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Title: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on September 03, 2009, 12:47:45 PM
Initial first press: CD + DVD with national handshaking event ticket
http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-10334235981.html (http://ameblo.jp/akihabara48/entry-10334235981.html)

Bonus photo from various shops
Detail:
http://www.kingrecords.co.jp/akb48/kokuchi2.html (http://www.kingrecords.co.jp/akb48/kokuchi2.html)

Preorder links provided by Sayange:
CD Japan (http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=KIZM-43)
HMV Japan (http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/3660258)
YesAsia Global (http://www.yesasia.com/global/title-to-be-determined-single-dvd-japan-version/1021155892-0-0-0-en/info.html)
YesAsia North America (http://www.yesasia.com/us/title-to-be-determined-single-dvd-japan-version/1021155892-0-0-0-en/info.html)
Amazon Japan (http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002M5P6V4)


Stay tuned for further details  :)


Funny fact: Morning Musume's 41th single is postponed to 28 Oct (original 21 Oct).. otherwise they would've gone up against each other  XD
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single
Post by: 7Seas。 on September 04, 2009, 01:43:33 AM
it will release on my birthday~~
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single
Post by: Sayange on September 04, 2009, 03:02:28 AM
Buy in:

CD Japan (http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=KIZM-43)
HMV Japan (http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/3660258)
YesAsia Global (http://www.yesasia.com/global/title-to-be-determined-single-dvd-japan-version/1021155892-0-0-0-en/info.html)
YesAsia North America (http://www.yesasia.com/us/title-to-be-determined-single-dvd-japan-version/1021155892-0-0-0-en/info.html)
Amazon Japan (http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002M5P6V4)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single
Post by: clockface on September 04, 2009, 09:56:19 PM
This is rather quick. I just wonder if this single is a 'farewell song' for the old team formations. If so, then I'm predicting a soft ballad, but it could also go the way of an upbeat "strive for the future" tune as well. Whatever it may be, I'm glad, since the singles tend to feel a little old whenever Oricon week 2 comes around. In the case of Iwake, the election thing made it age even faster since so much focus was put on that element and thus the single itself.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single
Post by: SomethingWild on September 12, 2009, 03:33:42 PM
New info:
- 70 extras recruitment for AKB48 Theater filming on 09/10. No age or gender limit.
- They will be up against: http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/S/6/jp/ (http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/S/6/jp/)
- Outfits can be camo related as seen in some blogs
- Confirmed senbatsu (posted by Makistar)
1- Acchan
2 - Mariko
3 - Haruna
4 - Sae
5 - Jurina
6 - Itano
7 - Takamina
8 - Erena
10 - Kasai
11 - Miho
12 - Sayaka

almost certain:
13 - Yukirin
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single
Post by: SomethingWild on September 14, 2009, 06:32:51 PM
Regular version (with DVD):

1. RIVER (senbatsu)
2. Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara ("Because I love you") (Under Girls)
3. Hikoukigumo ("Vapor trail") (Theater Girls)
4. RIVER (off vocal ver.)
5. Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (off vocal ver.)

1. RIVER PV
2. Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara PV
3. Hikoukigumo PV
4. "Special in regular clothes ~Things you want said to you on a date~" (this features the senbatsu girls only)

Senbatsu:
Akimoto, Itano, Oshima, Ono, Kasai, Kashiwagi, Kitahara, Kojima, Shinoda, Takahashi, Maeda (Atsuko), Matsui (Jurina), Minegishi, Miyazaki, Miyazawa, Watanabe

Under Girls:
Ishida, Ota, Oku, Katayama, Kikuchi, Kuramochi, Komori, Sashihara, Sato (Amina), Sato (Sumire), Takajo, Nakagawa, Nito, Fujie, Maeda (Ami), Matsui (Rena)

Theater Girls:
Iwasa, Uchida, Umeda, Oya, Kobayashi, Suzuki (Mariya), Tanabe, Chikano, Nakata, Nakatsuka, Nakaya, Nonaka, Hirajima, Matsubara, Masuda, Matsui (Sakiko), Yonezawa

The ones I care about are in bold  :P
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on September 14, 2009, 06:50:11 PM
LQ previews thanks to Ama @ S48:

River: http://www.twitter.com/?d=U8OUKJ70 (http://www.twitter.com/?d=U8OUKJ70)
Kimi no koto: http://www.twitter.com/?d=ABR59FDL (http://www.twitter.com/?d=ABR59FDL)

It's gonna be great to see River being performed.. the intro sounds pretty bombastic. However, don't really care about the rest of the song.

