Majisuka Gakuen 3 Starts Airing From July

Majisuka Gakuen 3 starts airing from July 13th. The drama series is about "Yankee Youth", first Majisuka Gakuen being aired on January 2010 and it's second season in April 2011. Majisuka Gakuen 1 and 2 had their setting on an all girls delinquent school. But this time, the story of Majisuka Gakuen 3 is not in a yankee school but is set in a prison.

There has been other no details beside the fact that this time there will be AKB48 members as well SKE48 members in the drama.

Peoples are speculating NMB should be there as well along with Nogizaka46. We will just have to wait for the drama to start to know further details.

Waiting Girl's Photoshoot Magazine List

Waiting girls are those didn't rank in the sousenkyou but they will still photo shoots in certain magazine pages. This is the list of which girl will appear in which magazine which was done through lottery yesterday.

AKB48

Team A

Matsubara Natsumi - BUBKA

Team K

Uchida Mayumi - EX Taishu
Nakatsuka Tomomi - Gekkan TV Guide
Tanabe Miku - FLASH
Nonaka Misato - FLASH

Team B

Sato Natsuki - FLASH
Suzuki Shihori - Shuukan Playboy
Suzuki Mariya - BUBKA
Chikano Rina - BOMB

Team 4

Abe Maria - FRIDAY
Iriyama Anna - Shuukan Playboy
Iwata Karen - TOP YELL
Kato Rena - FRIDAY
Kawaei Rina - TV Pia
Shimada Haruka - FRIDAY
Takahashi Juri - JUNON
Takeuchi Miyu - FRIDAY
Nakamata Shiori - JUNON
Nakamura Mariko - Manga Action

Kenkyuusei

Aigasa Moe - FRIDAY
Amemiya Maika - FRIDAY
Izuta RIna - FRIDAY
Iwatate Saho - FRIDAY
Umeta Ayano - EDGE STYLE
Oshima Ryoka - Shuukan Young Magazine
Oomori Miyu - FRIDAY
Okada Ayaka - FRIDAY
Kita Shiori - Shuukan Shounen Sunday
Kitazawa Saki - Shuukan Young Magazine
Kojima Natsuki - BUBKA
Kobayashi Marina - TOP YELL
Saeed-Yokota Erena - Shuukan Playboy
Sasaki Yukari - FRIDAY
Shinozaki Ayana - FRIDAY
Takashima Yurina - Kakujuukan Young Champion
Natori Wakana - Shuukan Playboy
Hasegawa Haruna - Shuukan Young Magazine
Hirata RIna - FRIDAY
Fujita Nana - Manga Action
Mistumune Kaoru - Shuukan Playboy
Murayama Yuri - Smart
Magi Shinobu - Shuukan Playboy
Morikawa Ayaka - Shuukan Playboy
Moriyama Sakura - SPA!
Watanabe Nene - Shuukan The Television

SKE48

Team S

Kato Rumi - BOMB!
Kinoshita Yukiko - Shuukan Playboy
Kuwabara Mizuki - FRIDAY
Takada Shiori - BOMB!
Deguchi Aki - Top Yell
Hirata Rikako - Duet
Hiramatsu Kanako - TV Life

Team KII

Akaeda Ririna - FRIDAY
Abiru Riho - TV Pia
Ishida Anna - Manga Action
Kato Tomoko - FLASH
Sato Seira - ACTION
Sato Mieko - Top Yell
Matsumoto RIna - Ipop station
Yamada Reika - Shuukan Young Magazine
Wakabayashi Tomoka - Shuukan Asahi

Team E

Isohara Kyouka - BOMB!
Ueno Kasumi - Shuukan Playboy
Umemoto Madoka - EX Taishu
Kaneko Shiori - TOWER
Kobayashi Ami - Arena Arena Special
Sakai Mei - Shuukan Young Magazine
Shibata Aya - Shuukan Young Magazine
Takagi Yumana - FLASH
Takeuchi Mai - Free Cell
Tsuzuki Rika - Shuukan Post
Hara Minami - FRIDAY
Yamashita Yukari - B.L.T

Kenkyuusei

Iguchi Shiori - Gekkan TV navi
Ichino Narumi - EDGE STYLE
Inazuka Asana - Suger&Spice
Iwanaga Tsuzumi - Gekkan Saizo
Uchiyama Mikoto - Shuukan Playboy
Ego Yuna - Shuukan Playboy
Owaki Arisa - Shuukan Shounen Sunday
Ogino Risa - Shuukan Young Magazine
Kito Momona - Shuukan Playboy
Kobayashi Emiri - FRIDAY
Saito Makiko - FRIDAY
Suga Nanako - SPA!
Niidoi Sayaka - Smart
Hioki Miki - Shuukan Shounen Sunday
Fujimoto Mitsuki - Shuukan Playboy
Futamura Haruka - Girl's Star
Furuhata Nao - GIRL POP
Mizuno Honoka - BOMB!
Miyamae Ami - GIRL'S STAR
Yamada Mizuho - Gekkan Saizo

