Nakagawa and the comedy trio Jungle Pocket as hosts. 2022: AKB48 Sayonara Mōri-san In March 2022, it was announced that a new AKB48 variety show, titled AKB48 Sayonara Mōri-san, would start airing in April. The show was titled in honor of producer Shinobu Mōri (毛利忍), who had produced the Bingo! series and other idol variety shows for 13 years, and would be staffed by a new production team in order to "update the show for the Reiwa era". It would be hosted by the comedy duo Shimofuri Myojo and former AKB48 member and AKBingo! regular Minami Minegishi. Cast Final Daisuke Muramoto - Paradise Nakagawa - AKB48 SKE48 NMB48 HKT48 NGT48 STU48 Former Kiyoto Ōmizo - Masaki Sata - International versions China The Chinese version is titled SNHello 星萌学院 and consists of the members of SNH48, the former Chinese sister group of AKB48 who have since become independent to AKB48. The show is telecast online every Friday starting from July 4, 2014, but the network sometimes offers some "sneak peeks", on Thursdays. Indonesia The Indonesian version is titled IClub48 and stars JKT48, AKB48's Indonesian sister group, and host Brandon Nicholas. The show aired twice a weekend on NET, among other Indonesian networks. Thailand The Thai version is titled Victory BNK48 and stars BNK48, the Thai sister group of AKB48. It aired on Workpoint TV. It is the successor to a previous show featuring the group, BNK48 Show, which was broadcast on Channel 3. There is also a documentary series titled BNK48 Senpai. Philippines MNLife and MNLaugh! both appeared on the official YouTube channel of MNL48, AKB48's Filipino sister group. Both shows were hosted by Luke Conde and a special co-host, who was a member of MNL48 and varied from episode to episode. They were later replaced by MNL48 I-SCHOOL, which also appeared on the group's YouTube channel. References External links AKB48 Japanese variety television shows 2008 Japanese television series debuts Nippon TV original programming 2019 Japanese television series endings