First of all, it is not a news, it is just an article for me to express my feeling.

Miyawaki Sakura's dream of being AKB48 group CENTER position is on the cusp of coming to an end after she does not hold current position in AKB48 by recent Team Shuttle. 

Obviously, Miyawaki Sakura was the member who gets all the push from the management: Miyawaki Sakura was the CENTER of 3 significant AKB48 singles, one was AKB48 38th Single "Kibouteki Refrain", the music video with all golden girls back to support, one was 43rd single "Kimi wa Melody", the 10th anniversary single of the group, and last one was 48th single " Negaigoto no Mochigusare", well 48th is a very meaningful number for AKB48. Don't mention she was leading actress of several AKB48 group's TV drama.

BUT, right now, Miyawaki Sakura lost her concurrent position in AKB48, well, I don't know what's on the management's mind, but it seems...  for those sister group top members who lost concurrent position in AKB48,the management will lost their interest in them too, soon or later. e.g. Matsui Jurina and Yamamoto Sayaka lost their CENTER position in sister group, and Miyawaki Sakura's situation seems worse, unlike Matsui Jurina has signed a Irving, Yamamoto Sayka is under showtitle, Miyawaki Sakura's current agency is AKS, so if she does not get the management's support, neither does she get the support from AKS. 

However, we should not forget our queen of AKB48 group Sashihara Rino, she is not CENTER of AKB48, and not even in HKT48, she never holds any concurrent position in AKB48, but she won four times in AKB48 group's General Election, she is one of top talents in Japanese showbiz, and she holds some important positions in several showbiz related organizations (Tokyo Idol Festival, Yoyogi , =LOVE). Sashihara Rino proves it is not just only one way to be top in showbiz.  

Moreover, Sashihara Rino announced she will not participate AKB48 General Election anymore, so who will her fans vote in next year? Miyawaki Sakura once said she could be No. 1 of General Election next year (in TV variety show "Downtown DX" dated 7 December 2017), if she got 40,000 votes from Sashihara Rino's fans. Miyawaki Sakura keeps saying she need an opportunity to make self-breakthrough, perhaps losing her concurrent position will be Miyawaki Sakura's opportunity to crown AKB48 group.

Note: In 2017 General Election, Sashihara Rino had 246,376 votes, Matsui Jurina had 113,645 votes, Miyawaki Sakura had 82,803 votes.