I am so glad I got to be a fan during the era of teams mattering and idols with different personal color being in each team. It’s what made me a fan in the first place 😭
AKB48 have announced the total abolition of the current team structure, to be replaced by a simpler structure of regular members and research students - the final team concerts will be held in August. The announcement came at the end of the group's Spring Concert in Yokohama on April 29. The team approach has been in place since the group's inception in 2005.
“I am surrounded by so much love right now” and it felt so rewarding to have worked so hard on staying healthy emotionally so I can be around all of these kind people. Just feeling fortunate and more at peace now that I’ve official hit my mid 30s.
This last year has involved a ton of really enlightening therapy and work on myself, and had some crazy low points with depression and struggling with myself. Mental health work is never over, but I feel proud of myself today for trying hard to invest in myself.
Todays my birthday, and this week my coworkers threw a surprise party for me and gave me a card with the sweetest, kindest messages. I get to have a long weekend spending time with my partner and friends doing cozy fun things. I had a moment during the party where I thought