General News Thread

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Koei is a Japanese game company specialized in historical simulation games. Among some of their most famous works are games like Dynasty Warriors (真・三國無双), Nobunaga's Ambition (信長の野望),  Romance of the Three Kingdom (三國志), Samurai Warriors (戦国無双), & Uncharted Waters (大航海時代). They also created quite a few more feminine game series, althou these are less well known (at least by me) since they are prolly not as widely distributed as their historical/action games are.

Soooo, why am I suddenly talking about Koei? Well, it turns out that I was roaming their web like usual just then & I saw this...



AKB48's Ambition!
Quoting from their official web:

「聖歌」で創られた架空の世界 「ラ・チャント」 を舞台に、AKB48のメンバー全員がそれぞれの
野望を叶えるために戦う国盗り型ソーシャルシミュレーションゲーム。
指揮官となって、他のプレイヤーと共に推しメンが扮する 「巫女（みこ）」 の王座獲得を目指せ！

The player will be the fan of the members it seem? Also it is called a social simulation game? Additionally the word 国盗 was used, so the player are gonna try to be an usurper? So is politic an element in this game? It says it will be published sometime in 2013, but not specifically when.

So what do you folks think of it?
Personally it seems more interesting to me than Renai Sousenkyo lol. The costume the five are sporting also look nice, especially Yuko's & Mayuyu's.
Not a lot of information thou, so I guess not much to comment on for now..

in other news, my wireless internet has comeback to life! not that this is relevant to you guys lol.



Edit: Looks like this isn't really news, as it was posted in some of the members' thread already. Didn't roam there for awhile due to lack of wifi.
Just gonna steal two pics from Masa for the sake of more pics. Credit to Masa!


These are two different factions it seems? Also the game seems to be a smartphone game. Dunno is that good news or bad news for of you folks.
 

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Miyu Omori (KKS) is the most appearance on the Stage 168 times this year

http://via.me/-8ap0mvm

all time for active members

Kana Kobayashi 778 times (No 1. Natsumi Hirajima 823 times)

http://akiha176.web.fc2.com/akb48_003.html

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54th Japan Record Award! AKB48 - Fyling Get!  + talk  / 2012.12.30. /

[YKT]

AKB48 won best artist/group of the year award at the 54th Japan Record Award

Posted by Takajyo Aki


Posted by Shinoda Mariko


Speech only



http://mainichi.jp/mantan/news/20121230dyo00m200062000c.html
http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/akb48/news/f-et-tp0-20121230-1066317.html
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2012/12/30/kiji/K20121230004884390.html
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/2020150/full/
http://daily.co.jp/newsflash/gossip/2012/12/30/0005637328.shtml

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Now they sing the song again, many of the members with tears streaming down their lovely faces!!!

Congratulations girls!!!

[YKT]

On December 30th, the annual music awards show, ”The 54th Kagayaku! Japan Record Awards” was held, and announced that AKB48’s “Manatsu no Sounds good!” (written by Akimoto Yasushi, composed and arranged by Inoue Yoshimasa) has received the grand prize “Japan Record Award.” This is the second consecutive year for AKB48 to receive the award since they won the award with “Flying Get” last year.

Winning the “Japan Record Award” successively has been achieved by Hosokawa Takashi (1982 ~ 1983), Nakamori Akina (1985 ~ 1986), Amuro Namie (1996 ~ 1997), Hamasaki Ayumi (2001 ~ 2003), and EXILE (2008 ~ 2010), thus AKB48 is the first female group to accomplish it.

The general manager of AKB48 groups, Takahashi Minami shed tears, and said, “I am truly happy. Last year, we were desperate to grab the award, but his year, we felt like we must win it as the second chapter for AKB48 has begun. I am proud that we were able to get this award when there are so many great artists here.”

Watanabe Mayu also commented, “As Maeda-san graduated, we, the ones who are left, need to make AKB….”, she then had to stop right there, as she could not hold herself, but cry. She continued tearfully, “I am very happy. While being proud of this, I would like to continue trying our best. Though we felt some pressure, receiving the award will make us gain confidence, and I hope it will bring another good accomplishment.”

http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/12/akb48-takes-japan-record-award-for-second-consecutive-year/

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This just in...

AKB48 won "Artist of the Year'' at the ''27th Japan Gold Disc Award", per http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2020357/full/


Mayu Watanabe, Minami Takahashi, Yuko Oshima and Yuki Kashiwagi were on hand to accept the award.  AKB48 won for the second consecutive year.

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^News clip



Also, if you watch the 2nd half of the vid, Nogizaka46 won new artist of the year.

[YKT]

^follow up...check out SINGLE OF THE YEAR and BEST 5 SINGLES in the list below:

The winners of “THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2013” have been revealed.

The ‘Japan Golden Disc Award’ is headed by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), and the RIAJ initiated this annual event in 1987 to recognize outstanding artists and works that have contributed to the recording industry.

