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 …
Read More »‘Kaze wa Fuiteiru’ Covers Revealed
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 …
Read More »Tron has more stuff
I was suppose to put this video out sooner. Sorry =/!
Read More »Your Birthdays Just got Better
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 …
Read More »The Boxset to End All Boxsets
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 …
Read More »The Kashiwagi Dilemma
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 …
Read More »Meet the Senbatsu that Fate has Created
Yesterday, fate has selected the few, chosen members to be in the next AKB48 single through a game of Janken (Rock, Paper Scissors). Once again, it ended up being a jumbled bag of epic proportions. Are you ready?! Here are the senbatsu members: 1. Shinoda Mariko (Team A) 2. Fujie …
Read More »Get a Glimpse of the Next AKB48 Single
AKB48’s next entry coming on October 26th, ‘Kaze wa Fuiteiru'(The Wind is Blowing), surprisingly appeared in glimpses on a television program, revealing some dance shots and sections of the song. As you can imagine, this is already right up my alley. While it’s not as hard-hitting or aggressive as ‘River’ …
Read More »Pop Analysis: The Miyazaki Decline
At NSK, one of our favorites is AKB Team B member Miyazaki Miho. Although for slightly different reasons, the three of us have been have been quite fond of her for some time and it was pretty evident during the 2011 Draft. We’re all disappointed in her recent slide in …
Read More »NSK061 – Live From the Internet
Recorded September 1st, 2011. This week on NSK… Ketchup Please Dae’s Netflix Robocop & Fifth Element Poor man’s Airi Tron’s Perfect Push Up Impressions -MM’s ‘Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo!’ PV -Buono live on Youtube -H!P All Stars Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku -Fairies ‘No Kiss’ …
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