NMB48

Team N

Kadowaki Kanako - Free Cell
Kishino Rika - Arena Arena Special
Kinoshita Haruna - B.L.T
Kotani Riho - FRIDAY
Kondo Rina - Shuukan Playboy
Shinohara Kanna - GIRL'S STAR
Jonishi Kei - Gekkan Entertainment
Shiroma Miru - Gekkan Saizo
Matsuda Shiori - FLASH
Yoshida Akari - Gekkan Asahi
Yamaguchi Yuuki - Gekkan De☆View

Team M

Ota Riona - Shuukan Young Magazine
Okita Ayaka - B.L.T
Kawakami Rena - BOMB!
Kinoshita Momoka - FLASH
Shimada Rena - BOMB!
Jo Eriko - TV Pia
Takano Yui - Gekkan Entertainment
Tanigawa Airi - FRIDAY
Hikawa Ayame - Gekkan Post
Fujita Runa - Gekkan Asahi
Mita Mao - Shuukan Young Jump
Murakami Ayaka - Shuukan Asahi
Murase Sae - EX Taishu
Yagura Fuuko - Free Cell
Yamagishi Natsumi - FRIDAY
Yogi Keira -  GIRL POP

Kenkyuusei

Akazawa Hono - B.L.T
Azuma Yuki - Free Cell
Ishida Yuumi - Shuukan Asahi
Ishizuka Akari - Shuukan Shounen Sunday
Ijiri Anna - Kakushuukan Young Champion
Ueda Mirei - Kakushuukan Young Champion
Uno Mizuki - TV Pia
Umehara Mako - FRIDAY
Ota Yuri - Arena Arena Special
Kato Yuka - FLASH
Kamieda Emika - Kakushuukan Young Champion
Kusaka Konomi - FRIDAY
Kushiro Rina - Gekkan TV Navi
Kurokawa Hazuki - Shuukan Playboy
Kono Saki - Gekkan Tv Fan
Koga Narumi - TOWER
Kobayashi Rikako - TV LIFE
Koyanagi Arisa - FRIDAY
Sasaki Nanami - *Cancelled* - Graduating
Sato Sorai - CD Journal
Sugumoto Kano - Shuukan TV Asahi
Takayama Riko - Nikkei Entertainment!
Togo Sora - Free Cell
Nakagawa Hiromi - Shuukan Shounen Magazine
Nishizawa Rurina - Smart
Hayashi Momoka - Shuukan Shounen Magazine
Hisada Riko - Top Yell
Miura Arisa - FLASH
Muro Kanako - FRIDAY
Yabushita Shu - Shuukan Young Magazine
Yamauchi Tsubasa - Shuukan Asahi
Yamamoto Hitomi - FRIDAY

HKT48

Team H

Anai Chihiro - FRIDAY
Ueki Nao - Shuukan Shounen Magazine
Kumazawa Serina - Gekkan Tv Navi
Kodama Haruka - Shuukan Playboy
Komori Yui - GIRL POP
Shimono Yuki - Shuukan Asahi
Sugumoto Yuko - Shuukan Young Jump
Tanaka Natsumi - Shuukan Shounen Sunday
Taniguchi Airi - HMV Music Maser
Nakanishi Chiyori - FRIDAY
Matsuoka Natsumi - FRIDAY
Murashige Anna - Gekkan Entertainment
Matsumura Aoi - FLASH
Moriyasu Madoka - Shuukan Playboy
Wkatabe Haruka - Kakushuukan Young Champion

Kenkyuusei

Kyoka Abe - Shuukan Aashi
Imada Mina - Shuukan Post
Eto Sayaka - Shuukan Young Jump
Nakanishi Ayaka - Shuukan Asahi
Fukagawa Maiko - FRIDAY


* Note: Shuukan = Weekly Magazine

             Gekkan = Monthly Magazine

             Kakushuukan = Published Bi Weeky

AKB48 27th Single General Election 2012 Results

 

-----------------------------------------------Senbatsu------------------------------------------

1. Oshima Yuko (Team K) 108837 --- CENTER

2. Watanabe Mayu (Team B) 72574

3. Kashiwagi Yuki (Team B) 71076

4. Sashihara Rino (Team A) 67339

5. Shinoda Mariko (Team A) 67017

6. Takahashi Minami (Team A) 65480

7. Kojima Haruna (Team A) 54483

8. Itano Tomomi (Team K) 50483

9. Matsui Jurina (Team S) 45747

10. Matsui Rena (Team S) 42030

11. Miyazawa Sae (Team K) 40261

12. Kasai Tomomi (Team B) 27005

13. Kitahara Rie (Team B) 26531

14. Minegishi Minami (Team K) 26038

15. Yokoyama Yui (Team K)  25541

16. Umeda Ayaka (Team K) 24522

------------------------------------------------UnderGirls---------------------------------------

