Oshima Yuko Theater Graduation Show Setlist

On June 9th Oshima Yuko graduated from AKB48. Her graduation concert had already been held one day earlier at Ajinomoto Stadium but her final show as a member of AKB48 was performed in the theater where it all began.

The main part of the show was a remake of Team K's 4th Stage Show [Saishuu Bell ga Naru] the show Oshima Team K performed most recently. Some additional songs were also included. The show was held by Oshima Team K but other current members as well as graduated 2nd generation members made an appearance to see Yuko off.


Oshima Yuko Graduation Show
Date: June 9th
M01. Mammoth
M02. Saishuu Bell ga Naru
M03. Boyfriend no Tsukurikata
M04. Erai Hito ni Naritakunai
--MC--
M05. Ookami to Pride (Goto Moe, Shimoguchi Hinana)
M06. Return Match (Uchida Mayumi, Shimada Haruka, Fujita Nana, Matsui Jurina)
M07. Hatsukoi Dorobou (Kitahara Rie, Hirata Rina, Furuhata Nao)
M08. Gomen ne Jewel (Abe Maria, Suzuki Shihori, Maeda Ami, Muto Tomu)
M09. Oshibe to Meshibe to Yoru no Chouchou (Nagao Mariya, Fujita Nana)
M10. 19-nin Shimai no Uta
M11. Nakinagara Hohoende (Oshima Yuko)
--MC--
M12. Stand up
M13. Coolgirl
M14. Kaiyuugyo no Capacity
--MC--
M15. Ai ni Ikou

---ENCORE--- 
EN1. Shamu Neko
EN2. Melos no Michi
--MC--
EN3. Sasae (all Oshima Team K members)
EN4. Gingham Check (Oshima Yuko, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kizaki Yuria, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Kojima Mako, Sashihara Rino, Takahashi Minami, Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena, Minegishi Minami, Miyazawa Sae, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yokoyama Yui, Watanabe Mayu, Watanabe Miyuki)
EN5. Everyday Kachuusha (as above)
EN6. Kyou made no Melody (as above+ Umeda Ayaka, Kobayashi Kana, Kuramochi Asuka+ graduated 2nd generation members Kasai Tomomi, Sato Natsuki, Takada Ayana, Noro Kayo, Hayano Kaoru, Masuda Yuka, Matsubara Natsumi)
--MC-- (members say goodbye to Yuko, Yuko makes her graduation speech)
EN7. Sougen no Kiseki (all)
EN8. Heavy Rotation (all except the graduated members)
--MC--

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New Team K [RESET] Shonichi

As the last of the AKB48 teams Team K started its new stage show on May 7. Team K returns to [RESET], their own 6th stage show. The same stage is currently also done by the new Team M.

Team K has 21 members so five did not perform the shonichi show. Out of those who did perform Yokoyama Yui as part of Akimoto Team K and Matsui Jurina both as part of Team K and as part of Team S have already done [RESET]. They both perform different units now.


AKB48 Team K Stage [RESET]
Performing Members: Aigasa Moe, Abe Maria, Ishida Haruka, Iwasa Misaki, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Mako, Kodama Haruka, Goto Moe, Shimada Haruka, Suzuki Shihori, Tano Yuuka, Nagao Mariya, Matsui Jurina, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yumoto Ami, Yokoyama Yui

(no zenza girls)
M01 - RESET
M02 - Sentakumonotachi
M03 - Kanojo ni Naremasu ka?
M04 - UHHO UHHOHO
-----MC1-----
M05 - Seifuku Resistance  (Aigasa Moe, Tano Yuuka, Yamamoto Sayaka)
M06 - Kiseki wa Ma ni Awanai (Abe Maria, Kodama Haruka, Suzuki Shihori)
M07 - Gyakuten Oujisama (Goto Moe, Nagao Mariya, Matsui Jurina)
M08 - Ashita no Tame ni Kiss (Iwasa Misaki, Kitahara Rie, Shimada Haruka, Yokoyama Yui)
M09 - Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa (Ishida Haruka, Kojima Mako, Yumoto Ami)
-----MC2-----
M10 - Dokugumo
M11 - Okera
M12 - White Day ni wa...
-----MC3-----
M13 - Jigsaw Puzzle48

-----ENCORE-----
E01-  Hoshizora no Mistake
E02 - Yume no Kane
-----MC4-----
E03 - Hikkoushimashita

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Oshima Team K [Saishuu Bell ga Naru] Shonichi

On February 20, Oshima Team K performed a new waiting stage, a revival of Team K's 4th stage [Saishuu Bell ga Naru]. This stage was originally performed by old Team K from May 2008 until April 2009.

