NMB48 2nd Album [Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya~ Namba Jichiku~] Tracklist and Covers

NMB48 will release its 2nd album on August 13th. The album is titled [Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya~Namba Jichiku~] ("The center of the world is Osaka~Autonomous region Namba/Namba Territory~").

It will be released in 4 types: N, M, B and Theater version. The record contains all singles since [Bokura no Eureka], several couplings and new songs, for example songs for the new teams and the album's main song [Ibiza Girl]. DVDs included in types N, M  and B not only contain music videos but also theater shows, the NMB48 Request Hour and bonus videos.



NMB48 2nd Album
Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya~Namba Jichiku~
世界の中心は大阪や〜なんば自治区〜
13 August 2014

Bold: New Songs

Type N 3,500yen	[CD] 01. Ibiza Girl 02. Bokura no Eureka 03. Kamonegikkusu 04. Takane no Ringo 05.  "Seito Techou no Shashin wa Ki ni Haitte Inai" no Housoku 06. Densha wo Oriru (Team N) 07. Okuba (Shirogumi) 08. Doshaburi Seishun no Naka de (Shirogumi) 09. Prom no Koibito (Shirogumi) 10. Dakishimetai Kedo (Yamamoto Sayaka) 11. Isshukan, Zenbu ga Getsuyoubi nara II no ni 12. Sunglasses to Uchiakebanashi (Kenkyuusei) 13. Toki wa Katarihajimeru 14. Kamonegikkusu <Remo-Con REMIX> 15. Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta [DVD] (Disc A) 01. Ibiza Girl (MV) 02. Ibiza Girl (MV Dancing Version) 03. Densha wo Oriru (MV) 04. Ibiza Girl Special Footage: ~Kotani Riho wa Sky Diving ni Chousen!~(Kotani Riho tries Skydiving) 05. Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru- Team N Theater Show (2014.3.25) (Disc B) 01. NMB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2014 (#50~#34) 02. Oshaberi-gumi 2 (Talk Group 2) (First Part) 03. Hajimete no Burari Hitori Tabi  (First Idle Journey alone) (Ota Yuuri ver.)
Type M 3,500yen	[CD] 01. Ibiza Girl 02. Bokura no Eureka 03. Kamonegikkusu 04. Takane no Ringo 05.  "Seito Techou no Shashin wa Ki ni Haitte Inai" no Housoku 06. Natsu no Saiminjutsu (Team M) 07. Hinadan de wa Boku no Miryoku wa Ikinainda (Namba Teppoutai Sono San) 08. Omowase Kousen (Akagumi) 09. Yama e Ikou (Namba Teppoutai Sono Go) 10. Peak 11. Isshukan, Zenbu ga Getsuyoubi nara II no ni 12. Sunglasses to Uchiakebanashi (Kenkyuusei) 13. Toki wa Katarihajimeru 14. Kamonegikkusu <Remo-Con REMIX> 15. Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta [DVD] (Disc A) 01. Ibiza Girl (MV) 02. Ibiza Girl (MV Dancing Version) 03. Natsu no Saiminjutsu (MV) 04. Ibiza Girl Special Footage: ~Kotani Riho wa Sky Diving ni Chousen!~(Kotani Riho tries Skydiving) 05. Idol no Yoake- Team M Theater Show (2014.4.1) (Disc B) 01. NMB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2014 (#33~#17) 02. Oshaberi-gumi 2 (Talk Group 2) (Second Part) 03. Hajimete no Burari Hitori Tabi  (First Idle Journey alone) (Shiroma Miru ver.)
Type B 3,500yen	[CD] 01. Ibiza Girl 02. Bokura no Eureka 03. Kamonegikkusu 04. Takane no Ringo 05.  "Seito Techou no Shashin wa Ki ni Haitte Inai" no Housoku 06. Kimi ni Yarareta (Team BII) 07. Mou Hadashi ni wa Narenai (Namba Teppoutai Sono Yon) 08. Yaban na Softcream (Akagumi) 09. Mizukiri (Akagumi) 10. Heart no Dokusenken 11. Isshukan, Zenbu ga Getsuyoubi nara II no ni 12. Sunglasses to Uchiakebanashi (Kenkyuusei) 13. Toki wa Katarihajimeru 14. Kamonegikkusu <Remo-Con REMIX> 15. Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta [DVD] (Disc A) 01. Ibiza Girl (MV) 02. Ibiza Girl (MV Dancing Version) 03. Kimi ni Yarareta (MV) 04. Ibiza Girl Special Footage: ~Kotani Riho wa Sky Diving ni Chousen!~(Kotani Riho tries Skydiving) 05. Tadaima Renaichuu - Team BII Theater Show (2014.3.24) (Disc B) 01. NMB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2014 (#16~#1) 02. NMB48 feat. Yoshimoto Shinkigeki Vol.9
Theater Version 1,886 yen	[CD] 01. Ibiza Girl 02. Bokura no Eureka 03. Kamonegikkusu 04. Takane no Ringo 05.  "Seito Techou no Shashin wa Ki ni Haitte Inai" no Housoku 06. Souzou no Shijin (Kenykuusei) 07. Todokanasou de Todoku Mono 08. Sunglasses to Uchiakebanashi (Kenkyuusei) 09. Kasa wa Iranai 10. Toki wa Katarihajimeru 11. Isshukan, Zenbu ga Getsuyoubi nara II no ni 12. Sayanee 13. Kamonegikkusu <Remo-Con REMIX> 14. Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta

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AKB48 Tops Oricon First Half 2014 Ranking

Oricon has released its rankings for the best selling releases of the first half of 2014. As expected AKB48 takes the Top3 spots with [Labrador Retriever] on #1. #4 and #5 are taken by Arashi but on #6 Nogizaka46 already makes an appearance with [Kizuitara Kataomoi] ranking higher than any AKB48 sister group singles. 

In the album ranking AKB48 also took the top.

All 48/46 relevant rankings are:

Singles
1. Labrador Retriever- AKB48 1,764,489
2. Mae Shika Mukanee- AKB48 1,151,372
3. Suzukake Nanchara- AKB48 1,086,491
...
6. Kizuitara Kataomoi- Nogizaka46 538,090
7. Mirai to wa?- SKE48 502,835
...
9. Takane no Ringo- NMB48 443,069
...
11. Sakura, Minna de Tabeta- HKT48 322,186
...
30. Barette- Nogizaka46 91,800
...
39. Sansei Kawaii!- SKE48 72,887
...
50. Koi Suru Fortune Cookie- AKB48 55,626

Albums
1. Tsugi no Ashiato- AKB48 1,036,751
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25. already- Not yet 85,844

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New Announcements: AKB48 Group Tokyo Dome Concerts+ NMB48 2nd Album

As announced on June 19th, AKB48 will again hold concerts in Tokyo Dome. Three concerts are planned for August, one by AKB48 alone and two by the AKB48 Group. This is the third time for the AKB48 Group in Tokyo Dome and the first time an AKB48-only concert will be held.

The dates are:
August 18, AKB48-only
August 19, AKB48 Group
August 20, AKB48 Group


One day earlier NMB48 also had news to announce. The group will release its 2nd album on August 13. The title is yet unknown but several contents have already been revealed. The album will include all singles from [Bokura no Eureka] and songs for the new teams. The DVD will have the following extras:
-MVs for [Ibiza Girl] and the new team songs
-theater shows: [Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru], [Idol no Yoake], [Tadaima Renaichuu]
-concert: [NMB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2014]
-NMB48 feat. Yoshimoto Shinkigeki Vol. 9

A short PV for the album's lead song [Ibiza Girl] has already been put up on the NMB48 Youtube Channel:

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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.

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AKB48 5th Album [Tsugi no Ashiato] First Week Sales

AKB48 released their 5th album [Tsugi no Ashiato] on January 22nd. The album sold 961,531 copies in its first week and took the top of the Oricon Weekly Ranking.

