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Old 17th April 2011, 06:33 AM
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AKB48: Welcome to Japan's Most Sophisticated Show (3rd thread)

It's thread 3! Who knew we would get this far? Only 2 posts left in the other thread so I thought it was time for a new one.

Same title because I think it's a good one but everyone can vote on a different one if you want.


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AKB48 is an idol group by Akimoto Yashushi. They have a theater in Akihabara (a district in Tokyo, Japan) where they perform once every weekday, and twice on both Saturday and Sunday. The theater is set up on the 8th floor of Don Quixote. The group is split up into 3 teams Team A, Team K and Team B.

Team A
Team K
Team B


News (Updated!)
Spoiler:

So for the next Singapore show on the 29th.

TEAM A: Iwasa Misaki
TEAM K: Akimoto Sayaka, Umeda Ayaka, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nito Moeno, Yonezawa Rumi
TEAM B: Kasai Tomomi, Kobayashi Kana, Komori Mika, Sato Natsuki, Suzuki Mariya, Chikano Rina, Hirajima Natsuki, Masuda Yuka
KENKYUUSEI: Abe Maria, Nakamura Mariko

Special Guests:
秋元才加 Sayaka Akimoto
梅田彩佳 Ayaka Umeda
仁藤萌乃 Moeno Nito

From Wednesday, 25.05.11 – Simply spend S$15 at the AKB48 Singapore Official Shop to receive a special handshake ticket*, which will entitle you to the handshake session on 28.05.11 (SAT) .

The exclusive handshake session* on 28.05.11(SAT) will start from 3pm at a designated venue in *SCAPE.


AKB48 Singapore Theater 'Live' 平嶋夏海生誕祭Natsumi Hirajima Birthday Special!
平嶋夏海 Natsumi Hirajima will be celebrating her 19th birthday during the 7pm concert! Please show your support for the first ever overseas birthday celebration at the AKB48 Singapore Theater!

NOTE: Birthday celebration activities applies only for the 7pm concert.

http://www.akb48.com.sg/

3rd Senbatsu Election (Voting: 5/24-6/8)
Stage revival "Minogashita Kimitachi e" @ JCB Hall (5/24-6/12)
SINGLE Maeda Atsuko - flower 6/22
a-nation 10th Anniversary (7/30 - 8/28)



1st album Koko ni ita koto 6/8/11


CD+DVD Limited Edition: CDJapan

CD+DVD Regular: CDJapan


New Subgroup DiVA Single OUT NOW



At CD Japan

AKB48 - 21st Single Everyday, Kachuusha - 5/25

SINGLE Itano Tomomi - Wanna be now 5/11

SINGLE French Kiss - Kakkowarui I Love You! - 5/11/11

Dareka no tame ni 2011 PV



AKB48 CONCERT "TAKAMINA NI TSUITE IKIMASU" ("We follow Takamina") in YOKOHAMA ARENA More info here.Canceled however they sold merchandise that was going to be a the concert and the money went to earthquake victims.


Helpful sites

Spoiler:


Stage48 - The best English AKB site
Blog48 - The girls blogs translated to english
Stage48 Wiki
Studio 48 Lyrics

Beginner - My Saeyaka blog (shameless plug hehe)
Saeyaka Paradise
Aitakatta!


Members you should know

Spoiler:

Minami Takahashi Team A Captain


An appearance of a Yankii but with a heart of glass is how her introduction goes. Minami Takahashi, known by her nickname Takamina is the captain
of AKB48's Team A and a part of the subgroup No Sleeves (ノースリーブス) known as no3b for short. Having starred in a few drama's such as Mendol and even in a play with Sayaka Takamina is popular with fans and causal fans of AKB.
Some of the things she is known for are having a small height and usually having a bow in her hair. Respected by the other members some consider Takamina as one of the representatives of AKB overall. An upcoming AKB concert is titled "TAKAMINA NI TSUITE IKIMASU" ("We follow Takamina") in YOKOHAMA ARENA.

Sayaka Akimoto Team K Captain


Beautiful and Strong is her introduction. Sayaka Akimoto known to some as Saaya but mostly just Sayaka is captain of AKB48's
Team K. Sayaka will be in the new Subgroup DiVA. Sayaka has been in a few plays such as Infinity along side Minami.
If Sayaka is around Sae is usually somewhere nearby. Together they are known as the Twin Towers. They host a radio show together. Sayaka's known for her athletic side, the fact that she loves to drink Milo her and English skills (part of which comes from her being a huge Michael Jackson fan). Some say she knows the most English out of the group. She is part Filipino.

