I didn't include this in the previous article because I thought it wasn't important but turned out it was. AKB48's rival group Nogizaka46 will be getting their own variety show starting October. The show will be titled [AKB48 History]. It is still unknown what channel it will air on and on whcih timeslot.
AKB48 History will be a show where the girls of Nogizaka46 will challenge the various things AKB had to go through the 5 years before they became national idols. The show's motto is "A show to challenge all the various hardships AKB48 had to go through in these 5 years in just some months. If going though the same things, will they be able to get as successful as AKB is now?".
Nogizaka46 is said to be "A project that will enormously change the lives of the members in a...
30 June 2011
30 June 2011
AKB48's PSP game sequel [AKB1/48 Idol to Guam de Koishitara...]
Remember sometime back last year, AKB48 dropped the ultimate love simulation game, AKB1/48 Idol to Koishitara..? When you thought that that game was the be-all of any PSP games, wait till you get set your eyes on the sequel, AKB1/48 Idol to Guam de Koishitara...!
Set to release on Oct 6 2011, the second PSP console game, AKB1/48 Idol to Guam de Koishitara...(AKB1/48 If I were to love an idol at Guam...) will still be released under Bandai Namco Game, and the girls included are all the Team A, K, and B members (with the exception of Oku and Shihori). Since it's filmed in Guam, get ready...
30 June 2011
Maeda Atsuko's [Flower] #1 for Oricon Weekly + [Koko ni Ita Koto] sales Update
Well well, looks like the queen has done it again! This time round it's on the Oricon Weekly charts. Beating out the competition from Korean group SHINee and pop group AAA, Maeda Atsuko's Flower grabbed #1 for the week with close to 177k units sold on the market. This makes Acchan the first female artiste to debut topping the single charts since Kaoru Amane's (Sawajiri Erika) "Taiyou no Uta" in 2006.
According to Oricon, Acchan has also topped the record to become the female artiste with the best first week sales records this year. Previously, this record was held by her peer Itano Tomomi, who...
30 June 2011
SKE48 National Tour [Manatsu no Jouhou Shuusei] - Setlists
SKE48's National Tour[Manatsu no Jouhou Shuusei] (SKE48真夏の上方修正) has started! This is their first national tour, taking place from 28 June through 10 July, at 6 locations all over Japan. Each concert will have 2 Teams.
Here are the setlists from the concerts. Posts will be updated regularly after each concert.
Shows
27 - 28 June: Zepp Nagoya
27 June: Team S + Team E
28 June: Team S + Team KII
2 July: Zepp Tokyo
Teams S + Team E
3 July: Zepp Sendai
Teams S + Team E
5 July: Zepp Sapporo
Teams S + Team KII
9 July: Zepp Osaka
Teams KII + Team E
10 July: Zepp Fukuoka
Teams KII + Team E
ZEPP Nagoya - June 27
Team S + Team E
No.SongFromMembers
M01.Aozora KataomoiSKE48
2nd Team S + Kobayashi A
M02.Gomen ne, SUMMERSKE48
3rd Team E + Uchiyama
M03.Te wo TsunaginagaraS2All
M04.SKE48S1All
MC1
M05.Tenshi...
29 June 2011
SKE48's [Pareo wa Emerald] - PV Previews
SKE48 has released more previews of the PVs from their 6th Single Pareo wa Emerald on their official YouTube channel! PVs that have been released so far are Pareo wa Emerald, Shirogumi's Tokimeki no Ashiato, and Akagumi's Papa wa Kirai. Reviews included! I will update this post when SKE releases more PV previews.
SKE48 Official YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/SKE48
Pareo wa Emerald (パレオはエメラルド)
Team S: Oya Masana, Kizaki Yuria, Kinoshita Yukiko, Kuwabara Mizuki, Suda Akari, Hiramatsu Kanako, Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena, Yagami KumiTeam KII: Ishida Anna, Ogiso Shiori, Takayanagi Akane, Hata Sawako, Furukawa Airi, Mukaida ManatsuTeam E: Kimoto Kanon
Since I already wrote about it in the previous Pareo wa Emerald post, I'll just copy paste everything over.
The PV for Pareo...
29 June 2011
Nogizaka46 confirmed
It has been officially confirmed, Nogizaka46 is a real project. Unlike SKE48 and NMB48, this group will be built as AKB48's official rival group. How far will they go with their rivalry we don't know, but since they are being promoted as such I'm guessing it's on the level of AKB48 vs Morning Musume few years back.
