[EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby immo » Jul 03, 2010 (10:57)

Guys who are still there and reading this forum:

July 3rd, 1pm. we're meeting at little tokyo... somewhere. For a fan meeting. Someone handed out fliers and wanted fans to come and chill and make notes to the girls or something.

I heard something bout free snacks. lol
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby bloggingpig » Jul 03, 2010 (11:06)

ossan wrote:How many audience were there in Nokia Theater? (Japanese / native)


Well, center rows were filled back to about ~25-35 rows back. Left and right sections had lots of rows completely empty (eg left - rows 5-15 or so almost completely empty.).

~27 seats across each section * ~35 rows filled in center = 840 people.
Left 27 * maybe 20-25 rows filled = 540-675 people. right, didn't look too close, perhaps the same.
= 1920-2190 people.
Then, people scattered here and there, latecomers that came after the show started, etc.
Max 3000-3500 or so.

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Sad part was theater staff didn't allow or announce to have the fans move forward as far as they'd like just prior to show start to help create a 'packed' crowd up front for the girls. There were rows to the left, 5-7 rows! around rows 5-15, that were completely empty at the show start! No reason at all to make AKB girls suffer by having fans sitting farther back....
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby bloggingpig » Jul 03, 2010 (11:09)

makistar wrote:I notice the girls love Doritos, Japan doesn't have it?


They have it, in way smaller packs perhaps like two of our individual packs or so, and totally different flavors geared towards Japanese. Local Japanese supermarkets like Mitsuwa in LA area sometimes carry them.
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby Raiden » Jul 03, 2010 (15:55)

I'm one of those unfortunate people who just missed out on getting through to both autograph sessions, which has really put a damper on things. Along with that, I've been dwelling a lot on the what-ifs of the last 3 days and it's rather depressing. Anyway I'll write about my impressions and much more later. I still have a lot more expo to get to.
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby lordkyrie » Jul 03, 2010 (16:24)

Alright, the TBS director said they will use the footage they took yesterday, so we dont have to go on Sunday.

The name of the show is Kakumei (revolution) TV on TBS:
http://asiajin.com/blog/2010/05/23/tbs- ... the-world/

anyone with keyhole can see it on Sunday July 4th at around 6AM.
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby memorybreak » Jul 03, 2010 (16:42)

oh god lol... I guess I can stay a bit at the hotel to watch it before I head out lol... Can wait
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby lordkyrie » Jul 03, 2010 (17:05)

Hotel guess:

Some of us guess it was the Ritz-Carlton, but is it a residences, meaning - apartment ?

Btw, we still havent check the downtown Sheraton, see if it has that same carpet [wonder]

doesnt matter anymore anyway.

But according to yuko blog, mocchi and sayaka still in LA. (a blog post just about 2 hr ago..)
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby gx240 » Jul 03, 2010 (17:07)

It seems like a ton of people in this thread got interviewed by the Japanese press. So I'm really curious, what kind of questions did they ask you? What were they talking about or focusing on? Could you kind of tell what their take on the whole event was based on the questions they were asking you?
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby Okashii » Jul 03, 2010 (17:28)

Around 10:30 last night, I saw Amin walk out of Ralph's. She looked cute in her floral pajamas.
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby MecchaMelon » Jul 03, 2010 (17:47)

lordkyrie wrote:But according to yuko blog, mocchi and sayaka still in LA. (a blog post just about 2 hr ago..)


Some of them are still here?? Whaaaat! I asked Sayaka on Thursday if she was leaving the next day and she said yes. Maybe she just meant the convention? Augh, I don't want to think anymore about "Okay, where can I put myself where I might possibly run into them..." *___*
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby Ange » Jul 03, 2010 (21:52)

delerium wrote:Some pics...

May I use that saeyaka pic for my blog? Thanx.
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby delerium » Jul 03, 2010 (22:33)

^ of course, silly. xD
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby SakuraTheShadow » Jul 03, 2010 (23:24)

3,000 people?
I don't think that's bad.
Well I don't know..
I lot of people were sitting down but there were people who were jumping and doing the chants.
I was one of those people.
I messed up on the chants though :/
But I was jumping ALOT and I was waving the glowstick and I was screaming!!
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby MaikuBano » Jul 04, 2010 (02:15)

Wotas on 2ch are complaining that MM had a estimated total of 7,500 people attend their concert while AKB only had 3,000.
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby Criss » Jul 04, 2010 (02:29)

Hahaha really? not strange.

As I can remember AKB48 got more o less that attend last year in the Japan Expo.

Looks like that Expo have a better organisation for concerts. Or its just that the French fans appreciates more an Idol group? [hehe] [hehe] [hehe]
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby aakun » Jul 04, 2010 (02:35)

lol, seriously... :roll:

i guess we can't do anything about japan wota but i'm glad that at least we (S48) aren't bashing and mentioning momusu in a negative way everytime we can (no matter if we like them or not). but momusu fans being so happy about ~beating~ akb in something as insignificant as this is probably one of the lamest things they have done so far lol

if they didn't know, Momusu has been around for more than 10 years and AKB only 5 (and popular for only 2 years). its nothing new that momusu has a bigger international fanbase so duh,whatever. and like it or not, AKB is the popular group now. time to face reality.
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby Naomi » Jul 04, 2010 (02:35)

Morning Musume has a bigger overseas fanbase, too, so I'm not surprised.
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby MaikuBano » Jul 04, 2010 (02:38)

aakun wrote:like it or not, AKB is the popular group now. time to face reality.


Excuse me? I was posting what was being discussed among the wotas. Sorry I made you feel like I was putting AKB down.
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby SakuraTheShadow » Jul 04, 2010 (02:46)

Yeah it does seem like AKB48 is getting bigger in Japan now.
I didn't care for them very much before but the LA concert made me really like them more [:)]
Besides Morning Musume is getting borning. They haven't had any changes in their lineup
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby Criss » Jul 04, 2010 (02:47)

Yep... aakun is so right.

International fans have the reference of MM as they first (not the best anymore) idol group. Now, as I said AKB48 gathered 7000 last year too (I checked) so its all about the place, I mean Japan Expo and I think that has to do with the organization.

Anyway, AX do something wrong this time, im sure. [nod]
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby Iori » Jul 04, 2010 (02:48)

MaikuBano wrote:Excuse me? I was posting what was being discussed among the wotas. Sorry I made you feel like I was putting AKB down.

I don't think aakun is even directing that statement to you, more like directed towards the MM 2ch wotas. Don't be too sensitive. [kiss]
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby aakun » Jul 04, 2010 (03:07)

^ this. i'm sorry for that MaikuBano XD
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby extomomi » Jul 04, 2010 (03:09)

Did anyone see Tomo~mi? [cry]
She went to LA but seems like she didn't attend any AX events...
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby MaikuBano » Jul 04, 2010 (03:14)

^
^I apologies as well. If that's the way you meant it, then I agree.
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Re: [EVENT] AKB48 at Anime Expo 2010, Los Angeles

Postby SakuraTheShadow » Jul 04, 2010 (03:28)

extomomi wrote:Did anyone see Tomo~mi? [cry]
She went to LA but seems like she didn't attend any AX events...

You mean Tomomi Itano?
She was the one I noticed most at the concert [hehe]
Oh also did anyone else get sweaty?
I didn't get sweaty like the wota's in japan do but I jumped alot.
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