NMB48 New TV Show [BLACK $ MILLION ]

NMB48 will have a new TV show on TV Tokyo called [Mezase 100-man en!! BLACK $ MILLION ]  (Aim for 1 Million Yen!! Black $ Million). The show will start on April 6 and will be broadcasted every Saturday.

The show is a game show where people will have to win several games in order to get 1 million yen. Together with NMB48 the comedy duo Black Mayonnaise, who already accompanied the NMB48 girls in [Star Hime Sagashi Toru ],  are part of the cast. According to a blog post of Kotani Riho, the show was recorded at ROUND 1, an entertainment center with arcade games, bowling hall, karaoke boxes etc.


Mezase 100-man en!!BLACK $ MILLION 
目指せ１００万円！！ＢＬＡＣＫ＄ＭＩＬＬＩＯＮ
TV Network: TV Tokyo
Air Time: Saturday 24:25 ~ 24:50
Broadcast starts: 6th April 2013
Cast: NMB48, Black Mayonnaise (comedy duo)

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AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Election and Nissan Stadium Concert Details

AKB48 have announced details of the senbatsu election (sousenkyo) to select the participating members for their 32nd single. The election itself will take place at the [AKB48 Super Festival at Nissan Stadium] which has now been announced will take place on 8th June 2013. The concert itself will take place at 15:00 on that date, with the election taking place at 17:30. The event will take place come rain or shine. No ticket details have been released so far.

This 5th general election is to select the senbatsu members who will participate in AKB48's 32nd single, which will be released sometime in August 2013. There will be a total of 64 members elected:

1-16: Senbatsu
17-32: Undergirls
33-48: Next Girls
49-64: Future Girls

The members available to be elected has changed this year. Between 31st March and 7th April, eligible members will have to apply to participate. Eligible members are:

1. AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48 members (including kenkyuusei) as of 31st March 2013.
2. AKB48 members moved overseas (Takajo Aki, Nakagawa Haruka, Miyazawa Sae, Suzuki Mariya)
3. Graduated members who have spent more than four years in an AKB48 group.

So far, a number of graduated (and graduating) members have already announced their intention on whether to participate or not:

Participating: Urano Kazumi, Noro Kayo
Not participating: Nito Moeno, Masuda Yuka, Nakaya Sayaka, Maeda Atsuko, Yonezawa Rumi, Ono Erena

Some other current members have announced their willingness to participate. The full list of participating members will be revealed after 7th April.

Of interest to this perhaps, are the two reunion SDN48 performances of their 1st Stage [Yuuwaku no Garter] on the 31st March. Second and third generation members will perform a daytime show, and first generation members an evening show. All SDN48 members had been forced to graduate en masse at their farewell [Next Encore] concert on 31st March 2012, so these reunion shows mark a year since the group disbanded, although some reunited for the revival performance of their 1st stage as part of [Minogashita Kimitachi e 2] concert series on 15th May 2012.

There are 12 different methods to get a voting ticket for this election, and the voting period will be open from 21st May to 7th June 2013, a day before the election at the [AKB48 Super Festival at Nissan Stadium]. The methods of getting a voting ticket are:

1. AKB48 "Twin Pillars" Fanclub Membership
2. AKB48 Mobile Fanclub Membership
3. AKB48 Official Smartphone App Membership
4. AKB48 DMM.com Live On Demand Subscription
5. AKB48 Official Net internet service provider member
6. SKE48 Mobile Fanclub Membership
7. SKE48 DMM.com Live On Demand Subscription
8. NMB48 Mobile Fanclub Membership
9. NMB48 DMM.com Live On Demand Subscription
10. HKT48 Mobile Fanclub Membership
11. HKT48 DMM.com Live On Demand Subscription
12. 1 voting slip will be including in each copy of AKB48's 31st single, limited, regular, and theatre editions.

The changes from last year are the addition of the NMB48 and HKT48 Live On Demand subscribers, which did not exist last year, and the inclusion of voting tickets in the Theatre Edition of the single prior to the single whose members are being voted for.

AKB48's 31st Single, has yet to be titled, but will be released on the 22nd May 2013. It will be released in a total of 7 types:

Regular Edition (Type I)
Regular Edition (Type II)
Regular Edition (Type III)
Limited Edition (Type I)
Limited Edition (Type II)
Limited Edition (Type III)
Theatre Edition

The Regular and Limited Editions are both CD+DVD editions costing 1,600 yen each and the disc content is the same for for the same Type number in Regular and Limited.

Regular Editions will come with a photo and a voting ticket.

Limited Editions will come with a national event handshake ticket, a voting ticket, and a photobook by Ninagawa Mika.

Theatre Editions are CD only and for this single there is a shake up. You can either purchase them with a voting ticket + individual member handshake ticket + 1 photo OR with a voting ticket + 2 photos.


