Posts Tagged AKB48
Delicious Cake Project On Where H!P Outsells AKB
January 2, 2010 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Hello! Project | Comments (0)
The One Place Where H!P Still Outsells AKB « Delicious Cake Project!.
I won’t spoil the reveal, but will say that this is an interesting angle to take on idols and how they manifest throughout the culture.
AKB48 At Japan Record Awards and Kohaku
January 1, 2010 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
Sweet Japan: AKB48 at Japan Record Awards.
Sweet Japan: AKB48 NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen RIVER SUPRISE 2009-12-31.
The dominant girl group of the year perform at a couple of popular shows. This DOES feel a bit like a passing of the guard, doesn’t it?
Totally Hello! Project Looks At Girl Group Sales For 2009
December 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Hello! Project | Comments (0)
Top Selling Singles of 2009 « Totally Hello! Project.
So AKB has sold more copies of fewer singles than all of H!P combined? The times, they have a-changed!
SaeYaka Paradise Has 39 Reasons
December 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Miyazawa Sae | Comments (0)
SaeYaka, Team K and AKB48 Paradise: 39 reasons to buy Sae’s photobook.
It’s Sae eyecandy – lots of it. You don’t need any more reason than that.
AKB48 Get Asses Kicked In Basketball
December 28, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
That said, Sayaka and Sae and the rest of the girls clearly gave it their all and played quite passionately.
But still, an ass-whupping is an ass-whupping. One look at Sayaka’s face post-game shows that she knows that all too well.
Eating Out With Acchan
December 28, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Maeda Atsuko | Comments (0)
Atsuko Maeda ~ YS Web Vol.330 | Jappydolls.
I’ve said before that I don’t really like Acchan, but that doesn’t mean I’ll deny how hawt she is when working the vegetables… and oh my God, now there’s pictures of her with fish as well. Fish!!!
WPB Magazine 52 Has Plenty Of Idol Goodness
December 28, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Komatsu Ayaka, Satoda Mai | Comments (0)
WPB Magazine No.52 [2009] | Jappydolls.
Need a good fap? How about Satoda Mai, Komatsu Ayaka, and a bunch of AKB48 hugging each other while wearing white swimsuits?
Sayaka Becomes Fire Goddess, Then Puddle Of Tears
December 27, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Akimoto Sayaka, Miyazawa Sae | Comments (0)
Sae sure knows how to break down Sayaka’s defenses, doesn’t she? It’d be funny if she used that gift for the forces of evil.
AKB SaeYaka Are Ballers
December 26, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Akimoto Sayaka, Miyazawa Sae | Comments (0)
So I read that headline “SaeYaka and a basketball team” and… well, you know where my mind went with that. But it turns out this wasn’t their debut in AV, it was the girls actually playing basketball. And that’s almost as interesting, too, sort of.
Sae looks great in the uniform, by the way.
Egao YES Idols On AKB Handshake Events
December 26, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
Egao YES Idols » Blog Archive » The Real Thing, Part One.
Samantha has a great account of attending AKB48 handshake events and what it’s like to meet several of her favorite idols up close. The part about Sae was a lot of fun, and I must confess to being surprised about Acchan. Also, we find that being a white female fan in a crowd of Japanese male wota can cause something of a stir.
Midori Does Best and Worst Of H!P For 2009
December 26, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Hello! Project, Year In Review | Comments (0)
But wait! How did AKB’s “River” sneak in there?
Also, loved the worst costumes list. Those never fail to amuse, especially with H!P’s unique fashion sense.
YODC Has Holiday Hump Day Eyecandy
December 25, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Hello! Project | Comments (0)
Your Opinion Doesn’t Count..It’s all pop culture to us: Hump Day Eye Candy Extravaganza.
I especially like the Tomomi snowman shot, but the very last pic is a welcome surprise. Moar of her would not be objected to.
Sasaki Nozomi Featured In WPB Magazine 46
December 25, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Kojima Haruna, Sasaki Nozomi | Comments (0)
WPB Magazine No.46 [2009] | Jappydolls.
