/jp/ - Otaku Culture

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>be young idol in Hakata
>become pupolar with wotas
>fail to attain mainstream recognition/popularity
>be smart enough to figure out your group HKT/AKB is a dead end for you

>like Korea
>like K-pop
>like Korean fashion
>visit Korea and Korean hair stylists
>become interested in Korean idols

>float the idea of a collaboration of AKB48 with Korean idols
>preferably something similar to the AKB system, where popularity voting decides positions, not skills (because you have none)
>notice produce
>float the idea of a collaboration of AKB48 with produce
>AKS management bites
>MNET bites
>arrange for everything to go smoothly, arrange for favorable treatment by judges and tv show producers, make sure you get lots and lots of screentime
>get audition choreography of "PICK ME" long in advance, practice like crazy
>build and nourish Korean fanbase long in advance

>for about a year before produce begins, Sakura keeps activities in AKB48 to a minimum, things become relatively quiet around her, no major news to speak of
>Sakura suddenly changes image, colors hair, changes make-up to Korean style
>sudden announcement of produce48 out of nowhere
>other Japanese contestants had no way of preparing, fanbases are small and inexperienced, most fail the MNET voting process

>as arranged long in advance, get center of "PICK ME", as planned long ago, get that screentime
>tell narrative how Sakura is trying so hard and crying so hard on produce48, same narrative that works so well in AKB48
>works out in Korea as well
>make sure your sidekick Nako gets some screentime as well, like how her half-assed singing is the holy grail

>Sakura does not confirm that MNET has an exclusivity clause until long after both SSK and produce48 end. Fans might have not supported either of them if she had told them in advance. Management plays along and does not confirm exclusivity clause either.
>Produce 101 had an exclusivity clause, therefore it was obvious produce48 would entail one as well

>despite all your preparations, Wonyoung steals your reserved center spot at the last minute
>you still can't speak Korean so that is actually not so bad

>as a golden parachute, get that 54th single center, no handshakes required

>Sakura blaming others for her own failure won't work this time kek