The AKB48 Question Thread

[Ruka Kikuchi]

I have a question that's probably on everyone's mind.

When is AKB gonna create a sister-group in America?

[DJ Maimai]

Can anyone tell me why AKB48 did a massive video dump on youtube? What's up with all the 45 second MV previews, and why in the world are there so many of them all at once??
Not a complaint, but I'm so curious and I have no idea what's going on! Are they special sub-units or something??

[kuro808]

^I'm going on a limb saying that they are picking up team surprise stuff for the upcoming releases because the uploaded stuff have been released...

[AshuraX]

I'm just curious. What does Akimoto Sayaka usually call Shinoda Mariko? Like, is it Mariko-sama? Shinoda-san? Well, I heard Mariko-sama call her just plain 'Sayaka', so yeah, what does Akigori call her???

[RenX]

Does anyone know what Kaga-ana means?
Is that something the girls do as an opening of a concert?

Tokyo Dome Day 3
24th August 2013

Kaga-ana: Oshima Yuko

M00. Overture
M01. Mokugekisha

.......

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Oh, one more question, just curious, is this guy here Yuko's brother? Their faces look kinda similar.

[SomethingWild]

Kage-ana = shadow announcer = the girl who does the intro talk for the concerts (off stage)


That guy is from comedy duo The Peace (think his name is Matayoshi), not Yuko's brother 

[winner]

That guy is from comedy duo The Peace (think his name is Matayoshi), not Yuko's brother 

Extra info. Yuko and Peace are regulars on Hoko x Tate.
Peace also hosted NMB48's show Naniwa Nadeshiko in 2011.

[Daydreamer0Fly]

Well, since anything goes...

I followed AKB (or more so SKE) for a while, but now I am more of a casual follower. I keep up with checking out new releases and MVs and big news, but I there is a lot I don't know. I am running an idol radio station (link in signature) where I play songs from all idol groups, and I feel for the 48's being so popular right now, I don't really have that many songs...

So, my question is, what are you favorite non-aside ***48 songs? List as many as you like, by AKB, SKE, NMB, or HKT. Looking for b-sides and Stage songs. Even tell me your favorite stage. Looking for stuff to check out and play.

[SomethingWild]

^I think your best bet is to search the setlists for the Request Hour concerts.
They include the top 100 most popular songs, voted for by the fans.
A-sides are included, but you'll find a LOT of great coupling and stage songs.

There's one every year, but there's the most recent to get you started: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=33659.msg1146510#msg1146510

[Daydreamer0Fly]

^I think your best bet is to search the setlists for the Request Hour concerts.
They include the top 100 most popular songs, voted for by the fans.
A-sides are included, but you'll find a LOT of great coupling and stage songs.

There's one every year, but there's the most recent to get you started: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=33659.msg1146510#msg1146510

Ooh, great idea!! Thanks so much

[AshuraX]

Can anyone translate to me me what Sasshi, Rena and Yuko said to Acchan during their MC on her farewell theater performance?

The performance

Credit goes to the guy who posted it for posting it.

Seriously needed to know this for something I'm planning. I'm not going to use it anytime soon, but...
Please...

[RenX]

From what events / singles do these pictures come from?

[SomethingWild]

From what events / singles do these pictures come from?

2013 Dome Tour:


Fukubukuro:


2012 Zenkoku Tour (the Nonaka Misato named, 47 prefectures one)


Minogashita Kimitachi e (AKA Stage Revival)

[Joe]

I can´t find a video of KFC on last Kouhaku. This is what I mean:

http://www.yumeki.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/yukoyankie.jpg

I wonder who represented each country 

[SomethingWild]

I wonder who represented each country 

Thanks to Melody:

1 : Japan / Sashihara Rino (HKT)
2 : America / Oshima Yuko
3 : France / Watanabe Mayu
4 : United Kingdom / Kojima Haruna
5 : Spain / Takahashi Minami
6 : Russia / Kashiwagi Yuki
7 : India / Yamamoto Sayaka (NMB)
8 : South Africa / Minegishi Minami
9 : Thailand / Iriyama Anna
10: Singapore / Matsui Rena (SKE)
11 : Greece / Watanabe Miyuki (NMB)
12 : Egypt / Yokoyama Yui
13: Italy / Kawaei Rina
14 : Finland / Shimazaki Haruka
15 : Mexico / Suda Akari (SKE)
16 : China / Kitahara Rie
17 : Tajikistan / Yamada Marina (HKT)
18 : Panama / Sasaki Yukari
19 : Philippines / Abe Maria
20 : Congo / Takajo Aki (JKT)
21 : Sri Lanka / Uchiyama Natsuki
22 : Mongolia / Suzuki Shihori
23 : Peru / Tanabe Miku
24 : Armenia /
25 : Switzerland
26 : Tunisia
27 : Bulgaria
28 : Macedonia / Kawakami Rena (NMB)
29 : Canada / Fujie Reina
30 : Guinea / Sakaguchi Riko (HKT)
31 : Costa Rica
32 : Colombia / Mita Mao (NMB)
33 : Madagascar / Jonishi Kei (NMB)
34 : Morocco
35 : Papua New Guinea / Umeda Ayaka
36 : Poland
37 : Honduras / Kamieda Emika (NMB)
38 : Hungary / Ichikawa Miori
39 : Myanmar
40 : New Zealand / Saito Makiko (SKE)
41 : Norway / Ishida Haruka
42 : Iceland / Kato Tomoko (SKE)
43 : Azerbaijan / Matsumoto Rina (SKE)
44 : Indonesia
45 : Bhutan / Kojima Natsuki
46 : Ukraine / Kito Momona (SKE)
47 : Kenya
48 : Ghana
49 : Jordan
50 : Lithuania
51 : Laos
52 : Latvia / Morita Ayaka
53 : Ireland / Maeda Ami
54 : Vietnam / Kishino Rika
55 : Croatia / Kusaba Manami (HKT)
56 : Argentina / Katayama Haruka
57 : Sweden / Iwatate Saho
58 : Netherlands / Nakata Chisato
59 : Germany
60 : Turkey
61 : Uzbekistan
62 : Ecuador
63 : Ethiopia
64 : Turkmenistan
65 : Malaysia
66 : Portugal / Sato Mieko (SKE)
67 : Micronesia
68 : Montenegro / Matsumura Megumi (NMB)
69 : Namibia / Izuta Rina
70 : Nicaragua
71 : Niger
72 : Nepal
73 : Syria
74 : Slovakia
75 : Swaziland
76 : Serbia / Natori Wakana
77 : Oman
78 : Algeria / Nakanishi Yuka (SKE)
79 : Kyrgyzstan / Kotani Riho (NMB)
80 : Jamaica / Shimada Harula
81 : Paraguay / Takano Yui (NMB)
82 : Samoa / Ogasawara Mayu (NMB)
83 : Korea / Miyazaki Miho
84 : Romania / Kono Saki (NMB)
85 : Taiwan
86 : Tonga / Umemoto Madoka (SKE)
87 : Bangladesh / Tanigawa Airi (NMB)
88 : Tanzania
89 : Zimbabwe
90 : Kazakhstan / Yamada Nana (NMB)
91 : Slovenia / Koyanagi Arisa (NMB)
92 : Guatemala
93 : Palau / Abiru Riho (SKE)
94 : Bolivia / Uchida Mayumi
95 : Austria / Yamauchi Suzuran
96 : Qatar
97 : Georgia
98 : Belarus
99 : Fiji
100: Bosnia Herzegovina
101 : Estonia / Okita Ayaka (NMB)
102 : Burundi / Yamagishi Natsumi (NMB)
103 : Moldova / Ijiri Anna (NMB)
104 : Belgium / Nakagawa Hiromi (NMB)
105 : Cambodia / Murakami Ayaka (NMB)
106 : Albany / Odan Mai (NMB)
107 : Denmark
108 : Dominican Republic / Shimada Rena (NMB)
109 : Liechtenstein
110 : Monaco / Yamaguchi Yuuki (NMB)

[Joe]

