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Artworks for AKB48 31st single “Sayonara Crawl” and 12 Senbatsu members for TV ads of Papiko ice cream

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Let’s guess who will increase their ranking A LOT in the next year’s election.

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Senbatsu members of AKB48 29th Single – 2012 Janken Tournament (Best16~)

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May 22, 2013   |   5th General Election 2013 (5回 選抜総選挙) • AKB48 • Announcements • HKT48 • NMB48 • Sashihara Rino (指原莉乃) • Shibata Aya (柴田阿弥) • SKE48

AKB48 2013 32nd single Preliminary Election Results Released! Sashihara Rino claims the top spot!!!

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22nd of May 2013, 9pm AKB48′s Official Blog is updated with the preliminary count for the 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo, and to much surprise to everyone, Sashihara Rino, who ranked

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May 12, 2013   |   Announcements • Discography • JKT48

RIVER, first CD single by JKT48 is released!

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JKT48 launches their first CD single RIVER, in JKT48 Theater on Friday (10/5), only three months after the release of their first album Heavy Rotation. With the song RIVER as

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May 9, 2013   |   Announcements • JKT48

Stella Cornelia of JKT48 to star on new Indonesian super hero series

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JKT48 1st generation member Stella Cornelia will take a role in a new Indonesian live action super hero TV series Bima Satria Garuda. The series will be aired every Sunday

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April 30, 2013   |   AKB48 • Discography • Singles

AKB48 31st Single “Sayonara Crawl” Music Video Unveiled! (Pre-Sousenkyo Single)

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MV teaser of AKB48′s 31st single “Sayonara Crawl” (pre-election single, means it contains voting ticket for the general election) is unveiled on 30th April. (The single goes on sale on May

April 29, 2013   |   AKB48 • Budokan 2013 - Rinji Soukai • Hirata Rina • Omori Miyuu • Sasaki Yukari

Congratulation to Hirata Rina, Omori Miyu and Sasaki Yukari! 12th generation KKS trio promoted at last

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Takahashi Juri   4/28 21:30 Congratulation！！！！I’d been always waiting for you all♪ Iwata Karen   4/28 21:35 Ah… AhhhhhhhhhhhHHHWWWWWWWWWWWW(´；д；｀) Lots of lots of emotions are flowing out of myself(´；д；｀) Anyway, I’m incredibly

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April 28, 2013   |   Events • Kitahara Rie (北原里英) • Matsui Rena (松井玲奈) • SKE48

SKE48 Matsui Rena raises her voice and interrupts Togasaki as he announces the end of Kitahara Rie’s concurrency

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Everyone is buzzing about Matsui Rena’s  piercing gaze when Togasaki was announcing that Kitahara Rie’s concurrent position in team S is canceled. Togasaki: “We cancel Kitahara’s concurrent position at team S.”

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April 28, 2013   |   AKB48 • Announcements • Budokan 2013 - Rinji Soukai • Concerts • Events • Picture Sets

AKB48 announced 5-Dome Tour in 2013 Summer and Team Shuffle at Budokan Concert Final

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Under girls “Bara no Kajitsu” (Fruits of Roses) - Coupling song to 31st Single “Sayonara Crawl” During the encore of today’s show (nighttime), AKB48 announced 5 dome concert tour in this summer.

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April 28, 2013   |   AKB48 • Budokan 2013 - Rinji Soukai • Events • Picture Sets

AKB48 Group Budokan Concert Series 2013 – Day 4 (Daytime) Setlist and Photos

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Pancho: It’s starting now! The first song is “RIVER ~ Special ver. by 48G ~” Ozaki (HKT48): We have lots of media too!! Lots of cameras!! *Ishihara-P, Yuasa (at King

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April 28, 2013   |   AKB48 • Announcements • Budokan 2013 - Rinji Soukai • Events • Picture Sets

AKB48 Rinji Soukai Budokan Concert Series 2103 – Day 4 (Night) Set List & Pictures

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01. Takahashi Minami’s Jane Doe 02. AKB48 – Gingham Check 03. SKE48 – Choco no Dorei 04. NMB48 – Gingham Check 05. HKT48 – Suki Suki Sukippu! 06. 48Group –

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April 28, 2013   |   AKB48 • Graduated Members • Kawaei Rina (川栄李奈) • Masuda Yuka

Center for AKB48 31st Single “Sayonara Crawl” unveiled!

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BKA48 will sing a coupling to “Sayonara Crawl” AKB48 KKS will hold Budokan Concert Center for AKb48 31st Single “Sayonara Crawl” unveiled! Masuda Yuka at her first solo event after graduation “BKA48

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April 28, 2013   |   AKB48 • Akimoto Yasushi • HKT48

Akimoto Yasushi’s words on AKB48 and HKT48′s solo concert stages

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Akimoto Yasushi says “AKB48′s stage had the best integrity” Akimoto Yasushi gives HKT48 a score of 90% for their first solo concert at Budokan Akimoto Yasushi raved at NMB48 First Solo

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April 27, 2013   |   Hilarious Stuff • Matsui Rena (松井玲奈) • SKE48

LOL’d at SKE48 Matsui Rena’s reaction to an adorable little girl

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This is what happen during the broadcast of very popular Japanese TV show “Sekai Fushigi Hakken” (Sort of variety show version of Discovery or History channel) Yeah she is cute. She is Nonomura Kanon, daughter

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April 27, 2013   |   AKB48 • Budokan 2013 - Rinji Soukai • Concerts • Events • Kasai Tomomi • Picture Sets

AKB48′s solo concert at 48G Budokan Concert Series – Kasai Tomomi’s graduation Ceremony

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Part 1 Part 2 Kasai Tomomi’s graduation Ceremony AKB48 Group Budokan Live Concert Series “Extraordinary General Meeting”. The group that marks the finale of solo concert series is, as you already know,

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April 27, 2013   |   Budokan 2013 - Rinji Soukai • Concerts • Events • Hilarious Stuff • HKT48 • Picture Sets

HKT48′s solo concert at 48G Budokan Concert Series – Setlist and Photos

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Setlist Members G+ posts after the show Togasaki: AKB48 KKS are rooting for HKT48 from the audience seats!! Check out Pancho’s photo reports of HKT48 Budokan Concert Also check out Oricon’s

April 27, 2013   |   AKB48 • Akimoto Yasushi • Nosebleed Warning • Picture Sets • Watanabe Mayu (渡辺麻友) • Yagami Kumi

Akimoto Yasushi raved at NMB48 First Solo Budokan Live Concert [3 topics]

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Watanabe Mayu enjoyed NMB48 Budokan Live Concert to the fullest!! Akimoto Yasushi raved at NMB48 First Solo Budokan Live Concert Yagami Kumi’s photobook makes Matsui Rena feel heavenly (Photos from Photobook

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