Event / Concert AKB48 Group Center Examination (18/03/10)

AKB48 Center Examination [English Translation] [Source]
tln: The translations are not literal. Feel free to tag me if you find any mistakes.

Questions #1-#15: AKB48 Group History
[A] ①AKB48's concept is "Idols who can meet you", and held it's ②1st generation auditions in 2005. They ③opened their dedicated theater near the Akihabara Train Station located in Tokyo, Chiyoda ward, Sotokanda district, in the 8th floor of Don Quijote store. The girls grew as they performed their original stages, the idols who wanted to have a major debut were born. After 2 indie singles, they made their major debut during October of the next year with ___A___. However, as the theater performances didn't have the chance to grab the attention of the general public, the record label of the time stopped it's contract with the release of the 8th single ____B____.

Q1. Pick the correct names of the songs A and B.

1) A: Aitakatta, B: Baby! Baby! Baby!
2) A: Aitakatta, B: Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008
3) A: Skirt, Hirari, B: Baby! Baby! Baby
4) A: Skirt, Hirari, B: Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008
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Q2. Below are three statements related to ①. Pick the correct combination of False/True.
a At first, the teams weren't called "Team A" and "Team K", but rather "A Team" and "K Team".
b At first, AKB48 had a 1st Troop with 24 members, and 2nd Troop with 24 members, which made the total number 48.
c At first AKB48 was introduced as Akihabara48.

1) A - correct, B - correct, C - correct
2) A - false, B - correct, C - correct
3) A - correct, B - false, C - correct
4) A - correct, B - correct, C - false
5) A - false, B - false, C - correct
6) A - false, B - correct, C - false
7) A - correct, B - false, C - false
8) A - false, B - false, C - false​

Q3. Below are three statements related to ②. Pick the statement which is not correct.

1) Shinoda Mariko was a popular worker at the theater cafe, and was called "Cafe princess" (カフェッ姫). Due to her popularity she became a member of the group in January 22, 2006.
2) The reason why Minegishi Minami passed the document selection (tln: first round of audition) was that she and the theater manager of that time were born on the same day.
3) Itano Tomomi applied for the audition because on the way back from a different audition's 2nd round, she was handed a flyer for AKB48's audition.
4) Kashiwagi Yuki also applied for the 1st generation auditions.
​

Q4. Below are three statements related to ③. Pick the statement which is correct.

1) The reason why the theater was built in Akihabara was that there was a vacant estate that would be perfect for a theater.
2) There were 7 people who came to the first day of the theater.
3) 2 weeks after their debut, Minegishi Minami and Oshima Mai were the first to get a fanlatter.
4) At first, the grand opening of the theater was supposed to be on December 1, 2005.
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[Ｂ] AKB48 released it's 9th single in June of 2008. The same year, the first ① sister group was formed, ② SKE48. They started their activities in a ③ studio in a business building in the area of Nagoya. The year after that, AKB48's 1st Generation Election was held, 4 years after the beginning of AKB48, the 14th Single "RIVER" took the first place on the Oricon Weekly chart. In October 2010, ④ NMB48 was formed in Osaka, Namba, and they made their ⑤ theater debut on New Year's Day of 2011. ⑥ HKT48 was formed in October 2011, in Fukuoka.

Q5. Below are 4 statement related to ①. Pick the one which is not a reason for why sister groups were formed.

1) To increase AKB48's reach nationwide.
2) Because local companies were interested in collaborating with the group.
3) Because they were troubled by the increased number of members.
4) To give a chance to people who can't do any activities not in their hometown.
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Questions #16-#29: Theater and Stages
Below is the setlist for AKB48's 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo".

Q16. What are the names of the songs A and B?

1) A: Aitakatta, B: Hoshi no Ondo
2) A: Doku Ringo wo Tabesasete, B: Hoshi no Ondo
3) A: Aitakatta, B: Nagisa no Cherry
4) A: Doku Ringo wo Tabesasete, B: Nagisa no Cherry
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Q17. Who were the original members who performed the unit marked with ①?

1) Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Watanabe Shiho.
2) Urano Kazumi, Oshima Mai, Watanabe Shiho.
3) Oshima Mai, Orii Ayumi, Kojima Haruna.
4) Urano Kazumi, Orii Ayumi, Shinoda Mariko.
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Q18. After the theater debut on December 8, 2005, when was the first time all of AKB48's theater tickets were sold out?

1) January 8, 2006
2) February 4, 2006
3) March 3, 2006
4) April 8, 2006
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Q19. Below are four statements related to the beginning of AKB48 Theater. Pick the one which is not correct.

