Nogizaka46 wins Sashihara Rino in First Day Sales

The result of the competition between Nogizaka46 and AKB48's Sashihara Rino was revealed!
Nogizaka’s 2nd single, 'Oide Shampoo', sold 111,000 copies, topping Oricon’s Daily Charts. While, Sashihara’s solo debut single, 'Soredemo Sukidayo', sold 57,000 units, and placed second in the charts.

This rivalry was actually planned out by the producer, Akimoto Yasushi, of both AKB48 and Nogizaka46, which coincidentally (part of the plan I would say) took place on the date of Aki-P's birthday.

Source: tokyohive/Oricon

UPDATE (3rd May):

Exact figures revealed in AKBINGO! yesterday 24:29.

Nogizaka46 - 2nd Single 'おいでシャンプー' ('Oide Shampoo')

Last month, it was announced that AKB48's official rival, 乃木坂46 (Nogizaka46), will be releasing their 2nd single on the 2nd of May - the date Sashihara Rino (AKB48) would be making her solo debut. More details were just revealed.

Type A (CD + DVD)

1. [CD] おいでシャンプー [Oide Shampoo]
2. [CD] 心の薬 [Kokoro no Kusuri]
3. [CD] 偶然を言い訳にして [Guuzen wo Iiwake ni Shite]
4. [CD] おいでシャンプー (off vocal ver.)
5. [CD] 心の薬 (off vocal ver.)
6. [CD] 偶然を言い訳にして (off vocal ver.)
7. [DVD] おいでシャンプー -Music Video- [Oide Shampoo music video]
8. [DVD] 偶然を言い訳にして -Music Video- [Guuzen wo Iiwake ni Shite music video]
9. [DVD] 生田絵梨花×ヒロシュー [IKUTA ERIKA*HIROSHU]
10. [DVD] 伊藤万理華×有元沙矢香、山本真希 [ITO MARIKA*ARIMOTO SAYAKA.YAMAMOTO MAKI]
11. [DVD] 衛藤美彩×二宮崇 [ETO MISA*NINOMIYA TAKASHI]
12. [DVD] 川後陽菜×山田篤宏 [KAWAGO HINA*YAMADA ATSUHIRO]
13. [DVD] 川村真洋×渡邊直 [KAWAMURA MAHIRO*WATANABE NAO]
14. [DVD] 齋藤飛鳥×阿相クミコ、山田一仁 [SAITO ASUKA*ASOU KUMIKO.YAMADA KAZUHITO]
15. [DVD] 斎藤ちはる×大形美佑葵 [SAITO CHIHARU*OGATA MIYUKI]
16. [DVD] 斉藤優里×榮良太 [SAITO YUURI*SAKAE RYOUTA]
17. [DVD] 桜井玲香×内村宏幸 [SAKURAI REIKA*UCHIMURA HIROYUKI]
18. [DVD] 西野七瀬×萩原健太郎 [NISHINO NANASE*HAGIWARA KENTAROU]
19. [DVD] 松村沙友理×佐藤有一郎 [MATSUMURA SAYURI*SATOU YUUICHIROU]
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Type B (CD + DVD)

1. [CD] おいでシャンプー [Oide Shampoo]
2. [CD] 心の薬 [Kokoro no Kusuri]
3. [CD] 水玉模様 [Mizutama Moyou]
4. [CD] おいでシャンプー (off vocal ver.)
5. [CD] 心の薬 (off vocal ver.)
6. [CD] 水玉模様 (off vocal ver.)
7. [DVD] おいでシャンプー -Music Video- [Oide Shampoo music video]
8. [DVD] 水玉模様 -Music Video- [Mizutama Moyou music video]
9. [DVD] 安藤美雲×松田一輝 [ANDO MIKUMO*MATSUDA IKKI]
10. [DVD] 生駒里奈×青山裕企 [IKOMA RINA*AOYAMA YUKI]
11. [DVD] 市來玲奈×掛川康典 [ICHIKI RENA*KAKEGAWA YASUNORI]
12. [DVD] 岩瀬佑美子×村山和也 [IWASE YUMIKO*MURAYAMA KAZUYA]
13. [DVD] 柏幸奈×青松拓馬 [KASHIWA YUKINA*AOMATSU TAKUMA]
14. [DVD] 高山一実×松本博樹 [TAKAYAMA KAZUMI*MATSUMOTO HIROKI]
15. [DVD] 永島聖羅×石井貴英 [NAGASHIMA SEIRA*ISHII TAKAHIDE]
16. [DVD] 橋本奈々未×杉本達 [HASHIMOTO NANAMI*SUGIMOTO TOORU]
17. [DVD] 畠中清羅×佐藤大輔 [HATANAKA SEIRA*SATOU DAISUKE]
18. [DVD] 大和里菜×フラッシュハリー [YAMATO RINA*FLASH HARRY]
19. [DVD] 和田まあや×岩元正幸 [WADA MAHYA*IWAMOTO MASAYUKI]
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Type C (CD + DVD)

