AKB48 34th Single [Suzukake Nanchara] Tracklist and Covers

On December 11th, AKB48 will release this year's Janken single. The single has the longest title in AKB48's history: [Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru" to Itteshimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa dou Kawatteshimau no ka, Boku nari ni Nannichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no you na Mono], shortened to [Suzukake Nanchara]. The title can be translated as: Sort of a slightly embarassing conclusion I came to after thinking for several days about how our relationship will change if I told you "I see your smile in my dream" while being on a road with oriental plane trees.

The senbatsu for the title track are those determined by the last janken tournament with winner Matsui Jurina taking the center position. A full senbatsu list can be read below.

Among the coupling songs for this single are songs for each of the groups of the 48 family. Except for SKE48's song all of these are centered by Kenkyuusei. Owada Nana is the center for the AKB48 song, Shibuya Nagisa for NMB48 and recently joined 3rd Generation KKS Yabuki Nako for HKT48. The center for SKE48's song is recently promoted Yamada Mizuho.


AKB48 34th Single
Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru" to Itteshimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa dou Kawatteshimau no ka, Boku nari ni Nannichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no you na Mono
鈴懸の木の道で「君の微笑みを夢に見る」と言ってしまったら僕たちの関係はどう変わってしまうのか、僕なりに何日か考えた上でのやや気恥ずかしい結論のようなもの
 11th December 2013

Type A 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Suzukake Nanchara 02. Mosh & Dive 03. Party is Over (AKB48) 04. Suzukake Nanchara  (off vocal) 05. Mosh & Dive (off vocal) 06. Party is Over (off vocal) [DVD] 01. Suzukake Nanchara (MV -Short Film vers.-) 02. Suzukake Nanchara (MV) 03. Mosh & Dive (MV) 04. Party is Over (MV)
Type S 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Suzukake Nanchara 02. Mosh & Dive 03. Escape (SKE48) 04. Suzukake Nanchara  (off vocal) 05. Mosh & Dive (off vocal) 06. Escape (off vocal) [DVD] 01. Suzukake Nanchara (MV -Short Film vers.-) 02. Suzukake Nanchara (MV) 03. Mosh & Dive (MV) 04. Escape (MV) 05. 34th Single Janken Taikai Documentary
Type N 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Suzukake Nanchara 02. Mosh & Dive 03. Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta (NMB48) 04. Suzukake Nanchara  (off vocal) 05. Mosh & Dive (off vocal) 06. Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta (off vocal) [DVD] 01. Suzukake Nanchara (MV -Short Film vers.-) 02. Suzukake Nanchara (MV) 03. Mosh & Dive (MV) 04. Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta (MV) 05. Weakest Janken Queen Battle
Type　H 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Suzukake Nanchara 02. Mosh & Dive 03. Wink wa Sankai (HKT48) 04. Suzukake Nanchara  (off vocal) 05. Mosh & Dive (off vocal) 06. Wink wa Sankai (off vocal) [DVD] 01. Suzukake Nanchara (MV -Short Film vers.-) 02. Suzukake Nanchara (MV) 03. Mosh & Dive (MV) 04. Wink wa Sankai (MV) 05. Love Shugyou MV
Theatre Edition 1,000yen	[CD] 01. Suzukake Nanchara 02. Mosh & Dive 03. TBA (Tentoumu Chu!) 04. Suzukake Nanchara (off vocal) 05. Mosh & Dive (off vocal) 06. TBA (off vocal)

Suzukake Nanchara Senbatsu
AKB48
Team A: Kikuchi Ayaka, Sasaki Yukari, Tano Yuka
Team K: Abe Maria, Kitahara Rie, Hirata Rina
Team B: Oba Mina, Oya Shizuka, Natori Wakana, Fujie Reina
KKS: Tsuchiyasu Mizuki, Yumoto Ami
SKE48
Team S: Matsui Jurina (Team K concurrent)
Team E: Furuhata Nao
NMB48
Team BII: Kamieda Emika
KKS: Uno Mizuki

Mosh & Dive
AKB48
Team A: Iriyama Anna, Kawaei Rina, Takahashi Minami, Yokoyama Yui, Watanabe Mayu
Team K: Oshima Yuko, Kuramochi Asuka, Nagao Mariya, Muto Tomu
Team B: Ichikawa Miori, Umeda Ayaka, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kato Rena, Kojima Haruna, Shimazaki Haruka
Team 4: Iwatate Saho, Minegishi Minami, Murayama Yuiri
SKE48
Team KII: Suda Akari
Team E: Matsui Rena
NMB48 
Team N: Yamamoto Sayaka, Watanabe Miyuki (Team B concurrent)
HKT48
Team H: Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino
JKT48:
Team J: Takajo Aki

