Watanabe Miyuki will release her 1st DVD and Blu-ray Miru Neko (みるネコ) on July 2.
The DVD and the Blu-ray include making-of footage of her 1st photobook Mirugami (みる神), which was released on November 20, 2012, and other bonus videos for a total of 87 minutes.
Watanabe Miyuki is part of NMB48 Team N and a tempory member of AKB48 Team B.
NMB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 30 2013 (NMB48リクエストアワーセットリストベスト30 2013) was held on April 18 at Orix Theater, Osaka.
Kesshou (結晶) from Shirogumi (白組) finished 1st place. Seishun no Lap Time (青春のラップタイム) comes in 2nd place, and Jungle Gym (ジャングルジム) in 3rd place.
Moreover, it was announced that the Kenkyuusei members Koga Narumi and Nishimura Aika were promoted to Team N. Yamada Nana is transferred to Team M.
Check out the full ranking.
AKB48 and sister groups will hold Omoideseru Kimitachi e (思い出せる君たちへ) on May 2-25.
During this periode, the event will take place everyday at Tokyo Dome City Hall.
AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, and SDN48 will perform a selection of their live stages.
There will be 2 performances on the weekends.
NMB48 Eastern Japan Tour 2013 (NMB48東日本ツアー) will be held from June 11 to July 3.
As the title suggests, the concerts will take place through Eastern Japan in Kanagawa, Saitama, Shizuoka, Aichi, Ishikawa, Niigata, Sendai, and Tokyo prefectures.
The final live performance will be held at NHK Hall, Tokyo.
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.
Shinohara Kanna announced her graduation from NMB48. The date of her graduation ceremony hasn’t been revealed yet.
She explained that she decided to leave the idol group because she wants to become a model.
Shinohara Kanna joined NMB48 in September 2010 as a 1st generation member. She is part of Team N. She had been selected as a senbatsu member for NMB48’s 1st single Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo (絶滅黒髪少女).
AKB48 Team BS has been formed to promote NHK BS1 and NHK BS Premium TV channels.
The campaign will last from March 20 to May 31. The slogan is “Who do you support? I support BS!” (「あなたは誰推し？ 私はBS押し！」).
AKB48 Team BS members are :
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2013 (AKB48 リクエストアワーセットリストベスト100 2013) will be released on DVD on April 24 and Blu-ray on June 12.
The DVD and the Blu-ray box sets contain 100 songs selected and performed live from 536 songs from AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48.
The regular edition includes a bonus disc with making-of footage.
The limited editions come with a bonus disc featuring making-of, 5 photos, a 148-page Countdown Book, and a desktop stand panel.
The blu-ray versions include an extra disc featuring a music video for Hashire! Penguin (走れ！ペンギン) and its making-of.
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2013 was held from January 24 to 27 at Tokyo Dome City Hall.
Fukumoto Aina announced her graduation from NMB48. The date of her graduation hasn’t been decided yet.
She explained that she took this decision in order to pursue her career as a variety talent.
Fukumoto Aina is part of NMB48 Team N. She joined the group as a 1st generation member.
Moreover, NMB48 Kenkyuusei Hisada Riko, Sugino Risa, and Hirose Sena are going to stop their activities.
No Name’s 2nd single Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu (この涙を君に捧ぐ) will be released on April 10.
The single includes the opening and the ending themes for the anime series AKB0048 Next Stage.
It comes with a photo randomly selected from 9 kinds.
The CD+DVD editions include a bonus disc featuring music video, making-of, and other bonus video footage.
No Name consists of AKB48’s Watanabe Mayu, Nakaya Sayaka, Sato Amina, Ishida Haruka, Sato Sumire, Iwata Karen, SKE48’s Yagami Kumi, Hata Sawako, and NMB48’s Mita Mao.