AKB48 - Shoot Sign - Handshake Event 2017.06.25

This event was again at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, just like the events in January 2017. Because of that I wasn't as nervous as I was at some other events. But this would be the first time to meet Suda Akari, one of my all time favourite Idols. Adding to that, I was having tickets to meet Jurina again (for the first time in 6 months).

So when I arrived, I was heading to the SKE48 lanes and waiting for Dasu.

3rd slot

Okay, so as I was standing in line for Dasu, I could see Jurina next to her.. She was wearing a mask and looked really tired. I was instantely worried about her and as much as I wanted to meet her, I wanted her to rest!!
But first, I was meeting Suda and that was amazing:

Suda Akari

Me: Hello, I always wanted to meet you. I love you!
Dasu: Eeeh, thank you! Your Japanese is good
Me: Eeh
Dasu: Where are you from?
Me: From Germany
Dasu: Oh, Wiener right? So delicious
Me: Haha, right
Dasu: And beer is good too
Me: You drank German beer before?
Dasu: Yes! Fruits beer right? Beer with fruits
Me: wow, amazing
Dasu: Yeah right *waves*

Wow, I'm not kidding this was the best first Handshake I ever had. People aren't joking when they say she is the handshake queen. I already love her so much and this made me even happier. Dasu is so funny, cute and I think it's so cool that she likes German Sausages and Beer. XD Best thing ever.. (I had two tickets by the way)

I was still happy with this handshake, when it was announced that Jurina is not going to participate in this event anymore. It was still kind of sad, but I really really wanted to her to get better. I'm always worried about Jurina's health. And good thing is, that I already had tickets for the next single's event for her. But since this was the last event for the Shoot Sign single, staff wasn't sure if I could still use her tickets from this event there.. So I thought I would maybe see some other girls instead, because you can exchange tickets for other (less popular) members. I think that's cool, especially if the girl you have a ticket for is ill.

4th slot

But first of all, I had a really special ticket for some: Mayuyu!

Watanabe Mayu

Me: I love you! I'm sad aout our graduation announcement but I will support you
Mayu: Thank you

Wow, that was the shortest and most boring handshake ever. I mean, I can't blame Mayuyu but she also wasn't too escited and everything just went so fast.. She looked really cute though..

Taniguchi Megu

Me: Congrats on being 45th place in the Election
Magu: Thank you! Long time no see~
Me: Eh, you remember me?
Megu: Yes, you're from Germany right
Me: Yeah, Dankeschön
Megu: Dankeschön, dankeschön

I was sooo happy to meet Megu again! She is the sweetest, and she remembered me *-*

This time I was also not having too much time, but I tried to get Ogiyuka's sign (remember when I got a stamp from the last event that I could still use the sign ticket).
I still had to wait a bit, but not as long as last time. It felt weird because I was the only one with a CD though..

Ogino Yuka

Yuka: Hello (in English)
Me: Hello, thank you!
Yuka: *sees the CD* Ah, thank you for coming today
Me: No, thank you, I'm happy to be able to meet you!
Yuka: Waah, I'm happy. Ronja-chan right
Me: Yes. Congrats on being 5th in the election
Yuka: Thank you~~~~ waaah, I'm so happy
Me: Your Showroom is so funny. And you're so cute
Yuka: Really? Thank you so much! Please come again
Me: I'd like to!
Yuka: Bye bye

Seriously, she is amazing! So funny and open and happy.. She took so much time to talk to me and I guess everyone else was jealous, because they got way less time with her at the normal handshake.. Ogiyuka just started rising and I'm so happy to be able to talk to her and see in person how amazing she is!

5th slot

In this slot I finally had to decide what to do with my Jurina tickets.. So, I decided to use three of them for other members and keep one just in case for the next event.

Futamura Haruka

Me: Hello, I like you so much
Harutamu: Thank you~
Me: I'm sad that you are graduating but good luck to you!
Harutamu: Thank you! Your Japanese is really good
Me: Not yet
Harutamu: Where are you from (English)
Me: Germany
Harutamu: Guten Tag!
Me: Eeeeeeh, wow. Thank you!
Harutamu: Thank you *waves*

I was so happy to see Harutamu, since she just announced her graduation shortly before. She is part of the SKE48 that I really liked around 2014 and I always had a soft spot for her. I thought she would be rising even higher, but I understand her decision to leave the group. She was so so so beautiful, I'm not kidding. She is definitely one of the most beautiful Idols I ever met!

