SNH48
| SNH48 | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Shanghai, China |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels |
Ninestyle Model Agency Ocean Butterflies Music |
| Associated acts |
AKB48 SKE48 SDN48 NMB48 HKT48 TPE48 JKT48 |
| Website |
www |
| Members | SNH48 Members |
SNH48 (S.N.H. Forty-eight) is an idol group based in Shanghai, China.[1] It is AKB48’s second sister group outside of Japan. Following AKB48's creator Yasushi Akimoto's concept of "idols you can meet", the group features dozens of female members around the age of 20, who perform regularly in the group's own theater and interact with fans predominantly via handshake events.[2] The first generation of members was announced on October 15, 2012[2] and included 26 native members and AKB48's Sae Miyazawa and Mariya Suzuki as temporary Japanese members. The group is owned by Chinese companies NineStyle and Star48.[3]
History
2012
- April 21, AKS Co., Ltd. and Chinese company Ninestyle jointly announced the establishment of SNH48.
- August 24, AKB48 announced the transfer of Miyazawa Sae and Suzuki Mariya to SNH48 during the "AKB48 in TOKYO DOME ~1830m no Yume~" concert.
- October 14, 26 first generation members are announced.
- October 27, construction of the SNH48 theater in Shanghai begins.
- December 21, Two first gen members Hu Meiting and Yu Ting'er left the group.[4]
2013
- January 12, SNH48 debuted in the show "Give Me Power!", with 16 selected members on stage performing the Chinese version of "Heavy Rotation", "River" and "Ponytail to Shushu".[5]
- January 13, SNH48's first handshake events are held in Shanghai and Taipei on the same day, with 6 members in Shanghai and 5 in Taipei.
- March 31, SNH48 held another handshake in Mercedes-Benz Arena and announced their new song "Let's Become Cherry Blossom Trees" (Chinese: 化作櫻花樹, Pinyin: Huà Zuò Yīnghuā Shù), a Chinese version of the AKB48 song Sakura no Ki ni Narō.
- April 17, 18 official members are chosen from the 1st gen members, and 6 more 1st gen members are chosen as Research students.
- April 22, released MV "River".
- April 30, participated in second major event "2013 Shanghai Strawberry Music Festival".[6]
- May 2, 2 1st gen members, He Yichen and Wang Feisi, left the group.
- May 25, held the show "Blooming for You" in Shanghai.[7]
- June 6, released the MV of "Let's Become Cherry Blossom Trees".[8][9]
- June 13, released first EP "Heavy Rotation" (Chinese: 無盡旋轉, Pinyin: Wújìn Xuánzhuǎn).[10] This EP consists of 3 songs translated from Japanese to Mandarin, including "Heavy Rotation" (Chinese: 無盡旋轉, Pinyin: Wújìn Xuánzhuǎn), "River" (Chinese: 激流之戰, Pinyin: Jīliú Zhī Zhàn) and "Let's Become Cherry Blossom Trees" (Chinese: 化作櫻花樹, Pinyin: Huà Zuò Yīnghuā Shù).
- June 22, first oversea performance in the Singapore "Asia Style Collection" Show with AKB48.[11][12]
- July 2, announced the filming of MV for their new song "Flying Get", which is a Chinese translated version of the original song by AKB48. The MV will be filmed in the Shanghai World Financial Center and fans are welcome to join the filming if they wear a "Flying Get" T-shirt of SNH48 on that day.[13]
- July 29, released MV for a song "Ponytail and Scrunchie" (Chinese: 馬尾與髮圈, Pinyin: Mǎwěi yǔ fā quān) that will be included in their next EP.[14]
- Aug 2, released 2nd EP "Flying Get" (Chinese: 飞翔入手, Pinyin: Fēixiáng rùshǒu).[15]
- Aug 30, SNH48's theater, the Star Dream theater, is opened.[16][17]
- Sep 5, SNH48 annnounced the result of their second audition, and 31 new members were added into the group.[18]
- Oct 11, Mariya Suzuki and Sae Miyazawa made their theater debut after receiving working visa from the Chinese government.
