AKB48 22nd Single 'フライングゲット' (Flying Get) First Week Sales

Reported on Oricon News, AKB48 created yet another mark on the Oricon chart with their 22nd Single 'フライングゲット' (Flying Get) selling more than 1.354millions copies in the first week. This made the single the best first-week-sales in the history of Oricon! The second placing now is AKB48's 21st Single 'Everyday、カチューシャ' (Everyday, Kachuusha), which sold about 1.334million copies in the first week.

AKB48 started to top the Oricon weekly-sales chart since their 14th Single 'RIVER' in 2009, which makes them on tie with the legendary idol duo Pink Lady, who released “Chameleon Army” nearly thirty-three years ago, on having nine chart-topping singles consecutively and also the status of a female group with the highest number of million-seller singles in a row.

That's totally awesome! Way to go AKB48! Congratulations!! ^o^

My recent post on the AKB48's 22nd Single first day sales here.

(Source: tokyohive|Oricon)

UPDATE (19th September):

The sales of the AKB48 22nd single reached 1.5 million, 4 weeks after it was released, with it's latest weekly sales at 23,000 copies. This makes it the 2nd consecutive single to reach 1.5 million sales, where 'Everyday Kachuusha' sold 1,573,000 copies in total.

The record of selling 1.5 million copies for 2 consecutive singles has been accomplished by B’z in 1993, Mr.Children in 1994, and in 1996, KinKi Kids in 1998, and Utada Hikaru in 2000. AKB48 is thus the first female group in history to achieve this.
(adapted from tokyohive)

AKB48 Singapore Theatre 'LIVE' Vol.6 - AKB48 4th Stage

Didn't intend to go for the concert today initially, mainly due to lack of spare cash =[ Went down to *Scape with just intending to get a concert flyer and go back home. However, thanks to a very kind person I got to enter the 2pm concert!! ^o^ (eh wait.. I thought I should be studying for my Power System Analysis examinations already?? o_o)

Anyways, before the concert I got news from the friend which I ordered Rena photo sets through that one more of the sets arrived. Costed me SGD21 =X Well, Matsui Rena is my SKE48 oshi (favourite). =p
Here it is,

 As for the SDN48's 3rd Single 'Min.Min.Min.' ^

I preordered through a friend in the forum, Girls of 48, and got it from her after the concert. Thanks! ^^

(Received the Kohara + Serina photo from the single)

This concert can be considered one of the best I gone so far, not because of the member list (don't have any of my favourites this time in the performing member list), but because of the experience I had while at the most back row. There was so much space at the back that me and my friends went very high during the concert, jumping more than usual, along with all the wotagei actions and shoutings - which are usually rather toned down while we were around the middle rows, due to space constraint and having people behind us. There was so much 'exercise' for my hands and legs that I was totally exhausted at the end and so much shouting that my throat went very sore, considering I just fell slightly sick this morning. XD
The handshake that followed the concert was rather okay. More of like touch and go for most of the AKB48 girls. =[ I still missed the SKE48 and SDN48 handshake sessions as they so much more friendly, holding on to my hand (or rather all the people's hands) with some even as if not willing to let go. =X

Walking around outside the warehouse and the AKB48 Official Shop for awhile after the concert and saw a Japanese guy with a ton of the AKB48's 22nd Single 'Flying Get' Theater version photos. Spotted 4 Akicha (Takajo Aki) and a friend of mine took 2 of them while I took one.

Had a real hard time closing the deal. =X The Japanese guy wanted to traded it for only full set Singapore Theater photos so I offered both my Haachan (Haruka Katayama) and Nakayan (Sayaka Nakaya) full Singapore Theater June sets for just the single Akicha 'Flying Get' Theater photo but he also don't want and said he looking for Team 4 full sets, which I don't have. =[
I tried to offer SGD15 but he also gave me the 'No no'. He asked if can trade with my the two 'Marutto AKB48 Special 2' Team 4 photos, which are the Maria and the Paruru+Miyumiyu+Ranran. This time was a 'No no' from me. Totally not worth. Those photos are Singapore exclusives for the magazine and is in very limited amount, and the Akicha photos can be found very easily on auction sites while those Singapore exclusive magazine photos are not.

