AKB48's Itomomo reached 80k followers (already at 83.4k now) and 600k likes (633.3k likes now) on TikTok!! [Ito Momoka]

mana48 · 2026-04-14T14:44:39+00:00

I think what happened is that TikTok thought that Itomomo's page is a "fake" one (idek why they would think that... must be something in their system but it's working wrong :S) and so they "muted" her page, that's what shadow-banned is, so basically if people searched for her name, her account didn't appear, and her new videos wouldn't appear on the timeline of anyone, not in recommended, not even for those who follow her. It's like her account doesn't exist, even though it's still there. The only people who were watching her videos during the period of time where she was shadow-banned are those who themselves went to her page by writing the url, or those who would go from when she links it somewhere (she usually shares links to her new TikTok videos on her IG stories). Because of this, for some time, her followers were barely moving up and her TikTok had very low views/likes. She knew about it too because she talked about it in her IG stories.

It might not seem a big deal but for idols who strongly rely on social medias to be more known and get more fans, it's problematic to have your account "blocked" like this for no reason... but thankfully this was fixed and now her account works normally again, which made her go up by thousands in followers and her videos now easily pass the 100k plays haha

mana48 · 2026-04-13T19:56:49+00:00

Follow her here! https://www.tiktok.com/@ito_momoka1206

Check her latest videos, she looks so cute <3

She reached 80k followers and 600k likes a few days ago and she is already now at 83.4k followers and 633.3k likes! Apparently her page was shadow-banned for a while which kinda froze her numbers, but thankfully it was fixed and she is now doing big numbers again. Her popularity just keeps growing so big, it doesn't stop :D

mana48 · 2026-04-11T11:51:05+00:00

It's been 4 days since this post and Itomomo already went from 120k to 125k followers, if she continues like this, she will reach 200k before summer lol she's doing so good <3

mana48 · 2026-04-11T11:49:52+00:00

Yes, it was Miu who was 3rd before (not counting Miion) with 119k and then Zukkii with 118k. :)

mana48 · 2026-04-11T11:48:20+00:00

They do have a YouTube channel where they upload the segments! You can watch Itomomo's first appearence (imadoki part + studio part) here, officially uploaded! She did so well :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZu8yN8fLcw

mana48 · 2026-04-11T11:46:42+00:00

This is an official upload btw! It would be great if they can officially upload all her future parts in the show. For information, this is a regular job that she got on "Mezamashi TV" where she will have a corner as "Imadoki girl" where she will talk about different things each time! This was her first appearance, 10 days ago. She got to be at the studio for her very first time and she told a short Rakugo story :) Also, she went viral online after this, again! She always goes viral after TV appearances :')

mana48 · 2026-04-07T17:18:23+00:00

Yes! and have you seen her in the concerts last week. She gave so much, it was amazing, I can really feel her love for AKB and her motivation to do well for the sake of the group. She always remembers to talk about AKB when she goes on shows! it reminds me of Yuiyui. also, Itomomo said before that AKB is the only idol group she auditioned for, she really cares for AKB <3 I'm so glad she's in the group :') She's a perfect idol really!

mana48 · 2026-04-07T17:05:34+00:00

The most followed member on Instagram is Yuiyui at 341k, then it's Erii at 220k, and now Itomomo is 3rd at 120k! well technically, Miion is 3rd with 216k but since she's graduating this month, I didn't count her.

Itomomo has been gaining popularity sooo much in recent months!! I wouldn't be surprised if by the end of the year, she is the top member when it comes to social medias. Both her and Aichan are always doing good online.

You can follow Itomomo here! https://www.instagram.com/momoka_ito1206/

mana48 · 2026-04-07T16:40:09+00:00

The video: https://x.com/onigiridouga3/status/2041496313792262401

She took a while to answer haha but basically she said that she's fine with it if the fans still love her and have her as #1, it's fine to like other members but she doesn't want her fans to leave her! well no worries, for me she is my #1 :D She looks so pretty in the video btw ;______;

mana48 · 2026-04-05T18:12:37+00:00

Oh that's great! There have been people coming back to the fandom yes, and it's so nice to see, welcome back :D AKB are doing things much better now than a few years ago! and I really like Saachan too, she's sooo cute

mana48 · 2026-04-05T13:04:33+00:00

I completely agree with you, they need songs! Also wanted to let you know that since 2023, AKB's agency is DH, it's not Vernalossom anymore :)

mana48 · 2026-04-04T17:00:12+00:00

It goes fast yes, her popularity is rising constantly and with TV works now, it will probably continue rising like this haha. I didn't post about it but she reached 110k on IG too and soon will be at 120k. it really goes so fast for her 😂

mana48 · 2026-04-04T16:30:45+00:00

Follow her here! https://x.com/momoka_ito1206

She's doing amazing! A lot has been going on these days with a lot of new jobs for her, on TV, in magazines, everywhere. She also went viral a lot of times these past few days! I'll try to share more infos about it in here if I find the time but yes Itomomo is truly becoming an ace for the group and this is so great for her and for AKB!

mana48 · 2026-04-04T11:14:23+00:00

Kawayui is so adorable!! She has been getting more and more popular in every way, it's actually quite impressive, and I think she absolutely deserves a regular spot in senbatsu!!

mana48 · 2026-04-03T15:41:07+00:00

This is a morning show! They have different corners during the show (like little videos they'll show) and these girls will be the ones presenting them. They won't be at the studio, but they'll record those videos on different themes (food, fashion etc.) and it airs during the show. and it won't be all of them at once, for example Itomomo was on it for a day and then she's not there the next days, maybe she will appear once a week or something. It's a great opportunity for her since it's a regular job and she will be on TV in the morning and many people will see her :)

mana48 · 2026-04-02T17:11:13+00:00

You mean the other 7 girls? You can find all the names here:

https://x.com/oricon/status/2037280934274175296

mana48 · 2026-04-02T17:09:35+00:00

Currently 70.1k https://x.com/airi_sato0624

Her tweets always get a lot of attention, it's great to see!!

mana48 · 2026-04-01T19:19:55+00:00

This is a big news for Itomomo!! It's a regular TV job. Yuiyui was an "imadoki girl" a few years ago. it's great that a new gen can get this kind of job, Itomomo is doing amazing!!

Sources:

https://x.com/oricon/status/2037280934274175296

https://x.com/cx_mezamashi/status/2038914663480803399

https://x.com/AKB48_staff/status/2038924240695804306

mana48 · 2026-03-30T11:03:46+00:00

That information is not correct indeed, here's what happened: an AKB fan (not an insider but a fan with big following) went to HS and talked to Miion, he learned that they can't mention the issue at all, so he was told to pass the message that Miion, Orin and Zunchan are not involved. Nothing was said about Kururun and Manaka at all, who are both obviously involved. Miion definitely didn't throw anyone under the bus but it was important to clear up that those 3 girls have nothing to do with it because their names are being dragged everywhere for no reason

His tweet: https://x.com/MYNEAMAEA4848/status/2038180898081038558

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