AKB48’s 41st Single – Halloween Night

Halloween Night

Midnight Boogie Night~~~ This song is so catchy. I feel like I’ve been transported to my parents’ era. Seriously whenever I play it I have to dance.  At first, I was a little WTF at a Halloween theme in the summer, but apparently Japan is into that! The PV is fun: my favorite parts are Sayaka Jackson and when a few members do MC Hammer moves. I’ve enjoyed every AKB48 A-side for the past year (KNP to HN) so I have some high expectations for the next single!

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AKB48’s 7th Sousenkyo 2015

Sasshi took the throne again!!

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Highlights / Main Points (IMO):

1. Sasshi’s 2nd win
2. The Centers for each level were either HKT48 members (Senbatsu, UnderGirls, NextGirls) or SKE48 members (Future Girls, Upcoming Girls)
3. Takamina’s return to Kami 7 and ranking her highest spot ever!
4. 27 SKE48 members ranked in (inc. Sae) — SKE48 dominated this election
5. My oshimen, Sae, got the #8 spot, which is her highest spot ever as well
6. Kitahara and Milky returned to senbatsu
7. Kaotan, Churi, and Tomu made it into senbatsu
8. Tani, who had never ranked before, made it into UnderGirls — #23

Lowlights / Notable Sad Points (IMO)

1. Haruppi ranked in at 17 — she increased her rank and made it as UnderGirls Center but she was one spot away from senbatsu
2. Dasu dropped 8 spots out of senbatsu and into UnderGirls
3. Only 23 AKB48 pure members ranked in — it was more like a sister group election tbh. I feel bad for mid generation AKB48 members.
4. Mayuyu dropped from 1st to 3rd: this is the highest drop any Sousenkyo winner has done
5. Lemon dropped from 53 to 79
6. Umechan dropped from 35 to 56

What I wanted to happen that didn’t 😦

1. Iwata Karen ranking in
2. Shimada Haruka ranking in