Request Hour ~Set List Best 25 - 01~ (Day 4)

Day 4 (25 to 01)

25.  - A5 - Kuroi Tenshi 
         (Takajo Aki, Maeda Atsuko, Fujie Reina) 
24.  - SDN1 - Kodoku na Runner 
         (Akita Kazue, Ito Kana, Imayoshi Megumi, Umeda Haruka, Urano Kazumi, Okochi Misa, Ohori Megumi, Kato Mami, Kochi Masami, Kondo Sayaka, Serina, Sato Yukari, Chen Qu, Nishikunihara Reiko, Noro Kayo, Hatakeyama Chisaki, Mitsui Hiromi, Nachu, Kaida Jyuri, Kohara Haruka, Tezuka Machiko) 
23.  - B3 - Tenshi no Shippo 
         (Nakatsuka Tomomi, Ota Aika, Nakaya Sayaka) 
22.  - B4 - Kataomoi no Taikakusen 
         (Nito Moeno, Komori Mika, Yonezawa Rumi) 
21.  - Single - Aitakatta 
         (Itano Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Sato Amina, Shinoda Mariko, Nakata Chisato, Maeda Atsuko, Miyazaki Miho, Akimoto Sayaka, Oku Manami, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Kuramochi Asuka, Kobayashi Kana, Sato Natsuki, Chikano Rina, Masuda Yuka, Miyazawa Sae, Kashiwagi Yuki, Katayama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tanabe Miku, Nakagawa Haruka, Hirajima Natsumi, Watanabe Mayu) 
20.  - K5 - End Roll 
         (Umeda Ayaka, Noro Kayo, Oshima Yuko, Matsubara Natsumi) 
18A (tie). - Single (no3b) - Relax! 
         (Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna, Minegeshi Minami) 
MC - Oshima Yuko, Noro Kayo, Umeda Ayaka, Matsubara Natsumi 
18B (tie).  - A5 - Only Today 
         (Team A + Iwasa Misaki, Suzuki Mariya, Nonaka Misato) 
17.  - B4 - Zannen Shoujo 
         (Nakatsuka Tomomi, Watanabe Mayu, Uchida Mayumi) 
16.  - B4 - Kuchi Utsushi no Chocolate 
         (Kashiwagi Yuki, Hirajima Natsumi, Ota Aika) 
15.  - K2 - Korogaru Ishi ni Nare 
         (Team K + Kikuchi Ayaka) 
14.  - A5 - Tsundere! 
         (Sato Amina, Itano Tomomi, Kitahara Rie) 
MC - SDN (Akita Kazue, Umeda Haruka,Chen Qu, Serina, Akita Kazue) 
13.  - Single - Baby! Baby! Baby! 
         (Itano Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Sato Yukari, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazaki Miho, Akimoto Sayaka, Umeda Ayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ohori Megumi, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Kuramochi Asuka, Chikano Rina, Miyazawa Sae, Nito Moeno, Watanabe Mayu) 
12.  - B3 - Temodemo no Namida 
         (Takajo Aki, Kashiwagi Yuki) 
MC - Miyazaki Miho, Fujie Reina, Chikano Rina, Matsui Rena, Matsui Jurina 
11.  - K3 - Naki Nagara Hohoen de 
         (Oshima Yuko) 
10.  - A3 - Bird 
         (Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Miyazawa Sae) 
MC - Akimoto Sayaka, Shinoda Mariko, Maeda Atsuko, Masuda Yuka 
09.  - Single (persona) - 3 Seconds 
         (Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna, Minegeshi Minami) 
08.  - B3 - Shonichi 
         (Team B + Uchida Mayumi, Komori Mika) 
MC - Team B 
07.  - A5 - Heart gata Virus 
         (Kojima Haruna, Kitahara Rie, Takajo Aki) 
MC - Nachu  
06.  - Single - Namida Surprise 
         (Itano Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Fujie Reina, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazaki Miho, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Miyazawa Sae, Kashiwagi Yuki , Sashihara Rino, Nito Moeno, Watanabe Mayu, Matsui Jurina, Matsui Reina, Komori Mika) 
05.  - Single - RIVER 
         (Itano Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazaki Miho, Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Miyazawa Sae, Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu, Matsui Jurina) 
04.  - Single - Oogoe Diamond 
         (Itano Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Sato Yukari, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Fujie Reina, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazaki Miho, Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Kuramochi Asuka, Miyazawa Sae, Kashiwagi Yuki, Sashihara Rino, Watanabe Mayu, Matsui Jurina) 
MC - Takahashi Minami  
03.  - Single - 10nen Zakura 
         (Itano Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Fujie Reina, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazaki Miho, Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Kuramochi Asuka, Miyazawa Sae, Kashiwagi Yuki, Sashihara Rino, Watanabe Mayu, Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena ) 
MC - Urano Kazumi, Sato Yukari 
02.  - Single - Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara 
         (Sato Amina, Takajo Aki, Fujie Reina, Oku Manami, Kuramochi Asuka, Oota Aika, Katayama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Haruka Nakagawa, Nito Moeno, Matsui Rena, Ishida Haruka, Kikuchi Ayaka, Komori Mika, Sato Sumire, Maeda Ami) 
MC - Ohori Megumi, Noro Kayo 
01.  - Single - Iiwake maybe 
         (Itano Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Sato Amina, Sato Yukari, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazaki Miho, Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Kuramochi Asuka, Miyazawa Sae, Urano Kazumi, Oota Aika, Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu, Matsui Jurina)
MC - Yama-chan (the guy)
Encore. Single - Sakura no Shiori
MC - Gakuran, Kabuki Sisters, Team Hormone (Miyazawa Sae, Kuramochi Asuka, Kasai Tomomi, Sashihara Rino, Kitahara Rie, Takajo Aki, Nito Moeno, Komori Mika)
Encore. Single - Majisuka Rock n Roll
         (Itano Tomomi, Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu, Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena)