These are the best first week sales for an AKB48 album. The last one [1830m] which was released in 2012 sold 870,621 copies in its first week. A mark which the current album almost surpassed with its first day sales of 848,058 alone. But in terms of total sales, [1830m] is still the topselling album.

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AKB48 5th Album [Tsugi no Ashiato] Tracklist

AKB48's 5th Album [Tsugi no Ashiato] will be released on the 22nd January 2014. There will be 4 types of this album, a Type A Limited Edition 2CD+DVD, Type A and B Regular Edition 2CD and a Theatre Edition 1CD. The first CD is identical on all types but the Theatre Edition has an exclusive track. The Theatre Edition sales are now over but included 2-shot photo tickets with a member of your choice, so was very popular.

Disc 1 contains the singles [Manatsu no Sounds Good!] through [Koisuru Fortune Cookie], also including their Theatre Edition coupling songs. The other disc contains a mixture of new songs, previously unreleased songs, and a few existing songs. There are a total of 15 new songs. The previously unreleased songs are [After Rain], from [Documentary of AKB48: No Flower Without Rain], the opening and closing themes of [Majisuka Gakuen 3] and Akimoto Sayaka's graduation song.

Below are the full tracklists, including member line-ups of the new songs and where the other songs originated from:

AKB48 5th Album
Tsugi no Ashiato
次の足跡
22 January 2014

Type A Limited Edition 3,400yen	[CD1] 01. Koisuru Fortune Cookie 02. LOVE Shugyou - (Sayonara Crawl) 03. Sayonara Crawl 04. Tsuyoi Hana - (So long !) 05. Ano Hi no Fuurin - (Gingham Check) 06. Eien Pressure 07. Aozora Cafe - (Koisuru Fortune Cookie) 08. UZA 09. Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa… - (Manatsu no Sounds Good!) 10. Watashitachi no Reason - (Eien Pressure) 11. So long ! 12. Gingham Check 13. Manatsu no Sounds Good! 14. Otona e no Michi - (UZA) [CD2] 01. After Rain - (Documentary of AKB48 - No Flower Without Rain) 02. Gugutasu no Sora - (Manatsu no Sounds Good!) 03. Boy Hunt no Houhou Oshiemasu - (Kizaki Yuria, Sashihara Rino, Shimazaki Haruka, Yagura Fuuko) - NEW 04. JJ ni Kuritamono - (Umeda Ayaka, Kitahara Rie, Kuramochi Asuka, Takahashi Minami, Takayanagi Akane, Yamada Nana) - NEW 05. Shower no Ato Dakara - (Kashiwagi Yuki, Kojima Haruna, Matsui Rena) - NEW 06. 10 Krone to Pan - (Kodama Haruka, Fujie Reina, Furuhata Nao, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yokoyama Yui) - NEW 07. Kakushin ga Moterumono - (Team A) - NEW 08. Team Zaka - (Team 4) - NEW 09. Tsuyosa to Yowasa no Aida de - (Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Kobayashi Kana, Umeda Ayaka, Miyazawa Sae, Ohori Megumi, Kasai Tomomi, Noro Kayo, Masuda Yuka, Matsubara Natsumi) - (Akimoto Sayaka's Graduation Song) 10. Boku wa Ganbaru - (Iriyama Anna, Kawaei Rina, Takahashi Minami, Yokoyama Yui, Watanabe Mayu, Oshima Yuko, Kashiwagi yuki, Kojima Haruna, Shimazaki Haruka) - NEW 11. Eien yori Tsuzuku you ni - (OKL48) - (Eien Pressure) [DVD] Air-handshake meeting AKB48 Group members
