[GENERAL] The AKB48 Thread

The next single in March will have other 48g members, six out of eighteen senbatsu.

 

The new company will be established in April, so next single doesn't count.

 

I don't expect much to change, tbh.

It's as if AKS went through mitosis and the new companies are mini-clones of itself. The new companies are just a lame attempt at distancing themselves from the stain that is AKS in name. So basically what Dr Luke did when the whole Kesha assault debacle came out and he started producing songs under Made in China. As if that worked.

And really, do they actually believe changing the companies behind is gonna make a difference when all the groups have literally the same name? Worms for brains. WORMS!

AKB singes will still include the SG either for senbatsu or for the HS.
One of the few things that AKB have going for them is their million streak and they are not jeopardising it.

 

@rka that's why I wrote:

People might not know what company is behind the group(s), but they know NGT48 is related to AKB48.
The Maho scandal was everywhere in the news back in the day. There is no way they can severe the link between the scandal and AKB itself, which is why I think changing the managements' names is such a silly approach. Nobody gives a damn.

 

New companies or not, I think they are unlikely to drop the golden goose that is "AKB48" singles jammed with sister group members.

 

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I don't really understand what it is about, but it has defenitly something to do with youtube

 

If I've got it straight, A few members are launching individualYouTube accounts, and there's a joint account between these wonderful ladies.


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It is. Some of the members are joining youtube. Along with Yuiri, Nana, Mogi, and Mion, we will also have YT Accounts from Yukirin, Chiyori, Kuranoo, Nagi, and Yuihan.

 

AND YUIYUI

 

If anything this is the first connection they made about it, since AKS's name was the one to have been associated to all of this all the time: articles, talk shows, doc specials (I especially remember two by NHK Niigata naming names of everyone in the board direction when trying to figure out its structure), and what have you.
Since it was a taboo subject to bring up members and their relative fan consorting, this was essentially where all of the attention on the issue was directed at, consequently.
Also, this is not least helped by the fact it caught in the very top of the company since a very early stage while local managers simply made themselves scarce, especially when you have board director Matsumura publicly intervening first (even prior to the March 22 conference, for some odd reason by making a press interview to coincide with the Coming of Age ceremony), and then Yoshinari's name later showing up more and more frequently as in by "courtesy visits" to the local government, and be even referenced inside of Maho's graduation announcement.

Oh, it turns out the new companies will no longer have a capital connection with AKS/Bellossom/whatchacallit, by the way. Financially speaking, now each has to basically handle stuff on their own. Good luck 'bout that (and let's see which defaults for last):
http://www.news24.jp/nnn/news16442211.html
https://archive.is/EbqH8

 

Really excited for the YouTube accounts! I hope they allow English subs on these ones like some of their previous YT videos.

 

Someone need to do some bonus work for us

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AKS shareholders are probably shareholders in the new companies unless they sell to a third party. So I think there will be ways around to use AKS capitals. But lets wait and see

 

Also seems that Gundam Cafe which is in the same building where AKB Cafe & Shop used to be is expanding into ex-AKB Cafe & Shop's premises.

 

Article from Anime News Network which confirms this:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ne...ara-to-expand-to-4-times-current-size/.155855

I've also found a Japanese tweet with a current view of the closed cafe site:
https://twitter.com/ujAJSa6vAeWdcrU/status/1221950091063283712

 

Masks and disinfectants are sensible precautions, maybe it just wasn't possible to arrange this in time for the AKB event because it's much bigger and I guess wearing masks would impact gimmicks such as 2-shots. I'd imagine that one reason why authorities in Japan are keen to keep things under control is they don't want the Olympics to be affected.