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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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31 July 2013

New Unit [Tentoumu Chu!] Formation Announcement


In Fukuoka dome concert it was announced the formation of a new unit. The unit was formed all from kenkyuusei members from the four different groups.

AKB48: Kojima Mako, Okada Nana, Nishino Miki
SKE48: Kitagawa Ryouha
NMB48: Shibuya Nagisa
HKT48: Tashima Meru, Tomonaga Mio

In Sapporo dome, this new unit's name was revealed as well! The unit is called Tentoumu Chu!, the tentoumu part coming from tentoumushi meaning ladybug. They also performed their new song which was titled [Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu!]

The center for the unit will be AKB KKS Kojima Mako. Any further announcement concerning the new song or a single has not been made.

All the aces of their respective kenkyuusei generations have come together to form this unit. It would be interesting to see how this unit will help each of the reasearch students.
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[AKB48 Dome Tour] Sapporo Dome Concert Setlist




AKB48札幌ドームコンサート2013 
AKB48 Sapporo Dome Concert 2013 
Date: 31st July 2013 
Kage Ana: Yokoyama Yui

M00 Overture
M01 RIVER
M02 Beginner (Team A)
M03 UZA (Team K)
M04 Kaze wa Fuiteiru (Team B)
M05 Flying Get
M06 Suki! Suki! Skip! (HKT48)
M07 1! 2! 3! 4! Yoroshiku (SKE48)
M08 Kitagawa Kenji (NMB48)
M09 Shoujotachi yo
---------------------------------------------MC 1-------------------------------------------
M10 Kuchi Utsushi no Chocolate (Miyawaki Sakura, Watanabe Mayu, Kodama Haruka)
M11 Mushi no Ballad (Matsui Jurina)
M12 Kuroi Tenshi (Kizaki Yuria, Shimazaki Haruka, Azuma Rion)
M13 Kagami no Naka no Jean D'Arc (Watanabe Miyuki, Shibata Aya, Sashihara Rino, Kitahara Rie, Suda Akari)
M14 Tonari no Banana (Matsui Rena, Kashiwagi Yuki)
M15 Junai no Crescendo (Kojima Haruna, Takahashi Minami, Minegishi Minami)
M16 Hoshi no Ondo (Itano Tomomi, Takajo Aki, Umeda Ayaka, Kawaei Rina)
M17 Higurashi no Koi (Yamamoto Sayaka, Yokoyama Yui)
M18 Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa (Miyazawa Sae, Oshima Yuko, Akimoto Sayaka)
---------------------------------------------MC 2--------------------------------------------
M19 Yuuhi ga Miteiru ka? (Itano Tomomi, Minegishi Minami, Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna)
M20 Boku no Taiyou
M21 Tenohira ga Kataru Koto
---------------------------------------------MC 3---------------------------------------------
M22 LOVE Shugyou (AKB48 Kenkyuusei)
M23 Romance Kenjuu (Team B)
M24 Melon Juice (HKT48)
M25 Hatsukoi Butterfly (HKT48)
M26 How come? (Team K)
M27 Bokura no Eureka (NMB48)
M28 Nagiichi (NMB48)
M29 Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (AKB48 Kenkyuusei)
M30 Utsukushii Inazuma (SKE48)
M31 Oki Doki (SKE48)
M32 Ruby (Team A)
M33 Flower (Maeda Atsuko)
M34 Kimi wa Boku da (Maeda Atsuko)
M35 Time Machine Nante Iranai (Maeda Atsuko)
M36 Ponytail to Shushu
M37 Manatsu no Sounds Good!
M38 Everyday, Kachuusha
M39 Oogoe Diamond
M40 Gingham Check
M41 Hikoukigumo
M42 Aitakatta
M43 Heavy Rotation
M44 Sayonara Crawl

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EN 01. Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! (Tentoumu Chu!)
EN 02. Koisuru Fortune Cookie
EN 03. First Rabbit
EN 04. AKB Festival

-----------------------------------------END--------------------------------------------------

ANNOUNCEMENTS:


-Maeda Atsuko new single [Time Machine Nante Iranai] will release on 18th September
-The new unit formed from kenkyuuseis' name is Tentoumu Chu! while their new song is called [Kimi dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu!]
-Kojima Mako is the center of the unit.
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25 July 2013

AKB48 32nd Single [Koisuru Fortune Cookie] Covers + Tracklist


AKB48 will release their 32nd single [Koisuru Fortune Cookie] on 21 August 2013. This is the single with the fan-voted senbatsu members. View the final results here. The top 16 members, centered by Sashihara Rino perform the lead song [Koisuru Fortune Cookie]. The next 16 members, Undergirls perform a song which appears on Types A, K and Theatre Edition. The Next Girls (from 33-48) perform a song on Type A, and the Future Girls (49-64) perform a song on Type K. Shinoda Mariko and Itano Tomomi, who graduate at the [2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour] get graduation songs on Type B. Akimoto Sayaka, who is also graduating at the same tour, decided against a graduation song for herself.

