Single AKB48 61st single [Doushitemo Kimi ga Suki da] - (2023/04/26)

then we're talking about the same people.

some of this might be a "grass is greener" idealization of korea/kpop.

well, if the choice of center is any indication... it seems like they have been going with the ones most popular with non-fans. but i think the song choices were odd if they're actually trying to rope in fans. maybe they think the song doesn't matter as long as "the right girl" is there or maybe they have no choice? if akimoto chooses the songs and management chooses the girls? i don't know.

how many akbs are there/should there be? for instance, i don't think akb's media output that most people would encounter (radio/mv/tv performances) is representative of the akb you'd see in the theater.

maybe more combo-centers is a good compromise.

it might be too early for me. i have no idea what you're talking about?

EDIT: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!!!!!!!!

but how can it be a signature move if everyone is doing it?

 

Christ...

Because it's popular?

 

Just here to give my opinion.

I really like the song. It is quite catchy. It reminds me of old school AKB48 while still sounding modern.
The dance is good too. I really want to learn the hand choreo at the beginning of the song. There are many formations which make the dance interesting.
Can't wait to see the MV. I hope it will be good.

 

I've just got round to watching Erii's latest video in which she talks quite a lot about the hand choreo (from 6:42 to 8:06):


if the video does not show watch the video here

Helpfully there's (auto-translated) English subs. Her explanation is similar to Naru's but she says that after making a heart sign, her right hand makes an 'L' shape with her thumb pointing to her chest.

 

That's what I mean though, Hiichan is a center that I think is more appealing to young women, whereas the song is reminiscent of the olden days where they very clearly targeted a male demographic. And the theatre is also the heart of AKB to me personally, so if you become a fan through TV performance, but then go to the theatre... wouldn't that turn you off again? That's why I'm saying it's so difficult to say who AKB is trying to target really, they're a bit all over the place.

 

I like the song, but in the live performance Yukirin stood out in a funny way. She looks way too old for a school themed outfit.
I loved the frontline and overall good new tune

 

haha Yukirin is my Oshi but im agree with this. maybe next single she can be a center and wearing a teachers outfit.

 

I agree Yuiyui would be a good choice as AKB's center, she seems to adapt well to all different kinds of concepts.

 

Tomorrow is the MV release:

if the video does not show watch the video here

 

(Added in OP)

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7mFdh37SLc
Clicking on the URL link above plays a 19-second preview.

From the video notes (DeepL translation):

"The music video of the new song, which is full of a sense of speed and is suitable for the new beginning of AKB48, will be premiered on 24 Mar (Fri) at 21:00!
Everyone has a moment in their school days when they become the hero.
The music video is a snapshot of a page from their youth, with each of the 16 members shining as the main character!"

EDIT:
During 'Sayonara Mouri-san' just now there was a preview clip of the MV for the Cooking Senbatsu song 'Netafuri' (credit to uploader):

 

Here's also an HD version on twitter:

https://twitter.com/HEARTSTATION648/status/1638938519531036673

(linking it 'cause I can't create a bilibili account, so all videos are automatically LQ. If you're like me, you can refer to this tweet)

 

SANSPO has published some still images from the MV:
https://www.sanspo.com/article/20230324-PNVJ7QLMIRKSDAWN27INBWAY2Q/

 

So it's few weeks remaining before Nana's graduation. About her dating scandal, I am aware of it.

 

For Sanspo images delete everything that comes before cloudfront.

 

The single won't be officially released until April 26th, though, which is +3 weeks after Naachan's graduation. I don't think they've ever included members in a single if they graduated before the release date (except Kimi wa Melody, Kibouteki Refrain and Hanareteitemo, all special releases). However, someone let me know if I'm wrong.

Also, AKB management hasn't really spoken much about Naachan since the scandal happened... they didn't promote her solo tour or her gradcon and she hasn't appeared on any AKB programmes either; they've only mentioned her once or twice, but that was the members, not the MCs. Management seems pretty unhappy with her about this scandal and impending graduation.

If she didn't have a scandal, they would have probably made her center and then have her graduate in May or June so she could still promote the single.

 

I don't remember how I registered there. What is Bili asking you?

 

3rd and last sale is starting today.
03/24 ~ 03/30
https://twitter.com/AKB48_netshop/status/1639162208948207617

The whole 3 looks short to me. Especially seeing how pretty much everyone struggles with on-sites.
I suppose they are counting a lot on their "new strategy": pay or ban
Or there are going to be the usual huge amount of resales.