These whole announcements are very exciting. It is surprising to me that the Nissan Stadium concert is only one day long and contains the election as well, which is normally a separate big event. The shake-up in election candidacy in interesting, but I suspect most graduated (and graduating) members will not participate. The two members who have announced (Nontii and Cindy) are well known to keep close links to the group already. Perhaps what makes the biggest change to the election dynamic, is the inclusion of voting tickets in the Theatre Edition of the single, as these make up by far the largest proportion of single sales (roughly 800k per single) and have never previously included voting tickets.

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AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2013 Team A and B Setlists

AKB48 have finally started continuing their 47 prefecture National Tour of Japan [Nonaka Misato, Ugoku. ~47 Todoufuken de aimashou~]. This was started in April 2012 and 16 dates were completed between then and October 2012. No concerts had taken place since the Team Reshuffle. The first 2013 dates started with Shinoda Team A in Kagawa on 25 March 2013 and Umeda Team B in Yamaguchi on 26 March 2013. Like all dates on the tour, Nonaka Misato made an appearance since the tour is named after her.

The next two dates on the tour are Umeda Team B in Aomori on 1 April 2013 and Oshima Team K in Yamaguchi on 3 April 2013. For listings of all concerts and releases, don't forget to check the MELOSnoMichi calendar. For a list of all concerts performed on the tour, click here.

The setlists for both the concerts so far is below. The unit songs are identical to the current waiting stages, and a lot of the group songs are taken from them as well. Please note that only 16 members of each team appear at each concert.


Shinoda Team A in Kagawa
2013.03.25

M01. AKB Sanjou!
M02. Juuryoku Sympathy
M03. Iiwake Maybe
M04. Oogoe Diamond
---
M05. Skirt, Hirari (Tano Yuuka, Takahashi Juri, Kawaei Rina, Iwata Karen, Watanabe Mayu, Morikawa Ayaka, Oshima Ryoka)
M06. Junai no Crescendo (Kasai Tomomi, Yokoyama Yui, Nakatsuka Tomomi)
M07. Kuroi Tenshi (Nito Moeno, Iriyama Anna, Kikuchi Ayaka)
M08. Tenshi no Shippo (Takahashi Juri, Kawaei Rina, Oshima Ryoya)
M09. Ame no Pianist (Sato Sumire, Takahashi Minami, Matsui Sakiko)
M10. Glass no I Love You (Watanabe Mayu, Tano Yuuka, Iwata Karen, Morikawa Ayaka)
---
M11. Ruby
M12. Give Me Five!
M13. Happy A!
M14. UZA
M15. RIVER
M16. Ponytail to Shushu
M17. Tadaima Renaichu
M18. Only Today
M19. Tenohira ga Kataru Koto
---
EN1. Flying Get
EN2. First Rabbit
EN3. Hikoukigumo
EN4. Heavy Rotation

Umeda Team B in Yamaguchi
2013.03.26


M01. Shonichi
M02. Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara
M03. Virgin Love
M04. Seigi no Mikata Janai Hero
---
M05. Kimi no C/W
M08. Dakishimeraretara
M07. Imoide Ijou
M08. Gomen ne, Jewel
M09. Namida ni Shizumu Taiyou
---
M10. Flying Get
M11. Sokode inu no unchi fun jau ka ne?
M12. Nagiichi
M13. Yobisute Fantasy
M14. Single Medley (Eien Pressure, Iiwake Maybe, Gingham Check, Oogoe Diamond)
M15. Yuuhi wo Miteiruka?
---
EN1. UZA
EN2. RIVER
EN3. Team B Oshi
EN4. Tenohira ga Kataru Koto
EN5. So long !
EN6. Tanpopo no Kesshin

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HKT48 Debut Single [Suki! Suki! Skip!] 1st Week Sales

HKT48's debut single [Suki! Suki! Skip!] sold 250,147 copies on it's first week on sale to place number one on the Oricon weekly sales charts. This is the highest first week sales for any of the 48 groups debut singles. It also surpasses the sales of Nogizaka46's latest single [Kimi no Na wa Kibou] which sold 242,054 copies. NMB48's latest single [Kitagawa Kenji] sold 317,051 in comparison.

[Suki! Suki! Skip!] also dominated the Soundscan charts, with the three CD+DVD types taking the top three positions in the chart:

Type A: 37,248 copies
Type B: 28,479 copies
Type C: 25,887 copies

Since Soundscan does not count the Theatre Edition, we can estimate this sold a total of 158,533 copies by subtracting the Soundscan numbers from the Oricon number.



Many congratulations to HKT48! These are fantastic sales and hope they continue. What's even more astonishing is that the Soundscan numbers better than Kitagawa Kenji by a couple of thousand.

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NMB48's TV show [NMB48 Geinin!] Gets 2nd Season

It was announced that NMB48's TV show  [NMB48 Geinin!] will get a 2nd season. The new season will start on April 3 on NTV.  Season 1 of this show was brodcasted July to September last year on the same channel. Just recently a movie, called [Geinin! THE MOVIE Owarai Seishun Girls] had been announced, which will have its first showing on March 25, at the 5th Okinawa International  Movie Festival.


