SKE48

(from Wikipedia)

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


Transfered


Graduated


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


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


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


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