Changing their stage show was a surprising move by Team K given that in a few days, on the 24th, the AKB48 Group Dai Sokaku Matsuri, a shuffle event, will be held. 

The setlist was basically the same as the original one but [Ookami to Pride] performed by Team K's draft members Gotou Moe and Shimoguchi Hinana was added. You can find the setlist for the shonichi performance below.



Oshima Team K Waiting Stage [Saishuu Bell ga Naru]
20th February 2014~

Performing Team K Members: Abe Maria, Uchida Mayumi, Oshima Yuko, Kitahara Rie, Kuramochi Asuka, Shimada Haruka, Suzuki Shihori, Chikano Rina, Nakata Chisato, Nagao Mariya, Hirata Rina, Fujita Nana, Furuhata Nao, Maeda Ami, Matsui Jurina, Muto Tomu
Draft Members:  Gotou Moe, Shimoguchi Hinana
Backdancers: Mukaichi Mion, Okawa Rio, Tsuchiyasu Mizuki, Yumoto Ami, Tatsuya Makiho,Sato Kiara


Overture 
M01. Mammoth
M02. Saishuu Bell ga Naru
M03. Boyfriend no Tsukurikata
M04. Erai Hito ni Naritakunai
--MC--
M05. Ookami to Pride (Gotou, Shimoguchi)
M06. Return Match (Uchida, Shimada, Fujita, Matsui)
M07. Hatsukoi Dorobou (Kitahara, Hirata, Furuhata)
M08. Gomen ne Jewel (Abe, Suzuki, Maeda, Muto +Backdancers)
M09. Oshibe to Meshibe to Yoru no Chouchou (Nagao, Nakata)
M10. 19-nin Shimai no Uta (Oshima, Kuramochi, Chikano)
--MC--
M11. Stand up
M12. Coolgirl
M13. Kaiyuugyo no Capacity
--MC--
M14. Ai ni Ikou

---ENCORE--- 
EN1. Shamu Neko
EN2. Melos no Michi
EN3. Sasae

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Oshima Yuko Announces Graduation

Team K captain Oshima Yuko has announced that she will graduate from AKB48. The announcement was made during the 64th Kouhaku Utagassen on December 31st. In between two songs of AKB48's performance, Yuko stepped forward and announced her graduation with the words: "Thank you for your support in 2013 as well. Using this occasion, there is something I want to say to you. I, Oshima Yuko, will graduate from AKB48. This is also the last time I get to perform like this at the Kouhaku Utagassen. I will sing full of gratitude. And please continue to support the 48group in the coming year 2014." The other members had not been told about Yuko's decision beforehand. Further details about the graduation have not been revealed yet.

Yuko joined AKB48 in the early, not so succesful days, as a 2nd Generation member in 2006. She always has been one of the top members of the group winning the Senbatsu Election twice (2010 and 2012) and ranking 2nd in the other elections. She will remain in the entertainment industry after her graduation from AKB48.




In 2013 the AKB48 fans bid farewell to top AKB48 members like Shinoda Mariko, Itano Tomomi or Akimoto Sayaka. Now 2014 will bring the departure of Oshima Yuko, one of AKB48's faces. People have speculated about this for some time and soon it will happen. Whether you like her or not, she has been one of AKB48's most important members and her leave will mean another turning point for the group.

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Sato Amina Announces Graduation

AKB48 Oshima Team K member Sato Amina has announced her graduation during the theater show on December 22. She wants to pursue a career in voice acting. A date for her graduation is yet to be decided.