6th slot

Suda Akari

Dasu: Okaeri
Me: Tadaima! Congrats on being 6th in the election
Dasu: Thank you~~~ I want to go to Germany!
Me: Please come, I'll wait for you

Wow, one ticket with her is really not enough to talk about anything.. It was still really nice and she said Okaeri *-*

Kitagawa Ryouha

So I was meeting another foreign SKE fan and I was actually talking to him about how I'm not sure if I should change the tickets. I asked him about Ryoha and he said I should give it a shot, especially if I also mentioned Miyazawa Sae (we talked about her since we both loved her). So I thought to give Ryouha a try:

Uha: Eeeh
Me: Hello, you're cute
Uha: Thank you
Me: I was also a Miyazawa Sae Oshi
Uha: Tebasaki~
Me: Tebasaki~ I support you!
Uha: Thank you~~~

Ryouha was a bit surprised to see a foreigner.. And you could literally see her face lighten up when I mentioned Sae! That was the cutes thing ever. I see how she can be a bit shy otherwise but it was really nice to meet her!

I changed another ticket for a member who I also liked for quite some time (and who was just elected as Next Girls center):

Kato Yuuka

Uuka: Eeeh
Me: Hello, Congrats on being 33rd
Uuka: Thank you (in English)
Me: Ooh English! Thank you
Uuka: Thank you *makes heart pose*

Uuka was really cute, her smile was brighter than the sun. But really, it was so cool to meet her and she was just making heart poses and winking in the end.. so cute!

7th slot

I had one ticket left with Dasu..

Suda Akari

Me: I'm back!
Dasu: Wow, the 3rd time
Me: Yeah, but this will be the last time.. I'm sad
Dasu: So sad :(
Me: I will support you from Germany!
Dasu: Yay. let's do our best! How do you say 'I love you' in German?
Me: Ich liebe dich
Dasu: Eh
Me: Ich liebe dich
Dasu: Ih liiidi?
Me: That's ok, thank you so much
Dasu: I'm gonna learn that. Thank you!

This was quite long for only one ticket, but Dasu was holding my hands really tight.. She didn't want to let got, so staff couldn't push me out until she let go. The conversation was fun and just the whole situation was amazing.. I hope she will remember me, but I don't even know if I will ever meet ehr again.. would be cool though :)

Another really cool day, and since I was tired after that I went home.

AKB48 - Thumbnail - 2Shot and Sign Event 2017.06.04

With buying a few copies of AKB48's album Thumbnail, I also applied for 2shots. Which means, you can apply to take a picture with your favourite Idols. I didn't want to go overboard and buy too many copies and I did win some of my favourite members.. But, as much as I applied, I sadly didn't get any picture with Jurina :( That's one of the saddest things of my year abroad, but yeah XD
Also, with the two shot tickets you were able to get Tickets for a Sign and you could use it for any member on the day of the two shot event. Well, you had to check the schedule and popular members weren't available on the day I went.. But I searched for the schedule before and was lucky that I could make it to get some signs of my favourite members.

This time the event was inYokohama, it was Pacifico Yokohama. I never went inside the big hall, but I knew the place, so I was quite relaxed. I still remember it being a nice day and me walking to the event in the sun.
Even though I didn't have two shot tickets until the 6th slot, I went there for one slot earlier because of Megu. Her slot for the Signing was 5th slot, so I went to meet her. I wasn't sure about the system but you could really just use it on any member. On the Sign ticket you had to write your name, which is why the members actually used my name when they were signing. That was really cool XD Oh and you could only let them sign your Thumbnail CD. At the Ticket check, you could also win a cheki, which would also be really cool..
So here is my first talk of the day:

5th slot 

Taniguchi Megu (Sign)

Me: Hello
Megu: Ronja-chan, hello
Me: You're cute!
Megu: Thank you (in English)
Me: Wow, English. I'm from Germany
Megu: Do you speak English in Germany? No, German right?
Me: Yes, German.
Megu: Ooooh wow, what's 'Thank you' mean in German?
Me: Dankeschön
Megu: Gankeshen?
Me: Dankeschön. Da Da
Megu: Dankesheen?
Me: Yeah, that's good!
Megu: Maybe I will start learning German
Me: Good luck with that
Megu: German is so cool
Me: Haha
Megu: thank you for coming, Dankeshen
Me: Dankeschön!

