AKB48 Group is indeed the largest group in the word. With such large group it is not surprising to see that some of them get pretty close to each other that sometimes you wanted to believe that there is something beyond friendship that is going in between two members.
Last time, I featured AKB48’s official couple but the ships we should board does not stop there. There’s indeed a huge number of pairings within the group. However, there are just these pairings that we all love, it may not be our OTP but we can’t deny the fact that these pairings are indeed the most celebrated ones.
- AtsuMina (Maeda Atsuko and Takahashi Minami)
If they aren’t your OTP, they are probably your side ship, their chemistry is uncanny that even though both of them are married, we can’t still help but gush over them whenever they snap a photo together.
AtsuMina’s history started way back in 2005 when they were still trainees. As part of the 1st generation, they often stayed behind practice hours to enhance the skills they lack that blossomed their friendship. Even though they were taught to treat each other as rivals, it does not exist in their vocabulary as they really rely on each other. Takamina became a pillar of strength to AKB48’s absolute ace’s Acchan as she is known to be an introvert. Acchan also learned to lower her walls because of Takamina. - KojiYuu (Kojima Haruna and Oshima Yuko)
If there would be an epitome of polar opposites couples in 48G, it would probably be KojiYuu. This 1st and 2nd gen combo is known to be the exact opposite of the other. Yuko is known to be an all-rounder. Smart, athletic, and talented while Kojiharu is known to be very unathletic and not so smart.
Yuko is known to build a harem within AKB48 but her favorite will always be Kojiharu. It might be unrequited love at first but AKB48’s sexiest member started to open up and let Yuko do the things she likes, like literally, even up to this date.
This couple is also one of the most celebrated couples and they sure know about it even after their journey as an AKB48 member. They never failed to feed our ghei needs as they often snap photos together, may it be for the promotion of their brands or a simple date in their private time. - MaYukirin (Watanabe Mayu and Kashiwagi Yuki)
Like AtsuMina, MayuKirin is also a same-generation couple. While many have this couple as their side ship their relationship is rather wide than the other 2 mentioned above.
Yukirin being older than Mayuyu would often look after the latter as an older sister or sometimes mother (the reason, why I sort of, don’t ship them). This started their journey as MayuKirin, Mayuyu really relied on Yukirin so much that Mayuyu cried so much when she was transferred to another Team. But this closeness does not stop shippers from gushing over them. - WMatsui (Matsui Jurina and Matsui Rena)
Considered as Nagoya’s two-top, this polar opposite couple is indeed one of the most favorite ships of all time, though this couple’s journey somehow sank in the Pacific Ocean.
While WMatsui is almost synonymous with the word “angst”, a lot of shippers still can’t help but emanate with every moment they have, may it be old contents or just mere fanfics. Even their very own members ship them a lot.
WMatsui doesn’t exist until SKE48‘s management decided to give Rena a big break and put her side by side with their absolute and young bud ace, Jurina. What made this couple lovable is the fact that Rena would often restrict Jurina with her advances but that did not stop the young ace from stealing Nagoya’s Princess’s first kiss.
We probably get any recent WMatsui moments but I hope that Rena would somehow visit Jurina with her impending graduation concert (Rena, please, as I really plan to attend Jurina’s grad con). - SayaMilky (Yamamoto Sayaka and Watanabe Miyuki)
As I mentioned above, 48G members were taught to treat each other as a rival, this is exactly what happened to NMB48‘s most celebrated couple, Sayanee and Milky. This made them somehow put up some walls but their management was wise enough to know that this couple will rake in some money.
They may not be as close in their private lives but that did not diminish the quality of this ship. Like, if you are an NMB48 fan, you will get full with all the SayaMilky content you could have. Even their members knew that, they ship them as well. Not to mention that one of their members almost wrote fanfic about them.
Ah, I forgot to mention that I feel like their management seems to ship the two as they use SayaMilky in multiple album covers and never forget that iconic graduation song of Milky that looks like a prenup video of them. Also, during Milky’s graduation, it is almost like a wedding ceremony as the members kept on teasing Sayanee about Milky. - YuiParu (Yokoyama Yui and Shimazaki Haruka)
This captain-ace couple is like the 2nd coming of AtsuMina but with a lot of difference of course. YuiParu’s journey also started when they were still trainees. They also join the list of polar opposite couples in this list.
Though both are calm, they emit different kinds of aura. While Yui is known to be very hardworking, Paruru was once dubbed as ponkatsu. While Yui is very athletic, Paruru is a little weak at that. Yui seems to be the alpha when Paruru is the omega. Nevertheless, these differences do not stop them from being close and fans can’t help but ship them too.
Also, Yui is a little protective of Paruru that when Komiyama Haruka asked Paruru to be her partner, Yui declared that there is YuiParu and wrapped her arms around Paruru protectively (poor Komi). Sadly, this pair seems like walking the WMatsui path and might sink in the depths of the Pacific Ocean but I have trust with the 9th Gen bond. - NakoMiku (Yabuki Nako and Tanaka Miku)
Tanaka Miku and Yabuki Nako is probably the youngest pairing on this list. While I mentioned that most of the pairs above are polar opposites, these HKT48 young buds are almost alike.
Dubbed as the new aces of Sasshi’s beloved group, these two are inspirable until PD48 happened yet that does not stop the two from giving fans sweet moments. Miku would often post stuff about Nako since her other half is somehow can’t use her own SNS accounts.
It’s not only the fans who gush over them but almost the entire 48G. Their chemistry is uncanny and their company understands that almost every media appearance they have they are together to the point that they attempted to re-create this duo (MoeHina and IbuHaru) but sort of failed.
There you have it, there are more couples that are loved across the world but these are the ships that I feel like everyone’s ship or at least part of their side ship. Which one is your favorite? Who’s your 48G OTP?
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