU48 Pamerkan Keindahan Laut Setouchi Pada Video Klip 'Setouchi no Koe' | Today Idol". Today Idol (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. ↑ "STU48"劇場使用船"サプライズ発表　センター瀧野由美子も涙「今まで以上に気を引き締めて…」 - モデルプレス" [STU 48 "theater ship" surprise announcement, center Yumiko Takino burst into tears, "Tighten our lessons more than ever..."]. モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. ↑ "みかさ | 壱岐・対馬フェリー株式会社". 壱岐・対馬フェリー株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  5. ↑ "みかさ : Sea Road". Sea Road (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  6. ↑ "STU48 船上劇場の"船名"を募集します！". STU48 OFFICIAL WEB SITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  7. ↑ "ＳＴＵ船上劇場の船名はシンプルに「ＳＴＵ48号」 - ＡＫＢ４８ : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  8. ↑ "NGT48のシングル売上ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
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