[GENERAL] The AKB48 Thread

Somehow I'm not surprised by this (even though I don't think AKB48 deserved to win last year since BwT wasn't the best song last year).

2014 they deserved it since R.Y.U.S.E.I. was the best song that year and of course we know about 2013 (We should have won).

Agreed, Torisetsu was imo the best song last year and still don't get why that didn't win last year (Especially when Unfair World wasn't even JSB's best song last year)

 

I think Radwimps will win this year. Their "Zenzenzense" is no joke.

 

Hmmm, funny... I remember hearing a lot of talk last year about how it was a shame AKB wouldn't win with BWT because the song was really good and had a great message that was very apropos of the political mood, not to mention a high budget video with a well known producer. And people said the only reason it wouldn't win was behind the scenes dealing.

But people around here have short memories.

 

Since Halloween is closing by, I've come to share this subbed video from this page.

Spoiler: Click for Facebook Link

https://www.facebook.com/ggsasuga/videos/1060910757355195/

I decided to post it here, since two members Nana-chan and Miki-chan are from AKB48's Team 4.

 

OUCH. Keyakizaka WITHOUT Techi.

 

That's like a philly cheesesteak with no steak.

 

AKB48 16th gen has been mentioned in this article.

http://www.oricon.co.jp/special/49467/

 

Based on the picture and some kanji understandings of mine, it's probably just saying that the girl (柳田咲良/Yanagida Sakura) is Horipro's youngest signed person (at the age of 12 which is elementary school 6th year for Japan) and that in AKB's 16th gen, there's heaps of middle schoolers

 

Tomu was definitely there as well, but I couldn't make out any other non-HT senbatsu members.

Was Haruppi wearing Sae's costume?


edit: nvm paruru was there

 

So, 24 members (including Kojiharu, who starts out in the audience). HT senbatsu + Tomu and Churi.

Spoiler

Left wing:
Rika? (demon)
Yuiyui
Sayaya? (sailor, couldn't make out her face but she's the only one missing)
Juri
Tomu (wolf)
Naachan (knight)

Center:
Haruppi
Jurina
Paruru
Mayuyu
Sakura
Sasshi
Sayanee
Yukirin
Mion
Yuihan
Renacchi

Right wing:
Annin
Churi (maid)
Yuria
Kojimako
Komiharu
Hana

 

Also from Yui's Twitter

 

Click on the link and enjoy.

http://www.bilibili.com/video/av6908123/


I'll share vids of TV lives performance more often, keep an eye out for my threads.

 

Horipro will produce festival concert on 12/13 with their stars: http://www.horipro.co.jp/nsfes2016/
Rather impressive lineup: Oshima, Itano, Kasai, Ishida, Ohori, Sumire, Moeno, Miho, Suzuran and more.

 

Question: Which members are your close friends? (From the Documentary of AKB48: Sonzai suru Riyuu booklet)

Team A

Spoiler

Iriyama Anna: Kizaki Yuria, Kato Rena
Oya Shizuka: Umeta Ayano
Owada Nana: Oshima Ryoka, Yokoshima Aeri
Ogasawara Mayu: Nakanishi Chiyori
Kojima Natsuki: Kato Rena, Nakamura Mariko, Muto Tomu, Iwatate Saho
Kojima Haruna: Miichan
Sasaki Yukari: I’m good friends with everyone
Shimazaki Haruka: I don’t have any
Shiroma Miru: Hillary, Megu, Annin, Maachun
Takita Kayoko: Okawa Rio, Ino Miyabi
Taniguchi Megu: Okada Nana, Kawamoto Saya, Ichigochanzu (15th generation’s nickname)
Nakanishi Chiyori: Maachun, Izurina
Nakamura Mariko: Abe Maria, Kojima Natsuki, Oya Shizuka
Hirata Rina: Tano Yuka
Hiwatashi Yui: AKB’s 2nd generation draft members
Maeda Ami: I think I get along with everyone~
Miyazaki Miho: Oya Shizuka, Ota Aika (HKT)
Miyawaki Sakura: Murashige Anna (HKT)
Yokoyama Yui: Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie (NGT), Oya Shizuka, Yamamoto Sayaka (NMB), Takahashi Juri, Iriyama Anna, Kizaki Yuria, Mukaichi Mion