1) At first, the fan who cheered the loudest was called the MVP of the performance, but it stopped after one day due to criticism.
2) There was a red carpet going from the information to the Theater Lobby and was called "Star Road"
3) Theater tickets couldn't be pre-ordered, but rather bought at the same day from 9am.
4) There were events where members gave out Onigiri to the gans, and Maeda Atsuko's onigiri filling was Maple Chocolate.
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Q20. How many tickets were available for the graduation stage of AKB48 1st Generation member Maeda Atsuko?

1) 984
2) 632
3) 1048
4) 916
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Q21. Who was the team who performed the 4000th performance in AKB48 Theater, and what were they giving out to the visitors?

1) Team A, steamed bun.
2) Team B, steamed bun.
3) Team 8, steamed bun.
4) Team A, soba.
5) Team B, soba.
6) Team 8, soba.
7) Team A, red pepper
8) Team B, red pepper
9) Team 8, red pepper
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Questions #51-#74: Members
Q51. Who is the member in the picture?

1) Takahashi Minami
2) Yokoyama Yui (横山結衣)
3) Shinoda Mariko
4) Yokoyama Yui (横山由依)​

Q52. Who is the member in the picture?

1) Takahashi Ayane
2) Yokomichi Yuri
3) Takahashi Sayaka
4) Chou Kurena​

Q53. Who is the member in the picture?

1) Shoji Nagisa
2) Asai Nanami
3) Yamauchi Mizuki
4) Yamane Suzuha​

Q54. Who is the member in the picture?

1) Shirayuki Kohaku
2) Oshiba Rinka
3) Shirai Kotono
4) Nomura Miyo​

Q55. Who is the member in the picture?

1) Nakagawa Mion
2) Ichikawa Miori
3) Umeyama Cocona
4) Jonishi Rei​

Q56. Who is the member in the picture?

1) Jitoue Nene
2) Matsumoto Hinata
3) Miyazaki Sono
4) Tsukiashi Amane​

Q57. Who is the member in the picture?

1) Kado Yuria
2) Oguma Tsugumi
3) Nakamura Ayuka
4) Murakumo Fuka
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Q58. Who is the member in the picture?

1) Ishida Chiho
2) Isogai Kanon
3) Kadowaki Miyuna
4) Yabushita Fu​

Q59. Who is the member in the picture?

1) Asai Yuka
2) Morihira Riko
3) Atsumi Ayaha
4) Kurashima Ami​

Q61. Who is the member in the picture?

1) Fukai Negai
2) Nakamura Izumi
3) Ishikawa Saki
4) Okada Miku​

Q62. Who is the member in the picture?

1) Umemoto Izumi
2) Suzuki Kurumi
3) Inagaki Kaori
4) Sato Minami​

Q63. Who is the member in the picture?

1) Michelle Christo Kusnadi
2) Stephanie Pricilla Indarto Putri
3) Fransisca Saraswati Puspa Dewi
4) Maria Genoveva Natalia Desy Purnamasari Gunawan​

Q64. Who is the member in the picture?

1) Tan Zhi Hui Celine
2) Elizabeth Gloria Setiawan
3) Made Devi Ranita Ningtara
4) Ruth Damayanti Sitanggang​

Q65. Who is the member in the picture?

1) MIND
2) MOBILE
3) MUSIC
4) MAYSA​

Q66. Who is the member in the picture?

1) KATE
2) ORN
3) MIORI
4) CAN
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Q67. Who are the members who said the following well-known phrases?
a) たかみな具合悪いんだから、ふざけんじゃねーぞ!
b) つぶすつもりできてください ("Please intend to crush (us)")
c) チームkはひとつになるっていうきちを私に教えてくれたチーム ("Team K is the teach that taught me what "to become one" means")

1) a: Oshima Yuko, b: Noro Kayo, c: Itano Tomomi
2) a: Oshima Yuko, b: Shinoda Mariko, c: Itano Tomomi
3) a: Oshima Yuko, b: Noro Kayo, c: Minegishi Minami
4) a: Oshima Yuko, b: Shinoda Mariko, c: Minegishi Minami
5) a: Miyzawa Sae, b: Noro Kayo, c: Itano Tomomi
6) a: Miyazawa Sae, b: Shinoda Mariko, c: Itano Tomomi
7) a: Miyzawa Sae, b: Noro Kayo, c: Minegishi Minami
8) a: Miyazawa Sae, b: Shinoda Mariko, c: Minegishi Minami​

Q68. Who are the members who said the following well-known phrases?
a) これからも服をください ("From now on, let's continue with the outfits")
b) ポンコツじゃなくてぽんこつって呼んでください♪ ("Don't call me a GOOD-FOR-NOTHING, call me "good-for-nothing♪")
c) 私かな？ ("I wonder if it's me...?")