There are 7 types in total for this release. Limited Edition A, K, B, which contain a national handshake ticket, Regular Edition A, K, B, which contain a photo, and the Theatre Edition, which is sold with an individual member handshake ticket and a photo, or two photos. The covers this time are the same for both Limited and Regular Editions. The music video for [Koisuru Fortune Cookie] was filmed in multiple locations and featured thousands of fans as extras.

AKB48 32nd Single
Koisuru Fortune Cookie
恋するフォーチュンクッキー
21 August 2013

TYPE A
1,600yen
[CD]
01. Koisuru Fortune Cookie // Senbatsu
02. Ai no Imi wo Kanagaete Mita // Under Girls
03. Kondo Koso Ecstasy // Next Girls
04. Koisuru Fortune Cookie (off vocal ver.)
05. Ai no Imi wo Kanagaete Mita (off vocal ver.)
06. Kondo Koso Ecstasy (off vocal ver.)
[DVD]
01. Koisuru Fortune Cookie (Music Video)
02. Ai no Imi wo Kanagaete Mita (Music Video)
03. Kondo Koso Ecstasy (Music Video)
04. SF Shoujo Drama Series [ADS77]: 1st Act
05. Bonus Type A
TYPE K
1,600yen
[CD]
01. Koisuru Fortune Cookie // Senbatsu
02. Ai no Imi wo Kanagaete Mita // Under Girls
03. Suitei Marmalade // Future Girls
04. Koisuru Fortune Cookie (off vocal ver.)
05. Ai no Imi wo Kanagaete Mita (off vocal ver.)
06. Suitei Marmalade (off vocal ver.)
[DVD]
01. Koisuru Fortune Cookie (Music Video)
02. Ai no Imi wo Kanagaete Mita (Music Video)
03. Suitei Marmalade (Music Video)
04. SF Shoujo Drama Series [ADS77]: 2nd Act
05. Bonus Type K
TYPE B
1,600yen
[CD]
01. Koisuru Fortune Cookie // Senbatsu
02. Saigo no Door // Itano Tomomi Graduation Song
03. Namida no Sei Janai // Shinoda Mariko Graduation Song
04. Koisuru Fortune Cookie (off vocal ver.)
05. Saigo no Door (off vocal ver.)
06. Namida no Sei Janai (off vocal ver.)
[DVD]
01. Koisuru Fortune Cookie (Music Video)
02. Ai no Imi wo Kanagaete Mita (Music Video)
03. Namida no Sei Janai (Music Video)
04. SF Shoujo Drama Series [ADS77]: 3rd Act
05. Bonus Type B
Theatre
1,000yen
[CD]
01. Koisuru Fortune Cookie // Senbatsu
02. Ai no Imi wo Kanagaete Mita // Under Girls
03. TBA
04. Koisuru Fortune Cookie (off vocal ver.)
05. Ai no Imi wo Kanagaete Mita (off vocal ver.)
06. Track 03 (off vocal ver.)


Check out this official STAFF version music video of [Koisuru Fortune Cookie]

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24 July 2013

[JKT48 The Movie] Trilogy Announced



After finishing their five cities tour, JKT48 is ready to give another surprise by producing a film in contract with Maxima Pictures. On 6th July, Maxima Pictures and Dentsu Indonesia had officially signed the contract of the film with the temporary title [JKT48 The Movie].

"We (Dentsu Indonesia) already had our plan. From the beginning of developing JKT48, we planned to make a movie on their third year. But, after 10 months of operating, the proposal had already came in. That's amazing for us." said Rudi Mulyadi, the Head of Dentsu Indonesia, when asked in JKT48 theatre.

Since last year, Ody Mulya Hidayat and Awi Suryadi, producer and the film maker, with Kasandra, scenario writer, and Gopta Chandra, JKT48's management, had already started to prepare the ideas and the concept of [JKT48 The Movie].

Because every member is unique even in their show on stage, making only 1 film for JKT48 is not enough. Ody had the idea to make a trilogy of [JKT48 The Movie]. "According to our plan, [JKT48 The Movie] will be made as a trilogy." Ody said as the Producer of Maxima Pictures, when asked about the movie telling about JKT48's journey in fX Lifestyle Center, Senayan, Jakarta, Sunday, 7 July 2013.

Ody will make 3 different stories in 3 different movie because their potential and their appeal are amazing. "Their potential is amazing." Ody said proudly. Whatever the personnel said, JKT48's story will be opened up. JKT48's journey will be visualised in [JKT48 The Movie]. "We will explore everything about JKT48 to make the fans happy." said Ody.