Team K

Spoiler

Aigasa Moe: Abe Maria, Kojima Mako, Mogi Shinobu, Murashige Anna (HKT)
Abe Maria: Shimada Haruka, Nakamura Mariko, Aigasa Moe, and recently Shinozaki Ayana
Ichikawa Manami: Naanya who is from the same generation and the same age as me. We hang out a lot.
Kodama Haruka: Yuihan
Shinozaki Ayana: Murayama Yuiri
Shimada Haruka: Shimazaki Haruka
Shimoguchi Hinana: Kashiwagi Yuki, Sasaki Yukari, Goto Moe
Suzuki Mariya: Nakata Chisato, Tanabe Miku
Tano Yuka: Hirata Rina
Nakata Chisato: Tanamin
Fujita Nana: Maeda Ami, Muto Tomu
Minegishi Minami: Kojima Haruna
Mukaichi Mion: Komiyama Haruka, Fukuoka Seina, Mogi Shinobu
Muto Tomu: Fujita Nana, Kojima Natsuki, Iwatate Saho
Mogi Shinobu: Mukaichi Mion, Okawa Rio, Aigasa Moe
Yumoto Ami: Members from 15th generation and Team K
Nomura Nao: Sugawara Maya (SKE)
Kubo Satone: Chiba Erii

Team B

Spoiler

Umeta Ayano: Nozawa Rena
Oshima Ryoka: I have a lot including Yuria, Renacchi, Izuchan, Juri, Miki, Naanya, and Aeri!
Kashiwagi Yuki: Mayuyu, Sasshi (HKT), Miichan
Kato Rena: Kojima Natsuki
Kizaki Yuria: Iriyama Anna
Goto Moe: Nagichan (Team 8), Yabuki Nako
Takeuchi Miyu: Ichikawa Miori (NMB), Tatsuya Makiho
Tatsuya Makiho: Ino Miyabi, Takita Kayoko
Tanabe Miku: Nakata Chisato, Suzuki Mariya
Fukuoka Seina: 15th generation (especially Mukaichi Mion and Komiyama Haruka), Umeta Ayano, Ma Chia-ling
Ma Chia-ling: Nomura Nao
Yabuki Nako: Goto Moe
Yokoshima Aeri: Owada Nana, Oshima Ryoka, Tatsuya Makiho, Okawa Rio, Takita Kayoko
Watanabe Mayu: Yukirin
Watanabe Miyuki: I can confidently admit that I’m not close with any of the members.
Takahashi Kira: Nisikawa Rei, Nomura Nao, Kubo Satone, Hirata Rina, Murayama Yuiri, Tatsuya Makiho, Okada Ayaka, NGT’s Kusakabe Aina, Seiji Reina, Sato Anju
Nisikawa Rei: There’s many, I can’t write them all.
Yamabe Ayu: Everyone in Team B, Izusan, Juri, Ayaka

Team 4

Spoiler

Ino Miyabi: Ogino Yuka (NGT)
Izuta Rina: Nishino Miki, Oshima Ryoka, Nakanishi Chiyori
Iwatate Saho: Muto Tomu, Kojima Natsuki, Omori Miyu, Mogi Shinobu
Okawa Rio: Tatsuya Makiho, Takita Kayoko, Yokoshima Aeri
Omori Miyu: Members from the same generation (12th generation), Saho
Okada Ayaka: Murayama Yuiri, Kitazawa Saki, Nozawa Rena
Okada Nana: My same generation members Miki and Mako, Minegishi Minami, Murayama Yuiri, Omori Miyu, Taniguchi Megu, and I get along with everyone in Team 4
Kawamoto Saya: Souda Sarina (SKE), Taniguchi Megu, Kato Minami (NGT)
Kitagawa Ryoha: Shibuya Nagisa
Kitazawa Saki: Okada Ayaka, Murayama Yuiri
Kojima Mako: Aigasa Moe
Komiyama Haruka: Mukaichi Mion, Fukuoka Seina
Sato Kiara: 15th generation. If we have time off, we almost always hang out!
Shibuya Nagisa: Kitagawa Ryoha
Takahashi Juri: Yamamoto Sayaka (NMB), Kizaki Yuria, Ota Yuuri (NMB)
Tomonaga Mio: Juri-chan
Nishino Miki: Miichan, Izusan, Ryoka
Nozawa Rena: Umeta Ayano
Murayama Yuiri: Okada Ayaka, Okada Nana, Kitazawa Saki, Shinozaki Ayana
Chiba Erii: Kubo Satone

