[Ranma Matsuri]

Yeah, it's sucktastic. I really don't know what management hopes to gain from this situation. I don't see how this group was losing them any money. Their shows always sold out and their single sales were the lowest of the sister groups but still 50K weekly>>>>> most other acts. Idgi. It does sound more like restructuring than actual disbandment but for those who support SDN as it is now, neither is really good news. Just hoping for a stage/CD release since there's no possible way I'll be able to foot the bill to JPN to see them before D-Day.

This situation really makes me wonder about HKT48. We still don't even know the members or have a tentative date for when they're going to start activities despite the auditions finishing months ago and unlike NMB48, they're barely gotten media coverage. These most likely are isolated incidents but I can't help but think the quiet surrounding HKT and the mass graduation could somehow be connected. The simple answer for both could be: Aki-P has finally gotten in over his head but it doesn't seem like it's quite that simple either.