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CinDy is great but I find it a little bit unfair to get CinDy in when all others SDN are graduating
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AKB will be performing at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC.
The members going are: Kuramochi Asuka, Takajo Aki, Takahashi Minami (Team A), Umeda Ayaka, Fujie Reina, Matsui Sakiko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazawa Sae (Team K), Suzuki Shihori (Team B), Abe Maria, Ichikawa Miori, Iriyama Anna (Team 4), Kawaei Rina, Kojima Natsuki, Takahashi Juri, Hirata Rina (Team KKS) Tickets will be available on Eventbrite. |
AKB48 in DC! That's going to be quite interesting...but I don't see Tomochin or Sayaka Akimoto... Maybe some invitational...
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new single on 25 may
soooo election voting huh....I just hope that Maeda wont win again |
Well, I knew it. A new single late May, following the pattern...
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Soooo I'm going to Washington to see AKB!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!! Sae and Takamina and Akicha!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!
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I am soon jealous, although we have akb regular stages here, but the Senbatsu members never came here for a show....
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So basicly there is a slight chance that SDN48 graduation will be off - Aki-P wants to find a way to let them stay but as for now Universal Music turned them down and they are looking for other options
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Togasaki san had said something to fan on Twitter that they weren't going to just abandon Nontii and Meetan. Hm. SDNs sales wouldn't be so low if they managed to get amazing songs for singles and were actually promoted. I hope Aki-P does something though.
He should make a Team 8 and have it be the sexy team. Keep Meetan, Nontii, Chen Qu, Nacchu, Yukari, Sayaka Kondo, CinDy, Serina, Masami, Hana and Hiichan, miray and the rest of 3rd gen. |
I love SDN but I'd say no thanks to having an obaasan team in AKB. It just don't fit.
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I suppose you're right but he has to do something with them I hope.
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The 1st day of the Super Saitama Arena concert is going to be streamed on Youtube and Google+ at 6:00 pm Japan time.
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The streaming was great!! A great first day!! The opening VTR was really touching, Tokyo Dome concert soon!!
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Damn Akimoto, trying to overwork the girls!!!
Jurina(SKE)will be going to akb team k Milky(NMB) will be going to team b http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2...id=NRK20110805 |
Meh....could've thought of some better choices than Jurina for K....but oh well. Fine with it. At least that means he's given up on pushing the face-of-boredom, i.e. Yokoyama. Kind of sad Kato Rena got stuck into Team 4...it's not even a real team :rolleyes....and she's going to waste.
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First SND48 is graduating, now this crap? WTF is even going on?
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Whoa, things have shaken up very big time in the AKB world...
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^ LOL you're one of the maybe, 3 people who like Kato Rena? And so far it's only temporary. Aki-P has got something up his sleeve. |
It's only temporary and after reading some of his Google+ posts it seems like it might become a regular thing if it goes well.
For Jurina she has been sick and she goes to school in Tokyo and AKB is then closer instead of her always having to go to Nagoya. For Milky Aki-P thinks she can learn from Yukirin and Mayu. https://plus.google.com/u/0/10590790...ts/RMCeZtiJjwc "I believe that this is going to benefit SKE and NMB. If this decision proves to be a failure, I am willing to resign my position as the producer of SKE and NMB. if it prove to be a failure for AKB to, I will resign my position as producer of AKB. Even if I have to risk my job, AKB group has to move forward." I think for the 3rd concert either... AKB will disband after Tokyo Dome Or a member will graduate Team 8 members will be announced because they said they were working on Team 8 Team 8 members may be members of SDN, or what if it's another team shuffle? or something positive A US tour? We will see. |
^^I don't like Rena per se...I just think she has a lot more potential than some of the other KKS....and it's a bummer that she's going to waste stuck in some pseudo team...but we'll see. I'm more interested in who's taking the Team K and B spots permanently...the dome show is expected...but I still can't believe they've finally made it. LOL they'd really not be disbanding....what made you think that?