According to the plan, this film will also be sold in neighbouring countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Hongkong, Taiwan & China.
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11 July 2013

AKB48 Group Weekly News Roundup (1-7 July 2013)



AKB48
- Team B's Nakamura Mariko was given a lead role in the stage play [Sengoku Kourin Girls].
- Team A's Nakatsuka Tomomi has created a twitter account. Follow her at @tmm_n0618
- The [AKB48 in Seibu Dome] and [AKB48 in Saitama Super Arena] Blurays were released on 3rd July.
- AKB48 will be performing at the Tokyo Disneysea on 18th October
- The AKB48 Kenkyuusei Preliminary round took place on 6th July, and Yumoto Ami, Kojima Mako, Tsuchiyasu Mizuki and Owada Nana will take part in AKB48's Janken Tournament on 18th September.
- Shimazaki Haruka will release her own solo photobook [Paruru Komaru] on 19th July.
- The 7th July Handshake event was the final handshake event for Akimoto Sayaka, Itano Tomomi and Shinoda Mariko, and the final AKB48 event at all for Komori Mika, Nakatsuka Tomomi and Matsubara Natsumi, who have now graduated from the group.

SKE48
- SKE48 Kenkyuuseis Owaki Arisa, Kitahara Yuna, Takeuchi Saki and Sasaki Yuka have won the SKE48 Kenkyuusei Janken Preliminaries and will advance into the main SKE48 Janken Preliminaries.
- The SKE48 Janken Preliminaries was held on 3rd July, and Mizuno Honoka, Ami Miyamae, Mikoto Uchiyama, Kyoka Isohara, Seira Sato, Matsumoto Rina, Narumi Ichino and Mai Takeuchi will take part in AKB48's Janken Tournament on 18th September.

NMB48
- Team N's Fukumoto Aina held her graduation ceremony on 1st July.
- NMB48 wrapped up their East Japan Tour on 4th July at the NHK Hall in Tokyo. They did a different Set List from the usual, do check it out HERE.
- Watanabe Miyuki's solo DVD/Blueray [Miruneko] was released on 2nd July
- The NMB48 Janken Preliminary round was conducted on 4th July, and the winners are Shiroma Miru, Kamieda Emika, Mizuki Uno, Ayaka Morita, Koyanagi Arisa, Murakami Ayaka, Okita Ayaka and Kobayashi Rikako.. They will take part in AKB48's Janken Tournament on 18th September.

HKT48
- HKT48 Team H 1st Stage [Te wo Tsunaginagara]'s CD and DVD was released on 6th July.
- HKT48 was added to the list of performers for the Tokyo Idol Festival 2013.

JKT48
- JKT48 announced and released their 2nd Single [Yuuhi wo Mite iru ka?] on 3rd May.
- Team KIII's Shinta Naomi was made the captain of the new team.
- Plans for a 3rd Generation of JKT48 members have been announced.
- JKT48 will be releasing their first own movie [JKT48 The Movie], date unannounced.
- The [Pajama Drive] Stage DVD for 1st and 2nd Generations have been announced and released on 6th July, and a revival show will be held for that stage sometime on July.  Fans will be given the right to choose the members participating in the show.
- JKT48 will release their own version of AKB48's 32nd Single [Koisuru Fortune Cookie] on 21st August, the same day ask AKB's release.
- JKT48 finished their [Let Us Introduce Ourselves: JKT48] concert tour on 4th July at Jakarta.

Nogizaka46
- Nogizaka46's 6th Single [Girl's Rule] went on sale on 3rd July, selling 286,492 for the first day.

Graduates
- Nakatsuka Tomomi's graduation photobook was released on 5th July.
- AKB48 Graduate Nakaya Sayaka has signed on with amuleto, a seiyuu agency.
- Maeda Atsuko is in Australia!
- SKE48 Graduate Kuwabara Mizuki will take part in the stage play [Monster Swing], her first job after graduating from SKE48. It will start showing from 29th August to 1st September at the Ikebukuro Theater Green.
- SKE48 graduate Hara Minami has created a twitter account. Follow her at @haramina1224
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10 July 2013

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)




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)





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 MakoTsuchiyasu Mizuki and Owada Nana(Left to Right)




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 MiruKamieda EmikaMizuki UnoAyaka MoritaKoyanagi 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)




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)




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.




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 2013They 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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05 July 2013

JKT48 Jakarta Concert Setlist + Announcements


JKT48 has finished their [Let Us Introduce Ourselves: JKT48] concert tour. On 3rd and 4th July 2013, they held three concerts in Jakarta as the final part of the tour.

The concerts setlist was different from all the concert cities before. There were more songs and shuffle unit songs on two day concert in Jakarta.

There were also several announcements. Starting from Shinta Naomi who has been named as Team KIII captain, until the upcoming JKT48 single [Koisuru Fortune Cookie] which will be released on the same day as AKB48 release their version of the single, on 21st August 2013. See below the setlist for each day for each of the announcements.


