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AKB48 – Koisuru Fortune Cookie

AKB48 - Koisuru Fortune Cookie AKB48’s new single Koisuru Fortune Cookie (恋するフォーチュンクッキー) will be released on August 21.

The line-ups for this 32nd single were determined at the 5th AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2013 won by Sashihara Rino.

3 editions are available. The coupling tracks are different for each one of them.

The Type K edition contains the graduation songs of Itano Tomomi and Shinoda Mariko.

They come with a DVD featuring the music videos and bonus footage.

The limited editions include a ticket for a handshake event.

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Maeda Atsuko in Asaki Yumemishi ~Yaoya Oshichi Ibun

Former AKB48 member Maeda Atsuko will be starring in the drama Asaki Yumemishi ~Yaoya Oshichi Ibun (あさきゆめみし～八百屋お七異聞).

The story takes place in the Edo period. Maeda Atsuko plays the role of Oshichi, a girl falling in love with a page at a temple where she evacuated to after a great fire. After this event, she is accused of having caused another fire to meet him again…

Asaki Yumemishi ~Yaoya Oshichi Ibun will start airing on September 19. The drama will be broadcast every Thursday at 20:00 on NHK.

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AKB48 Sousenkyo! Mizugi Surprise 2013

The photobook AKB48 Sousenkyo! Mizugi Surprise 2013 (AKB48総選挙！水着サプライズ2013) will be released on August 5.

As its title suggests, this photobook includes photos in swimsuits of all the 64 members from AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48 ranked at the 5th AKB48 Senbatsu General Election 2013 (第5回AKB48選抜総選挙2013).

It is the volume 5 of this annual series of photobooks which started being published in 2009.

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AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai ~Shirokuro Tsukeyou Janai ka~

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai ~Shirokuro Tsukeyou Janai ka~ (AKB48グループ臨時総会〜白黒つけようじゃないか!〜) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 25.

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai ~Shirokuro Tsukeyou Janai ka~, also known as AKB48 Fair (AKB48フェア), was held on April 25-28 at Nippon Budokan.

AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48 performed at the live.

Each edition includes 3 concerts : 2 live performances with all groups, and another one with only one of them.

The DVD and the Blu-ray also feature making-of footage.

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Million ga Ippai ~AKB48 Music Video Collection~

Million ga Ippai ~AKB48 Music Video Collection~ (ミリオンがいっぱい～AKB48ミュージックビデオ集～) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 11.

It includes all the music videos of AKB48 released between May 2011 (Everyday Katyusha) and May 2013 (Sayonara Crawl)

The MV are grouped into 2 editions A and B.

The special box contains both editions for a total of 74 songs. It comes with a 52-page booklet.

The DVD and the Blu-ray also include talk footage, anecdotes, and more.

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Shimazaki Haruka – Paruru, Komaru (Photobook)

Shimazaki Haruka 1st photobook Paruru, Komaru Shimazaki Haruka (AKB48) will release her 1st photobook Paruru, Komaru (ぱるる、困る。) on July 19.

The photos were taken in the 5 major cities of Japan : Fukuoka, Sapporo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo. They show Shimazaki Haruka traveling to these places during one week.

The photobook also includes pictures of the member of AKB48 in swimsuit.

The book has 144 pages.

It comes with a A2 size poster of Paruru randomly selected from 5 kinds.

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AKB48 Short Story

Oshima Yuko (AKB48) The drama AKB48 Short Story (AKB48ショートストーリー) will be broadcast on July 7 from 0:25 to 1:25 on Fuji TV.

The one hour drama includes 6 short stories based on the CM made last year by AKB48 for the coffee brand Wonda (ワンダ).

Oshima Yuko, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Shimazaki Haruka, and Watanabe Mayu play the role of office ladies.

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AKB48, SKE48, Dorothy Little Happy, i☆Ris, Weather Girls at Idol Nation 2013

AKB48, SKE48, Dorothy Little Happy, i☆Ris, Weather Girls will perform at Idol Nation 2013.

The live will be held on August 10 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. It is part of a-nation Island festival.

Up Up Girls, Kikkawa You, Super☆Girls, Cheeky Parade, Tokyo Girls’ Style, Dream5, and 9nine had already announced their participation in the concert in early May.

Check out more information on the event : Idol Nation 2013.

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AKB48 Janken Tournament 2013

AKB48 AKB48 Janken Tournament 2013 (AKB48 34thシングル選抜じゃんけん大会) will be held on September 18.

The event will take place at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.

The top 16 members will be featured in AKB48’s 34th single to be released in late 2013. The winner will get the center position.

It will be the 4th edition of the annual event.

The AKB48 Janken Tournament was won by Uchida Mayumi in 2010, Shinoda Mariko in 2011, and Shimazaki Haruka in 2012.

SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, and Kenkyuusei will participate in the competition in addition to the regular members of AKB48. However, only a limited number of members from each sister group will be selected after a preliminary round.

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HKT48 – HaKaTa Hyakkaten 2

HKT48 - HaKaTa Hyakkaten 2 HKT48‘s variety show HaKaTa Hyakkaten 2 (HaKaTa百貨店2号館) will be released on DVD on September 18.

The program is presented by Sashihara Rino.

Some members from AKB48 (Ichikawa Miori, Shimada Haruka, Umeda Ayaka, Kasai Tomomi, Oba Mina), SKE48 (Matsui Rena, Matsui Jurina), and Nogizaka46 (Ikoma Rina) participated in this 2nd season of HaKaTa Hyakkaten as guests.

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