AKB48 will release 4 live DVDs on April 6. The items will go on sale on official website and shop.
These DVDs are AKB48 Team A 6th Stage “Mokugekisha” (目撃者), Team K 6th Stage “Reset”, Team B 5th Stage “Theater no Megami” (シアターの女神), and Team 4 1st Stage “Boku no Taiyou” (僕の太陽).
The price is 3990 yens for each item.
The official website of Maeda Atsuko has been opened.
The site has currently poor content. The fans can subscribe to a free mail magazine in Japanese. Other features will be added later. It also hosts Maeda Atsuko official fan club.
Moreover, Maeda Atsuda announced that she won’t participate in the AKB48 5th Senbatsu Election 2013. Acchan explained that she will be abroad for a filming during this period.
The 4th DVD of the TV show Mariko-sama no Orikou sama! (麻里子さまのおりこうさま！) hosted by Shinoda Mariko (AKB48) will be released on June 19.
The DVD features the episodes broadcasted between October 2012 and March 2013. It also includes bonus video footage.
Mariko-sama no Orikou Sama is a short educational program aired on NHK. In each episode, Shinoda Mariko answers to different questions on a theme.
AKB48 Super Festival and 5th Senbatsu General Election 2013 will be held on June 8 at Nissan Stadium, Yokohama.
AKB48 Super Festival ~Nissan Stadium, Chicchie! Chicchakunaishi!!~ (AKB48スーパーフェスティバル ～ 日産スタジアム、小(ち)っちぇっ! 小(ち)っちゃくないし!! ～) will start at 15:00. All groups (AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48) will perform at the concert.
Then, AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo will be held at 17:30. The voting period will run from May 21 to June 7. The single will be released in August. This time, former members who have been part of a group during more than 4 years, as Maeda Atsuko for example, will be able to stand for the election if they want.
Kasai Tomomi (AKB48) will be starring in the drama Meshibana Deka Tachibana (めしばな刑事タチバナ).
The story is based on the manga of the same title. Kasai Tomomi will play the role of a policewoman.
Meshibana Deka Tachibana will start airing on April 10. The series will be broadcasted every Wednesday on TV Tokyo.
Moreover, Kasai Tomomi will perform the ending song for the drama. The song will be released as her 2nd solo single on May 8.
AKB48 and SKE48 member Kitahara Rie will appear in the drama Kazoku Game (家族ゲーム).
Kazoku Game will start airing on April 17. The series will be broadcasted every Wednesday at 22:00 on Fuji TV.
The drama is based on the 1983 movie of the same title.
Kitahara Rie will play the role of a high school student who is the girlfriend of the eldest son of the main characters’ family.
Itano Tomomi (AKB48) and some Nogizaka46 members will appear in the drama Bad Boys J.
Itano Tomomi will play the role of Naki Kaori, the boss of a female delinquent group.
Nogizaka46 members Hashimoto Nanami, Matsumura Sayuri, Akimoto Manatsu, Ito Marika, and Ito Nene will also make an appearance in the drama. Hashimoto Nanami will play the role of the heroine Yoshimoto Kumi.
The drama is based on Tanaka Hiroshi’s manga Bad Boys.
Bad Boys J will start airing on April 6. It will be broadcasted every Saturday at 0:50 on NTV (Nippon Television).
AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2012 Nonaka Misato Ugoku ~47 Todoufuken de Aimashou~ (AKB48全国ツアー2012 野中美郷、動く。～47都道府県で会いましょう～) will released on DVD on March 16.
The special DVD box includes the concerts of Team A in Fukuoka, Team K in Tochigi, Team B in Osaka, and Team 4 in Ibaraki.
It also comes with a bonus disc featuring making-of footage, 5 photos randomly selected, and a 8-page booklet.
Check out the setlist for each live performance.
AKB48 will perform at Tokyo Auto Salon Singapore 2013 (東京オートサロン・シンガポール2013).
The list of the 16 members from AKB48 who will participate in the event has been revealed. More details will be announced later.
The schedule of the live performance and the meet and greet sessions have also been announced.
Tokyo Auto Salon Singapore 2013 will be held from April 12 to 14 at Marina Bays Convention Center.
AKB48 will hold their nationwide tour titled AKB48 Zenkoku Tour 2013 Nonaka Misato Ugoku ~47 Todoufuken de Aimashou~ (AKB48全国ツアー2013 野中美郷、動く。～47都道府県で会いましょう～) in Kanagawa and Yamaguchi prefectures in late March.
Shinoda Team A will perform in Takamatsu, Kanagawa, on March 25, while Umeda Team B will be in Shunan, Yamaguchi, on March 26.