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[rurupedia]

Name: Hayashi Mirei (林美澪)
Nickname: Miichan (みーちゃん)
Birthdate: March 10, 2009
Birthplace: Aichi, Japan
Agency: Zest Inc.
Official SHOWROOM: https://www.showroom...8_MIREI_HAYASHI

Hobbies: Reading and writing
Special Skills: Dancing
Favorite food: Strawberry, chocolate
Favorite word: "Continuation is strength"
Youngest member of SKE48 & the first member born after the debut of SKE48

Unit Song on SKE48's new single: Change Your World


so i originally found out about hayashi mirei a bit after getting into 48g in late 2019, when ske48's 10th generation was announced, and mirei's name was making the rounds because she was born in 2009, and thus the youngest member in not only ske48, but all of 48g. and of course as i like to say 24/7 here that made me feel ancient, but i thought she was adorable and kept her in my mind since i wanted to see how she'd grow as a member and everything (and well, i didn't have an ske oshi and she was a good contender lol). recently ske announced a new single with jurina as center for her graduation, and an entire group senbatsu, so this was mirei's first senbatsu! i was really happy and looking forward to seeing her in the mv, and though she wasn't really visible (as far as i could tell lol) i was surprised to find out she had been included on a b-side called "change your world", in a unit formed by jurina with members she saw as the future of ske. and i was so so happy to see jurina herself considered mirei as a future star!! mirei is so stunning in the mv (she's the tiny one with the high ponytail and shorts), she looks awesome and gets a lot of screentime, and also gets to show off her awesome dancing skills. so all in all, i really love mirei and you should too LOL

[Christien.Atkins]

i see her becoming a prominent member

[rurupedia]

with her getting picked for jurina's unit i've seen a lot of people naming her the next jurina, mostly because they both debuted at 11 years old and are really good dancers (+ jurina seeing her as one of their future stars through the unit). and it's definitely exciting, but also i'd rather a huge mirei push happen in at LEAST a year or two, because mirei is honestly way too young. like, she's not even 12 yet lol. and jurina got the huge push so young and though she's stuck around so long, it's not without health issues and recent hiatuses. besides, i can't imagine what huge pressure she had on her being the ace of an entire group at such a young age, and i'd rather mirei not have that kind of pressure either, especially when ske has plenty of other girls they can push in the meantime (i mean, there's 7 of them in the black pearl unit with jurina and mirei lol). and well, i don't think jurina would like to see that happen either tbh lol

[Christien.Atkins]

oh well that's cool