And if Nozomi isn’t enough for you, there’s a great Kojima Haruna pictorial as well!
Chuo Dori Excited By Majisuka Gakuen
December 22, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Majisuka Gakuen | Comments (0)
Acchan Kicks Ass! | Chuo Dori.
CK has some great screencaps of promotional videos for the new drama. Personally, I can’t wait to see more of Shinoda and that hooker jacket she’s sporting. And for that SDN48 dude to finally pull out his cock and prove to everyone he’s a man.
SaeYaka Go Camping
December 21, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Akimoto Sayaka, Miyazawa Sae | Comments (0)
SaeYaka, Team K and AKB48 Paradise: Nemousu TV: Let’s burn! Team force camp 09 – Part 1.
This would’ve been even funnier if the girls wound up having to re-enact scenes from Deliverance.
Aitakatta! Leads H!P Fans To The Dark Side
December 20, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Hello! Project | Comments (0)
Aitakatta! » Team K will Guide You Into the Dark Side… Mwahahahaha!.
Cat decides to take advantage of interest in “River” among H!P fans to try to make them AKB fans – specifically, Team K fans. Personally, I think all you really need is to point out that AKB girls seem to show a lot more skin a lot more often – and use the senbatsu wank mook as Exhibit A.
However, Cat chooses her favorite Team K stage to lure H!P fans in, and even tries to match up Team K members to who they most resemble in Hello! Project. The bad news is, the comparison drawn up for Sae made me die inside just a little.
AKB48 Get In the Holiday Mood
December 17, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
Sweet Japan: AKB48 Weekly Playboy Magazine Scans.
I look at these pictures and all I can do is sigh and go, “Ho. Ho. Ho.”
Kojima Haruna In WPB.net Deluxe
December 16, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Kojima Haruna | Comments (0)
Haruna Kojima ~ WPB.net Deluxe | Jappydolls.
Here’s a truly excellent photo spread of one of the loveliest members of AKB48. She just looks fabulous throughout.
A Pecking Order Seems To Emerge Here…
December 14, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, C-ute, Hello! Project, Morning Musume, Perfume | Comments (0)
Oricon Top Singles of 2009 « Totally Hello! Project.
And just to fill in the girl group picture some, Perfume’s one single from the year placed #59 – less than all of AKB48’s and more than all of Morning Musume’s entries.
Maeda Atsuko Tends Her Garden
December 13, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Maeda Atsuko | Comments (0)
Sweet Japan: Maeda Atsuko Visual Young Sunday.
I’m not a fan of Acchan, but I have to admire her use of vegetables here…
Sae Gets In Sayaka’s Face
December 10, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Akimoto Sayaka, Miyazawa Sae | Comments (0)
SaeYaka, Team K and AKB48 Paradise: SaeYaka in Nemousu TV: Goofy Love.
As precious as Sayaka’s reactions are, I’m melting over Sae’s mischievous giddiness as she fronts on her partner-in-crime.
WPB.net Has Part Three Of AKB48 Series
December 10, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
[WPB.net]WEEKLY AKB48 Part 03 | Jappydolls.
Man, it’s the same costume over and over again. You think we’d get tired of looking at it, that the brightly colored hooker-kinis would get tiresome and we would shout “Enough! Put some clothes on these poor girls!”… but for some reason, I’m not quite there yet. Not quite there…
Four More AKB Girls Sign With Agencies
December 10, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
Oh good. So when Attackers or Moodyz comes a-knockin’, they’ll know who to talk to.
Egao YES Idols Rises Up From The Dead
December 9, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Hello! Project | Comments (0)
Egao YES Idols » Blog Archive » 2009: The Year of Idol Goodness.
This is a huge comeback of one of my favorite blogs – has it been only a year? – as Samantha reveals that she’s not only been a very active H!P and AKB wota, she even caught the attention of the Japanese media. She promises not to disappear for another year and has a lot to catch readers up on, so I’m looking forward to it!