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Aachan is graduating!!!! :(:(:(
She has announced today at the concert. Here's her message: Today, here. Please let me tell you a big announcement. I Maeda Atsuko, will graduate AKB48. 6 Years ago, I worked hard. I must work towards my dream 20 years old dream. Full of worries. I didn't know what to do. For the juniors here today, I think I need to start walking forwards. The indepth details haven't been decided yet. Credits: Tomokazu@STAGE48 I can't believe it! Aachan is the face of AKB48, without her it's not gonna be the same... |
YAY!!!! Finally she is graduating!!! Cant believe this, sorry for her fans, but im HAPPY!!!
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Oh no... O.O
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Acchan's last single will sell a LOT. Even if i hate her i will be happy if she sells 2 million copies. Acchan has really worked hard and she is the face of AKB48
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Thanks god she left AKB...is she doing a solo after?
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^ she will propoably do
basiclly as we all know may single is election voting single! I wonder it A chan will be in election or not if she wont Yuko will take top stop for sure! |
I'm in utter disbelief. Holy ****. How is this real?
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The graduation will probably take place during the concert at Tokyo Dome and her last single is supposed to be Manatsu no Sounds Good (26th single coming out in May).
The new senbatsu election will be held on 6 June. There will be 64 spots divided into four groups: ①1位~16位 ②17位~32位 ③33位~48位 ④49位~64位 |
WTF :thud .. I just saw this on tumblr and I can't believe it.
At least the other girls will get more screen time now? Well good luck for her future career :heart |
It's really sad that Acchan is leaving... :(
What's going to happen with AKB48??? Things are really now uncertain... :( |
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I really expected her to graduate earlier than this. I just hope AKB can still be as popular D: 2012 has been eventful and its only March.
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The party is over, expect another massive graduation soon
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I'm so sad, she is so cute and she works really hard, she is the face of AKB48.
T___T Seriously, i thought she could be 3 or 4 more years in AKB48. I hope she can still singing. |
It's sucks. I think he has a plan up his sleeve so I wouldn't count AKB as out just yet.
In happier news AKB is heading to DC if you are going, I hope if you plan to do the MIXES and and other wotagei that you have practiced. They don't need to hear the MIXES sound like a mess. This can help if you need to practice. |
I think I'm just going to be calling the girls names.
For some reason I just CANNOT remember the order for the mix words, so best to just not try :P |
Well that works too. :) Will you be taking pictures?
Also Marty Friedman @_martyfriedman_ I`ll be chatting with AKB48 3/28 on Google+ and they wanna know what my USA friends want to ask them. Any good Q`s my little Rock Gods?? and Erenas site is open. http://rom5.xsrv.jp/erena_ono/ also Erepyons Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/lespros_erepyon |
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I think we will see more graduations this year. Itano and Mariko almost for sure. Oshima Yuko and maybe Takamina on 2013. And the new three popular girls will be Mayuyu, Jurina and Yukirin
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I'm not a huge fan of AKB48, but the announcement was pretty shocking. I'm not too fussed (I've never liked her much), but Aki-P is really covering his bases by adding Jurina and Mayuyu... when I've heard of them, they must be fairly popular lol I bet her last single will sell loads, I wonder what he'll do to make the next one sell? This is going to break them or make them even more popular by giving other girls a chance.
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But transferring Jurina sounds like a very dangerous move. Her health is already in bad shape, with her leg injuries and she had already collapse few times, being overwork, this poor 15 year old girl still need to go to school! how can her body take it? |
^ I don't know where I read the other girl transfering then lol I don't even know who she is! Probably just seeing her mentioned as popular. ooops. Is she already in AKB?
And damn, 15?! Do they not have laws about working hours for the girls in the idol industry? |
^Yes Mayuyu is already in AKB Team B xD And Under 17 members can't work later than a certain time (10 maybe?)
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Haha, I'm just making up my own AKB news lol
If she can't work later than 10, why is she so tired? I'm guessing they start at something crazy like 5am though and work with no break ;__; and I imagine travelling doesn't count as work either. Although idols tend to speak well of their agents/creators/whatever you call them, they always seem so lacking in a duty of care. It makes me so angry D: |
^ Yeah I think it's 10pm to 5 am.
