[48-News] Komori Mika will Retire from Show Business

Another Komori Mika news, minna. She announces that she will be exiting Show business. As we know, her graduation and her exit was her own decision. Komori mika decided to continue and focus on her school first. News said, that she will be studying abroad. Her final appearence was on 7th july's Handshake event.

By: AyWoo
Source: 48!, Tokyohive 

[48-News] AKB48 will Recruit New Members

AKB48 will recruit more new members through this new system called draft system.

This event was announced int heir 2nd day of live concert in Kyocera Dome Osaka. AKB48 Group Draft Kaigi was this event's name. It will be held on 10th November, 2013 in Grand prince hotel-New Takanawa.

Here's the system. 10 Captains of each teams (AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48) will recruit new members from the drafts the captains made.

Recruited members aren't allowed to choose which group/teams they will join. They will follow what the leader decision is. The candidates who negotiate/doubt the captains' decision will be assigned to the pointed team as kenkyuusei.

By: AyWoo

Source: Tokyohive

[48-News] AKB48 releases "Koisuru Fortune Cookie" PV

Finally, After the Senbatsu Election was done, the single came up. Koisuru Fortune Cookie, AKB48's 32nd single's PV is about to come out *yay*. Sashihara Rino of HKT48 won the center position for this single.

I've read that this single's PV will be released on 21st of August.The teaser was out several days ago, that means i'm almost late to spread this info to you. And the picture up there, is the picture for either their cover jacket picture or whatever, but to me it's great.

The coreography was made by Papaya Suzuki and cover jacket pictures are taken by Leslie Kee.

There is also an interesting cover video that the staffs(groups' theaters stuff, office, cafe, and so on). Must see.

site of PV:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtaqmJalr-c

must see video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCNiY-j6VsI

By: AyWoo

Source: Oricon, Tokyohive

[48-news] Not Yet's New Single

 Not Yet will be releasing their 5th Single "Hiri Hiri no Hana" on 25th September, 2013. It has been a long time for not releasing a new single after their last single "Suika, Baby" *if i'm not mistaken". There are 4 different types for this album *quite a lot right?*. Here are the covers and the content. In every type, a song called "Moshimo, Te wo Tsunadeitara" will have different center.
 

 

<Type A>

1. Hiri Hiri no Hana

2. Tsuki no Pierce

3. Moshimo, Te wo Tsunaideitara(Center: Oshima Yuko)

4. Hiri Hiri no Hana (off vocal/instrumental)

5. Tsuki no Pierce (off vocal/instrumental)

6. Moshimo, Te wo Tsunaideitara (off vocal/instrumental)

<Type B>

1. Hiri Hiri no Hana

2. Tsuki no Pierce

3. Bakuhatsu Professor (Center: Sashihara Rino)

4. Hiri Hiri no Hana (off vocal/instrumental)

5. Tsuki no Pierce (off vocal/instrumental)

6. Bakuhatsu Proffesor (off vocal/instrumental)

<Type C>

1. Hiri Hiri no Hana

2. Tsuki no Pierce

3. Sasayaka na Boku no Teikou(Center: Kitahara Rie)

4. Hiri Hiri no Hana (off vocal/instrumental)

5. Tsuki no Pierce (off vocal/instrumental)

6. Sasayaka na Boku no teikou(off vocal/instrumental)

<Type D>

1. Hiri Hiri no Hana

2. Tsuki no Pierce

3. Mienai Sora wo Itsudemo Aoi (Center: Yokoyama Yui)

4. Hiri Hiri no Hana (off vocal/instrumental)

5. Tsuki no Pierce (off vocal/instrumental)

6. Mienai Sora wo Itsudemo Aoi (off vocal/instrumental)

[48-News] Maeda Atsuko in Asaki Yumemishi~Yaoya Oshichi Ibun

AKB48's former member Maeda Atsuko will be starring in NHK(AKB48's rival group)'s drama "Asaki Yumemishi ~Yaoya Oshichi Ibun" as the lead star. This drama will be aired in japanese television for the first time on 19th September, 2013-Thursdays @8:00 pm.

This story was about Yaoya Oshichi's arson case. this case was already handed down. Oshichi, a daughter of a greengrocer in her period. After the great fire happened, Oshichi was evacuated to a temple. She fall in love with someone in that temple. She commited that there's another fire happening to her so that she can come back to that temple. But Oshichi was however burned for her crime.

The drama's setting will be added. Oshichi's crime would end up in a different story. She became a criminal just to save her first love, the boy in the temple, Kichiza.

Other cast such as Kichiza will be played by Ikematsu Sosuke.

Please look after it. :D

By: AyWoo
Source: Me, J-Dramawiki, AKBingo, Tokyohive