after a long hokkaido quiz that stumped most of the participants. begins the something of all time segment (approx 52:00) KOKKO ROOM. koko interviewing kawamuri which goes exactly as one would expect.
'Emergency' livestream a little earlier from today's UP-T Festival with Sahoo, Satomina, Ayamin, Harupyon, Yukitan and Yukinee (starts at the 14:25 mark): if the video does not show watch the video here The announcement was that a new radio show 'AKB48 no UP-Tension' will start on 7/5 at 24:00 JST on Fuji FM: https://x.com/upt_festival/status/1802310680500224323 The first show will be hosted by Zukkii: Photo of today's participating members at the Festival: https://x.com/upt_festival/status/1802311706456281255
The AKB48 Staff account on X has posted a video of handshakes with a selection of members: https://x.com/AKB48_staff/status/1802657441521537475 (credit to uploader): if the video does not show watch the video here
Former HKT48 member Tanaka Natsumi has posted on her X that she'll be the MC of the KBC Radio Miyaki Summer Festival in Kyushu on 7/28 where there'll be an AKB48 Special Live with Miion, Naru, Aichan, Zukkii, Miu and Ayamin: https://x.com/mikanchiyan723/status/1804047993831559609 Event webpage: https://www.mbp-miyaki.jp/news2024062102.html
Tokyo Idol Festival (TIF) 2024 day by day lineup was revealed! https://official.idolfes.com/s/tif2024/ Note: Tokyo Idol Festival is an annual event featuring live performances from female solo idols and idol groups from all over Japan. Summary for 48 groups: Aug 2 - SKE48 Aug 3 - HKT48・NMB48・NGT48 Aug 4 - AKB48・STU48 ・UNLAME
The MV for 'Sayonara Crawl' with Erichan center which appeared on 'Saikin Kiita' and which was filmed at Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa has been officially uploaded to YouTube: if the video does not show watch the video here
Today is a special day for AKB! with Satomina graduating, AKB has now 0 pending graduations! This has to be the first time in a very very long time. At the very least 1.5 year, but I would say probably even more. I usually keep up with the pending graduations of 48G since around 2021 and it's very rare that AKB doesn't have any member who's going to graduate! Also, for information, the group has currently 43 members (full members + KKS)
Naru shared this picture on Twitter today and I found it very nice! She wrote 'AKB48 ♡' if you look at the shadows, their hands are doing A-K-B-4-8 ^^ That's cute! I'm not sure who the members are. it seems like they did this during the MV shooting!
looking forward to this collaboration TBS Music Day 48-Group Dance Project Yagi Azuki takemoto kurumi HKT48 Shiotsuki Keito NMB48 Izumi Ayano NMB48 https://x.com/AKB48_staff/status/1811339654630969689
Today's performances of 48G at Music Day! Koisuru Fortune Cookie, centered by Azu and with members from every 48 group! https://x.com/k3pofutatabi2/status/1812031682142437715 Dance battle! 48 Groups VS Sakamichi! https://x.com/HEARTSTATION486/status/1812091947982676357 + Azu was paired with Nagi of Nogizaka46 for the dance intro: https://x.com/HEARTSTATION648/status/1812081025998000332 + 48G were also on stage for the final song of the dance part: https://x.com/HEARTSTATION648/status/1812096300164301293 I really really recommend watching all of this!!! My thoughts: First of all, I'm so happy to see 48G together again I missed them being together... Seeing some of my favorite members like Sakatan (NMB) together with my AKB favs like Itomomo is just... I think all of the girls did great! They were all cute in KFC! For the dancing part, Azu was great in the intro moment and I found Itomomo really good in the final part! I also thought 48G's group dancing performance was GREAT. it's really pretty to watch and good dancing skills! Yuichi did such a good job there I'm so proud of AKB's work and also 48G as a whole after seeing this, they did really really well Now I really want to see Itomomo and Yuichi in AKB's senbatsu! also Azu/Itomomo are center material
Ongaku no Hi made my heart feel warm and gave me hope like no recent AKB48 thing. I'm still strongly against sister group members in AKB singles again, but I would totally support the creation of a JPN48 with SG members participating in singles; and yearly events with all of them included of course, such as concerts and RH, but still maintaining (and expanding) the current individual activities of each group. Seeing AKB48Group together is an unique and special feeling, specially with such good members. I've already complimented Azu on her thread, but Yuichi and Itomomo are also MVP. This is AKB's thread but I couldn't not mention my dearest SKE's Ruuchan and NMB's Sakatan and Keito. Amazing girls. Don't really know the NGT and STU girls but they ofc did well.
I hope you don't mind but here are the bilibili links from ONGAKUNOHI since the Youtube links are no longer available: Koi Suru Fortune Cookie (AKB48 Group) Dance Battle - Opening Act (features Yagi Azuki) Agehachou - Porno Graffiti Dance Cover - Theme "Cloth Battle" - (AKB48 Group) (this video includes Sakamichi's dance battle too) Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars Dance Cover - Final performance of the 8pm timeslot featuring all 125 performers
As complement to above, A fan tried upscaling the footages to 4K60fps get it before it's gone 48G Koisuru Fortune Cookie www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2itdep6LNY (gone private) alternative: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_GyLgLd_y4 48G Dance Battle segment www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtNBMc-URMc (gone private) Alternative www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q9CS8B9i0s ===================================== AKB48 members' Tanabata Wishes! Translations: Source and pic: https://x.com/dongrikko_SDD/status/1808958618446016803 Posted the rest in their own threads: 17ki http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?posts/1831285/ 18ki http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?posts/1831290/ 19ki http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?posts/1831291/
Azu and Aichan were guests tonight on Nako's weekly radio show: https://x.com/reco_wednesday/status/1813604579583414381
With the resurgence in popularity comes the negativity Osaka Police arrested a 25yr old male for death threats against the group if the video does not show watch the video here English language coverage https://newsonjapan.com/article/142878.php
Yuiri will be participating in the Idol summer jamboree acoustic & live band session of TIF on August 3 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GSnujBubIAI3Ih7?format=jpg&name=medium The members who are going to KL in August have been announced: Mahopyon, Yuiyui, Naru, Miu, Manaka, Erii, Remi, Ayamin STU48, JKT48 & Quadlips are also attending (with possibly more groups to come) https://my.bookmyshow.com/events/FIRSTCRY