Club48 :: Where we spam 48 ways to glory!

[Mugi]

My first Unit Matsuri + Request Hour were so awesome! Can't wait for it to happen again.



Also AKB will be doing a concert at Nissan Stadium in June.

[kitaoji]

well holy shucking fit, AKB is going for the largest stadium in Japan.

[Shoujo Q]

[quote name='Mugi' timestamp='1358801151' post='142221']

In AKB0048 related news : Congratz Mimori! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... >/w00t.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':w00t:' />

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Just watched the last two episodes. Mimori~ Also Nagisa got her little kirara thing. Game on!

(Not sure what Aachan thing referred to, both Cheri and Nagisa or just Nagisa? Nagisa is styled to look like Atsuko, but I'm wondering if that's a red herring.)



Also, Karen Iwata needs more love, girl can sing! Hopefully now that she's in Team A, she'll get better exposure. -> http://youtu.be/utin3w8_9ac



Also AKB0048 got licensed for release in America. (Please don't dub the songs, please don't dub the songs, PLEASE DON'T DUB THE SONGS!!)

[Mugi]

[quote name='Shoujo Q' timestamp='1359298236' post='142803']

[quote name='Mugi' timestamp='1358801151' post='142221']

In AKB0048 related news : Congratz Mimori! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... >/w00t.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':w00t:' />

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Just watched the last two episodes. Mimori~ Also Nagisa got her little kirara thing. Game on!

(Not sure what Aachan thing referred to, both Cheri and Nagisa or just Nagisa? Nagisa is styled to look like Atsuko, but I'm wondering if that's a red herring.)



Also, Karen Iwata needs more love, girl can sing! Hopefully now that she's in Team A, she'll get better exposure. -> http://youtu.be/utin3w8_9ac



Also AKB0048 got licensed for release in America. (Please don't dub the songs, please don't dub the songs, PLEASE DON'T DUB THE SONGS!!)

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Everyone got a Kirara at the end of the last season but they usually only come out when the girls are idol like unless the girl is Nagisa or Chieri.



Yea Karen needs more push but not sure if she is getting one or not. They got to perform the new opening at Unit Mastsuri though.

[freezingkiss]

Karen Iwata has gotten a push. She got so much screentime in the second AKB documentary because she is from Sendai and it was made around the time the hurricane hit. She got more screentime than anyone else did for sure and at the time she was still just a KKS.



I LOVED the Request Hour. Mushi no Ballad at FIVE. SAYAKA <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... #>/wub.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />

[Anderei]

lol the Itano stuff accidentally got moved out of here.



Here's the translated stuff about that.



No word on what she plans to focus on post-grad, though.

[freezingkiss]

Sayaka probably not leaving anytime soon



THANK GOD. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... #>/wub.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' /> I NEED to see Team K live this year and if I get to see her I will cry with happiness.

[Mugi]

[quote name='freezingkiss' timestamp='1359752108' post='143318']

Sayaka probably not leaving anytime soon



THANK GOD. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... #>/wub.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' /> I NEED to see Team K live this year and if I get to see her I will cry with happiness.

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That's good Sayaka is my favorite in AKB now that Sashi is gone to HKT.



Also here are the B-sides for So Long if anyone cares.



Team A - Ruby



Team K - Yuuhi Marie



Team B - Soko de Inu no Unchi Funjau ka ne?

[strawberryjam]

All this dramaz reminded me to finally listen to B3 and A4 studio version. I was totally rushing to buy the first press too, but then forgot. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... hahaha.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hahaha:' />



Anyways, it's been an awesome ride.. Totally got a nostalgia trip. I remember how much I used to liked AKB. I'd still say things started sucking a long time ago though. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> If any of you new comers haven't listened to it, I would recommend them as they're among my favorite stages. What's more, it sounds like they had the original girls record it which might have been unexpected since they graduated long ago and this CD was just released. But it's also not a surprise considering how much they lip sync so they must have a copy somewhere. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />



Favorite tracks -

B3 -

Temodemo no Namida - probably one of my all time favorite AKB songs.

Inoue Yoshimasa - I can't explain it. It's just good.



