the AKB48 thread

[bondingo]

Originally Posted by Polyrhythm

NINKI index

01 550.70 AKB48 - Beginner

**** YES! I hope it sells even more than that. This is honestly my favorite J-Pop song all year, so I would love for it to sell insanely well, and even better than the rest of their singles.

[Mirrorcle Monster]

I hope the full single leaks tomorrow...i need to listen to Beginner

[dreamland2.0]

^Me too! I think I'm going to be playing it a lot...
And wow a million copies made. I think it's going to do really well...

[Ranma Matsuri]

I'm with Bondingo, RIVER was one of my favorite singles last year and this year, Beginner is definitely already at the top of my list (whether it's #1 is yet to be seen hehe). No doubt it'll be #1 but I hope it sells as much as it possibly can because I honestly think this song is their best so far and deserves it.

And kinda late but I just recently listened to the Hebirote single. Thought the song was initially bland but now I'm in love with it and Namida no Seesaw Game. lol

[visionfactory]

I feel like a bad fan, I've never listened to Namida no Seesaw Game but I love Lucky Seven

[Glamorous_Sky]

I looked back a few pages and this was only released a few days ago, so here's the PV for SDN48's latest single "GAGAGA!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W8w8NxUTYA

I think it's really catchy.


Also released is SKE48's new PV "1!2!3!4! Yoroshiku!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RomQV-Lti34

[Amrai-chan]

^ I can't really say much about SDN48 as they don't have any DVDs or anything yet. I've tried to like SKE's music but what I've heard from them I didn't like.

Originally Posted by visionfactory

I feel like a bad fan, I've never listened to Namida no Seesaw Game but I love Lucky Seven

Watch it?

A lot of people were comparing the video to Wonder Girls when it came out. Although Wonder Girls video was more 1950s and Namida Seasaw Game is more 1970s Soul Train.

(lol Jermaine being mentioned.)

[visionfactory]

^ It's actually pretty good, PV and song wise

I'm happy that SDN is finally debuting, I hated the song at first but now I'm addicted to it!

About 1,2,3,4 Yoroshiku! the PV is amazing at the same level as GAGAGA's though I'm sad my oshimen (Kinoshita Yukiko) got such a small exposure on the PV...

[Amrai-chan]

^ Yeah. I think AKB has a lot of good B-sides. Yeah it stinks when your oshimen doesn't get enough screen time. As far as SKE and SDN both songs are catchier with more listens. I hear that SDN is going to try and debut in Korea too. I saw quite a few comments where people didn't seem to like them but this song isn't the best to judge SDN on. I hope they do well.

[~Amy~]

Originally Posted by Amrai-chan

^ I can't really say much about SDN48 as they don't have any DVDs or anything yet. I've tried to like SKE's music but what I've heard from them I didn't like.




Watch it?

A lot of people were comparing the video to Wonder Girls when it came out. Although Wonder Girls video was more 1950s and Namida Seasaw Game is more 1970s Soul Train.

(lol Jermaine being mentioned.)

Who is the girl with the white boots at 1:08? Did anyone notice that weird foot dance she does. lol

[Ranma Matsuri]

*whining because she wants the single to leak noooaaaawww*

Originally Posted by Amrai-chan

^

OMG COLORED PEOPLE


It seemed more 60's than 70's to me. 70's would suit Lucky Seven (which I haven't seen yet lol) a lot more but it was cute. The people in the crowd were just... I wasn't sure whether to laugh at their hysterics or the stereotypes presented. XD

And who da **** gave this thread a low rating? Any thread I'm a part of is a 5 star thread kthnx.

[dreamland2.0]

^There I rated it 5 stars so now it's up to 4 xD

Almost time for the full PV to become available on Wednesday or I guess tomorrow really.

[bondingo]

^ Holy crap, seriously?! Time is flying. This is going to be the PV of the year, which is fitting for the song of the year

[Ranma Matsuri]

Ikr? 10/27 felt so, so far away when I heard the song for the first time over a month ago and now it's like it snuck up on me! XD Cannot believe it hasn't leaked yet though! I need that song now, I can't possibly wait another two weeks for my single to get here. XD

So... about the photos and Voting tickets that come with it. How does the voting work exactly and are the pictures going to be of? The covers, outtakes from the shoots, or what?

[Amrai-chan]

Originally Posted by Ranma Matsuri

It seemed more 60's than 70's to me. 70's would suit Lucky Seven (which I haven't seen yet lol) a lot more but it was cute. The people in the crowd were just... I wasn't sure whether to laugh at their hysterics or the stereotypes presented. XD

And who da **** gave this thread a low rating? Any thread I'm a part of is a 5 star thread kthnx.

Yeah I guess I can see that. It just reminds me of Soul Train a lot though. Yeah how everyone acts in the PV is just lol

Lucky Seven can't be 70s because it's






PIRATES!

As for the tickets for one is a handshake event and for the other is voting for songs to be performed Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2011. How voting works you're given a code that I know and I think you go to the site put the code in and pick the song you want to vote for.

I think you have to get a Japanese fan to do it for you but I'm not sure. I guess I'll find out if a thread about it pops up at Stage48.

Yay were almost at 300 posts! I read on Stage48 that apparently there is 1,030,000 copies First Press. That's a lot. I hope this does really well. I'll have to wait some before I'm able to get my copy.

[visionfactory]

1,030,000 copies first press............. so they really want Beginner to be a million seller!!

Though I'm not sure if they can make it, 800k looks a good number

[Mirrorcle Monster]

It would be amazing if they reach the million...

[Ranma Matsuri]

^^ Pirates? Actually, I think the concept of the two PV's should've been switched with each other because I could see NnSG fitting more with the pirate theme. lol Thanks for the info on the tickets. Not sure I'll be using them though, hehe.

Just found out about the shipment from S48.net. It'll be amazing if they can accomplish it (and they'd totally kick JE's arses in the year end chart ;D ). But like visionfactory, I'm betting on 800k 1st week but with their current chart run pattern the other 230k will easily be sold in 2nd and 3rd week.

[EDIT]

Stolen from Stage48:

The CDJapan bonus picture is of Myao & Reina (Undergirls get bonus pics now :O?)

WonderGoo has Kojiharu in her "armor." XD
7-11 got Tomochin in the white shirt.

Damn, should have ordered off auction. I want the Tomochin ooooonnnnneeeee. Is it bad that I'm now considering getting the Type B? XD

[Nackar_91]

I don't know... 800k first week? That sounds like a HUGE jump from Heavy Rotation's 500k. Don't forget, even if they manage to ship the 800k in TOTAL they'll have outsold the no. 1 single for the previous 2 years! It wouldn't be the first time a record company over-estimates a release...

But maybe I'm just sceptic. I'd love for there to be a million seller!

[Ranma Matsuri]

^Well RIVER sold almost twice as much as it's predecessor, Iiwake Maybe. Then Sakura no Shiori outsold it by almost 200k and then Ponytail to Shushu succeeded that also by 200k. The jump from PtS to HR was a lot smaller but with the way this single has been "promoted" I think a 200K~300K jump from HR to Beginner is possible.

I definitely think they can clear 800K and I dunno whether I'm just being optimistic or overestimating them but I feel like they'll reach that million mark before the end of the year. Even if they don't, yeah like you said just selling 800k would still be a major accomplishment. But in all honesty, I just really want to see a female artist(s) top this year's charts lol.