General News Thread

[Jul3]

Some AKB48 members appeared at the TGRF2013 event held on 2013/11/10.

This was the Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival 2013 held at Fuji Speedway: http://www.tgrf.jp/

[SomethingWild]

Kashiwa Yukina and Miyazawa Seira will graduate from Nogizaka46 on 17th November.

http://www.nogizaka46.com/news/2013/11/post-198.php

[atsukoD]

48 group members with mix heritage.

http://leocgomes.tumblr.com/image/66836539564


note:
Hillary is wrong, both parent are Japanese. She grew up in America.

[kuro808]

I love how they use American as an ethnicity

[SomethingWild]

I like how they misspelled quarter every time.

I love how they use American as an ethnicity

You're the second person I've seen commenting on that, but what would be the preferred term?
Some people said "Caucasian" but that doesn't make sense as it also refers to some or all of the populations of Europe, Africa and even Asia.

It refers to where the person is from right? Italy, Spain, Brazil... Why would American be any different here?
You don't see people saying Kinoshita Yukiko is half Latino, but she's half Spanish.

[kuro808]

I like how they misspelled quarter every time.

I love how they use American as an ethnicity

You're the second person I've seen commenting on that, but what would be the preferred term?
Some people said "Caucasian" but that doesn't make sense as it also refers to some or all of the populations of Europe, Africa and even Asia.

It refers to where the person is from right? Italy, Spain, Brazil... Why would American be any different here?
You don't see people saying Kinoshita Yukiko is half Latino, but she's half Spanish.

Yukko is half-Spanish because Latino means Mexican.  The difference is the background not where your from.  In Hilary's case, she is Japanese, raised in America.  So Ethnicity is Japanese with her Nationality being from America.  American cannot be technically be an ethnicity because there are many ways of describing an American.  I'm an American, who has an Asian background.

I agree Caucasian is a general term.  But it is a bunch of different ethnicities that is within that term (i.e. Europeans).  If it is the fact they are from there, then you must say that they are A and B nationality rather than they are half A and half B because technically they would have full-time citizenship in the country they are from.  I'm assuming.

Now this is me being politically correct.  In technically terms, an ethnicity can be a nationality as a nationality may not be an ethnicity

[Jul3]

NMB48 Stage Studio albums to be released on 1st January 2014

3000 yen each, all 5 stages so far

(links go to CDJapan)

Team N 1st Stage "Dareka no Tame ni"
Team N 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls"
Team BII 1st Stage "Aitakatta"
Team M 1st Stage "Idol no Yoake"
Team BII 2nd Stage "Tadaima Renaichu"

The official blog has the member line-ups
http://nmb48-staff.laff.jp/blog/2013/11/nmb48cd-d52b.html

[AKBfan26]

48 group members with mix heritage.

http://leocgomes.tumblr.com/image/66836539564


note:
Hillary is wrong, both parent are Japanese. She grew up in America.

Forgot Saito Makiko who is half American (Well has an American parent anyway).

[Jul3]

Kitahara Yuna and Niidoi Sayaka have both announced graduation from SKE48.

Both state focus on studies. Yuna's last day will be today, and Sayaka's last day will be the Team S performance on November 30th.

Niidoi Sayaka announcement: http://www.ske48.co.jp/news/?id=1385111674
Kitahara Yuna announcement: http://www.ske48.co.jp/news/?id=1385111308

[YKT]

Aki-P with members...

bayfm meets AKB48 Extended Vid 42m10s



Shorter but higher quality vid* thanks to Jul3 for the find



*select 720p or higher

[atsukoD]

Young Jump Swimsuit Gravure Photoshot finalists:

AKB48
●AKB48 Team A – Izuta Rina, Matsui Sakiko, Morikawa Ayaka,
●AKB48 Team K – Muto Tomu, Shimada Haruka,
●AKB48 Team B – Nonaka Misato, Omori Miyu, Ishida Haruka
●AKB48 Team 4 – Hashimoto Hikari,
●AKB48 KKS – Komiyama Haruka, Sato Kiara,


SKE48
●SKE48 Team S – Goto Risako, Ego Yuna (full page solo),
●SKE48 Team KII – Takeuchi Mai, Furukawa Airi,
●SKE48 Team E – Kaneko Shiori, Umemoto Madoka,
●SKE48 KKS – Sora Miyuka, Takeuchi Saki, Kitano Ruka, Inuzuka Asana, Goto Mayuko, Matsumura Kaori, Orito Aisa, Ida Reona,


NMB48
●NMB48 Team N –
●NMB48 Team M – Murase Sae (full page solo), Azuma Yuki,
●NMB48 Team BII – Kono Saki, Yabushita Shu, Akazawa Hono,
●NMB48 KKS – Uno Mizuki, Kawakami Chihiro, Nakano Renia, Shimazaki Momoka (full solo page)


HKT48
●HKT48 Team H – Kodama Haurka, Motomura Aoi, Ota Aika, Nakanishi Chiyori,
●HKT48 KKS – Imada Mina (full page solo), Umemoto Izumi, Takana Yuka, Ito Raira

Source: 48scoops

[YKT]

