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SKE48’s Team KII has been begging for a new, original stage for them and their wish was granted with the announcement of the KII 3rd Stage, “Ramune no Nomikata”. It’s been a long, long wait and with its share of delays(as well as frustrated fans) but it finally arrived!. The …

Many of you remember the announcement of a “Taiwan 48” which was made way back in May of this year, but haven’t heard anything about it since. Instead of updates on Taiwan, Indonesia’s JKT48 seemed to be moving forward at a very fast rate.  Many have speculated that the project …

AKB’s upcoming single ‘Kaze wa Fuiteiru’ has revealed their three covers and they’re quite different from anything they’ve done before. TYPE A: TYPE B: THEATER VERSION: As far as I know, this is the first AKB cover to incorporate a nature element. Similar to those of ‘Beginner’, these look like …

Another night of uncut idol talk and ridiculousness will be broadcast for you all to see today! Check it out at our live page at approximately 9pm CST. There’s tons of idol news and discussion to be had tonight, and it’s made better with you guys with us in chat! …

I was suppose to put this video out sooner. Sorry =/!

AKS needed Shinoda Mariko to win the second Janken Tournament. While it may seem a little crazy to make a statement like this while AKB is still super successful and the Janken was well received, here’s why Shinoda Mariko winning the second Janken Taikai was actually the best thing that …

do you have a Birthday? Awesome! Do you like AKB48? Also Awesome! What do these have in common? Theater manager Togasaki has informed the fans that starting this October, AKS has decided to take these two great things and mash them together. Every month the AKB theater will have a …

The Minogashita Kimitachi He Concert took place at the Tokyo Dome City Hall on May 24th through June 12th.  It was a massive stage revival, with each team stage being performed each day(with the exception of June 9th).  The long awaited DVD release of this event is on the verge …

Recorded September 22nd, 2011. This week on NSK… Ketchup Please Dave’s Intro Movie Talk Discussion Topic 2011 AKB Janken Taikai Impressions Kaze wa Fuiteiru Short Preview/Dance Version Smileage Tachiagarru PV News AKS SKE48 and NMB48 single info Details on Kaze wa Fuiteiru Matsui Rena in new drama Not Yet has …

Someone thought it was an awesome idea to put up an authentic costume of Kashiwagi Yuki’s up for auction online. Apparently a management employee saw it, and participated in the auction and won it for 300,000 yen, which is almost four thousand dollars. Once the employee received the item, it …