SDN48 Special Cafe Event & Shop Visit

Following the SDN48's 2nd Stage this coming Saturday, it was announced on AKB48 Singapore Official Facebook page that there would be a special cafe event on Sunday (9th October) with three SDN48 members,陳屈 (Chen Qu), 近藤さや香 (Kondo Sayaka) and 伊東愛 (Ito Mana), in two sessions, 12:30pm and 5pm.

Tickets would be on sale this Saturday (8th October) 12pm at the AKB48 Official Cafe Singapore and could be either purchased at SGD35 or redeemed with a completed AKB48 point card (limited amount available). Drinks would be served during the event and food vouchers would be given to redeem a meal after the event, which would be valid for two weeks (till 23rd October).

Tickets for overseas fans are also available via balloting:

Overseas fans can apply for tickets by sending in an e-mail with the subject: ‘SDN48 cafe Event Application’ to contact@akb48.com.sg with the following details:

Name:
E-mail:
Contact number:
Passport number:
Preferred Session:

Applications will close on 07.10.11 (FRI) 11:59 and successful applicants will be notified by 07.10.11 (FRI) 23:59. Collection of these balloting tickets will start on Saturday 12pm. Please produce your-email and passport as proof of identity when collecting the tickets. Uncollected tickets will be sold 20 mins before the start of each event.

(from AKB48 Singapore Official Facebook page)

It was also announced that the three SDN48 members, Chen Qu, Sayaka Kondo and Mana Itou would also be visiting the Official Shop from around 5pm onwards. A minimum spending of SGD20 is required during the session to have the point card stamped by the SDN48 members.

I think I can't make it to get the tickets this Saturday... T_T My boss want me to work at least from 12pm to 4:30pm... She actually wanted me to work till 9pm but with some bargaining I managed to be able to work just half a day with a lie (a white lie I would say =X) so that I would still be able to go for the second time slot of the concert. Damn the boss. I did go according to the contract by telling in advance that I can't work on the 8th! Am already damn pissed that I am unable to go for both time slots (2pm & 6pm) and if she changes her mind and say I must work whole day, I am going quit with no hesitation! (Since I actually should not be working for now as I am still studying in Polytechnic and that I got the job in the first place is to get extra income to spend on my fandom, not to obstruct my fandom!) Sorry if this sounds childish >[

Takahashi Minami's Special Visit to AKB48 Official Cafe & Shop Singapore

What I have been fearing (not scary kind of fear but fear of what would happen to fans in Singapore and overseas) totally came through. It was announced on the AKB48 Singapore Official Facebook page yesterday midnight that 高橋 みなみ (Takahashi Minami), leader of Team A and AKB48 in overall, would be visiting the AKB48 Singapore Official Cafe and Shop next week Monday (3rd of October)!

More details are yet to be announced.

I bet there would be a real epic scene of Takamina fanboying/fangirling going on all the way during her arrival at the airport, her visit to the Official Cafe & Shop, and her departure from Singapore at the airport. Sad that I would not be able to catch all the action as I would be working on the 3rd. =[

UPDATE (29th September):

From AKB48 Singapore Official Facebook Page,

CAFE EVENT
There will be three events at the cafe. The door open timings are as follows:

Session 1 - 15:15
Session 2 - 16:30
Session 3 - 17:45

Ticket sales will start on Saturday 01.10.11 12pm at the AKB48 Official Cafe Singapore. Fans can either purchase their tickets at SGD35 each or redeem a limited number of tickets using a completed AKB48 point card with 20 stamps. Limited quantities of tickets are available for redemption.

Overseas fans can apply for tickets by sending in an e-mail with the subject:
‘Minami Takahashi 高橋みなみ cafe Event Application’
to contact@akb48.com.sg with the following details:

Name:
E-mail:
Contact number:
Passport number:
Preferred Session:

Applications will close on Saturday 11:59 and successful applicants will be notified by Saturday 23:59. Collection of these balloting tickets will start on Sunday 12pm. Please produce your-email and passport as proof of identity when collecting the tickets. Uncollected tickets will be sold 30mins before the start of each event.

The duration of each session will be approximately 45 minutes. Each ticket comes with a Calpis drink and an entree dish. The Calpis soda drink will be served during the event and the entree dish can only be redeemed after the event through the same event ticket. The redemption period for this dish will be only two weeks and end on 17.10.11.

Please note that each customer is only allowed to purchase a maximum of two tickets only, for one chosen session, and may not purchase multiple sessions for each customer. This is to allow as many different fans as possible to attend the event.