1) a: Sashihara Rino, b: Shimazaki Haruka, c: Miyawaki Sakura
2) a: Sashihara Rino, b: Kawaei Rina, c: Miyawaki Sakura
3) a: Sashihara Rino, b: Shimazaki Haruka, c: Tomonaga Mio
4) a: Sashihara Rino, b: Kawaei Rina, c: Tomonaga Mio
5) a: Oya Shizuka, b: Shimazaki Haruka, c: Miyawaki Sakura
6) a: Oya Shizuka, b: Kawaei Rina, c: Miyawaki Sakura
7) a: Oya Shizuka, b: Shimazaki Haruka, c: Tomonaga Mio
8) a: Oya Shizuka, b: Kawaei Rina, c: Tomonaga Mio
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Q69. View

Q70. View

Q71. Which pair isn't blood-related?

1) Sugawara Maya (SKE48) and Sugahara Riko (NGT48)
2) Muto Orin (AKB48) and Muto Tomu (AKB48)
3) Kizaki Yuria (ex-AKB48) and Asai Yuka (SKE48)
4) Yabushita Shu (ex-NMB48) and Yabushita Fu (STU48)
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Q72. Which members uses the same kanji for her first name as Hidaritomo Ayaka?

1) Maeda Ayaka
2) Okita Ayaka
3) Ota Ayaka
4) Oda Ayaka
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Q73. Below are three statements related to the members. Pick the correct combination of False/True.
a) The youngest center of a single main-song in AKB48 Group history is Matsui Jurina, when she was 11.
b) There is only one pair of members who share the pronunciation of both their first and last name, Yokoyama Yui and Yokoyama Yui.
c) Takahashi Juri and Yunoto Ami were both born on October 3, 1997

1) A - correct, B - correct, C - correct
2) A - false, B - correct, C - correct
3) A - correct, B - false, C - correct
4) A - correct, B - correct, C - false
5) A - false, B - false, C - correct
6) A - false, B - correct, C - false
7) A - correct, B - false, C - false
8) A - false, B - false, C - false​

Q74. Below are three statements related to the members. Pick the correct combination of False/True.
a) Yamamoto Sayaka's twitter account handle is SayakaNeon, because the name of her pet-cat is Neon (音遠).
b) The memebr Takakura Moeka looks up to is Mukaichi Mion, because she likes people who can make other people smile.
c) Although Takino Yumiko's special skill is Sax, she is actually the Chugoku area representative in the national competition of Uta-garuta game.

1) A - correct, B - correct, C - correct
2) A - false, B - correct, C - correct
3) A - correct, B - false, C - correct
4) A - correct, B - correct, C - false
5) A - false, B - false, C - correct
6) A - false, B - correct, C - false
7) A - correct, B - false, C - false
8) A - false, B - false, C - false
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Questions #75-81: Music Videos
Q75. Below are two scenes from music videos. Pick the correct combination of MVs the pictures are taken from.

1) a: Manatsu no Sounds good!, b: Ponytail to Shushu
2) a: Manatsu no Sounds good!, b: Sayonara Crawl
3) a: Labrador Retriever, b: Ponytail to Shushu
4) a: Labrador Retriever, b: Sayonara Crawl
5) a: BINGO!, b: Ponytail to Shushu
6) a: BINGO!, b: Sayonara Crawl
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Q76. Below are two scenes from music videos. Pick the correct combination of MVs the pictures are taken from.

1) a: Everyday, Katchuusha, b: Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou
2) a: Everyday, Katchuusha, b: Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru
3) a: Baby! Baby! Baby!, b: Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou
4) a: Baby! Baby! Baby!, b: Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru
5) a: Heavy Rotation, b: Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou
6) a: Heavy Rotation, b: Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru​

Q77. Below are two scenes from music videos. Pick the correct combination of MVs the pictures are taken from.

1) a: Tsuyokimono yo, b: Bokura no Eureka
2) a: Tsuyokimono yo, b: Ibiza Girls
3) a: Utsukushii Inazuma, b: Bokura no Eureka
4) a: Utsukushii Inazuma, b: Ibiza Girls
5) a: Kataomoi Finally, b: Bokura no Eureka
6) a: Kataomoi Finally, b: Ibiza Girls​

Q78. Below are two scenes from music videos. Pick the correct combination of MVs the pictures are taken from.