Yamashita Moe Leaves SKE48
December 9, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, SKE48 | Comments (0)
Moe Yamashita to leave SKE48 – Tokyograph.
She’s decided to focus on being a graphic designer instead. But will strange, lonely men dance in unison for Moe based on her ability to use Photoshop filters?
Aitakatta! » Does Year-End AKB Member Ranking
December 8, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
Aitakatta! » It’s Ranking TIme!!! -AKB Member Version-.
Cat goes through the teams, ranking from bottom to top and explaining why. For those who’re really into AKB, this is a good way to compare opinions on certain girls. For those who’re still learning about AKB, this is a good way to get to know the ones you’re less familiar with.
Characters Of New AKB Drama Revealed
December 7, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Majisuka Gakuen | Comments (0)
This is either going to be an incredibly fun, complex drama or a self-indulgent fanfic played in front of a camera. Or both, I don’t know.
Some random thoughts: Yukirin playing a single mom has me thinking nasty thoughts, which is always good. Shinoda’s hooker jacket still looks cool. Miichan as student president is great. and lemme get this straight – Kojiharu likes chickens and the tranny likes to eat chicken wings after a fight? So will that be a source of dramatic tension?
Pink Wota Thanks Heaven for Little Girls
December 7, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Hagiwara Mai, Hello! Project, Kago Ai, Sugaya Risako | Comments (0)
Pink Wota » The Year in PW Part Two: Thank Heaven for Little Girls….
Vee pays tribute to the work of pituitary glands on certain idol elites. Her choice of cautionary tale is also quite amusing.
Chuo Dori Gets To The Heart Of AK-Ranger
December 6, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
AK-Ranger…So Stupid, So Great!!! | Chuo Dori.
CK’s title nails it just right, as he demonstrates with a well screencapped look at this AKBingo segment. The best part is when they spell out AKB with their bodies, though Mayuyu could spread her legs out a whole lot wider. Like, Meetan wider, with cavernous howling of winds and everything.
More Pics For That AKB Yankee Drama
December 5, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Majisuka Gakuen, SKE48 | Comments (0)
I’m loving Shinoda’s hooker jacket. And are we sure that Nachu isn’t a tranny?
Mikitty Meets AKB48!
December 5, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Fujimoto Miki | Comments (0)
This IS a very cool picture – and if anyone in H!P can teach AKB how to be badasses, Mikitty is the one. After she breaks off some and makes them all her bitches, that is.
Kojiharu In Latest WPB Magazine
December 5, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Kojima Haruna | Comments (0)
WPB Magazine No.48 [2009] | Jappydolls.
Just a smidgen – a tasty dollop – of Kojiharu eyecandy goodness.
AKB48 On WPB.net
December 5, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
[WPB.net]WEEKLY AKB48 Part 02 | Jappydolls.
At least there’s some colorful bikinis in this set of eyecandy…
AKB48 In VYJ Visual Special
December 5, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
AKB48 ~ VYJ Visual Special [2009.11.19] | Jappydolls.
White bikinis on a white background? What the hell, is this Bejean Online or something?
AKB Girls Are Yankees In New Aki-P Drama
December 4, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Majisuka Gakuen | Comments (0)
AKB48 to play yankees in TV Tokyo drama – Tokyograph.
I see Acchan as Reggie Jackson, Yukirin as Catfish Hunter, Miichan as Ron Guidry, with SaeYaka as Bucky Dent and Willie Randolph.
And maybe have Meetan cameo as Billy Martin.
AKB’s Ninth Generation of Research Students Chosen
December 3, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
Based on what I’m seeing, the whole RS thing is a pressure cooker that mixes the brutality of Hobbes with the harsh filtering of unfettered idol Darwinism. All you need to complete the effect is Sayaka or Sae doing the Alec Baldwin monologue from Glengarry Glen Ross.