17. Takajo Aki (Team A) ----- Center for UnderGirls 23083

18. Yamamoto Sayaka (Team N) 23020

19. Watanabe Miyuki (Team N) 19159

20, Akimoto Sayaka (Team K) 19121

21. Sato Amina (Team B)  17009

22. Kuramochi Asuka (Team A) 14852

23. Shimazaki Haruka (Team 4) 14633

24. Takayanagi Akane (Team KII) 14111

25. Hata Sawako (Team KII) 13920

26. Masuda Yuka (Team B) 13166

27. Oya Masana (Team S) 12142

28. Yagami Kumi (Team S) 11712

29. Suda Akari (Team S) 11323

30. Furukawa Airi (Team KII) 11179

31. Kizaki Yuria (Team S) 10554

32. Ogiso Shiori (Team KII) 9596

--------------------------------------------------Next Girls-----------------------------------

33. Iwasa Misaki (Team A) ----- Center for Next Girls 9297

34. Matsumura Kaori (SKE48 KKS) 9030

35. Mukaida Manatsu (Team KII) 8552

36. Nakaya Sayaka (Team A) 8505

37. Nakata Chisato (Team A) 8315

38. Miyazaki Miho (Team B) 8173

39. Nagao Mariya (Team 4) 7809

40. Fujie Reina (Team K) 7782

41. Kobayashi Kana (Team B) 7195

42. Maeda Ami (Team A) 7168

43. Fukumoto Aina (Team N) 6912

44. Nakagawa Haruka (Team A) 6890

45. Tano Yuka (Team 4) 6694

46. Yamada Nana (Team N) 6683

47. Miyawaki Sakura (Team H) 6635

48. Katayama Haruka (Team A) 6602

-------------------------------------------------Future Girls--------------------------------------

49. Muto Tomu (AKB48 KKS) ---- Center for Future 6428

50. Ishida Haruka (Team B) 6333

51. Kikuchi Ayaka (Team K) 6185

52. Oota Aika (Team A) 6140

53. Matsui Sakiko (Team K) 6058

54. Yamauchi Suzuran (Team 4) 6027

55. Nito Moeno (Team K) 6025

56. Kimoto Kanon (Team E) 5982

57. Oba Mina (Team 4) 5969

58. Ichikawa Miori (Team 4) 5963

59. Oya Shizuka (Team A) 5933

60. Ogasawara Mayu (Team N) 5919

61. Sato Sumire (Team B) 5706

62. Yakata Miki (Team KII) 5606

63. Nakanishi Yuka (Team S) 5592

64. Komori Mika (Team B) 5398

SKE48 [Aishiteraburu!] 1st Week Sales + Review

SKE48's 9th single [Aishiteraburu!] sold 472,327 copies in it's first week, grabbing the #1 spot. SKE nearly gave us a scare on the first day when they only sold 98K but was obviously due the theater editions not being shipped because the next day there was an instant surge of 288K.

[Kataomoi Finally] though had a first week sale of 495,809 so they were 23K short from winning their previous single. None the less, 472K is great and this single should be able to cross 500K too.

Aishiteraburu!

I love [Aishiteraburu!] SKE's upbeat songs are always amazing. This is like [Oki Doki] but like with lots and lots of sugar. The type of sweetness that people would like though, not an overdose. The song just literally makes me want to scream "I RABU YOU" and "Aishiteru!". I expected the summer single to be a bit like [Pareo wa Emarald] but then it was something I liked more than last year's summer single.

Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora / 5th Generation Kenkyuusei

The 5th gen Kenkyuusei's get a song for themselves which is available in all types. Promoting the new gens I guess? [Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora] is actually a ballad, and a pretty decent ballad. It's not bad but it's not the best in this single either. I found this to be the weakest track in the single, but that's just me because ballads rarely impress me.

Halation / Selection 8

When I first heard [Halation], the first thing that went on my mind was "Where has this Selection 8 been all my life?". Halation is probably the highlight of this single for me. It's got the members whose vocals are amazing. It's also the song that has a cool vibes to it, that I usually prefer. Best song in the single for me!

Aun no Kiss / Shirogumi

Shirogumi as usual gets the cute song. Usually Shiro's song even if they are cute always isn't the most impressive, if you compare the songs with Aka's. Last single's [Hanikami Lollipop] was amazing and while even this is your typical Shiro song, I like Aun no Kiss.