 

Phone number. I've entered it, but just aren't receiving a code to verify my number. I used the correct country code and tried with and without 0 at the start.

61st Single (Doushite mo Kimi ga Suki da) - 2nd Sale 4th Round (17th to 20th of March 2023) (Final Round)

Legend:
sold-out IRL dates/available IRL dates + sold-out online dates/available online dates = combined dates (+/–difference from previous round) Member Name

Example:
01/30 + 23/24 = 24/54 (+02) Oguri Yui (29+1=30 slots nearly sold out)
Yui has 30 slots available IRL and sold out one of them. She has 24 dates available online, and has sold out 23 of them. This makes a total of 24 out of 54 sold out. The number in brackets signifies the difference from the previous round (i.e. 2 more than previously). The numbers in brackets after the name show how many dates IRL + online = total only have a few tickets left to win/nearly sold out.

Spoiler: Team A

12/30 + 24/24 = 36/54 (+02) Honda Hitomi (5+0=5 slots nearly sold out)
00/30 + 13/24 = 13/54 (+01) Mukaichi Mion
03/30 + 12/20 = 15/50 (+04) Iwatate Saho
02/30 + 02/20 = 04/50 (+01) Chiba Erii
05/20 + 24/24 = 29/44 (+00) Okabe Rin (2+0=2 slots nearly sold out)
00/24 + 00/16 = 00/40 (+00) Nagano Serika
02/18 + 04/12 = 06/30 (+06) Shimizu Maria
00/18 + 00/12 = 00/30 (+00) Komiyama Haruka
00/18 + 00/12 = 00/30 (+00) Muto Orin
00/18 + 00/12 = 00/30 (+00) Yoshihashi Yuzuka
00/16 + 00/08 = 00/24 (+00) Fukuoka Seina
00/12 + 00/08 = 00/20 (+00) Takahashi Sayaka
00/12 + 00/08 = 00/20 (+00) Nakanishi Chiyori
00/10 + 00/08 = 00/18 (+00) Otake Hitomi
00/06 + 00/04 = 00/10 (+00) Saito Haruna
00/06 + 00/04 = 00/10 (+00) Ma Chia-Ling
00/06 + 00/04 = 00/10 (+00) Michieda Saki

Spoiler: Team K

01/30 + 13/24 = 14/54 (+01) Yamauchi Mizuki (0+2=2 slots nearly sold out)
00/30 + 09/24 = 09/54 (+02) Oda Erina (0+2=2 slots nearly sold out)
01/30 + 06/20 = 07/50 (+02) Mogi Shinobu (1+1=2 slots nearly sold out)
00/30 + 04/20 = 04/50 (+03) Taguchi Manaka
01/24 + 02/16 = 03/40 (+02) Yamane Suzuha
05/20 + 12/12 = 17/32 (+02) Onishi Momoka (1+0=1 slot nearly sold out)
00/18 + 00/12 = 00/30 (+00) Takahashi Ayane
00/12 + 00/08 = 00/20 (+00) Kobayashi Ran
00/12 + 00/08 = 00/20 (+00) Shimoguchi Hinana
01/12 + 00/08 = 01/20 (+00) Hattori Yuna
00/06 + 00/04 = 00/10 (+00) Ichikawa Manami
00/06 + 00/04 = 00/10 (+00) Uemi Sorano
00/06 + 00/04 = 00/10 (+00) Okuhara Hinako
00/06 + 00/03 = 00/09 (+00) Yamabe Ayu
00/06 + 00/03 = 00/09 (+00) Yumoto Ami

Spoiler: Team B

30/30 + 24/24 = 54/54 (+00) Oguri Yui (2nd Sale 1st Round SOLD OUT)
01/30 + 05/20 = 08/50 (+01) Sakaguchi Nagisa (0+4=4 slots nearly sold out)
00/30 + 05/20 = 05/50 (+02) Asai Nanami
00/30 + 02/19 = 02/49 (+00) Omori Maho (0+1=1 slot nearly sold out)
24/24 + 24/24 = 48/48 (+00) Kashiwagi Yuki (2nd Sale 1st Round SOLD OUT)
00/24 + 00/16 = 00/40 (+00) Suzuki Kurumi
00/12 + 02/12 = 02/24 (+00) Hashimoto Haruna
00/12 + 00/12 = 00/24 (+00) Sato Minami
00/12 + 00/12 = 00/24 (+00) Shinozaki Ayana
00/12 + 00/12 = 00/24 (+00) Tokunaga Remi
00/12 + 00/08 = 00/20 (+00) Ishiwata Sena
00/06 + 00/04 = 00/10 (+00) Kitazawa Saki
00/06 + 00/04 = 00/10 (+00) Fujizono Rei
00/06 + 00/04 = 00/10 (+00) Yamada Kyoka
00/06 + 00/03 = 00/09 (+00) Hidaritomo Ayaka

