[GENERAL] The AKB48 Thread

Need sakana song on 3 hour loop. Sakana sakana sa-ka-naaaa. The close up shots are great. Hashimoto and hotei thrive on songs like this. Meanwhile taguchi looks like she was hit with DoT debuff.

 

Trailer for another look at DX (digital transformation) on TV Tokyo BIZ on 2/4, this time with Ayamin, Manaka and Zunchan:


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Ayanan has posted a 'behind' video of AKB's performance at MUSIC TRIBE on 11/22:


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AKB48 & MNL48 with host JKT48 will be at Playlist Live Festival in Bandung, a city about 150 KM from Jakarta

Since July 2023, there have been 4 foreign 48 groups going to Indonesia

 

Full video of the TV Tokyo BIZ show with with Ayamin, Manaka and Zunchan looking at DX (digital transformation) at small factories:


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Yuiri's produced stage is pushed one week away and is postponed to 02/22 (originally scheduled for 02/13), due to production reasons
https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12839462972.html

 

The names and logos for next month's concerts have been announced:
https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12839460407.html

3/16 18:00 - "Kashiwagi Yuki Graduation Concert - This path I've walked for 17 years - supported by Imoto WiFi":



3/17 12:30 - "AKB48 Spring Concert 2024 in Pia Arena MM Daytime Part ~The future makes my eyes sting~" ('Mirai ga menishimiru'):



3/17 18:00 - “AKB48 Spring Concert 2024 in Pia Arena MM Night Part ~Tears will be someday~” ('Namida wa itsunohika'):

 

Funny theater MC, Izuta Rina>>>>>>>>>>>>> other famous senpai members

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Message video for CDTV Live Live 2/12:


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Great quality (2160p) Heavy Rotation and Colorcon Wink performance from CDTV (Feb 12)!
EDITED : The links are dead
youtube.com/watch?v=IM-fgRCeu0s
youtube.com/watch?v=5dd8assvhsU

EDIT 2 : links are dead again
Here's some backup videos instead (1080p):
youtube.com/watch?v=OhlAa1tzqHw
youtube.com/watch?v=ZwHO9toTUl4

EDIT3 : here is some link:

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credits to uploader

 

Some additional seats have become available for Yukirin's sold out gradcon on 3/16, however these are 'kizai seki' or 'equipment seats' which I think have a restricted view?
https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12840179688.html

 

'The Television' has just published two articles about the Dobbon 3rd Anniversary Concert (including many photos and the setlist):
https://thetv.jp/news/detail/1182593/
https://thetv.jp/news/detail/1182598/

The second article includes an interview with Yukirin, Harupyon, Naru and Yukarun.



The concert will be broadcast on TBS Channel 1 on 3/10 at 22:00 JST:
https://www.tbs.co.jp/tbs-ch/information/2024_0217_2100.html

 

awesome setlist, can wait to see the broadcast. TBS March 10

 

AkiP and Yukirin radio


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Thanks for sharing!

We discussed this in discord but I thought it would be nice to share it here too for more people to know:

Aki-P hasn't met Yukirin directly ever since the collab with WACK in 2021.

Interesting part for me, from 13:26 they started talking about how new AKB is different from old AKB:

• Aki-P says the management was changed.
• New management, most staffs are recent hires from last few years and younger than Yukirin.
• Current members are serious and hardworking, as in nobody ask *"Why me??"* or *"Why that girl's costume is like so and so while mine is..."* anymore. (as per Yukirin's example)
• Current staffs are seriously trying to Rebuild AKB, and Aki-P is letting them do it

at 15:35 AkiP said he has a song for AKB that probably will sell really well
(on the level of HebiRote, Koichun, 365nichi no Kamihikouki)
Yukirin was surprised at this reveal and would have liked to sing it, but she's graduating
Aki-P teased her that if only she stayed for one more single, perhaps she would be able to....

Aki-P's aware of the voices telling him that AKB48 can't be left like this, but he's adjusting to the staff's plans of rebuilding AKB and the "special" song will be his contribution to that.

Aki-P also says Yukirin better be happy in life after graduation too..... he must be aware of some graduated members not being exactly happy in the news...

They confirm ColorCon Wink was made to relive the old AKB songs right from the intro.

At 26:26 Aki-P says he doesn't choose the center and senbatsu for 48G and 46G anymore since quite a while ago.
He is leaving it to the "hardworking" staffs to choose, and they usually just ask him for confirmation in the end.

I apologize if there's any mistake, and feel free to add anything I missed!
Rare to see Aki-P talk a lot about AKB stuff lately!

 

Thanks for the summary...

Which unhappy graduated members do u refer to? The one with biggest scandal post-graduation is Mariko? Nacchan is still carrying her mental health problems she had before she entered akb (ocd, eating disorder/body dysmorphia). Acchan got to a rough start but she is thriving. The rest are doing pretty okay-ish?

 

Yes I was mainly referring to Mariko's recent case.

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Yuiri dropping hints on her produced stage (shonichi on Feb 22)

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What I can understand:

• 1. Will be a bit different style from her previously produced stage, Let's Go KKS.
• 2. It will have a bit of different direction, might be hard to guess, but will still have the feel of Yuiri, she says.
• 3. Will have hard (meaning complex) songs, but not like energetic full-power type.
• 4. There will be songs that fans can chant on, as well as some that she'd like them to decide a fanchant on.
• 5. Possibility of KKS performing it? KKS joined the practice several times, but they are busy with their own stages so maybe later in the future.

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BTW the Shonichi (debut) performers list for Yuiri produced stage are already out: (for Feb 22)
https://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-12840845640.html

Sahhoo, Mahopyon, Yuiyui, Naruchan, Shitao, Kurumin, Manaka, Erii, Remitan, Ayamin, Serika, Miion, Orin, Yuiri, Zukky and Zunchan!

 

Even with the volume cranked to 11 I can barely here anything.

 

Odaeri & Berin will go to Bandung

Only 2 but I think it's enough JKT48, AKB48, & MNL48 will unite to be one group in this festival