Amina has been in AKB48 for more than 6 years and is known for having been a big fan of the group before joining. She debuted as a 4th Generation Kenkyuusei in mid-2007, was promoted to Team A in 2008 and later shuffled to Team B and then K. Amina made Senbatsu for the first three election singles [Iiwake Maybe], [Heavy Rotation] and [Flying Get] and was a voice actress for the AKB48 anime AKB0048 and hence also a part of the subunit NO NAME.




Sato Amina's blog post about her graduation
Original Message

I, Sato Amina, will graduate from AKB48 in order to advance on my way to becoming a voice actress.
I surprised you with this sudden announcement, didn't I?
But I have made my decision. I don't have any regrets.
Now I can only move forward!!!!
The date of my graduation is undecided but I will let you know when it's decided!
I am going to enjoy my time left in AKB to the fullest!
I love you all.
I love you very much

Another early generation member leaves...Well, we knew the day would come. I wish Amina all the best.

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48Group New Team Stages To Be Rescheduled

Recently it was announced that Team S' 5th Stage scheduled for November 30th had to be delayed. The new shonichi date for this stage has now been revealed: it will be on February 27th, 2014.

But this is not the only news concerning new team stages. Team H's new stage, the first original one for HKT48, planned to start on December 22nd has been delayed too. A new date has not been mentioned.

Additionally, new stages for the other teams will have to undergo schedule changes as well. 


I guess many people expected this to happen. I did, but it is still disappointing. Why did they even bother to announce exact dates for all new stages even though it was clear they could not keep them?

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AKB48 Draft Meeting Results

 

On November 10th, all 48 groups held the first AKB48 Group Draft Meeting. Team captains together with four other representatives of their team picked new team members from a pool of 29 candidates.

After the candidates performed [River] and [Aitakatta] in groups and were questioned by hosts and the team captains, the actual draft took place. 20 girls were drafted. The most were picked by Team KII which chose 5 girls while Team S, N, M and H decided to draft only one.

Two girls were picked by several teams: Sutou Ririka by Team KII, Team E and Team N and Kawamoto Saya by Team B, S, KII, E  and H. The decision which team gets them had to be made by lottery which left Sutou with N and Kawamoto with B.

The drafted girls will now enter into negotiations with the respective teams and they still have the right to decline joining the team until December.

The girls who were not picked will be automatically in the final audition round if they decide to participate in the next AKB48 group auditions


The final results are:

Team A:
1st Round: Nishiyama Rena
2nd Round: Takita Kayoko

Team K:
1st Round: Gotou Moe
2nd Round: Shimoguchi Hinana

Team B:
1st Round: Yokoshima Aeri
2nd Round: Kawamoto Saya

Team S:
1st Round: Matsumoto Chikako

Team KII:
1st Round: Goudo Saki
2nd Round: Takatsuka Natsuki
3rd Round: Suzuki Nene
4th Round: Arai Yuki
5th Round: Souda Sarina

Team E:
1st Round: Koishi Kumiko
2nd Round: Takatera Sana
3rd Round: Fukushi Nao

Team N:
1st Round: Sutou Ririka

Team M:
1st Round: Takei Sara

Team BII:
1st Round: Iso Kanae
2nd Round: Naiki Kokoro

Team H:
1st Round: Yamamoto Mao

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Miyazawa Sae's Team K Concurrency Officially Revoked

AKB48 management has announced that Miyazawa Sae's concurrent position in Team K has been officially revoked as of 24 June 2013. With this decision, Sae goes back to being a full member of SNH48 only. The announcement was posted to the AKB48 official blog, and cited as reasons Sae's speech during AKB48's 32nd single senbatsu election and a meeting held with her.

Sae's concurrency in Team K was announced on April 28, during the AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai concerts at the Nippon Budokan. At the time, Sae's reaction to the surprise announcement led fans to speculate that she was not satisfied with the decision. At the 32nd single senbatsu election on June 8, during her acceptance speech, Sae confirmed fans' suspicions by stating that she wanted to quit Team K and focus only on SNH48.

Although AKB48 management granted Sae her wish, there are still other obstacles for her work with the Shanghai based sister group. The transfer was announced almost a year ago, at the first Tokyo Dome concert, but Sae still hasn't got the working visa that would allow her to work in China. This has prevented her from performing with the group she is officially assigned to, a problem that is still to be solved.