A Japanese friend gave me the complete list. It´s in Japanese but maybe somebody is interested:

1日本 指原莉乃
2アメリカ 大島優子
3フランス 渡辺麻友
4イギリス 小嶋陽菜
5スペイン 高橋みなみ
6ロシア 島崎遥香
7インド 入山杏奈
8南アフリカ 峯岸みなみ
9タイ 山本彩
10シンガポール 松井玲奈
11ギリシャ 渡辺美優紀
12エジプト 横山由依
13イタリア 須田亜香里
14フィンランド 柏木由紀
15メキシコ 川栄李奈
16中国 北原里英
17タジキスタン 山田麻莉奈
18パナマ 佐々木優佳里
19フィリピン 阿部マリア
21スリランカ 内山奈月
22モンゴル 鈴木紫帆里
23ペルー 田名部生来
24アルメニア 大矢真那
28マケドニア 川上礼奈
29カナダ 藤江れいな
30ギニア 坂口理子
32コロンビア 三田麻央
33マダガスカル 上西恵
35ﾊﾟﾌﾟｱﾆｭｰｷﾞﾆｱ 梅田彩佳
37ホンジュラス 上枝恵美加
＊38ハンガリー 市川美織
40ニュージーランド 斉藤真木子
41ノルウェー 石田晴香
42アイスランド 加藤智子
43アゼルバイジャン 松本梨奈
45ブータン 小嶋菜月
46ウクライナ 鬼頭桃菜
50リトアニア 山尾梨奈
52ラトビア 森田彩花
53アイルランド 前田亜美
54ベトナム 岸野里香
55クロアチア 草場愛
56アルゼンチン 片山陽加
57スウェーデン 岩立沙穂
58オランダ 中田ちさと
59ドイツ 岩永亞美
64 トルクメニスタン 大場美奈
66ポルトガル 佐藤実絵子
＊67ミクロネシア 野中美郷
68モンテネグロ 松村芽久未
69ナミビア 伊豆田莉奈
72ネパール 中村麻里子
76セルビア 名取稚菜
77オマーン 古川愛李
78アルジェリア 中西優香
79キルギス 小谷里歩
80ジャマイカ 島田晴香
81パラグアイ 高野祐衣
82サモア 小笠原茉由
83韓国 宮崎美穂
84ルーマニア 河野早紀
86トンガ 梅本まどか
87バングラデシュ 谷川愛梨
90カザフスタン 山田菜々
91スロベニア 小柳有沙
92グアテマラ 井口栞里
93パラオ 阿比留李帆
94ボリビア 内田眞由美
95オーストリア 山内鈴蘭
＊96カタール 加藤るみ
＊97グルジア 竹内舞
99フィジー 犬塚あさな
100ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ 山田澪花
101エストニア 沖田彩華
102ブルンジ 山岸奈津美
103モルドバ 井尻晏菜
104ベルギー 中川紘美
105カンボジア 村上文香
106アルバニア 大段舞依
108ドミニカ 島田玲奈
110モナコ 山口夕輝

[MaYukiIsLife]

I want to know where this is from



If you could please help me?

[MaYukiIsLife]

I wonder who represented each country 

Thanks to Melody:

1 : Japan / Sashihara Rino (HKT)
2 : America / Oshima Yuko
3 : France / Watanabe Mayu
4 : United Kingdom / Kojima Haruna
5 : Spain / Takahashi Minami
6 : Russia / Kashiwagi Yuki
7 : India / Yamamoto Sayaka (NMB)
8 : South Africa / Minegishi Minami
9 : Thailand / Iriyama Anna
10: Singapore / Matsui Rena (SKE)
11 : Greece / Watanabe Miyuki (NMB)
12 : Egypt / Yokoyama Yui
13: Italy / Kawaei Rina
14 : Finland / Shimazaki Haruka
15 : Mexico / Suda Akari (SKE)
16 : China / Kitahara Rie
17 : Tajikistan / Yamada Marina (HKT)
18 : Panama / Sasaki Yukari
19 : Philippines / Abe Maria
20 : Congo / Takajo Aki (JKT)
21 : Sri Lanka / Uchiyama Natsuki
22 : Mongolia / Suzuki Shihori
23 : Peru / Tanabe Miku
24 : Armenia /
25 : Switzerland
26 : Tunisia
27 : Bulgaria
28 : Macedonia / Kawakami Rena (NMB)
29 : Canada / Fujie Reina
30 : Guinea / Sakaguchi Riko (HKT)
31 : Costa Rica
32 : Colombia / Mita Mao (NMB)
33 : Madagascar / Jonishi Kei (NMB)
34 : Morocco
35 : Papua New Guinea / Umeda Ayaka
36 : Poland
37 : Honduras / Kamieda Emika (NMB)
38 : Hungary / Ichikawa Miori
39 : Myanmar
40 : New Zealand / Saito Makiko (SKE)
41 : Norway / Ishida Haruka
42 : Iceland / Kato Tomoko (SKE)
43 : Azerbaijan / Matsumoto Rina (SKE)
44 : Indonesia
45 : Bhutan / Kojima Natsuki
46 : Ukraine / Kito Momona (SKE)
47 : Kenya
48 : Ghana
49 : Jordan
50 : Lithuania
51 : Laos
52 : Latvia / Morita Ayaka
53 : Ireland / Maeda Ami
54 : Vietnam / Kishino Rika
55 : Croatia / Kusaba Manami (HKT)
56 : Argentina / Katayama Haruka
57 : Sweden / Iwatate Saho
58 : Netherlands / Nakata Chisato
59 : Germany
60 : Turkey
61 : Uzbekistan
62 : Ecuador
63 : Ethiopia
64 : Turkmenistan
65 : Malaysia
66 : Portugal / Sato Mieko (SKE)
67 : Micronesia
68 : Montenegro / Matsumura Megumi (NMB)
69 : Namibia / Izuta Rina
70 : Nicaragua
71 : Niger
72 : Nepal
73 : Syria
74 : Slovakia
75 : Swaziland
76 : Serbia / Natori Wakana
77 : Oman
78 : Algeria / Nakanishi Yuka (SKE)
79 : Kyrgyzstan / Kotani Riho (NMB)
80 : Jamaica / Shimada Harula
81 : Paraguay / Takano Yui (NMB)
82 : Samoa / Ogasawara Mayu (NMB)
83 : Korea / Miyazaki Miho
84 : Romania / Kono Saki (NMB)
85 : Taiwan
86 : Tonga / Umemoto Madoka (SKE)
87 : Bangladesh / Tanigawa Airi (NMB)
88 : Tanzania
89 : Zimbabwe
90 : Kazakhstan / Yamada Nana (NMB)
91 : Slovenia / Koyanagi Arisa (NMB)
92 : Guatemala
93 : Palau / Abiru Riho (SKE)
94 : Bolivia / Uchida Mayumi
95 : Austria / Yamauchi Suzuran
96 : Qatar
97 : Georgia
98 : Belarus
99 : Fiji
100: Bosnia Herzegovina
101 : Estonia / Okita Ayaka (NMB)
102 : Burundi / Yamagishi Natsumi (NMB)
103 : Moldova / Ijiri Anna (NMB)
104 : Belgium / Nakagawa Hiromi (NMB)
105 : Cambodia / Murakami Ayaka (NMB)
106 : Albany / Odan Mai (NMB)
107 : Denmark
108 : Dominican Republic / Shimada Rena (NMB)
109 : Liechtenstein
110 : Monaco / Yamaguchi Yuuki (NMB)

A Yukirin fanblog said she was Finland. Takamina looks more of Russia than Yukirin~

[Phantom]

Hey guys, I'm going to Japan pretty soon and I was wondering if you still need to go through a damn lottery to get tickets to the akb theater? Would be fun to see a show but I ain't exactly  going to go through hell for it.

[SomethingWild]

if you still need to go through a damn lottery to get tickets to the akb theater?

Yup. There are some guides online, but I'm not even sure which ones are up to date anymore.

Good luck. I've never won any. Luckily other idol groups' events are a lot easier to get into!