People are looking at the Tokyo Giants to see the date of the Tokyo Dome Concert. Some are saying late August or July. I'm not to worried about Jurina. Sayaka said she would watch over her. I trust the captain. I think they will just have her be in AKB for now. The same with Milky. And I'm sure Yukarin will watch over her. As for Acchan she had apparently brought this up with Takamina. Maybe she was thinking about this last year. Still sad. I don't think Yuko will graduate anytime soon. I think maybe before the earthquake they were considering it but now some are saying due to her comments in the second documentary it seems like she doesn't want to leave. To me it seems many members realized they are a part of something bigger and could help bring smiles to peoples faces after the disaster. I think that if any of them were thinking about it the disaster changed that. Except for Acchan the burden must have become too much, you could see that she looked tired... If you've seen Yukos reaction her reaction seems to have a mix of shock, surprise, sadness, pain and almost one of betrayal and I guess that's how I feel... I don't think we can quite say what Aki-P is going to do there might be rotating centers for all we know next. Maybe Yuko will be center for a while then he will give someone a big push. I don't think it can be any of the captains, unless they promote new ones in their place which means no to Takamina, Sayaka, Yukirin or Minarun (especially not because Team 4 is too new). Tomochin's popularity keeps dropping. I don't think it will be Mariko. I don't think it will be Haruna. Mayu would have to start changing her appeal. Technically Mariko shouldn't be in this but I saw this and now ;_____________; |
For being a center, I think Yuko is too bright sometimes, and might over shine other girls... So I'm not too sure how it will turn out..
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Yuuwaku no Garter stage is out in HQ go download and revel in it's amazingness!!!
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Maeda Atsuko returns to Japan, still no news on her graduation date
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Aw Acchan :(
but on the good side of things I heard the DC concerts went well. There are some good pictures up at New School Kaidan and other places. The second concert was streamed on Google+ and Youtube last night with a prerecorded hang out between some of the girls and Marty Friedman where he asked them questions. Watch the concert on Vimeo or Dailymotion. Apparently Ono Erena is going to be releasing a single called Erepyon on April 17th which will be used in the Drama Legal High. She wrote the lyrics herself. |
....and it's better than all the other AKB solos so far.
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Wow I've never given two craps about Erepyon, but it does sound like a really good song. Can't say it will be my favorite of the solos since Tomochin just blew everyone else out of the water, but I'm impressed!
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Ooooh, I like it!!!
And darnit, I pre-ordered Tomochin's new single. What started out as my children's obsession has become mine! |
Itano is doing good music. Clone is :heart
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So it's just her song will be the ending theme, i thought she will be on the drama too. (T__T)
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Forgot to mention this, I read it last week in Japan newspaper.
Acchan had withdraw from the election. I wonder who will be the center this time? As Acchan voters will have to vote for others now, Yuko might be affected. As for me, my 2 votes will now go to takamina. |
I want Yuko or Takamina to win! Rly! Another Mariko center will be borining....Dont know why but I dont feel like Mayuyu or Yukurin in center also
Tomochin center will be <3 |
^mayuyu in the center will means that's we will get very cute song.
Yuko had won before, so I really want takamina to win this. Hopefully some Acchan votes will end up going to takamina, since everyone know that they are really buddy buddy. |
^Not really. Yuko won and we got a really cute song. Aki-P apparently writes the songs before he knows who wins.
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No... Not another possible scandal - Tomochin, Jin Akanishi - have we had enough this year???
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Well I would want her to get a relationship now that she can officially be free of the no relationship rule.
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The video of Acchan saying she won't participate in this years Senbatsu election.
NMB's Naigaiichi PV Lastly the previews of the PV for Manatsu no sounds good http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzgzNDU3MzE2.html and Oh no lemon! AKB Battle Royal? Can you say this will probably be banned? I'd been thinking sure Mayu has things that appeal to wota but if you tone that down she's definitely got the cutesy thing going on which is what a lot of people think of when they think of idols. I think she's the second choice of who could be center. Based on that and information that is coming out about the PV Aki-P is giving her a push. Oh and some AKB+Me game is going to come out for the 3DS. There's a preview in Famitsu already. Yuko looks like Yuko haha. |
I like the cover - great photos but font is just.....no commnnts
I like the idea about giving one cover to akb front girls and the other one to sister group frost girls and less popular members but what mayuyu doing there? |
I'm sorry I vomited when I saw Sashihara in a bikini. Good to see that Mayu is getting more exposure (she is the next face afterall).