Overall. As with Day 3, this setlist could either be great or it could be total shit depending on how you look at it. The Top 6 was a singles fest (good or not that depends on you). SDN making it into Top 25. 3 Seconds at no. 9. But then there was the shitty choices of subs. The lack of K songs, and the questionable choice of songs. Or rather, the questionable lack of some songs. Where did Amai Kokansetsu go?!
24. Now this I did not expect totally. After not seeing an SDN song in day 3 I gave up hopes for another one to appear. Glad Kodoku na Runner made it in. I can't really say much about SDN songs because I've only heard 2 (Black Boy and this), but from the performance in AKBINGO I totally love this song.
18, 09. No3b continues its streak. I guess we have Mendol to thank for that. Yay for 3 seconds making the top 10.
15. THIS IS THE TEAM K SONG. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT TEAM K SONGS, YOU THINK ABOUT THIS. I'm glad the fans agree with me. I'm happy that it made it in the Top 20. No other song will ever replace Korogaru. THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME THE ORIGINAL TEAM K WILL PERFORM THIS SONG OFFICIALLY AS TEAM K. TREASURE THIS MOMENT.
14. And YEAH Amina's unit made it so high! THANK YOU all Amina (and Tomochin and Kitarie) wotas. You have my gratitude.
12. Takajo subbed for Mikichii. Now that is so wrong. That's the most wrong thing ever, even Rabutan singing Kuchi Utsushi is not as wrong as this. I'm just WTFing right now. I'm not blameing Mikachii for not coming or Akicha for being made to sing this song. Besides Nakayan was present and wasn't used for the previous or next few songs.
11. Yuko solo. One of the best ballads I have ever heard even outside AKB. I actaully teared up when I saw this song at 11. So beautiful. But I smiled when I cried. (heh)
08. Shonichi 8th? What did the B wotas become lazy or something? I totally expected and was hoping for this to be in the Top 5.
07. Maimai didn't come back :(. But lets not blame anybody here okay? Her schedule probably clashed. She does have work and such you know.
05. I'm guessing this is due to those casual fans who have never been to the Theatre and have never heard the stage songs. The wotas aren't much of a fan of this song sadly.
02. A B-side song actaually beating all the other A-side songs (except 1)!!  This song is one of my favourite songs ever and I'm glad this got the 02 spot. If I knew beforehand that both Amina and Sayaka won't be performing Confession then this would be the song I would have voted for.
01. And the Top song of 2009 is......Iiwake Maybe. I have mixed feeling about this song getting 1st place. On one hand it is a nice idoly song with a good tune and all that. I like it and the wotas like it. And it is the only song where Amina is senbatsu. On the other hand I like Kimi no Koto better and was hoping that it would be the top instead. 

I will make another post about AX 2010 overall as a whole within the next 2 days. 

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Request Hour ~Set List Best 50 - 26~ (Day 3)

Day 3 has ended. Prepare yourself. No really I mean it. Most of you will get shocked.

Day 3 (50 to 26)

50. Single - Ashita wa Ashita no Kimi ga Umareru
         (Kuramochi Asuka, Akimoto Sayaka, Miyazawa Sae)
48A (tie). Single - Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka
         (Itano Tomomi, Kojima Haruna, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu) 
MC - Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu, Maeda Atsuko, Itano Tomomi
48B (tie). K4 - Sasae
         (Team K + Naruse Risa)  
MC - Team 4 (Sato Amina, Kuramochi Asuka, Naruse Risa, Deguchi Aki)
47. K3 - Maria
         (Umeda Ayaka, Kasai Tomomi, Masuda Yuka) 
46. B3 - Junjou Shugi
         (Nito Moeno, Katayama Haruka, Nakaya Sayaka) 
MC -  Tanabe Miku, Yonezawa Rumi, Nakaya Sayaka, Katayama Haruka

45. K2 - Kinjirareta Futari
         (Oshima Yuko, Kasai Tomomi) 
44. A5 - AKB Sanjou!
         (Team A + ) 
43. A4 - Faint
         (Tojima Hana, Kawasaki Nozomi, Itano Tomomi)  
MC - Kawasaki Nozomi, Tojima Hana 
42. A1 - Dear my Teacher
         (Team A + Urano Kazumi, Kohara Haruka, Hirajima Natsumi) 
41. K5 - Saka Agari
         (Team K + Ishida Haruka) 
MC - Oshima Yuko, Miyazawa Sae, Ono Erena, Chikano Rina
40. A5 - Renai Kinshi Jourei
         (Takahashi Minami, Miyazaki Miho, Minegeshi Minami) 
39. Single - Bingo!

         (Itano Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Sato Amina, Sato Yukari, Shinoda Mariko, Takajo Aki, Nakata Chisato, Maeda Atsuko, Oota Aika, Kashiwagi Yuki, Nakagawa Haruka, Nakaya Sayaka, Nito Moeno, Watanabe Mayu) 

38. B4 - Itoshiki Natasha
         (Tanabe Miku, Sashihara Rino, Katayama Haruka) 
37. K3 - Sougen no Kiseki
         (Team K + Kikuchi Ayaka) 
MC - Hirajima Natsumi, Matsubara Natsumi, Sato Natsuki, Mukaida Manatsu