Undergirls ftw, I like their song a million times better.

edit: make that 10 million times better  :lol:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Sayange on September 15, 2009, 02:19:34 AM
I love BOTH songs. The RIVER intro is that shit, IMO. The song changes dramatically after that but it's a pretty good song even though it doesn't sound like AKB. I'm lovong it, too much.

Kimi no Koto ga Suki dakara is AKB-ish! It's like listening Iiwake. And since I love Iiwake, I'm loving this song, too.


Ahhh. I feel good today, I hadn't loved a single like this since Oogoe. :wub:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on September 15, 2009, 08:12:01 AM
River:
Holy shit! :shocked:

Hell must have frozen over since that's the first AKB related song I like lol. However, the song could be a minute shorter because it starts dragging after 3:40. Anyways River is still pretty awesome :thumbsup

Kimi no koto:
:yawn:

Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on September 15, 2009, 09:45:16 PM
Here's the River outfit:
(http://picroda.jphip.com/thumbs/jphip8323.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/data/jphip8323.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/thumbs/jphip8324.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/data/jphip8324.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/thumbs/jphip8325.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/data/jphip8325.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/thumbs/jphip8327.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/data/jphip8327.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/thumbs/jphip8332.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/data/jphip8332.jpg)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on September 16, 2009, 03:14:45 PM
I've gotten used to River. I think it's ok, but I'm not sure if it'll catch on.

The outfits looks pretty sweet. This military base looks pretty boring.. there better be some explosions as well  :P

(http://h.imagehost.org/t/0816/maru1252975711994.jpg) (http://h.imagehost.org/view/0816/maru1252975711994) (http://h.imagehost.org/t/0274/maru1252975732337.jpg) (http://h.imagehost.org/view/0274/maru1252975732337) (http://h.imagehost.org/t/0684/maru1252975759331.jpg) (http://h.imagehost.org/view/0684/maru1252975759331) (http://h.imagehost.org/t/0972/maru1252975798839.jpg) (http://h.imagehost.org/view/0972/maru1252975798839) (http://h.imagehost.org/t/0372/maru1252975811632.jpg) (http://h.imagehost.org/view/0372/maru1252975811632) (http://h.imagehost.org/t/0840/vlgeino000478.jpg) (http://h.imagehost.org/view/0840/vlgeino000478) (http://a.imagehost.org/t/0276/vlgeino000479.jpg) (http://a.imagehost.org/view/0276/vlgeino000479) (http://a.imagehost.org/t/0377/vlgeino000480.jpg) (http://a.imagehost.org/view/0377/vlgeino000480)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Blu-Cherri on September 21, 2009, 12:57:28 PM
FINALLY I get to hear this :D
I love the opening and the whole song and everything OMG I need this single so much.

I just heard the b-side...omg LOVE IT! eee~ my favourite single in a while and I thought I loved all the recent ones anyway :D
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Rayle on September 21, 2009, 02:04:46 PM
Who cares, it's AKB48 in military gear!  :w00t: And not faux-camo either, they got the vests and boots on and everything! AKB never fails to deliver in the PV department.

The song also is also really nice, what I expected out of them. The choral vocals in the chorus almost get me every time. (10nen and Namida Surprise were boring, though. Gah, those two songs made me miss gushing on Iiwake, which was back to awesome.) The difference from Seifuku and Keibetsu is that the arrangement less percussive, as they went for a more soaring sound than driving, as before. Still like it, though.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Masa on September 21, 2009, 04:26:25 PM
River (radio rip)
http://sharebee.com/1b561c24 (http://sharebee.com/1b561c24)
http://www.mediafire.com/?y5tn5wwuzdw (http://www.mediafire.com/?y5tn5wwuzdw)

