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Tears as ‘It’s Showtime’ starts eliminating MNL48 aspirants

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<p>The competition to be included among the first generation members of the soon-to-be-launched idol group MNL48 just got a little bit tougher. </p><p>On Saturday, it was announced that &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; will eliminate five out of the 75 remaining aspiring members each week. </p><p>Determining the bottom 5 girls will be based on various criteria such as coaches and staff opinions, and their perceived potential by their advisers that include &quot;G-Force&quot; founder Georcelle Dapat-Sy.</p><p>This week, it was Zara, Zhyra, Ica, Isha, and Krizia who had their dreams of joining an idol group cut short. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zp96HhRwplA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>But if there were tears, there were also smiles. </p><p>Cabantuan City&#x27;s Eunice Santiago and Legazpi City&#x27;s Sayaka Awane managed to maintain their hold on the top spot among the aspirants for a second week in a row. </p><p>These rankings were based on votes on the official MNL48 app. </p><p>The two led this week&#x27;s top 10, which featured new entries Gabb Skribikin and Trixie Tano, as they performed on &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime.&quot; </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TWTFyLp5Y1w?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The search for MNL48 members will conclude in 10 weeks.</p><p>The MNL48 concept is based on the mega-popular Japanese idol group, AKB48. It is officially recognized as an international sister group, alongside existing ones in Thailand and Indonesia.</p>

<p>It was announced that "It's Showtime" will eliminate five out of the 75 remaining aspiring members each week.</p>

It was announced that "It's Showtime" will eliminate five out of the 75 remaining aspiring members each week.