Announcements AKB48 NEWS and RELEASE thread (no discussion)

2007-07-25

AKB48's [1st Concert 2007 - Haru no Chotto dake Zenkoku Tour - Madamada Daze] DVD ranks #9 on Oricon Weekly Music DVD Ranking Chart as of 2007-07-30

 

2007-07-25

Change of release date for [AKB48 Fan Book] from July 25th to August 5th



内容紹介
秋葉原を舞台にしたアイドル育成プロジェクト=会いに行けるアイドルとして始動。
この夏まさにメジャーブレイクのAKB48ですが、その実像は常人の想像を絶する凄まじい
シロモノだった!ありえない事件の数々。ブッ飛びすぎたキャラのメンバー。
リアル極まりない生き様。常識を超えたファンとの関係性。涙あり爆笑あり驚愕あり。
全く新しいアイドルのあり方がここに!

HMV Japan
Amazon Japan

 

More news on movie Densen Uta promotion

2007-07-23 Oricon - AKB48前田敦子、松田龍平に「宿題を手伝ってもらいました」

http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/46582/

2007-07-26 - Oricon - 制服アイドル集団、怖さに耐えられずリタイア・・・

More photos:
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/entertainment/46697/

 

2007-07-27

First half of August's AKB theater schedule is out.
Many up coming magazines are featuring the cast of movie Densen Uta (see schedule on issue dates).

August's solo appearance on magazines:
Haruna Kojima (小嶋陽菜) - [non no] - 8/5
Sayaka Akimoto (秋元才加) - [KING] - 8/13
Minegishi Minami (峯岸みなみ) - [UP TO BOY] - 8/23

http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-10041274908.html
http://www.akb48.co.jp/schedule/200708.html

 

2007-07-27

Preview of movie [Densen Uta] theme song [Boku no Hana] PV.



http://www.densen-uta.jp/info/

preview:
300K
mms://prgvod01.digi-c.com/shochiku/dens ... na_300.asf
500K
mms://prgvod01.digi-c.com/shochiku/dens ... na_500.asf

There's also update on the story
http://www.densen-uta.jp/info/#news02

 

2007.07.28

Plenty of news and photos on Tomomi Itano, Tomomi Kasai, Oshima Mai.
Credit to midori at .info



http://japan.gamespot.com/news/story/0, ... 500,00.htm
http://dengekionline.com/data/news/2007 ... 2b279.html
http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/games/articl ... ws088.html
http://www.gpara.com/pickupnews/news/im ... /index.php
http://www.excite.co.jp/News/entertainm ... 06005.html

This one has TON of photos:
http://mantanweb.mainichi.co.jp/web/200 ... b48_1.html

 

2007-07-28

Live on Ameba Studio on August 4th (15:00-15:30)
AKB48 members Urano Kazumi (浦野一美), Satou Natsuki (佐藤夏希), Noro Kayo (野呂佳代)


http://studio.ameba.jp/index.do
http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-10041343404.html

 

2007-07-29

Watanabe Shiho (渡邊志穂) announced tonight she will graduate after the final show of Team B's 1st Stage.

** EDIT **
From FC blog (rough translation):
Shiho wrote she wants to pursue a career in modeling and acting.
See cM's blog for more.

 

Actually it's already on sale through YesAsia and HMV Japan, although it's July 29 today

http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.as ... 004905105/
http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2588243

Anyway, thanks makistar for your tremendous effort in this thread!

 

2007-07-30

Message from Watanabe Shiho (渡邊志穂), it's the same from FC blog.

http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-10041558285.html

 

2007-07-30

Another piece of news and photos on Tokyo JOYPOLIS (東京ジョイポリス). Credit to yokoshima at .info.



News and more photos:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/doc ... 6/joyp.htm

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Scramble-egg's coverage on movie Densen Uta on 7-22 with Yuko, Sayaka and Atsuko
News and photos:
http://www.scramble-egg.com/artist/akb4 ... oharai.htm

 

2007-07-31

This week's Weekly Playboy (週刊プレイボーイ No. 33) has AKB48
NEWS IMPACT - AKB48とお化け屋敷デート!
On sale 7/30

cover:

http://wpb.shueisha.co.jp/

 

2007-08-01

[Boku no Hana], the theme song of movie [Densen Uta] (credit to Kotaro @ .info)


1 僕の花
2 棺のなかで眠りたい
3 僕の花 (Instrumental)
4 棺のなかで眠りたい (Instrumental)

発 売 日 2007/08/22
品 番 DFCL-1385
レーベル DefSTAR RECORDS
More info:
http://www.sonymusicshop.jp/detail.asp? ... L000001385

 

2007-08-02

Densen Uta navigate DVD . . . Subete wa Koko kara Hajimatta.
Japanese Movie (Making)

Release Date: 2007/08/18

 

2007-08-03

AKB48's 7th single [Boku no Taiyou] release handshake event.

Detail and schedule:
http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-10042042747.html

 

2007-08-04

Reminder on tomorrow's event

http://www.kbc.co.jp/event/watergreen20 ... index.html

 

2007-08-04

New [Boku no Taiyou] layout on Sony Music's AKB48 website


http://www.akb48-web.com

 

2007-08-04

AKB48 members are going to appear on stage after the premier of movie [Densen Uta] on 8/18.

Appearing AKB48 members:
Yuko, Sayaka, Haruna, Atsuko, Tomochan, Erena, Miichan, Noro, Sae and Takamina.


http://www.densen-uta.jp/info/#news01

 

2007-08-04

Movie [あしたの私のつくり方] staring Atsuko Maeda DVD release
Release date: 2007-11-09

Detail:
http://www.towerrecords.co.jp/sitemap/C ... ORT_CD=103

 

2007-08-04

Mivie [Densen Uta] promotion with Yuko, Sayaka and Atsuko from 2007-07-31 (Credit to midori@.info)

Video:
http://www.akipara.jp/movie/#movie_display