[GENERAL] The AKB48 Thread

Honda Hitomi's graduation concert.

https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12822453964.html
https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1707727005826052106

2024/01/26, at Pacifico Yokohama.

Honda Hitomi, Omori Maho, Okabe Rin, Oguri Yui, Oda Erina, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kuranoo Narumi, Sato Airi, Shitao Miu, Takahashi Ayane, Taguchi Manaka, Chiba Erii, Nagano Serika, Hashimoto Haruna, Mukaichi Mion, Murayama Yuiri, Yamauchi Mizuki

Helpers: Akiyama Yuna, Narita Kohina


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I honestly doubt they booked the venue for one single concert, but since they barely take any risks these days and teams don't exist anymore... I expect an AKB tandoku concert and that's it (a KKS one at most).

 

This is a bit random but I was curious about how AKB members were doing in terms of Instagram followers so I decided to check, I took the numbers on 30th August and then again one month later, on 1st October (yesterday). Here's a top 10 of the members with the biggest increase of followers for that period of time (this doesn't include members who will graduate):

01. Chiba Erii - 191,000 (+5459)
02. Sato Airi - 25,686 (+2858)
03. Oguri Yui - 254,229 (+2525)
04. Kashiwagi Yuki - 535,653 (+2062)
05. Suzuki Kurumi - 44,537 (+1709)
06. Mukaichi Mion - 209,513 (+993)
07. Onishi Momoka - 60,228 (+936)
08. Hirata Yuki - 28,487 (+925)
09. Yamauchi Mizuki - 76,136 (+914)
10. Omori Maho - 76,967 (+875)

While I'm at it, I'll share, in spoiler, the full ranking with the follower count on 1st October, just for reference!
If you want links to their Instagram, it's all here: http://stage48.net/wiki/index.php/Social_Networks#AKB48

Spoiler

01. Kashiwagi Yuki - 535,653
02. Oguri Yui - 254,229
03. Mukaichi Mion - 209,513
04. Chiba Erii - 191,000 (+ side-account 25,392)
05. Komiyama Haruka - 127,924
06. Shitao Miu - 111,930
07. Taniguchi Megu - 110,874
08. Okabe Rin - 110,304
09. Omori Maho - 76,967
10. Yamauchi Mizuki - 76,136
11. Kuranoo Narumi - 73,819
12. Ma Chia-Ling - 66,444
13. Iwatate Saho - 65,844
14. Shinozaki Ayana - 63,042
15. Oda Erina - 62,345
16. Onishi Momoka - 60,228
17. Gyoten Yurina - 52,320
18. Fukuoka Seina - 51,321
19. Nagano Serika - 49,110
20. Suzuki Kurumi - 44,537
21. Muto Orin - 39,894
22. Yamane Suzuha - 39,501
23. Takahashi Ayane - 35,843
24. Hashimoto Haruna - 34,737
25. Taguchi Manaka - 30,104
26. Hirata Yuki - 28,487
27. Sasaki Yukari - 28,025
28. Sato Airi - 25,686
29. Yamada Kyoka - 25,660
30. Sato Minami - 21,702
31. Nagatomo Ayami - 21,454
32. Tokunaga Remi - 17,888
33. Shimoguchi Hinana - 15,276
34. Otake Hitomi - 12,279
35. Mizushima Miyuu - 10,877
36. Yamazaki Sora - 9251
37. Sakagawa Hiyuka - 8960
38. Hashimoto Eriko - 7141
39. Yoshihashi Yuzuka - 6895
40. Kohama Kokone - 6320
41. Kurosu Haruka - 6293
42. Saito Haruna - 6248
43. Ota Yuki - 5602
44. Hotei Moka - 5355
45. Masai Mayuu - 5186
46. Hatakeyama Nozomi - 4852

Note: Yuiri and the 18th generation don't have Instagram accounts.

 

Late responses, but I feel the need to address few things from the previous page:

To be fair you can also say similarly regarding SSK. Between NGT, PD48, lack of rivalry storyline, and Jurina's unwellness post-SSK '18, I wonder if it was too a financial strain long-term.