- Nov 2, second generation member began their first theater performance "SNH48 2nd gen. 1st stage 'Theater no Megami'".
- Nov 11, members were divided into "Team SII" and "Team NII".
- Nov 16, held a concert in Guangzhou with 10,000 audience.[19]
- Nov 25, released 3rd EP "Fortune Cookie of Love" (Chinese: 爱的幸运曲奇, Pinyin: Ài de xìngyùn qū qí) in Shanghai, and in Beijing 3 days later.[20]
- Dec 15, joined China's Got Talent (5th season)
2014
- Jan 18, held their first "Hongbai Gehui" (known as "Kouhaku Utagassen" in AKB48) in Shanghai[21] and began their third generation member audition.[22]
- March 12, released 4th EP "Heart Electric" (Chinese: 心电感应, Pinyin: Xīndiàn gǎnyìng).[23]
- Apr 1, announced that a "general election" will be held in May, which will decide the lineup of the group's next CD release through votes from fans.[24]
- May 10, the first ever annual "General Election" of the group started, running for 76 days as total. On the same day, the first album called "一心向前" released, sold online for voting only. The general album released one week later.
- July 26, the winner of the "General Election" announced - Wu Zhehan; the lineup of the group's 5th single determined.
- August 8, the fourth audition kicked off. The next set of members will enter the group next year.
- August 21, it was announced that the theater will be shortly closed for upgrading reasons. The theater will be reopened at September 5, 2014, with the Top 16 of the annual election's brand-new show.
- September 5, it was announced by A Ji, the presenter of SNHello, that the third generation (except for one) was split into three teams - Team SII, Team NII, and brand-new Team HII. The split result was determined and announced right after the special stage show featuring the 2014 General Election's top 16.
- October 12, released the fifth single "UZA". The "Request Time" live concert will be held on January 31, 2015 in Shanghai Indoor Stadium. All the song appeared on that live concert are determined by televoting.
- December 18-28, Team SII and Team NII took a national tour, including five major Chinese cities - Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
2015
- January 5, established the official mobile app "Pocket 48".
- January 8, according to the official website, Xu Yanyu was expelled from SNH48, her job as Captain was suspended. Xu was the first ever captain to be expelled due to breaking the rules of SNH48 members.
- January 31, held a concert in Shanghai Indoor Stadium entitled "SNH48 Request Time BEST 30".
- February 13, Team NII and Team HII's new captains revealed in the SNH48 Theatre - Feng Xinduo and Wang Lu, with co-captains Huang Tingting and Wu Yanwen in the respective teams. At the same time, 2014 General Election winner, after Team NII's Li Xuan's branch of the rules of SNH48 members, Wu Zhehan (scored out below) was expelled from Team SII, dropped out to 4th Generation members and became the second SNH48 member who had private contact with fans. She is also the first General Election podium place winner ever in 48-group history to be transferred to Kenkyusei.
- March 12, it was confirmed that Team HII member Yang Yinyu would "unofficially" graduate from SNH48 on March 15, 2015. Three days later, Yang Yinyu stated that she was graduated, still under confirmation by the officials.
- March 18, the 5th Generation member's audition started.
- March 28, released the 7th single "After Rain" (Chinese:雨季之后).
- April 24, Team NII started showing their 4th Stage theater performance "Wo de TaiYang" (Boku no Taiyou) which has also been performed by AKB48 Himawari-gumi 1st Stage, Team 4 1st Stage, 6th Generation Research Students 1st Stage, SKE48 Team E 3rd Stage, and JKT48 Team KIII 2nd Stage.