Nante Ginga wa Akarui no Darou / Akagumi

Akagumi has another dark song in their belt with [Nante Ginga wa Akarui no Darou]. I happen to be a sucker for such songs by the way. The verses are nothing new but the chorus part is what really attracts me to this song. It's also a song that would fit a anime ending, very anime-esque in my opinion.

27th Single AKB48 Election Preliminary Results

The preliminary results of the AKB48 election was announced today. Check out the ranking. Keep in mind, this is only 10% of the votes. The final result will have a lot of changes.

1. [AKB / K] Oshima Yuko	15,093
2. [AKB / B] Kashiwagi Yuki	12,654
3. [AKB / B] Watanabe Mayu	11,329
4. [AKB / A] Sashihara Rino	9,337
5. [AKB / A] Takahashi Minami	8,955
6. [AKB / A] Shinoda Mariko	8,619
7. [SKE / S] Matsui Rena	8,460
8. [SKE / S] Matsui Jurina	7,795
9. [AKB / K] Itano Tomomi	6,595
10. [AKB / K] Miyazawa Sae	6,280
11. [AKB / A] Kojima Haruna	5,334
12. [AKB / K] Yokoyama Yui	4,301
13. [AKB / A] Takajo Aki	3,661
14. [AKB / K] Umeda Ayaka	3,484
15. [AKB / K] Minegishi Minami	3,396
16. [AKB / B] Kitahara Rie	3,302
17. [AKB / B] Kasai Tomomi	3,227
18. [NMB / N] Yamamoto Sayaka	3,218
19. [NMB / N] Watanabe Miyuki	2,976
20. [SKE / KII] Takayanagi Akane	2,471
21. [AKB / B] Sato Amina	2,392
22. [AKB / 4] Shimazaki Haruka	2,340
22. [SKE / KII] Furukawa Airi	2,340
24. [SKE / KII] Hata Sawako	2,312
25. [AKB / B] Masuda Yuka	2,182
26. [SKE / S] Suda Akari	2,149
27. [SKE / KII] Mukaida Manatsu	1,948
28. [SKE / S] Oya Masana	1,919
29. [SKE / KII] Ogiso Shiori	1,788
30. [AKB / KKS] Muto Tomu	1,757
31. [NMB / N] Ogasawara Mayu	1,746
32. [AKB / K] Akimoto Sayaka	1,743
33. [SKE / S] Yagami Kumi	1,671
34. [AKB / A] Kuramochi Asuka	1,653
35. [SKE / S] Kizaki Yuria	1,624
36. [AKB / A] Nakaya Sayaka	1,348
37. [SKE / KII] Yakata Miki	1,345
38. [AKB / A] Nakagawa Haruka	1,244
39. [SKE / KKS] Matsumura Kaori	1,194
40. [AKB / A] Nakata Chisato	1,188
41. [AKB / K] Fujie Reina	1,166
42. [NMB / N] Yamada Nana	1,136
43. [AKB / B] Kobayashi Kana	1,110
44. [SKE / E] Kimoto Kanon	1,039
45. [AKB / A] Iwasa Misaki	1,023
46. [SKE / S] Hiramatsu Kanako	998
47. [AKB / 4] Yamauchi Suzuran	988
48. [AKB / B] Ishida Haruka	985
49. [AKB / B] Miyazaki Miho	970
51. [AKB / A] Katayama Haruka	955
50. [AKB / A] Oya Shizuka	964
52. [AKB / A] Ota Aika	912
53. [AKB / 4] Nagao Mariya	818
54. [NMB / N] Fukumoto Aina	816
55. [AKB / A] Maeda Ami	810
56. [AKB / 4] Oba Mina	786
57. [AKB / A] Matsubara Natsumi	750
57. [SKE / S] Kinoshita Yukiko	750
59. [AKB / 4] Ichikawa Miori	702
60. [AKB / K] Nonaka Misato	701
61. [AKB / K] Kikuchi Ayaka	653
62. [HKT / KKS] Eto Sayaka	641
63. [SKE / S] Nakanishi Yuka	618
64. [AKB / K] Tanabe Miku	616

TEAM DISTRIBUTION

A: 15/15, K: 11/15, B: 9/15, 4: 5/16, AKB KKS: 1/27

S: 9/14, KII: 6/16, E: 1/13, SKE KKS: 1/21

N: 5/16, M: -/15, NMB KKS: -/33

H: 0/16, HKT KKS: 1/5

[GUIDE] How to Vote for AKB48 27th Single Election [Through CD Only]

So the explanation video on how to vote has been released. I'll try to explain it you, how to vote for this year's election. The voting video isn't very difficult to understand either, so you may watch that as well.