:twothumbs
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Blu-Cherri on September 22, 2009, 12:14:09 AM
Just so you know 2 girls are missing from the list as they were absent from the event.
Sato Natsuki and kohara
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Sayange on September 22, 2009, 03:59:49 AM
The song is really good. I liked it already before the quality rip, but now I like it even more (I miss the weird rap, though).
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Masa on September 24, 2009, 10:39:05 AM
RIVAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

AKB48ニュース 新曲RIVER [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUvz9MaSQOU#ws-normal)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: SomethingWild on September 24, 2009, 04:36:53 PM
I preferd the LQ rip of river  :nervous

They showed the undergirls' outfit on this weeks AKBingo:

(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3121/62825400.jpg)

And also a skirt/whote shirt combi and water throwing?!  XD
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Blu-Cherri on September 24, 2009, 06:41:38 PM
Kinda reminds me of yuuhi but cuter :D
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: SomethingWild on September 24, 2009, 06:45:16 PM
So desu ne~:

(http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4325/41yuuhiwomiteiruka.th.png) (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/41yuuhiwomiteiruka.png/)

The new ones look more modern and they give me an autumn vibe.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Blu-Cherri on September 24, 2009, 06:50:06 PM
I totally prefer these to the yuuhi ones, wasn't a total fan of them and they didn't suit all the girls...
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: SomethingWild on September 29, 2009, 01:34:14 PM
Not sure if this means anything:

(http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8097/newslargeakb48rivergeki.jpg)

 (http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/538/newslargeakb48rivertsuj.jpg)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Blu-Cherri on September 29, 2009, 05:06:13 PM
CD covers, kinda boring...
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Masa on September 29, 2009, 05:15:30 PM
Whoa, only 8 girls? Oh well, it's all good since my favorite girls are included :P
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: SomethingWild on September 29, 2009, 05:54:18 PM
I have mixed feelings. I like less members on the cover, otherwise they are so small you can barely make them out. Even so, there are obvious downsides to such a cover.

I like the bottom cover, they all look good on it. TomoTooth is cute, Jurina dimple is cute, Acchan's hair is nice, Oshima looks good..
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Code001 on September 29, 2009, 06:06:41 PM
I'm liking the second cover more, too.  In the first one, I'm focusing on Acchan a bit too much, which can be good or bad, depending on how you look at it.  :nervous  The second one seems a bit more natural to me.

Edit: I forgot to mention that I'm liking both songs, especially the second one, but I'm going to withhold judgment until the actual single is released.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Sayange on September 30, 2009, 03:51:14 AM
Whoa, only 8 girls? Oh well, it's all good since my favorite girls are included :P

Not all the girls in the single are in the cover... Sayaka and Sae are missing...  :angry:


Anyways, the covers are boring. Really boring.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Masa on September 30, 2009, 05:25:54 PM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/data/jphip9184.jpg)

:thumbsup
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: SomethingWild on September 30, 2009, 07:38:21 PM
^haha they just edited out the rest of the members   :doh: Kasai looks good.

They look like a human piramide in that shot  :P
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Sayange on October 01, 2009, 05:50:38 AM
I loev Sayaka but I don't like it when she has that mega curly hair  :'(
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Masa on October 04, 2009, 09:42:34 PM
AKB48 RIVER PV (Short ver.) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtYrzzOas8c#ws-normal)

RIVAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Masa on October 05, 2009, 05:11:30 PM
AKB48 RIVER CM 30sec ver. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKIPEK_Et0c#ws-normal)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: SomethingWild on October 05, 2009, 06:17:27 PM
The more I hear it the less I start to like it  :oops:  My hope lies with the undergirls  XD
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Masa on October 06, 2009, 05:49:26 PM
River (full version)
http://sharebee.com/454518a3 (http://sharebee.com/454518a3)

The best intro ever! :thumbup
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Sayange on October 07, 2009, 02:22:44 AM
I LOVE RIVER!!!!!!!!!!! :wub:  (or should i say "liver"? XD)


No matter what others say, the intro is the shit!  :bow:




Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 07, 2009, 05:00:02 PM
I actually love this song so much, I really like the 'oh oh oh ooooh oooh' bit :wub:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Masa on October 07, 2009, 06:36:36 PM
Looks like they have already started pimpin' the new teams:
(http://picroda.jphip.com/data/jphip9661.jpg)