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New Unit Songs for Oshima Team K Waiting Stage

The 18th June performance of the Oshima Team K Waiting Stage, (which was Maeda Ami's birthday show and Furuhata Nao's Team K debut) had completely different unit songs to normal. It is as yet unknown whether it's just a one-off or they'll continue to do them:

M05 - Yuuwaku no Garter (Akimoto Sayaka, Kuramochi Asuka, Maeda Ami)
M06 - Hoshi no Ondo (Itano Tomomi)
M07 - Candy (Matsui Jurina, Nagao Mariya, Nakata Chisato)
M08 - Hajimete no Jellybeans (Kitahara Rie, Abe Maria, Muto Tomu)
M09 - Higurashi no Koi (Oshima Yuko, Furuhata Nao)
M10 - End Roll (Shimada Haruka, Fujita Nana, Miyazaki Miho, Suzuki Shihori)

For the usual setlist, please see this post.

It is interesting that they are doing new unit songs. I wonder if Team's A and B will follow suit. Kodama Haruka's Team A debut is tomorrow, and Omori Miyu and Takajo Aki's Team B debut's on June 24th. I'm especially looking forward to seeing the SDN48 song [Yuuwaku no Garter] being performed!

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Miyazawa Sae Withdraws From Team K Concurrent Position

During the AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Election held last weekend at Nissan Stadium, SNH48's Miyazawa Sae took 10th place and during her speech, she announced that she does not wish to become a concurrent member in Team K.

Sae's concurrent membership between SNH48 and Team K was announced in April earlier this year, at the finale of the AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai concert held in Nippon Budokan. Before that she was just a member of SNH48, after being transferred full-time during AKB48's Tokyo Dome concert in August 2012.

This is the first time a member has rejected their concurrent position, it is not clear if her request will make it through. As of time of posting, her profile on the AKB48 Official Website is still up and still notes her as a concurrent member of AKB48 Team K and SNH48.

Miyazawa Sae and Suzuki Mariya, even though being fully transferred to SNH48 nearly a year ago, have not performed together with SNH48 even once due to problems getting their getting work permits. They have only made occasional appearances with SNH48 including the recent [Pray for Ya’an, Star Flowers Blooming For You] Concert where they appeared in one MC.


Miyazawa Sae 10th Rank Speech (and announcement)
Translated by: Miss Moonlight

"Thanks so much to all who have supported me until today. This past year was a year of changes for me. I made a lot of decisions, and there were also times it was so frustrating that I wanted to run away. But what encouraged me to move forward at such times was last year's election result. Last year's bond between me and my fans and the great amount of love from them. This helped me and even at the time when I got a concurrent position and couldn't really make a move forward, this encouraged me. Currently there is talk about the "new generation" of AKB, and indeed they are all cute and in good shape. But when it comes to what is most important in the 48 group "to give your all/work with all might" and to perform, I think I still don't lose to my kouhai. And I have a sudden annoucement. Recently my concurrent position in AKB48 was announced at the Budoukan concert, but I want to only work as SNH48 from now on. Their potential is still not visible at all and I also don't know when I will be able to stand with them together on a stage, but I don't want to show an uncool side of me, so I want to put all my power into SNH48 alone. Since I was chosen Senbatsu I am going to show a lot of the new me in the next single so that my fans and all those who support the 48 group will come tho think that Miyazawa Sae is necessary in Senbatsu. That's how I am, so please continue to support me. And thank you so much. 
(Host: When did you decide to focus on SNH48 alone?) Just now. Right here. I heard that SNH48 members will come here today and seeing them I came to think that I want to do my best together with them. To be honest, you cannot yet see any progress in SNH48. That's why I will make them progress!"

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More Details on Komori Mika's and Matsubara Natsumi's Graduation

As previously reported, Umeda Team B member Komori Mika announced her graduation on May 9. A few days earlier on May 5, Matsubara Natsumi had announced her graduation during the [Omoidaseru Kimitachi e] performance of K3rd [Nounai Paradise]. At the time of the announcement the graduation dates were undecided, but now the dates for the girls' last activities have been revealed.