Type A Regular Edition 2,700yen	[CD1] 01. Koisuru Fortune Cookie 02. LOVE Shugyou - (Sayonara Crawl) 03. Sayonara Crawl 04. Tsuyoi Hana - (So long !) 05. Ano Hi no Fuurin - (Gingham Check) 06. Eien Pressure 07. Aozora Cafe - (Koisuru Fortune Cookie) 08. UZA 09. Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa… - (Manatsu no Sounds Good!) 10. Watashitachi no Reason - (Eien Pressure) 11. So long ! 12. Gingham Check 13. Manatsu no Sounds Good! 14. Otona e no Michi - (UZA) [CD2] 01. After Rain - (Documentary of AKB48 - No Flower Without Rain) 02. Gugutasu no Sora - (Manatsu no Sounds Good!) 03. Boy Hunt no Houhou Oshiemasu - (Kizaki Yuria, Sashihara Rino, Shimazaki Haruka, Yagura Fuuko) - NEW 04. JJ ni Kuritamono - (Umeda Ayaka, Kitahara Rie, Kuramochi Asuka, Takahashi Minami, Takayanagi Akane, Yamada Nana) - NEW 05. Shower no Ato Dakara - (Kashiwagi Yuki, Kojima Haruna, Matsui Rena) - NEW 06. 10 Krone to Pan - (Kodama Haruka, Fujie Reina, Furuhata Nao, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yokoyama Yui) - NEW 07. Kakushin ga Moterumono - (Team A) - NEW 08. Team Zaka - (Team 4) - NEW 09. Tsuyosa to Yowasa no Aida de - (Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Kobayashi Kana, Umeda Ayaka, Miyazawa Sae, Ohori Megumi, Kasai Tomomi, Noro Kayo, Masuda Yuka, Matsubara Natsumi) - (Akimoto Sayaka's Graduation Song) 10. Boku wa Ganbaru - (Iriyama Anna, Kawaei Rina, Takahashi Minami, Yokoyama Yui, Watanabe Mayu, Oshima Yuko, Kashiwagi yuki, Kojima Haruna, Shimazaki Haruka) - NEW 11. Eien yori Tsuzuku you ni - (OKL48) - (Eien Pressure)
Type B 2,700yen	[CD1] 01. Koisuru Fortune Cookie 02. LOVE Shugyou - (Sayonara Crawl) 03. Sayonara Crawl 04. Tsuyoi Hana - (So long !) 05. Ano Hi no Fuurin - (Gingham Check) 06. Eien Pressure 07. Aozora Cafe - (Koisuru Fortune Cookie) 08. UZA 09. Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa… - (Manatsu no Sounds Good!) 10. Watashitachi no Reason - (Eien Pressure) 11. So long ! 12. Gingham Check 13. Manatsu no Sounds Good! 14. Otona e no Michi - (UZA) [CD2] 01. Smile Kami Kakushi - (Tentoumu Chu!) - NEW 02. Tanin Gyougi na Sunset Beach - (Ota Aika, Suda Akari, Yamauchi Suzuran, Watanabe Mikuki) - NEW 03. Haste to Waste - (BKA48) - (Sayonara Crawl) 04. Watashi Leaf - (Matsui Jurina, Iriyama Anna, Kawaei Rina, Kato Rena) - NEW 05. Stoic na Bigaku - (Ichikawa Miori, Oba Mina, Kimoto Kanon, Miyawaki Sakura, Yabuki Nako, Yabushita Shu, Watanabe Mayu) - NEW 06. Ponkotsu Blues - (MG3 cast) - (Majisaka Gakuen 3) 07. Ichi Ni no San - (Oshima Yuko, Takajo Aki, Nagao Mariya, Furukawa Airi, Minegishi Minami) - NEW 08. Kyohansha - (Team K) - NEW 09. Douki - (Shimazaki Haruka) - (Majisaka Gakuen 3) 10. Kanashiki Kinkyori Renai - (Team B) - NEW 11. Yume no Kawa - (Gingham Check)
Theatre Edition 2,000yen	[CD] 01. Koisuru Fortune Cookie 02. LOVE Shugyou - (Sayonara Crawl) 03. Sayonara Crawl 04. Tsuyoi Hana - (So long !) 05. Ano Hi no Fuurin - (Gingham Check) 06. Eien Pressure 07. Aozora Cafe - (Koisuru Fortune Cookie) 08. UZA 09. Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa… - (Manatsu no Sounds Good!) 10. Watashitachi no Reason - (Eien Pressure) 11. So long ! 12. Gingham Check 13. Manatsu no Sounds Good! 14. Otona e no Michi - (UZA) 15. Chireba Inoni... - NEW

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AKB48 & NMB48 Dominate Oricon Chart For First Half of 2013

Last Friday, Oricon released the "Total Sales by Artist" figures for the first half of 2013 with AKB48 coming in at No.1 in terms of total CD/DVD/Blu-ray discs sold and No.2 in total sales revenue.

