Koko ni Ita koto (ALBUM+DVD)(First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)

Monday, March 29, 2010

AKB48 New Single Ponytail to Shou Shou

Ponytail To Shou Shou / AKB48
AKB48, includes a third track not included in Type B, and photo


Ponytail To Shou Shou / AKB48
AKB48, includes a third track not included in Type A, and photo


Release: May 26, 2010

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Atsuko Maeda Photobook Hideki Nishida

Atsuko Maeda Photobook / Atsuko Maeda / Hideki Nishida
Atsuko Maeda / Hideki Nishida
Release: April 26, 2010

smart 2010 May Issue Featuring 7 Members of AKB48

AKB Concerts, Shounichis and Senshuurakus Schedules

April 12 - Team B 4th Stage Senshuuraku
May 21 - Shuffled Team B 5th Stage Shounichi
May 27 - Team A 5th Stage Senshuuraku
June 19 - Team A 6th Stage Shounichi

June 26 - Concert in Thailand
July 10-11 - Concert in Yoyogi, Japan
August - Zenkoku Tour, including Hiroshima, Sendai, Nagoya, Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka


Announced in Yokohama concert. Source: http://stage48.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=256&start=1863

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Mai Oshima Solo Debut Single (Outside of AKB)

AKB48 graduate Mai Oshima releases her first solo single on May 5, 2010.

Mendokusai Aijo / Mai Ohshima
Mai Oshima, includes photobook and music video

Mendokusai Aijo / Mai Ohshima
Mai Oshima, includes photobook and documentary footage

Mendokusai Aijo / Mai Ohshima
Mai Oshima, CD only version, no DVD, includes photobook

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

DVD Release of 3D Edition of Red & Blue Monogatari starring Reina Fujie and Rina Chikano

3D edition Red & Blue Monogatari / Japanese Movie


Japanese Movie, Starring Reina Fujie and Rina Chikano

Release: April 29, 2010

Friday, March 12, 2010

AKB48 Members' Page Finally Updated on the Official Website

And the new era of AKB48 begins today! AKB48, second wave! The members' page on AKB48's official website has finally been updated to reflect the shuffle announced at last year's Budokan concert, along with a few minor changes that have been made since then. Today is the shounichi / opening day of the first shuffled team to debut (shuffled Team K's 6th stage "Reset"):

http://www.akb48.co.jp/members/

SKE48 Request Hour Set List Best 30 2010

An exclusive SKE version of the Setlist Best 100, but this time it's Best 30, to commemorate their second anniversary.

http://forum.nihongogo.com/index.php?showtopic=3714&hl=

POPEYE 2010 May Issue [Feature] Takuya Kimura, AKB48

POPEYE / POPEYE Henshubu / Takuya Kimura, AKB48
POPEYE Henshubu / Takuya Kimura, AKB48

Sae Miyazawa's Erroneous Blog Post Causes Controversy Among Fans

Some think it was a message supposed to be sent to what fans believe is a "boyfriend"

http://forum.nihongogo.com/index.php?showtopic=3713&st=0

(I don't think Sae will nor should be kicked out of AKB!)

Recently Made Available Items

Kamikyoku Tachi / AKB48
AKB48, 2nd compilation album, contains 2 new tracks
Release: April 7, free random photo and shitajiki (clear pad)


Watarirouka Hashiritai's 4th single, Akkanbe Bashi, Release: March 17
Akkanbe Bashi / Watari Roka Hashiri Tai
Watarirouka Hashiritai

Akkanbe Bashi / Watari Roka Hashiri Tai
Watarirouka Hashiritai




Akkanbe Bashi / Watari Roka Hashiri Tai
Watarirouka Hashiritai


Queen & Elizabeth (Tomomi Itano and Tomomi Kasai, from Kamen Rider TV series), Release: March 31




Love Wars / Queen & Elizabeth
Queen & Elizabeth, CD only version, no DVD


No Sleeves' 4th Single Lie, Release: April 21

UNTITLED / No Sleeves
No Sleeves, Kojima feature version, free poster

UNTITLED / No Sleeves
No Sleeves, Takahashi feature version, free poster

UNTITLED / No Sleeves
No Sleeves, Minegishi feature version, free poster



Aozora Kataomoi / SKE48
SKE48 2nd single, Release: March 24

3rd Kouen Album "Seifuku no Me" / SKE48 (team S)
SKE48 (team S), 3rd album [CD], all songs from their 3rd Stage
Release: April 28, free random autographed member photo and handshake ticket

Nagoya Ikki -2009.12.25 @Zepp Nagoya- / SKE48
SKE48, DVD of the Christmas concert where Moe Yamashita graduated, with bonuses
Release: April 28

SKE48 Gakuen / Variety
Compilation of SKE48's monthly variety show, with bonuses
Release: April 8


Watari Roka Hashiri Tai First Mizugi Photobook Akkanbe / Watari Roka Hashiri Tai / AKB48
Watarirouka Hashiritai / AKB48
Release: March 28


AKB48 Tomomi Itano Sekinin Henshu TOMOCAWAII! / Shufu no Tomo Sha / Tomomi Itano, AKB48
Shufu no Tomo Sha / Tomomi Itano, AKB48




Majisuka Gakuen / Japanese TV Series
Japanese TV Series

Thursday, March 11, 2010

About this Site

If you want to read about how I came up with this site, you can read it in my other site: http://filipinoakbfan.blogspot.com/2010/03/im-launching-akb-news-only-site.html

The goal of this site is to give those who don't have time to read everything on the net a central location where they can read only news about AKB48. The news are archived for those who can't check everyday. Also, since each post will contain a minimal headline / title / intro, they can skip topics they are not particularly interested in, and if they are interested to read more details about a certain topic, they can click on the link on the news post, which are external sources, such as blog posts and forum threads.

This will cover AKB-related news, and everything that is or was involved in the AKB family. So SKE48, SDN48, subunits, even graduates and Kenkyuuseis are included. Will this be complete? I doubt it. I doubt I'll find all the news about them, but since I read up on them, I'll post the ones that I do find. That's where you may come in. If you wanna help me out in this site, please do. Email me at newsakb@gmail.com , and I'll add you as a writer who can post to this site. You might be thinking, "But I can't write!" Good. The idea for this is to keep posts minimal. As long as you can copy and paste titles and links, that's enough. You might be thinking, "I don't understand plagiarism and I don't want to commit it." I'll setup a FAQ about these once somebody volunteers, but I can edit posts when necessary, so don't worry. From what I've seen, AKB bloggers have a lot of respect for each other and have practiced good habits, so this site hopes to continue that. You wanna post only news about your favorites? That's fine too.

This site is an experiment. If I see that this site is no longer serving its purpose, I will simply discontinue it. Or I can just make it my own little repository of news, where anyone who wants to check it out, can. I have at least one friend I can think of who can use a site like this.

Why start this site now? I launch this site March 11, 2010 as I consider March 12 the start of a new era in AKB, the shounichi / opening day of the first stage of the first shuffled team to debut. Unless they move it again. Either way, it will be news.