Had no choice but to offer a higher cash price and I got it at SGD20

 Looks a bit too China-like =X but well.. I'm still okay with it.
She's my kamioshi (Most favourite) XD

More information on the concert in my previous post here.

Welcoming AKB48 members at Changi Airport

Have been pondering very long whether to make the Abe Maria board as I am very sure she would remember the Paruru board (with awesome load of 'stalker' photos) that I made last time when she arrive with Paruru and Miyumiyu for the Official Cafe launch. However, I can still remember that time no one did a Maria board and most of the support and love from the fans went to Paruru and Miyumiyu. She looks kind of sad that time and walked real fast. She already reached the van outside when Paruru and Miyumiyu are still walking slowly together, with a massive amount of fans following. Maria only had a couple of fans following her that time if I remember correctly.

After the Vol. 4 concert, I find her not bad and started following her, and starting to like her. =p Decided to make a board for her partly due to my my slowly growing interest for her and partly fearing that history happened again and that there's no board to support her. I want her to be happy when arriving in Singapore =[

After all the pondering and stuff, I only had two hours to plan & design, scavenge for materials, and make the board out itself. Wrote a small message which means 'Congratulations on promotion to Team 4!'

with a photo of her slot in in the custom-made-photo-holder I fitted on the board...

and with LEDs turned on!

Some not that good photos I took while fanboying at the airport:

ahh... Maria... the photo is blurred! I can't see Maria clearly!! >_<

Maria's back...

Ah... Objective accomplished! She looks so much happier this time! =D

Didn't go down to *Scape after that, where the AKB48 members would be having their private event - meal in the cafe, followed by going down to the warehouse, to familiarize with the concert stage I guess. Had to tidy my room plus I would be having an exam on Monday. Have to study... eh wait, why aren't I studying now... o_o Shall start studying soon!

Got this photo from a friend at the airport...

Rikako's Senbatsu Elections poster photo

And before I headed down to the airport, I grabbed my letter from the mail box and opened it while at the airport, and I got this! ^^

Yuko and Mayuyu 7-11 exclusive photo
Won it as part of my 'happy bidding' on eBay =p

Before I go to revise on my exam, I would like to post the little, but rather long and interesting history of my board, or rather, the scrapbook I used to make my board.

AKB48 Singapore Theatre 'LIVE' Vol.7 - SKE48 2nd Stage

As posted previously, the AKB48 Singapore Theatre 'LIVE' Vol.7 would be the SKE48's second stage. When I heard about the member list first hand when I was at *Scape myself (helping my friend buy the cafe special visit tickets), I did not believed it until I saw it myself online. It would be a full Team KII stage!! OMG!! THIS I MUST NOT MISS!!

Anyways, the details posted on AKB48 Singapore Official Facebook page:

'04.09.11 (SUN) AKB48 Singapore Theater 'Live' Vol.7 - SKE48 STAGE 2
Member Performing List!

Presenting Team KII!

赤枝里々奈 Ririna Akaeda
阿比留李帆 Riho Abiru
石田安奈 Anna Ishida
小木曽汐莉 Shiori Ogiso
加藤智子 Tomoko Kato
後藤理沙子 Risako Goto
佐藤聖羅 Seira Sato
佐藤実絵子 Mieko Sato
高柳明音 Akane Takayanagi
秦佐和子 Sawako Hata
古川愛季 Airi Furukawa
松本莉奈 Rina Matsumoto
向田茉夏 Manatsu Mukaida
矢方美紀 Miki Yakata
山田澪花 Reika Yamada
若林倫香 Tomoka Wakabayashi

Online tickets sales will start today 26.08.11(FRI) from 6pm at the official AKB48 Singapore website! http://www.akb48.com.sg/'

Akane! Shawako! Shirorin! Omg... It's hard to decided what board to make XD Maybe I shall just do one with all the members on it!