Team 8

Spoiler

Sakaguchi Nagisa: Hayasaka Tsumugi.
Yokoyama Yui: Tanikawa Hijiri.
Tanikawa Hijiri: Yokoyama Yui.
Sato Nanami: Mogi Kasumi.
Hayasaka Tsumugi: Sakaguchi Nagisa, Takahashi Ayane, Yamada Nanami.
Sato Akari: Hokkaido & Tohoku members. Members who are my age.
Mogi Kasumi: Hokkaido & Tohoku members, Shimizu Maria.
Okabe Rin: Sato Shiori.
Honda Hitomi: Miyazato Rira.
Shimizu Maria: Mogi Kasumi.
Takahashi Ayane: Everyone from Team 8.
Yoshikawa Nanase: Oda Erina-chan, Shimizu Maria.
Oguri Yui: Oda Erina-chan, Yoshikawa Nanase-chan, Takahashi Ayane-chan.
Oda Erina: Kantou members.
Sato Shiori: Okabe Rin.
Hidaritomo Ayaka: Hattori Yuna.
Yokomichi Yuri: Hattori Yuna, Chou Kurena, Hashimoto Haruna.
Hattori Yuna: Yokomichi Yuri, Hashimoto Haruna, Chou Kurena.
Hashimoto Haruna: Hattori Yuna.
Kita Reina: Moerin (Kondo Moeri).
Chou Kurena: Yokomichi Yuri, Yamamoto Ruka, Hattori Yuna.
Kondo Moeri: Kita Reina.
Nagano Serika: All of Team 8.
Ota Nao: Tani Yuri, Yamada Nanami, Onishi Momoka.
Yamada Nanami: All of Team 8 members!
Yamamoto Ruka: Kantou members and Tani (Yuri)!
Onishi Momoka: Kantou members.
Hama Sayuna: Miyazato Rira.
Nakano Ikumi: Oonishi Momoka, Kondo Moeri, Nagano Serika.
Abe Mei: Yuiyui (Oguri Yui), Shitao (Miu), (Yaguchi) Moka, Karin (Shimoaoki Karin)
Hitomi Kotone: Chuugoku and Kantou members.
Tani Yuri: Naochan (Ota Nao), Yamada (Nanami). Rukaruka (Yamamoto Ruka).
Shitao Miu: Everyone in Team 8. I talk a lot with Karenchan (Yoshida Karen), Karin (Shimoaoki Karin), Abe Mei, (Yaguchi) Moka, Hidaaya (Hidaritomo Ayaka).
Hamamatsu Riona: Gyouten Yurina-chan, Hirose Natsuki-chan, Fukuchi Rena-chan! With me included, we are called “The N4″!
Gyouten Yurina: Riona-chan (Hamamatsu Riona), Nacchan (Hirose Natsuki), Renachan (Fukuchi Rena).
Takaoka Kaoru: Yoshida Karin-chan! She always listens to my worries.
Hirose Natsuki: Fukuchi Rena.
Yoshida Karin: Shitao Miu-chan.
Fukuchi Rena: Nacchan (Hirose Natsuki), Maria (Shimizu Maria), Nanase (Yoshikawa Nanase), Yuiyui (Oguri Yui), Yurina (Gyoten Yurina), Riona (Hamamatsu Riona).
Kuranoo Narumi: All of Team 8.
Yoshino Miyu: I’m friends with everyone.
Yaguchi Moka: Shimoaoki Karin.
Shimoaoki Karin: Yaguchi Moka, Shitao Miu.
Miyazato Rira: Honda Hitomi, Kuranoo Narumi, Hama Sayuna.

Translation credits:
http://uelectrifymylife.tumblr.com/post/152640988862
http://nakotte-iijan.tumblr.com/post/152688408281

A lot of the members didn't mutually list each other but that's probably because everyone has a different opinion on what is a close friend.