LODs are live with maybe some playback but let us see here's No Sleeves and Takamina. There's also the video that Polyrhythm posted.





Takamina with Hideaki Tokunaga

The tempo change is not good but other than that I like the song.

I hope DiVA does well.

^Thanks for posting that no3b performance, I haven't gotten around to seeing much of their lives but that further affirms my belief that they're the best sounding sub-unit. :yes

Don't see DiVA outselling Perfume or KATTUN (and maybe Kana) but they'll do fine.

I was pretty disappointed from the preview in the CM (see my rant in the single thread at S48 XD) but thankfully, the version in the CM must have been an "incomplete" version because the production and vocals sound so much better and not as mis-matched. After listening to the full a few times, it's much better and a lot catchier for me than Dear J was and that's partly due to the tempo change in the chorus. It's positively addictive. :luv2

Ai no Piercing sounds ok-ish, not really leaving an impression on me yet need to hear a clearer version.

^ Welcome.

It seems the concerts and shop opening in Singapore went well. There was even a Hi touch after. :)

There were some announcements.

May 29th: AKB48 2nd Stage in Singapore
June 10th: SDN48 1st Stage in Singapore
June 26th: AKB48 3rd Stage in Singapore

:D Also apparently there is going to be picture set from there.

SDN48 Stage 1.....so jealous.

Me too. A reason to bring the SDN thread back see if we can find out who is going.

2nd Stage 3rd Stage? but what team?

^I think it just means it's their third time performing. Probably better worded as
AKB48 - 2nd performance in Singapore, SDN48 - 1st performance in Singapore, Etc...

so AKB perfomed once in Sinapure already (since it will 2nd)

Yup they performed this weekend I think.

Anyone else watching Majisuka Gakuen 2 here? It's very suspenseful this season!
Gakuran :faint

^ I copied and pasted from someone else but that is probably what they meant. The official AKB Singapore site says 2nd Stage and so on too so I guess we will have to wait and see.

I am! Gakuran is awesome.

Also

DiVA got third on the Oricon chart!

1. KAT-TUN 72,220
2. Perfume 45,686
3. DiVA 42,493

The difference is so small! I'm proud of them. They were beating Perfume at midday. I wonder how the weekly sales will be.

I'm happy they did well. :D

Yup. AKB48 perform on 15th, last sun here in Singapore. Vanny went, to the performance and the opening of the AKB48 shop, sh got the girls attention too. There was a handshake event too at the shop opening, when you purchase at least SGD$15.

Well, at least they debut fine, but too bad Johnny's are going to take the win again for the week, but now another thing that they've got in their minds is if they could compete with the more-experienced Perfume group...

i hope consistent sales for the girls, not like SDN48 with amazing sales the first day and a lot of huge drops the next days

What the............F?

Noro does NOT sound like that.

But at first I was like...when did Tomomi gain so much weight @_@ I'm a big Noro fan in many aspects though.

^SOOOOOOOOOOO LUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKKYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!

that's one beautiful store

Ooo. What are those things in the 4th and 5th pictures with all the girls on it? I can't tell lol. Are they cases told hold pens etc? The silver ones look like it but the others? Ooo I see phone cases and notebooks. Cool. *_* Lucky you!

Everybody ready for next week's chart rape? What do you think? 800k first day this time?

571.10 in the NINKI, that's what I foun out. Not going to be surprising if they run away.