1. [CD] おいでシャンプー [Oide Shampoo]
2. [CD] 心の薬 [Kokoro no Kusuri]
3. [CD] 狼に口笛を [Ookami ni Kuchibue wo]
4. [CD] おいでシャンプー (off vocal ver.)
5. [CD] 心の薬 (off vocal ver.)
6. [CD] 狼に口笛を (off vocal ver.)
7. [DVD] おいでシャンプー -Music Video- [Oide Shampoo music video]
8. [DVD] 狼に口笛を -Music Video- [Ookami ni Kuchibue wo music video]
9. [DVD] 伊藤寧々×デハラユキノリ [ITO NENE*DEHARA YUKINORI]
10. [DVD] 井上小百合×森田一平 [INOUE SAYURI*MORITA IPPEI]
11. [DVD] 白石麻衣×長崎愛 [SHIRAISHI MAI*NAGASAKI AI]
12. [DVD] 中田花奈×手塚眞 [NAKADA KANA*TEZUKA MAKOTO]
13. [DVD] 中元日芽香×マツモトジュンイチ [NAKAMOTO HIMEKA*MATSUMOTO JUNICHI]
14. [DVD] 能條愛未×鈴木真人 [NOUJO AMI*SUZUKI MAKOTO]
15. [DVD] 樋口日奈×池田圭太 [HIGUCHI HINA*IKEDA KEITA]
16. [DVD] 深川麻衣×入江和宏 [FUKAGAWA MAI*IRIE KAZUHIRO]
17. [DVD] 星野みなみ×川島小鳥、箕浦建太郎 [HOSHINO MINAMI*KAWASHIMA KOTORI.MINOURA KENTAROU]
18. [DVD] 宮澤成良×カツヲ [MIYAZAWA SEIRA*KATSUWO]
19. [DVD] 若月佑美×岡川太郎 [WAKATSUKI YUMI*OKAGAWA TAROU]
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Regular (CD only)

1. [CD] おいでシャンプー [Oide Shampoo]
2. [CD] 心の薬 [Kokoro no Kusuri]
3. [CD] ハウス! [House!]
4. [CD] おいでシャンプー (off vocal ver.)
5. [CD] 心の薬 (off vocal ver.)
6. [CD] ハウス! (off vocal ver.)
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Senbatsu Members:

Ikuta Erika / Ikoma Rina / Ichiki Rena / Inoue Sayuri / Iwase Yumiko / Saito Yuuri / Sakurai Reika / Shiraishi Mai / Takayama Kazumi / Nakada Kana / Nishino Nanase / Hashimoto Nanami / Hatanaka Seira / Hoshino Minami / Matsumura Sayuri / Miyazawa Seira

Shichifukujin ('七福神' - 乃木坂46 equivalent of AKB48's '神7' ['Kami7']):

Ikoma Rina / Sakurai Reika / Shiraishi Mai / Takayama Kazumi / Nakada Kana / Hashimoto Nanami / Matsumura Sayuri

Source: tokyohive/natalie

This would be the first official rivalry between an AKB48 member, Sashihara Rino, and AKB48's official rival, 乃木坂46! This is going be really interesting. Am anticipating how it would turn out. Good luck to both sides!

UPDATE (11th April):
Track lists revealed

乃木坂46 「会いたかったかもしれない」 (Nogizaka46 - 'Aitakatta Kamoshirenai')

'Aitakatta Kamoshirenai', Nogizak46's version of AKB48's 'Aitakatta'

Didn't really expect much from Nogizaka46 initially but when they performed their version of AKB48's 'Aitakatta', 'Aitakatta Kamoshirenai' in their TV show - 'Nogizakatte Doko?', I was totally amazed.
They are doing real good for an unpolished fresh new group! Now their debut single is really something to anticipate. I see some serious rivalry now =w=

By the way, this is AKB48's Aitakatta back in 2006:

Nogizaka46 to release their debut single

Nogizaka46 was formed back in August, as the official rival group of AKB48, by Akimoto Yasushi - the very creator of AKB48. The group would soon be releasing their very own debut single on the 22nd of February 2012.

More details are yet to be announced.

The Senbatsu members for the debut single was announced on the Nogizaka46 TV show, 'Nogizakatte, Doko?'

