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Former AKB48 member, model, and TV personality Maria Abe (30) announced her marriage and first pregnancy via Instagram on the 26th. She revealed that she is marrying “a non-celebrity partner she has been dating for some time,” along with the news that she is expecting her first child. On the 5ch “Geinou Sports Breaking News+” board, the thread quickly filled with puns riffing on how her name evokes the hymn “Ave Maria,” while users who remembered her from AKB48’s general-election boom years shared nostalgic comments like “She was in the group during the peak election-craze era” and “She was cute when she joined.” Others, however, questioned whether the topic warranted its own thread at all, saying things like “Don’t start a thread over some no-name talent.”
Sat, Sep 26, 9:37 AM
Former AKB48 member, model, and TV personality Maria Abe (30) announced her marriage and first pregnancy via Instagram.
She posted a statement titled “An Announcement.” “This is a personal matter, but I wanted to share that I will be marrying a non-celebrity partner I have been in a relationship with for some time,” she wrote, announcing her marriage. She also revealed her first pregnancy, adding, “I would also like to share that I have been blessed with a new life.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
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At 30, a shotgun marriage (getting married because she's already pregnant) is honestly about the best outcome
Ave Maria
That's what I'd do
And it'd be even funnier if she caught flak from every direction for it
You're an ordinary person too, buddy
For what it's worth, she's from the AKB general-election boom era — she's an actual working talent
Don't tell me it's real?? lol lol
Apparently there've been like 1,400 of them total
I was a fan for a while and even I couldn't name 100
whenever I encounter news such as this,
sorrow overtakes me, and tears trace down my cheeks
Is 'Virgin Emperor' basically short for 'Emperor of Virgins'?
Not like today's obscure underground idols, she's in the same tier as Mayuyu (Mayu Watanabe) or Yuko Oshima
Feels like this didn't even need to be news
sounds just like the Virgin Mary's name
She was in 'Gavan' (a Mexican reboot of the tokusatsu show 'Space Sheriff Gavan'), right? As one of the main cast
Well, that says it all
Members like Ami Maeda joined really young, that's why
Everyone would think of it, but everyone would also steer clear of it on purpose
Maria Abe, from that same era, was still young back when she was in the group
Background and Talking Points
Maria Abe was a member of AKB48 during the height of the group’s general-election frenzy, and the thread showed a split between users who instantly recognized her name and those who had no idea who she was — a reflection of just how uneven the “peak AKB48” experience was depending on a fan’s generation and level of devotion. The main draw of the thread was the coincidence that her name, Maria Abe, echoes the hymn “Ave Maria,” which set off a wave of puns and “immaculate conception” jokes; it’s worth noting these were wordplay riffing on the name itself rather than attacks on her looks or character. Meanwhile, comments questioning “why report this if her partner is just an ordinary person” reflect a broader, recurring gripe with how celebrity marriage news habitually describes the non-famous partner as “a civilian” — a phrasing this kind of story draws criticism for again and again.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou Sports Breaking News+) thread “Former AKB48 member Maria Abe (30) announces marriage & pregnancy: ‘I have been blessed with a new life’ — partner is a non-celebrity.”
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