[Event] AKB48 37thシングル 選抜総選挙 夢の現在地～ライバルはどこだ？～ 発表 | AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo Result

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 AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo Final result (07/06/2014)
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So one of AKB48G's iconic and important event, the Sousenkyo, has finally ended 4 days ago (Sorry I wasn't able to update on the day since I was too tired watching the event and *kinda* studying for exams as well....（．＿．）)and wasn't this year a very exciting one??? ( ´ ▽ ` ) Us three watched it together live on TV along with some of our other AKB fans and man... it was so intense throughout the whole event and it was just as interesting as last year when Sasshi was announced first beating Yuko!

I was glad to see many new promising members rank and I want to congratulate all the members which ranked as well (￣∇￣) Anyways... I'll get on with the result even though most of you probably knew already ahahha....

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[Event] AKB48 37thシングル 選抜総選挙 夢の現在地～ライバルはどこだ？～ 速報発表 | AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo Preliminary Result

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 AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo Preliminary result (21/05/2014)
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Hey guys!! Long time no see (more like post...)!! Sorry that we were not being really active and posting any posts on here.... We have been really busy juggling Uni with all the exams and assessments.. and part time jobs and such that we did not have any time writing up posts... We are really sorry guys! _:(´□`」 ∠):_ And we will definitely update more during our uni break in a few weeks I think... Anyways continuing on with the post ... The 36th Single "Labrador Retriever" was released today, and us fans were able to cast our precious votes to our oshimens for the 37th Single general election! The management also released the preliminary result of the first day right after Team B's stage performance today. Even though it is jsut the preliminary result, there are still quite a few surprises with the members that are ranked. I shall just post the ranking of the preliminary result and you guys will see what I meant by surprises. ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ
*Warning as this is going to be a very long and colourful post...!*

Upcoming Girls (80th ~ 65th)

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Future Girls (64th ~ 49th)

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[Event] AKB48 リクエストアワー セットリストベスト200 / AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014 Day 5 Part 2 - #50-1

Day 5 Setlist #50-1 April 6th, 2014 (Sunday) 17:00 JST

Kage-Ana: Kuramochi Asuka

~overture~
50. With my soul - Team M
49. Heart Ereki - Senbatsu (Okada Nana for Oshima Yuko)
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MC01
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48. Sunglasses to Uchiakebanashi - NMB48 Kenkyuusei
47. Yume no Dead Body - Yamamoto Sayaka
46. Ai no Imi wo Kangaete Mita
45. Kataomoi no Karaage
44. Mitsubachi Girl - Team E
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MC02 Kotani Riho
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43. Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! - Tentoumu Chu!
42. ONEW no Uwabaki - Ichikawa Miori, Shiroma Miru, Kondo Rina
41. Hatsukoi Butterfly
40. Dakishimechaikenai
39. Heavy Rotation - Mukaichi Mion
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MC03 with Maeda Atsuko and Tomomi Itano 
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38. Kimi no Hitomi wa Planetarium
37. Hasute to Wasute
36. Fuyushougun no Regret
35. Gugutasu no Sora - Matsui Rena, Matsumura Kaori
34. Ima ga Ichiban
33. Bara no Kajitsu
32. Mienai Sora wa Istudemo Aoi
31. Itoshiki Natasha
30. Zipper
29. Melon Juice
28. Kurai sokode nani o kangaeru ka?
27. Ue Kara Mariko - With Shinoda Mariko appearing!
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MC04 with Shinoda Mariko
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26. Heart Gata Virus - Kojima Haruna, Kojima Mako, Okada Nana
25. Hashire Penguin - Yokoyama Yui for Nakamata Shiori
24. Suki!Suki!Skip! - HKT48
23. Junjo Shugi - Katayama Haruka, Watanabe Mayu, Kashiwagi Yuki
22. Escape - SKE48
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MC05 Minegishi Minami, Sashihara Rino, Kitahara Rie, Miyazaki Miho 
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21. Kareha no Station - Matsui Rena
20. Warukii - Watanabe Miyuki
19. Ice no Kuchizuke
18. Yokaze no shiwaza - Kashiwagi Yuki
17. Kondo Koso Ecstacy - with Sato Amina appearing!
16. So Long
15. LOVE shugyō
14. Kagami no Naka no Jean Da Arc - Kikuchi Ayaka, Tanabe Miku, Kuramochi Asuka, Nagao Mariya, Oba Mina
13. Nakinagara hohoende - Oshima Yuko
12. CHOOSE ME
11. Itoshisa No Accel - Takahashi Minami
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[Event] AKB48 リクエストアワー セットリストベスト200 / AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014 Day 5 Part 1 - #100-51