Yuki Kashiwagi Team B Captain


Yuki Kashiwagi or Yukirin is the captain of AKB48's Team B. She is in the Subgroup French Kiss. When in school she plays trombone.

Atsuko Maeda


Atsuko Maeda known as Acchan is known to many as the face of AKB. She was number 1 in Senbastu until Yuko got number 1. She will have her solo debut on 6/22.

Haruna Kojima

Haruna also known as Kojiharu, Harunyan or sometimes Nyan is in No Sleeves (ノースリーブス) along with Minami Takahashi and Minami Minegishi.

Mariko Shinoda

Mariko also known as Maririn joined AKB after Team A was formed. She had worked on the same floor as the theater. She had wanted to audition because she liked the group but was unable to because she had to work. After sharing the story with customers as something to talk about many fans wrote to Akimoto asking that she be able to audition. She joined 3 months before Team K was formed. She's into fashion and has modeled in magazines. She has many fans outside of AKB. She likes Hamtaro.

Tomoni Itano


Tomoni also known as Tomochin has a solo career.

Minami Minegishi

Minami known as Miichan is a part of No Slevees with Takamina and Haruna.

Oshima Yuko

Yuko surprised everyone when she got the number 1 spot in Heavy Rotation. She can snowboard.

Sae Miyazawa

Sae is known for being super energetic. She also stared in Infinity along with Yuki Kashiwagi. In the new subgroup DiVA. If Sayaka is around Sae is usually somewhere nearby. Together they are known as the Twin Towers. They host a radio show together.

Mayu Watanabe

Due to Mayu's stare she's known as the 'cyborg idol'.


Terms
Spoiler:

Kenkyuusei


Kenkyuusei or Research Students are basically trainees. When a member of a team is absent during a show they then will substitute for that member.

Senbatsu

Senbatsu are the members voted to be on a single. 1-21 perform the a side.
The b-side is performed by Undergirls and any girls left are Theater girls.

Stage Songs

Songs that are not on singles.


FAQ
Spoiler:
What's an oshimen?

Basically you're favorite member.

I hear chanting at the beginning of their songs. What are they saying?

It's called MIX. It's done to help build up intensity of a show usually they are done in the beginning or middle of a song. The one most used goes like this

よっしゃいくぞ~! タイガー ファイヤー サイバー ファイバー ダイバー バイバー ジャージャー !

Yoshi ikuzo! Taigaa faiyaa saibaa faibaa daibaa baibaa jaa jaa!

Yoshi ikuzo! Tiger, Fire, Cyber, Fiber, Diver, Viber jaa jaa!

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Do you think they will schelude "We will follow Takamina" once again? Cause I want to see what this is all about xD
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3RD THREAD YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 18th April 2011, 01:36 AM
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In the future they might. I bet it would have been a great show.

YEAH 3RD WOO!

Hehehe.

DiVA preformed in Shanghai.





Awesome. :')

They performed AItakatta, Tsuki no uragawa and Fade Out.

I'm even more excited!!!!!!!!!!!

COME ON SINGLE YOU BETTER DO WELL.

Sayaka and Sae modeled although I don't like the clothes they manage to still look great



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lol @ Chocolove first PV - and first wow tragic and touching not exepting - until the end xD SO LOL
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lol xD

Everyday Senbatsu

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Team A: Oota Aika, Kuramochi Asuka, Kojima Haruna, Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takajo Aki, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko
Team K: Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko, Kikuchi Ayaka, Minegishi Minami, Miyazawa Sae, Yokoyama Yui
Team B: Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Komori Mika, Sato Sumire, Masuda Yuka, Miyazaki Miho, Watanabe Mayu
Team S (SKE48): Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena
Team N (NMB48): Yamamoto Sayaka, Watanabe Miyuki

JURINA AGAIN? RLY? give us a break
nice to see NMB though
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I think it's a really awesome senbatsu!!
I'm so happy for Yuka, Suu-chan, Ayarin, Myao, Asuka, Mika!!
And I've gotten over Jurina and Rena in AKB senbatsu. It's not going to change xD
Plus I actually like them now so I don't mind seeing them
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I can get over Jurina but I'll never get over Matsui R. eww. Thank god for Myao and all the other underrepresented girls...nothing against the NMB girls at all...but its not like I really care about them either. The center girl is sort of scary looking and I don't get the appeal.
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I dont really like Jurina thats why I am mad xD

anyway anyone knows why Takamina wasnt in Chance no Junban senbatsu (she was in every senbatsu since debiut but not in this...why?
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I don't like having Jurina and Rena in senbatsu much either now that SKE has their own thing. NMB I don't mind because they are just starting.

