YME48

**YME48**, or Yume48, is a online cover group that focuses on 48/46g produced by Kashima Rika and Kurosawa Yuka. The group debuted January 9, 2017 with their first single Merry Christmas!. The group was formerly known as **YUM48** but changed their name to **YME48** after member Hanasaki Miki withdrew. The group started implementing teams on July 7, 2017.

## History

### **2016**

On December 3, 2016, a new 48g cover group was announced created by the sisters Kashima Rika and Kurosawa Yuka. It would be called **YUM48**.
On December 5, 2016, 6 members, Hanasaki Miki, Kurisu Sayuri, Sakura Yuki, Tsutsui Natsuko, Yamada Fumi, Yamamoto Amina joined **YUM48**. During the rest of December more members joined (Watanabe Yuki (8th), Mizuhara Marina (9th), Nishikawa Popuri (11th), Saegusa Miria (16th), Minegishi Mariko (24th), and Yamamoto Ami(25th)) leaving **YUM48** with 14 members by the end of December.
### **2017**

On January 8, **YUM48'**s first single, Merry Christmas! was released. The single contained Christmas songs originally sung by AKB48. Two days later it was announced that Hanasaki Miki had left **YUM48**. On January 12, 2017, Kobayashi Haruna joined **YUM48**.
On February 18th, Dem Boiz, an **YUM48** subunit containing Minegishi Mariko and Sakura Yuki, released their first single, All Star. A day after Dem Boiz's single was released it was announced that **YUM48** would have a sister group, Teriyakizaka46, which sang Japanese songs about food. It was also announced that **YUM48** members Kashima Rika, Kobayashi Haruna, Kurosawa Yuka, Saegusa Miria (under the name Sasaki Miu), and Yamada Fumi would have concurrent positions in Teriyakizaka46.
Tsuzuki Rika joined on June 29, 2017. On June 30, Yamamoto Ami and Kurisu Sayuri annnounced that they will graduate **YUM48**.
On July 1, 2017, **YUM48** officially changed their name to **YME48** stating that they wanted to become a more serious group. On July 6, Amami Emi joined **YME48** bringing the total members up to 16. Kashima Rika and Kurosawa Yuka decided to split **YME48** up into teams with Amami Emi, Kashima Rika, Kobayashi Haruna, Tsuzuki Rika, Yamada Fumi, and Yamamoto Ami creating Team Y, Minegishi Mariko, Mizuhara Marina, Nishikawa Popuri, Watanabe Yuki, and Yamamoto Amina creating Team M, Kurisu Sayuri, Kurosawa Yuka, Saegusa Miria, Sakura Yuki, and Tsutsui Natsuko creating **YME48'**s last team, Team E. On July 23, Saegusa Miria announced graduation. Later on July 27, Kaji Asuhi and Sayuwatari Mei joined **YME48**, the former going to Team Y and the latter to Team E.

## Current Members

**Team Y**

**Team M**

**Team E**

* Team Y
* Team M
* Team E

* Kaji Asuhi
* Kashima Rika
* Kobayashi Haruna
* Tsuzuki Rika
* Yamada Fumi (**Captain**)
* Yamamoto Ami (Announced Graduation)

- Minegishi Mariko

- Mizuhara Marina (Hiatus)

- Nishikawa Popuri (**Captain**)

- Suzuki Aiko

- Watanabe Yuki

- Yamamoto Amina

- Amami Emi (**Captain**)

- Honda Miyuki

- Kurisu Sayuri (Announced Graduation)

- Kurosawa Yuka

- Sakura Yuki

- Tsutsui Natsuko (Hiatus)

## Former Members

* Team E
* No Team

* Saegusa Miria (みりちゃん Mirichan) (2017)
* Sayuwatari Mei (めいめい Meimei) (2017)

- Hanasaki Miki (みきちゃ Mikicha, みきりん Mikirin) (2017)

## Discography

* Special Singles
* Albums

* [2017.01.09] Merry Christmas!
* [2017.11.21] Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou / Nakeru Bashou

- [2017.09.05] Silent Majority

## External Links

* Official Dailymotion
* Official Facebook
* Official Soundcloud
* Official YouTube