Tag Archive: SKE48

SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2013

SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2013 ~Anata no Suki na Kyoku wo to Yobu. Dakara, Request Hour wa Matsuri~ (ＳＫＥ４８リクエストアワーセットリストベスト５０　２０１３～あなたの好きな曲を神曲と呼ぶ。だから、リクエストアワーは神曲祭り。～) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 30.

The special box includes 3 discs featuring the 2 days of the live performance held by SKE48 and making-of footage. It comes a 80-page Countdown Book and 5 photos of the members of the idol group randomly selected from 141 kinds.

A video digest of SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2013 has been released.

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SKE48 no Sekai Seifuku Joshi Season 2

SKE48 no Sekai Seifuku Joshi Season 2 The season 2 of the variety show SKE48 no Sekai Seifuku Joshi (SKE48の世界征服女子) hosted by SKE48 will be released on DVD on January 10.

In SKE48 no Sekai Seifuku Joshi, the members of SKE48 play to games and quiz against people from different countries.

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Oricon Yearly Charts 2013

Oricon yearly charts 2013 have been released.

As for the previous years, AKB48 are the best selling singles artists. Sayonara Crawl topped the Oricon yearly singles chart with 1,955,162 copies sold.

Their sister groups SKE48 and NMB48 reached the top 10. Nogizaka46, HKT48, Morning Musume, Not Yet, Kashiwagi Yuki, Takahashi Minami, Momoiro Clover Z, Super☆Girls, Watanabe Mayu, Maeda Atsuko, and no3b (No Sleeves) are the other idols in the top 100.

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3rd AKB48 Kouhaku Taikou Uta Gassen 2013

The teams for the 3rd AKB48 Kouhaku Taikou Uta Gassen 2013 (第３回ＡＫＢ４８紅白対抗歌合戦) have been announced.

Watanabe Mayu will be the captain of the Red Team, and Yokoyama Yui the captain of the White Team.

134 members from AKB48, SKE48, NMB48 and HKT48 will participate in this annual singing battle.

The 3rd AKB48 Kouhaku Taikou Uta Gassen 2013 will be held on December 17 at Tokyo Dome City Hall.

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Suga Nanako and Yano Azuki to graduate from SKE48

Suga Nanako & Yano Azuki (SKE48) Suga Nanako and Yano Azuki are going to graduate from SKE48.

Both girls decided to leave the idol group to focus on their studies.

Their last live performances will be held respectively on December 22 and 23. Nevertheless, they will participate in various activities with the unit until February 23.

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Niidoi Sayaka and Kitahara Yuna to graduate from SKE48

Niidoi Sayaka & Kitahara Yuna (SKE48) Niidoi Sayaka and Kitahara Yuna announced their graduation from SKE48.

Both girls decided to leave the idol group in order to focus on their studies.

Niidoi Sayaka is a member of Team S. She will graduate after a final live performance at SKE48 Theater on November 30.

Kitahara Yuna was part of Kenkyuusei. She stopped her activities on November 22.

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AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, Momoiro Clover Z and E-Girls at Kouhaku Uta Gassen 2013

AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, Momoiro Clover Z and E-Girls will participate in the 64th Kouhaku Uta Gassen 2013 (第６4回ＮＨＫ紅白歌合戦) on December 31.

NHK announced the full line up for the 2013 edition of the event. There will be a total of 51 artists. AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, Momoiro Clover Z and E-Girls will be part of the red team.

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AKB48 Group Draft Kaigi

All 48 groups held the 1st AKB48 Group Draft Kaigi (AKB48グループドラフト会議) on November 10 at Grand Prince Hotel Shin-Takanawa.

The 29 finalists performed River and Aitakatta. 20 candidates have been drafted by the team captains to join AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48.

The rookies are going to enter into negotiations with their new teams before officially joining them in December.

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AKB48 – Suzukake no Ki no Michi de “Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru” to Itteshimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dou Kawatteshimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nannichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no You na Mono

AKB48 AKB48’s 34th single Suzukake no Ki no Michi de “Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru” to Itteshimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dou Kawatteshimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nannichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no You na Mono (鈴懸の木の道で「君の微笑みを夢に見る」と言ってしまったら僕たちの関係はどう変わってしまうのか、僕なりに何日か考えた上でのやや気恥ずかしい結論のようなもの) will be released on December 11.

The 16 senbatsu members were selected at the AKB48 Janken Tournament 2013 (AKB48 34thシングル選抜じゃんけん大会) held on September 18 at Nippon Budokan. The center is SKE48’s Matsui Jurina.

The list of the members selected for the coupling track Mosh & Dive has also been revealed.

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SKE48 – Sansei Kawaii

SKE48 - Sansei Kawaii SKE48’s 13th single Sansei Kawaii! (賛成カワイイ！) will be released on November 20.

4 versions are available. Each one of them includes 4 songs. They come with a DVD featuring 2 music videos and bonus footage.

The coupling tracks are performed by the sub-units Aichi Toyota Senbatsu, Selection 18, Da~Su~ & Tsu~Ma~, Selection 8, Shirogumi, and Akagumi.

The list of the senbatsu members and the other line-ups have also been revealed.

The special edit version of the music video have been released.

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