Event / Concert AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 200 2014

^ Erm... Among all the AKB groups, they have more than 900 songs, IIRC... a Top 200 isn't that "non-sense".
And it being at Kojiharu's hometown means nothing. Mariko graduated in her hometown and I doubt the fans complained.

Well, the setlist will be much more interesting from 200 to 101, IMO. If we see what ranked last year, then we can suppose we'll see performed songs that we haven't seen in a while (here it's a list of the Top 200 of 2012).

And maybe that's also the reason why a Unit Matsuri hasn't been announced. The units and solos can easily be 100 songs, so maybe they want the concerts to be as varied as possible (since one is going to be pretty big).

 

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it's certain already that songs from soloist and sub units can't be voted, isn't it? I thought I hear it somewhere saying that.

Like what Mayuyusuki has said, fans perhaps won't get so excited about the ranks of the songs but I think it will still be exciting anyway. Fans can see many old songs which haven't been performed for a long time, or maybe coupling songs which haven never been performed even once. Old fans get their nostalgia moment and new fans can discover many new songs they haven't seen. Pretty cool right?

 

800? where did you get that info can I see it? or a link or something. 200 is non-sense imo. thats too much.why would it be counted if it only have like 35 votes or lower than that. announcing graduation and graduating is very different. like I said it's her hometown fans. she won't disappoint them.

 

I posted earlier in the thread, they've already stated that Unit and Solo songs are not eligible for Request Hour 2014.

With rare exceptions, concert ticket lotteries are usually 2-3 weeks in advance. Theater tickets and concert entries are not linked, you could win one, both, or neither.

 

Ops, then nothing.
Then I hope we get another Unit Matsuri... but I kind of wish they'd let the fans vote on those too.

I just went on to STUDIO48 and did a quick count.

If the units and solos can't be voted, that's around 200 songs (some are versions of AKB songs, so it must be less than that), but there are still 600 or 700 songs (because there are many versions of many songs) among AKB, SKE, NMB, etc.

Really, we get like 30 songs from AKB just in singles every year... + the sister groups, + aaaaaaaaaaaaaall the stages + albums... it isn't impossible having in mind everything they release.

 

I wanna see Kinmokusei being performed, but it would be awkward performing it. [wonder]
Imaging them playing the PV because it never got performed.

200 songs sound awesome!! I finally get to see some old songs being performed.

 

SKE48 alone has 165 songs eligible to be voted. Add all songs in AKB48 singles, NMB48 singles, AKB48 stages which haven't been revived by SKE, two Team Surprise stages and 200 won't be such a big number anymore. Just a rough calculation, but I think they have about 555 songs to be voted, ah, if we added Team N and Team S new stages it will be 587. And I haven't even counted the songs in 34th single.

Edit: I forget the albums. So I guess we'll get more than 600 songs in next year's RH.

 

It is true, there are ~900 songs in the 48 Group.



This is a screenshot from Studio Park Kara Konnichiwa 131003.

Let's just say that certain members are quick on their opinion without confirming or knowing the facts.

 

^ Well, I didn't count JKT and SNH cause they're mainly covers, and I'm sure I already counted some songs many times in singles and albums to do it quicker.

But still, with Heart Ereki, Kamonegiksu, Melon Juice, next SKE single, Janken single... maybe that's enough for the 900? lol

I guess the new stages are out of this, right? Sorry, cannot check with the web.

 

^it is a real tough job translating songs into another language. I mean the melody and rhythm is already fixed and you have to put the same meaning into that other language without destroying the rhythm (I think it is called metre), that must be tough.

 

Yeah, I know, but those won't be elegible to vote, so... it doesn't really matter in this matter, does it?

Also, I think I remember... Taker? MidoriHime? Someone saying that the Heavy Rotation lyrics were pretty bad in Mandarin. Like translated with Google or something.

 

Expect songs from sister groups to be available for nomination. Aki-p mentioned something in the past that he considers all the groups part of AKB so get used to having the sister groups as part of AKB48's concerts unless specifically stated. [aup]

It would be nice to Only have AKB48 songs but that's probably not going to happen as the current trend is to have basically all the groups (except maybe SNH48) in the AKB concerts. SKE48 already has its own separate event so AKB48 should participate in SKE48's event!

Hopefully, NMB48 will have its own event.

I would love to see "classic" AKB48 songs that haven't been heard for a long time appear. But there's so many songs from all the groups that it'll be up to the fans to decide and vote them in.

IMHO, I think that the 3 recent graduates may be back If the fans voted for their songs so we may or may not see Mariko, Tomochin and Sayaka return for at least for 1 song each. Wonder if any fans will vote for any Acchan songs? [wonder]

Also wondering how long the final day concert will be considering it's 100 songs?
25 songs already take about 1 1/2 to 2 hours so we're looking at half a days worth of performances. Will the girls survive?! [think]

It'll be interesting to see what the songs will be when the concert finally rolls around early next year. Please vote back the Classics! [rock]

 

They already announced which songs would be eligible on the King Records site and the AKB48 blog:

http://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/topic/t ... topic=4068
http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-11654398987.html

AKB48・SKE48・SDN48・NMB48・HKT48のシングル楽曲及び公演楽曲を予定
（派生ユニット・ソロ等の楽曲は対象に含まれません。）

AKB48, SKE48, SDN48, NMB48, and HKT48 singles and stage songs are eligible. Unit and Solo songs are not.

 

Maybe they'll cut down on MCs to make it a bit shorter? But then, the MCs are a nice break from song after song... hmm...

This is super interesting and exciting. I wonder if they'll live stream all of the concerts. I sure hope so. Last year it was so much fun watching it live.

I hope there are big surprises this time, like Kiseki wa Ma ni Awanai ranking #2 last year.

 

So is it possible to vote for say HKT's or AKB's theatre versions of Glory Days, or is it stictly only SKE's?

Not gonna happen, but it would be hilarious if all the fans voted from like 175 songs

 

It's not as bad as Google translate. Rather it just sounds like it's done by someone whose Chinese is just beginner level. The sentences are ended in really awkward ways that will make any native speaker raise an eyebrow. It's unfortunate because Chinese fan groups have been making much better translations for years.

 

Awesome, 200 songs. But I feel like there's going to be a huge disconnect within the overall setup here. It's supposed to be a countdown that steadily builds up to a pinnacle moment but with the first half in January and the second half a happening a full 3 months later and blowing a whole 100 songs at once, it seems like it'll kind of lose its steam instead of gain it in the interim wait. But it's something different, that's for sure... and that's one way to get rid of the MCs that Aki-P was so unhappy with last year...

I'm pretty sure that Koi suru Fortune Cookie is the obvious #1 this time around. I would put good money on it.

I wonder how they are going to handle graduation songs like Yume no Kawa this time around. It's so cringe-worthy to watch the remaining girls sing along with a VTR of old concert footage. It would be even worse to bring the graduated girls back to sing those songs again. The moment's over. The songs are great and I love listening to them, but I really feel like they shouldn't be performed anymore. Sad as it is, it just seems wrong. Yet I doubt they will make those songs ineligible and I'm pretty sure all of them will rank if it's a top 200, sooo....

 

it looks like someone from saitama will graduate....
i wonder who is it!? [wonder]

 

Well, if Kojiharu announces that she's leaving before the voting starts (in Kouhaku ala Kasai?), we'd already know what song would be 1st.

They are rally paving the path for her, but will she agree to walk it? [aup]