Party is Over- AKB48
Team A: Iriyama Anna, Kawaei Rina, Takahashi Minami, Yokoyama Yui, Watanabe Mayu
Team K: Oshima Yuko,Nagao Mariya
Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Kato Rena, Kojima Haruna, Shimazaki Haruka
Team 4: Okada Nana, Kojima Mako, Nishino Miki, Minegishi Minami
KKS: Owada Nana

Escape- SKE48
Team S: Ishida Anna, Oya Masana, Kizaki Yuria, Nakanishi Yuka, Matsui Jurina, Mukaida Manatsu
Team KII: Oba Mina, Shibata Aya, Suda Akari, Takayanagi Akane, Furukawa Airi, Yamada Mizuho
Team E: Azuma Rion, Kimoto Kanon, Suga Nanako, Furuhata Nao, Matsui Rena
KKS: Kitagawa Ryoha

Kimi to Deatte Boku wa Kawatta- NMB48
Team N: Ichikawa Miori, Ogasawara Mayu, Kotani Riho, Jonishi Kei, Shiroma Miru, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yoshida Akari, Watanabe Miyuki
Team M: Takano Yui, Murase Sae, Yagura Fuuko, Yamada Nana
Team BII: Kato Yuuka, Kamieda Emika, Yabushita Shu
KKS: Shibuya Nagisa

Wink wa Sankai- HKT48
Team H : Anai Chihiro, Ota Aika, Kumazawa Serina, Kodama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Tanaka Natsumi, Matsuoka Natsumi, Miyawaki Sakura, Murashige Anna, Motomura Aoi, Moriyasu Madoka
KKS: Okada Kanna, Tashima Meru, Tomonaga Mio, Fuchigami Mai,  Yabuki Nako

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AKB48's 4th Janken Tournament Pairing Revealed

On Day 1 of the AKB48 5 Domes Summer Tour 2013 held at the Yahoo Auction Dome on 20th July 2013. The participants of the AKB48 4th Janken Tournament drew picks to determine their positions placing for the tournament scheduled to be held on 13th September 2013 at the Nippon Budokan.

Round 1

(1) Matsui Jurina vs. Muto Tomu
(2) Kobayashi Kana vs. Shimada Haruka
(3) Kojima Mako vs. Iwata Karen
(4) Takeuchi Mai vs. Ishida Haruka
(5) Okita Ayaka vs. Takajo Aki
(6) Mizuno Honoka vs. Nagao Mariya
(7) Maeda Ami vs. Takahashi Juri
(8) Miyazaki MIho vs. Kobayashi Marina
(9) Tsuchiyasu Mizuki vs. Suzuki Mariya
(10) Kato Rena vs. Nakata Chisato
(11) Ichikawa Miori vs. Kodama Haruka
(12) Kamieda Emika vs. Tanaka Natsumi
(13) Izuta Rina vs. Uchida Mayumi
(14) Miyawaki Sakura vs. Matsui Sakiko
(15) Sato Sumire vs. Omori Miyuu
(16) Uchiyama Mikoto vs. Miyamae Ami
(17) Iriyama Anna vs. Nonaka Misato
(18) Matsumoto Rina vs. Katayama Haruka
(19) Yamauchi Suzuran vs. Kobayashi Rikako
(20) Oshima Yuko vs. Shiroma Miru
(21) Sato Seira vs. Ichino Narumi

Round 2

Winner of (1) vs. Yagura Fuuko
Winner of (2) vs. Yokoyama Yui
Winner of (3) vs. Watanabe Miyuki
Uno Mizuki vs. Owada Nana
Winner of (4) vs. Tomonaga Mio
Tano Yuuka vs. Murakami Ayaka
Winner of (5) vs. Kojima Natsuki
Furuhata Nao vs. Morita Ayaka
Winner of (6) vs. Morikawa Ayaka
Winner of (7) vs. Abe Maria
Winner of (8) vs. Kitahara Rie
Fujita Nanavs. Takahashi Minami
Winner of (9) vs. Takeuchi Miyu
Watanabe Mayu vs. Kashiwagi Yuki
Winner of (10) vs. Hirata Rina
Nozawa Rena vs. Kojima Haruna
Winner of (11) vs. Kawaei Rina
Winner of (12) vs. Nakamata Shiori
Winner of (13) vs. Chikano Rina
Sato Amina vs. Fujie Reina
Winner of (14) vs. Kikuchi Ayaka
Winner of (15) vs. Isohara Kyoka
Winner of (16) vs. Sasaki Yukari
Shimazaki Haruka vs. Tanabe Miku
Winner of (17) vs. Natori Wakana
Winner of (18) vs. Iwasa Misaki
Winner of (19) vs. Umeda Ayaka
Nakamura Mariko vs. Yumoto Ami
Winner of (20) vs. Oshima Ryoka
Oba Mina vs. Kuramochi Asuka
Winner of (21) vs. Koyanagi Arisa
Suzuki Shihori vs. Oya Shizuka

Source: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2026809/full/

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AKB48 34th Single Janken Tournament Preliminaries [Updated]

It was announced on AKB48's official blog late last month that the 4th AKB48 Janken Senbatsu Tournament will be held on 18th September 2013 at the Nippon Budokan. Similar to previous years, a series of preliminary rounds will be conducted to select the AKB48's sisters' group representatives to participate in the main tournament.


