The AKB48 Question Thread

[Kid_Alpha]

Someone's gotta tell me which LOD this MC is from, I'm dying to know, please?

http://hinatin.blogspot.com/2011/01/mizuki-loves-dropping-other-members.html

[CtrlZee]

Kinda noob question, but what AKB single is てもでもの涙 (Temodemo no Namida) coupled with? And who are the original two singers of this song? I'm liking the rhythm of this xD

[SomethingWild]

Temo Demo no Namida is Team B 3rd stage unit song. The original performers are Kashiwagi Yuki and Saeki Mika (=graduated due to knee injury). An official studio recording of the original does not exist (yet) due to copyright issues.

The French Kiss version also exists, which is included in their debut single "Zutto Mae Kara."

[CtrlZee]

120530 SKE48 no Sekai Seifuku Joshi ep33
What's the name of the first song being played here? Catchy rhythm Sounds like an SKE stage song

[winner]

^Kizashi.

From SKE48 KII 3rd Stage - Ramune no Nomikata

[CtrlZee]

lol I've been the only one actually using this thread recently xD

What do DD and MD stand for and what do they mean? o.0 I saw the DD on the stickers with my purchase of the AKB48 2012 Guidebook ><

[winner]

DD = 誰でも大好き Daredemo Daisuki = Likes anyone
MD = みんな大好き Miina Daisuki = Likes everyone

Not sure about MD, since it isn't used as much as DD. They basically have the same meaning.

[axel0048]

has acchan got a tweeter account???

[jafeijai]

^ No, she doesn't. At least not officially.

[axel0048]

^ No, she doesn't. At least not officially.

thank you!!!! oh and other members that have a tweeter???

[jafeijai]

There are a number of members with official twitter accounts:

Current Members
@yuka_masuda - Masuda Yuka
@730myao - Miyazaki Miho
@AyakaUmeda - Umeda Ayaka
@kojiharunyan - Kojima Haruna
@tomo_coco73 - Itano Tomomi
@akimotooo726 - Akimoto Sayaka
@mariko_dayo - Shinoda Mariko
@tomoomichan - Kasai Tomomi
@moenoxxx - Nito Moeno
@sumire_princess - Sato Sumire
@can2525can - Ishida Haruka
@kobayashikana48 - Kobayashi Kana

Graduates
@ohori_megumi - Ohori Megumi
@yukoriyukori - Sato Yukari
@shiningkaorurin - Hayano Kaoru
@hana_tojima - Tojima Hana
@hitomi_komatani - Komatani Hitomi
@michiru1119 - Hoshino Michiru
@nabeshiho - Watanabe Shiho
@pico_naruru - Naruse Risa
@mikachi_nu - Saeki Mika
@ayumiorii720 - Orii Ayumi
@mai911oshima - Oshima Mai
@rumiii0606 - Yonezawa Rumi
@lespros_erepyon - Ono Erena

Random *48 related
@tgsk48 - Official twitter account of Togasaki

[axel0048]

thanks a lot !!

[SomethingWild]

Is the term "Kami 7" something that AKB48 introduced or is it just a common saying?
I ask because I noticed other idol groups using the term as well lately.

[winner]

^You'd have to go straight back to Skirt Hirari.
Where the 7 Team A members who got front position, solo lines and pictured in the front cover of the single got nicknamed "Skir-Hira 7".
Tomomi Itano, Haruna Kojima, Atsuko Maeda, Rina Nakanishi, Risa Narita, Mai Oshima, and Minami Takahashi.

It probably merged with "Kami-oshi" and settled into "Kami 7" afterwards.

[RenX]

Could somebody please help me reveal one of the lines in Everyday, Katyusha's lyrics? It's the one marked with question marks below.
I've searched the lyrics on the Internet but none of them shows a line that sounds the same as to the line sung in the song.
Most of them shows that it's the same "Every, every, everyday" line that's sung but, IMO, it obviously isn't that.
I ask because I often sing along especially during the part below and it certainly doesn't feel good when I'm trying to sing along yet I don't know the lyrics.

Kimi ga suki da
Kotoba ni dekinai yo
Kimi ga suki da
Boku no kono kimochi
Kimi ga suki da
Komugi-iro ni yakeru you ni…
Koi wa kitto
Itsuka kidzuku mono sa
Every, every, everyday
Every, every, everyday
Kachuusha gaaru

??????????????????????? (starts at 4:43)
Every, every, everyday
Kachuusha gaaru

[Rust]

Five 13th gen kenkyuseis have been cut as a result of the performance selection review. I heard of these performance reviews before, but never learned too much about it. Can anyone here tell me more about the process? Is it based on popularity? My guess is it is a combination of a variety of factors, but my curiosity led me to do a tally of g+ to see roughly how much of a factor do popularity plays, & here is the result.

13th Gen Kenkeysei g+ Followings   as of August 5, 2012

Rank	Name	Followings
#1	Mitsumune Koaru	40,729
#2	Oshima Ryoko	21,573
#3	Aigasa Moe	15,387
#4	Iwatate Saho	14,643
#5	Mogi Shinobu	14,573
#6	Murayama Yuiri	14,299
#7	Takashima Yurina	13,991
#8	Umeda Ayano	13,980
#9	Shinozaki Ayana	13,950
#10	Hasegawa Haruna	13,596
#11	Okada Ayaka	13,419
#12	Kitazawa Saki	13,398
#13	Amemiya Maika	13,273
#14	Moriyama Sakura	13,235
#15	Watanabe Nene	13,072
#16	Kita Shiori	12,996

*Bold indicate members that were cut.

Off topic, but I am surprised that their following are relatively similar with the exception of the top few...

It aligns surprisingly well with the exception of Haseharu! Not surprised by the top two followings (Ryoko give me Yuko vibes in some ways... & they share the same last name!) In addition to the above questions, can anyone also tell me possible reasons for Haseharu getting cut above Ayaka & Saki? Their followings does not have a significant difference but just wondering are there any possible explanations.

[WindCaliber]

I always wanted to know this,
How much power does Aki-p have over the girls in comparison to their
agencies? So how specifically are their roles split up? Some clarity is helpful

[GekiDan]

Does other teams have songs like "Team B Oshi" where members introduces themselves?
I know Team K have but I don't know the title.

And another question, everytime I see Team K performs "Sasae", they cry at the middle of the song.
What's the story behind it?

[SomethingWild]

I was going through my CD collection and found that I have some sealed copies of:
- SKE48 - Gomen ne Summer
- AKB48 - Everyday Kachuusha

I was wondering if there is any chance these CDs have a bonus pic in them? Did they do bonus pics at that time? Chances are slim for Gomen ne Summer, but I may get lucky with Kachuusha? It's the Regular Type A and Type B CD+DVD edition. It did include the store bonus photos, which are always outside the case.

So yeah, anybody remember if they had bonus photos inside the CD case for these singles?

[LovelyGaki]

I was going through my CD collection and found that I have some sealed copies of:
- SKE48 - Gomen ne Summer
- AKB48 - Everyday Kachuusha

I was wondering if there is any chance these CDs have a bonus pic in them? Did they do bonus pics at that time? Chances are slim for Gomen ne Summer, but I may get lucky with Kachuusha? It's the Regular Type A and Type B CD+DVD edition. It did include the store bonus photos, which are always outside the case.

So yeah, anybody remember if they had bonus photos inside the CD case for these singles?

I believe it wasn't until Flying Get was when they started on the "Normal" photos for the Regular Edition.
The other bonus photos were only from the Theatre Editions.

Hope that answered your question.