36. H2 - Tonari no banana
         (Kasai Tomomi, Ono Erena) 
35. A4 - Junai no Crescendo
         (Minegeshi Minami, Kojima Haruna, Takahashi Minami) 
MC -  No3b (Minegeshi Minami, Kojima Haruna, Takahashi Minami) 
34. K4 - Saishuu Bell ga Naru
         (Team K + Kikuchi Ayaka)
33. B4 - Pajama Drive 
         (Watanabe Mayu, Hirajima Natsumi, Nakagawa Haruka)  
32. Single - Sakura no Hanabiratachi 
         (Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Sato Amina, Sato Yukari, Shinoda Mariko, Takajo Aki, Takahashi Minami, Nakata Chisato, Fujie Reina, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Urano Kazumi, Oota Aika, Kashiwagi Yuki, Katayama Haruka, Kohara Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tanabe Miku, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nakaya Sayaka, Nito Moeno, Yonezawa Rumi)  

31. S2 - Ame no Pianist 
         (Matsui Rena, Oya Masana, Matsushita Yui )  
30. Single (Nattou Angels) - Nattou Angel

         (Kasai Tomomi, Itano Tomomi, Miyazaki Miho) 
29. Single - Hikoukigumo

         (Nakata Chisato, Matsubara Natsumi, Umeda Ayaka, Chikano Rina, Masuda Yuka, Sato Natsuki, Kobayashi Kana, Nakaya Sayaka, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Tanabe Miku, Hirajima Natsumi, Yonezawa Rumi, Iwasa Misaki, Oya Shizuka, Suzuki Mariya, Matsui Sakiko, Nonaka Misato, Uchida Mayumi) 
28. Single (no3b) - Tane

         (Minegeshi Minami, Kojima Haruna, Takahashi Minami)
27. S2 - Te wo Tsunaginagara 
         (Oya Masana, Ono Haruka, Kuwabara Mizuki, Takada Shiori, Deguchi Aki, Nakanishi Yuka, Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena, Matsushita Yui, Mori Sayuki, Yagami Kumi, Iguchi Shiori, Ishida Anna, Saito Makiko, Furukawa Airi, Mukaida Manatsu)  
MC - Oya Masana, Ono Haruka, Kuwabara Mizuki, Takada Shiori, Deguchi Aki, Nakanishi Yuka, Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena, Matsushita Yui, Mori Sayuki, Yagami Kumi, Iguchi Shiori, Ishida Anna, Saito Makiko, Furukawa Airi, Mukaida Manatsu
26. Single (Ono Erena) - FIRST LOVE 
         (Ono Erena) 
Encore. Single - Majisuka Rock n Roll
         (Itano Tomomi, Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu, Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena)

Overall.  Well this could either be an awesome setlist or the worst depending on how you look at it. One one hand, there are lots of incredible songs and lots of fan favourites. On the other hand, a lot of those songs were in the top 20 last year but it dropped down massively. 50, 48B, 47, 46, 43, 40, 35, 34, 33 were all high ranking songs last year. What are they doing so far down? The biggest drop would be Ashita wa from 08 to 50! This is just......what? Other than that, OMG what happened to all the Team K fans?! Last year had loads of K songs compared to this year. B songs seems to be missing too! Also the setlist of Day 4 looks to be very different than what was given in the halfway result. And heh this pretty much confirms that Korogaru and Tsundere will be tomorrow. Oh and today we have 3 graduates returning. There were a few songs that supposed to have graduates but they didn't appear. Let's not get angry here shall we they are probably busy with their own stuff.
50. Seriously what is Ashita wa doing so low. Oh and Mocchi performed this in place or Rinatin because she was in hospital. From her blog, she was supposed to but she couldn't due to whatever was wrong with her. Well get well soon Rinatin. 
48B. I'm glad Naruru managed to come back to perform this. Oh man I'm sure to bawwww when I watch this on the DVD. To me, this is THE Team K song other than Korogaru.  
43. Tojima Hana and Kawasaki Nozomi returns for Faint. They also did an MC. 
36.Remember last year after Tomomi and Erepyon performed Tonari no Banana, that it would get 25 this year? Well it got 26 during the halfway results. It then went down to 36 but that is still quite an improvement. 

30. Wow Nattou Angel made it. I was worried it would not appear after not seeing it in Day 1 and 2. I'm surprised it made it this high. Nice job. 

26. FIRST LOVE dropped. But hey 26 is still awesome. Glad to see this song in the setlist. 

(Credits to S48's Jasey, Jin, mihipyon, takka, Gogo's Zabitan, RSL)

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Request Hour ~Set List Best 75 - 51~ (Day 2)

Day 2 has ended and it was a blast! Only 1 more day will we have our top 25 songs! Man I can't wait any longer. Not to keep you all waiting, here is today's setlist.

Day 2 (75 to 51)
  
75. A5 - Kimi ni au Tabi Koi wo Suru
         (Team A + Nonaka Misato, Sato Sumire, Matsui Sakiko)
74. K3 - Kimi wa Pegasus
         (Miyazawa Sae, Sato Natsuki, Akimoto Sayaka, Noro Kayo) 
MC - Akimoto Sayaka, Miyazawa Sae, Tanabe Miku, Nakaya Sayaka 
73. A3 - Dareka no Tame ni ~What can I do for someone?~
         (Team A + Nonaka Misato, Sato Sumire, Matsui Sakiko) 
72. H2 - Kioku no Dilemma 
         (Masuda Yuka, Kuramochi Asuka, Matsubara Natsumi, Noro Kayo) 
MC - Masuda Yuka, Kuramochi Asuka, Matsubara Natsumi, Noro Kayo 
71. A5 - Nagai Hikari 
         (Team A + Nonaka Misato, Sato Sumire, Matsui Sakiko) 
70. Single (Watarirouka Hashiritai) - Shiroi Tulip 
         (Watanabe Mayu, Nakagawa Haruka, Ota Aika, Hirajima Natsumi) 
69. B4 - Tanpopo no Kesshin 
         (Oya Shizuka, Ishida Haruka, Iwasa Misaki, Kikuchi Ayaka, Suzuki Mariya, Maeda Ami, Ueki Asaka, Sano Yuriko, Ishiguro Atsuki, Oba Mina, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka, Nakamura Mariko, Fujimoto Sara, Mori Anna, Yamauchi Suzuran) 
67A (tie). Single - Tobenai Agehachou
         (Yonezawa Rumi, Ohori Megumi, Masuda Yuka, Sashihara Rino, Hirajima Natsumi, Matsubara Natsumi, Matsui Rena, Katayama Haruka, Takajo Aki)
MC - Ono Erena, Nakata Chisato, Takahashi Minami, Ohori Megumi
MC - Takahashi Minami 
67B (tie). B3 - Wasshoi B 
         (Team B + Uchida Mayumi, Komori Mika) 
66. B4 - Minasan mo go Issho ni (Yukirin speech)  
         (Team B + Uchida Mayumi, Komori Mika) 
MC - Team Hormone (Sashihara Rino, Kitahara Rie, Takajo Aki, Nito Moeno, Komori Mika) 
65. Single (Watarirouka Hashiritai) - Hatsukoi Dash 
         (Watanabe Mayu, Nakagawa Haruka, Ota Aika, Hirajima Natsumi) 
64. Single (Watarirouka Hashiritai) - Yaruki Hanabi