Day 5 Setlist #100-51 April 6th, 2014 (Sunday) 11:00 JST

~overture~
100. Bird - Takahashi Minami, Okada Nana, Iwata Karen)
99. Hoshizora no Caravan - NMB48 (Shirogumi)
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MC01. NMB48
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98. Oteage Lullaby - Takahashi Minami
97. Doro no Metronome - HKT48 (Umakuchi Hime)
96. Yuudachi no Mae - SKE48 (Kenkyuusei)
95. Koi wo Kataru Shijin ni Narenakute… - SKE48
94. Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora - SKE48 (5th Generation)
93. Enkyori Poster - Kashiwagi Yuki, Okada Nana, Maeda Ami, Nishino Miki, Takajo Aki, Ota Aika, Miyazaki Miho
92. Onegai Valentine - HKT48 (Senbatsu)
91. Junai no Crescendo - Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna, Minegishi Minami
90. Itsunomanika, Yowaimonoijime - SKE48 (Selection 8)
89. Tsuyogari Dokei - SKE48 (Senbatsu)
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MC02. Kitahara Rie, Kizaki Yuria, Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna
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88. TWO ROSES - SKE48 (Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena)
87. Gyakuten Oujisama - Minegishi Minami, Uchida Mayumi, Shinozaki Ayana
86. Team KII Oshi - SKE48 (Team KII)
85. HA! - NMB48 (Senbatsu)
84. Chance no Junban - Senbatsu
83. Kimi no Senaka - Undergirls
82. Nice to meet you! - SKE48
81. Juuryoku Sympathy - Yokoyama Team A
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MC03. Tentoumu Chu!
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80. Avocado Janeshi - Sashihara Rino, Watanabe Mayu
79. Nandeyanen, Idol - NMB48
78. Sansei Kawaii! - SKE48 (Senbatsu)
77. Team B Oshi - Kashiwagi Team B
76. Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa - Fujie Reina, Kuramochi Asuka, Oya Shizuka
75. Kesshou - NMB48 (Shirogumi)
74. Scandalous ni Ikou - Kashiwagi Yuki, Kojima Haruna
73. Do Re Mi Fa Onchi - Next Girls
72. Canaria Syndrome - SKE48 (Shirogumi)
71. Kioku no Dilemma - Takahashi Minami, Matsui Sakiko, Sasaki Yukari, Iwata Karen
70. Wink wa Sankai - HKT48 (Senbatsu)
69. Kimi no Koto ga Suki yaken - HKT48
68. Arashi no Yoru ni wa - Miyazaki Miho, Suzuki Mariya, Kuramochi Asuka, Suzuki Shihori
67. Show Fight! - Future Girls
66. Bokura no Eureka - NMB48 (Senbatsu)
65. Ookami to Pride - SKE48 (Kizaki Yuria, Kitagawa Ryoha)
64. Shonichi - 3rd Generation
63. Omoide Ijou - SKE48 (Matsui Jurina, Kinoshita Yukiko, Miyamae Ami)
62. Nusumareta Kuchibiru - Undergirls
61. Jungle Gym - NMB48 (Yamamoto Sayaka)
60. Tenshi no Shippo - Ota Aika, Tomonaga Mio, Akiyoshi Yuka
59. Finland Miracle - SKE48 (Abiru Riho, Kato Tomoko, Yakata Miki)
58. Kurukurupa - Kobayashi Kana, Kawaei Rina, Kizaki Yuria
57. Manazashi, Sayonara - SKE48 (Takayanagi Akane, Furukawa Airi)
56. Seishun no Laptime - NMB48
55. First Rabbit
54. Temodemo no Namida - Kashiwagi Yuki, Sashihara Rino
53. Cross - SKE48 (Takayanagi Akane, Matsumoto Rina, Iguchi Shiori)
52. Eien Yori Tsuzuku You ni - OKL48
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MC04. Kashiwagi Yuki, Sashihara Rino, Watanabe Mayu, Minegishi Minami
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51. Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku
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ENCORE
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EN01. RESET - New Team K
EN02. LOVE Shugyou - New Team 4
EN03. Labrador Retriever - Senbatsu
EN04. Koi Suru Fortune Cookie - Senbatsu
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ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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[Concert] AKB48単独＆グループ 春コン in 国立競技場～思い出は全部ここに捨てていけ！～ | AKB48 Spring Concert @ National Olympic Stadium | Day 1

