Tag Archive: SKE48

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai ~Shirokuro Tsukeyou Janai ka~

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai ~Shirokuro Tsukeyou Janai ka~ (AKB48グループ臨時総会〜白黒つけようじゃないか!〜) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 25.

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai ~Shirokuro Tsukeyou Janai ka~, also known as AKB48 Fair (AKB48フェア), was held on April 25-28 at Nippon Budokan.

AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48 performed at the live.

Each edition includes 3 concerts : 2 live performances with all groups, and another one with only one of them.

The DVD and the Blu-ray also feature making-of footage.

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AKB48, SKE48, Dorothy Little Happy, i☆Ris, Weather Girls at Idol Nation 2013

AKB48, SKE48, Dorothy Little Happy, i☆Ris, Weather Girls will perform at Idol Nation 2013.

The live will be held on August 10 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. It is part of a-nation Island festival.

Up Up Girls, Kikkawa You, Super☆Girls, Cheeky Parade, Tokyo Girls’ Style, Dream5, and 9nine had already announced their participation in the concert in early May.

Check out more information on the event : Idol Nation 2013.

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AKB48 Janken Tournament 2013

AKB48 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.

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HKT48 – HaKaTa Hyakkaten 2

HKT48 - HaKaTa Hyakkaten 2 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.

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SKE48 – Utsukushii Inazuma

SKE48 - Utsukushii Inazuma SKE48’s 12th single Utsukushii Inazuma (美しい稲妻) will be released on July 17.

Each version of the single includes 2 different coupling songs.

The regular and the limited editions come with a DVD featuring 2 music videos and bonus footage.

The limited editions include a ticket for a hanshaking session, a voting ticket for SKE48 Request Hour 2013 (リクエストアワー2013), and a photo of a member randomly selected from 16 kinds.

The list of the senbatsu members and the line-ups for the coupling songs were also announced.

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AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2013 Results

AKB48 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.

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AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2013 on YouTube

AKB48 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).

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AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo : Preliminary Results

AKB48 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.

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Matsushita Yui – Shooting Star

Former SKE48 member Matsushita Yui will release her debut solo single Shooting Star on May 22.

The CD contains 3 songs and their instrumental versions.

Matsushita Yui, also known as Yuimin, wrote the lyrics of the 2 coupling tracks.

Matsushita Yui, 24 years old, had joined SKE48 in 2008 and had to graduate from the group in December 2011 due to health problems.

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Komori Mika to graduate from AKB48

Komori Mika (AKB48) Komori Mika announced her graduation from AKB48. The date of her graduation ceremony hasn’t been determined yet.

Komorin explained that she decided to leave the group to study abroad.

Komori Mika joined AKB48 in 2009 as a 7th generation member. She is part of Team B. She is also a member of Watarirouka Hashiritai.

Moreover, the Kenkyuusei Hioki Miki and Ito Akane have also announced their graduation from SKE48. They want to focus on their studies.

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