Whoa! I can't believe they managed to make Mayu & Yuki look all badass :shocked:

(http://img31.imagevenue.com/loc121/th_33180_Image2_122_121lo.jpg) (http://img31.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33180_Image2_122_121lo.jpg) (http://img126.imagevenue.com/loc186/th_33181_Image3_122_186lo.jpg) (http://img126.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33181_Image3_122_186lo.jpg) (http://img258.imagevenue.com/loc499/th_33184_Image4_122_499lo.jpg) (http://img258.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33184_Image4_122_499lo.jpg) (http://img251.imagevenue.com/loc479/th_33185_Image5_122_479lo.jpg) (http://img251.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33185_Image5_122_479lo.jpg) (http://img126.imagevenue.com/loc547/th_33188_Image6_122_547lo.jpg) (http://img126.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33188_Image6_122_547lo.jpg) (http://img105.imagevenue.com/loc136/th_33190_Image7_122_136lo.jpg) (http://img105.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33190_Image7_122_136lo.jpg) (http://img263.imagevenue.com/loc117/th_33191_Image8_122_117lo.jpg) (http://img263.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33191_Image8_122_117lo.jpg) (http://img176.imagevenue.com/loc543/th_33192_Image9_122_543lo.jpg) (http://img176.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33192_Image9_122_543lo.jpg) (http://img250.imagevenue.com/loc165/th_33194_Image10_122_165lo.jpg) (http://img250.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33194_Image10_122_165lo.jpg) (http://img155.imagevenue.com/loc132/th_33195_Image11_122_132lo.jpg) (http://img155.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33195_Image11_122_132lo.jpg) (http://img187.imagevenue.com/loc5/th_33196_Image12_122_5lo.jpg) (http://img187.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33196_Image12_122_5lo.jpg) (http://img187.imagevenue.com/loc507/th_33208_Image13_122_507lo.jpg) (http://img187.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33208_Image13_122_507lo.jpg)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Masa on October 08, 2009, 11:19:12 PM
AKB48 RIVER 091007 AKBINGO! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL3Bi0g3qKU#ws-normal)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Datalanche on October 09, 2009, 03:14:25 AM
Now that we've seen the 'short' PV, I can safely say this is my favorite AKB48 song and PV ever. The song is great and I seriously dig military theme of the PV, so this is like perfect.

Something finally overtook BINGO! for me. I'm actually kinda shocked. In a good way, though. :)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Bloo48 on October 09, 2009, 04:17:13 AM
River (full version)
http://sharebee.com/454518a3 (http://sharebee.com/454518a3)

Thank you for the full vercion!
By the way, we can fit the plot of PV
Mariko Shinoda forget your sunglasses  XD
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: jafeijai on October 09, 2009, 03:11:33 PM
Gahh..I still say 'Iiwake Maybe' is better, but the song is starting to stick..grr..Masa XD
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 09, 2009, 09:43:56 PM
For me RIVER>>>iiwake maybe.  I prefer these powerful type songs generally.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Masa on October 10, 2009, 04:50:38 PM
(http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3734/rivern.jpg)
DOWNLOAD (http://sharebee.com/30bcec3d)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: jafeijai on October 11, 2009, 05:44:41 PM
I have no idea how this exists, considering how it looks like the later half was taken from Shukan and the next one shouldn't be out until the 16th. :S Either way, here we are...A somewhat complete PV:

AKB48 NEW SINGLE  『River』  FULL PV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj5sUtaw5Hk#ws-normal)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Masa on October 11, 2009, 09:30:25 PM
This song is so epic  :lol: ...especially the "kimi no..." part.  8)
Welcome to JPH!P, Afifmatin! :welcome
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Sayange on October 12, 2009, 12:56:42 AM
This song is so epic  :lol: ...especially the "kimi no..." part.  8)

But what's the connection between the song and their military part stalking through the swamp or river? :nervous

Anyone can answer?

