Subunits Not yet and DiVA are back

Over the past days it was announced that two subunits from the AKB48 group are back again: Not yet with an album and DiVA with a new song.

Not yet, consisting of Oshima Yuko, Sashihara Rino, Yokoyama Yui and Kitahara Rie, will release their first album titled [already] on April 23, more than a half year after their last release [Hiri Hiri no Hana]. Interesting is that the release date is set after Oshima Yuko's graduation. A release event for May 10 is also scheduled. What will happen with the group afterwards has not been announced yet. The tracklist for the album can be found below.

The other unit, DiVA, has made a new song, a cover of  [WOW WAR TONIGHT ~Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement], a number one hit from 1995 by H Jungle With t. The music video is currently only distributed via the Softbank app UULA, a preview can be seen on the UULA Youtube Channel. Whether an official single release will follow is not known. DiVA now consists of graduated member Akimoto Sayaka, SNH48 and as recently announced concurrent SKE48 member Miyazawa Sae, Umeda Ayaka who transfers to NMB48, as well as the 6 backdancer members that were casted for DiVA'S previous single. Former member Masuda Yuka is not part of the new DiVA. DiVA's last release already dates back two years: the single [Lost the way] was released on March 21, 2012.







Not yet 1st Album
already 
23 April 2014

Type A
[CD]
01. Shuumatsu Not yet (1st single)
02. Naminori Kakigoori (2nd single)
03. Pera Pera Perao (3rd Single)
04. Suika Baby (4th single)
05. Hiri Hiri no Hana (5th single)
06. Hirahira (1st single coupling)
07. Hug Tomo (2nd single coupling)
08. Uminari yo (3rd single coupling)
09. Tsugi no Pierce (5th single coupling)
10. Aikata (3rd single coupling)
11. Moto Kare ga Kekkon Suru Toki (3rd single coupling)
12. Kibou no Hana (4th single coupling)
13. Bakuhatsu Professor (5th single coupling)
14. guilty love (4th single coupling)
15. May (Yokoyama Yui solo, 4th single coupling)
16. Sekai no Kaze wo Bokura wa Ukete (new song)
17. Title TBA
[DVD]
Sekai no Kaze wo Bokura wa Ukete (MV) + special footage


Type B
[CD]
01. Shuumatsu Not yet (1st single)
02. Naminori Kakigoori (2nd single)
03. Pera Pera Perao (3rd Single)
04. Suika Baby (4th single)
05. Hiri Hiri no Hana (5th single)
06. Hirahira (1st single coupling)
07. Hug Tomo (2nd single coupling)
08. Uminari yo (3rd single coupling)
09. Tsugi no Pierce (5th single coupling)
10. Fumou no Yoru (3rd single coupling)
11. Warau ga Ii (1st single coupling)
12. Girisha no Kamotsusen (2nd single coupling)
13. Moshimo Te wo Tsunaideitara (5th single coupling)
14. Mienai Sora wa Itsudemo Aoi (Yokoyama Yui with friends (from AKB48, 5th single coupling)
15. Bokutachi no Offshore (2nd single coupling)
16. Sekai no Kaze wo Bokura wa Ukete (new song)
17. Title TBA
[DVD]
Sekai no Kaze wo Bokura wa Ukete (MV) + special footage

Type C
[CD]
01. Shuumatsu Not yet (1st single)
02. Naminori Kakigoori (2nd single)
03. Pera Pera Perao (3rd Single)
04. Suika Baby (4th single)
05. Hiri Hiri no Hana (5th single)
06. Hirahira (1st single coupling)
07. Hug Tomo (2nd single coupling)
08. Uminari yo (3rd single coupling)
09. Tsugi no Pierce (5th single coupling)
10. Sunao ni Naritai (1st single coupling)
11. Fuusha ga Mieru Machi (3rd single coupling)
12. Sasayaka na Boku no Teikou (5th single coupling)
13. Vermeer no Tegami (2nd single coupling)
14. Nakinagara Hohoende (Not yet version, 1st single coupling)
15. Aisareru to Iu Koto (Not yet version, 4th single coupling)
16. Sekai no Kaze wo Bokura wa Ukete (new song)
[DVD]
Sekai no Kaze wo Bokura wa Ukete (MV) + special footage


Type D (Playbutton)
[CD]
01. Shuumatsu Not yet (1st single)
02. Naminori Kakigoori (2nd single)
03. Pera Pera Perao (3rd Single)
04. Suika Baby (4th single)
05. Hiri Hiri no Hana (5th single)
06. Hirahira (1st single coupling)
07. Hug Tomo (2nd single coupling)
08. Uminari yo (3rd single coupling)
09. Tsugi no Pierce (5th single coupling)



I am glad about DiVA coming back, I always liked them. Not sure what to think about Not yet. The album title [already] is a contradiction of the band name Not yet, raising speculation that it is a sign that the group has come full circle and will follow Watarirouka Hashiritai 7's example: one last album and than disbanding. On the other hand, DiVA shows that a subunit can also continue with graduated members. Well, we'll see.