Single AKB48 44th [Tsubasa wa Iranai] (2016/06/01)

Im surprises that mion became center

 

I'm surprised you're surprised 2.5 months after it was revealed.

Anyway
How's it doing saleswise in the second week?

 

they sold 5,7k copies yesterday and are still #1

 

I know it was #1 today.
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Anyways, 17,003 sold so far in it's second week (as we know of so far since Oricon only puts Top 3 daily). Won't be #1 (like last year's Summer Single) since it looks like V6's new single will be #1. But looking like top 3 maybe (4th at worst).

 

SEE!! this is good. I wanted to mention HRP (Honey Roasted ) former Mod because I know he was there. I wanted his 2-cents. But YOU've done perfectly. I was largely going by the Documentary (that I've mentioned several times). I also have a thick background around Otaku types as per my Anime background - I was hearing about AKB48 way back before I got into them.

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I'm impressed. You're saying that AKB's original Wota's are much like David Laio (the guy who made the "KFC" fan video)- He still goes out & see's new indie groups & posts alot on Twitter. Impressive. So who are the Bikini's for them? The perverts that came after the "Nice" people left? I know they're not Perverts. I've read so many stories & seeing so many 2chan translations (on Sankaku & NSK's site & Other Idol sites) I was led to believe they were they "Creepy Otakus" (the Power Wota's) No one had any Data to convince or challenge this perception....till now. I've seen the way Otaku's fill stadiums for the "K-On!" girls (now the "Love Live" & Idolmaster crowd). I figured Idol Otaku's (the Creepy Ones) were always first.

Thank You Cristafari - I stand corrected. Carry On. The "Nice" Otaku types all went to MomoClo or NGZK46 I guess. Which makes me wonder who is following AKB48 now? What have I been doing since 2012? KPOP is even "less" Perverted - they don't even let girls wear bikini's...like ever. They all wear potato sacks to bed I think.

 

You sure are obsessed with fitting large groups of people into neat little boxes.


I'll solve the mystery for you:

The people who are following AKB now are people.

You're welcome.

 

OT but I don't think Kpop is less perverted, they just have a subtler way of being sexual. For example, EXID's new PV, L.I.E is full of innuendo, same as Fiestar's One More, which was censored because of its racy lyrics, and of course, Stellar, who are the queens of overly sexual Kpop.

 

Sistar is a group that i consider "classy and sexy". They don't need to be in swinsuit to be sexy. It's a way of life, the way you move, etc.

That's why i don't feel sexiness at all when watching everyday kachuusa.

 

I don't personally see anything sexual about the bikini PVs And I feel very uncomfortable watching most of the kpop videos because I feel they are way too sexualized. With AKB Group this happens more rarely and has nothing to do with bikinis. At the same time, songs/music videos (from artists overall) with much more explicit sexual content are pretty ok sometimes, depending on the context and the content. Of course I'm simplifying things, but my point here is that a lot of "I consider this sexual or not" is quite subjective.

 

Kpop not sexualized? hahaha
I guess you've never researched that before... seriously just a simple google/YouTube search will prove you wrong.

 

I think that Kpop is indeed sexual but some are really classy. They aren't the dirty kind. Of course, that's some. Can't guarantee all are the same. However, with AKB, it's mostly the under aged sexual MV that throw people off. Talk no further, Hebirote. We have a 13(?) year old Jurina in there. Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against the bikini and those MVs but sometimes it's AKB looking for hate and not people hating for fun.

 

Just go to google, YouTube, or Reddit and search Kpop fap, and you will see the classiness

 

No one said that though

 

I was kidding. One look at AOA and some others. I'm more of an "Oh My Girl", "Twice", "Crayon Pop", "Red Velvet" type of guy.... I was into SNSD before they betrayed Goddess Jessica.

Final thoughts

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I think we all have our own idealized "visions" of what AKB48 is or should be. It's weird because in Anime they repeat the same "tropes", "Harems", "genres", ect constantly...they just change the settings & girls around - but if you stay long enough (2-3 years) the patterns repeat. Only every 5-10 years do you get anything ground breaking & totally revolutionary. It seems like common sense AKI-P would just go back to the Traditional Tropes of 2011-2013... Hopefully the Election will be Such a Shake-Up that it forces him to really make something "New".

I realized something odd yesterday watching this song LIVE performance.

SKE48: trains so hard & dances w/ such energy & wants it's girls to be like a precision machine of Idol greatness.
AKB48: 1/2 the girls so popular they don't have to show-up at the theater. The "dancing" is improvised & the center has a bench for sitting. What's next sitting on blankets & singing while eating sandwiches.

Where's the Energy - Where's the pump-up? The Genki smiles. Hopefully these "Mailed-In" songs will end when we get some young girls w/ actual ENERGY in Senbatsu. Even NGZK46 & KEYEzaki46 have actual "Dance Moves" & choregraphy.

 

AKB48's 44th Single (Tsubasa wa Iranai) (2nd Week Sales)
Week 2: 38,851 (1,479,562) (2nd)

As Mentioned before, V6's new single was #1 this week (115,760).

 

Not bad.

Should get to 1.5 million in two or three weeks.

 

Hon, I don't know what the eff "Kpop" you're watching but some are definitely not the dirty sexual kind. A simple example is SNSD. Some may not classify them in the sexy genre but there are songs and often costumes that they wear where it's on the sexy side. Are they turning people on? Are they showcasing their boobs? Are they doing erotic things?

Mod note: Spoilered content unnecessary

 

I guess it was expected that they wouldn't sell as much as BwT, but still really good overall~~