SKE48

SKE48
SKE48 Team KII performing at the World Cosplay Summit 2010
Background information
Origin	Nagoya, Japan
Genres	Pop
Years active	2008 (2008)-present
Labels	Nippon Crown, Lantis (former) Avex
Associated acts	AKB48
Website	ske48.co.jp avexnet.or.jp/ske48/index.html
Members
Team S Details Team KII Details Team E Details
Past members
Former members

SKE48 is an all-female Japanese theater/idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The audition was held during the summer and debuted in October 2008. SKE48 performs in the newly built studio in the renovated Sunshine Sakae in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, every Saturday. The first SKE48 stage was a revival of Team A's "Party ga Hajimaru yo".

History

Akimoto was offered the chance to start a production in Nagoya along with the renewal of the Sunshine Sakae, when he was thinking of making his "48 project" a nationwide project. He had a couple of offers even from outside of Japan, so he decided to use Nagoya as the place to move on with the project. Akimoto has said that selected members from both AKB48 and SKE48 may release a single, rather than releasing two different singles.^[1] But they released their first single in 2009.

In AKB48's single "Ōgoe Diamond", Jurina Matsui became the first and only member of SKE48 to be featured on a single cover and in the song itself. Including Matsui, some members of SKE48 have appeared in the PV marking the first collaboration made by the two groups, so far.

On May 28, 2011, Avex picked up SKE48, and will be releasing their debut single under the label called “Pareo no Emerald” on July 27, 2011.^[2]

On 25 August 2011, it was announced that SKE48 member Yui Matsushita will graduate from the group at the end of September 2011 due to her ankle injuries. ^[3]

Members

Team S

Rikako Hirata is leader of Team S.

Name	Election
	1	2	3
Masana Ōya (大矢 真那?) (November 6, 1990 in Aichi)	x	24	30
Haruka Ono (小野 晴香?) (November 24, 1987 in Ōita)	x	x	x
Rumi Katō (加藤 るみ?) (March 9, 1995 in Gifu)	x	x	x
Yuria Kizaki (木﨑 ゆりあ?) (February 11, 1996 in Aichi)		x	x
Yukiko Kinoshita (木下 有希子?) (December 20, 1992 in Aichi)		x	x
Mizuki Kuwabara (桑原 みずき?) (February 16, 1992 in Kōchi)	x	x	x
Akari Suda (須田 亜香里?) (October 31, 1991 in Aichi)		x	36
Shiori Takada (高田 志織?) (July 19, 1990 in Aichi)	x	x	x
Aki Deguchi (出口 陽?) (March 14, 1988 in Mie)	x	x	x
Yūka Nakanishi (中西 優香?) (January 24, 1989 in Aichi)	x	x	x
Rikako Hirata (平田 瑠香子?) (August 7, 1989 in Aichi)	x	x	x
Kanako Hiramatsu (平松 可奈子?) (November 14, 1991 in Aichi)	x	x	x
Jurina Matsui (松井 珠理奈?) (March 8, 1997 in Aichi)	19	10	14
Rena Matsui (松井 玲奈?) (July 27, 1991 in Aichi)	29	11	10
Kumi Yagami (矢神 久美?) (June 13, 1994 in Aichi)	x	38	x

Team KII

Akane Takayanagi is leader of Team KII.

Name	Election
	1	2	3
Ririna Akaeda (赤枝 里々奈?) (July 3, 1996 in Aichi)	x	x	x
Riho Abiru (阿比留 李帆?) (July 17, 1993 in Aichi)	x	x	x
Anna Ishida (石田 安奈?) (May 27, 1996 in Aichi)	x	x	x
Shiori Ogiso (小木曽 汐莉?) (September 15, 1992 in Aichi)		x	x
Tomoko Katō (加藤 智子?) (April 28, 1987 in Aichi)	x	x	x
Risako Gotō (後藤 理沙子?) (May 29, 1997 in Aichi)		x	x
Seira Satō (佐藤 聖羅?) (April 30, 1992 in Mie)	x	x	x
Mieko Satō (佐藤 実絵子?) (June 24, 1986 in Aichi)	x	x	x
Akane Takayanagi (高柳 明音?) (November 29, 1991 in Aichi)	x	35	23
Sawako Hata (秦 佐和子?) (September 14, 1988 in Ōsaka)		x	33
Airi Furukawa (古川 愛李?) (December 13, 1989 in Aichi)	x	x	x
Rina Matsumoto (松本 梨奈?) (September 3, 1993 in Aichi)	x	x	x
Manatsu Mukaida (向田 茉夏?) (May 10, 1996 in Aichi)	x	x	x
Miki Yakata (矢方 美紀?) (June 6, 1992 in Ōita)		x	x
Reika Yamada (山田 澪花?) (July 28, 1995 in Gifu)	x	x	x
Tomoka Wakabayashi (若林 倫香?) (April 23, 1996 in Aichi)	x	x	x