Like the first season and the movie, the second season is set in a high school comedy club. The regular members  for [Geinin!! 2] will be Yamamoto Sayaka, Watanabe Miyuki, Ogasawara Mayu, Yamada Nana, Kotani Riho and Yokoyama Yui, the same members who also form the main cast of the movie. Just like Season 1, the comedy duo Football Hour is also part of the cast.



NMB48 Geinin!! 2
NMB48げいにん!！2
Official Website: http://www.ntv.co.jp/geinin/
TV Network: NTV
Air Time: Wednesday 25:29 ~ 25:59
Broadcast starts: 3rd April 2013
Cast: NMB48, Football Hour (comedy duo)

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NMB48 Team N Shinohara Kanna To Graduate

On March 21, NMB48 Team N member Shinohara Kanna has announced her graduation. She will leave the group after a graduation show on April 12 and then wants to pursue her dream of becoming a model.


Kanna joined NMB48 as a 1st Generation member when the group was founded in 2010 and was later chosen as one of the original members for Team N. Recently, fellow Team N member Fukumoto Aina also announced her graduation, so Team N will soon be left with two open spots.


Shinohara Kanna's Graduation Comment:
Original Message

I, Shinohara Kanna, will graduate from NMB48.
I was active in NMB48 as a 1st generation member, since I was in first year of junior high school. But I wasn't a member who danced or sang in the front rows.
I had the dream of becoming a model, and I haven't forgotten my wish to fulfill this dream.
Since I was promoted to Team N, I made a lot of experiences until now. There were happy and fun things, but there were also painful and frustrating things.
Even though I was chosen senbatsu for the 1st single 'Zetsumetsu Kurogami Shoujo', I wasn't chosen for any single senbatsu after that.
No matter how much I failed I was still doing the best effort I could.
But this effort wasn't enough. And because of my insufficiency, I wasn't able to make any good announcements and I am so sorry to you all.
During handshake events etc, sometimes even my being in Team N was disapproved. "Why are you even in Team N?"...and the like.
It was really painful. There was even a time when I thought it would have been better if I never had been promoted to Team N. But I, who have nothing to be confident in, also thought that nothing can be done about it.
But facing forward, I continued until now. What I can say to you now is:
I am glad about being in Team N.
It was really fun standing on the same stage with these great friends, going to different places for our tour, laughing about stupid things, and fooling around like idiots.
No matter how many painful feelings I had and even at times when I was afraid of handshake events, there were people waiting for me. Because there were people who wanted to meet me and to support me, I could enjoy handshake events naturally, and they became a pleasant time.
Thank you for saying you love me.
Thank you for supporting me.
I was really happy that I was able to meet such wonderful people and to meet the other members.
I love the members of NMB48.
I will aim for my model dream and do my best.
I cannot always depend on NMB48. Now that I graduated junior high, I will make a new step.
If you come along the name "Shinohara Kanna" again somewhere, I would be happy if you support me.
Thank you for everything until now. And please support me from now on too.

I am not really surprised about Kanna's graduation. She always had a difficult position in the group, she never made senbatsu after the 1st single and never got much attention. Her graduation comment shows how hard it must have been for her and I really hope she has more luck and success in pursuing her model dream.

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Nogizaka46 5th Single [Kimi no Na wa Kibou] 1st Week Sales

Nogizaka46 5th single [Kimi no Na wa Kibou] has sold 242,054 copies on its first week on sale to place number 1 on the Oricon weekly singles chart. It sold 204,281 of those copies on day one. It is available in 3 CD+DVD Types, and 1 CD only type. This was only a 10k increase over their 4th single [Seifuku no Mannequin]. Full comparison with previous singles:

Guruguru Curtain	136,309
Oide Shampoo	111,222
Hashire! Bicycle	186,613
Seifuku no Mannequin	232,961
Kimi no Na wa Kibou	242,054

Here are their Soundscan placings:

04. Type A - 25,792
07. Type B - 22,606
10. Type C - 20,225

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HKT48 1st Single [Suki! Suki! Skip!] 1st Day Sales

HKT48's debut single [Suki! Suki! Skip!] sold 205,278 copies on it's first day on sale to place number one in the Oricon Daily Singles Charts.

This is the highest first day sales from any 48 group's debut single, the previous highest being NMB48's [Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo] with 131,654 copies. It even beat Nogizaka46's latest single (their 5th) released last week, [Kimi no Na wa Kibou] which sold 204,281 copies.

Congratulations HKT48! These are fantastic first day sales and I hope the trend continues throughout the week and also their momentum carries forward to their second single.

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AKB48 Team BS Launched To Promote NHK BS TV Channel

AKB48 have launched a [Team BS] to promote the NHK BS TV Channel. BS stands for Broadcasting Satellite and is one method of distributing/receiving TV channels in Japan. NHK have two channels, NHK BS1 and NHK BS Premium. The campaign will last from 20th March to 31st May 2013. In addition to appearing on the TV channels, posters will adorn the Tokyo Metro from 8th April onwards.