Credit: modelpress@mdpr.jp

Finally, the AKB48G were able to sing, dance and perform for tens of thousands of fans on the stage of National Olympic Stadium for their spring concert yesterday. Firstly, I want to congratulate the girls again for being the first ever girl group to hold a concert in the holy Olympic Stadium, and will probably be the last to perform on this stage as the stadium will be taken down to be rebuilt for the new 2020 Summer Olympics stadium later in the year.

As for the setlist, we were able to see some songs which don't get performed very often. And there were more team songs than unit songs, which I think it is because this will be the last concert for the girls in their current teams before the new teams are taken in place... (I'm still not over the big reformation...) Also, there weren't as much MCs as compared to the other concerts. There were only 4 MCs, but due to this, the girls were able to perform a total of 55 songs which I prefer more than MCs. Overall, the setlist is pretty well done by management~

During the encore of yesterday's concert, AKB48 performed the next single titled "Labrador Retriever" for the first time!!! Such a cute title~ I'm also happy and glad that Mayu got the center position that she deserved~ (｡･ω･｡) We were also able to see the whole performance as some channels were live broadcasting the performance~ To watch the performance, click on the image for a link to Dailymotion~↓↓↓

Yesterday's concert ended with no problem and was very successful, but that also means we are one step closer towards Yuko's graduation concert which will be tonight at the same venue of National Olympic Stadium... I reckon we will all be crying a river just like Takamina since Yuko is such an important member for AKB48 and it will be so different without her being in AKB48 anymore just like Acchan... But let us be with Yuko till the very last minute of her being an AKB48 member and make tonight a night Yuko will always remember because it will be the best graduation concert ever...!

*UPDATE* Yuko's graduation concert on the 30th of March was suspended due to bad weather. We will be informed when the graduation concert will take place later in the future.
*UPDATE 2* The date of Yuko's graduation of the 30th of March will be changed to the 8th of June, a day after the election and the venue of the concert will also change to Ajinomoto Stadium which is the same place where general election will take place.

Day 1 setlist + Screenshots + 36th Single Senbatsu List:
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[Drama] AKB48 - 35th Single 前しか向かねえ Mae Shika Mukanee

Just like the previous two singles released, AKB48 have included a 22 minutes short drama in this single as well. But unlike the last two drama, this one was filmed with a higher budget that can be aired as a featured film in the cinemas in my opinion, and with an interesting plot line of the Earth (or Japan, since we do not know if this is international wide or not) being in an apocalypse of some sort (Might be a zombie or disease apocalypse,but we will never know). I reckon AKB48 and any of the other sister groups should include a short drama or something similar in each of their singles, since this can let the girls practise their acting skills, but that is only if they have the time and resources to film.

Anyways... It will be me again, TAKA, doing the pleasure of writing the review for this single's drama, even if I'm not that good at all in writing a review since I'm bad at trying to convey what I think.

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

*PLEASE DON'T SCROLL DOWN IF YOU DON'T LIKE SPOILERS*

*P.S. The review will be my perspective of the drama and I may say something that you guys will not agree with and perhaps set off some disagreements. If that is indeed the case, please don't bash me.*

From the beginning, we can see our senbatsu members in somewhat ripped and dirty clothing, following by a long shot of Mayu holding what I suspect is a M16 rifle?. This suggested to me that something had happened to Earth, perhaps a Zombie (or any kind of creature) apocalypse since it required the members to have some sort of a weapon to protect themselves, especially what they are wearing as well. Well... except for Kojiharu who is wearing high heels and a dress like she was about to go on a date... LOL!
I'm not that professional when it comes to guns but I still know a few from playing games such as Resident Evil series and so on, so if that is not a M16 please correct me!! And I love love LOVE the story line of an apocalypse!!!

