Announcements AKB48 NEWS and RELEASE thread (no discussion)

2007-08-05

AKB48 members selection and changes on [Boku no Taiyou] CD release handshake event

Detail:
http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-10042274749.html
http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-10042264092.html

Hiwamari-gumi 1st stage's schedule from 8/11 - 8/16
http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-10042266633.html

 

2007-08-06

Movie [Densen Uta] promotion press conference with AKB48 members - Erena, Miichan, Kasai, Noro.
Credit to MMxERIC.


New and more photos
http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp//entertai ... raph/06_3/

 

2007-08-06

Weekly Playboy issue #36, on sale 8/20
AKB48 - 16 pages, first swimsuit (bikini?) photos
Credit to midori@.info

 

2007-08-06

More news on movie [Densen Uta]
They are trying to break the Guinness record by doing 30 movie promotions in 9 days


http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment ... 06/10.html

 

2007-08-07

News on movie [Densen Uta] with Matsumoto Iyo (the original singer of the theme song) and AKB48 (Miichan, Kasai, Noro, Erena,). Credit vitaminv@.info

Detail:
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/video_gall ... 70790.html
Video:
50K:
http://meta.cdn.yahoo-streaming.jp/webe ... 70790s.asx
300K:
http://meta.cdn.yahoo-streaming.jp/webe ... 70790m.asx

 

2007-08-07

According to her agent Ohta Pro, Maeda Atsuko will star in her third movie Shonenki (少年記), film is currently in production and will be released in the summer of 2008.

Atsuko is also appearing on TV show World's Gyoten News - High school special on 8/15

http://www.ohtapro.co.jp/ohta_office/index.html

 

2007-08-06

New AKB48 TV program, 9/22 on CS371
ＡＫＢ再入門～ＢＩＮＧＯ！ＢＩＮＧＯ！あなたに巡り会えた～
then there's a regular program starting October.
http://www.cs371.com/blog/index.php?eid=87
Credit to vitaminv@.info

 

2007-08-07

Upcoming issue of Spirits preview page on AKB48

 

2007-08-07

Detail on 8/18 release of movie [Densen Uta] Navigate DVD . . . Subete wa Koko kara Hajimatta.
『伝染歌』　ナビゲートＤＶＤ　　「伝染・・・全ては、ここから始まった。」
Price: 1780 yen
DVD bonus:
Rehearsal, filming scenes, school excursion, news flash A･B, preview, TV spot, and extra images.
First press DVD comes with 9 unpublished photo cards.

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

Pre-order:
Amazon Japan
HMV Japan
CD Japan

 

2007-08-08

Oricon Daily Single Ranking as of 2007-08-07
#4 - AKB48 - [Buko no Taiyou]

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/

 

2007-08-08

Detail on Chocolove from AKB48's 2nd single [MAIL no Namida] (メールの涙)


DISC1
M-01. メールの涙
M-02. 彼のキッチン
M-03. メールの涙 Chocolove-mix
M-04. メールの涙 instrumental
DISC2
DVD - ビデオ・クリップ/メイキング/レコーディング・オフショットなど (Making)
More detail on other versions and samples
http://www.universal-music.co.jp/chocolove/index.html

 

2007-08-09

Oricon Daily Single Ranking as of 2007-08-08
#4 - AKB48 - [Buko no Taiyou]

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/

 

2007-08-09

Scramble-egg has updated yesterday's AKB48 Shio event [Zoom Super Stage vol.3]
Detail and photo:
http://www.scramble-egg.com/artist/akb48/28zoomin.htm

 

2007-08-09

Staff blog has updated with KBC water and green event, Bomber-E event, [Boku no Taiyou] CD release handshake event, etc.
Detail and photos:
http://playlog.jp/akb48staff/blog/2007-08-10

 

2007-08-10

Further delay on AKB Fan Book (Akb48ファンブック)
New release date: 2007-09-27
Price: 1890 Yen


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

 

2007-08-10

Oricon Daily Single Ranking as of 2007-08-09
#7 - AKB48 - [Buko no Taiyou]

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/

 

2007-08-11

Oricon Daily Single Ranking as of 2007-08-10
#3 - AKB48 - [Buko no Taiyou]

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/

 

2007-08-12

Oricon Daily Single Ranking as of 2007-08-11
#11 - AKB48 - [Buko no Taiyou]

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/

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2007-08-02

Update on Shin's earlier report on Oku's novel.

http://www.netkun.com/12saibungaku/webmagazine/akb48/

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2007-08-12

AKB theater schedule on Himawari-gumi and Team B for the remaining of August.
http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-10043090223.html

 

Ono Erena will appear in the movie called "ひぐらしのなく頃に", which will be released in 2008.
http://www.oyashirosama.com/web/movie/index.htm

 

^ more news on Erena's upcoming movie
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/0 ... 5,0,0.html
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20070 ... 3-maia-ent