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AKB48’s 7th Sousenkyo 2015

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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

48G Spring Shuffle!

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new AKB48

Team A
Captain : Yokoyama Yui
Vice Captain : Nakamura Mariko
Group Sokantoku : Takahashi Minami
Member(s) : Taniguchi Megu, Owada Nana, Kojima Haruna, Sasaki Yukari, Miyazaki Miho, Hirata Rina, Kojima Natsuki, Iriyama Anna, Nishiyama Rena, Takiya Kayoko, Iwata Karen, Shimazaki Haruna, Nakanishi Chiyori, Maeda Ami, Oya Shizuka, Ogasawara Mayu, Yamada Nanami (Team 8)
Kennin(s) : Shiroma Miru (Team M), Miyawaki Sakura (Team KIV)

Team K
Captain : Minegisihi Minami
Vice Captain : Shimada Haruka
Member(s) : Tano Yuka, Ichikawa Manami, Mukaichi Mion, Mogi Shinobu, Ishida Haruka, Nagao Mariya, Shinozaki Ayana, Muto Tomu, Yumoto Ami, Fujita Nana, Suzuki Mariya, Nakata Chisato, Takajo Aki, Aigasa Moe, Abe Maria, Nakano Ikumi (Team 8)
Kennin(s) : Matsui Jurina (Team S), Yamamoto Sayaka (Team N), Kodama Haruka (Team H)

Team B
Captain : Kizaki Yuria
Vice Captain : Oshima Ryoka
Member(s) : Goto Moe, Fukuoka Seina, Kato Rena, Iwasa Misaki, Yokoshima Aeri, Umeta Ayano, Hashimoto Hikari, Uchida Mayumi, Watanabe Mayu, Takeuchi Miyu, Tatsuya Makiho, Kashiwagi Yuki, Uchiyama Natsuki, Tanabe Miku, Kobayashi Kana, Kuramochi Asuka, Sakaguchi Nagisa (Team 8)
Kennin(s) : Watanabe Miyuki (Team BII), Yabuki Nako (Team H)

Team 4
Captain : Takahashi Juri
Vice Captain : Okada Nana
Member(s) : Kawamoto Saya, Murayama Yuiri, Kojima Mako, Iwatate Saho, Ino Miyabi, Nishino Miki, Kitazawa Saki, Natori Wakana, Okada Ayaka, Okawa Rio, Maeda Mitsuki, Izuta Rina, Nozawa Rena, Omori Miyu, Tsuchiyasu Mizuki, Sato Kiara
Kennin(s) : Tomonaga Mio (Team KIV), Shibuya Nagisa (Team 4), Kitagawa Ryoha (Team S)

Group Kennin Cancellations
Murashige Anna – NMB48 kennin cancelled
Kashiwagi Yuki – NMB48 kennin cancelled
Furuhata Nao – AKB48 kennin cancelled
Yagura Fuuko – AKB48 kennin cancelled
Ikoma Rina – AKB48 group exchange cancelled
Matsui Rena – Nogizaka46 group exchange cancelled
Kotani Riho – AKB48 kennin cancelled
Yamada Nana – SKE48 kennin cancelled
Tanaka Natsumi – SKE48 kennin cancelled
Kimoto Kanon – HKT48 kennin cancelled
Watanabe Miyuki – SKE48 kennin cancelled
Takayanagi Akane – NMB48 kennin cancelled

Other info

Kawaei Rina to graduate
Kitahara Rie to transfer to NGT48 as Captain
Matsumura Kaori promoted to Team KII

— credit: stage48 and onehallyu

My Thoughts:

  • most shocking to me: kaotan will be promoted (unless she declines) and miichan is the new captain of team k!
  • what i’m most affected by: the cancelled team s kennins of milky and boss. i like both members and team s is my second favorite team :/  ALSO i enjoyed the 46/48 crossover kennins awww.
  • it’s sad:kawaei is graduating because of the handshake incident
  • not surprised: that sayanee and jurina are still kennin with team k. my favorite team is still a mess.
  • happy: that saechan is still kennin with team s and that shimada is the vice captain of team k
  • about SKE48: compared to when i started getting into SKE (last summer):
    no milky, no boss, no nana, no yukko, no airi, no nakanishi, no mieko :((( idk maybe team s and team k are tied as my favs now..