This comes after the success of AKB48's 31st single [Sayonara Crawl] which took the highest ever first day (1,450,881), first week (1,762,873) and total sales (1,933,454 ) of a single in AKB48 history.

A total of 3,582,000 CD/DVD/Blu-ray discs have been sold in the past 6 months alone from all artists, chalking up a total sales of 6.86 billion yen. This mark a slight increase in total CD/DVD/Blu-ray discs sold as compared to the first half of 2012 at 3,414,917.

Can AKB48 continue their winning streak and clinch Oricon's Total Sales Revenue position for 2013?

On the other hand, NMB48's debut album, [Teppen Tottande], has sold a total of 411,800 copies, earning it's place as Oricon No.1 selling album for the first half of 2013, defeating various established acts like Funky Monkey Babys, Exile and Kis-My-Ft2.

It's noteworthy that this is the first time an AKB48 group has attained this accolade, and the second time in Oricon history for a female group.

Hopefully NMB48 is able to make use of this success to achieve greater heights and exposure to the mainstream audience, and steadily march towards their dream of performing at the annual Kouhaku Uta Gassen!

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Iwasa Misaki Will Release A Cover Album

AKB48's Enka soloist Iwasa Misaki will be releasing her first Enka album, and is taking up requests from the fans for songs to cover on the album. Song submissions have started on 20th June, and will end on 10th August. The results will be revealed sometime on late August. The album does not have an official release date yet.


Official Website: http://www.tkma.co.jp/moshisora/ 

Iwasa Misaki previous released 2 Singles, [Mujin Eki] and [Moshi Watashi ga Sora ni Sundeitara], both of which will be included in the album. She has covered various enka songs in her singles such as [Seto no Hanayome],[Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki, as well as Enka version of AKB48 songs like Flying Get[ and [Heavy Rotation].

Fans can request for songs to cover through voting tickets included in various magazines, distributed during Iwasa Misaki's events or by printing the .pdf in the link below and sending it to the address included in the slip.

http://www.tkma.co.jp/files/user/moshisora/req.pdf

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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 [Teppen Tottande!] 1st Day Sales+ Details about Request Hour

NMB48's 1st album  [Teppen Tottande!] was released on February 27 and sold 247,047 copies, topping the Oricon Daily Album Charts clearly. 

For comparison, SKE48's 1st album  [Kono Hi no Chime wo Wasurenai] sold 51,875 and AKB48 latest album  [1830m] 625,401 on 1st Day. And NMB48's latest single [Kitagawa Kenji] managed to sell 259,984 on starting day.

Just in time for the album release, NMB48 also announced further details about its first Request Hour Setlist Top 30. The event will take place on April 18 in the Orix Theatre in Osaka. Voting started February 26 at 10 am (Japanese Time) and will be open until March 31, 3pm. Voting tickets are included in Type B of the album.


The sales are really nice. Far more than SKE's album and almost as much as their latest single. Congrats! 

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NMB48 1st Album [Teppen Tottande!] Full Tracklist Revealed

NMB48 has revealed the full tracklist for their new album [Teppen Tottande!]. Apart from singles and previously released songs, the album will contain 7 new songs: the title track [Teppen Tottande!]; the song [12/31], the PV of which will also be on the album; the team songs [Lily], [with my soul] and [Almond Croissant Keikaku]; as well as two unit songs:  [Namekuji Heart] and  [Dazai Osamu wo Yonda ka?] by Nana, Sayaka and Yui.


