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AKB48 Is Looking for a Part-Time Member
Following OtonaAKB, AKB48 came up with a new form of temporary membership: part-time idol. Find out more about this new project here.
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AKB48 Team 8 Makes Theater Debut
AKB48 Team 8 performed its first theater show on August 5. Get more information about the shonichi performance here!
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SKE48 Announces 7th Generation Auditions
SKE48 is looking for new members and this time the fans will be part of the decision about who joins the group!
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AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu Election - Final Results
AKB48 held its election for the 6th time and for the 1st time Watanabe Mayu won it. Check out the full results here!
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Details on the AKB48 Group Pennant Race
The AKB48 Group teams will compete against each other in a new event, the AKB48 Group Pennant Race. Points will be awarded based on theater ticket applications, theater version handshake ticket sales and sousenkyo votes.
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17 June 2012

Akimoto Yasushi Google+ Post Concerning Sashihara Rino Transfer


 Aki-P google+ post:
指原莉乃のHKT48への移籍について。
About Sashihara Rino's transfer to HKT48.

週刊誌の記事について本人に話を聞いたところ、
「すべてが事実ではないが、そう誤解されてもしかたがない」という
ことでした。
3、4年前の、まだ、研究生時代の話とはいえ、AKB48のメンバーとして自覚が足りなかったと反省しています。
指原にはイエローカード一枚相当の厳重注意をしました。

When I heard about the article , I asked Sashihara and she said  "Everything in the article is not true but people already misunderstood it and it was something unavoidable." We talked about this 3 - 4 years back when Sashihara was a research student and did not have the self awareness needed as an AKB member. That was like an yellow card for Sashihara, a stern warning.

指原莉乃の“不屈の精神”、“何があってもあきらめない気持ち”は、
AKBのメンバーとして模範となるものです。
この強さを後輩に伝えて欲しいと思い、
結成して間もないHKT48に移籍させることにしました。
“左遷”と言う人がいますが、それはHKT48のメンバーや支えてくれているファンのみなさんやスタッフに失礼です。
指原莉乃に新たな挑戦をさせたかったことと、若いHKT48のメンバーの刺激になればいいと僕たちが長い会議の上に出した結論です。

Sashihara's "strong spirit" and "will not give up no matter what" attitude is what a role model AKB member should have. I want her to convey this strength to her juniors. That is why I transferred her to HKT48. While some may say this is like a "demotion", it is impolite to HKT48, it's member and the staff. This was carried out so as to give a new challenged to Sashihara Rino as well as to HKT members, a conclusion I drew upon after a long meeting.

ファンのみなさんにせっかく4位にしていただいた指原ですが、
どこまで“ヘタレ”なのでしょう。
肝心なこの時期に…。
でも、それが指原なのです。
そのうちにグループ最強のHKT48を率いてやって来るかもしれません。
あるいは、グループ最強のHKT48に紛れてやって来るかもしれません。

Fans who made Sashihara #4, how she "Hetare" anymore now? At an important time like this.... but it is Sashihara. She might become the strongest in HKT48 or she might be in the strongest team in HKT48.

AKBで一番“期待に応えないメンバー”指原莉乃を温かく見守ってやってください。
Please watch over warmly on "the least member who meets expectation" Sashihara Rino.

Translated by Sammy
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AKB48 to Release a New Album



AKB48 will release their 2nd original album on August 15th. The album will be 2 CDs and a DVD. The track list contains AKB songs from 2011 ~ 2012 including the song by Team YM7 [Renai Sousenkyou] and the song [First Rabbit] used in the AKB documentary, Show must go on.

The track list will contain:
- Sakura no Ki no Narou
- Everyday、Kachuusa
- Flying Get
- Kaze wa Fuiteiru
- GIVE ME FIVE!
- First Rabbit
- Renai Sounsenkyou
- Ue Kara Mariko
+ other 30 songs

The DVD will contain PVs of
- Everyday、Kachuusa
- Flying Get
- Kaze wa Fuiteiru
- Ue kara Mariko
- Also a choreography bonus footage is planned

The album will also be Acchan's last album with AKB before she graduates meaning the original songs in this album will have Acchan in them.

Wow a 2CD album. And possible 30 new songs, I'm pretty excited for this now.


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16 June 2012

Sashihara Rino Transferred to HKT48



Few days ago an article popped out about Sashihara Rino having a boyfriend and that she sent nude pictures to him. Today at ANN, Sasshi denied sending such pictures but she didn't deny he was her friend either.

And just a few moments ago at ANN, Aki-P announced that Sasshi will now transfer to HKT48. Rather than penalty like suspension, Sasshi will be transferred to HKT like a reset.