Selected members are:

Takahashi Minami Watanabe Mayu Oshima Yuko Shimazaki Haruka Matsui Jurina Matsui Rena Watanabe Miyuki Yamamoto Sayaka Sashihara Rino Tashima Meru

(AKB48 Team A) (AKB48 Team A) (AKB48 Team K) (AKB48 Team B) (AKB48 Team K / SKE48 Team S) (SKE48 Team S) (AKB48 Team B / NMB48 Team N) (NMB48 Team N) (HKT48 Team H) (HKT48 Kenyuusei)

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Nogizaka46 5th Single [Kimi no Na wa Kibou] 1st Day Sales

Nogizaka46 5th single [Kimi no Na wa Kibou] has sold 204,281 copies on its first day on sale to place number 1 on the Oricon daily singles chart. It is available in 3 CD+DVD Types, and 1 CD only type. Here is a comparison with previous singles:

Guruguru Curtain	84,905
Oide Shampoo	111,222
Hashire! Bicycle	150,056
Seifuku no Mannequin	190,108
Kimi no Na wa Kibou	204,281

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AKB48 Charity Song [Tenohira ga Kataru Koto] + Performance Setlists

To mark the second anniversary of the Touhoku earthquake and tsunami, that occurred on 11 March 2013, AKB48 released a new song [Tenohira ga Kataru Koto] on 8 March 2013 as part of their ongoing [Dareka no Tame ni ~ What can I do for someone?] project. The song is available to download for free on their official website: http://www.akb48.co.jp/darekanotameni/ and a donation page has been set up  to support the recovery efforts (click here for the official English donation page).

On 9 March 2013, AKB48, SKE48, and NMB48 performed as part of the [Shinsai Kara 2-nen 'Ashita e'] Concert, broadcast by NHK. They performed the following songs:

AKB48 - Heavy Rotation, Kaze wa Fuiteiru
SKE48 - Nakama no Uta, Banzai Venus
NMB48 - Dareka no Tami ni, Nagiichi
AKB48 + SKE48 + NMB48 - Tenohira ga Kataru Koto, Sakura no Hanabiratachi
Hana wa Saku (featuring Iwata Karen)

Iwata Karen was one of the performing members for [Hana wa Saku] the song she was part of released last year for the earthquake recovery charity project. [Sakura no Hanabiratachi] had it's lyrics changed for this occasion.

On the day itself, most of AKB48 and some of the sister group members, performed all over some of the disaster struck regions. See this post by T-Motion@jphip for details and pictures of those events.

Meanwhile at their respective theatres, each group performed a special setlist. You can see these (and the member line-ups) below. For the sister groups, most members were on stage, although for AKB48, it was mostly just the kenkyuusei. The Live On Demand recordings of these shows are downloadable for free on DMM.com for the next 30 days, however that section of the website is region-locked to Japan.

AKB48

M01. Dareka no Tame ni

M02. Flying Get

M03. Kaze wa Fuiteiru

---MC1---

M04. Manatsu no Sounds Good!

M05. Gingham Check

---MC2--- 

M06. Bingo

M07. So long!

---MC3---

M08. Boku no Taiyou

M09. Tenohira ga Kataru Koto

Kenkyuusei (minus Minegishi Minami) + Izuta Rina, Kobayashi Marina, Nakamata Shiori, Morikawa Ayaka, Chikano Rina, Nakata Chisato, Fujita Nana, Matsubara Natsumi, Ishida Haruka, Ichikawa Miori

SKE48

M01. Kaze wa Fuiteiru

---MC1---

M02. Ai no Kazu

M03. Te wo Tsunaginagara

M04. To be continued

M05. Sakura no Hanabiratachi

---MC2---

M06. Tsuyoki Mono yo

M07. 1! 2! 3! 4! Yoroshiku!

M08. Choco no Dorei

---MC3---

M09. Dareka no Tame ni

M10. Tenohira ga Kataru Koto

Missing were Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena, Ogino Risa, and Hidaka Yuzuki

NMB48

M01. Kaze wa Fuiteiru

---MC1---

M02. Mirai no Tobira

M03. Oh My God!

---MC2---

M04. Kimi ga Hoshi ni Naru Made

---MC3---

M05. Tanpopo no Kesshin

M06. Minasan mo Goissho ni

M07. Dareka no Tame ni

---MC4---

M08. Seishun no Laptime

M09. Tenohira ga Kataru Koto

Missing were Yamamoto Sayaka, Watanabe Miyuki, Hisada Riko, and Shinohara Kanna

HKT48

M01. Mirai no Tobira
M02. Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara
---MC1---
M03. Aozora no Soba ni Ite
M04. Dear My Teacher
---MC2---
M05. Oogoe Diamond
M06. Kaze wa Fuiteiru
M07. HKT48
---MC3---
M08. Dareka no Tame ni
M09. Onegai Valentine
M10. Suki! Suki! Skip!
M11. Tenohira ga Kataru Koto

Missing were Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, and Ota Aika

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NO NAME 2nd Single [Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu] Tracklist + Covers

[AKB0048] anime seiyuu sub-unit NO NAME will release their 2ndt single [Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu] on 10th April 2013. The lead track is the ending theme of the second season of the anime, whilst track 2, [Omo Naki Sono Koe] is the opening theme.