Wednesday, 3rd July 2013

Setlist:
M01 - Heavy Rotation (Team J)
M02 - Ponytail to Shushu (Team J)
M03 - Aitakatta ( All members)
-----MC-----
M04 - Idol Nante Yobanaide ( Nabilah Ratna Ayu, Cindy Gulla, Ayana Shahab, Rena Nozawa)
M05 - Heart Gata Virus ( Rona Anggraeni, Natalia, Alicia Chanzia)
M06 - Tenshi no Shippo ( Cindy Yuvia, Nadila Cindy Watari, Rachel)
M07 - Renai Kinshi Jourei ( Aki Takajo, Jessica Veranda , Delima)
M08 - Kagamu no Naka Joanne D'arc ( Devi Kinal Putri, Ghaida Farisya, Beby Chaesara Nadila, Rica Leyona, Gabriella Margareth Warouw)
-----MC-----
M09 - Mirai no Kajitsu (Team KIII)
M10 - Kissu Shite Son Schiatta (Team KIII)
M11 - Kimi no Autabi koi wo Suru (Team J)
M12 - Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (Team J with Akicha center)
M13 - Yuuhi wo Miteiruka? (Yuuhi wo Miteiruka senbatsu)
-----MC-----
M14 - RIVER (Team J)
M15 - 1!2!3!4! Yoroshiku (Team KIII)
M16 - Viva Hurricane (Team KIII)
M17 -  Gomen ne, Summer (Team J)
M18 -  Oogoe Diamond ( Team J)
M19 - Bingo! (Team KIII and team J joined on the last verse)
M20 -  Baby, Baby, Baby (All members)
-----ENCORE-----
EN1 - JKT48 (All members)
EN2 - Hikoukigumo (All members)
EN3 - Heavy Rotation (All members)


Announcements:

JKT48 performed their newest song [JKT48]. It's the translated song from AKB48 A1st stage and same version with the other sister groups according to their group name.

The management announced that Shinta Naomi will be the captain of Team KIII.

They also announced the auditions for a third generation would be coming soon.


Thursday, 4th July 2013
Noon Show

Setlist:
M01 - Shonichi  (Team KIII)
M02 - Ponytail to Shushu (Team J)
M03 - Aitakatta ( All members)
-----MC-----
M04 - Heart Gata Virus ( Haruka Nakagawa, Rena Nozawa, Ayana Shahab)
M05 - Boku to Juliet to Coaster ( Aki Takajo, Shania Junianatha, Beby Chaesara)
M06 - Junjou Shugi ( Rezky Wiranti Dhike, Jessica Veranda, Jessica Vania)
M07 - Tsundere (  Cindy Yuvia, Shinta Naomi, Nadila Cindy Watari)
M08 - Temodemo no Namida ( Ratu Vienny Fitrilya, Thalia)
-----MC-----
M09 - Squall no Aida ni (Team J)
M10 - Hissatsu Teleport (Team J)
M11 - Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara  (Team KIII)
M12 - Boku no Taiyou (Team KIII)
M13 - Yuuhi wo Miteiruka? (Yuuhi wo Miteiruka senbatsu)
-----MC-----
M14 - RIVER (Team J)
M15 - 1!2!3!4! Yoroshiku (Team KIII)
M16 - Viva Hurricane (Team KIII)
M17 -  Gomen ne, Summer (Team J)
M18 -  Oogoe Diamond ( Team J)
M19 - Bingo! (Team KIII and team J joined on the last verse)
M20 -  Baby, Baby, Baby (All members)
-----ENCORE-----
EN1 - JKT48 (All members)
EN2 - Hikoukigumo (All members)
EN3 - Heavy Rotation (All members)

Announcements:

It has been announced that JKT48 will have their coming soon first own movie [JKT48 The Movie].

They will also release the [Pajama Drive] Stage  DVD from the 1st and 2nd generation members on 6 July 2013.

JKT48 will hold their [Pajama Drive] revival show. The exact date is not announced yet, but it will be in July. Fans will be given right to choose the members who will be participating in the show.


