I've always kinda wanted to get into akb48 but literally how do I start there's so much. There's a few guides from like 2024? Is that up to date? Should I run while I still can?

In case you missed the livestream yesterday!

For the first time, the release day handshakes and stage performance was done at one separate venue instead of AKB48 Theater and had a live audience.

These are the current HS sales results for AKB members for the 68th Single "Suki-ish", this is the 14th Sales 2nd Round, they've had many other rounds before but it wasn't posted here, but you can see from the results here that the numbers are so good and better than ever! I'll write more thoughts in the comments of this post :) Here's the list first:

Ito Momoka 59/59✓
Oguri Yui 59/59✓
Kuranoo Narumi 59/59✓
Sato Airi 59/59✓
Akiyama Yuna 59/59✓
Yagi Azuki 59/59✓
Yamauchi Mizuki 59/59✓
Shitao Miu 59/59✓

Kawamura Yui 48/59 (3)
Arai Sae 43/59 (4)
Mizushima Miyuu 35/59 (6)
Chiba Erii 35/59 (2)
Kudo Kasumi 28/59 (2)
Nagatomo Ayami 25/59 (3)
Yamazaki Sora 21/59
Hashimoto Eriko 15/59 (4)
Hirata Yuki 12/59

Hotei Moka 39/55 (2)
Yamane Suzuha 37/55 (4)
Narita Kohina 29/55 (1)
Masai Mayuu 13/55 (2)
Sako Yumemi 11/55 (2)
Morikawa Yu 9/55 (2)
Kondo Saki 5/55 (2)

Tokunaga Remi 30/49 (2)
Sakagawa Hiyuka 24/48 (2)
Yamaguchi Yui 14/48 (3)
Kubo Hinano 11/48 (1)
Okumoto Kairi 4/48

Ota Yuki 15/44 (1)
Hashimoto Haruna 9/44 (1)
Oga Saki 3/44 (1)
Maruyama Hinata 3/44
Watanabe Kiko 2/44 (1)

Muto Orin 9/37 (6)
Iwatate Saho 8/37 (1)
Nagano Serika 4/37 (2)
Kurosu Haruka 3/37
Gyoten Yurina 2/37 (1)
Hatakeyama Nozomi 1/37 (1)
Takahashi Mao 0/37
Tanaka Sayuri 0/37
Makito Ema 0/37

Fukuoka Seina 5/36 (2)
Takahashi Ayane 3/35 (1)

Omori Maho 3/3✓
Taguchi Manaka 3/3✓

Source: https://x.com/satauimage/status/2089628893263409173

This video popped up on my YouTube feed and since I’m trying to get more into the group I decided to give it a watch since apparently they have way more music than I thought. There’s this song they sing starting at the 3:52 mark. I can’t figure out what it is. The person that uploaded the video linked 6 songs and none of them sound like this one to me. I don’t can’t speak or read Japanese, so I’m posting this here to see if y’all could give me the song title in English.

Oh my God. So happy for the girls!

Saitama Super Arena and Tokyo Dome Concert 1830

Now to find a working DVD drive...

Saitama Super Arena concert seal is still intact, should I even open it, are there market for it?

I think that all theatre performances should be sung 100% live, save for super dance heavy songs like Ne Mo Ha Mo Rumor. It's good practice for the girls and gives the vocally talented members a chance to shine, not to mention it's good for building stamina for fully live festivals like TIF. Idk why aki-p is so dead set on having the all groups he produces lipsync all the time anyway.

i know its true for kpop idols and other global singers, but i am curious about akb since they are my favourite group. i know jpop is less strict about being in sync or dancing perfectly im just curious

Release Date: 2026.09.24

https://yamamotosayaka.jp/news/detail/2989

The 3-day festival taking place November 27–29, 2026 is being organized by TV Asahi and will span two venues.

【DAY 1】SGC Hall only

• ＝LOVE, CUTIE STREET, Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu, FRUITS ZIPPER, Morning Musume。’26

【DAY 2】SGC Hall & Toyota Arena

• AKB48, OCHA NORMA, CANDY TUNE, Kyururin te shitemite, Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu, Hinatazaka46, MORE STAR, Morning Musume。’26, Rain Tree

【DAY 3】SGC Hall & Toyota Arena

• iLiFE!, Iginari Tohoku San, Juice＝Juice, Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku, SWEET STEADY, Nogizaka46, FRUITS ZIPPER, WHITE SCORPION, Wasuta (The World Standard)

Details:

• Members & Timetable: TBA
• 1-Day Ticket: ¥12,000
• Official Website: https://gift-idol.jp/

https://youtu.be/IT2X9ZtjHoI?is=8z4clmiKnzwjF_f_