AKB48 General Election 2018 was held yesterday. After the General Election, HKT48 member and the 3rd place winner Miyawaki Sakura sent a mobile mail to her fans, and thanks her fans voting her, and apologizes to her fans that she was unable to accomplish bringing the crown back to Fukuoka.
Moreover, Miyawaki Sakura's mobile mail also implied she will not participate in AKB48 General Election anymore. Before the General Election, the HKT48 member has already told her fans General Election 2018 was her last General Election, but she did not assure it. Below are her mobile mail's translation:
Theme: Promise
From now on, I will not say sorry again, but let me say it once again, this is the last time.
I can not succeed the 1st place, sorry.
I can not protect you all's smile, sorry.
I was crying terribly during General Election speech, sorry.
I was absent from handshake event today, sorry.
I let many fans to say sorry to me, sorry.
But I have to make it clear I cried not because not winning No. 1, therefore please don't say sorry to me anymore. The reason why I cried, I can not tell you clearly. There are a lot of things you can not see at your point of view. However I can not tell you the truth, I am sorry. I made a decision no matter what I will face in the future, I will deal with it in my way, with smile. So, please don't say sorry, let's make a promise we not say sorry to each other again.
While I heard the votes, I was really happy. All of you really wanted to vote me to be the first place. I really feel it, really really happy.
My General Election career was full of joy, I could move forward with all of you, really happy.
From next year, I will be supporting other members. Thank you very much.
HKT48 members sincerely wished me to get the No. 1, cried for me, gave me lot of supports and replied via Twitter, for those, I really think it was meaningful participate in this year's General Election.
Thank you very much, I like all of you.