Wonda × AKB48 campaign

New Wonda × AKB48 campaign



^If down, official links to watch the vid


http://cm.asahibeer.co.jp/contents/movie/wonda_cp_wondanosakini1312_15/player/index.php

OR

http://asahigroup.cloudapp.net/contents/movie/wonda_cp_wondanosakini1312_15/player_popup/index.php?device=pc

News

http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2013/12/02/kiji/K20131202007120940.html

http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20131202/akb13120205010000-n1.html

http://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000001.000008989.html

https://wonda-akb48.com/top.go

[YKT]

AKB48 8th Anniversary Concert at the AKB48 theater will be streamed on DMM

Broadcast from 17:00 JST December 8th

http://www.dmm.com/lod/akb48/

[YKT]

AKB48 dominates the billboard charts (Sales).  So long is ranked surprising high at 5th place.  http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales_year&year=2013




AKB48 dominates the Hot 100 billboard charts.  So long is ranked surprising high at 6th place. http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2013

[Shinoki]

Suga Nanako and Yano Azuki (KKS) are graduating from SKE48
NanNan's last performance is Dec. 22nd
And Azuki-ranger's is Dec. 23rd.

(...considering the mass grad in spring, Niidoi+Kitahara (SKE48) in November, and now these 2... too many graduations...)

[atsukoD]

AKB48 8th Anniversary Concert at the AKB48 theater will be streamed on DMM

Broadcast from 17:00 JST December 8th

http://www.dmm.com/lod/akb48/

LOD for the 8th anniversary performance is streamed NOW at http://ja.justin.tv/qwe0401#/w/7774984368/2


>
They performed by generation. Interesting.
It is over but they usually keep an archive.

(update)
wow, it is up on the tracker already


Setlist:


00. Overture
01. Kissu Made Countdown - (Yokoyama Team A)
02. Sasameyuki Regret - (Oshima Team K)
03. Tiny T-Shirt - (Umeda Team B)
04. Seijun Philosophy - (Team 4)
05. Koisuru Fortune Cookie
MC - Yusasa + Yokoyama Yui, Oshima Yuko, Umeda Ayaka, Minegishi Minami, Takahashi Minami
06. Heart Gata Virus - (Watanabe Miyuki, Nozawa Rena, Yagura Fuuko, Kodama Haruka)
07. Kimi no Hitomi wa Planetarium - (15th Generation)
08. Tengoku Yarou - (14th Generation)
09. Reset - (13rd Generation)
MC - (13rd+14th Generation)
10. Ice no Kuchizuke - (12nd Generation)
MC
11. Blue Rose - (11st Generation)
12. Seventeen - (10th Generation)
MC
13. Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! - (9th Generation)
MC
14. Sobakasu no Kiss - (7th Generation)
15. Haru ga kuru Made - (6th Generation)
MC
16. Kimi ga oshiete Kureta - (5th Generation)
17. Namida no Shounan - (4th Generation)
MC
18. Wasshoi B! - (3rd Generation)
19. Kurukurupa - (2nd Generation)
MC
20. Heart Ereki - (1st Generation)
MC
21. Suzukake Nanchara
22. Sakura no Hanabiratachi (All)

END.

(from everyday48)

[miayaka]

[YKT]

SKE48 Mini Handshake/Autograph Event in Taiwan

Shibata Aya and Umemoto Madoka will fly to Taiwan to host a handshake event on 12/21 and an autograph event on 12/22.

Source: AKB48 Official Shop Taiwan

http://www.48scoops.com/ske48-mini-handshake/

EDIT - here's the pic from AKB Shop

[YKT]

Nikkei Ent. Yearly Single Ranking 2013 Top 10

1　 Arashi「Calling／Breathless」（Sales number：881,144：3 versions）
2　 AKB48「Sayonara Crawl」（Sales number：799,352：6 versions）
3　 AKB48「Koisuru Fortune Cookie」（Sales number：593,835：6 versions）
4 　Arashi「Endless Game」（Sales number：572,922：2 versions）
5 　AKB48「So long!」（Sales number：439,071：6 versions )
6 　Kanjani8「Hesomagari / Kokonishikanai Keshiki 」（Sales number：347,186：3 versions）
7 　AKB48「Heart Ereki」（Sales number：340,627：8 versions）
8 　SMAP「Joy!!」（Salse number：328,930：5 versions）
9 　Southern All Stars「Pīsu to hairaito」（Sales number：315,271：3 versions）
10　Kanjani8「Namida no Kotae」（Sales number：302,964：3 versions）



Nikkei uses Soundscan for their ranking so that's why it's different from Oricon. Soundscan doesn't count special versions like Avex's Mu-mo shop or AKB's theater editions. Still very idol dominated but at least Southern All Stars and Linked Horizon made it!!! Oh and feel free to translate the rest of the top 20 that you can see in the pic.

Source http://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/5165183.html

[YKT]

BILLBOARD JAPAN MUSIC AWARDS 2013 - broadcast earlier today from 16:00 JST - AKB48 won "Artist of the Year," "Hot 100 of the Year," "Hot Singles Sales of the Year" & "Top Pop Artist" for 3 years in a row.

http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/17014 via akbwrapup



Vid credit riceball