Thursday, 3rd July 2013
Night Show

Setlist :
M01. JKT Sanjou!  (Team J)
M02. Ponytail to Shushu (Team J)
M03. Aitakatta (All Member)
-----MC-----
M04. Pajama Drive  (Shania Junianatha, Sendy Ariani , Ayana Shahab)
M05. Temodemo no Namida (Sonia Natalia, Gabriella Margareth Warouw)  
M06. Himawari  (Melody Nurrmadhani Laksani, Haruka Nakagawa, Devi Kinal Putri, Jessica Veranda)
M07. Itoshisa no Defense (Noella Sisterina , Lidya Maulidya , Viviyona Apriani)  
M08. Manatsu no Christmas Rose  (Della , Jennifer Hanna, Ratu Vienny Fitrilya, Thalia)
-----MC-----
M09. Futari Nori no Jitensha  (Team J)
M10. 109 (Team J)
M11. Run Run Run  (Team KIII)
M12. Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (Team KIII)
-----MC-----
 M13. Yuuhi wo Miteiruka? ( Yuuhi wo Miteiruka senbatsu)
-----MC-----
M14 - RIVER (Team J)
M15 - 1!2!3!4! Yoroshiku (Team KIII)
M16 - Viva Hurricane (Team KIII)
M17 -  Gomen ne, Summer (Team J)
M18 -  Oogoe Diamond ( Team J)
M19 - Bingo! (Team KIII and Team J joined on the last verse)
M20 -  Baby, Baby, Baby (All members)
-----ENCORE-----
EN1 - JKT48 (All members)
EN2 - Hikoukigumo (All members)
EN3 - Heavy Rotation (All members)

 Announcements :

There were videos playing of Takahashi Minami and Sashihara Rino giving messages.  Takamina asked the fans to keep supporting Rena Nozawa who now holds concurrent status in AKB48 and JKT48. She was also saying that she would visit Jakarta and have a concert. At the end of the video, there was [AKBxJKT] on 21st August 2013 written on the screen which was not announced yet what event there would be.

Sasshi appeared on the video to tell that JKT48 will also release [Koisuru Fortune Cookie] as a single on the same day as AKB48 on 21st August 2013.  [Koisuru Fortune Cookie] is the 32nd AKB48 single. The senbatsu was chosen by election where Sashihara Rino emerged as the winner to place in the center position.
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04 July 2013

NMB48 East Japan Tour [12/31] Setlist [Updated]



NMB48 has started its tour through Eastern Japan with a show in Kanagawa Prefecture on June 11. The first show was performed by 20 members selected from all of NMB48's three teams. You can find the setlist below.

A total of eight concerts have been announced for this tour and it will end with a concert in Tokyo on July 3. The tour has the same name as the Western Japan Tour which NMB48 performed in spring this year. It's called [12/31], which is also the name of one of NMB48's album songs and the date the next NHK Kouhaku will be held. An appearance at this event seems to be the group's goal for this year. The tour subtitle indicates how many days are left until that date (so for example the subtitle for the first show was ~203 days left~).

While the first seven shows had basically the same setlist, the setlist was changed for the last tour concert in Tokyo. At this concert all members of NMB48 performed and Yokoyama Yui who was a concurrent NMB48 member until recently also appeared.

NMB48東日本ツアー2013 12月31日
NMB48 East Japan Tour 2013  12/31
Date: 11th June~ 3rd July 

First Show, Kanagawa Prefectural Civic Hall
Date: June 11
Member Line-Up: 
Team N: Ogasawara Mayu, Kadowaki Kanako, Kotani Riho, Shiroma Miru, Jonishi Kei,  Yamamoto Sayaka, Yoshida Akari, Watanabe Miyuki
Team M: Shimada Rena, Takano Yui, Tanigawa Airi, Murase Sae, Yagura Fuuko, Yamada Nana, Yogi Keira
Team BII: Akazawa Hono, Ota Yuuri, Kato Yuuka, Kushiro Rina, Yabushita Shu

M01 - HA!
M02 - Teppen Tottande
M03 - Zetsumetsu Kurogami Shoujo
-----MC-----
M04 - Warukii (Watanabe Miyuki)
M05 - Fuyushougun no Regret (Namba Teppoudai Sono Ni)
M06 - Kesshou (Shirogumi)
M07 - Boku ga Maketa Natsu (Shirogumi)
M08 - Saigo no Catharsis (Shirogumi)
M09 - Boku ga Mou Sukoshi Daitan Nara (Akagumi)
M10 - Migi e Magare (Akagumi)
M11 - Mattemashita Shingakki (Akagumi)
M12 - Sunahama de Pistol (Namba Teppoudai Sono Ichi)
M13 - Jungle Gym (Yamamoto Sayaka)
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M14 - Mikazuki no Senaka
M15 - In Goal 
M16 - Mousou Girlfriend
-----MC-----
M17 - Oh my God!
M18 - Junjou U-19
M19 - Virginity
M20 - Kitagawa Kenji
-----MC----- (Announcement that NMB48's First Album broke through the 500,000 copies sales mark)
M21 - 31/12

----ENCORE-----
EN1 - Bokura no Eureka
Preview of  [Sayanee] a coupling song from [Bokura no Eureka]
EN2 - Nagiichi
EN3 - Seishun no Laptime
EN4 - Boku wa Matteru
EN5 - NMB48

Second Show, Omiya Sonic City, Saitama Prefecture
Date: June 12
Same setlist as first show, but [Bokura no Eureka] performed earlier as M17




Third Show, Fuji City Culture Hall Rose Theatre, Shizuoka Prefecture
Date: June 13
Same setlist as second show

