the AKB48 thread

[Ranma Matsuri]

*as long as she's been on the internet, still does not know what hotlinking is* Oops...should I take them down? Obviously everyone else is seeing something that I'm not. XD

@Amrai-chan: LOL I was just looking off the list tbh, but I'm getting there. Slowly but surely.

[Amrai-chan]

Originally Posted by teddbear55

LOL you hotlinked Ranma xD
but thanks for posting the list!

By the way is there a good place to get subbed shows?

Nihongogo has subs for old AKBINGO but you need a certain number of posts. Here is a sub for Shukan AKB and the latest episode of AKBINGO. There's a couple translations of them being on other shows but other than that you'll usually just find a summary.

^ Aniki cards help XD also the AKB Ranker and eventually the AKB Test XD

[dreamland2.0]

^Thanks!

@Ranma: LOL some websites don't like you linking directly to the picture on their site. They'd rather you reupload the pics etc.. but some of them are working now.
But thanks for that site anyway it has some really good information about all the girls. But I have come to the conclusion they have far too many members xD LOL

[Ranma Matsuri]

^I think everyone eventually comes to that conclusion. The site I got the pics from is a good way to start and gives nice overviews of the girls other than the basic blood type/height/favorite thing type stuff that no one remembers anyway.

And I edited my post so all the pictures should be working now.

^^lol thanks. I don't tend to do the ranking thing for idols because... I honestly cannot be bothered to figure out who's at the bottom or middle of my list etc. lol I'd rather just get to know the girls as they come. I will be taking that AKB test one day though.

[dreamland2.0]

Ah thanks for the pics. They're all so cuuuute!! And why did almost all of the regular members suck at rock paper scissors xD

Beginner is at #3 today 10340 so total is 837 329.

[visionfactory]

^ but 826,989 + 12,146(mon) + 10,340(tue) = 849,475

[Ranma Matsuri]

Yay! 850K! Only 150K to go.

[dreamland2.0]

oh lol forgot about Monday XD
Yay!!!

[Polyrhythm]

Hmmm....if the pattern follows.....we might be expecting an AKB48 at Tokyo Dome show anytime soon? Demonstration:

Perfume live @ Budokan Nov. 2008 => AKB48 live @ Budokan Aug. 2009

Perfume live @ Yoyogi National Gymnasium May 2009=> AKB48 live @ Yoyogi National Gymnasium July 2010

Perfume live @ Yokohama Arena Oct. 2009=> AKB48 live @ Yokohama Arena Mar. 2010

Perfume live @ Tokyo Dome Nov. 2010 => AKB48 live @ Tokyo Dome....SOON?????

[Ranma Matsuri]

It's possible. They're already using Dome for the Handshake event, might as well have a concert there.

Ugggghhhh, guise I'm so torn. I want a calendar but I can't decide on whether I want Tomochin, Miichan, or Acchan's. There's also the special box set that has all of them + Mariko with all the neat extras but it's just a A3 size and I don't really like the pictures that much. ;_;

Damn you, Mariko! If you had a solo calendar, I wouldn't be having this inner debate because the choice would be obvious!

[dreamland2.0]

LOL well you'd think they'd have it there by now with all the members they have xD

[visionfactory]

1st week sales details:
51% Beginner - Limited Edition Type A
44% Beginner - Limited Edition Type B
3% Beginner - Regular Edition Type A
2% Beginner - Regular Edition Type B

[Ranma Matsuri]

LOL The regulars barely made up 5% of their total sales. So much for the "well they had 4 editions of course they're gunna sell that much!1!!1!" theory.

[Amrai-chan]

But the only ones who buy their CDS are wotas!
The only reason they sold so much is because of the handshake event
But they had 4 different versions of the single

Anything else need to be proved wrong? XD

Oh and I guess at the handshake event



they were selling armbands like Takamina has.

I want one!

[Ranma Matsuri]

I really like that seal logo... makes them seem more like a guild or something. XD

[dreamland2.0]

Does theatre version count for sales at all?

[visionfactory]

^ The theatre store and AKB48 online shop are not affiliated with Oricon therefore the sales for theatre editions and original studio albums are not reported.

Beginner: 849,475 + 11,496(wed) = 860,971

[Ranma Matsuri]

Oh, that explains why I can never find sales positions for Stage albums. At this rate, they'll going to finish the week off at 900K. One million is definitely possible.

Btw, I find it can of hilarious how AKB48 as a whole are pretty much only able to release GH albums because the studio albums are done by the individual teams. It kind of makes sense why they have so many songs their singles because they have to tide you over until they have enough hits for another Set List ~GH~.

[visionfactory]

I think they should release a stage songs best for each team, they have way too many stage songs...

[dreamland2.0]

Is there no place you can buy the Surprise wa Arimasen concert? I seriously can't it anywhere