The single will be released in four types. Two CD+DVD types and two CD only types, with one set of covers being the seiyuus and the other, the anime characters. The CD+DVD types cover feature all the characters/members, whilst Type C features just Watanabe Mayu and Iwata Karen, and Type D the anime characters they voice, Sono Cheiri and Motomiya Nagisa. All types feature a NO NAME version of a classic AKB48 song.

The future of NO NAME after the 2nd season of [AKB0048] has been thrown into doubt recently due to the recent graduation of Nakaya Sayaka and forthcoming graduations of Hata Sawako and Yagami Kumi. Both Nakaya Sayaka and Hata Sawako are graduating to continue their careers as anime seiyuu (voice actors) though, so perhaps [AKB0048] has been a stepping stone for them.

NO NAME 2nd Single
Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu
この涙を君に捧ぐ
10 April 2013

Type A 1,470yen	[CD] 01. Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu 02. Omo Naki Sono Koe 03. Shoujotachi yo (NO NAME ver.) 04. Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu (off vocal.) 05. Omo Naki Sono Koe (off vocal.) 06. Shoujotachi yo (off vocal.) [DVD] 01. Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu PV 02. Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu PV making of 03. AKB0048 NO NAME FIRST KILALIVE
Type B 1,470yen	[CD] 01. Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu 02. Omo Naki Sono Koe 03. Oogoe Diamond (NO NAME ver.) 04. Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu (off vocal.) 05. Omo Naki Sono Koe (off vocal.) 06. Oogoe Diamond (off vocal.) [DVD] 01. Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu PV 02. Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu PV making of 03. AKB0048 NO NAME FIRST KILALIVE
Type C 1,000yen	[CD] 01. Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu 02. Omo Naki Sono Koe 03. Shonichi (NO NAME ver.) 04. Audio Drama "3-gata-me no nazo"
Type D  1,000yen	[CD] 01. Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu 02. Omo Naki Sono Koe 03. Temodemo no Namida (NO NAME ver.) 04. Audio Drama "Black snow no inbou

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Takahashi Minami Solo Debut Single [Jane Doe] Tracklist + Covers

AKB48 General Manager Takahashi Minami will release her solo debut single [Jane Doe] on 3rd April 2013 via Universal Music.

The title track is the theme song to the drama Saki. It will be released in three CD+DVD types and a CD only theatre edition. Type C contains a cover of Maeda Atsuko's song [Migikata].

Takahashi Minami 1st Single
Jane Doe
Jane Doe
3 April 2013

Type A 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Jane Doe 02. Yabureru Hane 03. Sabiru Lock 04. Jane Doe (off vocal.) 05. Yabureru Hane (off vocal.) 06. Sabiru Lock (off vocal.) [DVD] 01. Jane Doe PV 02. Yabureru Hane PV 03. Takahashi Minami no Kiseki Zenpen -Kyodai Group wo Matomeru Chiisana Soukantoku- 04. Jane Doe Making Of
Type B 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Jane Doe 02. Yabureru Hane 03. Rikoteki na Renai 04. Jane Doe (off vocal.) 05. Yabureru Hane (off vocal.) 06. Rikoteki na Renai (off vocal.) [DVD] 01. Jane Doe PV 02. Yabureru Hane PV 03. Takahashi Minami no Kiseki Kouhen -Mokuwareta 6nen 8kagetsu 18ka no Doryoku- 04. Yabureru Hane Making Of
Type C 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Jane Doe 02. Yabureru Hane 03. Migikata 04. Jane Doe (off vocal.) 05. Yabureru Hane (off vocal.) 06. Migikata (off vocal.) [DVD] 01. Jane Doe PV 02.Yabureru Hane PV 03. Solo Debut Commemorative Talk - Takahashi Minami x Akimoto Yasushi  - 2nd Single Lyrics Discussion
Theatre Edition 1,000yen	[CD] 01. Jane Doe 02. Yabureru Hane 03. Buenos Aires ni Ame ga Kudaru 04. Jane Doe (off vocal.) 05. Yabureru Hane (off vocal.) 06. Buenos Aires ni Ame ga Kudaru (off vocal.)

http://www.universal-music.co.jp/takahashi-minami

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NMB48 [Teppen Tottande!] 1st Week Sales

NMB48's 1st Album [Teppen Tottande!], released February 27, finished its 1st week selling 328,436 copies. It topped the Oricon Weekly Charts clearly.

The album already sold 247,047 on 1st day and kept good sales the following days, topping Oricon Daily Charts the whole week except for one day.

