AKB48 Yuki Kashiwagi (29) and others have revealed that the group will not participate in Omisoka’s “71st NHK Red and White Song Battle” (7:30 pm).

On the 16th, when the red and white contestants were announced, fans were disappointed that 48 groups like AKB were not participating, but Kashiwagi said on his Twitter, “Thank you for appearing for 11 years in a row. It’s full of things. When I think about it. the fans, the past members and the people who have been involved with me, I feel like I feel tight. I know this is not all, but I still admit it to someone. We will do everything we can to catch it, “he said.

SKE48’s Akari Suda said, “I was prepared to be an ‘idol who can come see me’ this year, but when I saw the words ‘AKB was not chosen’ in the newsletter, I made an excuse not to be able to appear this year. I felt the reality and the history of the group that I could not do, “he said. Still, he said,” Now we can work little by little with the support of the fans that continue to think about it. I am grateful. “” I am glad that I have supported! I want to continue my days. It’s SKE48, but I also commented as a person who has been appearing in red and white as a group of AKB48. I can’t hold a handshake event, and I’m sorry I’m not as idol as anyone at this time! “

Also, OG Miyazawa Sae, who was active as a member of AKB and SKE, said, “I saw the participating red and white artists, but it’s okay! I just went back a bit at the beginning! I can get over it from the first appearance to the next. I think it is a group that has left the nest because it is possible to overcome it again. There are moments, yes.