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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2480 on: July 10, 2013, 04:28:40 PM »


Happy Birthday, Acchan!

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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2481 on: July 10, 2013, 05:51:08 PM »
Maeda Atsuko 22th Birthday Wotagei, Please Enjoy ^_^   :twothumbs :)

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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2482 on: July 10, 2013, 06:38:31 PM »
Happy birthday Acchan! Welcome back to AKB48 on the upcoming concert!

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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2483 on: July 18, 2013, 05:09:21 PM »
Acchan's new drama 「あさきゆめみし ~八百屋お七異聞」
it will be premiere on September 19,
8pm every Thursday.

http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20130718-1159215.html

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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2484 on: August 04, 2013, 09:14:33 AM »
Acchan's new instagram: http://instagram.com/asuko_desu

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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2485 on: August 07, 2013, 09:59:11 PM »
Two hour documentary of Maeda Atsuko's travels in Australia aired today on BS Japan:

http://www.bs-j.co.jp/maeda_australia/chapter1.html



Not sure if that video is working, so here are all the parts from youku:

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http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTkyOTI5NjA0.html
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http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTkyOTUzMDQ0.html
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTkyOTU3NTY4.html

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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2486 on: August 09, 2013, 08:45:22 AM »
acchan is becoming more and more beautiful nowdays,

BEFORE
her days as a cute idol in akb  :)

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a beautiful actress in japan :) :D

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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2487 on: August 09, 2013, 09:00:08 AM »
From the new book about Aki-P:



There's an interesting translation by bilingual48 about a part where Aki-P talks about why he chose Acchan as the centre here

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The following exchange between Tahara and AkiP about Maeda Atsuko is an excerpt from their recent book about AKB48's business strategy.

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- Auditions are for filtering out the "already made" girls

T: Here I want to hear about members.  About Maeda Atsuko, who was center and graduated.  Why was she center?  There were girls who sang and danced better, but why did you pick her?

A: Because I thought she was the least suitable for center.  Fans are looking for Cinderella stories, where an unfortunate, often bullied girl with only rags to wear turn into a princess.

We want fans to experience and see for themselves how a girl with absolutely nothing can become something because of their support.  This is why we can't start with beautiful girls or princesses.

It is quite unfortunate, but the type that I eliminate the most from auditions is the "already made" type.

T: Ah I see, so you drop those that are "already made".

A: It's not hard to imagine how girls with production experiences will turn out here.  Not just me, but even the fans would think that the girls are talented and can improve without their support.  For my production, I think it's boring and we don't need that in AKB48.

And then you have Maeda Atsuko, who screamed "No!" and cried when I told her that she will sing as the center of AKB48.  Everyone else wanted to be the center and perform solo songs.  If I produce those girls and let them be complacent at the center position, there would be no drama.  That's why we had to have Maeda Atsuko.

T: But the audience didn't know that she didn't want it and cried, right?

A: That's not true, fans always notice these minor nuances.  This is why we have stage performances every day at the theater.

Fans that come every day might notice something and think, "Seemed like Acchan was in a bad mood today.  That was kind of weird and maybe something happened."  They would blog about it and forums would be abuzz with discussions.  After a week, maybe someone would catch something about how she cried when we told her about being center and recording songs.  This would then spread and fuel more discussions.  Fans are somehow able to cross the line between the stage and the seats.  They are very sensitive to information that is not directly divulged on stage.

- Maeda Atsuko has an aura of genius

T: She was not a talker.  Not suitable for center, right?

A: She couldn't talk at all.  But we made her center anyway because we think she has an aura of genius.

T: What exactly is an aura?

A: Aura.  I don't think I can explain it very well.  Maybe it's like amino acids.  When you go have a bowl of ramen at a street stall or a cart, you think "Why is this ramen so good?"  But you don't feel that way when you go to a 5-star hotel and have the ramen that's on the menu there.  I don't know if it's amino acids or inosonic acid, but it sure has something special.

Maeda Atsuko has that "something special".  No one told her what to say, but she came up with "I only have one wish.  You may hate me, but please don't hate AKB".  She has that kind of stroke of genius.

T: "You may hate me", that was what she said when her antis started chanting her name during the announcement of second place.  She said that even though she was pretty much told that she should just be in second place.  It reminds me of Nagashima Shigeo when I said "Giants are Forever".  Did you teach her to say tha?

A: No way (laughs).  If I were to write a script, it wouldn't have been that realistic.  When members ask me what they should say, I usually just say, "Don't think too much and decide on one thing.  Thank the fans, or say you're not satisfied with your place, just say one thing that's on your mind.".  I never tell them "say exactly this."

And the members caught this, too.  Like Shinoda Mariko's "Younger members, please come at me."  Just wow, I mean, you can't make this stuff up, it's realistic and very interesting.  As for Maeda's aura, the "plus alpha" that only she has, it's not so different from what the celebrities say when they describe someone with an unique aura.

 http://bilingual48.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/why-was-maeda-atsuko-center.html


COMING FROM AKI P this is a big complement. and i agree with this too.
2011 and 2012 was akb's ultimate year.

