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Old 26th May 2011, 06:46 PM
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While we cant say that only crazy otaku are buying their music, there have been reports that one man purchased 5,500 copies, and another person has purchased 2,200.

http://rocketnews24.com/?p=98749
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Old 26th May 2011, 07:06 PM
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^OMG that's crazy...
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Old 26th May 2011, 07:50 PM
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^ That's been getting around but the guy in those pics has a deputy like service so all those copies are not for him. While it's true fans purchase a lot of copies of the election voting single, some of these extreme reports are false.
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Old 27th May 2011, 12:10 PM
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^ That's been getting around but the guy in those pics has a deputy like service so all those copies are not for him. While it's true fans purchase a lot of copies of the election voting single, some of these extreme reports are false.
So he's holding 5,500 copies for other people...?
Even if they were some of his friends as well, they'd still be buying hundreds of copies per person o_o. Unless I misunderstood you. What's a "deputy like service"?

The reports, as well as the man's personal blog/mixi both quote him as saying he purchased 5,500 copies...

Anyway, I like Tomomi... haha. Actually, she's the only member whose name I know.
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Old 27th May 2011, 12:23 AM
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I would love Yukirin in top 3.....god I hope Myao ranks....depressing. Irrelevant NMB and SKE girls can GTFO imo.....and hell no, Sashihara in media? I vomit at the thought of her getting mass camera time in a PV like Heavy Rotation's. Her personality is annoying; why the hell is she even in this group if she thinks its going to end in like 2 years?
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Old 27th May 2011, 08:37 AM
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I would love Yukirin in top 3.....god I hope Myao ranks....depressing. Irrelevant NMB and SKE girls can GTFO imo.....and hell no, Sashihara in media? I vomit at the thought of her getting mass camera time in a PV like Heavy Rotation's. Her personality is annoying; why the hell is she even in this group if she thinks its going to end in like 2 years?
If you're referring to the article on Tokyohive that said she said that I read somewhere that she actually said on on a show something to the effect of because of AKB now she could appear but she doesn't think she would be able to appear in the future. Not that their popularity will end in 2 years.

She's not the first member to bring it up. Other members have discussed it. I think sometimes she just to hard on herself but when she's not she's okay. Although I don't like how much she has been pushed lately.

I think when the results are out she will either be there or have dropped a few places.

Yuko at 1. That's cool. Yukirin at 3? That was unexpected. Yay Sae! Yui, please move. I don't like how they pushed her so fast after Erena left. Sayaka please go up to 16 or back to 17. I hope all of Senbatsu is included in the PV this time.

I am glad they wont have middway results this time but at the same time I wish they would. I'm going to be biting my nails hoping Sayaka makes it into Senbatsu. I'm tempted to buy more copies.

My copy hasn't arrived yet I'm hoping it does tomorrow.
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Old 27th May 2011, 04:36 AM
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Sasshi is the bomb And SKE is the bomb too!!
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Old 27th May 2011, 06:54 PM
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^you should look out for Takahashi Minami, she's the leader of the team, the shortest girl, 148cm, but she has a very powerful voice. During shows and talks, she's normally the one talking very confidently.
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^you should look out for Takahashi Minami, she's the leader of the team, the shortest girl, 148cm, but she has a very powerful voice. During shows and talks, she's normally the one talking very confidently.
Takamina should rly win election (I know its imposible with Oshima Yuko and A-chan but still she is my favorite member of AKB
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Old 27th May 2011, 09:11 PM
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^Like he gets all the CDs for people in China (I think I read China somewhere) and they pay him and he ships them out to them. This is what I've heard. It's like a deputy service like Tenso or FromJapan would do. A middle man service.
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Old 27th May 2011, 09:30 PM
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They're 67,000 copies away from the record! Hopefully those recent promotions (Music Station, Happy Music) help that...
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Old 28th May 2011, 05:01 AM
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Just wondering, I read somewhere that overseas votes for the election will not be counted, as they will check that it has to be a Japanese IP address?

Noooo! I have 3 votes on my hands! I don't want my votes to be waste!
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Old 28th May 2011, 05:21 AM
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^Don't worry this was proved false. It was a mix up in translation. It was only saying the Japanese voting tickets won't work in the Hong Kong election. Overseas votes should be fine. If you are really worried though you could use a Japanese proxy to cast your votes.
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Old 28th May 2011, 11:06 AM
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I think the girls are getting ready for Singapore either on there way now or soon because Sayaka tweeted something about Singapore, an interview, sleep on a airplane and posted a picture of herself in her Saka agari outfit. Yeah, online translating isn't the best. I can't believe the next concert is so soon. Time went by fast.
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Old 28th May 2011, 04:49 PM
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I think the girls are getting ready for Singapore either on there way now or soon because Sayaka tweeted something about Singapore, an interview, sleep on a airplane and posted a picture of herself in her Saka agari outfit. Yeah, online translating isn't the best. I can't believe the next concert is so soon. Time went by fast.
Go to AKB48 overseas fan page or akb48 Singapore at Facebook! They had posted pictures of the handshake!
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Old 28th May 2011, 07:25 PM
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Go to AKB48 overseas fan page or akb48 Singapore at Facebook! They had posted pictures of the handshake!
*goes*!

Great photos

and wow SKE is on AVEX now.
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Old 28th May 2011, 03:04 PM
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Come on... Get me the record already - we have slightly over 10,000 left to that!!!
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Old 28th May 2011, 06:44 PM
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LOL avex stole SKE.

I ALMOST feel bad for SKE.
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Old 28th May 2011, 10:55 PM
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Yep. It won't be long before you start paying way too much for SKE CDs....and for crappy covers, crappy remixes, and probably crappy songs (see BoA's career in the past few years)....and there will probably be like a million versions of each release.

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Yep. It won't be long before you start paying way too much for SKE CDs....and for crappy covers, crappy remixes, and probably crappy songs (see BoA's career in the past few years)....and there will probably be like a million versions of each release.
Poor girls, , why!
it's true, avex CDs are so expensive and they release at least 3 versions of sinlge
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