The world needs more Useless AKB48 News! Today we have: Shimada Haruka donning what appears to a be a ring on her ring finger, members who have gotten really fat, and Oshima Yuko beautiful new look during a promotional event.

Shimada Haruka recent appears in a photo with Yokohama Yui. It’s business as usual, until someone notices that she is wearing a ring.  And it is on her ring finger! A pending engagement?!?! Behold:

Unfortunately, it seems the internet does not care, as many 2ch onlookers simply regard the news with indifference:

• “Oh. Okay (apathy)”
• “No one cares, lol.”
• “Congratulations! Hope she’ll be happy!”
• “This isn’t going to turn into anything, haha”
• “Good congrats”
• “I’m surprised this thread isn’t going anyway.”

Pictures of Team 4’s Sato Kiara are making rounds due to umm…. well, I’ll just show you:

And here’s a before picture, just for comparison:

A recent 2ch thread begins: “Is this the body of an idol?!?”  To which the conversation turns to other bouts of our favorite idols going through phases of fatness.  Most notable, Yui-han in the past, during a no3b event:

And, more recently, Takahashi Juri (on the far right):

Maybe just a bad camera angle?

And lastly, Oshima Yuko has always been a cute one, but she recently affirms that fact with her appearance in a press event to promote her new stage play. Observe!

USELESS NEWS終了〜〜！

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