AKB48’s “Heavy Rotation” creates new record on Oricon’s Karaoke Ranking! - tokyohive

AKB48’s 17th single “Heavy Rotation”, which was released back in August of 2010, has come in at number one on Oricon’s Karaoke Ranking this week, making this their 43rd consecutive week at number one! Up until now, ORANGE RANGE’s “Hana” has held this record for six years with 42 consecutive first place wins.


“Heavy Rotation” was the result of AKB48’s “2nd Senbatsu General Election”, where Oshima Yuko took first place and was in the center position for the first time. This track was second to AKB48’s first million-seller “Beginner” in Oricon’s 2010 Yearly Ranking, selling 713,000 copies.


“Heavy Rotation” officially entered the karaoke ranking on September 13, 2010 at #12. It gradually moved up in rank until November 1, 2010, where it finally took the first place position and has continued to keep it for 10 months. More than a year after its initial release, “Heavy Rotation” is still in the TOP100 single ranking and is a song people love to sing at karaoke.


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1. AKB48 – “Heavy Rotation” : 43 weeks (November 1, 2010 – August 22, 2011 [still going])

2. ORANGE RANGE – “Hana” : 42 weeks (November 29, 2004 – September 12, 2005)

3. GReeeeN – “KISEKI” : 37 weeks (June 23, 2008 – March 2, 2009)

From: tokyohive
Source: Oricon

Heavy Rotation is indeed an all time favourite amongst fans, or even amongst casual listeners. I love the song a lot as it's really catchy and cheerful. ^^ Way to go AKB48! Congratulations! =D

Heavy Rotation, Sakura no Ki ni Naro ~Relaxing Orgel~

Finally, my order for the 'Heavy Rotation, Sakura no Ki ni Naro ~Relaxing Orgel~' (aka Music box collection of AKB48's hit songs) arrived this afternoon! It has 12 tracks of AKB48's hit songs in form of music box style, which are:

1. 言い訳Maybe IIWAKE MAYBE
2. ヘビーローテーション HEAVY ROTATION
3. 桜の栞 SAKURA NO SHIORI
4. 涙サプライズ! NAMIDA SURPRISE!
5. ポニーテールとシュシュ PONYTAIL TO CHOUCHOU
6. 桜の花びらたち SAKURA NO HANABIRA TACHI
7. Beginner BEGINNER
8. 大声ダイヤモンド OOGOE DIAMOND
9. チャンスの順番 CHANCE NO JUNBAN
10. あなたがいてくれたから ANATA GA ITE KURETA KARA
11. 会いたかった AITAKATTA
12. 桜の木になろう SAKURA NO KI NI NAROU

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=DLOR-581

Listened to it in continuous loop throughout the day and found it really very relaxing and pleasing to the ears ^w^
It's still available in CDJapan (link above), so get it when it's still available!

AKB48 Special Visit on 28th August

AKB48 Cafe Special Visit is here once more and this time we have Aamin, Maria and... ooh! Ranran is back again! (She came for the previous special visit) =D
[In fact all three of them came before for a special visit to the cafe, where Aamin and Maria came for the first visit - 'Summer Holiday Special Visit']

This time there would be two sessions, 12:30pm and 3pm, with each approximately 1hr 30mins. A set menu meal would be included with the usual, meet and greet session with the special guests. Tickets would be on sale from 12pm this Friday at the official cafe for $35 each.

Furthermore, three of them would be visiting the official shop on 5pm (as mentioned in the above picture)!

Would be there this Friday to get tickets for both sessions, not for me as I don't have spare cash =[, but for a friend of mine.

Astonishing sales by AKB48 again!

Oricon released the Daily Singles sales for 23rd August and topping the the chart is AKB48's 22nd Single, 'フライングゲット' (Flying Get), at a shocking 1,025,952 copies for it's first day sales!

it was followed by 'Ｓｅｘｙ．Ｈｏｎｅｙ．Ｂｕｎｎｙ！／タカラノイシ' by V6 (28,943 copies), and 'ＶｉＶｉ夏' by ぱすぽ☆ (14,412 copies).