         (Watanabe Mayu, Nakagawa Haruka, Ota Aika, Hirajima Natsumi) 

63. Single (AKBIdoling!!!) - Chuu Shiyou ze
         (Itano Tomomi, Kojima Haruna, Nakata Chisato, Fujie Reina, Maeda Atsuko, Miyazaki Miho, Umeda Ayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Chikano Rina, Matsubara Natsumi, Miyazawa Sae, Kashiwagi Yuki, Nito Moeno, Matsui Jurina)
MC - Watarirouka Hashiritai (Watanabe Mayu, Nakagawa Haruka, Ota Aika, Hirajima Natsumi) 
62. K4 - Oshibe to Meshibe to Yoru no Chouchou 
         (Ohori Megumi, Kasai Tomomi) 
61. Single (persona) - Christmas Present
         (Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna, Minegeshi Minami) 
MC - Shinoda Mariko, Noro Kayo, Sato Yukari
60. H2 - Bye Bye Bye 
         (Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna, Minegeshi Minami) 
59. K5 - Dakishimeraretara
         (Kasai Tomomi, Sato Natsuki, Kuramochi Asuka)
58. S2 - Wimbledon e Tsureteitte 
         (Mori Sayuki, Matsui Jurina, Yagami Kumi)  
56A (tie). K5 - Wagamama na Nagareboshi

         (Ono Erena, Kobayashi Kana) 

56B (tie). H1 - Takeuchi Senpai
         (Itano Tomomi, Kojima Haruna, Sato Yukari, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Oku Manami, Kasai Tomomi, Kuramochi Asuka, Sato Natsuki, Noro Kayo, Masuda yuka, Miyazawa Sae)
MC - Oshima Yuko, Kasai Tomomi, Itano Tomomi, Kojima Haruna, Kuramochi Asuka  
54A (tie). K5 - Mushi no Ballad
         (Akimoto Sayaka) 
54B (tie). A2 - Nagisa no CHERRY

         (Maeda Atsuko, Hirajima Natsumi, Minegishi Minami, Fujie Reina) 
53. SDN1 - Yuuwaku no Garter

         (Akita Kazue, Kato Mami, Sato Yukari)
52. K2 - Blue Rose 
         (Akimoto Sayaka, Ohori Megumi, Masuda Yuka, Miyazawa Sae) 
51. Single (SKE) - Tsuyoki Monoyo 
         (Team S + Iguchi Shiori, Ishida Anna, Saito Makiko, Furukawa Airi, Mukaida Manatsu)
Encore. Single - Choose Me!
         (Kitahara Rie, Minegishi Minami, Kasai Tomomi, Kuramochi Asuka, Sashihara Rino, Nakagawa Haruka, Kikuchi Ayaka)

Overall. An epic setlist today. Team K dominated today's setlist but there were loads of Singles. And the 1st (and hopefully not only) SDN song makes it's debut performance to the public. I seriously hope they keep the MCs in the DVD this year. The spies tell us the the MCs are seriously hilarious. One of the MCs had Meetan molesting Takamina! Man hilarious!
70, 65, 64. 3 WH songs in a day! I wonder where we will see Kanpeki guu no ne? Oh and during their MC they announced THE NEXT WH SINGLE dated for 17 March release!
63. Wow I totally didn't expect this song to be in the ranking! Too bad there weren't any Idoling!!! members. It would be awesome if they appeared together with AKB.
61. THEY WERE DRESSED AS PERSONA!!!! Now THIS made my day.
58. Wimbledon with Jurina. I was hoping for Tsukina. The fans probably voted this to see Tsukina. :(. Also the spies tell us that Kuumin was cross eyed during the performance. Now this I gotta see.
54A. SAYAKA SOLO!!!! Now I'm surprised this wasn't ranked much higher. I was thinking it would be in the 30s region.
53. 2 words. Garter throwing. Wait a min this is like 18+. Not all the audience is 18+... Not to mention there will be a DVD and loads of AKB's fandom is 18-. Well who cares.
52, 51. What a better way to end the day. With 2 rockish songs. Did anyone wear any bikinis under the coats for Blue Rose like the last two years? 

(Credits to S48's rui, takka, Gogo's Zabitan, RSL)

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Request Hour ~Set List Best 100 - 76~ (Day 1)

Day 1 for the Request Hour ~Set List Best 100~ has ended. Here is the setlist for the 1st day. Included in the list are the names of the performers. If the performers are not mentioned means that it is performed with the regular girls.  * Indicates graduated girl.

