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JKT48 – Renai Kinshi Jourei -Aturan Anti Cinta-
JKT48 Team J 1st Stage Renai Kinshi Jourei -Aturan Anti Cinta- was released on DVD on December 21.
The members of JKT48 Team J and Kenkyuusei (trainees) participated in the live performance. The DVD includes 16 songs from AKB48 sung in Indonesian by the members of the idol group from Jakarta.
JKT48 Team J 1st Stage Renai Kinshi Jourei -Aturan Anti Cinta- (恋愛禁止条例) ran from December 26, 2012 to December 28, 2013.
Sugamoto Yuko (ex HKT48) to host Yukos Café TV
Former HKT48 member Sugamoto Yuko (菅本裕子) will host the show Yukos Café TV (ゆうこすカフェTV).
Yukos Café TV will be broadcast every Tuesday on Sora TV. Each episode lasts 15 minutes. The program will start airing in January.
In this show, Sugamoto Yuko gives cooking lessons. She is assisted by Nakamura Yukari (中村裕香里) and Tsuchiyama Akane (土山茜).
Vote to choose the new single from The Possible
The Possible will release their new single in March 2014.
For the first time for an idol group, the song on this upcoming single will be determined by the choice of their fans.
Fans have to choose between 6 songs by The Possible. You can listen to them on a special website that has just opened.
Hashimoto Nanami (Nogizaka46) in the drama 24 Hour Actress
Hashimoto Nanami (Nogizaka46) will make an appearance in the drama 24 Hour Actress -Matsu Onna- (24時間女優 -待つ女-).
Hashimoto Nanami will be starring in the episode 7 which will be airing on January 24 on Hikari TV (ひかりTV).
It is directed by Kayasuga Tsubasa who worked on the TV commercial for the PS Vita and on PV for L’Arc-en-Ciel and Nogizaka46.
Mizuki, Anno Natsu, Suzuki Hirono to graduate from Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku
Mizuki, Anno Natsu, and Suzuki Hirono announced their graduation from Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku (Ebichu).
The 3 members will leave Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku next Spring after the concert of the idol group scheduled on April 15, 2014 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.
The announcement was made on December 26 during the event Ebichu TV broadcast on Ustream.
Alice Juban adopted the Deglingos as new mascots
Alice Juban (アリス十番) announced that they had adopted the Deglingos (デグリンゴス) as new official mascots for their live performances.
The Deglingos are stuffed animals created by a French brand. The characters are musicians dreaming to become idols someday.
In addition to appearing on stage during the live performances of Alice Juban, special editions of the Deglingos wearing the masks of the idol group will be on sale.
Alo Hello! °C-ute 2014 Photobook
Alo Hello! °C-ute 2014 Photobook (アロハロ! ℃-ute 2014 写真集) will be released on January 25.
This is the 3rd photobook of °C-ute in the Alo Hello! series. As usual, the photo shooting was done in Hawaii. The theme is “kawaii, elegant, just a little adult”.
The book includes pictures of the 5 members of °C-ute in beautiful places such as Waimanalo, North Shore, Ala Moana beach…
It comes with a making-of DVD featuring 30 minutes of footage.
Live Report : JKT48 2nd Anniversary Live in Concert
JKT48 2nd Anniversary Live in Concert was held at the Jakarta Convention Center on December 21, 2013. The event organized by Java Festival Production was a great success.
The first show started at 14:00, and the second show at 19:00. Some surprise announcements have been delivered during the concert.
Seishun Gakuen – Chikara no Kagiri
Seishun Gakuen’s new album Chikara no Kagiri!!!!! (力の限り!!!!!) will be released on December 31.
This is the 1st album from Seishun Gakuen. It includes 2 discs with a total of 32 songs.
5 editions are available. They have different covers with either all members of the idol group, or a selection of some of them by grade level (high school, middle school, elementary school, kids). However the tracklist is the same for each version.