AKB SHUKAN (JKT48)

Bulan kemarin selama hampir satu pekan member JKT48 berada di Jepang untuk menggelar konser besar di Tokyo Dome bersama kakak sister group mereka yaitu AKB48, konser yang berlangsung selama 3 hari berturut-turut itu menyedot ratusan ribu penonton, termasuk fans dari Indonesia juga ada yang datang kesana.

dalam moment itu JKT48 juga sempat shooting menjadi bintang tamu di acara AKB Shukan, disana member JKT48 di wawancarai, Games, dsb. berikut videonya:

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sumber

Kamen Rider Wizard and Go-Busters TV Ratings

After some delay, the ratings for the Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters Mission 30 and Kamen Rider Wizard episode 3 are in!

After two weeks of ratings bumps, Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters Mission 30 saw a decline in ratings once again. The episode scored a 4.6% and closed out the Vaglass saga of the series. After the Uchuu Keiji Gavan two parter coming up, it’s anyone’s guess where the series is going to go now that every major plot line has been closed up, so perhaps those episodes will draw some better ratings. The series average climbs just a bit to a 4.07% now and though this episode saw a drop in ratings, it should be noted that it’s still two tenths of a percentage point above the first episode to see ratings bumps when Wizard began.

Kamen Rider Wizard episode 3 came in with a 6.4% rating, bringing the current series average to a 7.1% total. You had to expect that ratings would drop at some point, but I was still hopefully they would stay in the 7% range. Fortunately, it’s still too early to see any patterns forming or make solid predictions over the future of Wizard at this point in the game.

Source: Henshin Justice Unlimited

AKB48 wins Oricon DVD chart 6th time with Maeda Atsuko graduation announcement DVD, tied with Morning Musume

DVD of AKB48′s live concert “Maeda Atsuko, Graduation announcement and tears in Saitama Super Arena ~ I’m counting on you! Captain Katayama!! ~ Special BOX” sold 48,000 copies this week, making the DVD tops the weekly Oricon DVD ranking of the week starts from Sep 3 (to Sep 9).

With this DVD, AKB48 has topped the same chart for total 6 times, making AKB488 tie Morning Musume。, the group that has been in the top of the ranking of “The female music group that has topped Oricon Weekly DVD chart the most”

Morning Musume。 recorded their 6th Oricon weekly chart winning 9 years and 2 months ago.

This is the 3rd time AKB48 won Weekly Oricon ranking in 2012 after “AKB48 Kohaku Taikou Utagassen” (released in Mar), “AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2012″ (Released in June), making AKB48 the first music act that wins Oricon Weekly DVD chart for 3 times in the same year.

The live concert “Maeda Atsuko, Graduation announcement and tears in Saitama Super Arena ~ I’m counting on you! Captain Katayama!!” was held in Saitama Super Arena from Mar 23 to Mar 25 in 2012, where Maeda Atsuko made surprise graduation announcement on it’s final day. AKB48 and it’s sister groups, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48 and JKT48, as well as SDN48, the group that broke up on Mar 31, joined the concert (Total 261 members, the largest number ever for AKB’s live concert).

Maeda’s graduation announcement was made right before the last song of the encore on the final day. “I… Maeda Atsuko will graduate AKB48.” Her teary graduation announcement made the whole venue filled in uproar and confusion.

Maeda gave a comment for the release of the DVD. “The live at Saitama Super Arena was the best and the most fun live concert thanks to members, staffs and fans. I made the big decision in my life on the final day, and it’s become the unforgettable day for me. This DVD is filled with many of my precious memories. I’m really grateful if you grab the one and watch it.”

Atsuko Maeda, Tony Leung & Shota Matsuda To Star In New Big Budget Movie

Atsuko Maeda, Tony Leung & Shota Matsuda have been cast in leading roles for the upcoming Japanese movie "1905", a film about the imperialism, globalization and its affects on Japan at the beginning of the 1900s.

The movie is being directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, known around the world for his horror movies. His new project however will be completely different. "1905" will be a grand, large scale, period piece production.

The movie is set in Yokohama, Japan in 1905. Imperialism has been a driving force in global politics, threatening Asian countries such as Japan and China. As the Qing Dynasty in China was falling, many Chinese people went to Japan to study how they modernized.

In the movie, Tony Leung plays a loan shark named Yan Yun Long who goes to Japan to collect money from 5 Chinese men. Shota Matsuda plays Tamotsu Kato, a ultranationalist who can grew up in Hong Kong and is ordered to force the 5 to repatriate. The two work together to find the 5 men. Atsuko Maeda plays Miyako Onishi, a woman who prepares Yan's meals while in Japan who isn't afraid to speak her mind and can be difficult to deal with.

