SKE48 is an all-female Japanese theater/idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto, sister group of AKB48. 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. 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.
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.
Member List:
(From Stage48)
Team S
- Oya Masana (まさにゃ Masanya)
- Ono Haruka (はるか Haruka)
- Kato Rumi (るみ Rumi)
- Kizaki Yuria (ゆりあ Yuria)
- Kinoshita Yukiko (ゆっこ Yukko)
- Kuwabara Mizuki (みずき Mizuki)
- Suda Akari (あかりん Akarin)
- Takada Shiori (しーたん Shiitan)
- Deguchi Aki (ぴっぴ Pippi)
- Nakanishi Yuka (チュンチュン Chun Chun)
- Hirata Rikako (リッキー (Rikki) (Captain)
- Hiramatsu Kanako (かなかな Kanakana)
- Matsui Jurina (じゅりな Jurina)
- Matsui Rena (れな Rena)
- Matsushita Yui (ゆいみん Yuimin)
- Yagami Kumi (くーみん Kuumin)
Transfered
- Sato Mieko (SKE48 Research Students, Added to Team KII)
- Shinkai Rina (Rinacchi りなっち) (SKE48 Research Students, Graduated on May 2010)
- Mori Sayuki (Sayu さゆ) (SKE48 Research Students, Graduated on May 2010)
Graduated
- Suzuki Kirara (Kirara きらら) (November 2008)
- Takai Tsukina (Tsukkiina つっきーな) (September 2009)
- Yamashita Moe (Moemoe もえもえ) (December 2009)
Stages
- 1st Stage 「PARTYが始まるよ」 (SKE48 Team S 1st Stage "PARTY ga hajimaru yo") [2008.10.05 - 2009.02.08 ]
- 2nd Stage 「手をつなぎなが」 (SKE48 Team S 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara") [2009.02.14 - 2009.10.16]
- 3rd Stage 「制服の芽」 (SKE48 Team S 3rd Stage "Seifuku no Me") [2009.10.25 - Present]
Team KII
- Akaeda Ririna (リリ Riri)
- Abiru Riho (りほ Riho)
- Ishida Anna (アンナ Anna)
- Ogiso Shiori (しおりん Shiorin)
- Kato Tomoko (モコ Moko)
- Goto Risako (りさちゃん Risachan)
- Sato Seira (せぇ~ら Seera)
- Sato Mieko (姉さん Neesan)
- Takayanagi Akane (あかね Akane) (Captain)
- Hata Sawako (しゃわこ Shawako)
- Furukawa Airi (あいりん Airin)
- Matsumoto Rina (りーな Riina)
- Mukaida Manatsu (まなつ Manatsu)
- Yakata Miki (みき Miki)
- Yamada Reika (れいちゃん Reichan)
- Wakabayashi Tomoka (ともちゃん Tomochan)
Transfered
- Maeda Eiko (えーこ Eeko) (SDN48)
- Iguchi Shiori (イグッち Igucchi) (Demoted to Research Students, December, 2010)
- Uchiyama Mikoto (みこってぃー Mikottii) (Demoted to Research Students, December, 2010)
- Kito Momona (もも Momo) (Demoted to Research Students, December, 2010)
- Saito Makiko (まきこ Makiko) (Demoted to Research Students, December, 2010)
Graduated
- Ichihara Yuri (Yuririn ゆりりん) (November, 2009)
Stages
- 1st Stage 「会いたかった」 (SKE48 Team KII 1st Stage "Aitakatta") [2009.06.13-2009.11.29]
- 2nd Stage 「手をつなぎなが」 (SKE48 Team KII 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara") [2009.12.06-]
- 3rd Stage (SKE48 Team KII 3rd Stage) [2011.02.16~
Team E
- Isohara Kyoka (きょん Kyon)
- Ueno Kasumi (かっちゃん Kacchan)
- Umemoto Madoka (うめちゃん Umechan)
- Kaneko Shiori (きんちゃん Kinchan)
- Kimoto Kanon (のん Non)
- Kobayashi Ami (こあみ Koami)
- Sakai Mei (めいめい Meimei)
- Shibata Aya (あや Aya)
- Takagi Yumana (ゆまな Yumana)
- Takeuchi Mai (竹内せんぱい Takeuchi Senpai)
- Tsuzuki Rika (りかちゅう Rikachu)
- Nakamura Yuka (中村くん Nakamurakun)
- Hara Minami (みなぽん Minapon)
- Mano Haruka (はるるん Harurun)
- Yamashita Yukari (ゆかぴ Yukapi)
- Yamada Erika (えり Eri)
Transfered
Graduated
Stages
1st Stage 「パジャマドライブ」 (SKE48 Team E 1st Stage "Pajama Drive") [2011.01.16~]Last Updated: 1st September 2011