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Old 12th August 2012, 12:17 PM
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Wow!!! First row right in front of catwalk! That is the BEST SEAT!

I'm glad that you enjoy the show, I hoped it will be on DVD, I wanna get it.
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Old 16th August 2012, 12:24 AM
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Old 16th August 2012, 06:25 AM
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Really!? Whoa...even surpassed Koko's first-week sales!!! Maybe this album could be the closest contender to Mr.Children in terms of sales numbers?
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Old 16th August 2012, 04:10 PM
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^ Apparently ARASHI has an album coming out soon. I seriously hope they don't beat AKB. If there's any J-Pop I truly can't stand, it's Johnny's.
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Old 16th August 2012, 07:48 PM
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^They won't. Arashi has peaked imo and their last album didn't even reach one million. They only beat Koko ni Ita Koto in 2011 because of some re-release. AKB is probably heading toward the million mark soon with the Dome Concert and all the other upcoming promotion.

Anyway, the best songs on this album are Romance Kakurenbo, Acchan's Sakura Hanabira, and the Atsumina duet. The Tomochin x Yukirin isn't even horrendous as expected. I was pleasantly surprised by this album overall. I skipped Mayu's song sadly....I can't listen to it cause she-who-must-not-be-named-and-should-have-been-fired is unfortunately a part of it.

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Old 17th August 2012, 03:00 PM
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^Really? For the most part their sales seem to be about the same (ARASHI). I'm hoping you're right though.

Anyways, yesterday I was in Tokyo shopping and there was a **** ton of promo for 1830m, so I took some pictures with my phone for anyone who's interested:

Truck playing Kachusha, Furage, etc.


Outside Tower Records in Shibuya


Also outside Tower


Inside TSUTAYA Shibuya
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Old 17th August 2012, 03:05 PM
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I'm not sure if this album will pass 1 million. Their sales drop REALLY fast

08/13: 625,401
08/14: 68,119
08/15: 62,000
08/16: 31,718

TOTAL: 787,238
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Old 24th August 2012, 05:31 PM
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Was at the concert today....

Still at state of shock for the major shuffle.

My heart aches seeing takamina scared face when the manager walk up to make an announcement, she had a 'no, I do not want to hear anything!!!!' look, then her face crush when she heard her appointment...

Akip I hate you for breaking away kojiharu from takamina, Tomochin and miichan is already not around, Acchan graduating, there's only Mariko in Team A, but she is so busy, Takamina is now so....alone...

Akip, I hate you!


Lastly,
I feel bad for akicha and Sae.
Akicha posted that she made the choice, but what about Sae?
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Old 24th August 2012, 06:38 PM
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What a major shakeup here. This is going to change AKB48...AGAIN. We're now on the worry side what will happen after this big reshuffling...
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Was at the concert today....

Still at state of shock for the major shuffle.

My heart aches seeing takamina scared face when the manager walk up to make an announcement, she had a 'no, I do not want to hear anything!!!!' look, then her face crush when she heard her appointment...

Akip I hate you for breaking away kojiharu from takamina, Tomochin and miichan is already not around, Acchan graduating, there's only Mariko in Team A, but she is so busy, Takamina is now so....alone...

Akip, I hate you!


Lastly,
I feel bad for akicha and Sae.
Akicha posted that she made the choice, but what about Sae?

They probably applied....remember that one piece of news wayyyyy back when they announced some sort of study abroad thing for the members? But they had to apply....so if anything, this should have been Sae's choice.

But all that is irrelevant to me. They broke AKB48. They really broke it this time. He went one step too far. And worse this basically neutralizes Sashihara's punishment...it's like oh hey, look it's okay to be moved around from group to group even if you're not a $lut, so it's fine.
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Old 24th August 2012, 11:22 PM
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^ wait what happened? i dont get it... an announcement of reshuffling of members' teams?
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Old 24th August 2012, 11:34 PM
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Basically a reshuffle where certain members were exiled to sister groups, including the overseas ones. Supposedly by choice, although I'm sure it was not without ample pressure from management....
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Old 24th August 2012, 11:35 PM
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^ ok... i just read it too in tokyohive... wow..
and how about the others, juggling two groups like jurina is doing... this is really something.
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What a way to wake up
This kind of announcement on the first day of the concert... will there be more announcements?? Do I really want to hear them??!!!??

