Author Topic: (Group) The AKB48 Thread (Read 838791 times)

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #2160 on:** January 07, 2009, 07:43:52 AM »

^^ The cover totally does no justice to the contents!

Need to hunt this down on amazon... (Done!)

Twisted Blue · « **Reply #2161 on:** January 07, 2009, 01:25:22 PM »

The cover is indeed an unlucky choice!

Other than that the DVD is fantastic. I watched Yukari's and Nozomi's gravure stuff before, but it "bored" me, though we got much more titties and ass.

For Yuko's DVD, I loved the locations, the camerawork, the overall feeling of this production. Besides some nice Bikini shots it also features lots of poetic late summer flair und wonderful picture-book scenes that could have jumped out right of a Makoto Shinkai anime (especially the rail track crossing scene!). Most importantly though, the gravure parts were done tastfully, not the meat inspection we usually get. I loved the bath house scene! Also the music was beautiful and in combination with the dancing montage at the end this DVD turned into pure awesomeness!

SomethingWild · « **Reply #2162 on:** January 07, 2009, 06:24:34 PM »

I grabbed the file on h!o, but I can't play it (yet!)

Contemplating which mediaplayer I should install to play mkv files..

SomethingWild · « **Reply #2163 on:** January 07, 2009, 06:50:59 PM »

Thanks, giving it a shot right now. Gotta see Yuko's DVD

edit: it's working

Twisted Blue · « **Reply #2164 on:** January 10, 2009, 01:20:29 PM »

now tell us your impressions?!

SomethingWild · « **Reply #2165 on:** January 10, 2009, 04:17:08 PM »

I think this DVD is well thought out. The musics fits the scenes, good camera work and montage. Very classy too, which i like. I gotta agree with everything you wrote about it. I never knew she has such a great body

SomethingWild · « **Reply #2166 on:** January 21, 2009, 09:12:22 PM »

YES!

Quote from: makistar

Oshima Mai's 1st solo DVD [Mata Mata Benkyou Sasete Itadakimashita!
大島麻衣 [またまた勉強させていただきました!] DVD

Release date: 2009-01-24
Price: 3990 JPY
ASIN: B001J63VY6

Amazon Japan
HMV Japan

If she manages to combine her sexiness with her humor, it'll be an amazing dvd.

Twisted Blue · « **Reply #2167 on:** January 21, 2009, 11:56:16 PM »

even without humor this is ...

Twisted Blue · « **Reply #2168 on:** January 23, 2009, 02:02:04 AM »

... and then you'll discover Maimai got great personality too!

http://acomland.jp/tvcmsp/tvcm.html
Maimai is sporty in a new CM

reina's eyes · « **Reply #2169 on:** January 23, 2009, 03:58:52 AM »

And maimai is not only brilliant at math, but when not running a marathon she dreams of going on a drive date in a car (although she wrote east instead of car). :-)

Twisted Blue · « **Reply #2170 on:** January 23, 2009, 12:28:58 PM »

^ I'd gladly volunteer!

Masa · « **Reply #2171 on:** January 27, 2009, 08:25:05 AM »

Quote

AKB48 demotes Miki Saotome

Idol group AKB48 has announced on its official blog that Miki Saotome, a member of Team B, has been demoted to trainee status.

Saotome is said to have been "lacking in self-awareness" as a member of her team and of AKB48. That phrase is generally used to indicate some form of misconduct for an idol, such as having a boyfriend. However, the specific reasons in Saotome's case were not revealed.

The staff message on the blog also stated that there had been certain expectations for her with regard to improving her "self-awareness," but she had failed to meet those expectations. After some discussions regarding the issue, Saotome said that she wanted to try returning to the attitude she had when she first joined AKB48, and as a result, she has been kept on as a trainee member, with the hope of returning to the main group soon.

http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4340

Twisted Blue · « **Reply #2172 on:** January 27, 2009, 10:06:39 AM »

hehe, yea, I read that too. Demoting sounds evil.

SomethingWild · « **Reply #2173 on:** January 27, 2009, 11:08:24 AM »

I have no idea who she is

Twisted Blue · « **Reply #2174 on:** January 27, 2009, 11:57:18 AM »

you're no good fan!

reina's eyes · « **Reply #2175 on:** January 27, 2009, 07:06:36 PM »

Quote from: BarrieV on January 27, 2009, 11:08:24 AM

I have no idea who she is

We do now. Sort of.

More than before anyway.

Interesting they didn't find some face saving way of demoting her, like "She has decided to return to more intensive study for the sake of the group and her fans, withdrawing for now from team b with our full support." Instead it was worth risking disgracing themselves to shame her.

Hmm, I tend to like rebels and underdogs...

Twisted Blue · « **Reply #2176 on:** January 27, 2009, 07:17:58 PM »

haha, yeah, it's like a warning to the other girls! Work hard, bring the money or you go back playing with the little kids!

Datalanche · « **Reply #2177 on:** January 29, 2009, 03:30:01 PM »

I was under the impression from stage48's news thread that it was her choice to step "down" because she didn't think she was performing at a Team B level. I'm not quite sure I get that. It's hard to shine when you don't get to do much of anything. Hopefully she just wants to improve and there are none of the retarded "idol politics" attached to it. She's really cool, I hope she achieves whatever it is she wants to.

Twisted Blue · « **Reply #2178 on:** January 29, 2009, 06:00:39 PM »

^ Sounds better than my version!

(mpft, what an ugly smiley!)

shadowstar · « **Reply #2179 on:** January 29, 2009, 06:17:33 PM »

Demoted? Ouch.