AKB48 New (Minegishi) Team 4 Created

On the 3rd day (24th August 2013) of the AKB48 Tokyo Dome concerts as part of their [Manatsu no Dome Tour], a New Team 4 was announced! This will have Minegishi Minami as the Captain, and the newly promoted members who were the 13th and 14th generation kenkyuusei. Here is the full list of Team 4 members: Minegishi Minami (Captain) Aigasa Moe Iwatate Saho Umeta Ayano Okada Ayaka Kitazawa Saki Shinozaki Ayana Takashima Yurina Murayama Yuiri Mogi Shinobu Hashimoto Hikari Kojima Mako Maeda Mitsuki Nishino Miki Okada Nana Uchida Natsuki The members above the line break are the 13th generation...

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Team N 3rd Stage Called [Koko ni datte Tenshi wa Iru]

On the second day of AKB48's Tokyo Dome Concerts, dates for new stages for all teams were announced. Among them is the long-awaited 3rd Stage for Team N. For this stage, the title has also been revealed. It will be called  [Koko ni datte Tenshi wa Iru] (which can be translated to "Angels are here"/ "Even angels are here"). The Shonichi will take place on October 26. One song of this stage, [Aoi Tsuki ga Miteru Kara], has already been performed during the Kyocera Dome Concert on August 7. This stage will be the first original one for Team N after they have performed Team A 3rd's [Dareka...

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New Stages Announced for All Teams from all Groups with Shonichi Dates

During Day 2 of the Tokyo Dome concert as part of the AKB48 [Manatsu no Dome Tour], it was announced that all Teams (in Japan) will get new stages. This is Team's A, K, B, S, KII, E, N, M, BII, H. Team N's new stage will be titled [Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru]. Here are the dates of the shonichi's (debut performances) in chronological order: NMB48 Team N2013/10/26Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru SKE48 Team S2013/12/01 HKT48 Team H2013/12/22 AKB48 Team K2014/01/31 AKB48 Team B2014/02/28 AKB48 Team A2014/03/14 NMB48 Team M2014/04/26 SKE48 Team E2014/05/28 SKE48 Team KII2014/06/25 NMB48 Team B...

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AKB48 [Manatsu no Dome Tour] Tokyo Dome Concert Setlist

AKB48 真夏のドームツアー AKB48 Tokyo Dome Concert 2013  Date: 22th August 2013  ~ 25th August 2013 Day 1 Day 1 was Akimoto Sayaka's graduation ceremony, and featured her graduation song [Tsuyosa to Yowasa no Made] in the encore, which featured Akimoto Sayaka as well as the remaining 2nd generation members Oshima Yuko, Kobayashi Kana, Miyazawa Sae, Umeda Ayaka and graduated members Ohori Megumi, Noro Kayo, Kasai Tomomi, Masuda Yuka, Matsubara Natsumi. Kage Ana: Akimoto Sayaka M00. Overture M01. River M02. Beginner (Yokoyama Team A) M03. UZA (Oshima Team K) M04. Kaze wa Fuiteiru (Umeda...

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JKT48 3rd Single [Koisuru Fortune Cookie - Fortune Cookie Yang Mencinta] Released

JKT48 have released their 3rd single [Koisuru Fortune Cookie - Fortune Cookie Yang Mencinta] yesterday. The release time shares the same date with AKB48's version of the song on 21 August 2013. [Koisuru Fortune Cookie - Fortune Cookie Yang Mencinta] is JKT48's third single after [RIVER] and [Yuuhi wo Miteiruuka]. There are 16 members chosen as senbatsu for [Koisuru Fortune Cookie - Fortune Cookie Yang Mencinta] who come from 11 Team J and 5 Team KII. Haruka Nakagawa has been chosen as a center for this single. The senbatsu: Team J: Melody Nurramdhani Laksani, Nabilah Ratna Ayu,...

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NMB48 8th Single Announced

During their mini concert at Fuji TV's Mezamashi Live on August 19, NMB48 announced the release of their 8th single. The single will go on sale October 2, before the group's 3rd Anniversary Concerts on October 12 and 13. Further details concerning title, senbatsu or tracklist have not been announced yet. This will be NMB48's second single this year, following [Bokura no Eureka] which was released June 19. Looking forward to this single and hoping that NMB48 can continue the great sales of Bokura no Eureka....