SHOP EVENT
After the cafe events, Minami Takahashi 高橋みなみwill be having a hand shake session with fans in the shop at 1830. Starting from 01.10.11 (SAT), the first 50 fans who purchase more than SGD20 worth of goods, excluding Singapore Exclusive AKB48 Photo Sets, will be entitled to one handshake session coupon.

Exclusive Takahashi Minami T-shirts would also be on sale on the 3rd of October and pre-orders would begin on the 1st of October. Only limited quantities of sizes S to XXl would be available.

UPDATE (3rd October):

( From AKB48 Singapore Official Facebook page)

Omg... Just look at the crowd... I wasn't able to be there... TAT

Sahihara Rino Board - 'さしこ' LED Panel

Completed the final part of my Sasshi board, which I wasn't able to complete before heading down to *Scape earlier today for her special visit. Thinking of putting this part up and show my finalized board to Sasshi while sending her off at the airport. The problem now is, when would she be leaving Singapore? Heard she would be staying for maybe a couple of days for some shoot or filming.

The finalized Sasshi board

UPDATE (8th September):
Saw Sasshi's latest update on her blog this morning saying that she reached Japan... which means she took off from Changi Airport around near midnight yesterday?? Omg.. nooo... why no one know/inform me about it?? TAT

Sashihara Rino's Special Visit

Managed to print the pictures, paste them on the board and use the gold marker bought earlier in the morning. Wasn't able to complete the 'さしこ' (Sashiko) LED panel in time though.

Rushed down to *Scape straight after to queue early for the Official Shop Special Visit by Sasshi.
(More information on Sashihara Rino's Special Visit to *Scape in my previous post here)

One would need to spend a minimum of SGD20 in the official shop before the handshake session with at least one Sashihara Rino merchandize

Bought a set of Sasshi pins with a couple of AKB48 pens, and managed to be 3rd in queue for the handshake session/official shop special visit. And just for today, I took down my Akicha pins on my bag and pinned up these Sasshi pins. (Very sorry Akicha >_< Just for today only)

 Was already super excited upon seeing her coming down the escalator. The crowd outside the official shop were also getting high.

During handshake session, I dare say mine took the longest as all the other fans who went in the shop for the hand shake with Sasshi only had around at maximum 3 seconds each - handshake with exchange of a couple of phrases. What happened when I went in was totally unforgettable. I held the Sasshi board I made (which is about 75x50cm) in front of me while walking and immediately, Sasshi was surprised and gave comments like 'Amazing/Wow!', 'Thank you very much!', 'I will work harder in the future!' (in Japanese of course). Thus my handshake session was lengthen all the way to about 10 seconds! >w< She still even continue saying 'すげい!' ('Impressive!') while I exited the shop.

Soon after the handshake session, we were told that Sasshi would be giving us a high-touch (high-five) when she comes out of the shop.

Usually, as she walks down the line, for each person would be like one high-touch and maybe at most a couple of phrases. When she reached me, she gave me a high-touch first, commented on my board again saying 'Amazing! Good Job!' with a thumbs up and followed by a second high-touch. OMG... I am so going to rank her higher up in my favourites list! >w<

さっしー大好き!! (I love you Sasshi!!) >w<
Hope that you could come Singapore again!

Sahihara Rino Board

Made a lot of screenshots from all the TV shows Sasshi appeared in and spray painted the board before heading down to school to print. Discovered my home printer no ink. =[

Things did not really go according to plan as I did not check before hand what time my school library close during holidays, thus went back home without the most critical part of the board.

 By the time I came back the paint shop that I want to get a gold marker from has closed, so I can only work on the wiring of the LED for now.

Guess my board would not be ready to go airport to welcome Sasshi to Singapore. =[ Shall rush down to school to print the pictures to be pasted on the board tomorrow morning before heading down to *Scape then.

(More information on Sasshi's visit to Singapore in my previous post here)

UPDATE (7th September):

The finalized board

AKB48 Sashihara Rino visiting *Scape on 6th September!

It was announced on the AKB48 Singapore Official Facebook page that 指原 莉乃 (Sashihara Rino) of Team A from AKB48 would be visiting *SCAPE on 6th of September (Tuesday) from 1pm to 2pm. Details of the visit are yet to be announced.

The announcement was totally a pleasant surprise! This would be the first time a Media Senbatsu member would be visiting Singapore since the launch of AKB48 Theater Singapore and second time in general, where the first time was 渡辺 麻友 (Watanabe Mayu) last year during STGCC (Singapore Toy Games and Comics Convention). I wonder what would be in store for us at *Scape. Heard that she's coming Singapore mainly for filming or something like a photo book shoot.

