NMB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2014 (NMB48リクエストアワー セットリストベスト50 2014) was held on May 21-22 at Orix Theater in Osaka.
The song Almond Croissant Keikaku (アーモンドクロワッサン計画) from Team BII was ranked 1st. Zipper (ジッパー) from the Team N 3rd Stage and Yama e Ikou (思い出以上) from NMB48’s 9th single came in 2nd and 3rd position.
Check out the full results.
AKB48‘s website published the preliminary results of the AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo (AKB48 37thシングル 選抜総選挙).
Sashihara Rino is ranked 1st with 37,582 votes, being possibly the first person to ever rank 1st twice in a row for the event.
Check out the ranking with some other surprises.
Mizuki (ex Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku) and Okamoto Natsumi (ex Oha Girl Chu! Chu! Chu!) will be starring in GTO drama.
Kizaki Yuria (AKB48), Miyatake Mio (bump.y), Matsui Airi and Miyoshi Ayaka (ex Sakura Gakuin) will also make some appearances in the drama.
The story is based on the popular manga GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka, グレート・ティーチャー・オニヅカ) by Fujisawa Tohru.
Rap idol unit, Rhymeberry, is back after 8 months of inactivity and they have some changes, the most important of them is that they are now only 3 members. It has been announced that Otawara Yuka known in this group as MC YUKA “has withdrawn because of family circumstances”.
Abe Natsumi‘s new album Smile will be released on August 13.
Smile is self cover album includes songs from Abe Natsumi and Morning Musume.
Nacchi’s latest CD single Ameagari no Niji no You ni (雨上がりの虹のように) was released 4 years ago.
AKB48 Haru Con in National Olympic Stadium ~Omoide wa Zenbu Koko ni Suteteike!~ (AKB48単独 春コン in 国立競技場～思い出は全部ここに捨てていけ！～) will be released on DVD on June 13.
AKB48 Haru Con 2014 was held on March 29-30, 2014 in Tokyo. However, Oshima Yuko’s graduation ceremony, which was scheduled on the 2nd day of the live performance, was cancelled and postponed due to a stormy weather.
Check out the teaser trailer for the concert.
JKT48‘s 6th single Gingham Check (ギンガムチェック) will be released on June 11.
It is a cover of AKB48’s song Gingham Check performed in Indonesian. The teaser has been unveiled.
The center is Melody Nurramdhani Laksani who won the JKT48 Senbatsu Election 2014.
