AKB48 Grows By 33
Auditions are in the air and AKB48 held an audition for their 13th generation members.
On September 24, 57, girls remained in the audition of which 33 provisionally passed .The 33 new idols will now enter their kenkyuusei training system with hopes of becoming formal trainees .
The 33 winners range between the ages of 12 and 18 and had to get pass a panel of 15 judges. AKB48 theater manager Togasaki Tomonobu spoke to the new idols after the audition offering them the following words of encouragement.
“We had a very long and difficult discussion this time as well. I hope that all of you who passed will work hard in order to become a formal research student and eventually a full-fledged team member.”
Should any of these girls advance through their AKB48 training, they stand the chance to enter one of the main units of AKB48.
Good luck to them all,each has a chance to live their dream,and survive the reality of schedules and training!
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