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[Review] AKB48 - 35th Single 前しか向かねえ Mae Shika Mukanee

The 35th and 2014's first single "Mae Shika Mukanee" was finally released on the 26th of February. This will also be the last single in which Oshima Yuko will be participating in as she has announced her graduation from AKB48 last year on the night of Kouhaku. This may be sad for most of us since our one and only Yuko will not be with us anymore (I think all AKB48 fans are sad...), but let us enjoy every last moment we have with Yuko and create a memory that we will never forget..!! 
Before moving onto the review... I would like to congratulate AKB48 for continuing the million sale streak by achieving an approximate number of 1.091 million copies sold for this single and to the fans for reaching over 100,000,000 views on Youtube for the iconic MV "Heavy Rotation" in remembrance of Yuko. 

前しか向かねえ / Mae Shika Mukanee Music Video

TAKA
Costume: ★☆☆☆☆ / Performance Costume: ★★★★☆
Don't even talk to me about the costume in the MV... Can't they just wear what they wear during the performance? They just have to use the one from the campaign they are currently doing...（￣□￣；）It doesn't even suit the setting as well...Moving on to the performance costume (The actual costume for this single in my opinion) I absolutely love this single's costume!! Checkered... My favourite plus skirt with shirt and a tie... bonus for me and add all this up is just perfect...! Really love the details they have gone through as well! I have realised that the patterens on the inner edge of the jacket is all different for each member, this is the same for their belt.

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[Event] AKB48グループ大組閣祭り / AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri

先日リクエストアワーにて発表いたしました、2月24日（月）Zepp DiverCity TOKYOにて開催のイベント「ＡＫＢ４８グループ大組閣祭り～時代は変わる。 だけど、僕らは前しか向かねえ！～」に関しまして...
As announced during Request Hour, the event AKB48 Group Daisokaku Matsuri ~Times are Changing. However, We Can Only Face Forward!~ will be held on February 24th at Zepp DiverCity TOKYO. 

このイベントはAKBグループすべてのメンバーの新しい可能性を探るために、新しいチームを組閣することを目的としたイベントです。
This event was planned in order to explore new possibilities for all members in the AKB Group.

先日の告知発表のステージ上で、高橋みなみ総監督は力強く、こう宣言しました。
The other day, this was what general manager Takahashi Minami had to say encouragingly on stage.

「いろんな人がいろんなチームに行って刺激を受けて、48グループが大きくなるために、2014年も前を向いてがんばっていきたい」と。
"With the stimulus of putting various people on various teams in order for the 48 Group to grow on a grand scale, we'll continue to try our best and face forward in 2014."

今回の大組閣は、世間をにぎわすのが目的ではありません。
The purpose of this grand reformation isn't simply to stir up our world.

ベランダの鉢植えを並び替えることで、日陰だった花の魅力に改めて気づいてもらう。
違う性質の土に植え替えることで、あじさいのように違う色の花を咲かせるかもしれない。
全員が前を向いて進める組閣。
すべてのメンバーの夢の実現にとってプラスになる組閣を行ないます！
On a balcony with potted plants arranged in order, you can even find charm in the flowers in the shade. 
By changing the soil, we can probably change the colors of the flowers that bloom, like hydrangeas.
A reformation that makes everyone face forward and progress.
We'll carry out a reformation that adds to the materialization of all members' dreams!

現在、運営スタッフがメンバー一人ひとりについてじっくりと考え、連日白熱した議論を重ねながら最良の布陣を追求しています。
Right now, each member of the management staff are arguing and discussing every day with white-hot passion while keeping each and every member in mind in order in pursuit of the best lineup. 

2月24日（月）、Zepp DiverCity TOKYO。
新しい可能性が誕生する瞬間を、あなたも目撃して下さい。
On February 24th, Monday, at Zepp DiverCity TOKYO,
you're invited to see the birth of a new potentiality.

They said it was a shuffle without tears. NO. JUST NO. It was a shuffle with break downs, collapses, and full-transfers and...

Anyway, if interested here is the set list for tonight.

