[GENERAL] The Sakurazaka46 / Keyakizaka46 Thread

Member greeting cards for November, with most of the text translated. images: Pon-Koike-Memi.

 

new CM for Kowa


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making

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there are more videos from this channel with different version from Kanji members

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC99AzqJmr4Zqt0yuT6O4SuA

photos from TPL



https://tokyopopline.com/archives/92800

https://mdpr.jp/news/1724975

news:

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Can anyone point me towards an apk for the Keyaki message app (or what to search for - I'm having trouble finding it)? Thanks!

 

I think the fact that they're different actually makes them more interesting as rivals.

Twice is really the only rival because every other group is either a) already long well-established and therefore pointless to compare to as a new group or b) not even close when it comes to popularity/success.

 

it will be interesting to see how ngt does with their second single.

 

https://apkpure.com/欅坂46メッセージ/jp.co.sonymusic.communication.keyakizaka

I don't use the app myself but i just googled 欅坂46メッセージapk and it lead me there. If not you can try QooApp https://www.qoo-app.com/ its like another playstore. I used this to download Keyaki no Kiseki and Nogikoi ( I see Keyaki message here too)

 

Thanks, that worked!

 

i used a vpn to get the app from the japanese google play store, but i can now use it freely without it

 

The official website for KOWA
https://www.3jigen-keyakizaka46.jp/
Some of the photos

 

“I don’t want people to think that Keyaki is nothing without Hirate.”

We translated Yuipon's Bubka interview, "I am here"

wts twitter

 

There are rumors that Keyakizaka is at risk of being dropped from Kohaku.

http://akb48taimuzu.livedoor.biz/archives/52374692.html

 

it seems to me they deserve it more this year than last.

 

i actually expected this, after what happened in summer. they are in the process of bouncing back from their chaotic summer though so hopefully we'll see them next year

 

what hppened in the summer? never read any major scandal so far

 

@mayuri91 it's just been a really busy summer for them, nothing to extreme had happened

 

It wasn't properly a scandal but it was quite evident Techi was being overworked physically and mentally until near the end of summer high season. Dunno if that's what @too much idea was referring to.

 

How does one get to be invited in Kouhaku? What are the criterion for an Artist to be able to perform?

Like the user dedaydor, I only consider a rival for K46 a group that has almost the same concept, in other words massive idol groups like 48s and 46s graduation style groups. To boot, K46 further sets apart themselves with a cool + punk rock concept.

K46 and TW are just too different. Its like making a comparison of an orange with a mango, both are delicious though

 

There isn't really any sort of criteria for an Artist to be added to/removed from Kouhaku apart from their popularity. For example, Muse (Love Live) performed in kouhaku after being internationally popular. Or say Morning Musume, who after years of always performing on the show, was removed in 2008 (cmiiw cant remember the exact year) due to the group just not being relevant in japan anymore. There is no doubt that Keyaki got into kouhaku last year because of the success of Silent Majority. This year however, while Saimajo is still popular, it's not a big deal in japan anymore, so if they do get in this year it could be due to public recognition /popularity, and/or their ties with nogizaka.

 

Oh i see. So its more like "on a whim" basis by who's ever in charge.
I wonder how will the girls take it should the rumors turned out to be true.

 

The article that is the source of the info in AKB Times about people being "candidates for being dropped" from Kouhaku has no byline and I do not know the publication (Maijitsu). Do others? The piece is mainly about Johnny's, with only a passing mention of Keyakizaka: "Besides Johnny's 2 and E-Girls, he mentioned Keyakizaka46 as a group that could be dropped. They are praised by a certain stratum of fans, but the judgement is that they are not that popular with the general public." The piece was based on info from an "NHK staff person," who was quoted but not identified. His talk about ratings during the parts of the show Johnny's and E-Girls were on gave me a bit of confidence that he knew what he was talking about, however.

Perfectly possible, but that M-Station performance did something, I think. And I doubt that mistreatment of your stars is a reason to be dropped: popularity with the audience, and the audience rating during the part of the show they were on would be the keys, I think. To say nothing of entertainment business politics, with Aki-P being loathed for his success and the tricky way he was able to achieve high sales (i.e., handshake). EDIT: I just realized that it would be normal for any one-year Kouhaku act to be in the category "candidate for being dropped."

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I have to add that I myself still do not really know what the whole story was last summer. It was certainly more than just Hirate being tired. Pressure of all kinds, including pressure from within her. And maybe her relations with the rest of the group had become soured somehow. That could happen, under the circumstances. A combination of things, perhaps.