Members
Team SII
| Simplified (Jiǎntǐzì) | Traditional (Fántǐzì) | Pinyin | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 陈观慧 | 陳觀慧 | Chen Guanhui | August 28, 1993 |
| 陈思 | 陳思 | Chen Si | September 14, 1991 |
| 戴萌 | 戴萌 | Dai Meng | February 8, 1993 |
| 宫小荷 | 宮小荷 | Gong Xiaohe | July 11, 1996 |
| 蒋芸 | 蔣芸 | Jiang Yun | March 27, 1992 |
| 孔肖吟 | 孔肖吟 | Kong Xiaoyin | April 11, 1992 |
| 李宇琪 | 李宇琪 | Li Yuqi | February 26, 1993 |
| 莫寒(Captain) | 莫寒 | Mo Han | January 7, 1992 |
| 钱蓓婷 | 錢蓓婷 | Qian Beiting | May 7, 1995 |
| 邱欣怡 | 邱欣怡 | Qiu Xinyi | January 11, 1997 |
| 孙芮 | 孫芮 | Sun Rui | June 29, 1995 |
| 沈之琳 | 沈之琳 | Shen ZhiLin | November 26, 1994 |
| 温晶婕 | 温晶婕 | Wen JingJie | March 15, 1997 |
| 徐晨辰 | 徐晨辰 | Xu Chenchen | June 22, 1990 |
| 许佳琪 | 許佳琪 | Xu Jiaqi | August 13, 1995 |
| 徐子轩 | 徐子軒 | Xu ZiXuan | March 30, 1998 |
| 袁丹妮 | 袁丹妮 | Yuan Danni | August 7, 1994 |
| 袁雨桢 | 袁雨楨 | Yuan YuZhen | January 10, 1998 |
| 赵嘉敏 | 趙嘉敏 | Zhao Jiamin | July 22, 1998 |
| 赵晔 | 趙曄 | Zhao Ye | August 28, 1995 |
| 张语格 | 張語格 | Zhang Yuge | May 11, 1996 |
Team NII
| Simplified (Jiǎntǐzì) | Traditional (Fántǐzì) | Pinyin | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 陈佳莹 | 陳佳瑩 | Chen JiaYing | July 12, 1993 |
| 陈问言 | 陳問言 | Chen WenYan | |
| 董艳芸 | 董艷芸 | Dong YanYun | February 24, 1993 |
| 冯薪朵(Captain) | 馮薪朵 | Feng XinDuo | January 24, 1992 |
| 龚诗淇 | 龔詩淇 | Gong ShiQi | May 5, 1998 |
| 黄婷婷 | 黃婷婷 | Huang TingTing | September 8, 1992 |
| 何晓玉 | 何曉玉 | He XiaoYu | October 31, 1991 |
| 鞠婧祎 | 鞠婧禕 | Ju JingYi | June 18, 1995 |
| 罗兰 | 羅蘭 | Luo Lan | September 16, 1991 |
| 李璇 | 李璇 | Li Xuan | June 27, 1995 |
| 林思意 | 林思意 | Lin SiYi | April 5, 1994 |
| 陆婷 | 陸婷 | Lu Ting | December 18, 1992 |
| 李艺彤 | 李藝彤 | Li YiTong | December 23, 1996 |
| 孟玥 | 孟玥 | Meng Yue | June 13, 1994 |
| 唐安琪 | 唐安琪 | Tang AnQi | July 21, 1992 |
| 万丽娜 | 萬麗娜 | Wan LiNa | October 2, 1997 |
| 易嘉爱 | 易嘉愛 | Yi JiaAi | June 7, 1995 |
| 赵粤 | 趙粤 | Zhao Yue | April 29, 1995 |
| 曾艳芬 | 曾艷芬 | Zeng YanFen | January 30, 1991 |
| 张雨鑫 | 張雨鑫 | Zhang Yuxin | March 1, 1994 |
Team HII
Red note: the member stated the graduation on 15 March 2015. The graduation is still under confirmation.