Senbatsu Members
Ikuta Erika
Ikoma Rina
Ichiki Rena
Inoue Sayuri
Kawamura Mahiro
Saito Asuka
Saito Yuri
Sakurai Reika
Shiraishi Mai
Takayama Kazumi
Nakada Kana
Nishino Nanase
Noujo Ami
Hashimoto Nanami
Hoshino Minami
Matsumura Sayuri

'七福神' (Top7 front girls; equivalent to AKB48's Kami7)
Ikuta Erika
Ikoma Rina
Shiraishi Mai
Takayama Kazumi
Hashimoto Nanami
Hoshino Minami
Matsumura Sayuri

[Nogizaka46 Official Website]

Type A (CD + DVD)
1. [Disc 1] ぐるぐるカーテン [Guru Guru Curtain]
2. [Disc 1] 左胸の勇気 [Hidari Mune no Yuuki]
3. [Disc 1] 乃木坂の詩 [Nogizaka no Shi]
4. [Disc 1] ぐるぐるカーテン (off vocal ver.)
5. [Disc 1] 左胸の勇気 (off vocal ver.)
6. [Disc 1] 乃木坂の詩 (off vocal ver.)
7. [Disc 2] ぐるぐるカーテン (music video) [Guru Guru Curtain music video]
8. [Disc 2] 乃木坂の詩 (music video) [Nogizaka no Shi music video]
9. [Disc 2] 生駒里奈×堤幸彦 [Ikoma Rina×Tsutsumi Yukihiko]
10. [Disc 2] 伊藤寧々×カツヲ [Ito Nene×Katsuwo]
11. [Disc 2] 井上小百合×朝日恵里 [Inoue Sayuri×Asahi Eri]
12. [Disc 2] 岩瀬佑美子×熊坂出 [Iwase Yumiko×Kumasaka Izuru]
13. [Disc 2] 高山一実×市井昌秀 [Takayama Kazumi×Ichii Masahide]
14. [Disc 2] 中元日芽香×山本ワタル [Nakamoto Himeka×Yamamoto Wataru]
15. [Disc 2] 永島聖羅×張間純一 [Nagashima Seira×Harima Junichi]
16. [Disc 2] 畠中清羅×石井貴英 [Hatanaka Seira×Ishii Takahide]
17. [Disc 2] 宮澤成良×木村ひさし [Miyazawa Seira×Kimura Hisashi]
18. [Disc 2] 大和里菜×佐藤徹也 [Yamato Rina×Sato Tetsuya]
19. [Disc 2] 和田まあや×藤原知之 [Wada Maaya×Fujiwara Tomoyuki]
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Type B (CD + DVD)
1. [Disc 1] ぐるぐるカーテン [Guru Guru Curtain]
2. [Disc 1] 左胸の勇気 [Hidari Mune no Yuuki]
3. [Disc 1] 会いたかったかもしれない [Aitakatta Kamo Shirenai]
4. [Disc 1] ぐるぐるカーテン (off vocal ver.)
5. [Disc 1] 左胸の勇気 (off vocal ver.)
6. [Disc 1] 会いたかったかもしれない (off vocal ver.)
7. [Disc 2] ぐるぐるカーテン (music video) [Guru Guru Curtain music video]
8. [Disc 2] 会いたかったかもしれない (music video) [Aitakatta Kamo Shirenai music video]
9. [Disc 2] 会いたかったかもしれない (original cut ver.) (music video)
10. [Disc 2] 衛藤美彩×近藤啓二 [Eto Misa×Kondo Keiji]
11. [Disc 2] 柏幸奈×長部洋平 [Kashiwa Yukina×Osabe Youhei]
12. [Disc 2] 川後陽菜×山田篤宏 [Kawago Hina×Yamada Atsuhiro]
13. [Disc 2] 川村真洋×岡川太郎 [Kawamura Mahiro×Okagawa Taro]
14. [Disc 2] 齋藤飛鳥×フラッシュハリー [Saito Asuka×Flash Harry]
15. [Disc 2] 斎藤ちはる×榮良太 [Saito Chiharu×Sakae Ryota]
16. [Disc 2] 西野七瀬×大来優、鳥巣智行 [Nishino Nanase×Orai Yu, Torisu Tomoyuki]
17. [Disc 2] 橋本奈々未×三木聡 [Hashimoto Nanami×Miki Satoshi]
18. [Disc 2] 深川麻衣×中村太洸 [Fukagawa Mai×Nakamura Taiko]
19. [Disc 2] 松村沙友理×萩原健太郎 [Matsumura Sayuri×Hagihara Kentaro]
20. [Disc 2] 若月佑美×金森孝宏 [Wakatsuki Yumi×Kanamori Takahiro]
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Type C (CD + DVD)
1. [Disc 1] ぐるぐるカーテン [Guru Guru Curtain]
2. [Disc 1] 左胸の勇気 [Hidari Mune no Yuuki]
3. [Disc 1] 失いたくないから [Ushinaitaku Nai Kara]
4. [Disc 1] ぐるぐるカーテン (off vocal ver.)
5. [Disc 1] 左胸の勇気 (off vocal ver.)
6. [Disc 1] 失いたくないから (off vocal ver.)
7. [Disc 2] ぐるぐるカーテン (music video) [Guru Guru Curtain music video]
8. [Disc 2] 失いたくないから (music video) [Ushinaitaku Nai Kara music video]
9. [Disc 2] 安藤美雲×亀山公亮、畔柳一典 [Ando Mikumo×Kameyama Kouryo, Kuroyanagi Kazunori]
10. [Disc 2] 生田絵梨花×平川雄一朗 [Ikuta Erika×Hirakawa Yuichiro]
11. [Disc 2] 市來玲奈×白石達也 [Ichiki Rena×Shiraishi Tatsuya]
12. [Disc 2] 伊藤万理華×柳沢翔 [Ito Marika×Yanagisawa Sho]
13. [Disc 2] 斉藤優里×内田伸哉 [Saito Yuuri×Uchida Shinya]
14. [Disc 2] 桜井玲香×森田一平 [Sakurai Reika×Morita Ippei]
15. [Disc 2] 白石麻衣×奈良裕也 [Sakurai Reika×Morita Ippei]
16. [Disc 2] 中田花奈×高松明子 [Nakada Kana×Takamatsu Akiko]
17. [Disc 2] 能條愛未×佐藤大輔 [Noujou Aimi×Sato Daisuke]
18. [Disc 2] 樋口日奈×高橋洋人 [Higuchi Hina×Takahashi Hiroto]
19. [Disc 2] 星野みなみ×青山裕企 [Hoshino Minami×Aoyama Yuki]
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Regular (CD only)
1. ぐるぐるカーテン [Guru Guru Curtain]
2. 左胸の勇気 [Hidari Mune no Yuuki]
3. 白い雲にのって [Shiroi Kumo ni Notte]
4. ぐるぐるカーテン (off vocal ver.)
5. 左胸の勇気 (off vocal ver.)
6. 白い雲にのって (off vocal ver.)
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UPDATE (11th January):
Senbatsu members released.