Spoiler: Team 4

30/30 + 24/24 = 54/54 (+00) Murayama Yuiri (2nd Sale 1st Round SOLD OUT)
18/30 + 24/24 = 42/54 (+02) Kuranoo Narumi (1+0=1 slot nearly sold out)
00/30 + 08/10 = 08/40 (–02) Shitao Miu (0+2=2 slots nearly sold out)
00/30 + 02/20 = 02/50 (+01) Taniguchi Megu
00/24 + 01/16 = 01/40 (+00) Nagatomo Ayami
00/18 + 00/12 = 00/30 (+00) Gyoten Yurina
00/18 + 00/12 = 00/30 (+00) Sakagawa Hiyuka
00/18 + 00/12 = 00/30 (+00) Tada Kyoka
00/12 + 00/12 = 00/24 (+00) Sasaki Yukari
00/12 + 00/12 = 00/24 (+00) Yoshikawa Nanase
00/12 + 00/08 = 00/20 (+00) Omori Miyuu
00/12 + 00/08 = 00/20 (+00) Okada Rina
00/12 + 00/08 = 00/20 (+00) Kurosu Haruka
00/06 + 00/04 = 00/10 (+00) Utada Hatsuka
00/06 + 00/04 = 00/10 (+00) Takaoka Kaoru
00/06 + 00/03 = 00/09 (+00) Kahawara Misaki
00/06 + 00/03 = 00/09 (+00) Sato Kiara
00/06 + 00/03 = 00/09 (+00) Yoshida Karen

Spoiler: Kenkyuusei

00/24 + 08/16 = 08/40 (+00) Hashimoto Eriko
00/24 + 04/16 = 04/40 (+01) Sato Airi (0+1=1 slot nearly sold out)
00/18 + 02/12 = 02/30 (–01) Mizushima Miyuu (1+2=3 slots nearly sold out)
01/18 + 00/12 = 01/30 (+01) Yamazaki Sora (0+1=1 nearly sold out)
00/12 + 01/08 = 01/20 (–01) Hirata Yuki
00/12 + 01/08 = 01/20 (+00) Masai Mayuu (0+1=1 slot nearly sold out)
00/12 + 00/08 = 00/20 (+00) Ota Yuki (0+1=1 slot nearly sold out)
00/12 + 00/08 = 00/20 (+00) Kohama Kokone
00/12 + 00/08 = 00/20 (+00) Hotei Moka
00/06 + 00/04 = 00/10 (+00) Hatakeyama Nozomi (0+1=1 slot nearly sold out)

Total: 137/1,242 + 264/879 = 401/2,121 [18.91% of all tickets sold] (+30 since previous round)
Team A: 024/304 + 079/220 = 103/524 [19.66%*]
Team K: 009/248 + 046/170 = 055/418 [13.16%*]
Team B: 055/252 + 064/194 = 119/446 [26.68%*]
Team 4: 048/288 + 059/191 = 107/479 [22.33%*]
Kenkyuusei: 001/150 + 016/100 = 017/250 [06.80%*]

Comparison with 60th Single (2nd Sale 4th Round)
Total: 683/2,823 [24.19% of all tickets sold*] –5.28%

*Note: The percentage of tickets sold is based solely on sold-out slots. The actual number is probably higher but inaccessible to the public.

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I think this is the very first time where the number of sold tickets has increased across a sales period. It seems like the banning threat is working.

 

I assume you're trying the SMS login. When you say you've used the correct country code do you mean you wrote 44 and your number or did you select UK +44 on the list of codes and then wrote your number?