Team E

Madoka Umemoto is leader of Team E.

Name	Election
	1	2	3
Kyōka Isohara (磯原 杏華?) (August 8, 1996 in Aichi)	x	x	x
Kasumi Ueno (上野 圭澄?) (June 29, 1994 in Gifu)		x	x
Madoka Umemoto (梅本 まどか?) (July 17, 1992 in Aichi)			x
Shiori Kaneko (金子 栞?) (June 13, 1995 in Saitama)			x
Kanon Kimoto (木本 花音?) (August 11, 1997 in Aichi)			x
Ami Kobayashi (小林 亜実?) (January 12, 1993 in Aichi)			x
Mei Sakai (酒井 萌衣?) (December 13, 1997 in Aichi)			x
Aya Shibata (柴田 阿弥?) (April 1, 1993 in Aichi)			x
Yumana Takagi (高木 由麻奈?) (August 23, 1993 in Aichi)			x
Mai Takeuchi (竹内 舞?) (August 31, 1993 in Mie)			x
Rika Tsuzuki (都築 里佳?) (November 8, 1995 in Aichi)			x
Yūka Nakamura (中村 優花?) (July 4, 1997 in Aichi)			x
Minami Hara (原 望奈美?) (December 24, 1995 in Aichi)			x
Haruka Mano (間野 春香?) (April 27, 1995 in Aichi)	x	x	x
Yukari Yamashita (山下 ゆかり?) (March 12, 1996 in Aichi)			x
Erika Yamada (山田 恵里伽?) (December 26, 1995 in Gifu)		x	x

Kenkyūsei

(Kenkyūsei (研究生^?, "trainees"))

• Shiori Iguchi (井口 栞里^?) (March 29, 1995 in Mie)
• Mikoto Uchiyama (内山 命^?) (November 14, 1995 in Mie)
• Momona Kitō (鬼頭 桃菜^?) (August 16, 1993 in Aichi)
• Makiko Saito (斉藤 真木子^?) (June 28, 1994 in Ōsaka)

• Mai Imade (今出 舞^?) (June 12, 1993 in Ōsaka)
• Kaori Matsumura (松村 香織^?) (January 17, 1990 in Saitama)

• Asana Inuzuka (犬塚 あさな^?) (March 19, 1994 in Aichi)
• Emiri Kobayashi (小林 絵未梨^?) (April 14, 1993 in Aichi)
• Honoka Mizuno (水埜 帆乃香^?) (September 1, 1995 in Aichi)

Former members

Team S

• Kirara Suzuki (鈴木 きらら^?) (July 31, 1993 in Kanagawa) Graduated on November 24, 2008
• Tsukina Takai (高井 つき奈^?) (July 6, 1995 in Aichi) Graduated on August 26, 2009
• Moe Yamashita (山下 もえ^?) (October 27, 1992 in Aichi) Graduated on December 25, 2009
• Yui Matsushita (松下 唯^?) (July 25, 1988 in Fukuoka) Graduated on September 30, 2011

Team KII

• Eiko Maeda (前田 栄子^?) (February 25, 1986 in Hyōgo) Moved to SDN48 on November 30, 2009 and changed her name to Machiko Tezuka at the same time.
• Yuri Ichihara (市原 佑梨^?) (May 15, 1987 in Aichi) Graduated on November 30, 2009