Fourth Show, Nagoya Congress Center Century Hall, Aichi Prefecture
Date: June 17
Member Line-Up: 
Team N: Ichikawa Miori, Ogasawara Mayu, Kadowaki Kanako, Kotani Riho, Shiroma Miru, Jonishi Kei, Yamaguchi Yuuki, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yoshida Akari, Watanabe Miyuki
Team M: Takano Yui, Tanigawa Airi, Yagura Fuuko, Yamagishi Natsumi, Yamada Nana, Yogi Keira
Team BII: Kamieda Emika, Kato Yuuka, Kurokawa Hazuki, Yabushita Shu
Same setlist as second show

Fifth Show, Hondanomori Hall, Ishikawa Prefecture
Date: June 18

Same setlist as second show

Sixth Show, Niigata Prefectural Civic Center, Niigata Prefecture
Date: June 19

Same setlist as second show

Seventh Show, Sendai Sun Plaza, Miyagi Prefecture
Date: June 24
Member Line-Up: 
Team N: Ichikawa Miori, Ogasawara Mayu, Kotani Riho, Shiroma Miru, Jonishi Kei, Nishimura Aika, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yoshida Akari, Watanabe Miyuki
Team M:  Okita Ayaka, Takano Yui, Tanigawa Airi, Murakami Ayaka, Yagura Fuuko, Yogi Keira
Team BII: Kato Yuuka, Kusaka Konomi, Muro Kanako, Yabushita Shu
KKS:  Shibuya Nagisa
Same setlist as second show

Eighth Show, NHK Hall, Tokyo Prefecture
Date: July 3
Member Line-Up: ALL NMB48 members+ Yokoyama Yui
M01 - HA!
M02 - Teppen Tottande
M03 - Zetsumetsu Kurogami Shoujo
-----MC-----
M04 - Namekuji Heart (Super Idol Senbatsu)
M05 - Okuba (Shirogumi)
M06 - Baatari Go!
M07 - Yaban na Softcream (Akagumi)
M08 - Hinadan de wa Boku no Miryoku wa Ikinainda! (Namba Teppoutai Sono San)
M09 - Sayanee
-----MC-----
M10 - Dazai Osamu wo Yonda ka? (Yamamoto Sayaka, Yamada Nana, Yokoyama Yui)
-----MC-----
M11 - Almond Croissant Keikaku (Team BII)
M12 - Lily (Team N)
M13 - With my soul (Team M+Nakagawa Hiromi)
-----MC-----
M14 - Bokura no Eureka
M15 - Oh my God!
M16 - Junjou U-19
M17 - Virginity
M18 - Kitagawa Kenji
-----MC-----
M19 -12/31

----ENCORE-----
EN1 - Nagiichi
EN2 -Todokanasou de Todoku Mono
EN3 - Seishun no Laptime
-----MC-----
EN4 - Boku wa Matteru
-----MC-----
EN5 - NMB48

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03 July 2013

AKB48 Group Weekly News Roundup (24-30 June 2013)



AKB48
- AKB48's 32nd Single is titled [Koisuru Fortune Cookie], release date will be 21st August.
- SNH48's Miyazawa Sae's request not to be a concurrent member of AKB48 Team K has been accepted.
- Shinoda Mariko's graduation performance at the AKB48 Theater is on 22nd July, Itano Tomomi's on 27th July, and Akimoto Sayaka's on 28th July.
- JKT48's Takajo Aki made her debut in Team B as a concurrent member. Her unit song is Namida ni Shizumu Taiyou.
- Omori Miyu also made her debut in Team B after receiving her promotion to the Team. Her unit song is Gomen ne Jewel.
- AKB48 and SKE48 will perform at A-Nation Idol Nation 2013 on 10th August.
- AKB48 sub-unit DiVA will perform at A-Nation Island Departure on 3rd August.
- Matsui Sakiko has started her own twitter account! Follow her at @skc1210.
- Katayama Haruka, Kikuchi Ayaka and Abe Maria will hold a handshake event in Taiwan on 2nd July.
- The AKB48 Kenkyuusei Janken Preliminaries will take place on 6th July.
- AKB48 [1/149 Renai Sousenkyo] Game will be released on the PS3 on 12th September.


SKE48
- SKE48 and AKB48 will perform at A-Nation Idol Nation 2013 on 10th August.
- Matsui Jurina has suspended performances until further notice due to poor health.
- Team S's 3rd Stage [Seifuku no Me]'s Senshuuraku will take place on 10th July, and the new stage's Shonichi will be on 23rd July.
- Team KII's 3rd Stage [Ramune no Nomikata]'s Senshuuraku will take place on 12th July, and the new stage's Shonichi will be on 25th July.
- Team E's 2nd Stage [Saka Agari]'s Senshuuraku will take place on 11th July, and the new stage's Shonichi will be on 24th July.
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- The SKE48 Kenkyuusei Janken Preliminaries will take place on 2nd July.
- And the SKE48 Janken Preliminaries will take place on 3rd July.