I have no idea what he is trying to do. This  isunfair to both Sasshi and HKT48. HKT being used like a punishment method, while Sasshi who has worked hard for AKB being transferred like this. Even though Sasshi was the one at fault, it also feels like HKT is being punished too for no reason. While this could be a strategy to help build up HKT's popularity, the way Aki-P has decided the method is just nor right in my opinion.
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12 June 2012

NMB48 5th Single Senbatsu Announced



The senbatsu for NMB48's 5th single was announced today at the theater. The single releases on August 8th.

Team N: Osagawara Mayu, Kadowaki Kanoko, Kishino Rika, Kinoshita Haruna, Kotani Riho, Jonishi Kei, Shiroma Miru, Fukumoto Aina, Yamada Nana, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yoshida Akari, Watanabe Miyuki
Team M: Jo Eriko, Tanigawa Airi
3rd Gen: Kato Yuka, Yabushita Shu

Out: Kondo Rina, Yagura Fuuko, Kinoshita Momoka, Murakami Ayaka

I have no idea why there are 12 members of Team N again, kicking out Team M members. Also the 3rd gen push all of a sudden. Instead of reaching to balance out team members in senbatsu, they make it worse. I was expecting to see more M members in this single and there goes my hope for it.
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11 June 2012

Nogizaka46 Announces 3rd Single Release Date


Nogizaka46 announced they will be releasing their next single on August 22. This is the groups 2nd single after [Guruguru Curtain] and [Oide Shampoo].

Beside the date, no other details have been announced except that the senbatsu will be announced next week on their variety show Nogizakatte, Doko.
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Nakamata Shiori Co-authors an Economics Book


Team 4's Nakamata Shiori will be writing an Economics Books with Sugashita Kiyohiro who's an author as well as a international finance consultant. The book will be released on June 13 and priced at 1,260 yen.

Nakamatta is the member who got into Waseda University last year, one of the elite Universities in Japan and a magazine recently did a ranking of 48 member's high school entrance exam scores in which Nakamtta was the 2nd highest.

Got to hand it to her, she has theater performances plus keeping up her grades. And now this? I wonder how she manages. One thing is for sure, even after AKB48 Nakamatta will have a firm future without any doubt.


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10 June 2012

AKB48 [Manatsu no Sounds good!] 1st/2nd Week Sales + Review




AKB48's 26th single [Manatsu no Sounds good!] sold 1,616,795 copies in its first week followed by 128,604 copies for the week from May 28th - June 3rd. Its total sales currently stand at approximately 1.77 million units.

This makes it the group's best-selling single, easily surpassing last year's [Flying Get] (1.62 million). The group keep breaking their own records. Congratulations girls!


Manatsu no Sounds good!

What a magnificent track. I love the funky intro and the general energy of it. It's different from previous summer songs and here that's good thing. The horns/strings backing track and vocals remind me a lot of 70s disco/r&b songs. It makes me want to dance on a beach in a white bikini. And I'm a guy. That's how good this song is.

Mittsu no Namida [Special Girls]

After the breath of fresh air of MSG we get to what I'd call the most formulaic, "AKB sounding" song among the coupling tracks. It's a very listenable song but pretty generic and maybe just a little too similar to what we've had in [Iiwake Maybe].

Choudai, Darling! [Selection 10 / Reg. Type A]

Nice. It's a cute and adorable song and good for repeated listening. Props to the songwriter. Love how Renacchi and Paruru are thrown in with the old-timers.
The song (and PV too of course) is heavily 50s-influenced. I could very well imagine it set in a diner (complete with jukebox) like what they did for [Pera Pera Perao].

Gugutasu no Sora (Gugutasu Senbatsu / Reg. Type B)

Probably my favorite b-side this time. Simply enjoy a lot listening to it. The voices are clear and in the foreground and there's some nice lines in there. I love the bridge and acoustic guitar solo from about 2:35 to 3:10. It gives the song a less artificial atmosphere. Personally I don't mind that it is plugging G+ as much as it does and many of my favorite members are part of it.
The PV is really adding to the song and the girls look like they are genuinely having fun in their costumes.

Kimi no tame ni boku wa... (Stage Fighter Senbatsu / Theater ed.)

How can I not like this song? It's fast and anime-esque. While the other songs are sweet and idol-ish, this one definitely is fierce. Too bad it didn't have a PV.

Overall: This probably is one of the best AKB single we've had in ages. All the tracks are fun to listen to. 


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08 June 2012

Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou to get a Movie Adaptation




The drama [Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou] which starts the members of AKB48 and Johnny's Jr will get a movie adaption which will is scheduled to be released in October this year.

The drama that started from April and airs every Saturday on Nippon Television is about a yankee boy's school which merges with girls school. As of now, the cast for the movie is same as the drama.

AKB48
Shimazaki Haruka
Shimada Haruka
Oba Mina
Nakamura Mariko
Nagao Mariya
Kobayashi Marina
Mitsumune Kaoru

Johnny's Jr
Morimoto Shintaro
Matsumura Hokuto
Kyomoto Taiga
Tanaka Juri
Jesse Lewis
Kochi Yugo
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07 June 2012

AKB48 27th Single Release Date Announced


Before yesterday's election, the release date for the 27th single was announced and it is set to be released on August 29th, 2 days after Acchan's graduation.

