[GENERAL] The AKB48 Thread

To say it all, it's been since last year that rumors have been floating about a tag-team production between Akimoto and Darren Bousman.
More informations and "evidences" here:
http://akb48nensensou.net/archives/48585985.html

 

I think they're somewhat better this year, especially the NMB48 ones which IMO had rather too much Photoshopping done on them last year. However I personally think that they should follow the method used for the profile photos for Keyakizaka46, it looks like they were taken in daylight and have had seemingly minimal alterations:

http://stage48.net/wiki/index.php/Kanji_Keyakizaka46

 

Just arrived in tokyo

Anyone have any suggestions on AKB stuff I could check out??

I also wanted to check out IWA but im not even sure about the prices or anything lol

 

You're not the only one. They're all overly airbrushed compared to earlier years. Most of them are teenage girls and it's hard to believe none of them have any spots or blemishes.
And in terms of general photoshop failures, thoughts just go straight to Fujita Nana's 2013 photo...

 

Why tho



Lmao

 

Her whole face looks pushed together and her nose is almost gone. She really doesn't look like that.

 

I know, cmon. I just wanted to post thepic cause it's so bad.

 

Oh okay hahah! Yeah, it's always the first one to come to mind.

 

There is an IWA thread here... Found it.

http://stage48.net/forum/index.php?threads/has-anyone-been-to-yakiniku-iwa.8072/

my impression is that it is expensive but worth it, plus you might meet member or ex.

 

Recognition ->
1. Sashihara Rino 78%
2. Minegishi Minami 75.5%
3. Kashiwagi Yuki 69%
4. Watanabe Mayu 66%
5. Kojima Haruna 65.5%
- AKB48 (Group) 60.5%
6. Matsui Jurina 45.5%
7. Shimazaki Haruka 44.5%
8. Yui Yokoyama 41.5%
9. Yamamoto Sayaka 38.5%
- NMB48 (Group) 29.5%
10. Iriyama Anna 29%
- HKT48 (Group) 28.5%
- SKE48 (Group) 25%
11.Kitahara Rie 24%
12. Watanabe Miyuki 21%
13. Kodama Haruka 19%
14. Miyawaki Sakura 16.5%
15. Kojima Mako 14%
16. Shibata Aya 10%
17. Kato Rena 10%
18. Mukaichi Mion 8%
19. Sutou Ririka 7.5%
20. Yagura Fuuko 7%
21. Furuhara Nao 5%
22. Kato Minami 5%

Interest ->
1.Sashihara Rino 41%
2. Watanabe Mayu 37%
3. Kojima Haruna 34.1%
4. Kashiwagi Yuki 30.4%
5. Minegishi Minami 26.1
6. Yamamoto Sayaka 25.2%
7. Matsui Jurina 23.9%
8. Yokoyama Yui 23.5%
9. Shimazaki Haruka 22.5%
10. Iriyama Anna 16.4%
11. Kitahara Rie 13.7%
12. Watanabe Miyuki 12.8%
13. Kodama Haruka 11%
14. Miyawaki Sakura 10,6%
15. Kojima Mako 9.2%
16. Kato Rena 8.1%
17. Shibata Aya 6.4%
18. Mukaichi Mion 6.3%
19. Sutou Ririka 5.9%
20. Fuuko Yagura 5.1%
22. Furuhara Nao 3.6%
23. Kato Minami 3.5%

 

^ are you sure you make it right ?

 

Yep, took me a bit to find it but it's kinda far from where i'm staying. I airbnb'd a place in shibuya so it might be a hassle to get there, plus i'm with friends (who don't like AKB at all) so they might not wanna go that far lol

But I literally just came back from an Akihabara trip and saw the AKB stuff there The whole thing was soo surreal since this is my first time in Japan.
I didn't go in the cafe but I looked in the store, its kinda small but has keychains and fans you can buy there. I took a peak in the show room where the members appear when I went there around 9.
There were still people in there so I think they were just starting but obviously I wasn't allowed in

Then I tried going to the actual AKB theatre, which is literally filled with AKB posters going all the way up the escalators but it was closed off. There was a sign saying something about only being open certain times or there was a performance going on... not too sure but it was highly restricted unfortunately....

I tried taking pics but the worker there told me I couldn't, I got a few inside tho I'll put them up soon. I'll try again tmrw lol

Anything else I should try doing there?

 

What do you mean?

 

those data that he wrote up there

 

I know, but what's wrong about the stats?

 

i'm just asking if he made it right and didnt miss anything.

 

I'm pretty sure those stats are correct. AKB's popularity isn't as high anymore as people like to believe, especially due to Atsuko and Yuko leaving.

 

Yeah I messed up I looked on google maps and it was the an hour walk, I didn't check how to get there by transit

And yeah we already saw so many places around Shibuya that are pretty cheap for KBBQ, tbh I just think it'll make my time there so much better knowing that an AKB member opened it...If I see Mayumi i'll cry I swear. Does she know english at all??

And btw, maid cafes are so surreal lol