Oricon Yearly Ranking 2014

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Oricon’s 2014 yearly rankings – OneHallyu user (Ryusenkai) translated the Top 5 Selling Artists, Top 25 Singles, Albums, and music DVDs, and the Top 10 music Blu-rays, with links to #26-50 for the Top 25s.

Top Selling Artists (w/ earnings in dollars):

  1. Arashi ($13,823,000,000)
  2. AKB48 ($13,075,000,000)
  3. Kanjani8 ($5,862,000,000)
  4. Kis-My-Ft2 ($5,258,000,000)
  5. Tohoshinki ($3,691,000,000)

Singles:

  1. AKB48 – Labrador Retriever (Sales Number:  1,786,825)
  2. AKB48 – Kibouteki Refrain (Sales Number:  1,156,706)
  3. AKB48 – Mae Shika Mukanee (Sales Number:  1,153,906)
  4. AKB48 – Suzukake no Ki no Michi de “Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru” to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dou Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nannichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no You na Mono (Sales Number:  1,086,491)
  5. AKB48 – Kokoro no Placard (Sales Number:  1,058,059)
  6. Arashi – GUTS! (Sales Number:  604,654)
  7. Arashi – Bittersweet (Sales Number:  591,847)
  8. Nogizaka46 – Nandome no Aozora ka? (Sales Number:  578,174)
  9. EXILE TRIBE – THE REVOLUTION (Sales Number:  573,268)
  10. Nogizaka46 – Kizuitara Kataomoi (Sales Number:  546,832)
  11. Nogizaka46 – Natsu no Free&Easy (Sales Number:  526,564)
  12. Arashi – Dare mo Shiranai (Sales Number:  525,055)
  13. SKE48 – Mirai to Wa? (Sales Number:  503,917)
  14. SKE48 – Bukiyou Taiyou (Sales Number:  461,539)
  15. NMB48 – Takane no Ringo (Sales Number:  451,335)
  16. NMB48 – Rashikunai (Sales Number:  449,983)
  17. Kanjani8 – King of OTOKO! (Sales Number:  389,313)
  18. Sexy Zone – Kimi no HITOMEBORE (Sales Number:  347,737)
  19. HKT48 – Sakura, Minna de Tabeta (Sales Number:  327,815)
  20. Kanjani8 – Itta Janai Ka / CloveR (Sales Number:  308,369)
  21. HKT48 – Hikaeme I love you! (Sales Number:  308,251)
  22. Johnny’s WEST – Ee Janai Ka (Sales Number:  307,948)
  23. Kis-My-Ft2 – Another Future (Sales Number:  263,615)
  24. Kanjani8 – Hibiki (Sales Number:  263,553)
  25. SMAP – Shareotsu / Hello (Sales Number:  250,616)

Find #26-50 here!

Albums:

  1. AKB48 – Tsugi no Ashiato (Sales Number:  1,041,355)
  2. Various Artists – Frozen Soundtrack (Sales Number:  980,383)
  3. Arashi – THE DIGITALIAN (Sales Number:  784,933)
  4. Amuro Namie – Ballada (Sales Number:  431,356)
  5. NMB48 – Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya ~Nanba Jichiku~ (Sales Number:  397,661)
  6. Sandaime J Soul Brothers – THE BEST / BLUE IMPACT (Sales Number:  347,363)
  7. Fukuyama Masaharu – HUMAN (Sales Number:  344,036)
  8. EXILE TRIBE – EXILE TRIBE REVOLUTION (Sales Number:  333,998)
  9. Kanjani8 – Kanjanism (Sales Number:  327,752)
  10. Kis-My-Ft2 – HIT! HIT! HIT! (Sales Number:  293,309)
  11. Kis-My-Ft2 – Kis-My-Ft2 (Sales Number:  286,814)
  12. BUMP OF CHICKEN – RAY (Sales Number:  273,351)
  13. Tohoshinki – TREE (Sales Number:  265,013)
  14. EXILE ATSUSHI – Music (Sales Number:  261,123)
  15. Takeuchi Mariya – TRAD (Sales Number:  244,939)
  16. May J. – Heartful Song Covers (Sales Number:  241,132)
  17. Yuzu – Shinsekai (Sales Number:  230,512)
  18. SMAP – Mr.S (Sales Number:  223,366)
  19. One Direction – Midnight Memories (Sales Number:  215,651)
  20. Kobukuro – One Song From Two Hearts (Sales Number:  184,335)
  21. Nishino Kana – with LOVE (Sales Number:  181,312)
  22. Shoujo Jidai – THE BEST (Sales Number:  175,988)
  23. Kazumasa Oda – Oda Biyori (Sales Number:  175,437)
  24. DREAMS COME TRUE – ATTACK25 (Sales Number:  172,515)
  25. Shoujo Jidai – LOVE&PEACE (Sales Number:  170,898)

