Event / Concert AKB48 53rd Single Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo (2018/06/16)

I honestly don’t care who wins as long as Aki-P comes through with a Kami Level idol song

 

Why would dropping Sakura make a difference in how many HS tickets she sells?

 

if she loses ssk and gets a solo song

damn that's too much of a push for some people on here to handle

 

I don't think it would. The person I was responding to is claiming that Sakura choosing to not participate in SSK after this year is endangering her career and that AKS will stop putting her in single senbatsus. I'm arguing that she is already popular enough to not need a "push" and that she is a HS seller and that's why she'll continue to be in senbatsu, SSK or not.

 

I met Sakura twice this weekend at the shamekai in Yokohama and impression she made on me both times was that she looked very, very tired. She was quiet, she didn’t say anything but she was still very pleasant and she responded to requests for poses. I wished her good luck in Produce48 and she gave me a nice little smile in return.

I hope she will reconsider any decision not to run again next year in SSK but it does seem to me that maybe she needs to concentrate on fewer things.

 

But you wrote:

 

does make me wonder if she doesn't wanna do the P48 thing and then be forced to sign a 2.5 year contract (if she makes the top 16?) and still do HKT work. She did seem pretty overworked. IDK how Jurina does all this work...girl has been overworked since she was like 14 and has the entirety of SKE on her shoulders a lot of times. Jurina - whenever she graduates - deserves a solid 2 year vacation.

 

I have a question, when will they announce the preliminary results?

 

May 30th at the AKB48 Theater (The Usual Place).

 

Senbatsu Sousenkyo Goals
Work in progress; All goals are collected through Nikkan Sports.
Updated with all members whose appeals were posted until May 8th.

AKB48

Spoiler

Team A
Yokoyama Yui (A) - #3
Chiba Erii - #80
Suzuki Kurumi - #100

Team K
Muto Tomu - #7
Komiyama Haruka - #16
Minegishi Minami - Top 16
Ichikawa Manami - #65
Yumoto Ami - #65
Fujita Nana - #100

Team B
Iwatate Saho - #16
Takeuchi Miyu - #80

Team 4
Omori Miyu - #16
Yamauchi Mizuki - #33

Team 8
Yokoyama Yui (8) - #22
Oda Erina - #48
Chou Kurena - #50
Gyoten Yurina - #65
Ota Nao - Top 64
Hatto Yuna - #80
Utada Hatsuka - #88
Miyazato Rira - #88
Terada Misaki - #90
Okumura Hinako - Top 100
Shitao Miu - Top 100
Yamada Kyoka - Top 100

AKB48 Kenkyuusei
Harima Nanami - #73
Saito Haruna - #99
Sato Minami - #100
Nagano Megumi - #100
Honma Mai - Top 100
Katsumata Saori - Top 100

SKE48

Spoiler

Team S
Yamada Juna - #1
Yamauchi Suzuran - #80
Kitagawa Yoshino - Top 100
Nomura Miyo - Top 100

Team KII
Furuhata Nao - #16
Arai Yuki - #32
Shirai Kotono - Top 100
Takagi Yumana - Top 100

Team E
Tani Marika - #1
Asai Yuka - #30
Saito Makiko - #80

SKE48 Kenkyuusei
Okada Miku - #80
Nishi Marina - #100
Kouzuma Honoka - Top 100
Morihira Riko - Top 100
Wada Aina - Top 100

NMB48

Spoiler

Team N
Hori Shion - #29
Tanigawa Airi - #49
Yamamoto Ayaka - #60
Yamao Rina - Top 100

Team M
Shibuya Nagisa - Top 16
Kato Yuuka - #20
Iso Kanae - #89
Nishizawa Rurina - Top 100

Team BII
Ota Yuuri - #12
Jonishi Rei - #49
Takei Sara - Top 80
Nakagawa Mion - Top 100
Morita Ayaka - Top 100

NMB48 Kenkyuusei
Sato Ami - #99
Abe Wakana - #100
Sakamoto Nami - Top 100

HKT48

Spoiler

Team H
Matsuoka Natsumi - #30
Toyonaga Aki - #32
Kojina Yui - #45

Team KIV
Motomura Aoi - #17
Fuchigami Mai - #20
Kumazawa Serina - #49

Team TII
Aramaki Misaki - #49
Takeda Tomoka - #65
Miyazaki Sono - #80
Oda Ayaka - #81
Imamura Maria - #100
Shimizu Rio - #100
Yamauchi Yuna - Top 100

HKT48 Kenkyuusei
Baba Sayaka - #100

NGT48

Spoiler

Team NIII
Honma Hinata - #7
Nakai Rika - #12
Takakura Moeka - #16
Nishigata Marina - #17
Sato Anju - #40
Tano Ayaka - #80

NGT48 Kenkyuusei
Nara Miharu - #20
Nakamura Ayuka - #49
Seiji Reina - #77
Sato Kairi - Top 100

STU48

Spoiler

1st Generation (STU48)
Yabushita Fu - #38
Imamura Mitsuki - #80
Torobu Yuri - #80
Morishita Maiha - Top 80
Otani Marina - #91
Ishida Minami - Top 100
Kadota Momona - Top 100
Sano Haruka - Top 100
Shioi Hinako - Top 100
Mori Kaho - Top 100

STU48 Kenkyuusei
Mizoguchi Aiko - #100
Nakamura Mai - Top 100

BNK48

TPE48

 

J’s got the willpower to match Thanos himself

Though rumour is she didn’t want to do PD48 either...

 

Well if we're talking about most overworked girl.. my choice is still Matsui Rena's final year. She was in 4 AKB's , 3 SKE's and 3 Nogi's singles + 1 nogi's album + 1 AKB's album, not to mention sets of concerts for each group

I was surprised she didn't collapse.

 

Mongolian throat singing idol song incoming

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I believe Jurina, Sakura and Naachan all said they are aiming for #1. I also saw SKE's Kitagawa Yoshino aiming for rank-in.

 

I believe Yuihan said she aims for top3, Miion for Kami7, and Naachan for the crown

 

In case some don't know allready, we found out that they decided to block foreign VISA and Mastercard on Chara-ani, so making it more difficult for oversea fans to acquire cheap voting ballots. American Express cards still works but not everyone has one.

Ironically they Tweeted this not too long ago:
https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/993438153259106304

So for oversea fans, votes from the official way are cost something like 30% more not counting the buyee fees and shipment.

I really don't understand what they are doing here ?
Why are they cuting themself from their foreign customers ?
I bet China and most of Asia are not affected. (a good number of votes comes from China, the year Mayu won proved it)
So much for a WORLD election, and so unfair for foreigners .....

Yeah yeah, there are the taiwanese versions which cost how much less compared to a theater CD How easier / hardest are those to acquire from out of Asia ?
Hint : i just checked Yesasia and those are not listed. (I don't recommend this site for election singles anyway, they have slow shipping).

 

I see, just helped another member to pay in convenience store and Easypay account. Are they out of their mind? They want World Senbatsu and make it harder for foreigners to vote?

 

It's their loss in the end. The serious fans who want to bulk buy votes from overseas will find a way - and that just puts money in the pockets of resellers.

 

Of course, but the resellers are making profit from AKS' products. AKS could just allow overseas purchases and charge more - but they instead choose to allow other people to make money. No complaints from me - I live in Japan now. Maybe I should start reselling, too.

 

Right, normally people have a rough budget in mind rather than a target number of votes, I believe. So this person would be spending X dollars on votes, that could go part to the single and part to the reseller, or it could go all to the single.