Kuranoo Narumi becomes new AKB48 Soukantoku
#AKB48 #向井地美音 #倉野尾成美 – AKB48 3rd Soukantoku (Group Leader) Mukaichi Mion announced her retirement as Soukantoku on 31 December 2023 during the AKB48 New Year’s Eve special performance. AKB48 member Kuranoo Narumi was appointed by her as her successor. This was sealed by a ceremonial signing of the contract followed by the traditional handover of the Soukantoku megaphone. Mukaichi Mion’s last official act was to send off AKB48 founding member Kashiwagi Yuki during her graduation concert on 16 March 2024. Kuranoo Narumi officially took over the group on 17 March 2024 with the AKB48 Spring Concert 2024. Kuranoo Narumi joined AKB48 in 2014 one year after Mukaichi Mion as Team 8 Komamoto representative.

All four AKB48 Soukantoku from left:
Takahashi Minami, Yokoyama Yui, Mukaichi Mion and Kuranoo Narumi