Larger Covers for NMB48 Second Single - Oh My God!

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Type B Cover

Type C Cover

AKB48's 2nd Janken Tournament Results are Here!!!

The Janken Senbatsu for 2011 has been revealed! 

NMB48 2nd Single Title, Tracklist and Small Covers Released

Very small for NMB48's 2nd single have been released on the Tower Records website. The title was also released, which is: Oh My God! The title and the covers make it seem like a very happy, genki, song. 

NMB48 2nd Single Senbatsu Change

In a previous post, I mentioned that NMB48 Team N member Yoshida Akari volunteered to suspend herself and that she would be given up her senbatsu position for the 2nd single, but that is not the only change to the line up. 

NMB48 Suspends 2 More Members

NMB48 has 2 more members that have volunteered themselves for suspension. Team N members Yoshida Akari and Matsuda Shiori have both asked to be suspended for an unknown amount of time. Neither will participate in NMB's upcoming single, Yoshida is giving up her senbatsu position for the single. 

Oba Mina, Mori Anna, Shimada Rena: Major News/Changes

A few weeks ago, AKB48 Team 4 members Oba Mina and Mori Anna as well as NMB48 2nd generation Kenkyuusei member Shimada Rena were caught in the latest scandal involving their personal blogs and photos. 

NMB48 2nd Single Senbatsu Announced

NMB48's 2nd single has been announced for release on October 19th. The Senbatsu lineup for the single is:

New PVs for Buono! and NMB48

PV's have been released for the next H!P vs. OOO48 battle. 


Who do you think comes out on top?

Eguchi Aimi or Jurina 2.0 or Just Our Imagination

The center of AKB news in the last week is "12.5 generation" Knekyuusei member Eguchi Aimi. The story is that she auditioned for NMB48's 2nd generation audition and passed, but Aki-P was so impressed with her that he transfered her to AKB48 as a new kenkyuusei member, comparing her talent and idol qualities to that of Matsui Jurina. 

AKB48 Senbatsu Election Results 2011

Senbatsu results are in this year! And there are many suprises all around....

AKB48 to broadcast revival concerts in theaters

That's right folks! To give those fans who cannot make it to Tokyo Dome City Hall a chance to see these concert, AKB48, SKE48, SDN48 and NMB48 will be streaming their performances live across 35 theaters in Japan.


The concert, titled "Minogashita Kimitachi e", will run from May 24th until June 12th with a break on June 9th for the 2011 Senbatsu Elections. The concert will have one performance a day of all of AKB48 SKE48 SDN48 and NMB48 stages : 


May 24th : Team K 5th Stage "Saka Agari"
May 25th : Team K 4th Stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru"
May 26th : Himawari-Gumi 2nd Stage "Yume no Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai"
May 27th : SDN48 1st Stage "Yuuwaku no Garter"
May 28th : Team KII 1st Stage "Aitakatta" (Originally Team A 2nd Stage)
May 29th : Team E 1st Stage "Pajama Drive" (Originally Team B 3rd Stage)
May 30th : Team A 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jourei"
May 31st : Team A 6th Stage "Moukugekisha"
June 1st : Team K 6th Stage "RESET"
June 2nd : Team A 4th Stage : "Tadaima Renaicchuu"
June 3rd : Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake"
June 4th : Team N 1st Stage "Dareka no Tame ni" (Originally Team A 3rd Stage)
June 5th : Team N 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls" (Originally Team K 2nd Stage)
June 6th : Himawari-Gumi 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou"
June 7th : Team K 3rd Stage "Nounai Paradise"
June 8th : Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami" 
June 9th : Senbatsu Election - No Performances
June 10th : Team S 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara"
June 11th : Team S 3rd Stage "Seifuku no Me"
June 12th : Team A 1st Stage : "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo"

Top Senbatsu Hopefuls

Number 5 - NMB48 Team N: Yamada Nana

Number 4 - SKE48 Team KII: Ogiso Shori

Number 3- AKB48 Team A: Maeda Ami

Number 2 - AKB48 Team K: Akimoto Sayaka

Number 1 -  AKB48 Team K: Miyazawa Sae!

Auditions!!!

This past week has given all idol fans something great to look forward to.

First, it looks like the 48 family is getting some new members with the addition of HKT48. The group will have their own theater in the Hawks Town Mall (Where the HKT abbreviation comes from) in Fukuoka. Applicants are being accepted from girls 11-22 years, and foreign fans are even allowed to audition! 

I am actually surprised to see that Aki-P has decided to start another group this fast seeing that the time between SKE48 and NMB48 was about less than two years, still its exciting to hear about this announcement and I will be looking forward to their debut. 

Now not even 6 months after the 9th gens debut, Morning Musume has announced that they are holding auditions for their 10th generation. Applications from girls 10-17 will be accepted until June 13th. According to the audition website, the purpose of the audition is to find smiling faces that will lift Japan's mood. 

I have mixed feelings about this audition seeing as the 9th generation still have not had time to properly settle into Morning Musume. I am also wondering if there are going to be any other member graduations seeing as after the newest members were added, Takahashi's graduation was announced.

But let us not think about graduations right now! Lets look forward to the new additions that will be soon welcome to the idol world.