Trainees

• Honami Inagaki (稲垣 ほなみ^?) (March 25, 1989 in Aichi) Graduated on April 30, 2009
• Kiharu Ozeki (尾関 きはる^?) (December 24, 1994 in Aichi) Graduated on April 30, 2009
• Aiko Shibaki (柴木 愛子^?) (October 18, 1990 in Aichi) Graduated on July, 2009.
• Fūka Ōshima (大島 風薫^?) (December 2, 1995 in Aichi) Graduated on September 30, 2009
• Seika Hayashi (林 星香^?) (November 21, 1996 in Aichi) Graduated on September 30, 2009
• Aika Maekawa (前川 愛佳^?) (March 11, 1997 in Aichi) Graduated on September 30, 2009
• Ayumi Hashimoto (橋本 あゆみ^?) (February 5, 1989 in Fukui) Graduated on November 30, 2009
• Ayane Handa (半田 礼音^?) (January 18, 1993 in Shizuoka) Graduated on May 8, 2010
• Sayuki Mori (森 紗雪^?) (November 3, 1996 in Aichi) Graduated on May 8, 2010
• Rina Shinkai (新海 里奈^?) (August 1, 1992 in Aichi) Graduated on May 8, 2010
• Marin Nonoyama (野々山 茉琳^?) (January 31, 1994 in Aichi) Graduated on February 23, 2011

Discography

Singles

Release	Title	Chart positions	Oricon sales [4]	Album
		Oricon singles chart [5]
2009	"Tsuyoki Mono Yo" (強き者よ?, "Be the Strong Person")	5	27,200	TBA
2010	"Aozora Kataomoi" (青空片想い?, "Blue Sky Unrequited Love)	3	51,200
	"Gomen ne, Summer" (ごめんね、SUMMER, Gomen ne, Samā?, "Sorry, Summer")	3	93,500
	"1! 2! 3! 4! Yoroshiku!" (1!2!3!4! ヨロシク!?, "1! 2! 3! 4! I'm Counting on You!")	2	171,400
2011	"Banzai Venus" (バンザイVenus, Banzai Bīnasu?, "Hooray Venus")	1	239,800
	"Pareo wa Emerald" (パレオはエメラルド, Pareo wa Emerarudo?, "Pareo Is Emerald")	1	379,000
	"Okie Dokie" (オキドキ , Oki Doki?, "Okey-Dokey")

Stage albums

Year	Album Information	Oricon album chart [6]
2010	Te o Tsunaginagara (手をつなぎながら?, Holding On to My Hand) Released: 10 February 2010 Label: Crown Gold (CRCP-40266)*, (CRCP-40267)** Formats: Compact disc	21* 59**[7]
	Seifuku no Me (制服の芽?, School Uniform Spouts) Released: 28 April 2010 Label: Crown Gold (CRCP-40268)* Formats: Compact disc	22

*Team S release
**Team KII release

See also

• AKB48

References

1. ^ "SUNSHINE SAKAEプレス発表会およびSKE48プロジェクト発表" (in Japanese). Scramble Egg. 2008-06-07. http://www.scramble-egg.com/artist/event08/sunshine_sakae.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-09. 
2. ^ http://natalie.mu/music/news/50274
3. ^ "SKE48松下唯、9月末での卒業を発表" (in Japanese). natalie. 2011-08-25. http://natalie.mu/music/news/55476. Retrieved 2011-08-26. 
4. ^ "ＳＫＥ４８のシングル売り上げランキング". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/484567/ranking/cd_single/. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
5. ^ "キーワード検索結果 アーティスト： ＳＫＥ４８". Oricon. http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/search.asp?bs2=1&artist=SKE48&artist_cmd=1&search.x=0&search.y=0&title=&title_cmd=1. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 
6. ^ "ＳＫＥ４８（ｔｅａｍ　Ｓ）のアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/500028/ranking/cd_album/. Retrieved April 17, 2011. 
7. ^ "手をつなぎながら ＳＫＥ４８（ｔｅａｍ　ＫＩＩ）" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/500024/products/music/857119/1/. Retrieved April 17, 2011. 

External links

• SKE48 Official website (Japanese)