Date: 24th February 2014
Venue: Zepp Diver City, Odaiba, Tokyo.


Kage-Ana: Watanabe Mayu

— VTR— 

— Maeshika Mukanee performed by staff member band called “Out of Breath” (with VTR)

-Overture-

MC01. (Hosted by) Tsuchida Teruyuki and Toda Keiko 

M01. Team A - Only Today

M02. Team K - Sougen no Kiseki

M03. Team B - Team B Oshi
M04. Team 4 - Seijun Philosophy 
M05. Team S - JYURI JYURI BABY 
M06. Team KII - Futari Dake No Parade

MC02. (Hosted by) Tsuchida Teruyuki and Toda Keiko 

M07. Team E - Shalala na Calendar
M08. Team N - Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru
M09. Team M - With My Soul
M10. Team BII - Almond Croissant Keikaku
M11. Team H - Melon Juice
M12. Team KIV - Suki! Suki! Skip!

MC03. (Toda Keiko, Tsuchida Akirano, Kobayashi Yoshinori, Oshima Yuko)

M13. Maeshika Mukanee

New Teams full line-ups:

All members have until 26th February 2014 to question/appeal their positions.

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Rubberball's Rambles #3 Team A Stage Performance 2012.11.16

Current Team A
banner made by RUBS

I honestly did not think I would write up another Theatre performance review so soon because the previous one took a lot of work and was bothersome (but fun) and I'm quite the lazy one. But this performance had an element of surprise and turned out to be one of the best Seitansai's (Birthday celebration performance) I've watched. This is Kasai Tomomi's seitansai and I have to be honest here, I was not exactly paying attention whilst watching it. Because:

1. I was extremely tired from watching waaaaay too many LODs in one sitting.
2. It was emotionally hard to watch Chiyuu on oshi-cam, knowing that she'd graduated quite a while ago.

Anyway on with the show! During the opening songs I was having a hard time watching the actual performance because I was busy figuring out who was subbing for whom. hahaha 

If you are curious (caution: it's quite complex) :

• Marina>Ryoka>Mayu
• Izurina>Tano>Takamina
• Shiorin>Yuihan
• Ayaroid>Annin>Mariko

">"subbed for

I'll only write about the highlights of the show, since I wasn't concentrating  Also, in my opinion this setlist was sort of boring and I've seen these units a thousand times.

• Junai no crescendo with Chiyuu Oshi-cam was glorious 
• Kuroi Tenshi was pretty good also, with the stoic character of Annin. She looked really stiff and I think that's perfect for this unit.
• Ame no pianist was awesome! Tano is extremely cool and her dance style is very unique and Sakippe's hair was gorgeous 

Anyway the rest of the show was pretty mediocre so I won't comment on the other songs. Now you're all probably wondering why the hell this turned out to be one of the best Seitansai performance. Well I cut the part where I literally squealed at my computer screen. So you can watch it below...

Yes. I know, she's perfect. Did your heart stop beating? Are you breathing? It's okay because Sae is here. Can we all just have a moment to appreciate how much of a gentleman Sae is 
Okay, moment over.
Sigh. Everyone look at all those girls fan-girling and squealing when Sae rolled in the cake with her freaking Ikemen megane and hat and ahsdjkahsjkdakshd her perfect face. Let's not talk about what atrocious, plaid, bath robe she is wearing though  Did you guys also notice how Chiyuu and Sae looked so much like a freaking couple?!! 
NO? YOU DIDN'T? Well, here are some caps to make up for it.

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Rubberball's Rambles #2 Team K Stage Performance 2012.11.01

Current Team K
banner made by RUBS

Theatre performances have always been a major appeal point for me. I think it's the differentiating factor between a normal, run of the mill Idol group and the 48 group. I have started watching theatre performances quite religiously recently and I enjoy each and everyone of them. Of course, some I enjoy more than others. So I thought I would review them and maybe translate some interesting MCs that occur/have occurred and show some interesting antics the girls have. 

As I am only a 10 month-old fan, I have a lot of catching up to do with the 48 group history so I have been watching some LODs (Live on Demand-website where you can watch the performances live) from late 2009 straight through to recent ones. Today's performance is quite a special one. It's Team K's first day performance (shonichi) as the new Team K since the Tokyo Dome 2012 shuffle.