Are you sure about these numbers?

https://twitter.com/HEARTSTATION648/status/1639189588420997120 (he makes some mistakes too)

Spoiler

AKB48『どうしても君が好きだ』OS盤 第3販売開始前完売状況

村山 54/54⑦［30⑦-24⑦］★
小栗 54/54⑦［30⑦-24⑦］★
柏木 48/48⑦［24⑦-24⑦］★
倉野尾 42/54(1) ［18-24⑥］★
本田 36/54(5) ［12-24⑦］★
岡部 29/44(2)［5-24⑦］★
大西 17/32(1)［5-12④］★
岩立 15/50［3-12］
山内 14/54［1-13］★
向井地 13/54 ［0-13］★
小田 *9/54(1) ［0-9］★
坂口 *8/50(4) ［1-7］
下尾 *8/40(2)［0-8］
橋本恵 *8/40 ［0-8］
茂木 *7/50［0-7］★
清水 *6/30［2-4］
浅井 *5/50［0-5］
佐藤綺 *4/40(1) ［0-4］★
千葉 *4/50 ［2-2］★
田口 *4/50［0-4］
山根 *3/40 ［1-2］
水島 *2/30(3) ［0-2］
大盛 *2/49(1)［0-2］★
谷口 *2/50［0-2］
橋本陽 *2/24 ［0-2］
山﨑 *1/30(1)［0-1］★
正鋳 *1/20(1) ［0-1］
長友 *1/40 ［0-1］
平田 *1/20［0-1］★
服部 *1/20 ［1-0］

()は残りわずか、［会場-オンライン］

At least the Oden and Manaka ones need to be fixed.

Check Naru, Oden, Nagi, Mizumin and Yukinee again too.

AKB48 61stシングル「どうしても君が好きだ」Official Shop盤　第3販売1次受付前
TeamA　　　　　　　　 TeamK　　　　　　　　 TeamB　　　　　　　　 Team4　　　　　　　　 　研究生
本田 　　36/54(*5).　山内 　　14/54(*2).　小栗 　　54/54①　 　　村山 　　54/54①　 　橋本恵　*8/40
向井地　13/54 　 　　小田 　　*9/54(*2).　坂口 　　*8/50(*4).　倉野尾　42/54(*1).　佐藤綺　*4/40(*1).
岩立 　　15/50 　 　　茂木 　　*7/50(*2).　浅井 　　*5/50 　 　　　谷口 　　*2/50 　 　　水島 　　*2/30(*3)
千葉 　　*4/50 　 　　田口 　　*4/50 　 　　大盛 　　*2/49(*1).　　下尾 　　*8/40(*2).　山﨑 　　*1/30(*1)
岡部 　　29/44(*2).　山根 　　*3/40 　 　　柏木 　　48/48①　 　　長友 　　*1/40 　 　　正鋳 　　*1/20(*1)
永野 　　*0/40 　 　　大西 　　17/32(*1).　鈴木 　　*0/40 　 　　多田 　　*0/30 　 　　平田 　　*1/20
清水 　　*6/30 　 　　髙橋音　*0/30 　 　　橋本陽　*2/24 　 　　行天 　　*0/30 　 　　太田 　　*0/20(*1)
吉橋 　　*0/30 　 　　服部 　　*1/20 　 　　篠崎 　　*0/24 　 　　坂川 　　*0/30 　 　　小濱 　　*0/20
込山 　　*0/30 　 　　小林 　　*0/20 　 　　徳永 　　*0/24 　 　　吉川 　　*0/24 　 　　布袋 　　*0/20
武藤 　　*0/30 　 　　下口 　　*0/20 　 　　佐藤美　*0/24 　 　　佐々木　*0/24 　 　　畠山 　　*0/10(*1)
福岡 　　*0/24 　 　　奥原 　　*0/10 　 　　石綿 　　*0/20 　 　　大森 　　*0/20
髙橋香　*0/20 　 　　上見 　　*0/10 　 　　藤園 　　*0/10 　 　　岡田 　　*0/20
大竹 　　*0/20 　 　　市川 　　*0/10 　 　　山田 　　*0/10 　 　　黒須 　　*0/20
中西 　　*0/20 　 　　山邊 　　*0/10 　 　　北澤 　　*0/10 　 　　歌田 　　*0/10
馬嘉伶　*0/10 　 　　湯本 　　*0/10 　 　　左伴 　　*0/10 　 　　高岡 　　*0/10
道枝 　　*0/10 　 　　＿_____＿＿＿＿＿＿＿_____＿＿＿＿＿＿川原 　　*0/10
齋藤 　　*0/10 　 　　＿_____＿＿＿＿＿＿＿_____＿＿＿＿＿＿吉田 　　*0/10
＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿__＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿__＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿___佐藤妃　*0/10

Another thing I've been wondering is the number of slots of the 0/9 ones. These guys always write 0/10.