HKT48 Team H 1st Stage “Te wo Tsunaginagara” (手をつなぎながら) has been released on DVD and CD on July 6.
The stage was performed by HKT48 Team H from March 4, 2012 to February 17, 2013.
It includes 17 songs.
The CD comes with a 20-page booklet.
HKT48 will perform at Tokyo Idol Festival 2013 on July 27-28.
RYUTist have also been added to the line-up.
A total of 110 groups are going to participate in the event.
Moreover, the timetable has been announced.
Check out the full line-up and more information on the event : Tokyo Idol Festival 2013.
AKB48 Janken Tournament 2013 (AKB48 34thシングル選抜じゃんけん大会) will be held on September 18.
The event will take place at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.
The top 16 members will be featured in AKB48’s 34th single to be released in late 2013. The winner will get the center position.
It will be the 4th edition of the annual event.
The AKB48 Janken Tournament was won by Uchida Mayumi in 2010, Shinoda Mariko in 2011, and Shimazaki Haruka in 2012.
SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, and Kenkyuusei will participate in the competition in addition to the regular members of AKB48. However, only a limited number of members from each sister group will be selected after a preliminary round.
HKT48‘s variety show HaKaTa Hyakkaten 2 (HaKaTa百貨店2号館) will be released on DVD on September 18.
The program is presented by Sashihara Rino.
Some members from AKB48 (Ichikawa Miori, Shimada Haruka, Umeda Ayaka, Kasai Tomomi, Oba Mina), SKE48 (Matsui Rena, Matsui Jurina), and Nogizaka46 (Ikoma Rina) participated in this 2nd season of HaKaTa Hyakkaten as guests.
Sashihara Rino won the 5th AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2013. Oshima Yuko and Watanabe Mayu came in 2nd and 3rd position.
The first 64 members are selected to perform in AKB48’s 32nd single will be released on August 21.
Shinoda Mariko announced her graduation from AKB48.
The AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙) was held on June 8 at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama.
Check out the full ranking.
The 5th AKB48 Senbatsu Election 2013 will be live streamed on AKB48 official YouTube channel.
This special program will start broadcasting on June 8 at 17:15 (Japan time).
Fans can send cheering message to the members through Google+ and YouTube. The messages can be sent from June 4 to 8. They will be picked up on the screen before the start of the AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙).
AKB48’s website published the preliminary results of the AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙).
Sashihara Rino is ranked 1st with 28 563 votes. Watanabe Mayu and Oshima Yuko come in 2nd and 3rd position.
Check out the ranking with some other surprises.
The final results of the 5th Senbatsu Election 2013 will be announced on June 8.
Moreover, according to Oricon, 1 450 881 copies of the single Sayonara Crawl (さよならクロール) were sold on its first day sale.
On the last day of the event AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai ~Shiro Kuro Tsukeyoujanaika!~ (AKB48グループ臨時総会～白黒つけようじゃないか！～) held at Nippon Budokan, it was announced that AKB48 will hold a concert tour in the 5 major Domes of Japan title AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Madamada, Yara Nakyaikenai Koto ga Aru~ (AKB48 2013真夏のドームツアー ～まだまだ、やらなきゃいけないことがある～) .
The concerts will take place in Fukuoka, Sapporo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo between July and August.
Moreover, some important team changes have been announced. Sashihara Rino has also been promoted to HKT48 Theater manager in addition to her activities as a member.
AKB48 and sister groups will hold Omoideseru Kimitachi e (思い出せる君たちへ) on May 2-25.
During this periode, the event will take place everyday at Tokyo Dome City Hall.
AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, and SDN48 will perform a selection of their live stages.
There will be 2 performances on the weekends.
Tokyo Idol Festival 2013 will be held on July 27-28 at Odaiba.
It will be the 4th edition of Tokyo Idol Festival since its creation in 2010. Last year, 111 idol groups and 21500 fans participated in the event.
Idoling!!!, AeLL, Sakura Gakuin, The Possible, Tokyo Girls’ Style, Negicco, and Vanilla Beans have already announced that they will perfom in the festival.
On May 14, the participation of 46 new groups and soloists was announced.
On May 29, 23 other idol groups and soloists have been added to the line-up.
On June 5, 15 new artists announced their participation.
On June 12, 8 other idol groups have been added.
HKT48 and RYUTist were the last guests announced on July 5.
Moreover, the timetable of TIF2013 has been revealed.