Single AKB48 46th [High Tension] (16/11/16)

The reason why Acchan was hated too ;_; Looking forward to Sakura's speech "you can hate me but please don't hate AKB and HKT" LOL

 

So you should have disliked this single from the beginning then

 

Sakura is the ace of 48G's new gens / younger members. Of course she won't win elections when older established members are there, they're too strong. But between the younger members, she has the best HS and rank. and strong potential. Not only the members who win elections are called "ace" btw~

 

I enjoyed the song far more if Yuria wasn't involved

 

This is AKB and idols... It was never about the best dancer or singer and it will never be... The most popular is called "ace". That's all

 

I thought "Ace" meansmore than that. Like the face of the group? The one that is most popular, cutest/prettiest and pushed the most by management? Like how Goto Maki/Natsumi Abe were the ace of Momusu? Aachan and Yuko?

 

Ace doesn't even mean anything lol There are so many definitions and standards to go by that "Ace" should be demoted to buzzword.

 

God I'm so glad I only worry about what the song sounds like and not who's singing it. My life is so much simpler.

 

I have no clue how can people hate someone just because she is doing her job... You might not like Sakura or Paruru or any other pushed girl, just because it's not your "cup of tea". But hate... It's too much!

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It's hard to drink up all the water if you're on a group with such huge diversity.
It's like, "Eventhough you're a high class, delicate coffee, there are those who hate coffee."

So many members, you can't into all of them, and the one you hated might be the one luckiest (and most favored) in the group. Lol.

 

Well... which voices are most prominent has a lot to do with how the song sounds.

 

Jurina.

 

I know. Sakura is younger though, and Jurina debuted like 8 years ago... it's kinda different, but yeah they're basically the 2 most successful younger members~ and I think they might become the next big rivalry during elections... that would be interesting actually!

 

Me too.

Of course who're singing matters too, to some extent. If the song and the center/line-up fit, then it's great, ex. I don't like really like Heavy Rotation but Yuuko made the perfs so good I enjoy them. But if they don't fit but the song is good, like TwI, then well, I'll listen to it anw, the type of "It could be even better" kind of enjoying.

That being said, High Tension falls into the category of songs would-be-nice-to-listen, but not really my cup of tea. Waiting to hear the song of the vocal team.

 

TTwTT can Jurina be still considered a young member? She has been front and center of SKE since the debut and has been AKB regular nonstop as well... It's not like she was up-and-coming from the beginning, she has been the current gen for years D: I think she's more fitting for the super-senpai category, she should get a little credit for that...

 

Eh, aside from a few really distinctive voices, they're all auto-tuned to oblivion and most end up sounding vaguely similar anyway.

 

Each song has several voices that come out very noticeably. All 16+? No. Sometimes it's not even the front members (though the center is usually one of them). Anyway, autotune doesn't usually change tonal quality that much, it just fixes pitch.

 

I agree, Sayanee's, and to some extent, Yukirin and Jurina are the only distinct voice from usual senbatsu lineup. Current members just don't have the distinct voice, I think, not because they are auto tuned. AKB's early senbatsu's vocal used to be distinct, Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou is the best example of songs that you can tell easily which member sings which (without seeing S48 color code lol) because the senbatsu consists of members who has a distinct voice (Takamina, Akimoto, Masuda Yuka, Sato Natsuki, Sae).