 NMB48 1st Album
Teppen Tottande!
てっぺんとったんで！
27 February 2013

Bold: New Songs

Type N 3,200yen	[CD] 01. Teppen Tottande! 02. Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo 03. Oh my God! 04. Junjou U-19 05. Nagiichi 06. Virginity 07. Kitagawa Kenji 08. HA! (NMB48 Version) 09. 12/31 10. Lily (Team N) 11. Jungle Gym (Yamamoto Sayaka) 12. Hoshokushatachi yo 13. NMB48 14. Seishun no Laptime 15. Boku wa matteru [DVD] 01. 12/31 (PV) 02. ~Minasan, chapu chapu shimasho~ Concert from August 21, 2012 at Orix Theatre Osaka (Setlist Below)
Type M 3,200yen	[CD] 01. Teppen Tottande! 02. Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo 03. Oh my God! 04. Junjou U-19 05. Nagiichi 06. Virginity 07. Kitagawa Kenji 08. HA! (NMB48 Version) 09. 12/31 10. with my soul (Team M) 11. Warukii (Watanabe Miyuki) 12. Kesshou 13. Namekuji Heart 14. NMB48 15. Seishun no Laptime 16. Boku wa matteru [DVD] 01. 12/31 (PV) 02. Osaka Juuban Shoubu Concert from May 3, 2012 at Orix Theatre Osaka (Setlist Below)
Type B 3,200yen	[CD] 01. Teppen Tottande! 02. Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo 03. Oh my God! 04. Junjou U-19 05. Nagiichi 06. Virginity 07. Kitagawa Kenji 08. HA! (NMB48 Version) 09. 12/31 10. Almond Croissant Keikaku (Team BII) 11. Mikazuki no Senaka 12. Fuyushougun no Regret 13. Dazai Osamu wo Yonda ka? 14. NMB48 15. Seishun no Laptime 16. Boku wa matteru [DVD] 01. 12/31 (PV) 02. Teppen Tottande! (Full Version)
Theatre Version 1,980yen	[CD] 01. Teppen Tottande! 02. Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo 03. Oh my God! 04. Junjou U-19 05. Nagiichi 06. Virginity 07. Kitagawa Kenji 08. HA! (NMB48 Version) 09. 12/31 10. Lily/ Team N 11. with my soul (Team M) 12. Almond Croissant Keikaku (Team BII) 13. NMB48 14. Seishun no Laptime 15. Boku wa matteru

Namekuji Heart
Team N: Kondo Rina, Shiroma Miru, Watanabe Miyuki
Team M: Yagura Fuuko, Yogi Keira
Team BII: Ota Yuuri, Kushiro Rina, Yabushita Shu
Kenkyusei: Nishimura Aika


Dazai Osamu wo Yonda ka?
Team N: Yamada Nana, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yokoyama Yui




~Minasan, chapu chapu shimasho~
 21st August 2012 at Orix Theatre

M01 - Ouverture
M02 - Korogaru Ishi ni Nare
M03 - Flying Get
M04 - Nande ya nen, Idol
M05 - Mina-san mo go-issho ni
M06 - Hatsukoi no Yukue to Play Ball
M07 - Nagekiss de Uchiotose
M08 - Warukii
M09 - End Roll
M10 - Tengoku Yarou
M11 - Itoshiki Natasha
M12-  Migi e Magare!
M13 - Doryoku no Shizuku
M14 - Yakusoku yo
M15 - Yokosuka Carve
M16 - Kobushi no Seigi
M17 - Nagiichi
M18 - Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo
M19 - Oh my God!
M20 - Junjou U-19
M21 - Seishun no Laptime 
M22 - Boku no Uchiage Hanabi
M23 - Virginity
M24 - NMB48
M25 - Arigatou