The previous single 'Everyday. Kachuusha' sold a total of 942,475 copies for the first day, which is really amazing already but understandable as many fans bought multiple copies just for the voting tickets for the 22nd Single Senbatsu Elections (some even in thousands. No kidding!). A voting ticket was included in each of the first press editions of AKB48's 21st single and each person is able to vote more than once. Thus the more voting tickets one have, the more votes he/she can cast.

The AKB48's 22nd single however isn't for Senbatsu elections or anything similar, thus I actually thought that the first day sales would be lower than that of the 21st single. The most probable reason for this amount of sales for just the first day might just be that the amount of fans and people listening to AKB48 have really increased by a lot! Now that's some great news =D

Not only did their 22nd did a really amazing feat, the DVD box set for their midnight drama, マジスカ学園2 (Majisuka Gakuen 2), sold an impressive amount of 10,000 copies in the first week of sales, securing the 2nd position in the Oricon's weekly DVD ranking. The first season, マジスカ学園 (Majisuka Gakuen), sold only 3,000 copies in the first week, ranking at 32nd in overall.

I have watched the first season some time ago and followed the second season while it was airing on TV Tokyo. Found both of the seasons really awesome, not because the cast is AKB48 (along with members from SKE48 and SDN48), but because in general the storyline, action scenes, etc are really good. Wanted to get the 2nd seasons DVD box set but didn't have the money yet >_< It would be costing me near SGD400 with all the shipping and handing included. Would try to get it one day!

Source:
23rd Aug Oricon Daily Singles Sales

Oricon - Majisuka Gakuen 2 sales news

Trip to AKB48 Singapore Official Shop #3

Today was actually the first day of photo sales for the July Singapore Theater sets. I went down today, not for the photo sets as I don't have the spare cash, but to collect three Rena photo sets from a friend. (From another friend this time) One of the photo sets I ordered through my friend's friend was missed out during the ordering thus I only got two sets in the end.

As I only got 2 out of the 3 that I ordered (paid on the spot), I now have some spare cash for the moment thus I decided to get one more of the 'Marutto AKB48 Special 2' magazine to see if I can get the Maria Abe photo, so that I can complete the magazine's 'photo set'. The magazine comes with randomly one out of three different photos and from the past two that I bought on Wednesday and Thursday, I got the Aamin and Paruru+Miyumiyu+Ranran photo.

I received the Paruru+Miyumiyu+Ranran photo again, so I traded it away for the Maria photo!

I also got the Akicha 'Chance no Junban' photo today from someone for not a bad price =3

AKB48 Singapore Theater July Photo Sets

Announced near midnight yesterday, there would be photo set sales this weekend, where there would be 70 July sets available on each day (Team A x 20, Team K x 20, Team B x 20, Team 4 x 10). As usual, each person can only buy 1 set and a purchase of a merchandise would be required.

With the increasing number of local Akicha fans/photo collectors, I really have to wish myself good luck even more and 'work extra hard' in order to get a full set now. >_< I struggled so much just to get 3 pieces for the June set and until now I still can't find the remaining missing piece!

Marutto AKB48 Special 2 Magazine #2

Went down to the official shop today after making a trip to the bank to deposit some money. This time from the Marutto AKB48 Special 2 magazine, I got the exact photo I wanted most out of the three types.

Paruru+Miyumiyu+Ranran! <3

Now I am thinking if I should go down tomorrow or on Saturday to try my luck again to see if I can get the Maria photo, to complete the set of 3!

Marutto AKB48 Special 2 Magazine

(Photo from AKB48 Singapore Official Facebook page)

It was announced on the AKB48 Singapore Official Shop yesterday that the 「まるっとAKB48スペシャル2」(Marutto AKB48 Special 2 Magazine) would be on sale from today at $14.60, which would include a random Singapore exclusive photo of members taken in Singapore (total there would be 3 types of photo), with limited copies. Each customer would only be able to buy one copy.

Went down today before work to grab a copy, along with a SDN48 Singapore 'LIVE' file to obtain one chop on my point card. Received the Aamin photo from the magazine.

 Miyumiyu's and Ranran's pouting are so cute! >//< Paruru is also so cute in this shot!! >w<

eh... a random wave to a taxi driver by Maria? o_o

Paruru and Miyumiyu! <3

Shall try my luck again tomorrow to see if I can get the Paruru+Miyumiyu+Ranran or Maria photo!