The winners are chosen based on the actual sales number of music software (deducting the number of the returned goods from the number of shipped goods), as well as the number of downloads through paid online distribution, Chaku-Uta, and so on. The winners for this year were chosen from data compiled from November 1st, 2011 to October 31st, 2012.

The “Artist of The Year” awards are considered to be the ‘grand prize’ for “THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD.”

Check out the winners of this year below!

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<THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2013>

- ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• AKB48 (Japanese)
• Che’Nelle (Western)

- BEST ASIAN ARTIST
• KARA

- BEST ENKA/KAYOKYOKU ARTIST
• Yuki Saori

-  NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
• Nogizaka46 (Japanese)
• One Direction (Western)
• B1A4 (Asia)

- BEST 5 NEW ARTISTS (Japanese)
• Ieiri Leo
• A.B.C-Z
• JIN
• Sexy Zone
• Nogizaka46

- BEST 3 NEW ARTISTS (Western)
• Alexandra Stan
• Hot Chelle Rae
• One Direction

- BEST 3 NEW ARTISTS (Asia)
• IU
• B1A4
• BOYFRIEND

- BEST ENKA/KAYOKYOKU NEW ARTIST
• Usuzawa Misaki

- ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “Mr.Children 2005-2010 <macro>” – Mr.Children (Japanese)
• “Believe” – Che’Nelle (Western)
• “Super Girl” – KARA (Asia)

- BEST 5 ALBUMS (Japanese)
• “1830m” – AKB48
• “EXILE JAPAN/Solo” – EXILE
• “ALL SINGLES BEST 2″ – Kobukuro
• “Mr.Children 2001-2005 <micro>” – Mr.Children
• “Mr.Children 2005-2010 <macro>” – Mr.Children

- BEST 3 ALBUMS (Western)
• “¡Uno!” – Green Day
• “Believe” – Che’Nelle
• “Living Things” – Linkin Park

- BEST 3 ALBUMS (Asia)
• “Super Girl” – KARA
• “Just Crazy” – Jang Keun-suk
• “ALIVE” – BIGBANG

- CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “BATTLE NOTES” – →Pia-no-jaC← × Hakase Taro

- JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “Little Broken Hearts” – Norah Jones

- INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “Strings Of My Soul” – Matsumoto Takahiro

- SOUND TRACK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “‘Persona 4 The Golden’ Original Sound Track” – Persona 4

- ANIMATION ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “‘Bakemonogatari’ Ongaku Zenshu Songs & Soundtracks” – Bakemonogatari

- TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC OF THE YEAR
• “Dai 48 Kai Columbia Zenkoku Ginei Concours Kadaigin Nanten” – Nippon Columbia Ginei Ongakukai

- CONCEPT ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• “COVERS” – BENI

- SINGLE OF THE YEAR
• “Manatsu no Sounds good!” – AKB48

- BEST 5 SINGLES
• “Ue kara Mariko” – AKB48
• “UZA” – AKB48
• “GIVE ME FIVE!” – AKB48
• “Gingham Check” – AKB48
• ”Manatsu no Sounds good!” – AKB48

- SONG OF THE YEAR BY DOWNLOAD
• “Love Story” – Amuro Namie (Japanese)
• “Believe” – Che’Nelle (Western)
• ”PAPARAZZI” – Shoujo Jidai (Asia)

- BEST 5 SONGS BY DOWNLOAD
• “Happiness” – AI
• “Love Story” – Amuro Namie
• “Yasashiku Naritai” – Saito Kazuyoshi
• “Believe” – Che’Nelle
• “Tatoe Donna ni…” – Nishino Kana

- BEST MUSIC VIDEOS
• “ARASHI LIVE TOUR Beautiful World” – Arashi (Japanese)
• “EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2012 ～TOWER OF WISH～” – EXILE (Japanese)
• “EXILE LIVE TOUR 2011 TOWER OF WISH ～Negai no Tou～” – EXILE (Japanese)
• “The Monster Ball Tour At Madison Square Garden” – Lady Gaga (Western)
• “JAPAN FIRST TOUR GIRLS’ GENERATION” – Shoujo Jidai (Asia)

- SPECIAL AWARD
• “1969″ – Yuki Saori & Pink Martini

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Source & Image: THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2013 official site

http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/01/the-winners-of-the-japan-gold-disc-award-2013-revealed/

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^JIJIpress vid

[RenX]

19 works from AKB48 simultaneously rank on Oricon’s ‘TOP 100′ weekly album chart

19 works by popular idol group AKB48 have simultaneously ranked on Oricon’s latest ’TOP 100‘ album chart for the week of January 14.  This set a new record, beating out Michael Jackson and The Beatles past records of 16 works ranking simultaneously in the TOP100.

The 19 works includes 18 of their “studio recordings collection” released on January 1st and their “1830m” album released back in August 2012.

11 of the “studio recordings collection” also ranked in the TOP100 the week before due to pre-orders, and following the official start of album sales, 18 have made it into the ranking.  The top ranking work is the “Team B 3rd Stage ‘Pajama Drive’” album at 17th place.