Official website: http://www.nogizaka46.com/
The origin of their name "nogizaka" has been revealed to be the fact that the final audition location will be SME's Nogizaka Building, and for the number 46, because that "Even if we have less members than AKB48, we wont lose". The...
29 June 2011
AKB48 in HanaKimi
Previously announced on the blog, AKB48's face Maeda Atsuko will be taking the lead role in the remake of the hit drama HanaKimi. The full title of the new drama is [Hanazakari no Kimitachi e〜 Ikemen☆ Paradise〜] (花ざかりの君たちへ〜イケメン☆パラダイス〜), changing the male symbol ♂ into a star to differentiate the two.
Official HanaKimi website: http://www.fujitv.co.jp/hanakimi/index.html
Acchan will be playing Ashiya Mizuki, a girl raised in Calfornia who returns to Japan because the guy she idolises, Sano Izumi, got hurt in an accident. Sano was a top high jumper but because of the accident, he quit...
28 June 2011
SKE48's 6th Single [Pareo wa Emerald] - Covers + Tracklist
The covers and tracklist for SKE48's 6th Single [Pareo wa Emerald], and 1st under the avex label, has been revealed. The single will go on sale on 27 July, Matsui Rena's birthday.
SKE48 has released a short version of the PV on their YouTube Channel. The PV for Pareo wa Emerald was shot in Hawaii, and resembled AKB48's Ponytail to Shushu / Everyday Kachuusha quite a bit especially at the beach dance scene. Even the intro music style was copied over. As expected, SKE48 has stuck to its fast paced energetic and catchy idol type music. Well it works and I like it.
Just like the previous 2 Singles,...
28 June 2011
AKB48's 22nd Single titled [Flying Get]
The title of AKB48's 22nd Single, the Single which employ the results of the 3rd Senbatsu election, has been given a title. Announced at last night's Theater no Megami performance, the title of the Single is [Flying Get].
But what does it mean? Well "Flying Get" (フライングゲット) is the word for obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale. In simpler words, AKB48 is just asking you to preorder their stuff.
Flying Get will be used as the theme song for the drama Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, or Hanakimi, which starrs Maeda Atsuko and Kashiwagi Yuki.
It...
27 June 2011
NMB48 [Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo] Review
More than 3 weeks before the official release of NMB48's debut single Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo on July 20, all songs of the single are already available online.As reported earlier the single will have three versions: A, B and Theater version. Apart from the title track Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo, Seishun no Lap Time will also be included in all versions of the single. Apart from that, the single also features the songs Boku ga Maketa Natsu for Version A, Mattemashita, Shingakki for B and the Theater version exclusive song Mikazuki no Senaka.What do you think about NMB48's debut single?Here a few comments I have about the songs.Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo: The beat of this single is nothing too special but quite catchy. The most interesting part is the concept of it. The song title can be...
26 June 2011
Soft opening of the AKB48 Official Cafe Singapore
AKB48 opened their 1st Official Cafe outside Japan here in Singapore yesterday. The cafe is located at the 3rd floor of *SCAPE, 1 floor above the AKB48 Official Shop Singapore.
I always have bad luck when it comes to the photographers line. Right at the back again, 7 rows of people in front of me.
The cafe was officially opened at 12:30PM by 3 AKB48 members, Shimazaki Haruka and Takeuchi Miyu from AKB48's Team 4, and Abe Maria from AKB48 Team Kenkyuusei.
This was followed by a closed door media session (which...
26 June 2011
NMB48 2nd Generation Profiles
Profile pictures of NMB48's 2nd gen are up on the official website!
http://www.nmb48.com/member/
The second generation of NMB48 have an age range of 12 to 18, with an average age of 14. They will join the 9 current Kenkyuuseis, bringing the total number of Kenkyuuseis to 32.
Anyone of them caught your eye yet? Ishida Yuumi, Yagura Fuuko and Yogi Keira have certainly caught mine. Nakagawa Hiromi is cute too.I wonder which girls will make Team M.
Azuma Yuki
東 由樹
Ishida Yuumi
石田 優美
Uno Mizuki
鵜野 みずき
Otani Riko
大谷 莉子
Okada Risako
岡田 梨紗子...
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