! ! ! My poor A K B [E] ! How I have been neglecting you in favor of Blabodu ! I definitely need to update this, and so I shall !

HOMG, how did I not see that I had wonderful commenters on the last few entries?! Thank you so much to Dekiru Onna and Dubbers for taking the time to drop a comment, and help me out! You should definitely check out Dekiru Onna's Musings: An AKB48 (and sometimes H!P) blog!

Dekiru also shared this video with me (click to go to). In a previous entry, I covered 'Oshibe meshibe yoru no chouchou' performed by Ohori Megumi and Oku Manami. But Maachan was only filling in for Kasai Tomomi, who originally sang it with Meetan.

They picked a really good person to fill in for Tomomi, cause both her and Maachan have super cute/sweet voices. And even though I completely adore Maachan, I'm glad I got to hear Tomomi sing, and I think I like this version more. Plus, Meetan's hair is SO awesome!!
The poll is over! It's been over, lol. Between the three leaders, Team B's Yukirin won over Takamina by one vote! Here is a better example of Yukirin's singing!! Before I only had the one little solo line that she had in Tenshi no Shippo to go by. This is a very nice performance. And I think that's Ono Erena singing with her? Am I right?! ;w;



And here is some Takamina! She's awesome in this ! ! ! I like both of the two leaders' different voices, that are so very them. Takamina has a mature/lovely voice, and Yukirin has a sweet/pretty voice. I voted for Takamina, and I think for now I am going to stick with that. This performance confirms it for me. I love her.

Thanks to Raebee for pointing out the new info about Watarirouka Hashiritai. Freaking A, another girl already?! Kikuchi Ayaka was recently added to the group's four person line-up. In the image above, it seems the lineup hasn't really changed; Natsumi, Aika, Mayu, and Haruka, with Ayaka tacked on the end there.

Thanks again to Dubbers! I greatly appreciated your help, and also your thoughts. About how Mayu is "really popular because she has this fragile lolita thing. She's also the 4th most popular member on AKB so that's why she's has all the solos." I agree! Meh, I still don't care for her a ton, but she's cool. *keeps rooting for Natsumi and Aika* heh
And back to Ayaka; I don't know squat about her, LOL. Until I looked her up on j-ongaku.org, that is. It seems that she was a part of Team B, before she was let go from the group, due to a boyfriend scandal (on August 14 2008). But! She was later brought back! As a 4th Generation Kenkyuusei member. And now she is part of Watarirouka Hashiritai.

She is often refered to as Ayarin or Kikuji. I haven't decided which I'll call her yet. She's only been in two A-side singles; 'Romance, Irane' and 'Baby! Baby! Baby!' Some fun facts;

* Kikuji loves seasoned seaweed and shaved ice
* Her phone strap features Minnie Mouse
* Ayarin is a sprinter on her track team at school
* Her bedroom is almost entirely pink



(A link to another vid, in case the one above is removed for whatever reason)

W. T. F ?!! What it is this crap?! It reminds me of the Hone Hone Waltz, but way worse. I'll at least listen to that song. It's like; Do your ears hang low, do they wobble to and fro. I really don't like the instrument music stuff too. It sounds like a polka or something.

This also reminds me of that one dance video that Fudaka Kanon did, where she had like five little kids trying to dance with her while she sang a very kiddy song that was supposed to appeal to them. I love Kanon, but the song was kind of like this one.

This is major ew. Ridiculous. Come on, Watarirouka Hashiritai! Couldn't y'all do better than this? Even a little bit. I can only listen to 'Kanpeki Gu~no ne' so many times in a day, but it still tops this by 100%. I expected more from this quintet.



AKB's next single, following Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru, which I have come to LOVE. I don't exactly like this song very much. It could grow on me, but I don't know. It is a slow-ish song, which I usually find to be very pretty from AKB, but this one doesn't do anything for me. I mean, it's still enjoyable, but not something I'd listen to oodles and oodles.

I say this now, but I'm sure it'll grow on me, LOL. The chorus is kind of catchy. We'll see. But for now I'd give it like, maybe 4 stars, definitely not more. Gotta love Takamina. I was happy to see Miichan (Minegishi Minami)! She's so adorable. I'm not surprised to see Acchan, but I like her.

"16 members from both Team A and Team K were selected to participate in the A-side to this single. They were as follows ~

Team A: Itano Tomomi, Kojima Haruna, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Nakanishi Rina, Oshima Mai, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami

Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Kasai Tomomi, Kobayashi Kana, Masuda Yuka, Miyazawa Sae,Ono Erena, Oshima Yuko, Sato Natsuki"

And now we shall revisit this performance of 7ji12fun! Now that I've had some help in figuring things out! Acchan is in white, Ooe Tomomi is blue, Komatani Hitomi is pink, Masuyama Kayano is green, Narita Risa is yellow. I still can't get over how good they sound! I love Acchan and Ooie (oh yay)'s voices [lol, I totally get the nickname now]. And they all sound AMAZING together.

Before, on pink and blue I was totally BS-ing it, cause I had no clue. I was sorting through images and squinting at the video, trying to figure it out, LOL. There are so many girls, and so many I still don't know. Thanks again to my commenter who helped me to sort this line-up out. I don't know the different A1, A2's and such. Clueless.

Annnnnd, I think that's it for this entry~

The poll is over!! And with only two votes (LOL, me and Rae), it was a tie between Enkyori Poster and Choose Me! I really like all of the songs on AKB's latest single; sometimes I think one is my favorite and the next minute I'm not sure.