I think it's a metaphor. Like, you know, sometimes we all have problems (the wild river) but we can finally pass through ll the bad moments with optimism, hard work... Life is like a war, you know.  :P
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 12, 2009, 03:01:22 AM
and the flower at the end is the hope we all still have even when times are tough and we have to fight etc.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Sayange on October 12, 2009, 04:06:21 AM
Awwwww AKB is such a deep group...  :heart:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: kiikoi on October 12, 2009, 04:17:47 AM
RIVER will be airing on tv again today on chiba tv at 8pmjst and 11pmjst

if you have access to japanese internet tv, PLEASE record it and upload it youtube so we could see the damn whole thing XD XD
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: SomethingWild on October 13, 2009, 11:47:49 AM
This is the actual Full PV!

AKB48 RIVER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc0Q5kuXB30#normal)

2:11-2:13 is the best part.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: jafeijai on October 13, 2009, 03:16:27 PM
^ [cough]BIAS[cough] :lol:

Not enough of those badass shots starting at 2:26 though.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 13, 2009, 04:46:25 PM
I LOVE the FULL song and the PV!! :D
It doesn't have a plot(and if you try to give it one it doesn't work so I'ma go with it not having one) and it's great.  The struggles through life and all that.
Different locations(air base, forest/river and dryish place(kinda iraq-esuqe with the buildings)) and some great closeups.  I kinda guessed there wouldn't be many erena shots so I'm not disappointed(as I had no expectations lol)

I have to say I love Acchan's hair here :D I also really like Yuko's <3
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Sayange on October 14, 2009, 01:37:55 AM
The PV is great, not a master piece, but great.  :cow:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Bloo48 on October 14, 2009, 02:53:32 AM
For my PV is the best they have taken has become my favorite ;)

 :thumbsup
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River" (radio rip added)
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 15, 2009, 03:50:47 AM
Maeda Ami must be Rie's stand-in as she performed in the AKBINGO performance of RIVER.
They really seem to be pushing her, I'm gonna guess she's pretty talented to get to sub so much(she even subbed with suuchan on the iiwake performance on music station)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on October 15, 2009, 12:20:41 PM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip00054.jpg)
DOWNLOAD @ AKB Multimedia (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=21542.0)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on October 16, 2009, 10:53:50 PM
NINKI for next week:

01 94.30 AKB48 - RIVER
02 41.00 平沢憂(米澤円) - 「けいおん!」イメージソング 平沢憂
03 38.20 AAA - Hide-away
04 34.70 平井堅 - 僕は君に恋をする
05 34.60 シェリル・ノーム starring May'n - pink monsoon
06 27.40 松たか子 - 君となら
07 24.40 西野カナ - もっと...
08 20.40 愛内里菜 - MAGIC
09 19.70 Bon Jovi - We Weren't Born To Follow
10 18.90 森山直太朗 - 涙

NINKI is a popularity poll conducted by Oricon and they are NOT sales predictions.

Based on this, AKB48 seems to be the prime candidate for #1!
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Datalanche on October 16, 2009, 11:45:38 PM
Awesome, this single deserves it! Also, lol at AKB48 beating even Bon Jovi. :lol:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Bloo48 on October 17, 2009, 12:11:51 AM
But esque River has been and will remain such a succes
Esque's this wonderful song!
AKB golden year for hopefully this single to go gold too! =)

 :thumbsup
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 18, 2009, 02:55:32 AM
The other 2 songs videos are up on youtube(but maybe not for much longer)
undergirls - AKB48 [君のことが好きだから] PV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ClAnMQjLPA#ws-normal)
theatre girls - AKB48 [ひこうき雲(シアターガールズver.)] PV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-BCRe_HITM#ws-normal)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Datalanche on October 18, 2009, 04:42:55 AM
That's the coolest B-side EVER.