TOP100 Ranking Records:

1. AKB48 – 19 works (1/14/2013)
2. Michael Jackson – 16 works (7/20/2009)
2. The Beatles – 16 works (9/21/2009)
4. Ishihara Yujiro – 13 works (8/31/1987)
4. Matsuda Seiko – 13 works (8/17/2009)

AKB48’s 19 works and rankings:
No. 17 (up from 31)    Team B 3rd Stage “Pajama Drive”
No. 22 (up from 43)    Team K 4th Stage “Saishuu Bell ga Naru”
No. 27 (up from 46)    Team A 4th stage “Tadaima Renaichuu”
No. 30 (up from 59)    Himawari-gumi 1st stage ”Boku no Taiyo”
No. 31 (up from 58)　 Himawari-gumi 2nd Stage ”Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai”
No. 37 (up from 70)　Team K 6th Stage “RESET”
No. 40 (up from 71)　Team A 6th Stage “Mokugekisha”
No. 43 (up from 72)　Team B 5th Stage “Theater no Megami”
No. 47 (up from 77)　Team A 5th Stage “Renai Kinshi Jourei”
No. 52 (up from 81)　Team K 5th Stage “Sakaagari”
No. 53 (up from 88)　Team B 4th Stage “Idol no Yoake”
No. 60 (up from 79)　1830m
No. 73 (up from 115)  Team A 1st stage “PARTY ga Hajimaru yo”
No. 83 (up from 119)  Team B 2nd stage “Aitakatta”
No. 84 (up from 126)　Team A 3rd stage “Dare ka no Tame ni”
No. 85 (up from 129)　Team K 3rd stage “Nonai Paradise”
No. 88 (up from 132)　Team A 2nd stage “Aitakatta”
No. 91 (up from 125)　Team B 1st stage “Seishun Girls”
No. 93 (up from 142)　Team K 2nd stage “Seishun Girls”

Source : http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/01/19-works-from-akb48-simultaneously-rank-on-oricons-top-100-weekly-album-chart/

[Jul3]

AKB48 Official Diary 2013 Announced

[AKB48 2013-2014 diary contains lots of features of AKB48 and 7 interchangeable covers featuring its sister groups (AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, JKT48, SNH48), profiles of them, monthly calendar featuring birthdays of them, sticker(s) for schedule, and plenty more. *Calendar starts from April 2013.

(All product details, including availability, images, language(s), special features, and bonus extras, are subject to change without prior notice. Actual item weight may be different from the one indicated above.)/quote]

1300 yen, released in March.

Pre-order at http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NEOBK-1417139

[Jul3]

snip

Press event launch vid:

[YKT]

Jul3 confirmed a link I sent him that NO NAME will be getting a digital release.  I elected not to start a thread as it's only a digital release.

Could you help confirm something?  Is NO NAME getting a digital release?

http://listen.jp/store/musicnews_42660_all.htm

Thanks!

It looks like it:
OPテーマ「主なきその声」  Omona Kisono Koe
EDテーマ「この涙を君に捧ぐ」 Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu

1月23日(水)　00:00～　アニメロミックス、iTunes Store、サテライト★アニメモバイル、 tvkモバイル、テレ玉モバイル、サンテレビ ON モバイル(予定)
I think all those apart from iTunes are mobile phone things...

Rekochoku release on 2013年1月12日

Recent pic of the members of NO NAME:

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Seijin Shiki "Coming of Age Ceremonies"



pict

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Seijin Shiki "Coming of Age Ceremonies"



pict
http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/akb48_matome/imgs/3/d/3d9acbde.jpg

Tomonobu Togasaki (English page)

Nakamata, Nito, Yokoyama, Shimada, Oba, Tanabe and Minegishi of AKB celebrated for their Coming-of-Age today.

This Coming-of-Age celebration was a memorable one because it's rare to celebrate this occasion on a heavy snow.

Also, congratulations to everyone in Japan who is celebrating for their Coming-of-Age!!

I hope that you will have an awesome life as an adult.

TGSK's photo uploaded to imgur

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pict

Front Row, Left to Right: Moeno Nito, Minami Minegishi, Rino Sashihara, Yui Yokoyama, & Miku Tanabe
Middle Row: Shiori Nakamata,  Haruka Shimada, Mina Oba, Shiori Ogiso, Seira Sato, & Miki Yakata
Back Row: Aina Fukumoto, Nana Yamada, Madoka Umemoto, Ami Kobayashi, Aya Shibata, & Miki Hioki

[t-motion]

NMB48 announced ... their goal to make an own Kouhaku!


http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2020751/full/
http://mantan-web.jp/2013/01/18/20130118dog00m200010000c.html

[Jul3]

New Gree Stage Fighter CM featuring a new AKB48 song

[YKT]

New Gree Stage Fighter CM featuring a new AKB48 song

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