Day 1 (100 to 76)

MC - Takahashi Minami, Akimoto Sayaka, Kashiwagi Yuki
100. A4 - 7ji 12fun no Hatsukoi
         (Maeda Atsuko, Ohe Tomomi*, Komatani Hitomi*, Masuyama Kayano*, Narita Risa*)
99. A2 - Namida no Shounan
         (Orii Ayumi*, Oshima Mai*, Watanabe Shiho*, Sato Yukari, Shinoda Mariko)
98. A3 - Koike
         (Team A + Maeda Ami, Suzuki Mariya, Iwasa Misaki)
97. K4 - Kaiyuugyo no Capacity
         (Team K + Ishida Haruka) 
MC - Shinoda Mariko, Umeda Ayaka, Kashiwagi Yuki
96. A4 - Tadaima Renaichuu

         (Kitahara Rie, Sato Amina, Takajo Aki, Nakata Chisato, Fujie Reina, Miyazaki Miho, Chikano Rina, Kohara Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nito Moeno, Oya Shizuka, Ishida Haruka, Uchida Mayumi, Fujimoto Sara, Nakanishi Yuka)
94A (tie). Single - Boku no Taiyou
         (Itano Tomomi, Kojima Haruna, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ohori Megumi, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Kuramochi Asuka, Sato Natsuki, Noro Kayo, Miyazawa Sae, Oota Aika, Katayama Haruka, Watanabe Mayu)
94B (tie). H1 - Higurashi no Koi

93. A5 - Manatsu no Chrstmas Rose
         (Shinoda Mariko, Nakata Chisato, Sato Yukari, Kohara Haruka)
92. S2 - Glory Days
MC - Matsui Jurina, Nakanishi Yuka, Kuwabara Mizuki
91. A5 - JK Nemurihime
         (Team A + Nonaka Misato, Sato Sumire, Matsui Sakiko)  
90. K3 - Nounai Paradise
         (Team K + Kikuchi Ayaka)  
MC - Sato Amina, Sato Natsuki, Sato Sumire, Sato Yukari

89. Single (no3b) - Girls Talk

88. A2 - Glass no I LOVE YOU
         (Takeuchi Miyu, Ishiguro Atsuki, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka) 
87. B4 - Sobakasu no Kiss
         (Team B + Uchida Mayumi, Sato Sumire) 
86. S2 - Chime wa LOVE SONG
         (Team S + Iguchi Shiori, Ishida Anna, Saito Makiko, Furukawa Airi, Mukaida Manatsu)  
MC - SKE48 Team S 
85. B4 - Idol no Yoake
         (Team B + Uchida Mayumi, Komori Mika)  
83A (tie). K4 - Gomen no Jewel
         (Kuramochi Asuka, Umeda Ayaka, Miyazawa Sae, Masuda yuka) 
83B (tie). H2 - Confession
         (Oshima Yuko, Itano Tomomi, Nakata Chisato, Ohori Megumi) 
80A (tie). H2 - Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai
         (Kojima Haruna, Sato Amina, Sato Yukari, Minegishi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Takahashi Minami, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Katayama Haruka, Kohara Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tanabe Miku, Nakaya Sayaka, Yonezawa Rumi, Oya Shizuka)  
80B (tie). H1 - Himawari
         (Noro Kayo, Akimoto Sayaka, Kuramochi Asuka, Shinoda Mariko) 
80C (tie). K3 - Kurukurupaa
         (Matsubara Natsumi, Ohori Megumi, Kobayashi Kana, Takada Ayana*, Hayano Kaoru*) 
79. A5 - Squall no Aida ni 
MC - Kobayashi Kana, Takada Ayana, Hayano Kaoru 
78. Single - Skirt, Hirari
         (Maeda Atsuko, Oshima Yuko, Shinoda Mariko, Watanabe Mayu, Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna, Itano Tomomi) 
77. K4 - 16nin Shimai no Uta
         (Team K, no Chikano Rina, Naruse Risa VTR only)  
MC - Urano Kazumi, Hirajima Natsumi, Kenkyuusei 
76. H1 - Run Run Run 
         (Itano Tomomi, Kojima Haruna, Sato Yukari, Shinoda Mariko, Minegishi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Takahashi Minami, Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Kuramochi Asuka, Sato Natsuki, Noro Kayo, Masuda Yuka, Miyazawa Sae) 
Encore. Single - Enkyori Poster
         (Kashiwagi Yuki, Miyazawa Sae, Miyazaki Miho, Oota Aika, Nito Moeno, Takajo Aki, Maeda Ami)

Overall. Quite a number of A and H songs. Also only 2 B songs. Is that a sign for things to come? I'm expecting most of the B songs to be in the next 2 days. Not really a good setlist to start off but it had it's good points too. Also I hope the MCs will be included in the DVD. Our spies have told us that the MCs were really entertaining. Expecially the one with CinDy.
100, 99. Wow they managed to bring the whole original unit back for this. An incredible feat since the other girls all have their own schedules and stuff. I guess that now AKB are more popular, they want to make themselves known that they were in AKB.
96, 88. Their really using the Kenkyuuseis a lot compared to last year.
92, 86. Yay for SKE love. Our spies also tell us that Sayaka was dancing to Glory Days quite well from the hinadan. I'm not sure if we will see many more SKE songs in the following days. Other than Tsuyokimono yo, Te wo Tsunaginagara, Wimbledon e Tsureteitte, Ame no Pianist, I'm not sure if the other songs will make it. I would love to see Innocence up there.

89. Girls Talk wow that's the first time that was ever performed.

85. Our spies told us that this song was played with live instruments. I wanna see this.
83B. Damn I'm so pissed. This is the song that I voted for. And it went down to 83. What's more, neither of my two oshimen performed it. I was hoping for both to perform or at least one of them but they had to take both away.
80C. Wow Kurukurupaa managed to make it in the ranking! That was unexpected. I still can't forget that time last year when Kana was all dressed in Kurukurupaa costume when they were going to announce the no.1 song. Well she got her wish fulfilled.