Next, shall we vote on captains? It just gives me another AKB-related thing to look into. I know who Takamina is, I first heard Sayaka in subgrop Chocolove from AKB48 last entry, and I covered Yukirin back when I went through Rae's favorites. Right now, I'm not sure who is my favorite. I know I like Takamina, but I need to try and find more solos lines of Sayaka and Yukirin's to listen to.

I feel the need to write about Miichan. As I was typing the previous paragraph, I was going through some videos that I'd already watched, so that I could refresh myself on how the Captains sound. One of the vids was Tane by No Sleeves, and I just can't get over how kawaii Miichan is! I really like her voice too~

So some fun facts about Mii-chan; her favorite flower is Lavender, and she has the habit of clicking her fingers. She's allgeric to cats, collects hats, and had the nickname Gojira (Godzilla) in primary school. LOL. And Aitakatta! says that Miichan is "Known for being the best dancer of AKB, and also, the most mischievous loli in Team A."



Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru. I really like the opening music to this song! The first singer is Takamina, that I got easily. And the second is. . .Acchan (Maeda Atsuko) ? I really really like the girl at 1:32, but I can't figure out who it is. The chorus is kind of catchy, and overall I like the song. Not a super favorite though.

Wow, the lyrics are kind of naughty sometimes. That is one difference between H!P and AKB that I've noticed. H!P lyrics are more teen-love related, and AKB's lyrics are sort of about teen-love, but more flirty, naughty, and on a higher maturity level. I mean, the girls are singing about wanting their uniforms off, how it's just an annoyance that's in the way.

Fourteen members from Teams A and K were selected to participate in this A-side. Team A: Itano Tomomi, Kojima Haruna, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Nakanishi Rina, Oshima Mai, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami. Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Kasai Tomomi, Masuda Yuka, Miyazawa Sae, Ono Erena, Oshima Yuko.



Just the title of this song; Virgin Love. No wonder these girls have such fun performing, they get to sing about things like virginity and wanting their uniforms off. They don't cross any lines, and I don't think they are slutty, but it's interesting to see such a big female idol group singing about this kind of stuff.

This song is, dare I say. . .fun. Lol, I just mean it's so upbeat to dance to and the melody is very catchy. All the girls sound awesome, especially on the chorus. "Hayaku dare ka ubatte, Hayaku dare ka ubatte, Hayaku dare ka, Kite kite kite, Virgin love" I really like how that part sounds. This whole single, A & B sides, don't exactly wow me, but they aren't awful either. And you never know, a song can always grow on you~

Annnd for the subgroup this time around;

Honegumi from AKB48; Ono Erena (Team K), Itano Tomomi (Team A), Masuyama Kayano (Team A - Graduated), Oku Manami (Team K). "They were formed for a kids' TV show called Karada de Asobo. Their first and only single, Hone Hone Waltz, achieved an Oricon rating of #104."



The first time I saw the outfits, even before I heard one line of the song, I was thinking a huge WTF? I only listened to like 30 seconds of it that day and was like; meh. But I am trying to cover the no longer active subgroups of AKB48 before I get too much into the current ones (even though I already did a song by No Sleeves) And since this group only had this one single, I figured I'd get it out of the way.

BUT, it kind of grows on you a little. I went to listen to it for this entry, and I was like; awww. The girls sound cute, and I actually really like the chorus. Those 'Hone hone's are freaking adorable. It is a very short song, but I like the cuteness of it. And also, while looking up the members, I came across Oku Manami.

ohemgee, she is so kawaii~ She is the youngest member of AKB and has only been in one single; BINGO! Aitakatta! tells us that "She’s not very well liked by some fans because she doesn’t smile much" but I agree with the rest of Cat (the girl behind the blog) says, "screw them, I think she’s adorable anyway."

I'll have to keep an eye out for her in BINGO! But just for kicks, here is a video that's she in, along with Ohori Megumi (who is the oldest member in AKB). I was getting annoyed with Dailymotion, so I just print-screened the video and linked it. So click away!!

Oshibe to meshibe to yoru no chouchou ~ Oh, how I wish I could find the lyrics and translation to this song. Cause something is going on!! This song gives off sexy vibes big time. And the whole innocent loli Maachan seems like she is getting talked into bad things by the oh-so-darkly-but-sexily-dressed Meetan-hime.

Meetan has a really good voice, I like the lovely mature sound of it a lot. Maachan is just super cute, voice and all. The two of them work perfectly for this duet!! I also love the echo parts of the chorus; where on will sing a word/line and the other will repeat it. And the way they sound together is epic! Pretty blending.

That's it for today on A K B [E] ~

Aitakatta / Team A & K (10/2006)
ICE Aisareru to iu koto / ICE from AKB48
Oshibe to meshibe to yoru no chouchou / Ohori Megumi & Oku Manami
Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru / Teams A & K (01/2007)
Aozora no soba' Ni ite / AKB48
Choose Me! / Team Youth Jump (YJ)
Sakura no Hanabiratachi / Original Team A (02/2006)
Sakura no Shiori / AKB48
Majisuka Rock'n Roll / AKB48
Dear My Teacher / AKB48
Enkyorii Poster / Team Playboy (PB)
Tane / No Sleeves
Ashita wa Ashita no Kimi ga Umareru / Chocolove from AKB48
Tenshi no Shippo / Aichan, Yukirin & Nakayan
Virgin Love / AKB48
Skirt Hirari / Sukahira Seven (Team A back-up vocals)
Dakedo / AKB48
Hone Hone Waltz / Honegumi from AKB48