This isn’t the usual words of wisdom from Takahashi Minami, but she sheds some light about the less glamorous side of idol celebrity.
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Monthly Archives: December 2015
Matsui Rena talk show event draws massive crowds
Matsui Rena was recently part of an Christmas talk show event which took place in Aeon Mall in Hiezu, Tottori. Said location is quite a way off from any major city, but that didn’t stop wota from gathering from all over. Behold Rena’s super powers!
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Vicariously eat your idols with HKT brand ramen
Support your fandom and your appetite with these HKT48 branded ramen. Why? Well, why not!
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Useless #32: Tomu’s goods, newspapers, Hilary’s goods, awkward 9th gen
It’s hard deciding what’s useful and useless some days, but I hope this batch of goodies is equally useless for you! Today, let’s look at Muto Tomu’s goods, some newspapers, Hirata Rina’s awkwardness, and event more awkwardness amongst a few 9th generation members.
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akbzine.com kansha-sai giveaway winners announcement!
Congratulations to our three winners!
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Fill out a survey for Podcast48?
Hello again! Have you got time for a survey? Podcast48 would like to get your opinions about the best and worse of 2015 with regards to the 48-groups, and also your hopes and worries for next year! If you’ve got time, please considering filling out this survey by clicking here. No obligations, and thanks!
Last chance for giveaway entries
Just a quick reminder: the deadline for the kansha-sai giveaway is fast approaching! If you missed it, the giveaway ends December 12th, 2015 @ 9am Pacific Standard Time. You can still enter by commenting on the previously blog-related post here.
You want these cool-looking AKB Figures!!
Let your imagine run wild with these AKB action figures!
News Roundup #2: is this supposed to be number one?
Unnnn, I am not sure if this should first or second version of News Roundup. Anyway, here is some AKB48 News blips for the past few days (or more?).
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Akimoto to create AKB sister group in Mexico?
Online, they are already calling it MXC48. Is this really happening?! It seems like nothing more than rumor right now, but a trail of quietly hidden tidbits makes people wonder. What do you think of a 48 sister group in Mexico?
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Useless #31: I can’t even explain this o_0
Browsing 2ch brings all sorts of delights and other sorts of depravity. Also, maybe this is NSFW, so read at your own risk!
Akimoto Yasushi’s commentary on 10th year anniversary
This is courtesy of Aki-P’s 755 account, where he gives a brief comment and thanks on AKB48’s recent 10th year anniversary event. Here is a translation.
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Akimoto Sayaka: “Don’t worry, I’m graduated.” Laughter ensues.
If you pay attention to any sort of AKB48 news, you may have noticed that the 10th year anniversary event has recently passed. Here’s a translation of when Akimoto Sayaka starts crying. As touching as it was, the members reactions were also pretty funny.
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AKB48 News Roundup: need more sleep edition
I’m sleepy already, but I feel the obligation to spread the news (^_^) Often I’ll read lots of tiny news pieces when browsing around, so here’s an AKB48 News Roundup to summarize those many things.
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There is pink tape everywhere
One of the annual traditions in the AKB Theater is to put up a line of pink tape on one of the columns. With the recent 10 year event happening, there are now 10 strips on said column. And there are pictures of it everywhere!