I'm officially buying this like right now. Was going to wait until next month but nah, I want this. :)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on October 18, 2009, 11:06:08 AM
OMG.. Plenty of Rena, Sasshi, Moeno, Amina, Mocchi.. most my favs are here! I need this song in my life!  XD
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: jafeijai on October 18, 2009, 09:48:14 PM
(http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1651/akb48riverhdmp4thumbs20.jpg)
Download @ AKB Multimedia! (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=21056.msg625661#msg625661)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: jafeijai on October 19, 2009, 03:53:54 AM
Since I've seen it pop up all over Youtube now..:

Private clothing special ~ Things you want to be told during a date ~
AKB48 『私服のときスペシャル ~デートの時に言われたい一言~』 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpAac2mS7PI#ws-normal)

Side note: Any suggestions on a better way to translate 「私服のときスペシャル~デートの時に言われたい一言~」?
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Sayange on October 19, 2009, 02:17:57 PM
The translation is ok, but not full. The whole thing is "what u want to be told on a date wearing civil clothes."
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on October 19, 2009, 02:43:25 PM
These videos are always hilarious. Kasai's was the best imo.

and lmao @ Mayu. It started out great, but then it turned into her usual "just stand there and smile" routine  :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Datalanche on October 20, 2009, 01:41:11 AM
Rie's =  :imdead:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Sayange on October 20, 2009, 01:49:34 AM
It's so hilarious when I see people who like the river b-side but disliked Iiwake... Coz they are basically the thing....  :roll:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 20, 2009, 01:53:25 AM
^For me that's how it is. I didn't like iiwake but I really like knkgsd but I prefer RIVER to both.
knkgsd had something iiwake was missing so yh they're similar but not the same thing.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Datalanche on October 20, 2009, 02:54:22 AM
The PV has a similar set and outfits and the beat resembles iwake's, but they are different enough. It's not a complete regurgitation like a lot of the stage songs are, at least.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: redux on October 20, 2009, 03:06:41 AM
^For me that's how it is. I didn't like iiwake but I really like knkgsd but I prefer RIVER to both.
knkgsd had something iiwake was missing so yh they're similar but not the same thing.

Concur.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on October 20, 2009, 07:51:34 AM
RIVAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=21603.0)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on October 21, 2009, 11:12:17 AM
Holy crap!

Charts:

*1 87,795 AKB48
*2 21,121 AAA
*3 *7,745 シェリル・ノーム starring May'n
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on October 21, 2009, 11:17:10 AM
RIVAAAAAAAAAA! :thumbup

*1 87,795 AKB48

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

And you thought River was gonna flop :P

Edit: How the hell did they manage to outsell Iiwake Maybe's 1st week sales in just one day? :shocked:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on October 21, 2009, 03:02:13 PM
FUCKING INCREDIBLE!

(http://picroda.jphip.com/akb48/jphip00472.jpg)
http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/ (http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/)

Congrats, AKB48! :thumbup
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 21, 2009, 08:45:23 PM
AKB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!................48!!!!!!!!!
RIVAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Bloo48 on October 21, 2009, 10:38:53 PM
AKB48 Amor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I knew 3 singles gold in one year!
For now akb48 is fashion and the law!  :mon lovelaff:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: redux on October 21, 2009, 10:53:57 PM
Fuck yes! I really really happy about this! This was the first single of theirs I'd bought myself as I had an inclination that they could make it to number one this time around...talk about an understatement! Here's hoping the rest of the week is successful too!
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Datalanche on October 21, 2009, 11:54:55 PM
Handshake events and marketing ploys ftw. :lol:

One of those is mine, though. :D
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Sayange on October 22, 2009, 04:42:44 AM
THIS IS JUST THE BEST. WAY TO GO, AKB  :pimp:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on October 22, 2009, 12:32:41 PM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/akb48/jphip00516.jpg)

WHAT THE FUCK?! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 22, 2009, 12:44:29 PM
woooooo

*oh oh ooooooh oh*
RIVAAAAAAAAAAAA
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on October 22, 2009, 03:08:54 PM

And you thought River was gonna flop :P


 :nervous

141,844 copies sold in 2 days! I did not see that coming at all. I didn't even buy it this time  :lol:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: jafeijai on October 22, 2009, 03:50:17 PM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/akb48/jphip00516.jpg)