This year instead of 40 seats, there were 64 seats. Hence the senbatsu members also only are from 1-16. You can check out yesterday's result here. http://melosnomichi.blogspot.com/2012/06/akb48-27th-single-general-election-2012.html

Wonder if Acchan will be in this single or not, as I'm sure the single will be recorded before her graduation. We will just have to wait and see. Because the theater edition will have an exclusive song too and that Wonda CM song has not been released in single yet.
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06 June 2012

AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Election - Final Results


The 4th Senbatsu General Election wrapped up just an hour ago, and the positions for AKB48's 27th Single, releasing on August 29th, are final. Let's take a look on the rankings. Some positions were quite obvious before the event even took place, while many more were quite unexpected, with members dropping as much as 30 ranks! Member positions are arranged in ascending order.


RankTeamVotes
-----Future Girls line-----
64Komori MikaAKB48 Team B5,398
63Nakanishi YukaSKE48 Team S5,592
62Yakata MikiSKE48 Team KII5,606
61Sato SumireAKB48 Team B5,706
60Ogasawara MayuNMB48 Team N5,919
59Oya ShizukaAKB48 Team A5,933
58Ichikawa MioriAKB48 Team 45,963
57Oba MinaAKB48 Team 45,969
56Kimoto KanonSKE48 Team E5,982
55Nito MoenoAKB48 Team K6,025
54Yamauchi SuzuranAKB48 Team 46,027
53Matsui SakikoAKB48 Team K6,058
52Ota AikaAKB48 Team A6,140
51Kikuchi AyakaAKB48 Team K6,185
50Ishida HarukaAKB48 Team B6,333
49Muto TomuAKB48 Kenkyuusei6,428
-----Next Girls line-----
48Katayama HarukaAKB48 Team A6,602
47Miyawaki SakuraHKT48 Team H6,635
46Yamada NanaNMB48 Team N6,683
45Tano YukaAKB48 Team 46,694
44Nakagawa HarukaAKB48 Team A6,890
43Fukumoto AinaNMB48 Team N6,912
42Maeda AmiAKB48 Team A7,168
41Kobayashi KanaAKB48 Team B7,195
40Fujie ReinaAKB48 Team K7,782
39Nagao MariyaAKB48 Team 47,809
38Miyazaki MihoAKB48 Team B8,173
37Nakata ChisatoAKB48 Team A8,315
36Nakaya SayakaAKB48 Team A8,505
35Mukaida ManatsuSKE48 Team KII8,552
34Matsumura KaoriSKE48 Kenkyuusei9,030
33Iwasa MisakiAKB48 Team A9,297
-----Under Girls line-----
32Ogiso ShioriSKE48 Team KII9,596
31Kizaki YuriaSKE48 Team S10,554
30Furukawa AiriSKE48 Team KII11,179
29Suda AkariSKE48 Team S11,323
28Yagami KumiSKE48 Team S11,712
27Oya MasanaSKE48 Team S 12,142
26Masuda YukaAKB48 Team B13,166
25Hata SawakoSKE48 Team KII13,920
24Takayanagi AkaneSKE48 Team KII14,111
23Shimazaki HarukaAKB48 Team 414,633
22Kuramochi AsukaAKB48 Team A14,852
21Sato AminaAKB48 Team B17,009
20Akimoto SayakaAKB48 Team K19,121
19Watanabe MiyukiNMB48 Team N19,159
18Yamamoto SayakaNMB48 Team N23,020
17Takajo AkiAKB48 Team A23,083
-----Senbatsu line-----
16Umeda AyakaAKB48 Team K24,522
15Yokoyama YuiAKB48 Team K25,541
14Minegishi MinamiAKB48 Team K26,038
13Kitahara RieAKB48 Team B26,531
12Kasai TomomiAKB48 Team B27,005
11Miyazawa SaeAKB48 Team K40,261
10Matsui RenaSKE48 Team S42,030
09Matsui JurinaSKE48 Team S45,747
08Itano TomomiAKB48 Team K50,483
07Kojima HarunaAKB48 Team A54,483
06Takahashi MinamiAKB48 Team A65,480
05Shinoda MarikoAKB48 Team A67,017
04Sashihara RinoAKB48 Team A67,339
03Kashiwagi YukiAKB48 Team B71,076
02Watanabe MayuAKB48 Team B72,574
01Oshima YukoAKB48 Team K108,837


As expected, without Acchan in the competition there wasn't anyone that could stand up against the might of Yuko. Although there is one thing I'm curious about. Compared to last year's votes, Yuko's votes decreased by 20k. Is it because that since Acchan wasn't participating, there wasn't much of a need to mass vote? Well whatever the reason, Yuko has taken back the center position, the 2nd time for her. Much congratulations to her.
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