AKB48 Question & Answer

From an old "About SDN48" video that I still somehow have despite being disbanded for over several years now.

Is this Akita Kazue? Or am I wrong?

(I would like to upload the "About SDN48" on Streamable but linking to such is against the rules now.)

 

Eh, Aki is difficult to deal with backstage? I didnt know that. Isnt it irony she played the idol who is cutesy but actually a big jerk backstage in some Akbingo! episodes?

 

Don't take words from antis and enemies seriously.

 

Why are Kennin (concurrent) positions seen as amazing by fans and members?
I watched some of the old team shuffles, and I noticed that for certain members (Sae to SHN, Yukirin and Kitarie to NGT) when the concurrency was introduced they got really loud cheers. Now I am not the most knowledgeable with the 48G but why are kennin considered a big deal?

 

Is there a full list of confirmed scandals by AKB48 members? Included sister groups like SKE and NMB.

 

What is the meaning of C/W in Japanese? Like in the song title Kimi no C/W. Is it the same as CV, from latin Curriculum vitae, we are using in the West?

 

From the lyrics page on Studio48, it means Coupling With
http://stage48.net/studio48/kiminocw.html

 

Yes, but it don't makes it more clear for me.

 

A C/W song is usually the B-side of a single.

In the Aitakatta single, the c/w was Dakedo...
In the Seifuku single, the c/w was Virgin love.
In the Keibetsu single, the c/w was Namida Uri blabla.

So in Kimi no C/W, you can interpret it as "I'm the other side of you" or something.

 

Ah.
I didn't see it this way
I thought it was more "I'm your accompaniment / best friend".

 

But there is something like that, the B-side is a friend of the A-side.

Ok, now it's more clear. I think this is a japanese speciality, taking some english words and create something new. With a special spelling. Is this a common use in Japan or only in 48G? And now I know how to deal with the titles. I'm making copies from my DVD:s for all songs I want to play often, and use the titles as filenames. But it don't work with Kimi no C/W. You can't use a slash, /, in a filename. C-W works better.

 

I think you may be referring to Wasei-eigo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasei-eigo.

 

I am really expecting Owada Nana's book to be a huge seller. It's the best photo book I've ever seen. Does anyone know who has the best selling AKB photo book in history and the numbers sold? Thanks much in advance.

 

Acchan, of course, put out several books during her idol career. I was asking about per book--THE biggest seller ever. I have two of Acchan's books and I'll bet the shoot that took place in New York City upon her graduation sold very well, but Naanya's book was better, mainly because it was oversized and zero pages were devoted to small pictures or print. Naanya's book is 100 or pages of 8'' x 11'' photos. I think that makes an enormous difference.

 

TYhere's not really, but you can maybe find by googling it.
Also, it depend on what you are searching, it's not all about love afairs / sleepover, there are also some serious controversies with AKB48.
Such as the 1st single, "Sakura no hanabiratachi" unfair gimick, them being accused of oversexualisation etc.

 

Another question. When a group of members, on stage or elsewhere, should say something together they synchronize themselves by saying a word, which word? It sounds like sae-no.