Single AKB48 38th [Kibouteki Refrain] (2014/11/26)

They are not around for a long time and already have 20 slots available. It's 100% their fanbase+curious people spread over all those slot explaining the low sold out sale.

It's totally plausible to have the two mid-selling all her 20 slots which is much better than their 4/7 slots for example.

On the other hand, Mio having 8 slots sold out while she had 20/20 sold out last time is not a good trend.

 

Actually Mio sold 17/20 after 7 rounds (the last result we get excluding the resales) and 7/20 by round 3 in the Placard single

You do realise that most of these girls apart from some are selling faster than the Placard single right?
Haruppi is usually selling the slowest between the 4 aces (she got the center boost in Hikaeme tho). Mio has been slowing down since the election (maybe they are still recovering or already start saving), she was on par with Meru tho.

 

Only the top end sells out early thats why you only see really popular ones selling out by round 4 with the exception of the trending members like Mion now.

 

They should push ryoha like they push paruru. She will then become the most beautiful n gorgeous centre. Maybe she need another year to bloom. Anyway, as far as i remember tentomu was created from the most popular kenkyusei at that time and ryoha is the most popular. Dont blame mngment for pushing her.it's just ryoha that cant keep her popularity but anyway i realy like her.she is pretty and can replace jurina. Joking.

 

I agree. Give us Abemaru/Naana/Karen/Manami!!

 

^And Moechin!

 

Sayanee has a very outstanding HS record sales. more gravure jobs, better HS sales and surely higher ranking for her in the next SSK. it's no wonder anyway. she acts as the center and then overall captain as well on NMB just like what Takamina was on the beginning of AKB before she was replace with Acchan and remain the overall leader of the group. just looking at the HS result we know why Aki-P had chosen the current senbatsu members as regular AKB single senbatsu. Sae's HS sales is very impressive I must say without any push whatsoever coming from AKS. and Ikoma poor HS sales.

 

For the AKB48 Kyoku Zukuri Project, I've read a few places in Japanese that suggest that all of the members of this song have to be 18 years or older because it's related to pachinko.
The other theme is that none of the members have been chosen for a regular senbatsu.

 

I guess: the reason why they included a lot of songs in this single is they have planned for the 39th janken single. But they changed the idea so a lot of song from (39th planned janken single) was moved to this single.

 

Seifuku no Hane - Team 8

Spoiler

if the video does not show watch the video here

 

so wait. Is the AKB48 Kyoku Zukuri Project going to be on this single or is it something separate released with Team Surprise? Wasn't it originally promoted as a team surprise song or something?

Also I love that team 8 song!

 

O_O
That team 8 new song!!!!

Now, if the other songs are like this, we are talking about a Great Single

 

New HS sales? There must be somewhere.

 

Not sure what you mean, because akb is much more idollish compared to their earlier years (esp defstar era) image-wise and song-wise

Not necessarily a bad thing

 

I like the new song.

 

Wow, I love Team 8's. In those costumes they also look far more like "real" AKB members, rather than the yellow/red/blue things they've been wearing for Fortune Cookie all the time. They have quite a different tone to their voices too - less pop and more just straight singing, although that could just be because they're so young.

For handshakes, go Sayaya! She's been the most popular AKB draftee for a while, and certainly the most typical idol type one - I feel like the others are more quirky. It looks to be paying off, so good for her.

I hope Naachan's sales pick up a bit... :S

 

Seifuku no Hane is a nice song. It suits Team 8 well~
Is the center girl the same one from Juuden Prius or maybe 47 Suteki no Machi e??
Slowly Team 8 is becoming more and more a legit team than an in-between KKS/Draftee status. Do they even have a captain? lol

 

I love that new Team 8 song! Thinking about it, Team 8 has received rather good songs (although it's just 2)

 

Yep, Nakano Ikumi (aka YOUR NEW GOD).

 

Team 8 song is really great.

I hope they'll have more songs like that in the future.