Miyazawa Sae had her graduation performance at the SKE38 theater on Marchi 21st, 2016. Here is an English translation of her final message to her fans.
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Kobayashi Kana: I became an AKB member, but I couldn’t become an idol
Kobayashi Kana had her graduation theater performance on March 31st, 2016. In it she reminisces about her time in AKB48, and her prospects going forward. Here is an English translation of her final message.
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Ishida Haruka announces graduation
AKB48’s Ishida Haruka announced her graduation during a theater performance on March 30th, 2016. Here is an English translation of her announcement and commentary.
2chan says: What is the point in not participating in the election?
This year’s election has brought with it a good number of non-participants with popular and unpopular members alike. While wota may not have full insight on what goes on in an idol’s life, non-participation still begs the question: what is the advantage, if any, of choosing to not partake in AKB’s annual election?
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Kitahara Rie AKB 1/149 ending confession gameplay
Here is Kitahara Rie’s confession, with English subtitles, from the video game AKB 1/149 Renai Sousenkyo Love Election.
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Lonely OL-chan series: our OL-chan is now awkward-chan
“Go outside and make friends”? Easier said than done!
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Updates incoming
I may have to change servers due to some issues (basically, need to leave WordPress). So, maybe a new site refresh in a week or two? Who knows really 🙂 Reika is also coming back from spring break, so maybe updates will flow more regular again by then.
Not much else to say about that. Carry on!
Useless #50: ice cream, BANANA, Kojiharu smells, Nyan-nyan Kamen
Much has happened recently, but it’s all very uselful – even so, please enjoy these useless things. Lately we’ll see: Yagura Fuuko eats ice cream, BANANA TIME, Kojiharu likes smelly things, and the mysterious Nyan-nyan Kamen.
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2chan says: I can’t stop trembling thinking about Fuji TV’s broadcast of the election…
Do you remember last year’s broadcast of the AKB48 election on Fuji TV? オne wota laments to woes of last year’s television viewing, and looks forward to this year’s broadcast with some understandable trepidation.
Only girls with short hair are selected for center positions?
Akimoto Yasushi likes girls with short hair, according to Takahashi Minami. Okay, nothing unusual there, until 2ch users take a look at center positions for non-senbatsu singles, and it all comes together. Do only girls with short hair becomes centers?
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Member reactions to this year’s upcoming election
A few details for 2016’s senbatsu sousenkyo election have been released. For some AKB members, it’s something to look forward to, but there are also some other members who think otherwise.
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Useless #49: one and the same
Have you ever seen a idol’s face and realized that it looks like something familiar…? You are not alone in that useless train of thinking! This weeks super useful news: member’s faces, HA-YA-I!, and Shiraishi Rino.
2chan says: Why can’t they just sell handshake tickets directly?
Handshake tickets started out as a bonus special incentive included with the purchase of CDs. Nowadays, with wota buying CDs for the very specific purpose of obtaining said handshake tickets, one 2ch user asks: why don’t they just sell the handshakes tickets, and save yourself the expense of a CD?
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Kinoshita Momoka AKB 1/149 Ending confession gameplay
Here is Kinoshita Momoka’s confession, with English subtitles, from the video game AKB 1/149 Renai Sousenkyo Love Election.
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2chan says: I want to meet members randomly in the street. What should I do?
Here is a relatively unusual thread to a relatively unusual question, posed by one Japanese netizen: if I really wanted to somehow coincidentally meet AKB48 members out in public, how would I go about doing it?
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