LacusClyneHow was the concert?
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Old 25th August 2012, 11:23 AM
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Here's the full list:

TEAM A
Takahashi Minami (General Director of AKB48)
Shinoda Mariko (Captain)
Watanabe Mayu
Nakatasuka Tomomi
Kasai Tomomi
Yokoyama Yui (A/NMB)
Kotani Riho (A/NMB)
Izuta Rina
Oshima Ryoka
Kikuchi Ayaka
Sato Natsuki
Morikawa Ayaka
Kobayashi Marina
Sato Sumire
Takahashi Juri
Nito Moeno
Tano Yuuka
Iwata Karen

TEAM K
Oshima Yuko (Captain)
Akimoto Sayaka
Muto Tomu
Abe Maria
Sato Amina
Nakata Chisato
Matsui Jurina (K/SKE)
Maeda Ami
Kitahara Rie (K/SKE)
Uchida Mayumi
Itano Tomomi
Kuramochi Asuka
Nakaya Sayaka
Suzuki Shihori
Nagao Mariya
Chikano Rina
Mitsumune Kaoru
Matsubara Natsumi
Miyazaki Miho
Masuda Yuka
Fujita Nana
Kobayashi Kana
Shimada Haruka

TEAM B
Umeda Ayaka (Captain)
Oba Mina
Kojima Haruna
Oya Shizuka
Nakamura Mariko
Kato Rena
Ichikawa Miori
Shimazaki Haruka
Komori Mika
Iwasa Misaki
Fujie Reina
Yamauchi Suzuran
Katayama Haruka
Ishida Haruka
Ishida Anna (B/SKE)
Takeuchi Miyu
Tanabe Miku
Natori Wakana
Nonaka Misato
Watanabe Miyuki (B/NMB)
Kojima Natsuki
Minegishi Minami
Kashiwagi Yuki

HKT48
Oota Aika

JKT48
Takajo Aki
Nakagawa Haruka

SNH48
Miyazawa Sae
Suzuki Mariya

...craziness. I think the first shuffle made a lot of sense and the girls (for the most part) really fit the team they were on. This however, I'm not quite understanding. The new teams don't seem to make any sense, and the poor girls who got sent abroad: could it really have been their decision entirely?
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Old 25th August 2012, 07:50 PM
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^ They said so. Akimoto on her Google+ account posted that the applicants for the study abroad programme were open. When I saw that Akicha was added to JTK48 I knew it was her decision because she was too pissed for being so low in the rankings these year so she's looking to new opportunieties for people to like her. I see it this way.
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Old 25th August 2012, 09:30 PM
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Akicha posted that she made the choice, but what about Sae?
I've seen comments that Sae made the choice too.

http://www.akb48wrapup.com/2012/08/s...ing-of-akb-33/

I'm happy Yuka and Kana are back in Team K. However I feel bad for Sayaka and Yukirin who lost their captain position. What's going to happen to Twin Tower with Sae in Shanghai? What about DiVA?

Congratulations to Takamina though. She's now going solo.
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Old 26th August 2012, 02:11 AM
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Congrats, Takamina!!! I'm really happy she got her solo debut!
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Old 4th September 2012, 07:17 AM
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posting this clip of Shin Domoto Kyodai where they were teasing takamina about her newly appointed general manger and congratulations for her solo debut.
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDQ2MTAyNDA0.html

This is the complete episode for 2nd sept
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDQ2MTY2NjIw.html


I had read on AKB forum that the other artists wanted to write songs for takamina. That would be great.

Preview for 9th shin domoto Kyodai with Acchan.
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDQ2MTEwNTQ4.html
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