Komori Mika's last theater show will be on June 3, only about a week from now. One day later on June 4, Matsubara Natsumi will  have her graduation show. But these shows won't be their last activity in AKB48 because both girls will participate in the handshake event on July 7. This will be their last handshake event and the last chance for their fans to say goodbye.

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Kitahara Rie Ends Her Concurrency in SKE48

Kitahara Rie performed her final stage of [Seifuku no Me] on 9th May, ending her concurrency as an SKE48 Team S member. She will revert back being just a member of AKB48's Oshima Team K. Taking her place will be Umeda Team B's Oba Mina, who will be joining SKE48's Team KII.

Kitahara Rie's concurrency with SKE48 was announced during the AKB48 Tokyo Dome concert on August 2012. She made her debut on Team S's [Seifuku no Me] stage on 13th February 2013, performing for 2 months before her concurrency was shuffled from Team S to Team KII at the SKE48 Gaishi Hall concert in April. That was however overruled when at the AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai concert later that month, Togasaki announced the ending of her concurrency.


Kitahara Rie's comment (translated by MajouShoujo48)
https://plus.google.com/101698755652225940459/posts/YkezdBc8vrG

Today my work as a member of SKE48 reaches its end.
It both feels like it’s been a long and a short time but, well..
It didn’t even pass a year, so I guess it was really short.
It was but…still, I was able to make lots of memories with everyone in SKE48, and I’m so happy I’ve had the chance to do that.

It’s not been easy, not at all…it’s been considerably hard,
but this concurrent position really turned out to be
something very positive for me, it made
me realize that there’s nothing impossible to do,
and so it also gave me a lot of confidence in myself.
It was a really wonderful period, in which I’ve had
the privilege to pass through this experience and
find a lots of new precious things for me.

Turning back only to AKB48 would mean to just turn back where I used to be in the first place, but…
if it feels so sad and lonely it’s definitely because it’s been really enjoyable for me to work in SKE48.
Everyone, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support.

Lastly…
SKE48’s fans are all very very supportive of the group,
and I’m genuinely tremendously envious of SKE48’s members for this love they receive.
Now Ooba Minachan is going to come here after me, as a member in a concurrent position so…
Please, everyone…be so kind to welcome her warmly.
I count on you.

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AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2013 Oshima Team K Setlist

Oshima Team K were the final team to start on the 2013 leg of AKB48's 47 prefecture National Tour of Japan [Nonaka Misato, Ugoku. ~47 Todoufuken de aimashou~]. Team B have performed twice so far and Team A once. Check out their setlist at this previous post. Team K's setlist seems more varied than the others, deviating more from their Waiting Stage, and they were the only team to bring all the Team members.

Oshima Team K in Akita
2013.04.03

M01. Sougen no Kiseki (solo part: Uchida Mayumi)

M02. Scrap & Build

M03. Yuuhi Marie

M04. Uhho Uhhoho

M05. Nageki no Figure (Kitahara Rie, Matsui Jurina, Nakata Chisato, Nagao Mariya)

M06. Junjou Shugi (Shimada Haruka, Miyazaki Miho, Matsubara Natsumi)

M07. Avogado Jane~shi (Oshima Yuko, Muto Tomu)

M08. Confession (Abe Maria, Suzuki Shihori, Maeda Ami, Fujita Nana)

M09. Hoshi no Ondo (Itano Tomomi)

M10. Pajama Drive (Sato Amina, Uchida Mayumi, Kobayashi Kana)

M11. Nakeru Basho (Kuramochi Asuka, Akimoto Sayaka, Chikano Rina)

M12. Tour no Megami (Theater no Megami)

M13. Shamu Neko

M14. Koike (talking part: Miyazaki Miho)

M15. Hashire! Penguin

M16. Aitakatta

M17. Gingham Check

M18. UZA

M19. RIVER

EN1. Himawari (Nonaka Misato solo opening)

EN2. Heavy Rotation

EN3. First Rabbit

EN4. Tenohira ga Kataru Koto

EN5. GIVE ME FIVE!

