AKB48 Question & Answer

[Weezon]

250 post = backup dancer
500 = lead vocal
1000 = super idol

But don't worry about it, I dont think its means anything.

im just curios,, about the ranking.. tnx for the help.. cheers!

Complementing Discothèque-kun's answer...

0001 – 0099 Auditioning
0100 – 0249 Training
0250 – 0499 Backup Dancer
0500 - … Super Idol

And there are some distinguished people who are...

STAGE48 Staff
STAGE48 Founder
STAGE48 Admin

hey miichan.. ahh.. so their is 3 Leaders here... gracias

Colors matter more... avoid gray, be careful of black, bow to red. Simple.

haha avoid the gray.. tnx for the info mate..

[kimunlimited]

0001 – 0099 Auditioning

There's an unofficial name to those 0001 - 0005 that's the lurkers Post something guys!

Colors matter more... avoid gray, be careful of black, bow to red. Simple.

True. And blue as you already know is Stage48+ to get you access to the depot and set up shop.

And about this guys you need to be careful they're listed below in the link labeled The team, just in cased you miss it.

[karles48]

0001 – 0099 Auditioning

There's an unofficial name to those 0001 - 0005 that's the lurkers Post something guys!

Now that you mention it, I made a little mistake, it should be...
0000 – 0099 Auditioning

[goratnik]

I knew lurkers rather as those unregistered/unlogged, not just posting very rarely.

I thought there are more moderators.

[kimunlimited]

I interpret lurkers as those registered but doesn't / rarely contribute or post to the BBC.

as those unregistered/unlogged

I think we can see them in the index as guest.

[Betazu]

To me lurkers is someone who only come to the forum to read and only "watch" what's going on in the forum, this include "guest" and registered members that didn't contribute posts to forum threads.

[Mr Waffle]

This thread is meant for AKB48 related questions, if you want to talk about lurkers and stuff let's move it to the post dump.

[Betazu]

Sorry waffle , point noted

[Mushi]

Do all the girls have agents before starting with AKB, as in having experience in modeling or CMs and such? Or do most of them get picked up by agencies after getting into AKB?

Just wondering if there are any "country girl spends all she has to go to the big city to audition for AKB48 and gets her big break" kind of stories.

[RocketStarLauncher]

Very, very few AKB girls have agents or careers before AKB. There have been a few exceptions, like Oshima Yuko was an idol with Girl's Vox well before she entered Team K, and other girls (like Umeda Ayaka and Sato Sumire) auditioned for other groups. Mitsumune Kaoru is the big one here - she has had a modeling career and didn't even audition to get into AKB but instead was put in by her agency (or someone) as an important career move.

Most girls get their first agency (AKS) as they enter AKB, and then are often transferred to bigger, more diverse agencies as time goes on.

[Mushi]

I see. Thank you.

So then, for most of the girls AKB is their big break. I think I'll go see what I can find about the auditions.

[Torigoya-San]

Why do you think there were many thousands of hopeful applicants when AKB, SKE, NMB etc were formed ? Is it because japan has 127 million people, so you can expect that many applicants, or are there other reasons, such as weak job market, lack of opportunites etc, and hence, the entertainment industry seems most appealing, especially for females ?

[jigs]

I have some questions about the photo cards. Is there a overall series of photos that are collected and traded or is it photo trading in general. Like for example i know they have magazine/calender/theater/visual book ones and are they on the same level as the ones that come with singles/albums and special edition game/dvd stuff. Is it just trading and collecting across the board ?

Also is there a way to obtain new theater photo releases or can they only be purchased onsite at the AKB shops. Do they ever go online besides second hand(like their official online shop).

[UltidarkTiablo]

Not sure if I'm in the right place for this, but it's a question so I'll ask here anyhow. I'm looking for scans of AKB from 3 different magazines, but not having any luck. I tried searching the Depot but not very successful there either. I'm looking for these three.

[lionheartedvalor]

^You might find better luck here.
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=660

[ET920]

Why do you think there were many thousands of hopeful applicants when AKB, SKE, NMB etc were formed ? Is it because japan has 127 million people, so you can expect that many applicants, or are there other reasons, such as weak job market, lack of opportunites etc, and hence, the entertainment industry seems most appealing, especially for females ?

Uh, so you think 8,000 out of 120 million people is a high percentage?

There are quite a lot of people who want to act, dance or sing but don't have the opportunity to do so. After 11 years, American Idol is still one of the top 2 most viewed shows in USA. The other? America's Got Talent. It is not just Japan, but many other countries as well.

[oddball]

^

and more simply of course that girls in Japan want to be idols and with someone like Aki-P behind it (i.e. proven track record with idol groups) it is going to spark interest.

[notsolittlej]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I was wondering if you could recommend me some AKB / SKE / NBM stage songs. I just got into AKB and even though I've been listening to their singles, I would really like to also watch some of their stage performances but there are so many songs and I'm kinda lost here. So yeah, could you recommend me any good stage performances from AKB or any other sister group?

[HoneyRoastedPeanuts]

PM'ed.

[Torigoya-San]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I was wondering if you could recommend me some AKB / SKE / NBM stage songs. I just got into AKB and even though I've been listening to their singles, I would really like to also watch some of their stage performances but there are so many songs and I'm kinda lost here. So yeah, could you recommend me any good stage performances from AKB or any other sister group?

Heart-shaped Virus

and Classmate

[Jun]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I was wondering if you could recommend me some AKB / SKE / NBM stage songs. I just got into AKB and even though I've been listening to their singles, I would really like to also watch some of their stage performances but there are so many songs and I'm kinda lost here. So yeah, could you recommend me any good stage performances from AKB or any other sister group?

I recommend you listen to "Bird" from A3.

There are many catchy songs from team B, so I also recommend you give a try in the B4 and B5 albums

[UltidarkTiablo]

^You might find better luck here.
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=660

Thanks.

[digital clone]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I was wondering if you could recommend me some AKB / SKE / NBM stage songs. I just got into AKB and even though I've been listening to their singles, I would really like to also watch some of their stage performances but there are so many songs and I'm kinda lost here. So yeah, could you recommend me any good stage performances from AKB or any other sister group?

AKB48 Himawarigumi 1st stage: Deja vu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHwNS86rk4U

AKB48 Team B 4th stage: Kobushi no Seigi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9iiUbHvJF4

AKB48 Team K 2nd stage: Blue Rose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtDciKtvS60

AKB48 Team A 2nd stage: Senaka kara Dakishimete
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8spkliXF5Q0

[karles48]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I was wondering if you could recommend me some AKB / SKE / NBM stage songs. I just got into AKB and even though I've been listening to their singles, I would really like to also watch some of their stage performances but there are so many songs and I'm kinda lost here. So yeah, could you recommend me any good stage performances from AKB or any other sister group?

No, no, don't listen to biased suggestions!!! I suggest you to watch B4 check this thread
viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2670
I guess it's the fastest way to find out what the stagers think about the stages (unfortunately, it's a bit old, but few stages have been released of lately , so... )

[Shiryuu]

I notice a change in the profile pictures of almost all members in AKB48 in the stage48 wiki web. Their new uniforms - are those a reference of a recent concert that they just performed?