This was a great shonichi and the setlist is pretty good but I prefer the June 2013 setlist with the new units. You can view the setlists here. I love how they performed the 1st three songs of the first three original Team K stages, very nostalgic. Also Scrap & Build has a very strong K-vibe so the beginning of the stage was already quite high tensioned. But you know what hurts? 
Seeing all those already graduated members performing. Some, I wasn't even in the fandom until after they graduated, members whom I really like (Nakayan, Yuttan, Natsumi). And of course, whenever seeing Sayaka and her strong presence in Team K, really hits the heart, hard. Don't even get me started on not seeing Sae in a Team K performance. Sigh. Sorry for the depressing note. I'll get on with the show.

During the self introductions, Mocchi made a silly mistake...

Apologise to Abemaru! that's right Nakayan slap her! hahahha so cute. Onto the units!
Himawari, is a great song! I've watched various versions and I must say my favourite is Team E's current line up with Meimei, Kinchan, Umechan and Igucchi. This version fell a little flat for me. But Yuka looked stunning with her fringe pinned up. oh by the way, during the self intros Yuko pointed out she and Haru had the same hairstyle, and our Takoyaki girl was not pleased ahhahah.

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[Preview] AKB48 - 35th single 前しか向かねえ / Maeshika Mukanee Covers + Tracklist

Title: 前しか向かねえ / Maeshika Mukanee / Only Face forward
Artist: AKB48
Release Date: 2014.02.26
This single will be the last single in which Oshima Yuko will participate in, it will have 4 editions: Type A, B, C, and Theatre. Instead of the inclusion of the usual Team Songs, there will be 1 official "undergirls" songs that is included in all types and three other songs. Essentially there will be four "undergirls". 

 Type A

【CD】
1. Maeshika Mukanee
2. Kinou Yori Motto Suki（Smiling Lions）
3. Kimi no Uso wo Shitteita（Beauty Giraffes）
4. Maeshika Mukanee off vocal ver.
5. Kinou Yori Motto Suki off vocal ver.
6. Kimi no Uso wo Shitteita off vocal ver. 

【DVD】
1. Maeshika Mukanee  Music Video
2. Maeshika Mukanee  Music Video -Dance ver.-
3. Kinou Yori Motto Suki  Music Video
4. Kimi no Uso wo Shitteita  Music Video
5. Nakamura Mariko Bonus 

Type B

【CD】
1. Maeshika Mukanee
2. Kinou Yori Motto Suki（Smiling Lions）
3. Himitsu no Diary（Baby Elephants）
4. Maeshika Mukanee off vocal ver.
5. Kinou Yori Motto Suki off vocal ver.
6. Himitsu no Diary off vocal ver.

【DVD】
1. Maeshika Mukanee  Music Video
2. Maeshika Mukanee  Music Video -Dance ver.-
3. Kinou Yori Motto Suki  Music Video
4. Himitsu no Diary  Music Video
5. Hirata Rina Bonus

Type C

【CD】
1. Maeshika Mukanee
2. Kinou Yori Motto Suki（Smiling Lions）
3. KONJO（Talking Chimpanzees）
4. Maeshika Mukanee off vocal ver. 

5. Kinou Yori Motto Suki off vocal ver. 

6. KONJO off vocal ver.

【DVD】
1. Maeshika Mukanee  Music Video
2. Maeshika Mukanee  Music Video -Dance ver.-
3. Kinou Yori Motto Suki  Music Video
4. KONJO  Music Video
5. Tentoumu Chu! Bonus
　*Only HKT48 Meru and Mio will appear in Video

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[Review] AKB48 - 5th Album 次の足跡 Tsugi no Ashiato

On January 22nd 2014, AKB48's 5th single was finally released. It included the single's song from "Manatsu no sounds good!" to "KFC" for its CD1, and some new and never-recorded songs for CD2. Tsugi no Ashito also made a record of selling 961,531 copies in its first week which was more than 1830m's 870,621.
Anyways... because CD1 is just single's songs, we have decided to just review the never-recorded songs from CD2.
 