| Simplified (Jiǎntǐzì) | Traditional (Fántǐzì) | Pinyin | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 陈怡馨 | 陳怡馨 | Chen YiXin | January 3, 1996 |
| 郝婉晴 | 郝婉晴 | Chen WenYan | November 1, 1995 |
| 李豆豆 | 李豆豆 | Li DouDou | October 5, 1995 |
| 李清扬 | 李清揚 | Li QingYang | June 16, 1997 |
| 林楠 | 林楠 | Lin Nan | June 23, 1994 |
| 刘炅然 | 劉炅然 | Liu JiongRan | September 2, 1994 |
| 刘佩鑫 | 劉佩鑫 | Liu PeiXin | January 11, 1996 |
| 王柏硕 | 王柏碩 | Wang BaiShuo | December 12, 1997 |
| 王璐(Captain) | 王璐 | Wang Lu | May 20, 1996 |
| 吴燕文 | 吳燕文 | Wu Yanwen | October 18, 1994 |
| 谢妮 | 謝妮 | Xie NI | February 12, 2000 |
| 徐晗 | 徐晗 | Xu Han | January 15, 1993 |
| 许杨玉琢 | 許楊玉琢 | Xu Yang YuZhuo | September 25, 1995 |
| 徐伊人 | 徐伊人 | Xu YiRen | February 20, 1996 |
| 杨惠婷 | 楊惠婷 | Yang HuiTing | April 8, 1998 |
| 杨吟雨 | 楊吟雨 | Yang YinYu | February 10, 1994 |
| 张昕 | 張昕 | Zhang Xin | October 19, 1995 |
Team X
Overseas transfer (Team Kaigai)
| Name | Native name | Country of origin | Chinese name | Pinyin | Birthday | Generation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sae Miyazawa | 宮澤佐江 | Japan | SC:宮泽佐江 TC:宮澤佐江 | Gongze Zuojiang | August 13, 1990 | 1 |
| Mariya Suzuki | 鈴木まりや | Japan | SC:铃木玛莉亚 TC:鈴木瑪莉亞 | Lingmu Maliya | April 29, 1991 | 1 |
Kenkyusei
| Simplified (Jiǎntǐzì) | Traditional (Fántǐzì) | Pinyin | Birthday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 吴哲晗 | 吳哲晗 | Wu Zhehan | August 26, 1995 |
Former members
| Simplified (Jiǎntǐzì) | Traditional (Fántǐzì) | Pinyin | Birthday | Generation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 胡美婷 | 胡美婷 | Hu Meiting | May 15, 1993 | 1 |
| 雨婷儿 | 雨婷兒 | Yu Ting'er | January 28, 2000 | 1 |
| 何轶琛 | 何軼琛 | He Yichen | January 7, 1990 | 1 |
| 王费澌 | 王費澌 | Wang Feisi | August 13, 1994 | 1 |
| 蒋羽熙 | 蔣羽熙 | Jiang Yuxi | February 18, 1999 | 1 |
| 陈丽 | 陳麗 | Chen Li | December 22, 1995 | 1 |
| 张馨方 | 張馨方 | Zhang Xinfang | October 25, 1988 | 1 |
| 曾誉嘉 | 曾譽嘉 | Zeng Yujia | March 21, 1994 | 1 |
| 俞慧文 | 俞慧文 | Yu Huiwen | July 5, 1990 | 1 |
| 丁紫妍 | 丁紫妍 | Ding Ziyan | October 6, 1995 | 1 |
| 汤敏 | 湯敏 | Tang Min | September 3, 1996 | 1 |
| 董芷依 | 董芷依 | Dong Zhiyi | August 20, 1993 | 1 |
| 顾香君 | 顧香君 | Gu Xiangjun | October 23, 1995 | 1 |
General Elections history
2014 General Election
- Start: 12:00(UTC+8, 5:00 in London, 0:00 in Eastern United States), May 20, 2014
- Ranking Announcement 1: May 30, 2014
- Ranking Announcement 2: July 5, 2014
- Voting deadline: 10:00(UTC+8, 3:00 in London, 22:00 previous day in Eastern United States), July 25, 2014
- Result revealed: Shanghai International Gymnastic Center, July 26, 2014
Each copy of the album "一心向前" contained vouchers with up to 48 codes that could be used to vote for members online. The Top 16 would be the lineup for the next single "UZA", whose music video would be filmed in Seoul, South Korea later. The winning member would lead the single as "center".