Sales are higher than the 1st Week Sales of NMB48's last single [Kitagawa Kenji]  (317,051) and also far higher than those of SKE48's 1st Album  [Kono Hi no Chime wo Wasurenai] (110,613).

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NMB48 Western Japan Tour Setlist (Updated)

NMB48 started its tour through Western Japan on March 4 with a concert in Hiroshima. The show was performed by a tour senbatsu consisting of 20 members from all three of NMB48's teams.

While the first fifth shows had basically the same setlist, the 6th show in Hyogo Prefecture had a partly altered setlist. You can find the setlist below.


NMB48西日本ツアー2013　12月31日
NMB48 Western Japan Tour 2013  12/31
Date: 4th March~ 5th April

First Show, Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall
Date: March 4
Member Line-Up: 
Team N: Ogasawara Mayu, Kadowaki Kanako, Kishino Rika, Kondo Rina, Kotani Riho, Jonishi Kei, Yamada Nana, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yoshida Akari, Watanabe Miyuki
Team M: Okita Ayaka, Kinoshita Momoka, Shimada Rena, Takano Yui, Tanigawa Airi, Murakami Ayaka, Yagura Fuuko
Team BII: Kusaka Konomi, Kono Saki, Muro Kanako

M01 - HA!
M02 - Teppen Tottande
M03 - Zetsumetsu Kurogami Shoujo
-----MC-----
M04 - Warukii (Watanabe Miyuki)
M05 - Kanpeki Guu no ne (Kinoshita Momoka, Murakami Ayaka, Kadowaki Kanako, Kono Saki, Muro Kanako, Kusaka Konomi, Yagura Fuuko)
M06 - Suika Baby (Yamamoto Sayaka, Takano Yui, Yamada Nana, Ogasawara Mayu)
M07 - Kirigirisu Jin (Kotani Riho, Yoshida Akari, Shimada Rena)
M08 - Lost the way (Tanigawa Airi, Kishino Rika, Kondo Rina, Okita Ayaka)
M09 - Zutto Mae kara (Watanabe Miyuki, Yagura Fuuko, Jonishi Kei)
M10 - Jungle Gym (Yamamoto Sayaka)
-----MC-----
M11 - Mikazuki no Senaka
M12 - In Goal
M13 - Mousou Girlfriend
-----MC-----
M14 - Oh My God!
M15 - Junjou U-19
M16 - Virginity
M17 - Kitagawa Kenji
-----MC-----
M18 - 12/31
----ENCORE-----
EN1 - Nagiichi
EN2 - Seishun no Laptime
EN3 - Boku wa Matteru


Second Show, Okayama Civic Hall
Date: March 6

Member Line-Up: 
Team N: Ogasawara Mayu, Kadowaki Kanako, Kishino Rika, Kondo Rina, Kotani Riho, Jonishi Kei, Yamada Nana, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yoshida Akari, Watanabe Miyuki
Team M: Okita Ayaka, Shimada Rena, Takano Yui, Tanigawa Airi, Mita Mao, Murakami Ayaka, Murase Sae, Yagura Fuuko, Yamagishi Natsumi
Team BII: Kobayashi Rikako

Same Setlist as First Show except for:
M05- Kanpeki Guu no ne (Line up change: Yagura, Yamagishi, Mita, Kadowaki, Kobayashi, Murase, Murakami)

EN04- NMB48

Third Show, Alpha Anabuki Hall (Kagawa)
Date: March 7

Member Line-Up: 
Team N: Ogasawara Mayu, Kadowaki Kanako, Kishino Rika, Kondo Rina, Kotani Riho, Jonishi Kei, Yamaguchi Yuuki, Yamada Nana, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yokoyama Yui, Yoshida Akari, Watanabe Miyuki
Team M: Azuma Yuki, Kawakami Rena, Kinoshita Momoka, Shimada Rena, Tanigawa Airi, Murakami Ayaka, Yagura Fuuko, Yamagishi Natsumi
Team BII: Kamieda Emika

Same Setlist as Second Show except for:
M05- Kanpeki Guu no ne (Line up change: Kawakami, Kamieda, Azuma, Yagura, Murakami, Kadowaki, Kinoshita)

M06- Suika Baby (Line up change: Ogasawara, Yamada, Yamamoto, Yokoyama)

M08- Lost the Way (Line up change: Tanigawa, Kishino, Kondo, Yamaguchi)

Fourth Show, Torigin Bunka Kaikan (Tottori)
Date: March 8

Member Line-Up: 
Team N: Ogasawara Mayu, Kadowaki Kanako, Kishino Rika, Kondo Rina, Kotani Riho, Jonishi Kei, Yamada Nana, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yokoyama Yui, Yoshida Akari, Watanabe Miyuki
Team M: Azuma Yuki, Kawakami Rena, Kinoshita Momoka, Shimada Rena, Tanigawa Airi, Takano Yui, Murakami Ayaka, Yagura Fuuko, Yamagishi Natsumi
Team BII: Akazawa Hono
KKS: Shibuya Nagisa