1) a: Hikaeme I love you!, b: Kurayami Motomu
2) a: Hikaeme I love you!, b: Sekai wa Doko Made Aozora na no ka?
3) a: 12 Byou, b: Kurayami Motomu
4) a: 12 Byou, b: Sekai wa Doko Made Aozora na no ka?
5) a: Suki! Suki! Skip!, b: Kurayami Motomu
6) a: Suki! Suki! Skip!, b: Sekai wa Doko Made Aozora na no ka?​

Q79. Below are two scenes from music videos. Pick the correct combination of MVs the pictures are taken from.

1) a: Iiwake Maybe, b: Kurayami Motomu
2) a: Iiwake Maybe, b: Kurayami
3) a: Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?, b: Kurayami Motomu
4) a: Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?, b: Kurayami
5) a: Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby, b: Kurayami Motomu
6) a: Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby, b: Kurayami​

Q80. Below are three names of music video producers. Pick the correct combination of the MVs they produced.
a) Obayashi Nobuhito b) Tsutsumi Yukihito c) Koreeda Hirokazu

1) a: So long!, b: Kiwi wa Melody, c: Green Flash
2) a: So long!, b: Flying Get, c: Green Flash
3) a: So long!, b: Kiwi wa Melody, c: Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008
4) a: So long!, b: Flying Get, c: Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008
5) a: LOVE TRIP, b: Kiwi wa Melody, c: Green Flash
6) a: LOVE TRIP, b: Flying Get, c: Green Flash
7) a: LOVE TRIP, b: Kiwi wa Melody, c: Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008
8) a: LOVE TRIP, b: Flying Get, c: Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008​

Q81. Regarding the MV for "Kibouteki Refrain": Below is the order of the centers who appeared in the song. Please fill in the correct names in the missing places.
Takahashi Minami → Maeda Atsuko → Matsui Jurina → ___A___ → Watanabe Mayu → Sashihara Rino → ___B___ → Watanabe Mayu and Miyawaki Sakura

1) a: Oshima Yuko, b: Kojima Haruna
2) a: Oshima Yuko, b: Yokoyama Yui
3) a: Shimazaki Haruka, b: Kojima Haruna
4) a: Shimazaki Haruka, b: Yokoyama Yui​

Questions #82-87: Albums and Singles
Q82. The logos below were drawn by members. Please choose the correct combination of members who drew the logos.

1) a: Takahashi Minami, b: Kasai Tomomi
2) a: Takahashi Minami, b: Miyazaki Miho
3) a: Kikuchi Ayaka b: Kasai Tomomi
4) a: Kikuchi Ayaka, b: Miyazaki Miho
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Q83. Pick the correct statement related to AKB48's singles from the 3 below.

1) AKB48's single "Beginner" ranked in the Oricon Weekly Chart for 3 months, and at that point it sold 1 million copies, and became AKB48Group's first million seller.
2) "Oogoe Diamond" single Jacket regular version includes Matsui Jurina only.
3) "Koisuru Fortune Cookie" was AKB48's first song sold in as an analog.
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Q84. Pick the correct statement related to SKE48 Singles and Albums from the 3 below.

1) "Sifuku wo Nugitakunattekita" which was included in the 2nd Album "Kakumei no Oka" was included because it got the largest amount of votes from fans.
2) The title logo for "Kiss Datte Hidarikiki" was drawn by Takayanagi Akane and Furukawa Airi with their left hand.
3) As of January 2018, there are 20 singles in which Matsui Jurina acted as the center.
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Q85. Pick the correct statement related to NMB48 Singles and Albums from the 3 below.

1) Until the 17th single, there were 6 people who were part of a W Center combination.
2) Kotani Riho did a bungee jump and Ota Yuuri had her first trip by herself for the bonus content of NMB48's 2nd Albun "Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya".
3) The Jacket photos for the 1st Album "Teppen Tottande!" were phot in from of the NHK Hall, and each members hold a saber.
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Q86. Pick the correct statement related to HKT48 Singles from the 3 below.

1) Until the 10th Single "Kiss wo Matsushikanai no Deshou ka?", there were only 3 senbtasu entries each single.
2) "Suki! Suki! Skip!" was the first debut single in AKB48 Group that included Kenkyuusei members in the title song.
3) HKT48's latest single in the time of their debut performance in "Music Station" was "Hikaeme I love you!"
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Q87. Pick the correct statement related to NGT48 Singles from the 3 below.

