AKB48 Question & Answer

may I ask, what is a Lay Down?

 

"Lay Down" is a song by AKB48 from Himawari 1. In the context of the actual song lyrics, "lay down" is simply a command, and it implies that the "speaker" is in a position of authority over somebody else. The song has a bit of an edgy, domineering vibe to it.

I hope that helps.

 

to add to giddy's post:

it's the only song of akb48 where you can hear insane cowbells.
(and yes, there's only one akb48 song that has that even until now)

 

Question: How come there's a 2010 senbatsu election? Does that mean senbatsu is the same all year long?

 

Oh alright. Thank you.

 

Question: How much do the photos cost at the actual AKB48 shop/theatre in Akihabara?

 

Thanks for that. So now I have to decide whether to try my luck or pay more but get who I want... [think]

 

I grew up during the 1990's trading card boom & crash, so I know all about paying too much for a random piece of paper! In any case, I have a couple of friends in Japan, so buying a couple of random sets won't kill me.

It's a bit like gambling - know how much you're willing to lose before you go in [cool]

 

Which are the girls who participated in Nemousu TV's Mike Fox version of the RIVER PV?

I recognise Takamina, Acchan, Kojiharu, Yuko, of course. Then I'm not too sure but I think there's Sato Amina and Kitarie. The other two girls left, i am completely clueless.

 

^ That'd be Reinyan (Fujie Reina), and Wasamin (Iwasa Misaki).. You're correct on the others

 

^ ah, thank you for clearing that up.

that makes it 24 girls that i can recognise now(still slowly trying to recognise all of them [blush] )

 

NYAF........are they coming back again? to NYAF? i had a friend tell me today during one of my classes since she started ordering her ticket for the next event. but i sort of don't believe it.... so anyone know if they are coming back to NY?

 

^ There has been no mention anywhere of a return to this year's event.

By the way, I think they merged with another anime/manga convention, not sure if the management is the same.. it might be run differently. I'd love to see them come back, but I'm not getting my hopes up just yet.

 

^ ah thank you flagator for clearing that up. guess we'll just wait and see then.

 

I was so hoping they will visit Paris again and i am able to attend it but its until now and no news [sweat] Very little hopes

 

I'm going to Japan!!!!

Now about the AKB48 tickets... [sweat] From my understanding, Team A, K, B, kenkyusei normally rotates every 4 days for performances? So if I plan to be in Japan for 4 days, I have a slight possibility to seeing a performance by every team (after sacrificing a goat to the god of the lottery)?

Does SDN48 perform every night?

I'm trying to arrange my trip so that I get at least one weekend day in there so I have a bigger chance of winning a ticket. Can any enpou travelers give me a realistic picture of me winning a ticket to a non-kenkyusei show?

 

They don't rotate every 4 days, there are months when there's hardly any performances from Teams A,K,B. SDN48 don't perform every night.

You can see the schedule here.
http://www.akb48.co.jp/schedule/index.html