Osaka Juuban Shoubu
 3rd May 2012 at Orix Theatre

M01 - Ouverture
M02 - RIVER
M03 - NMB48
M04 - Aitakatta
M05 - Renai no Speed
M06 - Uso no Tenbin
M07 - Blue Rose
M08 - Rider
M09 - Shinkirou
M10 - Kinjirareta Futari
M11 - Warukii
M12 - Jungle Gym
M13 - Mattemashita, Shingakki
M14 - Boku ga Maketa Natsu
M15 - Tsuki no Katachi
M16 - Virgin Love
M17 - Korogaru Ishi ni Nare
M18 - Beginner
M19 - Chance no Junban
M20 - Ponytail to Shushu
M21 - Heavy Rotation
M22 - Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo
M23 - Oh My God!
M24 - Junjou U-19
M25 - Seishun no Laptime
M26 - Mikazuki no Senaka
M27 - Nande Ya Nen, Idol
M28 - Nagiichi
M29 - Boku wa Matteru


7 new songs, including team songs! I am really looking forward to this album.

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NMB48 1st Album [Teppen Tottande!] Covers Revealed

NMB48 has revealed the covers for its 1st Album  [Teppen Tottande!], which will be released on February 27. Type N, M and B feature the girls as ready-to-fight high school girls, the same concept used for the song [HA!], which will also be included in the album together with the complete PV. The Theatre Version cover shows 16 top girls in close up. Check out the covers below.

                                                                           

      

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NMB48 1st Album [Teppen Tottande!] Partial Tracklist Revealed

Parts of the tracklist for NMB48's 1st album [Teppen Tottande!], to be released on February 27, have been revealed. All types will consist of previously released songs, including all 6 singles, as well as new songs. Titles for the new songs have not been revealed yet. Apart from a music video, the DVDs of Type N and M will also include a full concert from NMB48's tours ~Mina-san, Chapu chapu shimasho~ and Osaka Juuban Shoubu.

All types come with a special bonus. Type N and M include an application card for a special event, Type B comes with a voting ticket for NMB48's Request Hour Setlist Best 30 and the Theatre Version with a ticket for a handshake event and a 'Namba-Style sign event'.

NMB48 1st Album
Teppen Tottande!
てっぺんとったんで！
27 February 2013

TypeN 3,200 Yen	[CD] Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo Oh my God! Junjou U-19 Nagiichi Virginity Kitagawa Kenji Seishun no Lap Time NMB48 HA! (NMB48 Version) Boku wa matteru New Songs (TBD) [DVD] 01. TBA (PV) 02. ~Minasan, chapu chapu shimasho~ Concert from August 21, 2012 at Orix Theatre Osaka (Setlist Below)
TypeM 3,200 Yen	[CD] Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo Oh my God! Junjou U-19 Nagiichi Virginity Kitagawa Kenji Seishun no Lap Time NMB48 HA! (NMB48 Version) New Songs (TBD) [DVD] 01. TBA (PV) 02. Osaka Juuban Shoubu Concert from May 3, 2012 at Orix Theatre Osaka (Setlist Below)
Type B 3,200 Yen	[CD] Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo Oh my God! Junjou U-19 Nagiichi Virginity Kitagawa Kenji Seishun no Lap Time NMB48 HA! (NMB48 Version) Boku wa matteru New Songs (TBD) [DVD] 01. TBA (PV) 02. HA! (PV Full Version)
Theatre Version 1,980 Yen	[CD] Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo Oh my God! Junjou U-19 Nagiichi Virginity Kitagawa Kenji Seishun no Lap Time NMB48 Boku wa matteru New Songs (TBD)

~Minasan, chapu chapu shimasho~
 21st August 2012 at Orix Theatre

M01 - Ouverture
M02 - Korogaru Ishi ni Nare
M03 - Flying Get
M04 - Nande ya nen, Idol
M05 - Mina-san mo go-issho ni
M06 - Hatsukoi no Yukue to Play Ball
M07 - Nagekiss de Uchiotose
M08 - Warukii
M09 - End Roll
M10 - Tengoku Yarou
M11 - Itoshiki Natasha
M12-  Migi e Magare!
M13 - Doryoku no Shizuku
M14 - Yakusoku yo
M15 - Yokosuka Carve
M16 - Kobushi no Seigi
M17 - Nagiichi
M18 - Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo
M19 - Oh my God!
M20 - Junjou U-19
M21 - Seishun no Laptime 
M22 - Boku no Uchiage Hanabi
M23 - Virginity
M24 - NMB48