UPDATE (2nd February):
Track lists and covers released

AKB48's Official Rival Confirmed!

Recently there was a shocking news claiming that Akimoto Yasushi is producing a new group, not another '48' sister group though, but an official AKB48 rival called 乃木坂46 (Nogizaka46), under Sony Music label. (AKB48 was once under DefStar Records, a sublabel of Sony Music, before the switch to King Records. AKB48 wasn't that popular before the switch). The person in-charge of the project mentioned this during an interview, 'As I thought, "Nogashita Sakanatachi" was huge. It is a chagrin that Sony's staff feels. So this time, it is with that feeling that we will strike hard with this project. This will be a serious competitior and strike AKB48 hard.' The article was from Weekly Playboy, where Eguchi Aimi appeared in and revealing that she was CG.

I was initially in doubt as to whether it would be a real rival or just some temporary project for commercial means. However, it was just officially confirmed that 'Nogizaka46' would be a real project! Wonder how it would be like but I shall see how it goes. Not really anticipating for some serious rivalry but then, am not entirely not anticipating. =X

It was revealed that the the name, 'Nogizaka' (which is not abbreviated) derived from SME's Nogizaka Building, the final audition location. As for the '46', it was said to be "Even if we have less members than AKB48, we wont lose".

The first round of auditions, which is the applications, started yesterday and ends on 20th July. The second round, the interviews, will be taking place in 7 cities (Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, Okinawa) on 6th to 7th August. The final round, which consists of dance and vocal is scheduled to be held on 20th to 21st August. Nogizaka46 would then debut in September.

Girls aged 12 to 24 are welcomed and overseas foreigners are also accepted for the auditions. 20 members would form the first generation members, a CD debut under Sony is planned, and they would be having their own theater at the SME Nogizaka Building.

On top of all these, a variety show (like AKB48's 1ji0ji, AKBINGO!, etc) of their own would start this October, titled 'AKB48 History', with the channel and time slot still unknown. (Wonder why that title)

Sounds interesting and maybe through this more people might be able to see how AKB48 struggled when they first debuted? After typing this post, I kind of looking forward to how it would be like when Nogizaka46 is formed! XD

Nogizaka46 Official Site