Same Setlist as show before except for:
M05- Kanpeki Guu no ne (Line up change: Kadowaki, Murakami, Yagura, Yamagishi, Kinoshita, Kawakami, Shibuya)

M08- Lost the Way (Line up change: Tanigawa, Kishino, Kondo, Akazawa)

Fifth Show, Fukuoka Sunpalace Hotel & Hall (Fukuoka)
Date: April 1

Member Line-Up: 
Team N: Ogasawara Mayu, Kadowaki Kanako, Kinoshita Haruna, Kotani Riho, Shiroma Miru, Jonishi Kei, Yamada Nana, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yokoyama Yui, Yoshida Akari, Watanabe Miyuki
Team M: Okita Ayaka, Tanigawa Airi, Yagura Fuuko, Yogi Keira
Team BII: Ota Yuri, Kato Yuka, Kushiro Rina, Yabushita Shu
KKS: Nishimura Aika


Same Setlist as show before except for:
M05- Kanpeki Guu no ne (Line up change: Yagura, Shiroma, Yabushita, Nishimura, Kushiro, Ota, Yogi)

M07- Kirigirisu Jin (Line up change: Kotani, Yoshida, Kadowaki)

M08- Lost the Way (Line up change: Okita, Tanigawa, Kinoshita, Kato)

Sixth Show, Kobe International House International Hall (Hyogo Prefecture)
Date: April 3
Member Line-Up: 
ALL NMB48 Members (except Shinohara, Fukumoto, Yokoyama; total of 66 members)

M01 - HA!
M02 - Teppen Tottande
M03 - Zetsumetsu Kurogami Shoujo
-----MC-----
M04 - Sunahama de Pistol (Namba Teppoutai Sono Ichi)
M05 - Bokura no Regatta (Shirogumi)
M06 - Sonzai shitenai Mono (Akagumi)
-----MC-----
M07 - Chotto Nekoze
M08 - Namekuji Heart
M09 - Rifujin Ball
M10 - Almond Croissant Keikaku (Team BII)
M11 - Lily (Team N+Koga Narumi, Takayama Riko, Nakagawa Hiromi)
M12 - with my soul (Team M)
-----MC-----
M13 - Oh My God!
M14 - Junjou U-19
M15 - Virginity
M16 - Kitagawa Kenji
M17 - 12/31

----ENCORE-----
EN1 - Nagiichi
EN2 - Seishun no Laptime
EN3 - Boku wa Matteru
EN4 - NMB48

Seventh and Eight Show, Orix Theater (Osaka)
Date: April 4

M01 - HA!
M02 - Teppen Tottande
M03 - Zetsumetsu Kurogami Shoujo
-----MC-----
M04 - Renai Higai Todoke (Akagumi)
M05 - Hoshizora no Caravan (Shirogumi)
M06 - Nemuku Naru made Hitsuji wa Detekonai
M07 - Fuyushogun no Regret (Namba Teppoudai Sono Ni)
M08 - Dazai Osamu wo Yonda ka
M09 - Ba Atari GO!
M10 - Namekuji Heart
-----MC-----
M11 - Almond Croissant Keikaku (Team BII)
M12 - Lily (Team N)
M13 - with my soul (Team M)
-----MC-----
M14 - Oh My God!
M15 - Junjou U-19
M16 - Virginity
M17 - Kitagawa Kenji
M18 - 12/31

----ENCORE-----
EN1 - Nagiichi
EN2 - Seishun no Laptime
EN3 - Boku wa Matteru
EN4 - NMB48



Last Show, Biwako Hall (Shiga)
Date: April 5

M01 - HA!
M02 - Teppen Tottande
M03 - Zetsumetsu Kurogami Shoujo
-----MC-----
M04 - Sunahama de Pistol (Namba Teppoutai Sono Ichi)
M05 - Bokura no Regatta (Shirogumi)
M06 - Sonzai shitenai Mono (Akagumi)
-----MC-----
M07 - Chotto Nekoze
M08 - Dazai Osamu wo Yonda ka
M09 - Namekuji Heart
M10 - Rifujin Ball
M11 - Almond Croissant Keikaku (Team BII)
M12 - Lily (Team N)
M13 - with my soul (Team M)
-----MC-----
M14 - Oh My God!
M15 - Junjou U-19
M16 - Virginity
M17 - Kitagawa Kenji
M18 - 12/31

----ENCORE-----
EN1 - Nagiichi
EN2 - Seishun no Laptime
EN3 - Boku wa Matteru
EN4 - NMB48

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HKT48 Team H 2nd Stage [Hakata Legend] Shonichi Setlist

HKT48 Team H started their 2nd Stage [Hakata Legend] on 1st March 2013, after finishing their 1st Stage [Te wo Tsunaginagara] on 17th February 2013. Like the current AKB48 stage,[Hakata Legend] is a "waiting stage" consisting of pre-existing songs chosen by the team.