A4

Junai no Crescendo - overplayed, but the studio version sounds a lot better.

Faint - Tomochin is hot, I approve.

Kaeryou - yeah, shut up. Not the greatest song, but Rinatin. Yes, I still love her voice. Rinatin was my original favorite member. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':cryalot:' />

Daruikanji - not as amazing on CD <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':cryalot:' /> Was just lacking the umph. Needs more bass maybe? <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />



There's lots of other good tracks, but I only listed the ones that gave me tingles again. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /weeeh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':weeeh:' />

[Shoujo Q]

PV preview of HKT48's debut single.



The colors!



Song is bleh, standard 48 cutesy idol pop. As far as the sister groups so, I'd say this is probably my least favorite of the debut singles. (NMB48 being my favorite.)

[freezingkiss]

Aw. It's adorable but yeah a little generic. The 48 family hasn't been too remarkable with A-sides for a while though so it's not surprising.

[Shoujo Q]

Nito Moeno is graduating.

[Cyrene]

Ehhhh, I don't care. Just another low-tier member gone from AKB to be replaced by a KKS. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... mellow.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':mellow:' />





Ok that's a lie. I loved her lines in Junjou Shugi and Seifuku Resistance, she's a good singer. She did peak though a while ago and never could make it to senbatsu which is a shame. Talent doesn't go very far in AKB.

[Mugi]

[quote name='Shoujo Q' timestamp='1360809870' post='144285']

PV preview of HKT48's debut single.



The colors!



Song is bleh, standard 48 cutesy idol pop. As far as the sister groups so, I'd say this is probably my least favorite of the debut singles. (NMB48 being my favorite.)

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I want to be excited for this but I'm not feeling the song right now, I want to hear the whole thing.



Another thing is I feel like it was wrong for them to take the girl they had made center and suddenly she isn't center anymore.... FOR ANYTHING. I don't think I'll get over that. I want to say more but I don't have enough cheese.

[freezingkiss]

Haruka Kodama doesn't have as much presence as Meru Tashima, simple as that. Plus I heard someone say they were going to make her either Captain or centre for Team KIII (which I hope they just make K3 tbh) which makes sense. I can see why they changed it around.

[Anderei]

To be fair, I don't think any HKT girl has a whole lot presence because there is some serious clone syndrome going on in that group.

[freezingkiss]

Who looks like who? I think they all look very individual and Anna Murashige is a nutcase if we are talking about presence. I think they all have it in spades. They're a really great group.

[Mugi]

What ever I'll just try to enjoy it. I really don't see how Meru is better than Kodama but I'll get over it .... eventually.



p.s. Murashige Anna is the best thing ever. Funny, cute, loud, and a great singer.

[Farrah]

I'll just leave this here. Ex-AKB48 trainee (now an AV actress) pretty much admits to being sexually assaulted during her tenure as a kenkyuusei. It's the use of the term "evil custom" that has led to the situation being speculated as being a casting couch situation, something Nakanishi Rina pretty much outright admitted to.

[Anderei]

Something you might want to post a source for.

[AEUGNewtype]

[quote name='Farrah' timestamp='1360956940' post='144435']

I'll just leave this here. Ex-AKB48 trainee (now an AV actress) pretty much admits to being sexually assaulted during her tenure as a kenkyuusei. It's the use of the term "evil custom" that has led to the situation being speculated as being a casting couch situation, something Nakanishi Rina pretty much outright admitted to.

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I've heard a lot of the same rumors from Kpop. This is hilarious how the rumors keep flying. Once one big rumor hits, its just an avalanche of people coming out of the woodwork to talk shit and capitalize on it, I love it. History repeats itself.



Also, how convenient is it for an AV actress to further her image by giving testimonials of how she was raped as a child in showbiz? Chick seems kinda phony, but I guess it doesn't matter either way. Such is the nature of Japan.

[Ap2000]

[quote name='The☆AEUGNewtype' timestamp='1360958502' post='144440']

[quote name='Farrah' timestamp='1360956940' post='144435']

I'll just leave this here. Ex-AKB48 trainee (now an AV actress) pretty much admits to being sexually assaulted during her tenure as a kenkyuusei. It's the use of the term "evil custom" that has led to the situation being speculated as being a casting couch situation, something Nakanishi Rina pretty much outright admitted to.

