Attending AKB48 handshakes: how-to (work in progress)

HAHAHAHAH... I hadn't had a good laugh reading a stage post in a while... thanks @Sakuraism

 

First, set up an account here: http://akb48.chara-ani.com/
I believe a guide is on the first page of this thread. There's also one on the AIDOL site.
At the moment, there's nothing going on except a resale round for the Green Flash handshake events, none of which seem to be in May.

Also, check out: http://www.akb48.co.jp/
Have a look at the Schedule page. There are photo events in May but I think the application periods for those are over.

 

I'm going on the event at may 17th at Nagoya port.

 

Just to chime in on the resale rounds, it's absolutely possible that there'll still be one more for Rhodes. Last year I decided to go to a Tsugi no Ashiato event at the very last minute when they had another resale in March- two months after the album release. Most singles seem to have a 2nd later resale round too, often after the first event. I attended a couple events with tickets from only these late resale rounds last year- but honestly, it really only works if you're going for members who you know won't sell out, since it's one round only and popular members will definitely be booked already. But anyway, I really wouldn't be surprised if there was another one for Rhodes, since there're still so many members who haven't sold out (http://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/pages/6th-album-member.aspx). Obviously I can't say anything for sure but if someone's looking to go to that event I'd definitely advise staying on the lookout.

@chewybacca I'm attending the event on 5/17. Also, they're doing a 4th sales round starting in about an hour, so there's still a chance to go! SKE does their sales rounds a little differently, I think you can keep buying copies for members who haven't sold out any time up until close to the event dates actually.

 

Oh, nah, I am actually going, albeit 5/31 and 6/14. Booked in tickets since round 1.

Keep me and the rest of us posted as to your experiences.

 

^Oh no sorry I figured that you were going! I meant for anyone else who was still thinking about it that it wasn't totally over yet. I know that there are a number of people going to the AKB events a couple weeks before so I thought people might be interested. I also applied from the first round and thought that I was done, but I ended up applying for a few more handshakes this round

 

I want to apply for multiple Mocchi handshake tickets in this third round, and I know how if you apply for multiple tickets in the same slot at once, you either win all of them or none of them. But can you apply for one at a time and make it so that each ticket goes through the lottery separately, effectively removing the all-or-nothing-ness? I know you can't do that in the first two rounds since only the first application is accepted, but can you do so in rounds multiple applications are accepted?

 

@Super_Luigi Yes, because that's how it always been done once they open up for multiple applications.

 

I was too slow on the uptake for the Makuhari Messe theater edition handshake. Are the tickets that come with the limited editions for the same event?

 

Buy an AKB48 single theater version from Chara and you'll get to chose all the girls from each group

 

It seemed like Sae was sold out. It said 売れ切り next to her name.

 

In any event, I may be in Japan for one of the Coquettish Juutai Chuu handshake events and I'm thinking of applying. Does anyone have experience with how many CDs to apply for in a slot to have a decent chance of getting tickets without accidentally ending up hundreds of dollars poorer?

 

Pretty sure you are too late to get tickets for that single. You usually need to apply before the single is released. Never tried for an SKE48 event, so I'd defer to someone who has.

But for AKB48, the majority of the sales happen prior to the single release. There are sometimes resale rounds after the release, but for AKB48 these are COD only, and require someone (not a deputy service) who can receive and pay for them.

 

No, they're definitely still selling on mu-mo.

 

Yep, they're still selling them on mu-mo. They continue to sell SKE CDs/tickets up until closer to the events; after the first few application rounds they open it up to regular sale. So the ones that they're selling now aren't for a lottery, they're available to straight-up buy right away. That means that some of the members have already totally sold out, but for the rest you can just choose the exact number of tickets that you want.

 

That's why I was hoping a couple SKE48 experts would weigh in. It is very different from Chara-Ani once I figured out the site (which is very confusing on a Smartphone)

And lol, I think I'm getting some tickets myself. Need to wish Anna a Happy Birthday.