I'm starting to like SKE but I already have AKB and SDN. If I start liking SKE more I'll have a lot of names to learn.

Takamina was not in the senbatsu for Chance no Junban because the senbatsu for that single were chosen by a Janken tournament and she lost early in the tournament.

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Thats definity the best way....anyway girls who graduate like Rina and for example Michiru (the one who released single as Goi Michiko letf 2007) who left to get more popular must be like extremly mad right now seeing AKB popularity
Maybe.

Speaking of Michiru


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Is Janken this Rock Paper Scisors tournament from PV?

about michiru she should be back to AKB!!
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^Yes. That's why a lot of the girls that have never been in Senbatsu before are in Chance no Junban. You can look up all about it on the Satge48 wiki, I think they have a whole page dedicated to it! My oshi is centre
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it nice to include girls that never was in senbatsu but It must be annoying for girls to see that something as stupid as Rock Paper Scisors is going to decide
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I don't know. Chance to Junban was a totally boring, generic release, but at least it gave some of the front girls a chance to take a short break...and some totally ignored girls like Kobayashi and Maeda Ami to to shine. I don't think I ever saw acchan promiting that single lol...even though she made senbatsu. I always look in the performances and I was like....damn...Sae....Sae....Sae was practically part of that senbatsu.
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^YES AND THAT'S WHY I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT SINGLE!
Kurumi to Dialogue and ALIVE were hardly generic...
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HELLLOOOOO 3rd thread! And the first post is more complete too! 8D But I can't help but notice only two girls have summaries... would you like me to type up the rest for you?... well, maybe just Mariko, Tomochin, Maeda and Miichan's, the rest can stay blank for all I care XD

Now bout that senbatsu... *sigh* I like NMB48 (well... actually mostly Jonishi Kei who I'm in L-O-V-E with) but yeah, not too happy about them being tacked onto senbatsu along with SKE. It would have been much better if the NMB girls had replaced W Matsui.
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Have to agree with Polyrhythm on Yamamoto Sayaka as well. Maybe it's because she's not appealing to me, but I don't see her current top position lasting long once NMB starts releasing and truly get in the public eye. I can easily see Mirukii and some of the other pushed NMB girls surpassing her in Mixi ratings down the road.


Anyway, I'd like to have another single like CnJ with an irregular senbatsu but with more effort behind it. It seemed obvious they didn't care much for pushing the CnJ senbatsu with the horrid covers, giving them a sub-par song after the epicness of Beginner, giving the RS a song ANYWAY ruining the point of the whole thing, and even giving their PV a B-side budget while the actual B-side's had A-side budgets. -__- The Team songs were amazing so there was no reason for the A-side to have not been just as good or better.
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Sure if you want.

That would help a lot.

I've been meaning to type up something for the girls even if it's just one sentence *looks at Yukirins* but I keep ending up having something to do and haven't got around to it.

I'll try and work on it tonight.

I liked Chance no Junban. I like ALIVE the most but the rest was good too.

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Well it's basically like Chance no Junban was a b-side type song (like Kimi no koto, Boku dake, Guuzen no, etc.) And they had the more interesting songs for B-sides. Honestly I think they played it safe because there were ~unknowns~ in the senbatsu. And Japanese people seem to like cutesy songs.
Anyways enough about CnJ that's so last year who's excited for the awesomeness that is Everyday, Kachusha!!! I AM!

I'm just starting to get into SKE, I don't think I'll check out NMB for a while. I like more 'grown up' singers. NMB is too young.

All you have to put for Yuko and Sae is:
THEY ARE AWESOME.
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still I have kind of feeling that elections and Janken tournament was set up by menagement from the first moment

like they made senbatsu erlier and then give people mirage that U CAN DECIDE
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