EN6. To be continued...

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AKB48 Three Part Drama Special [So Long!]

AKB48 will release a three-part drama special entitled [So long!]. Each part will feature one of the three teams and last one hour. The drama will air on three consecutive nights, from the 11-13 February 2013 on NTV. [So long!] is also the title of their forthcoming 30th single, released on the 20th February 2013.

The Team A episode will focus on Watanabe Mayu and Shinoda Mariko in a ballerina high school. The Team K episode is a tale of rivalry between Oshima Yuko and Matsui Jurina. The Team B episode is set in a school, with the theme being around graduation, focussing on Shimazaki Haruka as a student and Kojima Haruna as a teacher.

   

I'm looking forward to this drama, and it will no doubt help to establish the new teams more amongst fans. It is also interesting how they have chosen one "older" member and one "younger" member of each team sho is seen as a centre there. Note that the older member in each case is the team captain apart from Kojiharu instead of Umechan for Team B.

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AKB48 7th Anniversary Theatre Show Setlist

AKB48 celebrated their 7th Anniversary with a special performance at their theatre. This included all current AKB48 members and kenkyuusei, as well as SNH48 members Miyazaya Sae and Suzuki Mariya. Former AKB48 and SDN48 member Ohori Megumi performed in one of the songs, and also announced that she will be getting married to Kanazawa Tatsuya.

To start with, the three Teams each performed their new team songs from the [UZA] single. There was then a song by all the members who are primarily in sister groups but also hold a role in AKB48. Then songs were performed by each generation in turn, starting with the newest, and ending in the first generation. Since Nonaka Misato is the only remaining sixth generation member, she did not get a solo, but performed with two other members, and the aforementioned surprise appearance of former member Ohori Megumi. The set finished with AKB48's latest single [Eien Pressure] and their debut single [Sakura no Hanabiratachi].

AKB48 7th Anniversary Theatre Show
8th December 2012

M01 -  Kodoku na Hoshizora (Shinoda Team A)
M02 -  Scrap & Build (Oshima Team K)
M03 -  Seigi no Mikata Janai Hero (Umeda Team B)
M04 -  Heavy Rotation
---MC---
M05 -  End Roll (Kotani Riho, Matsui Jurina, Ishida Anna, Watanabe Miyuki)
M06 -  Kibou ni Tsuite (14th gen)
M07 -  Ougon Centre (13th gen)
M08 -  Oogoe Diamond (12th gen)
M09 -  7ji 12fun no Hatsukoi (11th gen)
---MC---
M10 -  Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka? (10th gen)
M11 -  RIVER (9th gen)
---MC---
M12 -  Tanpopo no Kesshin (7th gen)
M13 -  Himawari (Nonaka Misato, Akimoto Sayaka, Matsubara Natsumi, Ohori Megumi)
---MC---
M14 -  Only Today (5th gen)
M15 -  BINGO! (4th gen)
M16 -  Shonichi (3th gen)
M17 -  Sasae (2nd gen)
M18 -  Skirt, Hirari (1st gen)
---MC---
M19 - Eien Pressure
M20 - Sakura no Hanabiratachi

Congratulations AKB48 on seven years! This looks like a great setlist, showing the generations of the group. And many congratulations to Meetan on her engagement!

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All 20 AKB48 Stages to be Released on CD as [Studio Recordings Collection]

All of the AKB48 stages will be released as studio recordings on CD on 1st January 2013 under the [Studio Recordings Collection] banner. Each will cost 3,000 yen and contain 2 CDs, the 2nd contain the instrumental versions of the songs. A total of 20 stages will be released, 6 from Teams A, 6 from Team K, 5 from Team B, 2 Himawari-gumi and 1 from Team 4.

Stages which have been performed by more than one team will get released in separate CDs for each team's version. It has not been yet stated whether these will be the original recordings or which which of the two casts will be used for the two Himawari-gumi stages. This is the first time some of the stages have been released on CD, although some are re-releases. All recordings will be re-mastered.