NMB48
- NMB48's Official website has updated their members' profile pictures.
- Their 7th single [Bokura no Eureka], released on 19th June, sold 420,906 copies on it's first week, ranking 1st in the weekly chart.
- Kenkyuusei Ishihara Masako has graduated from the group.
- NMB48 Kenkyuuseis Uno Mizuki, Shibuya Nagisa and Morita Ayaka have have won the NMB48 Kenkyuusei Janken Preliminaries and will advance into the main NMB48 Janken Preliminaries.
- The NMB48 Janken Preliminaries will take place on 4th July.


HKT48
- The HKT48 Kenkyuusei Janken Preliminaries will take place on 10 July, and the HKT48 Janken Preliminaries will take place on the same day.


JKT48
- JKT48's Team KIII was formed, 18 members made the cut.


SNH48
Miyazawa Sae's request not to be a concurrent member of AKB48 Team K has been accepted.
SNH48 2nd gen auditions are currently taking place.

Graduates
- SKE48 graduate Kuwabara Mizuki has created a twitter account. Follow her at @little_mamy_19
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02 July 2013

Introduction to AKB48's 15th Generation


This is a new feature that we have decided to implement onto MELOS no Michi: an introduction to the new generation of AKB48 members. We went through the trouble of finding out more about these members to make it easier for you to oshihen to them.

Revealed on AKB48's official blog on 20th May 2013, the 8 members of AKB48's 15th Generation have already had their baptism by fire at the AKB48 Group Kenkyuusei Concert at Budokan on 5th June 2013. 4 days later, they performed their debut stage on the Kenkyuusei [Pajama Drive] stage and subsequently experienced their debut handshake event last Sunday at the So Long! National Handshake Event at Hokkaido.

Still relatively unknown in the mainstream media yet equipped raw passion and enthusiasm, do they have what it takes to usher AKB48 onto the next stage?


Name: Ichikawa Manami 市川愛美
Nickname: Manami まなみ
Date of Birth: 1999/8/26 (13)
Hometown: Tokyo
Blood Type: A
Favourite AKB48 Member: -
Current Unit Song: Junjou Shugi
Replacing Hillary in Junjou Shugi, she displays an above average standard of showmanship. With an appropriate amount of effort, she will be a fine performer in no time.




Name: Nana Owada 大和田南那
Nickname:  Naanya なーにゃ
Date of Birth: 1999/9/15 (13)  
Hometown: Chiba
Blood Type: A
Favourite AKB48 Member: Oshima Yuko
Current Unit Song: Temodemo no Namida
The most talked about and noted 15th Generation Member. Though she still exhibits nervousness while doing introductions and emcees, she has performed considerably well in her unit song. Naanya enjoys eating strawberries and melons. Her favorite song is Heavy Rotation, which happens to be the first AKB48 song she ever heard.




Name: Komiyama Haruka 込山榛香
Nickname: Komiharu こみはる
Date of Birth: 1998/9/12 (14)
Hometown: Chiba
Blood Type: B
Favourite AKB48 Member: Watanabe Mayu, Oshima Yuko
Current Unit Song: Pajama Drive
Watching her performances and emcees immediately lowers one's blood pressure. Her charm point is definitely her joyous smile, and it's hard not to smile yourself even if you are just looking at her perform on your computer monitor. Her favorite food is melonpan.




Name: Sato Kiara 佐藤妃星
Nickname: Kiichan きぃちゃん
Date of Birth: 2000/8/11 (12)
Hometown: Chiba
Blood Type: B
Current Unit Song: Pajama Drive
Favourite AKB48 Member: Maeda Atsuko
Seichan is currently the youngest AKB48 member. Though pretty shy during emcees, she has a cute voice and vibe that makes her performance a joy to watch. She needs to work on the sharpness of her dance though.




Name: Tsuchiyasu Mizuki 土保瑞希 
Nickname: Mizuki みずき
Date of Birth: 1996/10/5 (16) 
Hometown: Osaka
Blood Type: O
Favourite AKB48 Member: -
Current Unit Song: Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc
Pretty outspoken during emcees, she definitely fits right in with her seniors.




Name: Fukuoka Seina 福岡聖菜
Nickname: Seichan せいちゃん
Date of Birth: 2000/8/1(12)  
Hometown: Kanagawa
Blood Type: -
Favourite AKB48 Member: Kojima Haruna
Current Unit Song: Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc
Initially shy, she has shown improvement in the later stages and has been speaking out more during emcees.




Name: Mukaichi Mion 向井地美音 
Nickname: Miion みーおん
Date of Birth: 1998/*1/29 (15) 
Hometown: Saitama 
Blood Type: O
Favourite AKB48 Member: Kojima Haruna
Current Unit Song: Tenshi no Shippo
Mion was a popular child actress and has been cast in various dramas, movies, and commercials. Her prior history has made her one of the more notable member of the 15th Generation.