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I smell fail on the next single...
I think it's enough with these dancing on the beach PVs!!. They did it with Ponytail to Shushu, then with Everyday Kachuusha (it was ok because the solo shots were really cute), after that Pareo wa Emerald came (it was ok because it was not technically AKB again, it was SKE) but now NMB new PV and Manatsu no Sounds Good?! :headache I mean 5 PVs and 5 jacket covers with the same concept?! :shakehead Quote:
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I guess it's inevitable for them to get a beach PV with a summer song release... but yeah, I'm getting a little tired of it. I'm sure my kids will love it, though.
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Its all about idols in sexy bikini - moving boobs and male fans getting exited
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Well they can, just don't get caught lol. It's been an idol rule since idols have existed.
No one posted the full version of the PV yet? http://www.yinyuetai.com/video/398619 There needs to be a longer version of it. Hi symbolism. |
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I've gotta say I'm over the whole summer bikini song deal. I'd support it if we also got a new RIVER/Beginner every year as the Fall single too, but I believe Kaze wasn't quite on the same level for that to actually be the case (although I did love it). Maybe if I loved Manatsu more too it would help, but it doesn't do much for me at all at this point. The promo I'm bound to run into everywhere will probably change that though. That is what happened to me with GIVE ME FIVE!, although it's still not a favorite.
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AKB0048 anime OP theme 「希望について」by No Name(9 seiyuu of the anime)
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I can't wait for the next elections, here are the top 3 of each team for YT speech viewer count.
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omg I've just learnt about Atsuko Maeda!!! Can't believe she's going to graduate! wow
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Don't get me wrong.....I'm a fan but wotas make really creepy sounds....seriously they sound like a gang of horny chimpanzees. |
^ LOL now when I hear the song I'm going to think of chimpanzees in the audience.
Fu~ Fu~ and Woo Woo~'s are the best part...kidding. Although I do like the Baka baka Baka part that was there when MaiMai was around. It sounds a lot more "chimpanzee" like here too because instead of just clapping the PPPH they also do the Hyu~ or in other words during Takamina's part. lol. But that description XDDDD Anyway, the real focus of that video is Takamina, of course XD Or it should be. I wonder how the Election will turn out. Youtube views are kind of off. Some will get more views just because they are at the beginning of playlists. Their are other factors to take in to account too. New School Kaidan is having a thing where you send in how you think the election will go and the winner gets a prize. http://newschoolkaidan.com/akvegas/#more-173763 Acchan will graduate the day after Tokyo Dome in the theater. It fits. A return to where it began. Have you guys watched any of AKB Motor Club? Watch the first episode here with English Subs http://vid48.com/watch_video.php?v=SHXGYUAB1Y68 Acchan wrote Talent wrong but she caught herself lol Or AKB0048? I think the anime is okay so far. I like the jokes. |
Just spamming this thread with videos of AKB new ace :innocent Mitsumune Kaoru! :yes
Performing Manatsu no Sounds Good! Wonda CM Senbatsu Election self introduction |
First day results