This year's election system:

1-16: Senbatsu

17-32: Undergirls

33-48: Next Girls

49-64: Future Girls

You can both for this year's election in 10 ways:

1. Through purchase of 26th single [Manatsu no Sounds Good!] (you get a voting card inside the CD, 1 card per CD but only in Regular editions and Limited editions, you don't get a voting card in the theater edition)
2. Member of AKB48 official fan club
3. Member of AKB48 Mobile
4. Member of AKB48 official smart phone app
5. Member of SKE48 mobile
6. Member of NMB48 mobile
7. Member of HKT48 mobile
8. Subscriber to AKB48 Live on Demand!
9. Subscriber to SKE48 Live on Demand!
10. Subscriber to AKB48 OFFICIAL NET SERVICE.

Note: You only get to 1 vote per membership.
I'll be only showing you how you do it via the CD because for the others, you need a membership and also since this is mostly for international fans. But if you do have one, all you need to do is login through the respective site and vote.

Through the CD

1. You go to http://akb48-sousenkyo2012.jp (the site will open on the day voting starts)
2. You access the team member pages. Click on チームから検索.
3. Find the member whom you wish to vote for. 
4. There should be a two set of  numbers on your card like the one highlighted above. Punch those given numbers on the 2 boxes. The first line of number in the first box and second set of number in the below one.
5. Click on 「投票する」 after you've done that. And you're done!

The voting starts from May 22nd, 10 am JST till June 5th, 3 pm JST.

Hope this was helpful. Happy voting!

SKE48 9th Single [Aishiteraburu!] 1st Day Sales

The first day of [Aishiteraburu!] is something very unexpected. It's still #1 but with a sale of 98,952 which is pretty low if you compare to 285K, first day of [Kataomoi Finally].

There are two possible theories to this low sale: either the theater editions didn't get shipped on time or this is because of the election single that's coming up next week. But I'd really love a official statement from the management concerning such a drop in first day sales.

Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

I was really shocked when I saw the sales, I mean not even 100K. Hoping something went wrong with the shipment, that's why this drop in sales.

SKE48 Team E 2nd Stage [Saka Agari] Shonichi

Today was SKE48 Team E's 2nd stage [Saka Agari]'s Shonichi. [Saka Agari] being originally Team K's 5th stage and  performed for the first by another Team.

Sad part was that there was still no promotions, Kenkyuusei's were still filling in the spot for the 3 members that graduated (Nakamura Yuka, Yamada Erika and Mano Haruka). That is indeed very disappointing. Now that Team E's 2nd stage has begun, we will see promotions in the near future? Hopefully.


SKE48 Team E 2nd Stage [Saka Agari]
SKE48チームE2ndステージ「逆上がり」
Kage-ana: Umemoto Madoka

M01 - Tenohira
M02 - Saka Agari
M03 - Hitei no Requiem
M04 - Sono Ase wa Uso wo Tsukanai
-----MC1-----
M05 - End Roll (Hara Minami, Umemoto Madoka, Saito Makiko (KKS), Isohara Kyoka)
M06 - Wagamama na Nagareboshi (Kimoto Kanon, Shibata Aya)
M07 - Ai no iro (Ueno Kasumi, Sakai Mei, Takeuchi Mai, Tsuzuki Rika, Iwanaga Tsugumi (KKS), Furuhata Nao (KKS))
M08 - Dakishimetararetara (Kaneko Shiori, Kobayashi Ami, Takagi Yumana)
M09 - Mushi no Ballad (Yamashita Yukari)
-----MC2-----
M10 - Furishite Maneshite
M11 - Umi wo Watare!
M12 - Machikado no Party
M13 - Fan Letter

-----ENCORE-----
EN1 - Fugiri
EN2 - Hanpa na Ikemen

-----MC3-----
EN3 - Aishiteraburu!
EN4 - to be continued

SKE48 Team E 2nd Stage [Saka Agari] Shonichi Announced

Team E's first performance of their second stage will come in less than 3 weeks on the 14th of May. E2 will be a revival of original-Team K's 5th stage, which was performed more than 2 years ago from February 2009 to February 2010. Team E just wrapped up its first stage [Pajama Drive] at the end of March, and the girls are quickly preparing for their comeback.

With the graduation of 3 members from Team E, I wonder whether management will rotate research students in and out of performances, or just directly promote them to the team.

I'm especially interested in who the unit members will be, especially for the solo song, Mushi no Ballad. Since Team E has a cute image, I wonder how they will pull off cool songs like Dakishimeraretara and End Roll.

New Subunit Formation for AKB0048 [NO NAME]

The Seiyuus of AKB0048 (Mayu Watanabe, Sato Sumire, Ishida Haruka, Iwata Karen, Sato Amina, Nakaya Sayaka, Yagami Kumi, Hata Sawako and Mita Mao) will be forming a new subunit for the opening and ending of the anime. The subunit is called [NO NAME].

The opening song is titled [Kibou ni Tsuite] while the ending song is titled [Yume wa Nandomo Umarekawaru]. Both songs will be written by Akimoto Yasushi. Other details about the single will be announced later.

