[GENERAL] The AKB48 Thread

Basically full-fledge concerts, CM deals, and PBs. The single sales is not that much different I guess. But those three has huge gap in numbers.

By pushing Oguri and Moeka plus those still in high/junior high school I think they are starting to target younger fans.

 

Cough cough yes!

 

If it's just singles + albums + DVD/Blurays... should Nogi be that much ahead of AKB?

I assumed Oricon was counting literally everything.
Maybe it's in the articule but I'm dumb.

 

AKB48Group Shinbun December 2018 Issue out tomorrow

AKB48Group Shinbun Award 2018 Issue
MVP: Suda Akari
MIP: Okada Nana

https://ameblo.jp/akb48cafe/entry-12427218652.html

 

Well, there are a lot of....older ones. But their lanes have decent amount of younger female fans also.

 

If that is what they’re targeting then they wouldn’t even think of dropping Kato Rena and they would definitely take priority in pushing Mako & Juri. (Let’s see what they’ll do to Hiichan once she returns tho)

And lmao “those still in high/junior high school” screams “ojiisan fans” to me

 

Renacchi, Mako and Juri all already 21 y.o don't they? And they already around long enough, so that their fan base might be nearly saturated. (Heck, even Oguri already around nearly 5 years). And I doubt Renacchi can stand the competition for women college student and young professionals fan base against Nogi. Juri and Mako more towards male fans I would say.

JK might attract lots of ojisans and oniichans, but they have more relevance to those at the same age. Both boys and girls can idolize fellow JK without feeling like little sister/brother. And while they have the momentum with Oguri, Yahagi, Yamauchi, Shitao, (and somehow Tanikawa), who are all JKs. I feel like they are pulling the trigger now. The new show also starred all youngsters right?

Regarding Honda, she is at the same age as Yuiyui and other I have mentioned before. We will see how izone will turn out. By the time she come back, she might have completely different fan base character. Maybe that's the time they can turn the tides against sakamichi for college men/women fan base.

 

For the first time, I got to defend Renacchi. Renacchi may not be the youngest and have been in the group for quite some time now but she can definitely target the younger audience with her fashion related jobs. Sure, most of them will most likely end up following her fashion things only but some may follow her as an AKB member as well.

 

Could I ask for the names of AKB48's exclusive models or those who are really active in modeling field? Thanks.

 

Glad to see constructive discussion here, no less seeing people defending Renacchi. Your points are fair.
@theobserver Renacchi and Mako done, how about Juri?

Those that I know on top of my head are Oguri and Renacchi. Not really sure about the others. Mion maybe?

 

Poster for AKB48 @ Japan Expo Thailand next month:



(Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/music/30360725)

 

AKB will sing KoiChun at NHK Kouhaku

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20181221-00000102-sph-ent

 

Yameteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

GOODIE, KFC for the 90,000,000 time.

YIPPIE!

 

This time with a good reason. Did anyone have any doubt about it?

 

Well, that's because they have collab with BNK.

Hope this is the last time they do KFC, especially since Sasshi is going to graduate

 

I just...

Spoiler

 

Not sure where should I post it so I'll leave it here.

Heavy Rotation from MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE 2018.
https://twitter.com/HEARTSTATION648/status/1076093249020846080