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] Watanabe Miyuki (2,976) 20. [SKE] Takayanagi Akane (2,471) 21. [AKB] Sato Amina (2,392) 22. [AKB] Shimazaki Haruka (2,340) 22. [SKE] Furukawa Airi (2,340) 24. [SKE] Hata Sawako (2,312) 25. [AKB] Masuda Yuka (2,182) 26. [SKE] Suda Akari (2,149) 27. [SKE] Mukaida Manatsu (1,948) 28. [SKE] Oya Masana (1,919) 29. [SKE] Ogiso Shiori (1,788) 30. [AKB] Muto Tomu (1,757) 31. [NMB] Ogasawara Mayu (1,746) 32. [AKB] Akimoto Sayaka (1,743) 33. [SKE] Yagami Kumi (1,671) 34. [AKB] Kuramochi Asuka (1,653) 35. [SKE] Kizaki Yuria (1,624) 36. [AKB] Nakaya Sayaka (1,348) 37. [SKE] Yakata Miki (1,345) 38. [AKB] Nakagawa Haruka (1,244) 39. [SKE] Matsumura Kaori (1,194) 40. [AKB] Nakata Chisato (1,188) 41. [AKB] Fujie Reina (1,166) 42. [NMB] Yamada Nana (1,136) 43. [AKB] Kobayashi Kana (1,110) 44. [SKE] Kimoto Kanon (1,039) 45. [AKB] Iwasa Misaki (1,023) 46. [SKE] Hiramatsu Kanako (998) 47. [AKB] Yamauchi Suzuran (988) 48. [AKB] Ishida Haruka (985) 49. [AKB] Miyazaki Miho (970) 50. [AKB] Oya Shizuka (964) 51. [AKB] Katayama Haruka (955) 52. [AKB] Ota Aika (912) 53. [AKB] Nagao Mariya (818) 54. [NMB] Fukumoto Aina (816) 55. [AKB] Maeda Ami (810) 56. [AKB] Oba Mina (786) 57. [AKB] Matsubara Natsumi (750) 57. [SKE] Kinoshita Yukiko (750) 59. [AKB] Ichikawa Miori (702) 60. [AKB] Nonaka Misato (701) 61. [AKB] Kikuchi Ayaka (653) 62. [HKT] Eto Sayaka (641) 63. [SKE] Nakanishi Yuka (618) 64. [AKB] Tanabe Miku (616) Credits: STAGE48 |
Not a surprise to AKB48 fans, but be prepared:
First day sales: 1,170,554 http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2012-05-22/ |
First day results!? I thought they were result for 1st week or something!!!!!!!
Will we get results for 2nd day!? I hope so!! In parenthesis the variations from last year election 1(+1). [AKB / K] Oshima Yuko (15,093) 2(+1). [AKB / B] Kashiwagi Yuki (12,654) 3(+2). [AKB / B] Watanabe Mayu (11,329) 4(+5). [AKB / A] Sashihara Rino (9,337) 5(+2). [AKB / A] Takahashi Minami (8,955) 6(+2). [AKB / A] Shinoda Mariko (8,619) 7(+3). [SKE / S] Matsui Rena (8,460) 8(+6). [SKE / S] Matsui Jurina (7,795) 9( -1). [AKB / K] Itano Tomomi (6,595) 10(+1). [AKB / K] Miyazawa Sae (6,280) 11( -5). [AKB / A] Kojima Haruna (5,334) 12(+7). [AKB / K] Yokoyama Yui (4,301) 13( -1). [AKB / A] Takajo Aki (3,661) 14(+8). [AKB / K] Umeda Ayaka (3,484) 15(+0). [AKB / K] Minegishi Minami (3,396) 16( -3). [AKB / B] Kitahara Rie (3,302) 17( -1). [AKB / B] Kasai Tomomi (3,227) 18(+10). [NMB / N] Yamamoto Sayaka (3,218) I will be really happy if Amina gets into senbatsu! |
Nope, thank god only 1st day results and then the final results, I think they're released about two weeks later?! Hopefully there'll be a live stream of it, somehow I'm really excited this year without Acchan and younger members /fresh faces finally getting more popular :D.
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^ They won't give middle of election results like last year. Only the first and final day.
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First and final... and there I thought we could follow the elections... but I think it's better that way, it must so much pressure on the girls.
I put in my kids' votes (bought 2 copies): Mayuyu and Takamina. My son would've loved to vote for Yuko, and I for Tomochin, but there's no way I'm buying more copies! |
^yay for Takamina, I had cast my early vote for her on 22nd, I'll have 2 more copies coming in and the votes will go to Takamina too
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Heard it sold over 1.6 million for the single. Awaiting official word from Oricon in a couple of hours...
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^ I'm glad it sold better than the others too!! ^_^ I like it more
I'm glad Mayuyu can actually sing with that voice she has!! |
So tomorrow's senbatsu election!! It will be broadcasted on Google+ from 5:20 pm!
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Tomorrow!??!?!?!?!?! Really!??!?!?!?! I can't wait :no I've never been so excited for a senbatsu election
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