Voting for AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2011 Starts Oct. 26 Until Nov. 30 2010

http://stage48.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2714&start=0

386 songs are eligible this year.

How to vote outside Japan: http://stage48.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2714&start=47

Once you have installed the Firefox plug-in, this is where you vote: http://akb48-request2011.jp

List of eligible songs (in Japanese): http://www.request-hour-2011.jp/

Oricon Predicts AKB48 to be Invited to 61st NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen

http://forum.nihongogo.com/topic/9575-akb48-invited-for-61st-nhk-kouhaku-uta-gassen/page__pid__142406#entry142406

This would make AKB48's third appearance in Kouhaku. The first was three years ago, and the second was last year. Kouhaku is one of the most important annual events in Japanese entertainment where only the top celebrities are invited. Also mentioned in the Japanese article below are AKB subunits No Sleeves and Watarirouka Hashiritai.

http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2010/kohaku1022/index.html#close2

smart 2010 January issue [Cover] AKB48 (5 Members)

smart 2010 January issue [Cover] AKB48 (5 Members)

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Release: Nov. 24, 2010