WHAT THE FUCK?! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
:twothumbs Can I get a 'weekly #1' with that? :lol:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on October 22, 2009, 03:54:48 PM
Not only that, but AKB48's 2009 singles rank 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the best selling idol group singles! Perfume takes 5th IIRC.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Bloo48 on October 23, 2009, 12:24:10 AM
Are enough! AKB Congratulations! Right to victory   :theking
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Datalanche on October 23, 2009, 05:16:38 AM
Jesus.. handshakes or not, 141k is pretty stellar. :shocked Wow!
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on October 23, 2009, 01:51:08 PM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip00097.jpg)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on October 23, 2009, 04:05:59 PM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip00098.jpg)
DOWNLOAD @ AKB Multimedia (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=21641.0)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 23, 2009, 06:42:37 PM
156,103 in 3 days!!
RIVAAA POWAAA
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: redux on October 23, 2009, 07:10:34 PM
Just got home with my copy of the CD, not give it a whirl yet but am damn happy that I have seemingly beat the postal strike to get it now.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: daigong on October 24, 2009, 08:49:48 AM
WHAT THE FUCK!!!! That's way beyond AYU numbers :shock:

(http://picroda.jphip.com/akb48/t/jphip00550.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/akb48/jphip00550.jpg)

I came across this cap, they on Music Fighter soon? ROFL at Yuko shimmy shimmy ya in the corner.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on October 24, 2009, 04:00:05 PM
156,103 in 3 days!!

+4707 today makes 160,810!
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on October 25, 2009, 01:17:53 PM
156,103 in 3 days!!

+4707 today makes 160,810!

+7,085  = 167,895 after 5 days
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 25, 2009, 09:03:02 PM
this single is selling like crazy!!!
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on October 25, 2009, 09:39:41 PM
AKB48 RIVER Live[HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrs5X4xiFIc#normal)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 26, 2009, 03:54:05 AM
LQ team versions
"RIVER" Theater ver. (http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/music/watch/v19269803ZKQWec2n)

glad mayuyu wasn't from for b's, before it started I was thinking how wrong it'd be for her to be in the acchan-yuko-takamina etc position...so was very pleasantly surprised to see  the 2 that did take it :D
(i won't spoil who it was :P)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 26, 2009, 04:01:02 AM
AKB48『RIVER』(リバー) MUSIC JAPAN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQGKxgasuEY#normal)

Rena Matsui and Ami Maeda are subbing for Rie and Kasai
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Bloo48 on October 27, 2009, 01:48:14 AM
Failure to reach some 200,000 copies ^^  :jphip:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on October 27, 2009, 09:46:15 AM
They are @ 167,895 after 6 days.

10nen Sakura started with 66000 after the first week and manage to sell 40000 copies in the period after that. From that perspective, 200K should still be possible. Even so, nobody expected them have epic sales figures like these  :w00t:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: shadowstar on October 27, 2009, 03:55:00 PM
Does anyone have the full single up somewhere for download?
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 27, 2009, 04:14:19 PM
^It's in the multimedia section here
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: shadowstar on October 27, 2009, 04:14:37 PM
Yeah, I just saw. Thanks! XD
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on October 27, 2009, 09:55:34 PM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip00126.jpg)
DOWNLOAD @ AKB Multimedia (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=21694.0)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Bloo48 on October 27, 2009, 10:56:46 PM
I can not see the multimedia section D: why?
Well, you go down to 5 instead  :cry:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: maliciel on October 28, 2009, 05:03:42 AM
River annoyed me when I first heard it.

Actually the beginning with the 'A-K-B' still kinda does. But that all goes away once you see them dancing, like fairies @_@
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on October 28, 2009, 03:01:02 PM
I can not see the multimedia section D: why?


You need at least 50 posts to access the multimedia area  :)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on October 29, 2009, 04:50:56 PM
Back to 4th today!

*1 KinKi Kids 39740
*2 UVERworld 15456
*3 水樹奈々 13317
*4 AKB48
*5 モーニング娘。

Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on October 29, 2009, 04:55:08 PM
*4 AKB48
*5 モーニング娘。
That's pretty impressive especially considering that the new Morning Musume single was released a week after River :shocked:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on October 30, 2009, 12:40:15 PM
AKB48 dropped to 11 today. Aw well, still a good run. I wonder what the second week sales will be.