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[AKB48 Dome Tour] Nagoya Dome Concert Setlist

AKB48名古屋ドームコンサート2013　 AKB48 Nagoya Dome Concert 2013  Date: 16th August 2013  ~ 17th August 2013 Day 1 Kage Ana: Matsui Rena 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 Banzai Venus! (SKE48) M08 HA! (NMB48) M09 Shoujotachi yo ---------------------------------------------MC 1------------------------------------------- M10 Koi wo Kataru Shijin ni Narenakute (SKE48) M11 Banzai Venus! (SKE48) M12 Wimbledon e Tsuretteite (Mukaida Manatsu, Watanabe Mayu, Kimoto Kanon) M13 Choco no Yukue...

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AKB48, SKE48, and DiVA at A-Nation 2013 Setlists

Once again the AKB48 groups took part in the A-Nation series of concerts. Sub-group DiVA (performing as a 3-piece (Akimoto Sayaka, Miyazawa Sae, and Umeda Ayaka) along with their 6 backing dancers performed at Island Departure on 3rd August, whilst AKB48 and SKE48 performed at Idol Nation on 10th August. DiVA at A-Nation Island Departure 3rd August 2013 1. Lost the way 2. Tsuki no Uragawa 3. Fadeout 4. CRY 5. Information SKE48 at Idol Nation 10th August 2013 1. SKE48 2. 1!2!3!4! Yoroshiku! 3. Gomen ne, Summer 4. Aishiteraburu 5. Pareo wa Emerald 6. Utsukushii Inazuma EN1 Oki Doki EN2...

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New AKB48 Song featuring Yokoyama Yui as Centre

At the AKB48 concert today at the Kyocera Dome, Osaka, a new song [Mienai Sora wa Itsudemo Aoi] was debuted. This song features Yokoyama Yui as the centre. She was awarded this position for winning the AKB48 Challenge U-CAN (official site) and been awarded a pharmaceutical certificate. You can watch a video of her receiving her the certificate on the website, which she was awarded in July. The full memberlist of the song is: Yokoyama Yui, Watanabe Mayu, Kawaei Rina, Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna, Oshima Yuko, Shimazaki Haruka, Kitahara Rie, Kashiwagi Yuki. These are the original members...

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NMB48 3rd Year Anniversary Concert Announced + Team N New Song

Today at AKB48's Kyocera Dome Concert's first day, it was announced that for NMB48's 3rd year anniversary they will hold a concert in Osaka Hall. Further details such as the name of the concert has not been revealed. The concert is set for October 12th and 13th (with two concerts on the 13th), right after SKE48's Request Hour in Nagoya which is on October 10th and 11th. Along with that, we finally have something going on with Team N's original stage that is Team N's 3rd stage that has been in works for more than a year now. Today at the concert, Team N performed a new song which is from...

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[AKB48 Dome Tour] Kyocera Dome Concert Setlist

AKB48京セラドームコンサート2013　 AKB48 Kyocera Dome Concert 2013  Date: 7th August 2013  ~ 8th August 2013 Day 1 Kage Ana: Watanabe Miyuki 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 Banzai Venus! (SKE48) M08 HA! (NMB48) M09 Shoujotachi yo ---------------------------------------------MC 1------------------------------------------- M10 Kesshou (NMB48) M11 Seishun no Lap Time (NMB48) M12 Hajimete no Jelly Beans (Shimazaki Haruka, Matsui Jurina, Watanabe Miyuki) M13 Blue Rose (Yogi Keira, Matsui...

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SKE48 12th Single [ Utsukushii Inazuma] 1st week and 2nd week sales

SKE48's 12th single [Utsukushii Inazuma] ranked #1 both on their 1st week as well 2nd week on oricon charts. The single released on 17th July sold 510,673 copies while on their 2nd week they sold 94,577 copies which helped them bag the #1 spot again. The last time a female group broke this record was Mini Moni back in 2001. The single now has sold more than 600K copies. Congrats to SKE! Even though their last single Choco no Dorei had 523K first week sale, getting #1 consecutively is also quite a feat!...

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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...

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More details about HKT48's 2nd Single [Melon Juice]

During the first day of the Fukuoka Dome concert on 20 July, more details were revealed about HKT48's upcoming second single. The single will be titled [Melon Juice] and will be released on September 4th. The centers will be Tashima Meru and Tomonaga Mio. The senbatsu members are as follows: Akiyoshi Yuka (KKS) Anai Chihiro (Team H) Fuchigami Mai (KKS) Kodama Haruka (Team H) Matsuoka Natsumi (Team H) Miyawaki Sakura (Team H) Moriyasu Madoka (Team H) Motomura Aoi (Team H) Murashige Anna (Team H) Okada Kanna (KKS) Okamoto Naoko (KKS) Ota Aika (Team H) Sashihara Rino (Team H) Tani Marika...

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