AKB48 Singapore Theatre 'LIVE' Vol.6 - AKB48 4th Stage

It was announced in the AKB48 Special Visit Event at the AKB48 Official Cafe Singapore yesterday the member list for the upcoming concert on the 27th of August (Saturday).

Member list for AKB48 4th Stage:

Team A
Aika Ota
Haruka Katayama
Chisato Nakata
Sayaka Nakaya
Ami Maeda
Natsumi Matsubara

Team K
Ayaka Umeda
Reina Fujie
Sakiko Matsui
Rumi Yonezawa

Team B
Haruka Ishida
Sumire Sato
Natsuki Sato
Natsumi Hirajima

Team 4
Maria Abe
Suzuran Yamauchi

Ranran and Suuchan, who were at the cafe special visit yesterday would be back for the concert too! Sad that I won't be able to go for the concert this time round T_T Work...

It was also announced that AKB48 Singapore Theatre 'LIVE' Vol.7 would be on 4th of September (Sunday) and guess what? SKE48 is back for their 2nd stage, for Vol.7! Some members from Team E should be able to come this time round and I wonder if Non non (Kimoto Kanon) would be coming >w< and I shall wish that either Rena, Jurina or Masanya would be coming though chances are near impossible. Considering Rena and Jurina would most probably be busy with the AKB48's 22nd Single's (Flying Get) promotions. More information would be announced soon on the AKB48 Singapore Official Facebook page.

Update (18th August):
Tickets would go on sale tomorrow 12pm online, and physical sales would be available at the official shop from this Saturday.
From this concert onwards, all weekend concerts would be brought forward by one hour, where the two time slots would now be 2pm and 6pm.

Trip to AKB48 Singapore Official Cafe #2

Actually should be more of 'Trip to outside AKB48 Singapore Official Cafe' but well never mind about that. Went down today not for the special visit (No money to buy tickets for the event =[) but to actually get two sets of Rena photos I reserved with a friend who is going for the cafe special visit. =p

Rena <3 - She's my oshi (favourite) in SKE48 >w<

Oh yeah, not to forget, something appeared in my mail box today...

Aahhhh... My kamioshi <3<3<3 Akicha~! >w< Won it in eBay. Rather disappointed to see a dent near the bottom right corner >=(

Trip to AKB48 Singapore Official Cafe

Initially I only planned to meet up with a friend to get the Singapore April Theater Akicha photo which i don't have, and another friend from the Girlsof48 forum to get the Team Z photos of Akicha, Rena and Yuko.

Got the bottom right one today. One more to go to complete my April set!

Akicha Team Z photo

Rena Team Z photo

and two Yuko Team Z photos!

I noticed that an AKB ga Ippai banner was set up in front of the AKB48 Singapore Official Cafe, which was slightly larger than life-size, while I was waiting outside the cafe for the friend from the forum.

Heard it was just put up, a couple of minutes before I arrived! =D
Bump into two more friends outside the cafe and we had some fun posing with the banner and taking photos XD
We had a short chat, with my forum friend too, outside the cafe before we decided to just take a seat inside the cafe while ordering some floats

 They changed the photos at the entrance to Mocchi, Suuchan and Ranran, who would be the three guests for the special visit tomorrow!

Ordered the SKE48 float. Tastes real good ^w^ Though I don't know what the actual flavour is! xp

We stayed in the cafe for rather long, chatting and looking at photos, till even the menu changed from 'Afternoon Tea Specials' to 'Dinner' =p Whe did not order dinner though. Don't have that much spare cash for my case.

With the receipt from the cafe we were able to try out the current promotion by Zone-X, where any purchase in *Scape would entitle the receipt holder a certain number of chances on the UFO machine on the 2nd floor, if I remember correctly. Not really sure of the exact details. My friend managed to get a plush from the machine and won an opportunity to have a photo taken with the plush by Zone-X, which would then appear in the poster outside their store entrance at the 3rd floor. Hahax! Not exactly free eh? XD

He also placed a Mayuyu photo on the plush when the photo was taken XD

Shall go there again one day to spot my friend's photo on the poster!

