SKE48’s new single FRUSTRATION came out this week and… I wasn’t actually that excited for it. The A-side pop-rap didn’t really catch me, and the music video definitely didn’t help. Though actually the subsequent dance practice movie brought me back on board. Which was comforting, because I was initially super Read more…
My translation of the summary from https://jbbs.shitaraba.net/bbs/read.cgi/music/29852/1553736787 for 7/31 (Wednesday). Note: I try to repeat the Japanese thread as closely as possible here. Where I do make some editorial additions I’ll put them in [ ], though I do occasionally soften the posters’ tone. NGT announces resumption of Twitter and Instagram updates. Read more…
Following Kato Minami’s errant Instagram post in May, all NGT48 members were limited to using only internal social media tools (mobame and Photolog). The management has now announced that external personal SNS will be allowed, under various restrictions, starting August 1st. Here is the official NGT statement: Thank you very Read more…
My translation of the summary from https://jbbs.shitaraba.net/bbs/read.cgi/music/29852/1553736787 for 7/30 (Tuesday). I guess at some point I put up a disclaimer, but that’s probably lost in the depths of S48 threads now. In any case, I should say I try to just repeat the Japanese thread as closely as possible here — I Read more…
My translation of the summary from https://jbbs.shitaraba.net/bbs/read.cgi/music/29852/1553736787 for 7/29 (Monday). From NGT, only the 1st gens Oguma Tsugumi and Nakamura Ayuka have entered the AKB Group’s #1 Singing Competition. So far it appears none of the suspect members will show up https://i.imgur.com/Zcwd2Nc.jpg Riko’s tweet https://i.imgur.com/OgDQNHw.jpg https://i.imgur.com/taE6fca.jpg https://i.imgur.com/UOcxfmd.jpg Rena appears on 行列たまご http://gyoretsu-tamago.com/index.php Read more…
My translation of the summary from https://jbbs.shitaraba.net/bbs/read.cgi/music/29852/1553736787 for 7/28 (Sunday). FRIDAY publishes their article on Maho on the web. The content of the article is rumor, but they do have these color photos https://i.imgur.com/HXa2OPo.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XgsUdCW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/uh7zdkN.jpg From FRIDAY Digital: “Former NGT48 member Yamaguchi Maho — After attack incident, she prepares for a Read more…
My translation of the summary from https://jbbs.shitaraba.net/bbs/read.cgi/music/29852/1553736787 for 7/27 (Saturday). Riko has a Showroom stream During the Showroom she announced she will appear in a “GunosyQ” live quiz video from 9:30pm on July 31st “GunosyQ” is a user participation-style quiz https://live.gunosy.com/programs/2/ Past GunosyQ questions https://livequizlife.info In some puzzling behavior, Tano takes a Read more…
My translation of the summary from https://jbbs.shitaraba.net/bbs/read.cgi/music/29852/1553736787 for 7/26 (Friday). Maho’s situation at last year’s Christmas performance after the incident https://i.imgur.com/5tlzfPq.jpg https://i.imgur.com/lLH2U3z.jpg Since NGT has planned handshake events until February of next year, it seems it has been determined that it will not be dissolved before then https://i.imgur.com/Iz5VnOi.jpg https://i.imgur.com/s8oszMf.jpg Two of Riko’s Read more…
There was a request over on S48 to translate a long Instagram post from AKB48 Team 4 member Ma Chia-Ling (馬嘉伶). I follow her, but I had missed this one myself. Macharin is one of the first idols I started following on Showroom, in large part because at the time Read more…
My translation of the summary from https://jbbs.shitaraba.net/bbs/read.cgi/music/29852/1553736787 for 7/25 (Thursday). Per the June cyzowoman article’s prediction, 48 Group producer Makino Akihiro’s name disappears from SKE’s new song https://i.imgur.com/tkBLFnl.jpg The cyzowoman article https://i.imgur.com/TUNDPcV.jpg (AKBG) AKS executive ‘M’: “If Imamura made a decision then it can’t be helped, I can’t say anything else” https://akb48-matome.net/archives/35385 Read more…