[GENERAL] The AKB48 Thread

While I agree on the part that Japanese general public seems to be moving on from idoldom and back into singer-songwriters (oh, how I miss the YUI, Ayaka, Angela Aki days...), I don't think AkiP would be debuting idol group after idol group if there wasn't a profit to be made. Heck, there hasn't been a disbandment in the 48G since SDN back in 2012, and god knows there have been cries for NGT to cease their activities.

Idol groups might not be popular again (and I don't think they have been for a decade already), but they still move a lot of money.

 

so " Ne mo Ha mo Rumor ' is the song that hard for dancing .. really need energy and such

there is other song that they used to dance like this or harder than this song ??

 

Harder ? Not really.
There spme other tough ones though.
To name a few, UZA or No way man require quite some explosivity.
Teacher *2 or Moto Kare Desu are based on synchronicity

 

BTW there will be Love Live vs Idolmaster joint concert in Tokyo Dome, 2 most popular 2d idol franchises having a clash in a same concert



I'm thinking, how about 3d version of this that is Nogizaka46 vs AKB48 in Tokyo Dome? Seems this is the most possible way to take AKB48 back to Tokyo Dome

 

thank you so much

 

AKB48 at FNS 27-hour TV, performing Everyday Kachuusha!


feat Japanese comedian Hoikenta
YuiNaru center?



Group pic:


https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1682958533808254976
Kururun subbed for Rinrin it seems!

 

They might not care themselves, but I think we as international fans should care. Not because I care whether or not the group I like is doing well in the charts, I like them regardless - but it would make the group waaaay more accessible if they were popular overseas and management catered to that popularity. Imagine if they offered shipping abroad more widely.

I also know quite a few people who found AKB because of AKB0048 and became a fan of them that way.

This setlist from 2016 is a good place to start if you want to see some more dance intensive songs! Dance senbatsu stage: http://stage48.net/wiki/index.php/Dance_Senbatsu_Stage

On top of what @lionel90 already said, I'd also add M01 to M06 from Motomura Aoi's graduation concert to that list: http://stage48.net/wiki/index.php/Motomura_Aoi_Graduation_Concert_~Yuiitsu_Aoku_Kagayaku_Houseki~

These are not all AKB songs: it also includes NMB, HKT, NGT and STU songs, but I still enjoy these songs.

Another popular non-AKB song when it comes to dance is Kamonegix. At the 2014 nationwide tour, at Team K's performance in Chiba, they did a dance break with that song. In general, that Chiba concert is one of my all time favourites (although I may be biased because Tano Yuka was very prominent in that concert and she's my kami-oshi).

 

thank you so much .

 

AKB48 just reached 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, omedetou


Next target is to surpass Attarashi Gakko & become the most popular Japanese girl group on Spotify

 

(Jul 25) Plumbing Exhibition Talkshow Event feat AKB48 at Tokyo Big Sight (「第55回 管工機材・設備総合展」＠東京ビッグサイト)
Miion, Yukirin, Odaeri and Yukinee participated!

https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1683691183925764096

Among the topics are about introducing new plumbing stuffs to members, Yukirin and Miion's shared dislike for evening bath time , also how at the end the MC jokingly says that attending the promoted 17ki solo con is also one of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) source

I'm still confused as to why they were invited there, but seems like the event was a success, the exhibition staffs have never seen such excitement from audience before.
Well, entry was free, no limitation on photo taking (I haven't seen those Bazooka cameras since Eito free event days), and there was even door prizes lottery.
Audience photos:


Well thanks to those great cameras we got super high quality photos!
too many to post here, you can search 管工機材設備総合展 on twitter!

Spoiler: Fan photo sources

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https://twitter.com/kei170303/status/1683764425428459520
http://www.akb48rompen.com/archives/60688375.html
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Today was also the Finalist Live of [The 5th AKB48 Groups Singing Contest]!

Featuring the Top 12:

It will be broadcasted on TBS Ch 1 on Aug 26, 6PM JST
https://twitter.com/AKB48G_singer/status/1683836813658718209

Pic from Manaka's twitter:

https://twitter.com/48manaka_16/status/1683840118187237376

 

This short video from a drainage pump company called SFA shows an overview of the plumbing exhibition with the AKB48 members appearing at 0:17-0:26:


if the video does not show watch the video here

I haven't found any other videos yet but some photos have appeared on fan accounts on Twitter/'X' - the best ones I've found IMO are from a user called @porero0178:

 

The final team concerts will be distributed live via Hulu:
https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12813637139.html

The price is 3,500 JPY for each concert or 11,000 JPY for all 4 (purchasers can enter a lottery to win signed T-shirts). The concerts will be archived until 9/3. This the purchase page on Hulu:
https://www.hulu.jp/store/akb48-current-team-final-concert-2023/

Note that officially the service isn't available outside of Japan and there seems to be no guarantee that VPNs will work although the video which has been posted as a test does work for me using a VPN.

The 'test' video has messages from the team captains and it's been posted by Hulu on YouTube:


if the video does not show watch the video here

The messages (via Pop'n'Roll and DeepL Translate):

 

Really good news. Still waiting here for Eizo to make a good recording for the April concerts, this time we are going to be able to see it without destroying our eyes

 

OSARE COMPANY is holding an exhibition of AKB48 Group costumes at Daimaru Tokyo from 7/27 to 8/8:
https://www.fashionsnap.com/article/2023-07-26/akb48-costume/





The exhibition includes some member grad dresses:



The article says that these were for Acchan and Mayuyu:



These two don't have names in the article but I'm pretty sure they were for Miichan and Sakura:

 

https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1684541913993736192?t=D_ecZJJkrdvN-VSnNXZQNQ&s=19

https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12813774645.html

Tomorrow 21:00 JST new senbatsu incoming, it's not a drill

 

Hopefully this means the end of the current graduation wave

 

Another single?? I hope they do a handwaving event again

 

10 more minutes! I wonder what else will be announced?
Livestream link :

if the video does not show watch the video here

 

Looks like at least 3 more to go.