(Credits to S48's Jasey, mihipyon, rei69, rui, takka, Gogo's Zabitan, RSL)

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AKB48 Member of the Year 2009 Results

Stage48 and Nihongogo have done a favourite member poll again like last year. Unlike previous years, this time all members under the AKB umbrella will be included in the poll. That means AKB48, AKB Kenkyuusei, SKE48, SKE Kenkyuusei, SDN48, SDN Unders, plus all those members who graduated in 2009. You are allowed to vote for your 10 favourite members and your 5 least favourite members. You are allowed to leave the least favourites blank. The point system is like this:
Favorites
10. Member (+1)
09. Member (+2)
08. Member (+3)
07. Member (+4)
06. Member (+5)
05. Member (+6)
04. Member (+7)
03. Member (+8)
02. Member (+10)
01. Member (+15)
Least Favorites
05. Member (-1)
04. Member (-2)
03. Member (-3)
02. Member (-4)
01. Member (-5)

For reference, the 2007 results are here, the 2008 results are here, and the 2009 results are here.

And here are the results
2009 Top 20
Rank. Name (Vote for/Vote against) Score
20. Oshima Mai (+80/-0) 80
20. Matsui Rena (+81/-1) 80
19. Watanabe Mayu (+120/-34) 86
18. Maeda Atsuko (+171/-83) 88
17. Ono Erena (+106/-13) 92
16. Miyazaki Miho (+121/-18) 103
15. Urano Kazumi (+112/-1 111
14. Katayama Haruka (+112/-0) 112
13. Masuda Yuka (+119/-2) 117
12. Kojima Haruna (+152/-26) 126
11. Matsubara Natsumi (+132/-5) 127
10. Ohori Megumi (+170/-2) 168
09. Minegishi Minami (+173/-1) 172
08. Sashihara Rino (+182/-5) 177
07. Itano Tomomi (+207/-18) 189
06. Miyazawa Sae (+201/-8) 193
05. Kasai Tomomi (+218/-14) 204
04. Kashiwagi Yuki (+237/-15) 222
03. Takahashi Minami (+297/-3) 294
02. Akimoto Sayaka (+340/-23) 317
01. Oshima Yuko (+340/-10) 330

I quite expected Yuko to be the top member since her thread is one of the most active in S48. I'm most surprised at Sayaka's position since I didn't expect so many people to be a fan of her. She was ranked 7th for 2008. And good job for girls like Sasshi, Meetan, Natsumi, Yuka and Haachan. Those few are those that I wouldn't ever expect to even be in the top 20. I also expect girls like Mayuyu and Kojiharu to be higher. Kojiharu was ranked 1st last year. 


Japan Mixi Ranking
Mixi Rank. Name (Forum Rank) 
10. Miyazawa Sae (06)
09. Ono Erena (17)
08. Kasai Tomomi (05)
07. Takahashi Minami (03)
06. Watanabe Mayu (19)
05. Itano Tomomi (07)
04. Kojima Haruna (12)
03. Oshima Yuko (01)
02. Maeda Atsuko (18)
01. Shinoda Mariko (36)

It's quite interesting to see the forum ranking so different from the Japanese Mixi rankings. I guess we gaijins (foreigners) have different tastes than the Japanese. For example Shinoda ranks 1st OMG WHAT SHE BEAT ACCHAN (2nd) THATS LIKE OMG! but she only ranked 36 for this ranking.


My Votes
Favorites
10. Kashiwagi Yuki (+1)
09. Umeda Ayaka (+2)
08. Takahashi Minami (+3)
07. Kuramochi Asuka (+4)
06. Matsui Jurina (+5)
05. Miyazaki Miho (+6)
04. Ono Erena (+7)
03. Oshima Yuko (+8)
02. Akimoto Sayaka (+10)
01. Sato Amina (+15)
Least Favorites
05. blank (-1)
04. blank (-2)
03. blank (-3)
02. blank (-4)
01. blank (-5)

I don't want to make it a secret or anything. Besides I already ranked my top 10 here. By the way, Sayaka and Amina are tied in my ranking but if I'd ever have to rank one above the other, I'd rank Amina above because I know Sayaka will always get more votes than Amina. It's to push her up. And I didn't use any of my least favourite votes. I feel that none of the girls deserve to get negative votes.


Oshimen Through the Years  
2007
24. Sato Amina 12
03. Akimoto Sayaka 84 
2008
53. Sato Amina (+48/-57) -9
07. Akimoto Sayaka (+219/-15) 204
2009
22. Sato Amina (+125/-48) 77
02. Akimoto Sayaka (+340/-23) 317

Well I'm quite happy for Sayaka. Seeing her ranking drop from 3 in 2007 to 7 in 2008 made be fear for the worst that she will drop even further down this year. Thank goodness she rose back to 2nd place! I guess that it's partially because of the effect from NYAF? And congratulations to Amina for getting 22nd. She rose from 53rd with a -9 score in 2008 to 22nd with 77 in 2009!
But here comes my disappointment.  Seeing Amina's score with 48 negatives. The only other girls with more negatives are Acchan (-83), Jurina (-66), Oku (-50) and Kana (-50). It's makes me sad to see such a girl with so much passion for her work get so many negatives. Not only her but Sayaka too. Compared to other girls who use AKB only as a stepping stone for other dreams. (BTW I don't hate those girls or anything). Well I guess looks and personality matter most in the Idol world anyway.

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Request Hour ~Set List Best 100 2010~ (Prelude)

First things first is 'Prelude' the correct word to use?

