A sea of swinging lightsticks: the most genuine of gestures in Japanese idol culture, a sign of approval; a validation of all the hard work that was put into the performance; a way for supporters to tell those onstage that they were heard.
Full version #MNL48x48gAsiaFestival2019 #AKB48GroupAsiaFestival2019 #MNL48 #48GAsiaFes pic.twitter.com/fB0dY7hzzQ Shekinah Carey everyone 😭🇵🇭 #MNL48x48gAsiaFestival2019 #AKB48GroupAsiaFestival2019 #48GAsiaFes #MNL48 pic.twitter.com/QrEelZFPGrIn January, MNL48 were first given a chance to perform in front of an international audience, when the group was invited to the AKB48 Group Asia Festival in Thailand. It was a way for them to seek international validation.
Their short 3-song set — part of a concert that featured the other international sister groups of AKB48, including Thailand's BNK48 — reveals itself as a sweet vocal showcase, bereft of any of their fast, dance-centric favorites: they played a cover of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time," "Hoshi no Ondo," one of AKB48's more melancholic hits, and the aforementioned "365.
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