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Following the recent senbatsu election, there were a lot of accusations floating around regarding the behavior of #1 rank Matsui Jurina, specifically towards #3 rank Miyawaki Sakura. What there wasn’t was a clear summary in English of what exactly was going on. Thankfully, we recently got a better picture of what’s been going on.
First of all, this starts with Jurina saying something to Sakura during performance on SSK. There's a video of this floating around but it's not clear and it's also edited Mnet style (P48 fans will know what I mean) so I won't post it here
— timo✨vote for your girl (@shndnshtk) June 18, 2018
The video of Matsui Jurina saying something to Miyawaki Sakura, complete with slow motion.
https://twitter.com/AKB48Daily/status/1008414775598911488
After SSK Jurina had an interview with the press that included the following Q&A. The article was almost immediately taken down and reposted with this part removed, but it wasn't before Jurina anti had a chance to find it and get mad about it.
— timo✨vote for your girl (@shndnshtk) June 18, 2018
The translation of Matsui Jurina’s comments, including the parts that were wiped.
A correction: Jurina was sad that her words apparently cause Sakura not to be present at the presscon, not that her words stopped her from dancing.
— timo✨vote for your girl (@shndnshtk) June 18, 2018
at the end
「だから来年の総選挙も出て欲しい、だって私が出るんだから。
本当のライバルにもらわないと。今だと来年もワンツーフィニッシュだもん。」
"…I want her to run next year b/c I will be there. If she won't be my rival, it'll be a one-two [SKE] finish again like this year" https://t.co/J4BGCht0TH— べる・なるど⊿ (@76do__) June 18, 2018
After the results, Jurina made a public apology to Sakura for her behavior.
SKE48 member Matsui Jurina made a public apology to HKT48 member Miyawaki Sakura for her inappropriate behavior. Matsui Jurina admitted her wording she tried to educate Miyawaki Sakura during the performance of 10nen Sakura in pre-election concert, she explained to the press it is because she likes Miyawaki Sakura and concerns AKB48 group’s future, she also said she had already make the apology to Miyawaki Sakura.
The hilarious thing, in my opinion at least, is that the way she said all this seemed to be almost mocking the fact that she had to do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhI7WS6vAZw
So according to some fans, it was Jurina being arrogant and specifically cruel to Sakura. They then went digging for evidence of her being cocky, I guess.
https://twitter.com/akimotofutoshi/status/1008707340193824770
Snatched the part.
It probably didn’t help that she took to Twitter, seemingly using a wrestling persona.
I love Nagoya,but I hope to meet fans all over the world! It's what a true world champion should do,afterall! 💎👑☝#worldidolchampion#wic
— 松井珠理奈(ハリウッドJURINA) (@JURINA38G) June 16, 2018
The next day she basically cut a promo by saying she’s gonna win it again next year.
A day after winning the 10th AKB Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo and being crowned the Queen, at the press conference held on June 17th, Matsui Jurina (21) was dressed like Kenny Omega, the IWGP Heavyweight Champion of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, a sport that Matsui Jurina is a big fan of. Matsui Jurina declared that she will be the true champion next year and said she will be victorious for a second straight year.
Wrestler Kenny Omega has an idol.
Anyway, I guess even one of her own stans felt the need to lecture her about behavior.
As you can imagine, the fanwar is raging in internationally, in Japan, and … shit even in Korea.
https://twitter.com/sakurapdu/status/1008639582580064256
https://twitter.com/sakurapdu/status/1008640032784039936
Buddy, ‘Produce 48‘ just got even more interesting, and you know Mnet is loving this shit.
https://twitter.com/asianjunkiecom/status/1008671111100284928
While I understand to an extent why fans are upset and feel bad for Sakura, it’s impossible for me to not be entertained by Jurina’s antics. In fact, I think it makes things even better. Instead of just Sakura as a villain due to a shady past (they’re apparently close, but still, lol) — you know, stuff like gloriously responding to a scandal prank by weeping, leading people to think she cared a lot, only to find out she was crying cause it might fuck up sales when she was center — now we get Jurina seemingly leaning in to snake-like behavior with this gloriously shady shit. And I’m just gonna sit back and enjoy it.