In 5 days time on 21 January to 24 January, AKB (with SKE and SDN) will hold their yearly concert at the Shibuya AX, and perform 25 songs each day (not including encores) for 4 days in a row. The top 100 songs will be voted by the fans out from a total of 255. The voting period is over. For most of us foreign fans, we are only entitled to 1 vote via the RIVER single.

The Request Hour concert is basically a battle between the fans to see which song they like, but more importantly also a battle to see your Oshimen's unit in the ranking. This is especially if your Oshimen has graduated. Graduated girls are invited to perform for the concert if their unit is in the ranking. So the Hana Oshimens are gonna vote up Faint, Rinatin Oshimens are gonna vote up Ashita wa, Junjou Shugi for Matsuyuki, Temodemo for Mikacchi, etc. So I'm expecting those songs to be high on the ranking.

I'm gonna say that Team K will have the hardest time compared to the other Teams to get high spots on the ranking. Sure they have a brand new stage compared to Team A but it ain't exactly the best stage ever except for a couple of songs. Plus the Team K fans will be split because Yuko, Sayaka and Erepyon have solo songs and their oshimens are probably gonna vote only for that song instead of the group/unit songs. Team B has the advantage of having lesser songs since they only have 2 stages so far. This means that Team B fans don't have to make so much of a choice compared to A and K fans. Plus if the Team B fans group together again like last year, were gonna see Shonichi very high up. But then Team A has the advantage of having the more popular members and therefore more fans which means we will see lots of Team A frontgirl units high in the ranking. Also going to be high in the rankings will be the subgroups No3b and WH.

A top 29 halfway result was released sometime ago before the voting ended. Here are the results. Songs like Aitakatta are actually listed by their Stages by the Management but for convenience sake I will list them as Single.

01. Single - Iiwake Maybe

02. Single - 10nen Zakura

03. Single - Oogoe Diamond

04. Single - Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara

05. Single - Namida Surprise

06. Single - RIVER

07. A5 - Heart Gata Virus

08. Single - Baby! baby! baby!

09. K3 - Naki Nagara Hohoen de
10. B3 - Shonichi
11. B3 - Temo Demo no Namida

12. Single (No3b) - 3 seconds

13. A5 - Tsundere!

14. Single (No3b) - Relax

15. A4 - Only Today
16. K2 - Korogaru Ishi ni Nare

17. Single - Aitakatta

18. A3 - Bird

19. Single - Hikoukigumo

20. Single (No3b) - Tane

21. Single (Ono Erena) - FIRST LOVE

22. A5 - Kuroi Tenshi
23. K5 - Saishuu Bell ga Naru
24. A5 - AKB Sanjou!
24. B4 - Kuchi Utsushi no Chocolate
26. H2 - Tonari no Banana 
27. Single - Bingo!
28. A5 - Renai Kinshi Jourei
29. A4 - Junai no Crescendo
29. K5 - Saka Agari

Compared to last year, there are quite a number of Singles high up. Aitakatta was ranked 73 last year. As I predicted, Naki Nagara and First Love got high spots. Team A has the most songs in the top 29 but Team B's Shonichi is still ranked quite high. I am surprised at the lack of WH in he ranking but I think they are around the 30+ area and barely missed. The same goes for the Graduated girls. Tonari no Banana stands alone as the only Himawari song. Note that the list is probably gonna change quite a bit when we finally see them perform. I'm expecting WH to rise up, more B and K songs, and also the 2 K solos to go slightly down, and Sayaka's solo to go up. I'm also expecting a couple of SKE and SDN songs somewhere in the list.

A quick reminder of last year's ranking.
100. Tomo yo
99. Mr. Kissman
98. Suifu wa Arashi ni Yume wo Miru
97. Nounai Paradise
96. Takeuchi Senpai
95. Hissatsu Teleport
94. Haru ga Kuru made
93. Higurashi no Koi
92. Mail no Namida
91. Rider
90. Return Match
89. Skirt, Hirari
88. Kiss Shite son Shichatta
87. Hizuke Henkousen
86. Inochi no Tsukaimichi
85. Koike
84. Ki ni Naru Tenkousei
83. Seishun no Inatzuma
82. Boku no Taiyou
81. Darui Kanji
80. Stand up
79. Yakusoku yo
78. Senaka kara Dakishimete
77. Saigo no Seifuku
76. Heart ga Saze wo Hiita yoru
75. Anata to Christmas Eve
74. Mammoth
73. Aitakatta
72. Mori e Ikou
71. Shinkirou
70. Futarinori no Jitensha
69. Aisareru to iu Koto
68. Dear my Teacher
67. Boku no Sakura
66. Hatsukoi Dorobou
65. Hajimete no Jellybeans
64. Kikyou
63. Romance, Irane
62. Glass no I Love You
61. Idol Nante Yobanaide
60. Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster
59. 16 Nin Shimai no Uta
58. Namida Uri no Shoujo
57. Melos no Michi
56. Koi no Chewing
55. Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta
54. Erai Hito ni Naritakunai
53. Two years later
52. Dareka no Tame ni
51. RUN RUN RUN
50. Blue Rose
49. Tadaima Renaichuu
48. SKE48
47. Aozora no Soba ni Ite
46. Tonari no Banana
45. Kimi wa Pegasus
44. Bye Bye Bye
43. Shiroi Shirts
42. Confession
41. Yuuhi wo Miteiruka?
40. Amai Kokansetsu
39. Himawari
38. 7ji12fun no Hatsukoi
37. Ai ni Ikou
36. Heart Gata Virus
35. Nagisa no CHERRY
34. Baby! Baby! Baby!
33. Kagami no naka no Jean Da Arc
32. Korogaru Ishi ni Nare
31. Nage KISSU de uchi otose
30. Kaiyuugyo no Capacity
29. Namida no Shounan
28. Tsundere!
27. Kinjirareta Futari
26. Shamu Neko
25. Sougen no Kiseki
24. Kuroi Tenshi
23. Wasshoi B
22. Nakinagara Hohoende
21. Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai
20. Only Today
19. BINGO!
18. Tenshi no Shippo
17. Renai Kinshi Jourei
16. Sasae
15. Gomen ne Jewel
14. Faint
13. Junai no Crescendo
12. Seishun no Inatzuma
11. Oshibe to Meshibe to Yoru no Chouchou
10. Sakura no Hanabiratachi
09. Junjou Shugi
08. Ashita wa Ashita no Kimi ga Umareru
07. MARIA
06. Pajama Drive
05. Saishuu Bell ga Naru
04. Bird
03. Temo demo no Namida
02. Oogoe Diamond
01. Shounichi

