Stage48 Wiki - Organization & Discussion

Hello there,

There doesn't seem to be the Complete Editions or Special Editions, both dowwnload exclusive, listed on the wiki pages of the various releases? Am i missing something?

Some examples
https://ototoy.jp/_/default/p/1817285

https://ototoy.jp/_/default/p/1071193

 

Good question.

I've now added a Special Edition version to every group release since 2020/2021 (for the ones where I found these editions on Spotify; previous releases are split into Types, just like the physical releases. If anyone knows of an earlier releases that has a compiled complete/special edition, please let me know).

Only exception to this is NGT48's album, they didn't release a special edition that included all songs but rather a "New Songs Edition" that only included... new songs ;; So no C/W or SNG songs.

Please let me know if I've missed anything, especially with international groups. I checked JKT48 but they don't seem to be releasing their music in the same way as JPN48 and I got confused

 

Yeah, that's great.

About Manhole, there's no info about if it's the same formation as the A-side, so we can assume it is until they update the formation section in the official website, It's very common for senbatsu to get a B-side song too.

Are planning to update the Sakura Eight page to match the new info with BACKS?

 

Hi everyone, question on the Kenkyuusei pages such as this one: http://stage48.net/wiki/index.php/HKT48_Kenkyuusei

We list the girls who have been promoted under the list "Debuted"/"List of members who have debuted". Should we use the term Promoted instead? I believe the Japanese term for kenkyuusei promotions is shoukaku, which translates to English "promotion".

 

Yeah, especially since "debut" is used to describe their first theater performance (still as a kenkyuusei).

 

Something recently stung me:

Do we have a protocol in rare event a 48/46 graduate turns out to be a vtuber? In the vtuber business/scene, there is a rule regarding kayfabe that protects their real-life identities. Of course, if there is self-disclosure from themselves (including JKT's vtuber unit for instance), this doesn't really apply, but what if there's no self-disclosure?

 

There is no official protocol but I would like to think that it wouldn't be mentioned on the wiki unless it was confirmed by the person themselves. We tend not to include rumours on the wiki in the first place, and if a vtuber hasn't actually confirmed their identity, then it isn't anything more than a rumour.

 

You mean Yokoyama Yui, Gyoten Yurina and Sato Minami?

Anyway, Gyoten Yurina opened a TikTok acount...

https://www.tiktok.com/@yurina_gyoten0314

 

I'd just like to flag up what appears to be an issue with the Kanji spelling of HKT member Morisaki Saaya (Saachan). This is in connection with a notice posted today on the HKT official site saying that the spelling of her name is incorrect in the CD booklet of the latest single:
http://www.hkt48.jp/news/2023/12/9431

The notice says that it's been printed as '森崎冴彩' when it should have appeared as '森﨑冴彩', i.e. the second character is different. On our Wiki we have the first apparently incorrect spelling - but then so does her profile on the official site:
http://www.hkt48.jp/profile/115

I then checked her X and there she uses the second spelling:
https://twitter.com/saachan_saaya

So I'm not sure what to suggest should be done? Maybe wait and see what happens with her profile on the official site?

 

There was NY times article about such “kirakira” names in Japan. Uncommon names are a staple for idols, but Japan is attempting to regulate the practice.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/...ytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

 

Some time ago I discovered a Japanese website which provides surname searches and shows how many people in the country have that surname and its ranking:
https://myoji-yurai.net/main.htm

For the most common surnames I've just tried searching for the following:

Sato (佐藤) - 1st - 1,830,000 people
Suzuki (鈴木) - 2nd - 1,769,000
Tanaka (田中) - 4th - 1,312,000
Watanabe (渡辺) - 6th - 1,043,000
Yamamoto (山本) - 7th - 1,029,000
Kato (加藤) - 10th - 873,000

I can remember the rarest one I once found because it belongs to one of my SKE 9th Gen favourites, Iriuchijima Sayaka:

入内嶋 - 18,582nd - 250 people

To go back on topic I've tried searching for the two spellings of the surname of HKT's Morisaki Saaya - '森崎' is 1,134th with 15,500 people but '森﨑' gives no result.

A couple more to finish with :

Minegishi (峯岸) - 1,713rd - 9,100 people
Sashihara (指原) - 11,319th - 590

 

I checked her page and saw we have this in her trivia:

The second character of her family name '﨑' cannot be displayed well on certain digital platforms, so the official site gives her name with the '崎' character instead. The exact same problem happened with former member Miyazaki Sono.

I can see that on Miyazaki Sono's page, we are using 﨑 and also has that little bit of information. For the sake of consistency, I would say we should change it to 﨑 and have the trivia explain why? What do others think?

 

Could one of our editors please do all the necessary page edits for recording today's graduation of SKE48 Team KII and 5th Gen member Ego Yuna? This is the link to her Wiki page:
http://stage48.net/wiki/index.php/Ego_Yuna

Thanks!

 

Takahashi Ayane opened a fan club.

https://takahashiayane-fc.jp

And Takahashi Sayaka is now affiliated with ZETT.

https://zett-pro.com/talent/sayaka_takahashi

Nothing on Takahashi Minami for now.