Type A CD2
TAKA
01. After Rain | ★★★★☆ - This is actually not a really long song considering it is only 3:26 long, but I really like the lyrics how it is like don't give up and there is always hope? I love it when they perform this song as well when they play the head-finger game. I reckon they should always perform this song at the end of a concert (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ

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[Event] AKB48 ユニット祭り2014 / AKB48 Unit Matsuri 2014

Tokyo Dome City Hall 2014/01/27 18.00 JST

Setlist

Kage-ana: Owada Nana

M00. Overture
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MC00. BAKARHYTHM, Sashihara Rino, Minegishi Minami
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M01. Smile Kamigakushi (Tentoumu Chu!)
M02. Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! (Owada N, Ota Y, Mukaichi M, Komiyama H, Yabuki N, Tanaka M)
M03. Matsumulove (Matsumura Kaori)
M04. After Rain
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MC01. BAKARHYTHM
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M05. Tomo no Ura Boujou (Iwasa Misaki)
M06. Enkyori Poster (Iwatate S, Okada N, Yabushita S, Takahashi J, Murayama Y, Nishino M, Miyawaki S)
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MC02. Yokoyama Y, Yamamoto S, Furuhata N, Kodama H, Fujie R
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M07. 10 Krone to Pan (Yamamoto S, Yokoyama Y, Furuhata N, Kodama H, Fujie R)
M08. Wagamama na Nagareboshi (Shimazaki H, Kawaei R)
M09. Rappa Renshuuchuu (Watanabe Mayu)
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MC03. Watanabe Miyuki, Suda A, Yamauchi S, Oota A
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M10. Tainin Gougi no Sunset beach (Watanabe Miyuki, Suda A, Oota A, Yamauchi S)
M11. Okami to Pride (Iriyama A, Shiroma M)
M12. Birthday Wedding (Kashiwagi Yuki)
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MC04. Sashihara R, Kizaki Y, Shimazaki H, Yagura F
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M13. Boyhunt no Hohou Oshiemasu (Sashihara R, Shimazaki H, Yagura F, Kizaki Y)
M14. Kirigirisu Jin (No3b)
M15. Romance Privacy (French Kiss)
M16. Stoic na bigaku (Watanabe M, Ichikawa M, Oba M, Yabushita S, Miyawaki S, Yabuki N)
M17. Soredemo Sukidayo (Sashihara Rino)
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MC05. Oshima Y, Minegishi M, Furukawa A, Takajo A, Nagao M
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M18. Ichi no san (Oshima Y, Nagao M, Minegishi M, Furukawa A, Takajo A)
M19. Itsumo soba ni (Kuramochi Asuka)
M20. Watashi Leaf (Matsui J, Iriyama A, Kawaei R, Owada N as Kato Rena's under)
M21. Jane Doe (Takahashi Minami)
M22. Tsugi no Pierce (Not yet)
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MC06. Kojima H, Kashiwagi Y, Matsui R
M23. Shower no ato dakara (Kojima H, Kashiwagi H, Matsui R)
M24. JJ ni karitamono (Takahashi M, Umeda A, Takayanagi A, Yamada N, Kitahara R, Kuramochi A)
M25. Hatsukoi Dash (Watarirouka Hashiritai: Watanabe M, Oota A, Kikuchi A, Nakagawa H, Hirajima N, Iwasa M, Urano K)
M26. Kanpeki Guu~no ne (Watarirouka Hashiritai: Watanabe M, Oota A, Kikuchi A, Nakagawa H, Hirajima N, Iwasa M, Urano K)

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MC07. Oshima Y, Kojima H, Minegishi M, Sashihara R 

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M27. Heart Ereki (senbatsu - Kojima Mako as Jurina's under)
M28. Suzukake Nanchara (Janken senbatsu, sister groups girls not here except Jurina and Nao)
M29. Sayonara Crawl (All)

M30. Koisuru Fortune Cookie (All)
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Announcement: Oshima Yuko's graduation ceremony will be held at the Kokuritsu (Olympic Stadium) (concerts scheduled March 29th-30th). She will attend handshake events after her graduation.
A "Thank you Yuko" festival will be held later in the year.
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Encore
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EN01. Mae Shika Mukanee (Senbatsu)
EN02. Heavy Rotation (All)

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