Assuming he's still alive and there's zero legacy-shattering scandal by that time. And you have to pay attention to his other vanity projects he's trying to do that barely sticks.

 

An official mook for the 'Girls Drive' movie will be released on 10/20:
https://twitter.com/girlsdrive2023/status/1709840874824413550



Promotional video:


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EDIT: More info from 'PR Times':
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002322.000006568.html

Limited edition cover from Amazon:



Bonus clear files from Rakuten:

 

Message video for CDTV with YuiYui, Aichan and Miion - 'In my next life... I want to be born as my favorite food':


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Just it's the reason AKB48 exists in the 1st place.
"Idols you can meet"
Every days after their performance (at least in their early years)
It's their Headquarter their fundation, why it would be a bad idea to abandon it.

^
This !!
Zest looks more willing to take risks where DH has become too shy, too conservative.
Right now, SKE48's management has more of AKB48's early spirit than AKB48 itself.

 

After all of those release day events i had over 25 copies of AB+C editions that i left for the hotel trash. (I separated the jewel cases from the media and print materials) probably something hotel staff hadn’t seen since the height of the group 5 years ago ( I consider Jiwaru Days to be the end of plateau. I guess most people would say its earlier, but sustainable, and shitsuren both hit the million mark after Jiwaru, maybe the peak was fortune cookie ((2013))? Idrk) i did leave the cleanup crew a nice gift I brought from home.

How can AKB48 move forward with digital sales and rely less in bulky sales materials? Tower Records is long gone from its origins in my hometown of Sacramento CA. How long will Japan prop up the CD market?

 

HEY! I didn't mean that theater is something bad nowadays, unnecessary. I mean if management would not to do something for the theater's exist (like new stages) like SKE48 did, I don’t see any factors of the existence of the theater as being significant at all for the group in this reality.

 

10/9 edition of the TV Tokyo show 'Why Did YOU Come To Japan?' with a young lady from Inverness in Scotland who's an AKB48 fan (18:16 - 29:42, credit to uploader):


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It seems that she formed her own idol group in her home city called INV48 which had 4 members but is now down to 2 but she's launching herself as a solo idol called Meowgical Rosie with an album called 'Kitten Starlight Power': https://meowgicalrosie.bandcamp.com/album/kitten-starlight-power

She has a YouTube channel which includes English-language covers of AKB48 songs such as this one of 'Love Trip':


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Seems like new program on NicoNico Channel with Sahho and Mahopyon as MCs will start this month, in the 26th.

https://twitter.com/AKB48_staff/status/1712318457709203621

 

Also, no one talked about this, maybe because of Onishi's announcement, but @donjonnie found this xeet (now blocked) of a new AKB48 TV program

https://twitter.com/akb48ouenpjt
https://twitter.com/akb48ouenpjt/status/1711607487412294089


The blocked xeet said (via Deepl):

◾️ Sun 15 Oct 13:30-14:00
◾️ New program on 9 terrestrial channels
AKB48 Investigation Team! will start on 9 terrestrial channels.

The AKB48 Investigative Team will be reporting on the shops that have been affected by Corona in order to support them ✨.

We will discover and report on the charms of shops that are still unknown to us .

Please take a look ✨

 

It seems that the Budokan concerts aren't selling that well.

 

Oh well, yes, the xeet was on your daily post on the Team 8 thread, among other stuff and without any explanations. I can's say that's talking about it.

Where did you see it? Just curious about the actual number

 

I like to treat you all as if you're smarter than me.

5ch talk.

 

That's rude Aka, that's rude

 

If that's rude then I have no idea what a compliment is anymore.

 

Oh, maybe I misunderstood?

You like to treat us as if we were smarter than you, so you are implying actually we are dumber. That's correct? Because if it is correct, I don't know how it's that a compliment tbh

 

If I thought you were dumber why would I treat you like you're smarter in the first place?