51st Japan Record Awards Pits Big Bang Against Scandal
December 2, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Big Bang, DBSK, EXILE, Girl Next Door, GReeeeN, Hirahara Ayaka, ikimono-gakari, Koda Kumi, Scandal, Superfly | Comments (0)
51st Japan Record Awards announced – Tokyograph.
I’d personally like to see G Dragon’s ass kicked by a bunch of schoolgirls – but alas, they’re only dueling it out for Best New Artist. That said, there’s interesting choices in both the Best Song Category – Exile, Girl Next Door, Ikimono-Gakari, among others – as well as Best Album – Hirahara Ayaka, Greeeen, Superfly. And what’s this about a Special Award for AKB48 and Aki-P?
Maeda Eiko Transferred From SKE48 to SDN48
November 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Maeda Eiko, SDN48, SKE48 | Comments (0)
SDN48 Just Got Even More Interesting… | Chuo Dori.
Well, she certainly seems a good fit for the group, the fit being something like an H cup apparently…
Yukirin and Yukorin!
November 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Kashiwagi Yuki, Ogura Yuko | Comments (0)
Friday [2009.11.27] | Jappydolls.
Unfortunately, they’re not in the same photospread, but it’s still fun to see them both in the same issue. And this is the second straight Friday cover for AKB, right? Did someone make a deal or something?
Miichan Is In Tears, Rena Slaps Herself…
November 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
No, it’s not a re-enactment of Salo. They’re just eating spicy chicken.
Jurina Is Recovering Nicely
November 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Matsui Jurina, SKE48 | Comments (0)
THAT’S a relief. The thought of her not making it all the way through puberty is horrible.
SKE48 Team S Debuted New Stage
November 28, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, SKE48 | Comments (0)
Some nice eyecandy and a set list with song previews.
Ogura Yuko In WPB Magazine Too
November 27, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: 9nine, AKB48, Koike Rina, Ogura Yuko, Shinozaki Ai | Comments (0)
WPB Magazine No.47 [2009] | Jappydolls.
The Yukorin spread is no great shakes, but there’s lots of other idols in smaller doses including Shinozaki Ai, an AKB48 trio, 9nine, and even a little picture of Koike Rina.
Kojima Haruna Is Friday’d!
November 27, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Friday, Kojima Haruna | Comments (0)
Friday [2009.11.20] | Jappydolls.
Okay, not really, but she does pose in a very alluring photoset in this issue.
Besides, it’s not like there could possibly be any scandals lurking around any of the AKB girls, amirite?
no akb no life Profiles Shizuka Oya
November 27, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Shizuka Oya | Comments (0)
Much love is given to the Research Student Turned Team A Member, though my main impression is that she’s gonna wind up in the shadows of the front girls if she isn’t lucky.
AKB48 Welcomes Its First Tranny
November 26, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Nachu, SDN48 | Comments (0)
Nachu is a guy, right? Because that’s the only way I could ever find that look even remotely sexy.
Chuo Dori Seeks The 1896
November 25, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
CK takes a stab at figuring out Mike Fox’s version of the “River” PV, riffing off the key number in the video. Kudos for seeing Skeet Ulrich in the mysterious notes guy – I tend to see him as a cross between Johnny Depp (like PrivateLaughter) and Silent Bob.
AKB48 Management Talk Straight With Fans
November 25, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
The transcript for this General Meeting between fans and AKB’s managers and team captains is fascinating, mostly because Aki-P is pretty honest and straightforward in answering some tough questions. I’m so used to people massaging their messages into a nuanced goo of indistinct happy talk, this feels good in comparison.
Rumors Of SDN48 PV And Single
November 25, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, SDN48 | Comments (0)
You know, it could just be that they’re making a commercial for the inevitable 1-800 SDN Sex Chat Line, or the Japanese equivalent thereof. Just saying.
Weekly Playboy Features SDN48
November 24, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, SDN48 | Comments (0)
SDN48 in Weekly Playboy | Chuo Dori.
Jetsetter and loyal wota CK shares scans from this photo spread, which focuses on the newer girls in the unit. And I have to admit, they look quite hawt in those outfits.