I knew they'd make a subunit but the name of the subunit...hmm. Anyways excited for the anime as well the OP/ED now!

SKE48 [Aishiteraburu] tracklist + lineup + covers

SKE48's 9th single [Aishiteraburu], slated for release on 16th May, tracklist and line up for the b-side songs are out. This time there is a really really big change in the line up.

Selection 8 is no longer a front girl line up which is a good change. Also Shirogumi will not have Matsui Jurina this time probably due to her health and that she was not able to do the recording for the song. A lot of kenkyuuseis now are a part of the b-sides along with the 5th gen Kenkyuuseis getting their own song titled [Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora].

So here, check out the tracklist and line up:


SKE48 9th Single
Aishiteraburu!
アイシテラブル!
16 May 2012

TYPE A 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Aishiteraburu! 02. Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora (5th Gen) 03. Halation (Selection 8) 04. Aishiteraburu (off vocal ver.) 05. Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora (off vocal ver.) 06. Halation (off vocal ver.) [DVD]
TYPE B 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Aishiteraburu! 02. Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora (5th Gen) 03. Aun no Kiss (Shirogumi) 04. Aishiteraburu! (off vocal ver.) 05. Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora (off vocal ver.) 06. Aun no Kiss (off vocal ver.) [DVD]
TYPE C 1,600yen	[CD] 01. Aishiteraburu! 02. Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora (5th Gen) 03. Nante Ginga wa Arui no Darou (Akagaumi) 04. Aishiteraburu! (off vocal ver.) 05. Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora (off vocal ver.) 06. Nante Ginga wa Arui no Darou (off vocal ver.)
THEATER VER. 1,000yen	[CD] 01. Aishiteraburu! 02. Aun no Kiss (Shirogumi) 03. Nante Ginga wa Arui no Darou (Akagaumi) 04. SKE48 9th single medley 05. Aishiteraburu! (off vocal ver.) 06. Aun no Kiss (off vocal ver.) 07. Nante Ginga wa Arui no Darou (off vocal ver.)

Aishiteraburu! (アイシテラブル!)
Team S: Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena, Yagami Kumi, Oya Masana, Kizaki Yuria, Suda Akari
Team KII: Takayanagi Akane, Mukaida Manatsu, Ishida Anna, Furukawa Airi, Matsumoto Rina, Hata Sawako, Ogiso Shiori, Yakata Miki
Team E: Kimoto Kanon, Kaneko Shiori

Me ga Itai Kurai Hareta Sora (目が痛いくらい晴れた空)
5th gen kenkyuusei: Ichino Narumi, Iwanaga Tsugumi, Ego Yuna, Ogino Risa, Owaki Arisa, Suga Nanako, Niidoi Sayaka, Hioki Miki, Fujimoto Mitsuki, Futamura Haruka, Furuhata Nao, Miyamae Ami, Yamada Mizuho

Selection 8 - Halation (ハレーション)
Team S: Deguchi Aki
Team KII: Ishida Anna, Furukawa Airi, Wakabayashi Tomoko, Sato Mieko
Team E: Hara Minami, Yamashita Yukari
Kenkyuusei: Furuhata Nao

Shirogumi - Aun no Kiss (あうんのキス)
Team S: Kuwabara Mizuki, Nakanishi Yuka, Hirata Rikako
Team KII: Abiru Riho, Sato Mieko, Goto Risako
Team E: Isohara Kyoka, Kobayashi Ami, Shibata Aya
Kenkyuusei: Saito Makiko, Niidoi Sayaka, Matsumura Kaori

Akagumi - Nante Ginga wa Arui no Darou (なんて銀河は明るいのだろう)
Team S: Matsui Rena, Kato Rumi, Deguchi Aki, Kinoshita Yukiko, Takada Shiori
Team KII: Sato Seira
Team E: Ueno Kasumi, Umemoto Madoka, Hara Minami, Yamashita Yukari
Kenkyuusei: Kito Momona, Suga Nanako


Surprised that 5th gens get their own song, no Jurina in shirogumi is also weird. What do you think?

SKE48's Imade Mai Announces Her Graduation

At today's SKE48's Kenkyuusei theater performance, 3rd gen KKS Imade Mai announced her graduation. The reason for her announcement was for her wish to study abroad and also because of a leg injury.

She also made a G+ post concerning this:

At today's theater performance,

I, Imade Mai, was allowed to make an announcement about my graduation.

Another time, I will write a detailed post.

For now, I'm sorry.

This is really sad as Mai is the 4th member from SKE to graduate this year. The vacant spot left by Matsushita Yui and Nakamura Yuka as they graduated last year from Team S and Team E respectively still hasn't been filled and now we are losing another one and a kenkyuusei at that. This is all very disheartening.