Name: Yumoto Ami 湯本亜美 
Nickname: Yuami ゆあみ
Date of Birth: 1998/1/29 (15) 
Hometown: Saitama 
Blood Type: O
Favourite AKB48 Member: Oshima Yuko
Current Unit Song: Junjou Shugi
Although Yuami is able to hold herself decently during introductions and emcees, I personally feel that Yuami can do more to improve her expressions during performances. One of those "normal members at first sight," Yuami will have to work on getting a distinctive feature or point to gain more appeal.
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AKB48 x WONDA New Drama [AKB48 Short Story]


AKB48 and WONDA will once again be collaborating, this time on a one-night only drama entitled [AKB48 Short Story]. The one hour drama (which is based on last year's WONDA commercials starring members of AKB48) will air on July 7th, 2013 from 12:25 AM to 1:25 AM on Fuji TV. Oshima Yuko, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Shimazaki Haruka, and Watanabe Mayu  will be portraying OLs (office ladies) going about their daily lives in an office setting.  The drama will contain six segments, each one adding to the story.


SKE48 member Shibata Aya will also appear in the drama. The role was awarded to her as a prize for gaining so many places during the 2013 AKB48 Senbatsu Seousenkyo.

In that past, AKB48 and WONDA have collaborated on ad campaigns before. The first, starting in March 2011 starred 15 members of AKB48. The next campaign began in February 2012 and featured individual commercials for each of the 90 members of AKB48--a feat that earned them a Guinness World Record.


I'm definitely looking forward to seeing all of the girls in their office attire! Who do you think will make the most believable OL? 
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JKT48 2nd Single [Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?] Tracklist


JKT48's second single [Yuuhi Wo Miteiru ka?] details has been announced. The management held a press conference today at their theatre while announcing JKT48's newest joint venture with LAWSON.

[Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?] will be released in two types: Regular and Theatre. Both will be sold tomorrow and the day after an the [Let Us Introduce Ourselves: JKT48] Jakarta concert venue. All songs are covers of existing AKB48 and SKE48 songs.

The [Let Us Introduce Ourselves: JKT48] Jakarta concert will be held at Tennis Indoor Senayan. The concert will have three shows, one night show on Wednesday and two shows on Thursday. The single sales time will start from 10.00 AM until 21.00 PM.

The regular version has one photo of a senbatsu member and one special Team KIII photo (limited to the 10.000 first copes) as a bonus. The theatre version will give you one handshake event ticket and one trading card.

Also at today's press conference, management announced that JKT48 officially became the brand ambassador for LAWSON (convenient store/mart). The chosen members for the ambassador are Cindy Gulla, Nabilah Ratna Ayu ( Team J) and Cindy Yuvia, Rona Anggraeni, Noella Sisterina, Ratu Vienny Fitrilya ( Team KIII ).

JKT48 2nd Single
Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?
Apakah Kau Melihat Matahari Senja?
3rd July 2013

Regular 

Rp. 80.000
( 800 JPY/ 9USD)
[CD]
01. Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka? - Apakah Kau Melihat Matahari Senja? 
02. Nagai Hikari - Cahaya Yang Panjang
03. 1!2!3!4! Yoroshiku!
04. Viva Hurricane
[DVD]
01. Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka? PV
02. Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka? Behind The Scene
Theatre

Rp. 40.000
(400 JPY/ 4.5 USD)
[CD]
01. Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?
02. Nagai Hikari
03. 1!2!3!4! Yoroshiku!


Senbatsu members are

Team J: Nakagawa Haruka, Jessica Veranda, Melody Nurramdhani Laksani, Nabilah Ratna Ayu, Shania Junianatha
Team KIII: Cindy Yuvia, Natalia, Ratu Vienny Fitrilya, Rona Anggreani, Shinta Naomi
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01 July 2013

JKT48 2nd Single [Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?] Announced


JKT48 will release their second single [Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?] on 3rd July 2013. This is the same day as  their [Let Us Introduce Ourselves : JKT48] Jakarta concert and [Heavy Rotation] national handshake event.

There are 10 members who successfully selected as senbatsu in [Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?] com from Team J and Team KIII. They are Melody Nurramdhani Laksani, Shania Junianatha, Jessica Veranda, Nabilah Ratna Ayu, Haruka Nakagawa, Cindy Yuvia, Natalia, Shinta Naomi, Rona Anggraeni, and Ratu Vienny Fitrilya.

There are no further details yet beside the release date announcement. [Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?] first appeared in the AKB48 stage [Boku no Taiyou], which JKT48 Team KIII currently perform. It was also AKB48's 6th major label single. Watch the teaser of JKT48 [Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?] PV below :

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