Well, sometime this (Takamina graduating) had to happen...and that time has come. :cry

Well we all saw it coming. Very sad though. I wonder how much it will take for the other 3 to graduate. This year for sure.... I believe that mayuyu will be the last to graduate. So very sad, they are all gone

Don't be sad they all will come back to release something together on 10th anniversary (next year)

woot

AKB janken senbatsu single sold just 19k copies in the 1st day

and I really loved Milky's song :/

Can someone tell me the name of the girl in the Msute performance who got so much camera time together with sayanee and the other usual girls? She had a white hat and cute little braids!! Kind of reminded me of tomochin. Who is she?

That's Paruru.

she's cute! Thanks!

Tomochin is doing really well as a solo artist. I really like the direction she's taken. Very proud! COME PARTY is very nice, pity for that awful version of Le Freak, I just can't stand that song XD

She's not doing well she's going downhill so hard I don't think she can release more than 3 more singles

I absolutely loved COME PARTY songs but she's just selling half of her past release over and over

For me COME PARTY is her best single it deserved more love (but they don't really care about what's in the CD right)

Oh I was just talking about the quality of the music, I didn't even check the sales. It's a pity tho... I really really want her to continue her singing career. I don't think come party is her best single, I liked dear j more, but still it is a nice one... It's no swaggalicious or girls do tho...

Dear J is very good but the b-sides are really generic idol song and boring

I told you they are bringing the OG back this year

http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2047522/

Expect a new single/unit with them

3rd album "Koko wa Rodhes da, Koko de Tobe" 1st days sales comparison
1st album: 321,108
2nd album: 848,058
3rd album: 693,074

This is their 4th album rite...?

Fourth studio album, sixth album overall.

First two before the studio album method:

1. Set List ~Greatest Songs 2006-2007/Kanzenban~ (2008 former, 2010 latter)
2. Kamikyokutachi (2010)

The studio album era:

1. Koko ni Ita Koto (2011)
2. 1830m (2012)
3. Tsugi no Ashiato (2014)
4. Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! (2015)

Totally forgot about that album (Koko ni Ita Koto)

So the youtube channel where they have people react to different things did an episode on J-Pop. They had some teens react to Perfume, EXILE, and AKB48.

Link
Extras

^Their fist thought is probably: "They are a lot".

Can I rant here for a bit?

Watching old AKBingo and performances. I do feel truly nostalgic for the "old" girls, and cannot seem to grasp why new girls like sakura, paruru or milky get so much love.
I miss this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZJV-tp0-iY

I like Milky but I can't stand Sakura, she's way too basic

From Arama:

The new 48 group formed in Niigata is called “NGT48.” The group is formed on the circumstanced that for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics there will be a “Japan 48″ group formed out of members selected from each group. The purpose of this group will be to introduce idol culture to the entire world.

lol, this is not gonna work and it's gonna put the entire 48 project into shame, I can figure the memes