AKB48 revival concert [Minogashita Kimitachi e 2] announced

AKB48 will be doing another round of the Minogashita concert this year, this time aptly titled [Minogashita Kimitachi e 2].

This year's Minogashita concert will span a total of 21 days, from May 3rd to 24th, 2012. The location is the same as last years', at the Tokyo Dome City Hall.

The  Minogashita Kimitachi e 2 revival concert is a good way for newer fans to get to know the past stage songs of AKB48 as well as the sister groups, and for older fans to relieve their memories. Most of those songs do not make it to AKB48's concerts or even the Request Hour concerts. I would even go as far as to say that a lot of the old songs that ranked in the Request Hour 2012 concert wouldn't have made it there if not for last year's Minogashita concert.

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AKB48 Concert [Minogashita Kimitachi e 2] ~AKB48 Group Zenkouen~
AKB48コンサート「見逃した君たちへ 2」 ～AKB48グループ全公演～
AKB48 with SKE48, SDN48, NMB48, HKT48

Date: 03 May to 24 May 2012
Location: Tokyo Dome City Hall


May 03: Team B 5th Stage [Theater no Megami]
Team B: Ishida Haruka, Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Kobayashi Kana, Komori Mika, Sato Amina, Sato Sumire, Sato Natsuki, Suzuki Shihori, Suzuki Mariya, Chikano Rina, Watanabe Mayu, Izuta Rina

May 04: Team K 6th Stage [RESET]
Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Itano Tomomi, Umeda Ayaka, Oshima Yuko, Kikuchi Ayaka, Tanabe Miku, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nito Moeno, Nonaka Misato, Fujie Reina, Matsui Sakiko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazawa Sae, Yokoyama Yui, Omori Miyu

May 05: Team A 6th Stage [Mokugekisha]
Team A: Iwasa Misaki, Oota Aika, Oya Shizuka, Katayama Haruka, Kuramochi Asuka, Kojima Haruna, Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takajo Aki, Takahashi Minami, Nakagawa Haruka, Nakata Chisato, Nakaya Sayaka, Maeda Atsuko, Maeda Ami, Matsubara Natsumi

May 06: Team B 3rd Stage [Pajama Drive]
Team A: Oota Aika, Oya Shizuka, Katayama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Nakaya Sayaka
Team K: Nito Moeno
Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu
Kenkyuusei: Kojima Natsuki, Saeed Yokota Erena, Natori Wakana, Hirata Rina, Morikawa Ayaka
SKE48: Nakanishi Yuka

May 07: Himawarigumi 1st Stage [Boku no Taiyou]
Team 4: Abe Maria, Ichikawa Miori, Iriyama Anna, Iwata Karen, Oba Mina, Kato Rena, Kawaei Rina, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka, Takahashi Juri, Takeuchi Miyu, Tano Yuka, Nakamata Shiori, Nakamura Mariko, Nagao Mariya, Yamauchi Suzuran

May 08: Himawarigumi 2nd Stage [Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai]
Team A: Oota Aika, Oya Shizuka, Katayama Haruka, Kuramochi Asuka, Matsubara Natsumi
Team K: Kikuchi Ayaka, Nito Moeno, Fujie Reina, Matsui Sakiko
Team B: Ishida Haruka, Komori Mika, Kobayashi Kana, Sato Amina /Chikano Rina, Miyazaki Miho

May 09: Team A 4th Stage [Tadaima Renaichuu]
Team A: Oya Shizuka, Kojima Haruna, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko
Team K: Itano Tomomi, Uchida Mayumi, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nito Moeno, Fijie Reina, Minegishi Minami
Team B: Ishida Haruka/ Kitahara Rie, Sato Amina, Chikano Rina
SKE48: Nakanishi Yuka

May 10: Team A 2nd Stage: [Aitakatta] (SKE48 ver.)
Team KII: Akaeda Ririna, Abiru Riho, Ishida Anna, Ogiso Shiori, Kato Tomoko, Goto Risako, Sato Mieko, Sato Seira, Hata Sawako, Furukawa Airi, Matsumoto Rina, Mukaida Manatsu, Takayanagi Akane, Yakata Miki, Yamada Reika, Wakabayashi Tomoka

May 11: Team KII 3rd Stage [Ramune no Nomikata]
Team KII: Akaeda Ririna, Abiru Riho, Ishida Anna, Ogiso Shiori, Kato Tomoko, Goto Risako, Sato Mieko, Sato Seira, Hata Sawako, Furukawa Airi, Matsumoto Rina, Mukaida Manatsu, Takayanagi Akane, Yakata Miki, Yamada Reika, Wakabayashi Tomoka