Megu blew me away again. She is so cute and nice and seems so interested when she is talking. You know, she just had to sign but she took her time and asked me things. That was so sweet of her and I'm just really happy that I decided to meet her again.. Even though she first though we speak English in Germany.. xD

I also only had one member in the next slot and it was Okada Nana. I was so excited to see her!! But it was also the first time to take a picture with an AKB member.. For these events the staff uses your phone, and I was just hoping my phone would actually take pictures..

6th slot 

Okada Nana (Picture)

Me: Hello
Nana: Hello
Me: Is Heart pose okay?
Nana: Of course. Your Japanese is really good
Me: Thank you
Nana: Where are you from?
Me: From Germany
Nana: Germany, wow! I want to go there
Me: Please come
Nana: Thank you!
Me: Thank you!

Naachan was also really really nice and cute. BUT wtf happened with the picture.. It's kind of blurred, which makes me sad. But it was still so nice to meet her and I still like the picture :)

Since I had time, I decided to already line up for Ogiyuka's sign event.. I wanted to get her sign, in the next slot. But there were soooo many people. I was waiting for more than one hour and the 7th slot already started. I had three other members for slot 7, so I really couldn't wait any longer. Just when I thought that, a staff member was asking if there were any Ogiyuka fans that could come another day. I took the chance and he put a stamp on my ticket, so I could use it for another day. This was already exciting, but this slot was truly amazing.

7th slot 

I was going to the next member's line: Kinoshita Momoka. I really think she's so funny and I wanted to meet her.. So, as I was hurrying through her ticket check, I actually WON A CHEKI. WTF! I was so shocked, I didn't expect this xD There was literally only 3 people waiting to meet her and I won.. wow, I couldn't believe it. I think I was still in shock when it was my turn

Kinoshita Momoka (picture)

Me: Hello
Momoka: Ooooh, hello
Me: Let's do this pose
..
Momka: Your name is Ronja?
Me: Yes, I'm from Germany.
Momoka: Eeh, Germany is cool. Thank you so much!
Me: Thank you!

This was actually quite fast, even though she didn't have, many people waiting in line.. Momoka is a really funny member, but I already expected her not to be easiest member to talk to.. But it was quite good! She was really nice and I think I was just a bit nervous, especially because I won the Cheki. It was still really cool to meet her.
But I had to get going to the next one. Actually, Ogiyuka and Momoka's lanes were on the right side of the hall, actually quite far away from the AKB girls.. So I really had to go quite far to go back to the remaining girls I had to meet in this slot..

Tano Yuka (Sign)

Me: Tano-chan, Hello. You're so cute
Yuka: Really? Thank you
Me: I'm from Germany
Yuka: Eeeeeh, Germany. That's great!
Me: Thank you so much, Bye bye
Yuka: Bye bye~

I didn't just say it.. She is really cute and so stylish.
This was quite fast, especially compared to when Megu signed it.. But I had to hurry anyways, and speaking of Megu..

Taniguchi Megu (Picture)

Megu: Aaah, I'm so happy
Me: Let's do a Heart pose.
..
Me: Thank you so much
Megu: Merci
Me: Thank you

So, since she was the last one in this slot, I was a bit more relaxed already. And seeing her again was just so nice. She didn't remember the Dankeschön, but she just said Merci instead? XD So cute! ANd she seemed happy to see me again and happy Idols make me happy too!!

There wasn't much time until the next slot, so I didn't do much. And then I lined up again for Tano Yuka.

8th slot

Tano Yuka

Yuka: Oh, you're from before.
Me: Yes! Let's do this pose
Yuka: Okay!
Me: I'm so happy to meet you!
Yuka: Thank you!!

And she actually recognized me, haha! I don't know what that pose is.. I kind of wanted it to be something like I did with Momoka, but Tano just did this and I went with it.. Well, it was fun anyways.

In the end, I have to say how happy I am to have a picture with Tano-chan and Momka, since both of them graduated by now. Especially Tano was recently and she was also one of my favourite members for a long time.. But I hope that both of them will be happy in the future as well!
After this event I was really tired and I still got to meet up with a friend in Yokohama. It was a nice day! xD