| Official Rank. | Name | From Team | No. of Votes | Rank. on May 30 | Rank. on July 5 | Memo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | SII | 19,281 | 12 | 1 | Winner, but DROPPED OUT to 4th Generation on 13 February 2015 |
| 2 | Qiu Xinyi (邱欣怡) | SII | 14,802 | 3 | 4 | Runner up |
| 3 | Zhao Jiamin (赵嘉敏) | SII | 11,079 | 4 | 2 | Top Team SII member on the leaderboard |
| 4 | Ju Jingyi (鞠婧祎) | NII | 10,145 | - | - | Top Team NII member on the leaderboard |
| 5 | Zhang Yuge (张语格) | SII | 9,061 | 9 | 16 | |
| 6 | Li Yitong (李艺彤) | NII | 9,037 | 1 | 12 | |
| 7 | Mo Han (莫寒) | SII | 7,331 | 15 | 5 | |
| 8 | Xu Jiaqi (许佳琪) | SII | 7,256 | 7 | 6 | |
| 9 | Chen Si (陈思) | SII | 6,407 | - | 3 | |
| 10 | Chen Guanhui (陈观慧) | SII | 6,318 | 14 | - | |
| 11 | Li Yuqi (李宇琪) | SII | 6,027 | - | 8 | |
| 12 | Gong Shiqi (龚诗淇) | NII | 5,877 | - | 15 | |
| 13 | Dai Meng (戴萌) | SII | 5,785 | 8 | - | |
| 14 | Yi Jiaai (易嘉爱) | NII | 5,653 | - | 10 | |
| 15 | Kong Xiaoyin (孔肖吟) | SII | 5,413 | 13 | 14 | |
| 16 | Xu Chenchen (徐晨辰) | SII | 5,344 | - | - |
2015 General Election
- Result revealed: Mercedes-Benz Arena, July 25, 2015
More details will be revealed in April 2015.
Discography
Singles
- 1st EP: "Heavy Rotation" (Chinese: 无尽旋转, Pinyin: Wújìn Xuánzhuǎn) - Released on June 13, 2013
- 2nd EP: "Flying Get" (Chinese: 飞翔入手, Pinyin: Fēixiáng rùshǒu) - Released on August 2, 2013
- 3rd EP: "Fortune Cookie of Love" (Chinese: 爱的幸运曲奇 , Pinyin: Ài de xìngyùn qū qí) - released on November 25, 2013 (Beijing) and November 29, 2013 (Shanghai)
- 4th EP: "Heart Electric" (Chinese: 心电感应 , Pinyin: Xīndiàn gǎnyìng) - Released on 12 March 2014
- 5th EP: "Uza" (Chinese: 呜吒) - Released on October 12, 2014
- 6th EP: "Give Me Five!"(Chinese: 青春的约定) - Released on January 15, 2015
- 7th EP: "Manatsu no Sounds Good" - Not clear for the release schedule so far
Stage performances
Kenkyusei
- 1st generation 1st stage : AKB48 Team K's 4th stage Give me power! (Saishuu bell ga naru + 3 songs)
- 2nd generation 1st stage : AKB48 TeamB's 5th stage 剧场女神 (Jùchǎng nǚshén) (Theater no Megami)
Team SII
- 最后的钟声响起 (Zuìhòu de zhōng shēng xiǎngqǐ / Saishuu bell ga naru)
- 永恒之光 (Yǒnghéng zhī guāng / Lit. Nagai Hikari Renai Kinshi Jourei)
- 不眠之夜 (Buiman Zhi Ye / Pajama Drive)
- 勇气重生 (Yong Qi Chong Sheng/ RESET) Starting from November 7, 2014
Team NII
- 剧场女神 (Jùchǎng nǚshén / Theater no Megami)
- 逆流而上 (Nìliú ér shàng / Saka Agari)
- 前所未有 (Qian Suo Wei You / Title: Zenjin Mitou; originally Mokugeshika) Starting from October 11, 2014