"I was surprised by the large scale of the movie and its incredible cast, but the moment I received the script and realized that I would be able to meet Director Kurosawa, I just felt extremely happy...I'm very excited to be able to work in one of his movies," Maeda shared.

Tony Leung also shared his thoughts on working with the director. "I've always admired Director Kurosawa's work. I'm very excited to get to work with him. I'll treasure the experience and enjoy every moment," he said.

Although the movie will be a Japanese production, 90% of the lines will be in Chinese. While Leung is Chinese and knows the language already, Maeda and Matsuda will be undergoing intense training in the language in order to speak fluently and deliver their lines with impact.

Filming for "1905" is scheduled to begin in November. The movie is scheduled to be released at the end of 2013 in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. 

AKB48 Team Surprise Set List Revealed

With the release of AKB48's new unit, Team Surprise's first and second single this week, the idol group had finally revealed the full set list, and the sub-units that will perform their latest songs, for the team's singles.

Full set list and new sub-units:

1. Juuryoku Sympathy (重力シンパシー)

2. Suiyoubi no ALICE (水曜日のアリス)

    - Mayu Watanabe, Rino Sashihara, Rena Matsui, Haruka Shimazaki, Minami Minegishi

3. Sono mama de (そのままで)

    - Tomomi Itano, Yui Yokoyama, Aki Takajo

4. Namida ni shizumu taiyou (涙に沈む太陽)

    - Yuki Kashiwagi, Mariko Shinoda, Sae Miyazawa

5. Kimi no c/w (君のc/w)

    - Mayu Watanabe, Haruka Shimazaki, Aki Takajo

6. 1994nen no raimei (1994年の雷鳴)

    - Yuko Oshima, Tomomi Itano, Minami Takahashi, Mariko Shinoda, Haruna Kojima

7. Omoidasu tabi ni tsuraku naru (思い出す度につらくなる)

    - Atsuko Maeda, Haruna Kojima

8. Oteage Lullaby (お手上げララバイ)

    - Minami Takahashi

9. Kinmokusei (キンモクセイ)

    - Atsuko Maeda, Yuko Oshima, Yuki Kashiwagi

10. Suteki na sankaku kankei (素敵な三角関係)

    - Rino Sashihara, Rena Matsui, Sae Miyazawa, Rie Kitahara, Yui Yokoyama, Minami Minegishi

11. Tabidachi no toki (旅立ちのとき)

12. AKB Festival (AKBフェスティバル)

Please do take note that each single will only include one song and its music video. AKB48's Team Surprise is scheduled to release 12 CD+DVD singles, each with one song and music video, every week. For 1050 yen, it also includes three random photos from the total of 48 types were also included.

Atsuko Maeda's AKB48 Graduation Extra Backstage Footage

At the midnight of September 9th, Ongaku Nettaiya aired a replay of “Graduation Performance AKB48's Atsuko Maeda” that was streamed live via YouTube and Google+ last August 27th.

Apart from that, they showed a 10-minute extra and behind-the-scenes footage from the AKB48 Theater backstage, as the members says their goodbyes on Atsuko Maeda. She was also seen removing her photo from the members gallery.

Furthermore, special footage from various events and filming was also included.

Known as "Acchan" to fans, she was one of the 1st generation AKB48 member, and joined when she was 14 years old. She, since then, had led the group as its “immovable ace” since then. In the final performance, she was joined by all members of Team A (before the reshuffle that happened at Tokyo Dome), and the senbatsu members from the recent single, “Gingham Check”.

Atsuko Maeda Returns in 8th Doraemon Live Toyota CM

Automobile manufacturer Toyota began streaming the eighth live action Doraemon advertisement featuring the return of AKB48 alumni Atsuko Maeda as Jaiko.
Nobita and Doraemon visited the Jaiko's art exhibit under the name of "Christine Goda".

Doraemon and Nobita can't decide if one of her paintings is of a potato or a bug, but Jaiko revealed that it's a Toyota Prius car.

Next stop is the is the supermarket that Gian now manages.
Gian sings the hit AKB48 song “Heavy Rotation” under the stage name "Takeshi Goda." Since he doesn't have what it takes to be a singer, as also seen in the manga/anime, Doraemon and Nobita flee with the Shortcut Hoop and find a surprise on the other end.

Check out the previous seven live action Doraemon ads:

The series of CMs features the gang 20 years after they grew up. It stars Satoshi Tsumabuki as Nobita, Naoya Ogawa as Gian, Tomohisa Yamashita as Suneo, Asami Mizukawa as Shizuka, and international film star Jean Reno as Doraemon.