[2012.12.26] Kasai Tomomi - 1st Single "Masaka"

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Video has already gone private, and I missed it.

So here's another! 
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Her voice were quivering slightly in the ending of the first chorus, but maybe it was because she was walking and singing at the same time. 

Not lip-synching   

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Music Japan:

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If we look at the AKB related recent solo releases we have the following sales:

Iwasa Misaki – Mujin Eki: 23,773
Ono Erena – Erepyon: 25,740

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Sashihara Rino - Ikuji Nashi Masquerade: 68,403
Itano Tomomi - 10nen go no Kimi e: 72,911
Watanabe Mayu – Hikarumonotachi: 91,907

Based on Kasai's senbatsu ranking it makes sense she's in the gap between Erena and Sasshi. But yeah, I would have figured she'd end up in the 50K area at least. 

Can't complain too much though. Looking at other solo idol artists, a lot of them struggle to break 5K even with daily events.

I do wonder what the effect of the graduation announcement is. Did it help or hurt the sales...

Weekly numbers out - 3rd place with 32,582 copies sold.

With the interest in the sales numbers of AKB48 Stages Studio Recordings, there's data for the other AKB48 singles and soloists as at January 7, 2013:

1/7付　ウィークリー

**3位//32,582/河西智美「まさか」
     **4位//30,683/NMB48「北川謙二」（累計398,155）
     **6位//20,549/乃木坂46「制服のマネキン」（253,510）
     **8位//14,547/AKB48「永遠プレッシャー」（1,165,527）
     *12位//*4,828/AKB48「UZA」（1,228,003）
     *46位//*1,345/AKB48「ギンガムチェック」（1,309,352）
    *51位//*1,173/渡辺麻友「ヒカルものたち」（117,777）
     *66位//**,921/NMB48「ヴァージニティー」（393,345）
     *82位//**,716/SKE48「キスだって左利き」（589,959）
     126位//**,463/乃木坂46「走れBycicle」（241,787）
     171位//**,356/NMB48「ナギイチ」（449,454）
     176位//**,346/指原莉乃 with アンリレ「意気地なしマスカレード」（85,365）
     178位//**,342/乃木坂46「おいでシャンプー」（221,535）
     181位//**,329/AKB48「真夏のSounds good!」（1,820,385）
     184位//**,321/AKB48「ヘビーローテーション」（880,164）

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I re uploaded to imgur

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Store bonus photos:

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Picture from Masaka nationwide handshake event (in Osaka)









SOURCE

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Unit Matsuri 2013

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News coverage of her live event starts at the 1 min 23 sec mark

On February 16th, AKB48’s Kasai Tomomi held a release event for her solo debut song, “Masaka“, at Yokohama BLITZ.

This marks Kasai’s first solo event since announcing her graduation from AKB48 in December. She performed a total of 5 songs for 1,000 fans.

While her graduation date is still undecided, she once again declared, “I have decided to press forward on my path as a singer.” She then sang SPEED’s graduation song, “my graduation“.

During the middle of the event, former SDN48 member Ohori Megumi made a surprise guest appearance. She held a public recording of Nippon Broadcasting’s ‘Onee-san ni Kikinasai!‘

Kasai responded to the fans’ warm cheers saying, “I’m able to move forward because of everybody.”

http://www.tokyohive.com/2013/02/kasai-tomomi-holds-a-release-event-for-her-solo-debut/

EDIT - jijipress vid