A total of 66 members from AKB48, 8 members from SKE48, 8 members from NMB48 and 3 members from HKT48 will be selected for the tournament. Concurrent members from sisters' groups will be exempted from the preliminary rounds and will participate in the tournament directly as AKB48 members. They are Matsui Jurina, Furuhata Nao, Watanabe Miyuki, Yagura Fuuko, Kodama Haruka, Takajo Aki, Rena Nozawa and Mariya Suzuki.

SNH48 and JKT48 members are not eligible to participate in the tournament.


Preliminary Rounds:
SKE48 Kenkyuusei - 4 go through to the SKE48 prelims
NMB48 Kenkyuusei - 3 go through to the NMB48 prelims
HKT48 Kenkyuusei - 4 go through to the HKT48 prelims
AKB48 Kenkyuusei - 4 go through to the finals

SKE48 - 8 go through to the finals
NMB48 - 8 go through to the finals
HKT48 - 3 go through to the finals


Concluded Rounds
NMB48 Kenkyuusei Preliminary Round: 29th June 2013 (Sat) 13:00
SKE48 Kenkyuusei Preliminary Round: 2nd July 2013 (Tues) 18:00
SKE48 Preliminary Round: 3rd July 2012 (Wed) 18:00
NMB48 Preliminary Round: 4th July 2013 (Thurs) 18:30
AKB48 Kenkyuusei Preliminary Round: 6th July 2013 (Sat) 18:00

Upcoming Rounds

HKT48 Preliminary Round + HKT48 Kenkyuusei Preliminary Round: 10th July 2013 (Wed)
AKB48 Janken Senbatsu Tournament: 18th September 2013 (Wed)

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HKT48 Preliminary Round & Kenkyuusei Preliminary Round

The HKT48 preliminary round was conducted on 10th July 2013 and the 3 HKT48 Kenkyuusei members that won themselves a spot at the AKB48 Janken Senbatsu Tournament on 18th September 2013 are Tomonaga Mio, Tanaka Natsumi and Miyawaki Sakura. (Left to Right - Kodama Haruka will be participating in the tournament as an AKB48 member) 

The HKT48 Kenkyuusei preliminary round was conducted earlier that day and the 4 HKT48 Kenkyuusei members winners are Tashima Meru, Tomonaga Mio, Kusaba Manami and Haruka Ueno. (Left to Right)

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AKB48 Kenkyuusei Preliminary Round

The AKB48 Kenkyuusei preliminary round was conducted on 6th July 2013 and the 4 AKB48 Kenkyuusei members that won themselves a spot at the AKB48 Janken Senbatsu Tournament on 18th September 2013 are Yumoto Ami, Kojima Mako, Tsuchiyasu Mizuki and Owada Nana. (Left to Right)

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NMB48 Preliminary Round

The NMB48 preliminary round was conducted on 4th July 2013 and the 8 NMB48 members that won themselves a spot at the AKB48 Janken Senbatsu Tournament on 18th September 2013 are Shiroma Miru, Kamieda Emika, Mizuki Uno, Ayaka Morita, Koyanagi Arisa, Murakami Ayaka, Okita Ayaka and Kobayashi Rikako. (Left to Right - Yagura Fuuko and Watanabe Miyuki will be participating in the tournament as AKB48 members)

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SKE48 Preliminary Round


The SKE48 preliminary round was conducted on 3rd July 2013 and the 8 SKE48 members that won themselves a spot at the AKB48 Janken Senbatsu Tournament on 18th September 2013 are Mizuno Honoka, Ami Miyamae, Mikoto Uchiyama, Kyoka Isohara, Seira Sato, Matsumoto Rina, Narumi Ichino and Mai Takeuchi. (Left to Right)

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SKE48 Kenkyuusei Preliminary Round

The SKE48 Kenkyuusei preliminary round was conducted on 2nd July 2013, and the winners are Owaki Arisa, Kitahara Yuna, Takeuchi Saki, Sasaki Yuka. (Left to Right) They had participated in the SKE48 preliminary round on 3rd July 2013 but unfortunately, none of them made it.

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NMB48 Kenkyuusei Preliminary Round

The NMB48 Kenkyuusei preliminary round was conducted on 29th June 2013, and the winners are Mizuki Uno, Nagisa Shibuya and Ayaka Morita. (Left to Right). They will vie for 1 of the 8 spots at the NMB48 preliminary round on 4th July 2013. They had participated in the NMB48 preliminary round on 4th July 2013, with Mizuki Uno and Ayaka Morita clinching a spot each to represent NMB48 at the AKB48 Janken Tournament.

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