@GraphicJay
Stupid boy...hehe !

Rino Sashihara was transfered to HKT48 as a punishment for breaking the rules, but Akimoto said she will be allowed to return to AKB in the future.

The audience for HKT48 has increased by 30%, so perhaps it was just a clever plan !

I can't wait for Gingham Check to come out

@Yoshinator54

Dont forget about the new album "1830m no Yume" as well, 2 CD's and a DVD !
But the last one with Acchan...sob !

@tony - I heard that Acchan's solo version of "Sakura no Hanabiratachi" will be the last track on 1830. Is this true???
Its really sad that Acchan is graduating from AKB, but I'm also happy for her as well, so she can do what she has always wanted to do.

@Yoshinator54

Sadly yes, and her last track with AKB...sob !
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Here it is, I now have 3 versions of "Sakura no Hanabiratachi" and all 3 make me cry !
I will always support her in what ever she does.

It was their first hit in 2006 with just Team A, 16 girls.
Then they released a new version in 2008 with the new Teams K & B.

Can you pass me a tissue...hehe

Yessss! I'm so excited. Just like the director said, it will be like a homage to Japanese culture and show gratitude towards it.
It looks like an interesting video. .clap.

@Yoshinator

I see Korisu ( Yuko Oshima ) is very much number one now, but that is only fair, she even made number one in the senbatsu when Acchan was still there.
She deserves it though, she is a genki girl like Tomomi and always happy and cheerful.
Unlike Acchan who was also known for her 'smacked bottom' face...hehe

looks like Acchan will be playing a part in the video.

EDIT: Apparently, the full 1830m (both CDs) have been leaked.

@up
Yes I saw this information on some forum. Many people have downloaded this file : ( I wait for the official premiere and then buy.

i'm a relatively new fan of akb48, and i want to start watching majisuka gakuen. is there anywhere that i can watch it with subtitles (since my japanese is nowhere near fluent)?

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Some might not work so there are alternative sites.

AKB's new album '1830m' is released ( 15th August )...yay !
2 CD's and a DVD.

Most fans probably know that 1830m is the distance from their theatre in Akihabara
to the Tokyo Dome.
Takamina said it has taken them 7 years of hard work to cross that distance.

2 CD's and a DVD.

+ 48-page photobook and random pic in regular edition ;P Can't w8 ^^

I met a Japanese girl today that looked exactly like Matsui Rena! I was like woah. She was an international student coming to my college and she and her friends needed help figuring out how to check into their dorm rooms.

@Yoshinator54

Wow ! was Jurina Matsui there as well kissing her ?
Hehe !

@tony - hahah no, but there was another girl that looked like Shawako (Sawako Hata - SKE48) except with a beauty mark.

EDIT:

I just watched the PV for Yume no Kawa and I had chills and goosebumps the whole time I was watching it.
It's a pretty good metaphoric video. It's like Acchan is riding on a boat going on her own journey, and then you see her boat elevated on top of some stairs, like she will always be remembered for being at the center of AKB48. But then Yuko comes to the forefront, while Acchan is facing her back against everyone, kinda like how Yuko is the new center. And then Acchan walks away.

It's gonna be a bittersweet graduation.

Sakiko Matsui of AKB48 is releasing an album of classical piano music on the 3rd October.
Just wanted to mention it as it makes me mad when people call them bimbo's !

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wow have an AKB48 thread sugee .hora.
i'm a fans of chimu A maeda atsuko oshi, but about 1 week ago she's will graduated .shy.

@uedaa27
I know....sob, she graduates on 27th August and she has been my oshi since 2005 !
But Miichan has bravely taken her place...hehe.

I'm a Takamina oshi, but I also like Yui Yokoyama, and Yuko Oshima.


EDIT
Dang! .omg. I can't watch Acchan's graduation concert live, because it will be 3AM and I have classes that day. I guess I'll have to watch the recording.

Started watching Majisuka Gakuen 3 recently, and I really should have held of with my judgment on it. Because I quite like it, despite whatever I said earlier. It isn't as good as the first two seasons but it is it's own thing at least.

I now officially have a crush on Kizaki Yuria! .love.

yoshinator54 wrote:Yessss! I'm so excited. Just like the director said, it will be like a homage to Japanese culture and show gratitude towards it.
It looks like an interesting video. .clap.

What song is that from? Looks like a very cleaver and cool PV.

@tonymiller whahaha since 2005 sugee, you oshihen from acchan to miichan ww
About 27 august there will be stream of last acchan performance on A6 stage, it will be a flood of tears

Shark wrote:

yoshinator54 wrote:Yessss! I'm so excited. Just like the director said, it will be like a homage to Japanese culture and show gratitude towards it.
It looks like an interesting video. .clap.

What song is that from? Looks like a very cleaver and cool PV.

Hey Shark,
It's a preview of the PV for "Gingham Check," which is AKB48's new single, coming out August 29th. Acchan's graduation song "Yume wa Kawa" will be coupled with it. The music video was directed by Korean-American Joseph Kahn, who has directed music videos for Blink-182, Eminem, Katy Perry, Backstreet Boys, Muse, and a whole bunch of other artists. He got the idea for the music video from his appreciation of Japanese culture and tv shows he watched when he was younger, such as Ultraman. The full PV should be coming out pretty soon.

Everyone probably knows that Haruna Kojima of AKB tweeted Rina on her birthday but on
AKB's new album '1830m' the 5th track on disc 2 is called "Scandalous ni ikou"
and it is sung by Haruna Kojima and Yuko Oshima !

yoshinator54 wrote:[
Hey Shark,
It's a preview of the PV for "Gingham Check," which is AKB48's new single, coming out August 29th. Acchan's graduation song "Yume wa Kawa" will be coupled with it. The music video was directed by Korean-American Joseph Kahn, who has directed music videos for Blink-182, Eminem, Katy Perry, Backstreet Boys, Muse, and a whole bunch of other artists. He got the idea for the music video from his appreciation of Japanese culture and tv shows he watched when he was younger, such as Ultraman. The full PV should be coming out pretty soon.

Thanks, will definetly be on the lookout for that one.