Of interest is a version of [Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara] with re-written lyrics in Hakata-ben. Also, three songs were included from their debut single, lead track [Suki! Suki! Skip!], and [Seifuku no Bambi], and [Onegai Valentine], which opened with the start of AKB48's signature song [Aitakatta]. It also included HKT48's first original song [Hatsukoi Butterfly] which was a coupling song on AKB48's 29th single [Eien Pressure] and [HKT48]

Since Team H currently only consists of 15 members, 2nd generation kenkyuusei Yamada Marina took the 16th place in the shonichi line-up.

Setlist

M01. HKT48
M02. Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (Hakata-ben ver.)
M03. Boyfriend no Tsukurikata
M04. Hatsukoi Butterfly
---MC---
M05. Glass no I Love You (Kodama, Miyawaki, Ueki, Motomura)
M06. Seifuku Resistance (Sashihara, Kumazawa, Tanaka)
M07. Heart Gata Virus (Anai, Wakatabe, Ota)
M08. Temodemo no Namida (Matsuoka, Moriyasu)
M09. Tengoku Yarou (Shimono, Murashige, Nakanishi, Yamada)
---MC---
M10. Seifuku no Bambi (Sashihara, Kodama, Miyawaki)
M11. Enkyori Poster (Anai, Ota, Matsuoka, Moriyasu, Motomura, Ueki, Wakatabe)
M12. Two Years Later
M13. Kaiyuugyo no Capacity
M14. Shamu Neko
M15. Oogoe Diamond
---MC---
M16. Mirai no Tobira
---ENCORE---
EN1. Onegai Valentine (with Aitakatta intro)
EN2. Suki! Suki! Skip!
---MC---
EN3. Shiroi Shirt

I'm really looking forward to watching this stage, as I love Team H, although I'm still sad Te wo Tsunaginagara is over and instead we get this "waiting stage" made up of existing songs rather than a proper stage setlist. I'm also very surprised that three of their most popular members (Haruppi, Aoi, Sakura) are in one unit.

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HKT48 1st Single [Suki! Suki! Skip!] Tracklisting + Covers

HKT48 will release their debut single [Suki! Suki! Skip!] on 20 March 2013 via Universal Music. It will be released in three CD+DVD types and the usual CD only Theatre Edition. There were two separate types of sales which included the Theatre Edition. The first was individual member 2-shot tickets, and the second was individual member handshake tickets.

Three of the songs, [Suki! Suki! Skip!], [Kataomoi no Karaage], and [Ima ga Ichiban] will receive music videos. The generic coupling song [Onegai Valentine] is being used in a CM for Ghana chocolate, and is performed as part of Team H's 2nd Stage [Hakata Legend], as is [Seifuku no Bambi] and the lead track.

Like their first original song [Hatsukoi Butterfly], which was on AKB48's 29th single [Eien Pressure], 2nd generation kenkyuusei Tashima Meru is the centre here - even getting a solo cover on the Theatre Edition.


HKT48 1st Single
Suki! Suki! Skip!
スキ！スキ！スキップ！
20 March 2013

Type A 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Suki! Suki! Skip! 02. Onegai Valentine 03. Kataomoi no Karaage (Amakuchi-hime) 04. Suki! Suki! Skip! (off vocal.) 05. Onegai Valentine (off vocal.) 06. Kataomoi no Karaage (off vocal.) [DVD] 01. Suki! Suki! Skip! PV 02. Kataomoi no Karaage PV 03. Tokyo Excursion
Type B 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Suki! Suki! Skip! 02. Onegai Valentine 03. Ima ga Ichiban (Umakuchi-hime) 04. Suki! Suki! Skip! (off vocal.) 05. Onegai Valentine (off vocal.) 06. Ima ga Ichiban (off vocal.) [DVD] 01. Suki! Suki! Skip! PV 02. PV 03. Hakata Tourist
Type C 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Suki! Suki! Skip! 02. Onegai Valentine 03. Seifuku no Bambi 04. Suki! Suki! Skip! (off vocal.) 05. Onegai Valentine (off vocal.) 06. Seifuku no Bambi (off vocal.) [DVD] 01. Suki! Suki! Skip! PV 02. Members Gag Collection
Theatre Edition 1,000yen	[CD] 01. Suki! Suki! Skip! 02. Onegai Valentine 03. Kireigoto demo Iijanaika? 04. Suki! Suki! Skip! (off vocal.) 05. Onegai Valentine (off vocal.) 06. Kireigoto demo Iijanaika? (off vocal.)

I really like the single and hope HKT48 do well on their debut! Aki-P has called Meru "the new Jurina" before, and I think it's just in her similar push to the front. Personally, I'd prefer Haruppi, who is the Team H centre.

Another new HKT48 song [Tanso no Gen](which is not included on this single), is used for a CM for a drawer company:

http://www.tansu-gen.co.jp/tansudance/

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