For those of you who have voted, what songs have you voted for? My vote goes to Confession. It was originally going to either Tsundere! or Korogaru whichever was lower in the ranking during the halfway result. But wow Tsundere! at 13 and Korogaru at 16! With those two safe I went for my 3rd choice of Confession not only because my 2 oshimens perform it and I may have a chance to see both of them together, but also because I love the song to death.

(Credits to S48's htmfan, Makistar, sakurasi, Sorceress628)

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15th single name: [Sakura no Shiori]

The name of the 15th single has been announced to be [Sakura no Shiori], which translates into something like Bookmark of the Cherry Tree (according to online translators). There will be 3 different versions to be released. Type A, Type B and Theatre version.
All 48 girls (new Teams so no Meetan, CinDy and so on) will be in Sakura no Shiori. There still isn't much information about Majisuka Rock. Previews aren't even out yet. Enkyori and Choose Me are performed by the PB and YJ Teams. Each single will come with a handshake ticket.


FULL SETLIST
Sakura no Shiori (Type A)
[CD]
01. Sakura no Shiori (桜の栞)
02. Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll  (マジスカロックンロール)
03. Enkyori Poster (遠距離ポスター) (Team PB)
04. Sakura no Shiori (off vocal ver.)
05. Majisuka Rock ' Roll (off vocal ver.)
[DVD]
01. Sakura no Shiori (PV)
02. Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll (PV)
03. Enkyori Poster (Team PB) (PV)
04. Bonus Movie (卒業おめでとう)映像 ("Congratulations for Graduating!" Movie)

Sakura no Shiori (Type B)
[CD]
01. Sakura no Shiori (桜の栞)
02. Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll  (マジスカロックンロール)
03. Choose Me! (Team YJ)
04. 桜の栞 (off vocal ver.)
05. マジスカロックンロール (off vocal ver.) 
[DVD]
01. Sakura no Shiori (PV)
02. Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll (PV)
03. Choose Me! (Team YJ) (PV)
04. Bonus Movie (ほんとは好きでした)映像 ("The truth is that I really loved you" Movie)


Also on AKBINGO last night (or this morning), a performance of Sakura no Shiori was aired. Damn I so epicly love the song. I'm such a sucker for this type of music. It's like my 3rd favourite single song right now (1st and 2nd is RIVER and Kimi no Koto). It just sounds so calm peaceful and angelic. I think this will be a big hit. Maybe slightly lesser than RIVER (it's just too awesome) but still a very big hit. I am however worried. There are quite a lot of negative comments on S48 and Gogo. Quite a number of people hate it. It's also isn't the type of song that that most wotas would loop forever and ever. Even though I did just that and looped the song for 100+ times \m/. Nevertheless it is a graduation themed song and it is released near the graduation period and is aimed at the graduating people. Here are the previews. BTW WHERE IS AMINA IN THE AKBINGO PERFORMANCE!!!!


AKB48 - Sakura no Shiori (桜の栞) (AKBINGO performance)


AKB48 - Sakura no Shiori (桜の栞) (Tokudane! program)


Cover A and B (A is the one with acchan only) (B has Takamina, Acchan, Jurina)

(Credits to S48's aakun, Criss, RocketStarLauncher, takka, )

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Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu

A very happy new year to AKB48, SKE48, and all AKB/SKE wotas.
To more incredible singles by AKB, SKE and their subgroups,
To more awesome stages from the new Teams,
To more concerts, events and likewise for both AKE, SKE,
To more exposure for the two groups and their members,
To good health for the members,
To a better future for AKB48 and SKE48!
2010, BRING IT ON!

As we start the New Year, let us look back at an eventfull 2009, and forward to a brand new year of AKB48

The TOP 5 happenings in 2009
5. AKB48 back in Kouhaku 2009
       It's not easy being on that show. AKB48 didn't get invited for 2008.
4. Oshima Mai graduation
       Big loss to AKB48 since she was a major frontgirl. Many fans were devastated.
3. New York Anime Festival
       AKB48's debut concert in the West. Well there was Japan Expo in France too but NYAF is more important.
2. AKB48 Team Shuffles announcement
       The most shocking event in 2009. Worse is that it had to be announced after a concert.
1. RIVER
       Needs no text here. Other than AWESOME!


The TOP 5 (going to happen) happenings in 2010
5. Moar Walletraeping
       Support official goods! Bigger projects need bigger budget.
4. Majisuka Gakuen
       AKB48's first very own Dorama! Starring AKB48 (and some SKE).
3. Concerts
       I can't think of what to say here. Nevertheless more and bigger concerts is good.
2. New Singles and Stages
       AKB48 ain't AKB48 without their music. More darks songs please!
1. Team Changes
       Already delayed for few months. Start it already i'm getting impatient!


I also changed the header image from the NYAF miniconcert to the Team K performance during the sports festival. Jan 2010 is the supposed date of the Team changes. Gonna miss the old Team K. The reason why I used that pic (even though the quality sucks and it's blurry) is because thats where Team K confirmed their unity.

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