Congratulations, Oshima Yuko

my first ever experience in watching a member, whom is loved so much by everyone, graduate.

i may not be an akb fan right from the start, but i can understand the feelings and emotions of the members who shaped akb to what it is today.

oshima yuko, congratulations on your graduation.
no matter where you'll be, and what you'll do, we will always be there supporting you.
i'll definitely miss seeing such a cute little bubbly squirrel in future akb releases, concerts, variety shows, etc.
大島優子、ご卒業おめでとうございます。

i first found yuko through mayu. in the early episodes of akbingo, yuko's character really struck me and without fail, i've always looked forward to seeing yuko antics on akbingo with each episode. yuko is someone so lovable, so cute. right from the start when i became a fan, yuko has always been on my 'lookout list'. on 31st december 2013, when i heard the words "I, Oshima Yuko, will graduate from AKB48." on the livestream, i was really, really shaken. never would i imagine someone so dear to akb would graduate within months after i became a fan.

going through the entire process of seeing one of my favourite members announce her graduation, to her graduation concert, and finally, her graduation theater performance, no doubt it has struck me what i will do when it's mayu's turn to graduate. if yuko, who isn't my kami-oshi, made me so shaken and upset with her graduation, how will i react when mayu, my kami-oshi, a member i love so much, graduate? and with those thoughts, i'd get emotional.

mayu is 20 years old. her time in akb isn't as long as members who are 16. one day, sooner or later, she'll graduate. i don't know when, but it's definitely in a couple of years time. i foresee myself still an akb fan, and of course a mayu oshi, so i honestly can't imagine the painful process. right now, i just want to cherish mayu in akb and chances to meet her.

(mini rant: which is why i'm so upset over the 2shot events next week being cancelled. what was meant to be a happy day, meeting mayu and taking 3 photos with her, an event which i've anticipated since november 2013, is now gone. there goes my chance of meeting mayu. this thought alone makes my heart break.)

i still can't comprehend everything - everything passed so fast. 2 days ago, mayu won the elections. 1 day ago, yuko had her graduation concert. and 20 minutes ago, yuko had her graduation theater performance. it's been so eventful i can't think properly..

anyway, i'm really glad to have met yuko. together with mayu, she has brightened my life throughout dark periods, throughout happy periods, and throughout stressful exam periods. thank you, oshima yuko. thank you for your contributions these past 8.5 years. i love you.

i took a couple plenty of screenshots, so here they are. i'm obviously not gonna post all because there's 355 screenshots, haha.

failed kiss again lol