Find #26-50 here!

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Best 46/48G Songs of 2014

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A Side Songs (Singles)

  1. Nogizaka46 – Nandome no Aozora Ka?
  2. AKB48 – Kokoro no Placard
  3. Nogizaka46 – Kizuitara Kataomoi
  4. SKE48 – Bukiyou Taiyou
  5. AKB48 – Kibouteki Refrain
  6. NMB48 – Rashikunai

B Side Songs / Coupling Songs / Team Surprise

  1. AKB48 (Team K) – Itoshiki Rival
  2. AKB48 (Team Surprise) – Hell or Heaven
  3. Nogizaka46 – Dankeschön
  4. SKE48 (Team S) – Neko no Shippo ga Pin to Tatteru You ni…
  5. Nogizaka46 – Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru
  6. AKB48 (Team 4) – Me wo Akete Mama no First Kiss
  7. SKE48 (Team S) – Kesenai Honoo
  8. AKB48 (Team Surprise) – Reborn

Subunits and Soloists

  1. DIVA – Discovery
  2. Itano Tomomi – Deep In Lies
  3. DIVA – Believe in Myself
  4. DIVA – For Tenderness

best 48G dancers and singers

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**this post is based on my opinion and insufficient knowledge lmao. i’m not too familiar with NMB or HKT (feel free to educate me via polite comments) so i basically only included AKB and SKE**

ske48 darkness @ Nagoya

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of the present

[dancers/performers]

  • matsui jurina: see UZA; Darkness; Escape
  • miyazawa sae: see any DiVA song; any past Team K performance; End Roll (2013 Manatsu Tour @ Fukuoka); Seishun no inatzuma tap dance performance (Oshima Yuko grad DVD)
  • minegishi minami: any old Team K performance
  • tano yuka: see Beginner/Kamonegix/UZA mashup (141023 Team K Zenkoku Tour)
  • ishida anna: see Darkness; Escape; Zero Position episode 1
  • tsuzuki rika: see Darkness performance with World Order @ Nagoya; Zero Position episode 1
  • takeuchi mai: see Darkness
  • kizaki yuria: see Darkness; Escape
  • aigasa moe: see Beginner/Kamonegix/UZA mashup (141023 Team K Zenkoku Tour)

[singers]

  • sato mieko: see Zero Position episodes 2 and 3
  • takeuchi miyu: see akbingo singing episodes
  • iwasa misaki: see solo songs
  • furukawa airi: see Zero Position episodes 2 and 3
  • furuhata nao

[can play instruments – i’d love to see these girls as a unit]:

azuma rion (piano), furuhata nao (saxophone), matsui sakiko (piano), yamamoto sayaka (guitar)

of the past – graduates

[dancers/performers]

  • kinoshita yukiko: see Darkness; Zero Position episode 1
  • oshima yuko: see End Roll or any past Team K performance; UZA; Seishun no inatzuma tap dance performance (Oshima Yuko grad DVD)
  • itano tomomi: see UZA,
  • umeda ayaka: see any DiVA song or Team K performance
  • akimoto sayaka: see any DiVA song or Team K performance

[singers]

  • masuda yuka: see her solo Stargazer; Maria
  • nakanishi rina: see any Chocolove song
  • akimoto sayaka: see Mushi no Ballad lives; oogoe diamond acapella