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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2488 on: August 12, 2013, 12:59:10 AM »
Acchan will perform at the United States of Odaiba Open Summer event on the 18th August

http://www.atsuko-maeda.com/ticket_1308senko/
http://natalie.mu/music/news/96859

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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2489 on: August 12, 2013, 07:54:54 PM »
Acchan will appear on Mezamashi Live on August 18, 2013

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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2490 on: August 20, 2013, 02:24:52 PM »
Acchan's movie ”Moratoriamu Tamako” to make it's world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busan_International_Film_Festival


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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2491 on: August 29, 2013, 06:47:09 PM »
credits acchan48

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Last year,  Acchan was selected as an ambassador for Tokyo International Film Festival and was one of the improvements Acchan made after her graduation from Japan national idol group, AKB48. Now, just announced, Acchan would also make her debut at the International Film Festival which will be held outside of Japan, in Busan, South Korea. Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) is known as the most significant film festivals in Asia and for Acchan herself, this might be one of the biggest step for her acting career. According to BIFF’s official website, the event will be held for 9 days between October 3rd to October 12th 2013. Along with this announcement, the short commercial project with Yamashita Nobuhiro that Acchan stared in that started last November, Tamako, had 4 different story for each of the seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall), will have a full length movie. The title is「もらとりあむタマ子」(Moratoriamu Tamako), will be released on November 23rd. This movie will be Acchan’s first comedic movie.

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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2492 on: September 03, 2013, 12:11:10 AM »
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Maeda Atsuko chosen as new image character for Fujiya

On September 2, actress Maeda Atsuko attended a product launch event for Fujiya as its new image character.

Maeda appeared at the event hand-in-hand with the brand's popular mascot Peko-chan. She smiled and said, "Since we started filming, so we've been friends for about 2 months. We are able to talk to each other now." She added, "I had many secret talks with Peko-chan during filming. Even earlier, I asked Peko-chan how she avoids getting sunburned since she's so white and she told me."

Maeda showed a "Peko-chan smile" on the cover of her 5th photo book 'Bukiyou' which was released in March of last year. The new CM for Fujiya starring Maeda will air starting September 3.


http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2013/09/maeda-atsuko-chosen-as-new-image-character-for-fujiya


Peko-chan smile - OMG so cute!  :heart: :heart: :heart:


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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2494 on: September 13, 2013, 12:15:42 PM »
Cover of WPB out next week


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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2495 on: September 15, 2013, 05:36:52 PM »
Shin Domoto Kyoudai




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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2496 on: September 21, 2013, 04:30:57 PM »
Fuji TV will air Acchan's mezamashi live concert on October 5, 2013

http://teleco.tv/program/detail?event_id=2969&network_id=1&service_id=613

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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2497 on: September 25, 2013, 01:39:50 AM »
So it's been reported that Acchan is in a relationship with kabuki actor, Onoe Matsuya.

What are your thoughts on this?

Mariko-sama is on PON! today, wonder what her thoughts are on this and stuff.

Oh, my AtsuMina feels.


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MAEDA ATSUKO AND ONOE MATSUYA RELATIONSHIP ARTICLE (TRANSLATED)

On the 24th, it was revealed that former AKB member Maeda Atsuko (22) was seriously dating Kabuki actor Onoe Matsuya (28). It has been one year since her graduation from AKB, which enforced a love ban rule. After transitioning from being a top idol to an actress, Maeda chose a lover for the first time in her life – a young, handsome Prince of Rien. It is the first romance for the original super ace of AKB. It is the birth of a big couple.
One year removed from the love ban. Maeda became my lover. Those are the words of young Kabuki actor Matsuya. He wears the sweet face of a Korean star and is tall and long-limbed. He has a lot of young female fans and is a leading actor who can also play female roles.
The two have known each other since the beginning of this year and “seems to have developed into full-scale dating.” Matsuya and Maeda both enjoy watching movies and theater and hit it off as soon as they met one another. Matsuya’s father died in 2005 but his mother has met Maeda. Maeda has also notified her mother about the relationship to ensure that both families are accepting of the couple.

http://deaneslist.tumblr.com/post/62188210304/maeda-atsuko-and-onoe-matsuya-relationship-article

http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20130925-1194664.html

http://dailynews.yahoo.co.jp/fc/entertainment/maeda_atsuko/?id=6091671

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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
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Re: The Official Acchan Thread
« Reply #2499 on: September 25, 2013, 03:43:50 AM »
Even though I'm shocked that Acchan is in a relationship, but I'm glad..  :grin:

And I hope, that guy will treat her with a good care..  :grin:

And carry her properly, not like Sato Takeru..

I'll tend to my Atsumina feeling for a while..  :cry:

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