Is Stage48 the main info center for 48G around the world?

First, I can't find any other forum that is bigger or busier than this one. Also, I noticed that Sakura was called Princess here first then I notice others starting to use that nickname for her, and the term 48G was used here first before it caught on elsewhere. I think that makes us the main AKB info place for the English speaking world.

 

Remember the good ol' days when Everyday48 existed and N*hongogo was still half alive?
Not that I would dare to call it any of these places "info centers" to any extent.

And isn't 48G just a direct translation of AKB48グループ which is used to encompass all groups as a whole?

 

In English speaking fandom probably yes, but in the world no. There are the Viet, Thai, Russian, Chinese (Canto, Mando), Indonesian, Korean, Brazilian, Indian, French (you name it) communities etc etc

 

/r/akb48

 

Like Mario said, English community, yes. But other bigger or roughly same size communities that I've come across are Chinese (mainly that Taiwan FB group) and Indonesian based. Haven't seen much other large 48G based communities though.

In that Taiwan FB group's case, their amount of members is double Stage's. There are also quite a lot of posts and interactions every day.

 

If only you aware that your posts on this forum can be copied on 4chan.org/jp

@FMecha once discovered that a post of mine was copied there.

 

Right but the shortening of AKB48G to 48G was done here first.

 

^ Are you sure? It's used even in Japanese media. https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2059246/full/
I highly doubt they passed to use it "thanks to Stage48" ...

 

I think eventually anyone will figure a way to write short hands and refer to stuff, doesn't necccesarily mean because we started using certain terms first means we are the leader of something.

 

Well, the official handshake website is literally https://48g.jp

 

Well, the first entry on that website is 2014 while we had that discussion here on 2012.
http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?...b-kizaki-yuria-yuria.2436/page-11#post-602121

 

this has got to be one of the most pointless conversations (and thread) on this forum

 

48G, since 1993 ...
Then Hewlett Packard wins /s

Totally. I'm washing my hands of it.

 

you do realize that besides japanese sites, most of the info here are from chinese sites right? that chinese site (idk what) is the main info center. never believe indonesian sites thou

 

Why?

Btw I wonder if some of the girls check out this forum sometimes to find what international fanbase think about them

 

They don’t. Most of them don’t even know more than basic basic English

 

if you're pertaining to the JPN48 Group, probably not...
but for the international sister groups, some know about this

 

And if those int’l sister group members are on twitter... all they need to do is read/follow @stage48_txt for ALL the 411 here.

 

Isn't our Wiki the first result that pops up on Google when you search (in romaji) any of the girls?
Some must have stumbled with the website, even if they couldn't figure out what was being said.

I know Togasaki knew about the forum because HRP asked him and looks like the former manager acknowledged our existence.

 

It does but not the first. It only pops up first when you constantly search a member up and/or click on wiki48 lol