May 12: Team A 5th Stage [Renai Kinshi Jourei]
13th gen Kenkyuusei: Aigasa Moe, Amemiya Maika, Iwatate Saho, Umeta Ayano , Oshima Ryoka , Okada Ayaka , Kita Shiori, Kitazawa Saki, Shinozaki Ayana, Takashima Yurina, Hasegawa Haruna, Mitsumune Kaoru, Murayama Yuiri, Mogi Shinobu, Moriyama Sakura, Watanabe Nene

May 13: Team S 2nd Stage [Te wo Tsunaginagara] (HKT48 ver.)
Team H: Anai Chihiro, Kodama Haruka, Komori Yui, Kumazawa Serina, Matsuoka Natsumi, Miyawaki Sakura, Moriyasu Madoka, Motomura Aoi, Murashige Anna, Nakanishi Chiyori, Shimono Yuki, Sugamoto Yuko, Tanaka Natsumi, Taniguchi Airi, Ueki Nao, Wakatabe Haruka

May 14: TBA
Very likely this is Team N's 3rd stage and first original stage

May 15: SDN48 1st Stage [Yuuwaku no Garter]
SDN48

May 16: Team K 4th Stage [Saishuu Bell ga Naru]
Team A: Oya Shizuka, Kuramochi Asuka, Matsubara Natsumi
Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Uchida Mayumi, Umeda Ayaka, Oshima Yuko, Miyazawa Sae
Team B: Ishida Haruka, Kobayashi Kana, Sato Natsuki, Chikano Rina
Kenkyuusei: Kobayashi Marina, Fujita Nana

May 17: Team K 3rd Stage [Nounai Paradise]
Team A: Matsubara Natsumi
Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Umeda Ayaka, Oshima Yuko, Miyazawa Sae
Team B: Kasai Tomomi, Kobayashi Kana, Sato Natsuki, Suzuko Shihori, Masuda Yuka
Team 4: Kawaei Rina
Kenkyuusei: Omori Miyu, Sasaki Yukari, Natori Wakana, Muto Tomu, Morikawa Ayaka

May 18: Team B 4th Stage [Idol no Yoake] (NMB48 ver.)
Team M: Ota Riona, Kawakami Rena, Kinoshita Momoka, Shimada Rena, Jo Eriko, Takano Yui, Tanigawa Airi, Hikawa Ayame, Fujita Runa, Mita Mao, Murakami Ayaka, Murase Sae, Yagura Fuuko , Yamagishi Natsumi, Yogi Keira

May 19: Team K 2nd Stage [Seishun Girls] (NMB48 ver.)
Team N: Ogasawara Mayu, Kadowaki Kanako, Kishino Rika, Kinoshita Haruna, Kotani Riho, Kondo Rina, Shinohara Kanna, Jonishi Kei, Shiroma Miru, Fukumoto Aina, Matsuda Shiori, Yamaguchi Yuuki, Yamada Nana, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yoshida Akari, Watanabe Miyuki

May 20: Team A 3rd Stage [Dareka no Tame ni] (NMB48 ver.)
Team N: Ogasawara Mayu, Kadowaki Kanako, Kishino Rika, Kinoshita Haruna, Kotani Riho, Kondo Rina, Shinohara Kanna, Jonishi Kei, Shiroma Miru, Fukumoto Aina, Matsuda Shiori, Yamaguchi Yuuki, Yamada Nana, Yamamoto Sayaka, Yoshida Akari, Watanabe Miyuki

May 21: Team S 2nd Stage: [Te wo Tsunaginagara]
Team S: Oya Masana, Kato Rumi, Kizaki Yuria, inoshita Yukiko, Kuwabara Mizuki, Suda Akari, Takada Shiori, Deguchi Aki, Nakanishi Yuka, Hirata Rikako, Hiramatsu Kanako, Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena, Yagami Kumi

May 22: Team S 3rd Stage [Seifuku no Me]
Team S: Oya Masana, Kato Rumi, Kizaki Yuria, inoshita Yukiko, Kuwabara Mizuki, Suda Akari, Takada Shiori, Deguchi Aki, Nakanishi Yuka, Hirata Rikako, Hiramatsu Kanako, Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena, Yagami Kumi

May 23rd: Team K 5th Stage [Saka Agari] (SKE48 ver.)
Team E: Isohara Kyoka, Ueno Kasumi, Umemoto Madoka, Kaneko Shiori, Kimoto Kanon, Kobayashi Ami, Sakai Mei, Shibata Aya, Takagi Yumana, Takeuchi Mai, Tsuzuki Rika, Hara Minami, Yamashita Yukari

May 24th: Team A 1st Stage [Party ga Hajimaru yo]
Team A: Kojma Haruna, Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takajo Aki, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Matsubara Natsumi
Team K: Itano Tomomi, Umeda Ayaka, Oshima Yuko, Minegishi Minami/ Miyazawa Sae/ Yokoyama Yui
Team B: Kasai Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Masuda Yuka