Sunday, December 11, 2011

Documentary of AKB48 Show must go on


It was announced that AKB48 would be releasing a sequel to their previous documentary movie, 'Documentary of AKB48 to be continued', title as 'Documentary of AKB48 Show must go on 少女たちは傷つきながら、夢を見る'.

'Documentary of AKB48 to be continued' focused on the group from late 2009 (during the mass reshuffle of the members, where many members were forced to switch teams) to the end of 2010, when soaring sales records and increased exposure made them a national phenomenon. Backstage footage, out-and-about roadtrips, and interviews with several of the group's members paint a picture of what goes on behind all the song and dance routines. (AnimeNewsNetwork, 2011)
It was a really tear-jerking and touching movie to watch, and I really enjoyed watching it.

'Documentary of AKB48 Show must go on 少女たちは傷つきながら、夢を見る' would be focusing on their hardships and successes through 2011. And again behind-the-scenes/backstage footages, illnesses, concerts, AKB48 Senbatsu Elections. The Great Tohoku Earthquake relief effort by AKB48 would be also featured in the movie. It would be aired in theaters in Japan on the 27th of January next year.

Am totally looking forward to it!



UPDATE (27th December):

262 foot wide wide poster for AKB48’s new documentary placed in Shinjuku




(from Oricon)

UPDATE (5th January):
It was just announced that NHK will be broadcasting their own documentary on the AKB48 on 23rd January titled, “DOCUMENTARY of AKB48+1“, at 24:15 JST. It is different from the documentary movie, 'Documentary of AKB48 Show must go on 少女たちは傷つきながら、夢を見る'.

UPDATE (18th January):
It was revealed that their regular performances in Singapore would be featured in the documentary movie.
Their new song 'First Rabbit' would be used as the ending theme.

No comments:

Post a Comment