- 我的太阳 (Wo de Tai Yang / Boku no Taiyou) Starting from April 24, 2015
Team HII
- 青春派对 (Qing Chun Pai Dui / Seishun Girls) Starting from October 24, 2014
Specials
- 爱在星梦 (Ai Zai Xing Meng) From September 5 to 7, 2014; special for the Top 16 of the annual election and the lineup of their brand new single; special for the first anniversary of the SNH48 Theater.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21st Oriental Billboard (Chinese:第二十一届东方风云榜) | Best New Artist | Won |
| 2nd Yinyuetai Awards (Chinese:第二届音悦V榜年度盛典) | Best New Group (Chinese Mainland) | Won | |
| 2015 | 22nd Oriental Billboard (Chinese:第二十二届东方风云榜) | Best Group | Nominated |
| Best Track of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Best Local Artist | Won |
References
- ↑ ＡＫＢ48グループ今度は上海 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "关于SNH48" (in Chinese). SNH48中国官方网站. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ↑ "The fans are fantastic". Global Times站. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "关于个别人员退出SNH48团队的声明" (in Chinese). SNH48中国官方网站. 2012-12-21.
- ↑ "周杰倫后街男孩SNH48演唱會扎堆上海 巨星新秀多重驚喜" (in Chinese). Yes娛樂. 2013-05-22.
- ↑ "视频：SNH48萌杀草莓音乐节 手绘可爱草莓T恤" (in Chinese). 南海网. 2013-05-03.
- ↑ "SNH48上海热力开唱 5首新歌首度曝光" (in Chinese). 搜狐. 2013-05-25.
- ↑ "SNH48首支剧情MV《化作樱花树》正式版发布". SNH48. 2013-06-06.
- ↑ "SNH48新MV《化作樱花树》致敬即将告别的青春". 北京青年报. 2013-06-06.
- ↑ "SNH48首张正能量EP大碟《無盡旋轉》今日正式预售！". SNH48. 2013-06-13.
- ↑ SNH48新加坡ASC首秀 与AKB48、少女时代同台竞技
- ↑ AKB48、SNH48新加坡ASC受赞 少女时代被指耍大牌
- ↑ SNH48《飞翔入手》MV取景定于上海环球金融中心
- ↑ SNH48《马尾与发圈》MV首播 成员着泳装亮相
- ↑ "SNH482ndsingle".
- ↑ 专属剧场 (in Chinese). SNH48中国官方网站. 2012-12-15.
- ↑ SNH48星梦剧院开业首演人气爆棚 20首曲目热力放送
- ↑ "SNH48二期生成员名单正式发布" (Press release) (in Chinese). SNH48 Official Website. 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ↑ "SNH48广州万人演唱会今日唱响 海量新歌引爆全场" (in Chinese). SNH48 Official Website. 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ↑ SNH48 Official Page for Heart Electric
- ↑ "SNH48红白歌会1月18日上海大舞台激情战响" (in Chinese). SNH48 Official Website. 2014-01-18. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ↑ "梦想不需要仰望，SNH48三期生招募今日正式启动！" (in Chinese). SNH48 Official Website. 2014-01-18. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ↑ "SNH48马年首张EP《心电感应》下周开启预售 让我们一起Rock". 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ↑ "SNH48勇夺东方风云榜新人奖 32名美少女热唱《爱的幸运曲奇》". SNH48官網. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
External links
- Official website (Chinese)
- SNH48 official Weibo blog (Chinese)
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