the AKB48 thread

[Mirrorcle Monster]

Originally Posted by Amrai-chan

Yeah, it's the real list. You can view the rest of the results here. Yeah only the top 12 get into media senbatsu (those who appear on music shows to promote the single)



The single. I think it's today because it's supposed to be out 10/27/10. It's the 27th in Japan right now but it's 1 am. So we still have to wait a bit for the PV but I'm sure it will be online soon.

Today is 09/27/10, still a month until the release...

[Amrai-chan]

Originally Posted by Heavenly Zerase

Today is 09/27/10, still a month until the release...

*facepalm* You're right. I kept reading the date as 9/27/10 when it's 10/27/10 oops.

....Well....it might leak early?

[Polyrhythm]

Wikipedia:

Yakushi-ji (薬師寺?) is one of the most famous imperial and ancient Buddhist temples in Japan, located in Nara. The temple is the headquarters of the Hossō school of Japanese Buddhism. Yakushi-ji is one of the sites that are collectively inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, under the name of "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara."

.....and what better way to use this sacred venue than by holding a large-ass idol concert there

[Amrai-chan]

^

I think someone else has preformed there before too.

The setlist according to 2ch/Twitter/Stage48

Spoiler:

01. Heavy Rotation
02. Aitakatta
MC All
03. BINGO!
04. Baby! Baby! Baby!
MC
05. RIVER
06. Boku no Taiyou
MC - Sashihara, Minegishi, Miyazawa, Miyazaki, Kitahara, Nito, Kuramochi, Takajyo
07. Skirt, Hirari (Takahashi, Shinoda, Kojima, Watanabe, Maeda, Oshima, Itano)
08. Iiwake Maybe
09. Oogoe Diamond
10. Ponytail to Shushu
11. 10nen Zakura
MC
12. Sakura no Hanabiratachi

ENCORE (Erepyon call)
MC - Erena --> MINT
13. Kimi ni tsuite (MINT)
MC
14. Hikoukigumo
15. Anata ga ite kuretakara

Fans calling out Erepyon awww...

Apparently the sound wasn't that good or something. Maybe because it was out doors? Also some of the songs weren't the full versions.

[Mirrorcle Monster]

I would love them to perform Yuuhi wa Miteiru ka?

[visionfactory]

Are they singing Sakura no Hanabiratachi (last song) live?

[jeffycue]

Originally Posted by Amrai-chan

*facepalm* You're right. I kept reading the date as 9/27/10 when it's 10/27/10 oops.

....Well....it might leak early?

hahaha! i was confused with this too... if they were to release the single, ayu will get slammed!!!

[Amrai-chan]

^ You kind of have a point there, I don't think Ayu would do too bad though.

Another video:

Originally Posted by Heavenly Zerase

I would love them to perform Yuuhi wa Miteiru ka?

Me too.

Originally Posted by visionfactory

Are they singing Sakura no Hanabiratachi (last song) live?

I have no idea. The concert was probably a mix of lip syncing and live but I'm going to guess that song lip synced.

Erenas graduating. I wonder who is going to take her place in Team K?

[bondingo]

So I'm kind of interested in them cuz of their insane concept, even though the only song I really like from the few I've heard is RIVER. I heard the preview to Beginner and it sounds AMAZING, so I definitely want to buy the single. But what's the deal with the different versions? I saw there are like different songs by different subgroups and different versions of the video with different members. So like...what exactly is going on? I've been a Momusu fan for years so this isn't totally new to me, but I'm still very new to AKB48. Who/what is on which version?

EDIT: And what's the deal with these "Theater Versions" of singles?

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by bondingo

EDIT: And what's the deal with these "Theater Versions" of singles?

All of the songs combined in the single from both versions, but NO instrumentals (they call it "off vocal ver."), which some people just ignore (what I meant is that they are ignoring instrumentals)...

[Ranma Matsuri]

Just heard a radio rip of Beginner, sounds awesome. The beginning kinda reminds of RIVER which is my favorite song by them (and one of the very few I like), looking forward to the video now though I'm still crept out by the clip I saw of it. lol

[bondingo]

Beyond amazing:

Beginner PV Preview

[Mr. Goto]

such a upgrade from ponytail and heavy rotation

[visionfactory]

oh my god.................... they have good graphic/art staff working for them

[adantatu2]

woww, thats great, really good pv preview (and they are using clothe again!)

[Ranma Matsuri]

I've had that preview on repeat all day, lol. Too awesome for words. This could possibly trump RIVER for me.

[Amrai-chan]

Originally Posted by bondingo

So I'm kind of interested in them cuz of their insane concept, even though the only song I really like from the few I've heard is RIVER. I heard the preview to Beginner and it sounds AMAZING, so I definitely want to buy the single. But what's the deal with the different versions? I saw there are like different songs by different subgroups and different versions of the video with different members. So like...what exactly is going on? I've been a Momusu fan for years so this isn't totally new to me, but I'm still very new to AKB48. Who/what is on which version?

EDIT: And what's the deal with these "Theater Versions" of singles?

This should help with telling you what is on the different versions.

Also since the Beginner CM/Preview was posted here's Boku dake no value

Not sure how I feel about this one but Beginner sounds and looks awesome.

[visionfactory]

# Kimi ni Tsuite / MINT so this is the group that won that online competition but what about DIVA? who are they?
# Nakeru Basho / DIVA

A comment of Team Pigg MINT about winning the online competition
http://content.ameba.jp/pigg/teampigg/

[Amrai-chan]

It hasn't been said who DIVA is.

[Ranma Matsuri]

Ugh, the different versions reminded me how I'm still ticked off that Acchan and Tomochin's solo shots on the Type B. lol >_> At least, I got Mayuyu and Maririn's. XD (look at me, I'm actually starting to memorize their names lol).

Boku dake no value is okay. Cute but nothing spectacular.

Stage48 seem to have their own theories about who DIVA is. They think it might be just a second UG group.