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I've heard a lot of the same rumors from Kpop. This is hilarious how the rumors keep flying. Once one big rumor hits, its just an avalanche of people coming out of the woodwork to talk shit and capitalize on it, I love it. History repeats itself.



Also, how convenient is it for an AV actress to further her image by giving testimonials of how she was raped as a child in showbiz? Chick seems kinda phony, but I guess it doesn't matter either way. Such is the nature of Japan.

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I wouldn't call it a rumor if the girls say it themselves. You might call it an accusation, but a rumor is something different.



Not everybody deals the same way with such experiences. She probably has that image of showbiz now and maybe she thinks "if that's how showbiz works, I might as well just do porn".

[AEUGNewtype]

[quote name='Ap2000' timestamp='1360959533' post='144443']

I wouldn't call it a rumor if the girls say it themselves. You might call it an accusation, but a rumor is something different.

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People are capable of not telling the truth if they think it will gain them something.

[Anderei]

I don't see too much of a reason to lie. Any would it really be so surprising if she was telling the truth?

[AEUGNewtype]

[quote name='Anderei' timestamp='1360960817' post='144451']

would it really be so surprising if she was telling the truth?

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This is Japan. The culture is built around not telling or concealing the truth. On top of that, show business in any country is pretty full of deceit/smoke and mirrors.

[Ap2000]

[quote name='The☆AEUGNewtype' timestamp='1360962975' post='144453']

[quote name='Anderei' timestamp='1360960817' post='144451']

would it really be so surprising if she was telling the truth?

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This is Japan. The culture is built around not telling or concealing the truth. On top of that, show business in any country is pretty full of deceit/smoke and mirrors.

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And the porn industry actually has a lot of people in them that have problems with their own sexuality, one way or another, and think this is a way to cope with it.

[showraniy]

Oh wow, I didn't realize we weren't talking about Rina here... This one really flew under the radar, I'm guessing because she was KKS. So then how many AKB girls have gone into porn then? Just those two?

[Anderei]

As far as I know. Who knows what a lot of those older members are up to nowadays.

[Farrah]

Rina, Rina's sister (technically not AKB, but worth mentioning), and this girl so far. Rina and her sister actually did some porn together. And sorry for not posting the source, I thought I had included it at the end of my post, but I was in a hurry to head to work so I guess it slipped my mind.



That said, I don't really see why she would lie about it, especially in a country like Japan where admitting to being raped or sexually assaulted is very nearly a faux pas.



Although her going into this business might seem like a strange way to cope, some people really do act out in such ways. I recommend watching Silver Linings Playbook, actually, it deals with a character who experiences the death of her husband and becomes a sex addict.

[strawberryjam]

[quote name='The☆AEUGNewtype' timestamp='1360958502' post='144440']

[quote name='Farrah' timestamp='1360956940' post='144435']

I'll just leave this here. Ex-AKB48 trainee (now an AV actress) pretty much admits to being sexually assaulted during her tenure as a kenkyuusei. It's the use of the term "evil custom" that has led to the situation being speculated as being a casting couch situation, something Nakanishi Rina pretty much outright admitted to.

[/quote]

I've heard a lot of the same rumors from Kpop. This is hilarious how the rumors keep flying. Once one big rumor hits, its just an avalanche of people coming out of the woodwork to talk shit and capitalize on it, I love it. History repeats itself.

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Hey Newtype. You post your rumor mill shit here all the time.

So keep your trap shut. Especially since this time it was the girl that said it.



I'm really tired of seeing your posts which sound like you have the most significant ~*POINT*~ to make while registering so much hostility at the same time. I'd really appreciate it if you stopped posting like that because it sounds like you have your panties tied in a knot when someone doesn't agree with you the slightest. And you create so much anger in the rest of us because of that.



Please tone it down or you'll be seeing a ban hammer from ME of all people. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... smooch.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='=3=' /> And no, this doesn't mean you can take a break from the BBS and wreak havoc again 3 months later. The NEXT time will be the last.