Here are all the stages which will be released:

Team A:
1st Stage: [PARTY ga Hajimaru yo]
2nd Stage: [Aitakatta]
3rd Stage: [Dareka no Tame ni]
4th Stage: [Tadaima Renaichuu]
5th Stage: [Renai Kinshi Jourei]
6th Stage: [Mokugekishi]

Team K:
1st Stage: [PARTY ga Hajimaru yo]
2nd Stage: [Seishun Girls]
3rd Stage: [Nounai Paradise]
4th Stage: [Seishuu Bell ga Naru]
5th Stage: [Saka Agari]
6th Stage: [RESET]

Team B:
1st Stage: [Seishun Girls]
2nd Stage: [Aitakatta]
3rd Stage: [Pajama Drive]
4th Stage: [Idol no Yoake]
5th Stage: [Theater no Megami]

Himawari-gumi:
1st Stage: [Boku no Taiyou]
2nd Stage: [Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai]

Team 4:
1st Stage: [Boku no Taiyou]

Below are all of the covers, apart from for Team 4 which has not been revealed yet:

Team A:

Team K:

Team B:

Himawari-gumi:

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New Team K Waiting Stage Shonichi Setlist

New Team K were the first team to perform their new [Waiting Stage] after the team shuffle. They performed their set on 1st November 2012. The setlist included songs from most previous Team K stages, as well as songs from each of the other teams, and each of the sister groups, as well as album, single and coupling songs.

The included members for this shonichi were:

Akimoto Sayaka, Abe Maria, Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko, Kitahara Rie, Kuramochi Asuka, Shimada Haruka, Suzuki Shihori, Nakata Chisato, Nakaya Sayaka, Nagao Mariya, Fujita Nana, Maeda Ami, Masuda Yuka, Mutou Tomu, Matsubara Natsumi

Missing Team K members:

Uchida Mayumi, Miyazaki Myao, Kobayashi Kana, Chikano Rina, Sato Amina, Matsui Jurina

Note that Matsui Jurina was originally scheduled to perform but due to illness was replaced with Matsubara Natsumi. Mitsumune Kaoru was set to be in New Team K but graduated before their first appearance.

The full setlist is below, with the original appearance of the song in brackets and the shonichi members for the unit songs.

SETLIST:

M01 - Seishun Girls (K2)
M02 - Nounai Paradise (K3)
M03 - Saishuu Bell ga Naru (K4)
M04 - Scrap & Build (UZA c/w)
------MC1-----
M05 - Himawari (H1, Shimada Haruka, Suzuki Shihori, Masuda Yuka, Maeda Ami)
M06 - Kataomoi no Taikakusen (B4, Kitahara Rie, Nagao Mariya, Matsubara Natsumi)
M07 - Arashi no Yoru ni wa (B5, Abe Maria, Kuramochi Asuka, Nakaya Sayaka, Mutou Tomu)
M08 - Anata to Christmas Eve (A1, Akimoto Sayaka, Itano Tomomi)
M09 - Glory Days (S2, Oshima Yuko, Nakata Chisato, Fujita Nana)
------MC2-----
M10 - Tadaima Renaichu (A4)
M11 - ALIVE (Chance no Junban c/w)
M12 - Honest Man (B5)
M13 - Hashire! Penguin (Ue Kara Mariko c/w)
M14 - Kodoku na Runner (SDN1), Tsuyokimono yo (SKE48 single), Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo (NMB48 single)
M15 - Korogaru Ishi ni Nare (K2)
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M16 - UZA (single)
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M17 - Heavy Rotation (single)
M18 - First Rabbit (1830m)
M19 - Sougen no Kiseki (K3)

I haven't seen the show so can't comment on the performance, but this looks like an interesting mix of songs from all over the AKB48 repertoire. Indeed, one of the most interesting things is the inclusion of songs from all the sister groups (including SDN48!). Previously it has only been the sister groups performing AKB48 songs, so it is good to see it the other way around. As a Team 4 fan I'm a bit bitter about Hashire! Penguin, and hope Team K don't perform it at Request Hour, what with Suzuran's pushing of it at the senshuuraku. It will be interesting to see how these new teams work with the extended number of members, and how they will be rotated, and if the kenkyuusei will play a role in them.

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