While Nogizaka46 were formed 13 years ago, the idol group are billed as the "official rival" of AKB48. However, fans and medias notices their official X account's profile has already removed the wording of "AKB48's rival" (and "Akimoto Yasushi").
Nogizaka46's X profile (previous version):
Reference: ORICON NEWS
乃木坂46、公式Xプロフィール欄更新
— ORICON NEWS(オリコンニュース) (@oricon) April 10, 2024
結成13年目で「AKB48公式ライバル」文言消えるhttps://t.co/V4w7jBgrmC#乃木坂46 pic.twitter.com/9Dar2ypnvX