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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 Curtain136,309 Oide Shampoo111,222 Hashire! Bicycle186,613 Seifuku no Mannequin232,961 Kimi no Na wa Kibou242,054 Here are their Soundscan placings: 04. Type A - 25,792 07. Type B - 22,606 10. Type C - 20,...

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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 sing...

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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...

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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 Shampoo111,222 Hashire! Bicycle150,056 Seifuku no Mannequin 190,108 Kimi no Na wa Kibou204,281 ...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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