Osaka Juuban Shoubu
 3rd May 2012 at Orix Theatre

M01 - Ouverture
M02 - RIVER
M03 - NMB48
M04 - Aitakatta
M05 - Renai no Speed
M06 - Uso no Tenbin
M07 - Blue Rose
M08 - Rider
M09 - Shinkirou
M10 - Kinjirareta Futari
M11 - Warukii
M12 - Jungle Gym
M13 - Mattemashita, Shingakki
M14 - Boku ga Maketa Natsu
M15 - Tsuki no Katachi
M16 - Virgin Love
M17 - Korogaru Ishi ni Nare
M18 - Beginner
M19 - Chance no Junban
M20 - Ponytail to Shushu
M21 - Heavy Rotation
M22 - Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo
M23 - Oh My God!
M24 - Junjou U-19
M25 - Mikazuki no Senaka
M26 - Nande Ya Nen, Idol
M27 - Nagiichi
M28 - Boku wa Matteru

Wow, a whole concert as a DVD bonus? And there is a lot of other bonus stuff included. NMB48 really tries to push sales. Anyways, looking forward to the new songs. NMB48 still lacks original team songs, so I hope they include some too.

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NMB48 Announces 1st Album+Request Hour and Introduces 4th Generation

During the theater show on December 23, it was announced that NMB48 will release its first album on February 27. The title has yet to be announced but it was already revealed that the album will come in 4 types: Type N, Type M and Type B (CD+DVD, 3,200 Yen each) as well as a theater version (CD only 1980 Yen).

It was also announced that NMB48 will hold their first Request Hour Setlist Best 30 event next year. Voting tickets will be included in Type B of the album. A date has not been announced yet.

The same day, NMB48's 4th Generation members were presented for the first time in the theater. The official NMB48 Channel also uploaded a video on Youtube showing the 4th Generation members introducing themselves. You can watch it here

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All 20 AKB48 Stages to be Released on CD as [Studio Recordings Collection]

All of the AKB48 stages will be released as studio recordings on CD on 1st January 2013 under the [Studio Recordings Collection] banner. Each will cost 3,000 yen and contain 2 CDs, the 2nd contain the instrumental versions of the songs. A total of 20 stages will be released, 6 from Teams A, 6 from Team K, 5 from Team B, 2 Himawari-gumi and 1 from Team 4.

Stages which have been performed by more than one team will get released in separate CDs for each team's version. It has not been yet stated whether these will be the original recordings or which which of the two casts will be used for the two Himawari-gumi stages. This is the first time some of the stages have been released on CD, although some are re-releases. All recordings will be re-mastered.

Here are all the stages which will be released:

Team A:
1st Stage: [PARTY ga Hajimaru yo]
2nd Stage: [Aitakatta]
3rd Stage: [Dareka no Tame ni]
4th Stage: [Tadaima Renaichuu]
5th Stage: [Renai Kinshi Jourei]
6th Stage: [Mokugekishi]

Team K:
1st Stage: [PARTY ga Hajimaru yo]
2nd Stage: [Seishun Girls]
3rd Stage: [Nounai Paradise]
4th Stage: [Seishuu Bell ga Naru]
5th Stage: [Saka Agari]
6th Stage: [RESET]

Team B:
1st Stage: [Seishun Girls]
2nd Stage: [Aitakatta]
3rd Stage: [Pajama Drive]
4th Stage: [Idol no Yoake]
5th Stage: [Theater no Megami]

Himawari-gumi:
1st Stage: [Boku no Taiyou]
2nd Stage: [Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai]

Team 4:
1st Stage: [Boku no Taiyou]

Below are all of the covers, apart from for Team 4 which has not been revealed yet:

Team A:

Team K:

Team B:

Himawari-gumi:

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