Latest AKB48 news: -AKB48 gets a new sister group based in Osaka called NMB48 . Argh... - Ono Erena is graduating to study acting overseas. I once read in an interview that her dream was to become a hollywood actress. Good luck to her! -The senbatsu for AKB48's 19th single will be decided by rock-pa...

Friday: I arrived at the expo on friday 12:30 and went straight to the signing ticket line. I didn't have any luck so I went straight to the signing area to get a good spot. I was front and center with a few guys in front of me but when the signing started they took a few pictures and got in the sig...

[quote name='Madara' post='81558' date='Jul 5 2010, 01:16 AM']We got some nice coverage of MM in Paris, thanks to Strawberryjam and Aine. But what about L.A. Did anybody go to see AKB48 or Erina Mano? When are we gonna see some reports? Pix?[/quote] I heard less than 1000 people showed up for AKB48 ...

[quote name='Arie' post='81444' date='Jul 1 2010, 09:34 AM']The Mystery guest at the concert will be Yuko Nakazawa <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wheely.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />[/quote] Hey! Nakazawa is pretty awesome. I wasn't expecting a special gues...

[quote name='Ap2000' post='81244' date='Jun 25 2010, 11:18 AM']I can understand that this an enormous surprise, but it just wanted to say it's not the end. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':cryalot:' /> As for the psychological thing,...

[quote name='Ap2000' post='81240' date='Jun 25 2010, 09:44 AM'][quote name='Milly' post='81233' date='Jun 25 2010, 07:39 AM']Maybe she had money problems.[/quote] Or she's ok with it and just wants to make money with her body ? Just because you do porn doesn't mean you automaticall have a shitty lif...

[quote name='strawberryjam' post='81226' date='Jun 25 2010, 04:23 AM']Well, it seems likely Rinatin is going JAV. I'm just gonna go kill myself over there ... lol. Earlier this year, Rinatin couldn't make a concert because she was in the hospital. WTF seriously....[/quote] That's so sad. She seemed ...

I'm definitely going. I'm traveling alone so I would like meeting up. I'm going only friday and saturday.



I have a normal ticket for the concert.

That's just an unfortunate camera angle and some crafty editing. I know panty shots are common in AKB48 performance but look at these pics from morning musume's recent alo hello photobook.



Classy or trashy?

I agree with Kaworu that AKB48 has plenty of girls with personality. I also think there are cute girls and girls that are cute once you get used to the wonky teeth and learn more of their personality. I've watched AKBingo since it started and I really like some of the girls. I just don't like them a...

Yeah, the live performance are one of the main reasons I still prefer H!P.



You'd never see AKB48 do something like the a cappella performances Berryz Koubou do in their concerts or the tap performances C-ute does.

[quote name='Ap2000' post='80642' date='Jun 6 2010, 12:51 PM']Kashiwagi Yuki even took part in the 8th gen auditions.[/quote] So did Satou Sumire . Anyone still have the gif of Sumire bouncing under Miki's skirt? Also Umeda Ayaka took part in the lucky seven audition. I also heard Matsui Jurina (SKE...

Sayu likes Idolling. Sayu likes Berryz Koubou. Sayu likes C-ute. Sayu likes Smileage. Sayu likes AKB48. The fact that some wota are upset now because AKB48 sells better than Morning Musume just shows how sad some of them are. If she had said this two-three years ago when AKB48 sold less than Morning...

Wow, I had expected them to go for a settlement with the magazine. This is bad publicity whether they win or lose. [quote name='fpd' post='80468' date='Jun 2 2010, 09:34 AM']By inappropriate do they just mean had sex with, or pressured into sex/raped? Don't really see the issue if it was consensual ...

Found this on Youtube: Sayu wants some Ai-chan love <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /lmfao.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

I'm going <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/weeeh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':rofl:' /> <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/XD.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':XD:' /> <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/danceman.g...

Mano will star in a horror movie. Tokyograph thinks it will premiere at the Anime Expo. Edit: Oricon reports on it as well. Apparently she'll will be singing the theme song to the move as well. It seems confirmed she'll be going to the expo as a guest, but it's not sure whether she'll sing or not.

[quote name='Al Kusanagi' post='79016' date='Apr 21 2010, 06:26 PM']Semi-related: I got my copy of Ura-Melon today and it comes with a 130 minute DVD of their whole 10th anniversary live concert, which I'm watching now.[/quote] Awesome <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/d...

She didn't post much on the Kaito Reinya blog until recently (end of march), I think. It was mostly staff posting stuff about the anime in the beginning. Look at the number of posts each month since november. She said she'll keep posting for both blogs but isn't quite sure yet what to post in which ...

Yay! I like that you can post comments without needing a login. I wish I could post comments on Sayumi's blog. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':tongue:' /> The comments are checked before they are uploaded so you probably can't commen...

Reina is a regular on the new show 'Uta no Rakuen'. The show is basically Reina and a lot of other singers singing (mostly old) songs of a specific theme. First episode's theme was spring (I'm guessing). Youtube with Reina's parts cut out: here . Glad to see one of the girls get more work <img src='...

Eri is Awesome!



Too bad she's so shy and not talkative during tv appearances.

S/mileage will debut!!! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /weeeh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' />



also: Himechen anime <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /lmfao.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':dance:' />

Smileage appearing on Sukkiri: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfyDQOTp_ws...player_embedded



So cute! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... #>/wub.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':whatthe:' />

[quote name='JPope' post='77866' date='Mar 30 2010, 05:50 AM'][quote name='Haru' post='77831' date='Mar 29 2010, 11:13 AM']That's what Hello! Morning and Haromoni@ were for. I have no clue why they don't have another show.[/quote] Probably because no network cares to devote valuable air time to a ha...

http://www.incent.jp/illume/model/umeda/index.html



Good for her <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... joyful.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Maybe we should have a more general blog thread to post if a H!P member says something interesting on their blog. Reina has also started to post regularly on the Kaito Reinya blog. Don't know how long it'll last though.

[quote name='moralar' post='77447' date='Mar 22 2010, 10:04 AM']Yasuda Kei sings "Momusu Frustration -- hidoi ichi" (to the tune of Renai Revolution 21): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El1IxdjIxQc [/quote] Poor Kei-chan. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/lmfao....

I'm kinda disappointed by the lack of promo effort for the group. How about doing a street live or an event at a mall? I remember AKB48 visiting middle/high schools to do promotions.



UFA is hardly making an effort to reach out to new audiences.

This might be a silly question, but whatever happened to Sawada Yuri?



Did she graduate Gatas? When?