Went down to collect my Akicha file

Won this file through an event on a AKB48 forum that I frequent visit, Girls of 48. In the competition, one is required to eat as much don as he/she can through out the whole of July and post a picture of the each don on that event's thread. One valid picture earns the person one point. The accumulated points is then used at the start of August to bid for the files one wants, from a list of files featuring different AKB48 members. My oshi is Akicha so I poured all my points there, and well, seems that there was not competition for the Akicha file, I won it straightaway.

Collected the file from two of the global moderators of the forum at *Scape this afternoon. Thanks to the administrator for the event and thanks to the two moderators for passing it to me! ^^

Went into the AKB48 official shop to just look around, while still pondering whether to get the Oya Masana and Ogiso Shiori photo sets and in the end, I went ahead to get the Oya Masana set first. =X oops!

This month's SKE48 costume is very pretty ^^ 'Pareo wa Emerald' (literally emerald-colored pareo)!

June Photo Set Sales (Part 3)

Last week Saturday was good, Sunday was bad, and today for the last final wave of the June photos, I decided to hang my Team A charm on my bag, in hope of better luck XD Amazingly, it worked! Today was so much better than even last week Saturday!!

Bought the AKB48 Theater Vol. 4 - AKB48 3rd Stage 3pm time-slot photo. Sadly the 7pm one was sold out. I am more prominent on the 7pm one as I sat more front...

... plus I was blocked by a certain bigger sized guy who jumped with two hands in the air =_= Blocked my Paruru board.

Anyways, today luck was really on my side! Maybe thanks to the Team A charm that I hung up? ^w^ The first photo of the pack (which can be seen directly without opening - the thing is at the counter one can only say the Team the person want and the counter take for him/her, so it still need depend on luck for what the first piece is) was...

... Akicha!!!

OMG! I was totally jumping with joy! XD It was then followed by Shinoda Mariko, Nakaya Sayaka, Oya Shizuka and Nakagawa Haruka.
Did a lot of trading here and there and I guess I made quite some loses, some small gains too, but I got what I want in the end so it's okay. Mainly traded to help people complete their sets or at least near complete.

What I end up with for today,

Traded two Akicha June photos over thus now only left one to complete this June set!

Didn't really intended to collect Haachan but since I have two already from last week and through helping others complete their set (or near complete) I got one more, I decided to find the remaining piece to complete this set ^^

Got one of the Nakayan photos from my own pack, another from a friend for free, and another from the random trades I had. Now only left one more to complete this set!

Thanks for the photo! ^^

Got both of these Wasamin photos (SG Theater June photo and Chance no Junban photo respectively) through trading. Don't have much of her photo as I have been struggling just to complete my Akicha, but once I get any Wasamin photos, it most would be stuck with me XD

 Sasshi photo <3 Very fond of this one. She's getting more and more pretty by month and in this piece in particular, she looks very kawaii~~ >//<

Got this Shiichan (Oya Shizuka) photo from my pack and through trading, I got another exact same one. That exact same one was then traded away for... I forgot =X for one of the photos mentioned above but forgot which one.

This Harugon photo is also from my pack and quite a lot people wanted to trade with me for this photo, but sadly they don't have what I want or interests me =X

Still have been very desperate, finding where the last piece of my Akicha photo June set is but to no avail. Most people who bought Team A went off early and those still lingering around are mostly holding to Team B and Team 4 photos. =[ According to a friend, there would only be 5 sets of each AKB48 member and since 4 people have completed their sets, and I already have three, there should be just left a single remaining Akicha June photo out there, don't know with who. I just have to see if I am lucky enough to find that person so I can make a deal with him/her to get my remaining missing Akicha June photo.

I wish myself all the best! >.<

Did not buy any SKE48 photo sets today as those that I mainly want, Rena, Jurina and Kuumin were all fully sold out last week. Still pondering on Oya Masana and Ogiso Shiori though. =X

The second wave and third wave of June photo sales respectively:
June Photo Set Sales (Part 1)
June Photo Set Sales (Part 2)