UPDATE (3rd September):

Latest Update!
13:00 - 06.09.11 (TUE)
指原 莉乃 Rino Sashihara Special Café Visit!

Each S$35 Session Ticket include:

1 x special food voucher for 1 meal item
(Any Pasta or Omu Rice / Curry)*

1 x complimentary drink during café event.

Customers with fully stamped point cards, may redeem their cards for one session ticket. Limited to the first 20 point card holders only.
Tickets on sale at the AKB48 Official Café Singapore from 12pm 04.06.11 onwards!

*Special Food Voucher is only valid till 06.10.11
Terms and Condition Apply.

(From AKB48 Singapore)

UPDATE (5th September):

Surprise Update! 06.09.11 (TUE) 指原 莉乃 Rino Sashihara will also be visiting the AKB48 Official Shop in Singapore from 13:30 onwards! To enter the shop and interact with her, customers must purchase official Rino Sashihara goods when in the shop. This opportunity applies to the first customers to enter shop within 20mins. Thank you! ^^

(From AKB48 Singapore)

OMG!! I must not miss the Shop visit! Since I cannot get the cafe visit tickets in time, I shall 'meet-and-greet' her at the shop visit with my board! If I can finish it up in time that is. =_=

Super SKE48 Festival This Weekend!

"Here's the consolidated update! There's really no reason not to head down to *SCAPE this weekend!

Super SKE48 Festival! 03.09.11 (SAT)

SKE48 fans, here’s what we have installed for you!

1. SKE48 & AKB48 Music Video Screenings
From 2pm onwards till 7pm, come by with your friends to enjoy a non-stop video marathon of all your favorite music videos from both SKE48 and AKB48! Taking place at the *SCAPE Warehouse, this is a free event for all to enjoy! ^^

2. SKE48 Special Café Visit!
There will be 2 Sessions for the day!

Session 1 ~ 12:00 Featuring SKE48 Members:

阿比留李帆 Riho Abiru
小木曽汐莉 Shiori Ogiso
古川愛季 Airi Furukawa

Session 2 ~ 15:00 Featuring SKE48 Members:

松本莉奈 Rina Matsumoto
赤枝里々奈 Ririna Akaeda
石田安奈 Anna Ishida
向田茉夏 Manatsu Mukaida

Each session ticket is S$35.00 and will include one food menu item, and includes many fun filled activities. Session tickets on sale from 6pm 01.09.11 (THU) at the AKB48 Official Café Singapore!

3. SKE48 Special Shop Visit!
Catch various SKE48 members throughout the day on Saturday at the AKB48 Official Shop! The members will be making many appearances throughout the day at the Shop! More details to be announced!

Don’t forget! There’s also Sunday’s performances by SKE48’s Team KII! Get your tickets here! http://www.akb48.com.sg/

Are you ready? See you all at *SCAPE for an incredible SKE48 weekend! 1!2!3!4! ヨロシク!

AKB48 Official Cafe Singapore Event Terms and Conditions apply:

1. Each customer may only purchase ticket(s) for one session. To ensure that everyone gets a fair chance to attend the cafe events, each customer is only allowed to purchase tickets for one session. You may, however, purchase multiple tickets per session.

2. Groups of more than five (5) will be allocated seats in designated areas of the café.

3. Recording devices, such as (but not limited to) DSLRs, Compact Cameras, Video Cameras are not allowed during the Cafe Event. However, customers may take photos using their mobile phones.

4. The AKB48 Official Cafe Singapore is not HALAL certified. All food served is not HALAL.

5. AKB48 Singapore’s decision(s) are final and will entertain no correspondence. It also reserves the right to amend any of the rules or implement additional rules without prior notification."

This weekend is really going to be so awesomely packed with SKE48 that I think I guess I would be stuck at *Scape for almost the whole of the weekend! Hope I can just get enough money before the cafe session 1 tickets and the 6pm concert tickets run out T_T I want to meet-and-greet Shiorin.... Shawako and Akane too!
Anyways, even if I can't get the money to buy the tickets in time I am so going down to *Scape for the two days! XD

More information of the SKE48 2nd Stage in my previous post here.

UPDATE (3rd September):

'SKE48 Special Shop Visit!
Throughout SAT 03.09 - Catch Team KII SKE48 members as they make their rounds at the AKB48 Official Shop Singapore! Simply purchase S$20 worth of products and above to have your point card stamped by SKE48 members! Terms and conditions apply.'

