[GENERAL] The AKB48 Thread

The double casting pairs (with the role). [Don't worry, in google Yumiko Kanno is there paired with Mion Mukai]

I am lazy, so I will let @Zuu Ryuzuma 48 do the substitutions; the list by pairs is on the same page as the list by teams and also in the YT notes.

山守義雄（金子信雄）役
田島芽瑠（HKT48）・斉藤真木子（SKE48）

山守利香（木村俊恵）役
横山由依（AKB48）・吉田朱里（NMB48）

坂井鉄也（松方弘樹）役
武藤十夢（AKB48）・白間美瑠（NMB48）

広能昌三（菅原文太）役
松井珠理奈（SKE48）・岡田奈々（AKB48/STU48）

新開宇一（三上真一郎）役
太田夢莉（NMB48）・小栗有以（AKB48）

神原精一（川地民夫）役
豊永阿紀（HKT48）・谷口めぐ（AKB48）

矢野修司（曽根晴美）役
本間日陽（NGT48）・今村美月（STU48）

槙原政吉（田中邦衛）役
山本彩加（NMB48）・田中美久（HKT48）

山方新一（高宮敬二）役
西潟茉莉奈（NGT48）・荻野由佳（NGT48）

岩見益夫（野口貴史）役
岩田陽菜（STU48）・清司麗菜（NGT48）

土居清（名和宏）役
須田亜香里（SKE48）・古畑奈和（SKE48）

若杉寛（梅宮辰夫）役
向井地美音（AKB48）・瀧野由美子（STU48）

国広鈴江（中村英子）役
村瀬紗英（NMB48）・松岡菜摘（HKT48）

上田透（伊吹吾郎）役
西村菜那子（NGT48）・高柳明音（SKE48）

大竹勇（大木吾郎）役
沖侑果（STU48）・中村歩加（NGT48）

有田俊雄（渡瀬恒彦）役
石田千穂（STU48）・神志那結衣（HKT48）

ウエイトレス秋子（渚まゆみ）役
松岡はな（HKT48）・福岡聖菜（AKB48）

山城佐和（小林千枝）役
谷真理佳（SKE48）・加藤夕夏（NMB48）

 

*Yamamori Yoshio:
Tashima Meru (HKT) & Saito Makiko (SKE)

*Yamamori Rika:
Yokoyama Yui (AKB) & Yoshida Akari (NMB)

*Sakai Tetsuya:
Muto Tomu (AKB) & Shiroma Miru (NMB)

**Hirono Shozo:
Matsui Jurina (SKE) & Okada Nana (AKB/STU)

*Shinkai Uichi:
Ota Yuuri (NMB) & Oguri Yui (AKB)

*Kanbara Seiichi:
Toyonaga Aki (HKT) & Taniguchi Megu (AKB)

*Yano Shuji:
Honma Hinata (NGT) & Imamura Mitsuki (STU)

*Makihara Masakichi:
Yamamoto Ayaka (NMB) & Tanaka Miku (HKT)

*Yamakata Shinichi:
Nishigata Marina (NGT) & Ogino Yuka (NGT)

Iwami Masuo:
Iwata Hina (STU) & Seiji Reina (NGT)

*Kiyoshi Doi:
Suda Akari (SKE) & Furuhata Nao (SKE)

*Wakasugi Hiroshi:
Mukaichi Mion (AKB) & Takino Yumiko (STU)

*Kunihiro Suzue:
Murase Sae (NMB) & Matsuoka Natsumi (HKT)

*Ueda Toru:
Nishimura Nanako (NGT) & Takayanagi Akane (SKE)

Otake Isamu:
Oki Yuka (STU) & Nakamura Ayuka (NGT)

*Arita Toshio:
Ishida Chiho (STU) & Kojina Yui (HKT)

*Shinjo Akiko (Waitress Akiko in the Japanese listing):
Matsuoka Hana (HKT) & Fukuoka Seina (AKB)

Yamashiro Sawa:
Tani Marika (SKE) & Kato Yuka (NMB)

**lead
*first billed (major characters based on the original movie version)
The name in parentheses beside the name of the character in the Japanese listing is the original actor's name.

 

Man, I am tempted to dislike just because it's not Google Translated.

 

well, that was a first ... normally content gets blocked because I'm outside of Japan, this time it was the other way around

but, yeah, River on high heels, not a really good choice

 

Article in Yahoo about "the summer without the SSK" and the decline and possible rebirth of AKB48.

Summer without AKB general election-"Idol who can go to see you"

"Various events occurred in the AKB48 group from last year to this year. Many of them are not positive.

[Maho and NGT, Sasshi graduating, the trio to IZONE, Miyu and Juri to Korea, even the graduations of Mako, Moekyun, Ikumin, and Yamada]

[the next section is a history of SSK, with emphasis on voting totals - here I think his analysis is faulty in part. With the number of members entering the SSK increasing, the votes are more dispersed and the total votes for the senbatsu as a fraction of the total is less, something we have discussed before. He claims this is a result of the stars not being as popular as in the past.]



　"At present, the AKB48 group is becoming lacking in the center, with the main members moving to South Korea without the presence of Rino Sashihara and the popularity of Jurina Matsui. As mentioned earlier, each group is rooted in the region, but AKB48 in Akihabara, the national team, seems to have weakened the reason for its existence for several years.

　One of the four national tours currently held in 10 locations and 20 performances in Japan is one of those. The performance will also be a tour of AKB48 as a group alone, that is, Akihabara, not the national team. The set list devised by Mion Mukaichi, who became general director last year, seems to be well received by fans.

Maybe AKB48 is returning to the origin. It is a return from Akihabara's live idol to a CD-based business model centered on the general election and handshake event. In the first place, the catch phrase “Idol to go to meet” also meant a live performance, not a handshake event. If there was a meaning in “summer without general election”, it would be in this return to origin.

　Of course, I don't know how well it works. AKB48, which has many members, has been a business model that has relied heavily on CD sales, which used to call for handshake events and general elections. However, live performances with low profit margins will not generate significant profits, and CDs will be replaced by streaming services. Therefore, it is unclear whether the return to live idol will be a breakthrough."

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/byline/soichiromatsutani/20190813-00136399/

 

Not River, but I really like Mae Shika Mukanee intro by Naachan in Jabaja concert...
https://twitter.com/rasaru0217/status/980477929917366272

 

As Takamina is married now ... maybe your wish might get answered in the near future (ok, not an exact clone ... but still 50% of her dna, and 50% change of a girl)