https://www.universal-music.co.jp/akb48/news/2024-10-06/ Announced at today's event, AKB48 will release their 10th album on 2024/12/25. This will be a cover album with songs from the Showa, Heisei and Reiwa eras. Senbatsu for the lead song: Akiyama Yuna Iwatate Saho Omori Maho Oguri Yui Kurano Narumi Sato Airi Shitao Miu Suzuki Kurumi Chiba Erii Hashimoto Eriko Mizushima Miyuu Mukaichi Mion Muto Orin Murayama Yuiri (c) Yagi Azuki Yamauchi Mizuki Announcement video: https://x.com/onigiridouga3/status/1842785705409585509 Link to the 2shot event schedules: https://official-cd.akb48.co.jp/10th-album/ Link to the online 1shot event schedule: https://www.universal-music.co.jp/a...ds/sites/3973/2024/10/10thAL_1shot_online.pdf
Just to add that there will also be an online 1-shot event on 12/21 & 22 - link to the schedules for the two days (sadly Komi won't be participating): https://www.universal-music.co.jp/a...ds/sites/3973/2024/10/10thAL_1shot_online.pdf Applications can be made through the same link as for the 2-shots and like with regular online talks the WithLIVE app will be used. Each ticket allows some talk time as well as the photo and also an entry into a lottery for signings. (Note that the first round of the application lottery for the 2-shot and 1-shot events closes at noon JST tomorrow (10/7) but there'll be another four rounds after that.)
i love how narumi wears onyanko club logo thats like the most showa thing ever. and wtf is mizumin wearing lol
I think it is also include some new original songs, not just only 51st-64th single compilation album.
Finally! I was waiting for them to announce the new release! Now if I have to be completely honest, I'm not a big fan of this senbatsu or their decisions. I won't go into details but yes... However, after learning that this is a cover album and they will cover old songs, I guess I can kinda understand the choices, even though I would still wish for a different senbatsu... I know most people are happy about it so yes well, it's just me XD I'm just going to list my positive opinions about for senbatsu 1) Yuiyui, always! As long as she is in senbatsu, I'm going to care about every AKB release. She is my favorite member and the only one from my top favorite members (from my top 7 or maybe even my top 10... I need to make a new one to really know lol) who's in senbatsu, so yes. 2) Erii looks really good on the picture! I love that pink outfit on her, she looks so classy. 3) Yuna looks super cute with the twintails and the colorful outfit! and I also like Azu's styling there! I wonder if the outfits on the promo picture are related to the different songs that will be covered or if this will be their outfits for the main song. I have to say I'm curious now about what songs they'll cover o_o and my hope is that this album doesn't just have an a-side MV but also b-side MVs. and possibly some unit/solo MVs, since they're going to cover old songs, and it could be songs from other artists, so maybe solo songs and units...? Then it would be nice to have MVs for all of this! and also some kind of concert at the end of the year where everyone perform the songs they covered in the album, with the outfits etc. Let's hope they do some good promo and give good things to all of the members. Side-note, with this album being released in December, I guess we'll be back to 2 releases next year T_T I wish they would keep it at 3 releases... then the next one could be in March or something, and the one after in July, and then another one in November... Something like this! I wish. Also, the release date is Christmas, this makes me hope that they'll do a Christmas song, with a MV! Like the good old days lol.
So, compared to Koi Tsunjatta senbatsu: IN: Iwatate Saho, Suzuki Kurumi, Muto Orin OUT: Taguchi Manaka, Tokunaga Remi, Nagatomo Ayami, Masai Mayuu, Yamazaki Sora If this release was a single instead, probably things would happen veeery differently. We would of course already have some 19ki girlies in senbatsu and some of the OUT girls wouldn't be removed. But I guess this make sense since this is an album and it has a time machine concept and AKB albums releases unfortunately don't get so much media coverage I'm hoping the A-side is still good and that we have at least 2 other brand new songs other than the lead track
I hope AKB48 would cover Odoru Pompokolin by BB Queens. Best known as the ending theme of Chibi Maruko Chan, & considered as one of the best both idol & anime songs of the Heisei era
They keep referring to it as AKB48's 1st cover album, so I really doubt we will be getting any original songs. That's not really how a cover album works. Best we'll get is a Disc 2 containing their recent singles.Tbh I'm kinda disappointed by this, we haven't had an album in... six years? Seven? The album only tracks are some of the best, I was looking forward to more. That being said, YES! A full length album!! FINALLY. And coming out on Christmas no less, the perfect gift to buy for myself. Over all as a showa/heisei idol fan I'm excited, but as an AKB48 fan I kind of wish this comeback album would be more moving forward than looking back. Also, I'm very interested to find out reiwa songs will they be covering, hmm... EDIT: Just noticed Saho made sebatsu! Finally girl is getting her flowers! :')
Despite the circumstances of the album being lackluster content-wise, I'm quite satisfied with the lineup. Hypothetically speaking they could've just include pushed girls from the newer gens like Saechan and Itomomo and call it a day, but they decided to give the spotlights to older gens and I fully appreciate this move. Kururun is the least surprising to me since she's still considered young and all, thus her senbatsu inclusion is only a matter of time, but Saho and Orin's inclusion shocked me! Is this an album senbatsu where it'll be less promoted compared to singles? Yes. Will these three girls be removed from the senbatsu on the next single? Most likely. Nevertheless, I have decided that I will cherish this moment in the spotlight for them. The only thing that bugs me is management's insistence to keep the lineup 16-nin. I thought with the last single being 18-nin it'll be a step forward but I guess that's not the case :/
Covering songs which means this album has kinda high production cost because of buying license? A unique concept indeed, but better they hinder from including song they already covered (Valentine Kiss). I also wonder what they'll cover from Heisei/Reiwa era. Will they sing any Sakamichi song?
Maybe most of of you disagree but since Reiwa era began 5 years ago, no idol groups with massive popularity during these times But I can suggest songs from Reiwa era that aren't idol songs but would be fit to be covered by AKB48 on this album: Yoasobi - Idol Honeyworks - Kawaikute Gomen Attarashi Gakko - Otona Blue (Attarashi Gakko isn't an idol group, not all Japanese girl groups are idol groups)
akb are part of universal, so if the songs are part of umg's catalog (or public domain), they don't have to worry about such things.
These songs are all way too popular, and some have been played so much, I don't think we need to hear them more tbh :/ I think it would be kinda pointless to have AKB versions of it. I think they should go for songs that are popular but not "too" popular, and that are suitable for AKB. I'm not sure which recent song would be a good choice but let's see what they'll pick!