(From AKB48 Singapore)

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.

AKB48 Special Visit on 14th August

'News Flash!
AKB48 Official Cafe Singapore Event.
14.08.11(SUN) - AKB48 Special Visit!

Featuring
倉持明日香 (ASUKA KURAMOCHI) - Team A
佐藤すみれ (SUMIRE SATO) - Team B
山内鈴蘭 (SUZURAN YAMAUCHI) - Team 4

More details will be announced shortly. Mark your calendars! ^^'

It seems that special visits is going to be a regular event at the AKB48 Official Cafe Singapore. Good news is this way fans in Singapore would get more chances to interact with the AKB48 members and well, the bad news is that our wallets might not be able to keep up - at least for me, who don't have a regular job yet and collects the AKB48 and SKE48 photos. >_<

Would be updating here once more details are released.

UPDATE (7th August):

'There will be 4 sessions planned for the day. Timings are as follows:

Session 1 11:30 ~
Session 2 14:00 ~
Session 3 16:25 ~
Session 4 18:50 ~

Each session is approximately 1hr 30mins each. Each session includes a set menu meal item, together with a meet and greet session with our special guests!

Limited session tickets are available at S$35 each.

Session tickets go on sale from 6pm (SUN) 07.08.11 at the AKB48 Official Café!'

'For overseas fans who are unable to purchase the tickets physically, we are setting aside a number of Special Visit tickets for balloting. Please drop us an e-mail at contact@akb48.com.sg to apply for the balloting, along with the following details:

Name
Nationality
Passport number (for verification)
Contact number
Preferred session (1/2/3/4)

See you ^^'

UPDATE (8th August):

Session 4 tickets are sold out

(All information from AKB48 Singapore Facebook Page)

SKE48 Special Visit to AKB48 Official Cafe! Singapore

Announced late yesterday, the AK48 Official Cafe Singapore would be welcoming three SKE48 members for a surprise visit. Seems that it would be similar to the recent Summer Holiday Visit by Aamin and Maria which I have posted earlier on. =o

I missed that previous one though, didn't have enough spare cash plus both of them that came aren't in my favourite list as of yet. =X The special guests for this visit from SKE48 are Riho, Haruka and Chun Chun (Yuka), and this time round one of my favourites came, Haruka~~ >_< I still don't have any spare cash for now so I can only bare with it and make it a pass... T_T

Anyways, details of the event is as follows:

'AKB48 Official Cafe Singapore event!
27.07.11 (WED) SKE48 Special Visit!
Catch SKE48 Members:

Riho Abiru 阿比留李帆
Haruka Ono 小野晴香
Yuka Nakanishi 中西優香

12:30* ~ 14:00 (One Session, limited to 50 people only!)
At the AKB48 Official Cafe Singapore
* Doors open from 12:00

Session tickets are available at S$35 each.

Session includes:

- Q&A and Handshake Session with SKE48 Members
- One set menu item inclusive of drink
- Special activities with giveaways to winners

More details will be unveiled during the event!

Tickets at S$35 each will go on sale at AKB48 Official Cafe Singapore from 6pm 25.07.11 (MON)'

(Source: AKB48 Singapore Facebook Page)

Summer holiday special visit by Aamin and Maria

Announced on the AKB48 Singapore's Facebook page, Maeda Ami and Abe Maria would be making an appearance on the 19th this month at the Official Cafe as a 'Summer Holiday Special Visit'. There would be fan meeting opportunities and activities for the day and more details would be released soon.

UPDATED (14th July):
'19.07.11 (TUE)
AKB48 Singapore 2011 Summer Holiday Special Visit!
Featuring our most loved Ami Maeda and Maria Abe!

Exclusive for this day only, we are providing 3x special 1.5 hour dining sessions, with each session inclusive of:

1.Handshake opportunity with our 2 guests
2.Q&A session with our 2 guests
3.Special AKB48 Set food menu meal (Available on 19.07.11 only!)
4.Special performances from our lovely AKB48 Café staff
5.Watch for the 1st time ever-exclusive video messages from AKB48 Senbatsu members.

Session times are as follows:

Session A: 12:30 ~ 14:00
Session K: 14:30 ~ 16:00
Session B: 18:00 ~ 19:30

Customers will be able to purchase tickets to each session at S$35 each. Tickets are limited to only 50 per session. A set menu meal is included with the S$35 session ticket.

Session tickets will be on sale exclusively at the AKB48 Official Café starting from 12pm 16.07.11 (SAT)!

Are you ready?

http://www.akb48.com.sg/'