MM went up to 4th.. I wonder if they can beat mikan sales.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: jafeijai on October 30, 2009, 01:47:55 PM
RIVAAAA!! at Music Station :)
AKB48 RIVER [Music Station] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvcCj5FwP5A#normal)

I liked the camera work on this one: relatively balanced in terms of shots of the girls, emphasizing the right points in the choreography...
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on October 30, 2009, 10:25:50 PM
 :lol: @ http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k122415669 (http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k122415669)

6000 yen for 115 cds is a steal! Somebody buy it!  :lol:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: jafeijai on October 30, 2009, 10:28:10 PM
^ Assuming it's for real :P
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: atskv9 on October 31, 2009, 01:05:14 AM
emphasizing the right points in the choreography...
Are you referring to the Takamina upskirts? :P I think it was just really short this time.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: jafeijai on October 31, 2009, 01:08:01 AM
^ [ahem] I was REFERRING to the closeup of the double peace they do.. :tama-mad:

..But yes, I noticed that as well. >.> I swear, her skirt is easily shorter than everyone else's -_-..
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Blu-Cherri on October 31, 2009, 02:47:15 AM
oh it's tucked into her 'safety pantsu'
(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/3343/takamina.jpg)
It's not supposed to be like this, watch other performances and it's not like this.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: maliciel on October 31, 2009, 03:11:08 AM
Stop, stop!

Why are we discussing this like it's a bad thing? :lol:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on November 02, 2009, 07:34:32 AM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip00185.jpg)
DOWNLOAD @ AKB Multimedia (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=21960.0)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on November 04, 2009, 12:08:21 PM
Up to #5 again!!!

Total sales so far: 195,522

200K, here we come!  :cow:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on November 05, 2009, 10:29:39 PM
They dropped to #27... however! They just reached the magic number

200,137

 :cow: :cow: :cow:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Bloo48 on November 06, 2009, 01:54:32 AM
WOW!! :shocked:

Bet it will be difficult to break that mark!
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: maliciel on December 05, 2009, 12:50:03 PM
AKB48 - RIVER (a cappella PV)) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdXOMwdCI1I#normal)

Totally unrelated to all the sales talk, but I liked it, for some reason.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on December 05, 2009, 10:26:05 PM
K-1 WORLD GP 2009 HALF TIME SHOW 2009-12-05
AKB48 RIVER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neovZZ_mPEY#noexternalembed-normal)

Full song! :w00t:
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Code001 on December 05, 2009, 10:56:09 PM
I saw some of that yesterday during the K-1 event on HDNet.  AKB48 + K-1 =  :inlove:  It also helped that it was one of the most exciting K-1 events in awhile.  8)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Masa on December 06, 2009, 12:03:52 AM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip00392.jpg)
DOWNLOAD (http://www.multiupload.com/25QIW2E1H1)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: SomethingWild on December 06, 2009, 03:05:17 PM
That a capella version is pretty cool! I hope there are more is more a capella stuff on YT. *goes browsing*

Btw, total sales are up to 211,819  :twothumbs
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: YKT on March 10, 2012, 01:44:07 PM
Thread resurrection  :P
AKB48×雄勝中学校 / RIVER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goazi6Did78#ws)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: Seigus on March 11, 2012, 04:34:49 AM
^ My all-time favourite song from AKB48 :wub:

Great collaboration with the students drum troupe! RIVER is definitely a fitting song for this occasion. May Japan stay strong, overcome the obstacles, and live!

GO, JAPAN!
GO, AKB48!

P.S. It's always awesome to watch the girls perform RIVER in present time. With all the stage experience they've gained over the years, their confidence, chemistry and sense of purpose really shine through.
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: WindCaliber on February 19, 2013, 05:20:18 AM
Not totally related, but my friend went to Katsucon 2013, and she performed River's choreo with some other people.
She(the one on the right) looks a bit like Ranran  :lol:

Katsucon 2013 DTP FUN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZMCIvZAF5U#ws)
Title: Re: [2009.10.21] AKB48 - 14th Single "River"
Post by: muppet on May 31, 2018, 02:01:57 AM
BNK48 with a fine version of River
(http://picroda.jphip.com/akb48b/jphip235642.jpeg)


【MV Full】RIVER / BNK48 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TKCbe8jyRI)