1) There is a B-side in NGT48's "Sekai wa Doko Made Aozora na no ka?" Type-A by "Real Middle School Members", centered by Honma Hinata.
2) There was one Kenkyuusei member who was included in NGT48's Debut Single, Kado Yuria.
3) NGT48's debut single "Seishun Dokei" jacket photos make a single photo if you place them (from left to right) in the order: Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, NGT48 CD Theater.​

Questions #105-110: Listening
Q105. Pick the title of the song. (Listening 1)

1) Sakura no Shiori
2) Sakura no Hanabiratacih
3) Sakuiro no Sora no Shita de
4) 10nen Zakura
5) Sakura no Ki ni Narou
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Q106. Pick the title of the song. (Listening 2)

1) Kamonagix
2) Escape
3) Beginner
4) UZA
5) Make Noise​

Q107. Pick the title of the song. (Listening 3)

1) Seishun Girls
2) Theater no Megami
3) Te wo Tsunaginagara
4) Boku no Taiyou
5) Renai Kinshi Jourei
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Q108. Pick the member who sang the line. (Listening 4; "uranatte yo" from Koisuru Fortune Cookie)

1) Kojima Haruna
2) Sashihara Rino
3) Shinoda Mariko
4) Oshima Yuko
5) Watanabe Mayu
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Q109. Pick the members who sang the line. (Listening 5; "toki ni wa ame mo futte" 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki)

1) Takahashi Minami and Yokoyama Yui
2) Takahashi Minami and Watanabe Mayu
3) Takahashi Minami and Kojima Haruna
4) Takahashi Minami and Matsui Jurina
5) Takahashi Minami and Kashiwagi Yuki​

Q110. Pick the members who sang the line. (Listening 6; "michi no ue ni korogatte ita" from kutsuhimo no musubikata)

1) Okada Nana, Matsui Jurina, Miyawaki Sakura
2) Okada Nana, Matsui Jurina, Yokoyama Yui
3) Okada Nana, Sashihara Rino, Miyawaki Sakura
3) Okada Nana, Sashihara Rino, Yokoyama Yui
5) Okada Nana, Yamamoto Sayaka, Miyawaki Sakura
6) Okada Nana, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yokoyama Yui​

 

If I got it right

• Idol top 16 to be anounced 03/15 on showroom
• General public top 100 to be anounced 03/19 on AKB48 site.

https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2107301/full/

 

Rikachan fell asleep during the test according to the news lol

 

Lol wth

 

what an edgy girl, not everyone would have the balls to do that

 

Don't we all fall sleep during a test at one point, whether it's important or not?

 

guilty lool

 

Once I fell asleep for half an hour in a 90min test but I didn't make it to the news

 

stupid event, stupid idea.

 

OP updated with result anouncement dates and subunit name.

 

Wow thank you for the translation

I have no idea what any of this is or why it exists but I just want a chance to take the test myself and see where I rank lol

 

That was hard. Took the test from the Twitter source; wrote down my answers in case the correct ones will be revealed someday. Had to rely on blind guesses for most of the SKE, NMB and HKT questions.

The person who shared the questions on his Twitter commented that when the third music sample (beginning of the song, duration about 1-2 seconds) was played, many wotas started answering immediately and the member of staff observing them had a "yikes, wotas are terrific..." look in his eyes.

 

Wow, some of those are hard!
I'm sure some girl just answered the questions are random and she'll get to the top.

Byeeeee!

 

Except us fans get to test ourselves and feel proud that we've spent our lives obsessing over the group lol
I don't know about you guys but I feel personally proud that I know what Acchan put in her onigiri in an event 10 years ago

 

I'm hoping one of the International Girls makes the Top 16 (Interested in seeing how they did).

of course she did lol.

If Sakamichi did something like this, you would be praising the hell out of this.

 

Yeah 3400 people are stupid enough to pay 7000 yen doing it lol

 

of course no! except new... audition in summer?... Sakamichi mostly always did something that bring a profit for them. L.I.K.E, Draft, Resling, Produce etc... why? just why?
Could you say why girls need to watse time on this? if you (mngmnt) need to push some girls just create unit and give them TV Show, Song, MV!!! justice for all is a lie!! too~ many girls... OMG some girls don't know correct names of the songs OMG just fire her, she has no future in AKBG get the push for girls who knew that!

 

Yukirin is doing a SR when she is explaining the test

 

Most likely, those are profitable.