Yeah HKT is great. I like Nakanishi Chiyori and Moriyasu Madoka.
They're shows are pretty funny and their performances and MCing has been getting a lot better.

 
By the way, here's the tracklist:
Tracklist
Type A

1. Melon Juice

2. Soko de nani wo kangaeru ka？

3. Kibou no Kairyuu（Amakuchi Hime）

4. Melon Juice（Inst）

5. Soko de nani wo kangaeru ka？（Inst）

6. Kibou no Kairyuu（Inst）

【DVD】

1. Melon Juice MV

2. Kibou no Kairyuu MV

3. Bonus video「Summer Holidays」*


Type B

1. Melon Juice

2. Soko de nani wo kangaeru ka？

3. Doro no Metronome（Umakuchi Hime）

4. Melon Juice（Inst）

5. Soko de nani wo kangaeru ka？（Inst）

6. Doro no Metronome（Inst）

【DVD】

1. Melon Juice MV

2. Doro no Metronome MV

3. Bonus video「Summer Holidays」**


Type C

1. Melon Juice

2. Soko de nani wo kangaeru ka？

3. Namioto no Orugoru

4. Melon Juice（Inst）

5. Soko de nani wo kangaeru ka？（Inst）

6. Namioto no Orugoru（Inst）

【DVD】

1. Melon Juice MV

2. Melon Juice - Making of

3. Bonus video「Summer Holidays」***


Type Theatre

1. Melon Juice

2. Soko de nani wo kangaeru ka？

3. Tenmon-bu no Jijou
4. Melon Juice（Inst）

5. Soko de nani wo kangaeru ka？（Inst）

6. Tenmon-bu no Jijou（Inst）

 
Melon Juice PV preview

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Some of you may know that Sayanee used to be in a band called MAD CATZ before she joined NMB. Here's a live performance from them in 2009. 


 

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Cover art for Not Yet's new single "Hiri Hiri no Hana"
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PV preview for Time Machine nante Iranai - Maeda Atsuko

Akimoto Sayaka and Itano Tomomi's graduation lives will be broadcasted on NicoNicoDouga live. 

For those of you who haven't used NicoNicoDouga before, you need to make an account before you can watch anything, so if you want to watch the concert live, you need to make an account

Tomochin's will be broadcasted on August 27th at 17:00 (5:00 PM) JST
Sayaka's will be broacasted on August 28th at 16:30 (4:30 PM) JST

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I've had an account for a really long time, but unfortunately, I won't be able to watch it live because I have school those days...but I'm pretty sure someone will record them.

Many AKB fans will know Acchan was a huge Taylor Swift fan.
Declan Whitebloom who directs Taylor Swift's videos agreed to produce and direct Acchan's 3rd solo single "Time Machine nante iranai" which was filmed in Central Park, New York.

I have not watched a graduation since Acchan's, they upset me too much 

shoot! I can't watch! I have classes! someone please record it!! hoping for records.. thanks for the info about this, as always, Yoshi!

@tony: before I got into Japanese Music I was a huge Taylor Swift Fan before~ HAHAHA!

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Great News!!!!!
Team 4 has been reformed! and 13th and 14th Gen KKS members have been promoted to Team 4 with Miichan (Minegishi Minami) put in as the captain of Team 4. Hooray!!!!!!
ahh I'm so Happy for Miichan and all of the KKS members!

also Yuasa Hiroshi has been promoted to AKB48 General Manager.

Members of the new Team 4:

Minegishi Minami (Captain)
Kojima Mako
Okada Ayaka
Aigasa Moe
Mogi Shinobu
Nishino Miki
Umeta Ayano
Takashima Yurina
Kitazawa Saki
Chiyama Natsuki
Maeda Mistuki
Hashimoto Hikari
Murayama Yuiri
Shinozaki Ayana
Okada Nana
Iwate Saho


It's really cool to see that all of the captains of AKB48 (Yui-han, Yuko, Umechan, and Miichan) were all in Akimoto Team K.

It's also interesting that the old Team 4 disbanded on August 24, 2012 and the new Team 4 formed on August 24th, 2013.

Also, there have been a few fan handshake reports and magazine interview articles that hinted that Kojiharu may graduate sometime next year, but we won't know for sure until she makes an official announcement, whenever that may be....

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I know, I am so proud of my oshi Miichan, it proves that if Sasshi can do it so can can Miichan 

oh.. this thread is quite active eh?

my oshi is finally graduating!!! woooooooh~

I'm so happy for Miichan!  The new captain of Team 4!! I know my oshii can do it. 
I don't know if I can watch the broadcast. But, I hope so.  Thanks for the info.

not a big AKB fan, i mean my knowledge of them doesnt go beyond akb and ske... but i have my favorites: oshima yuko and matsui jurina -- they hold my heart

as for acchan, good to see she's still so pretty as usual. i became an akb fan just this year, so i wasnt really able to cheer them on during akb's glory days when they still had the legendary center. and it totally crushed my heart when i saw her graduation vid.

then a few months after i began to follow akb, mariko-sama graduated X.X

so i guess after that no other graduation would have any effect on me, unless maybe if it's my remaining oshi(s)

Well, I finally got to see Tomochin's Theatre graduation. I'm kinda sad to see her leave AKB, but I'm very happy for her to go solo. Who knows? Maybe we'll get to see more of her now that she's graduated. Tomo was pretty much the one that lured me into AKB in the first place so special thanks to her. I'll be looking forward to her music in the future. 

Spoiler:

Speaking of solo music...the preorders for Acchan's single "Time Machine Nante Iranai" is selling pretty quickly especially Type D so you better get it quickly! lol
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Also, Akimoto Sayaka will be graduating too (Aug. 28th). 3 graduations in 1 month is pretty tough, especially when one member is the only member from the 1.5 generation and the other 2 are from the same team...I'm Sayaka will become an awesome actress though!

@tony - Nice signature! 

wow, acchan is getting prettier huh? she looks so small in that bike haha..

omg your spoiler crushed my heart. i dont even know what akb will be without takamina. mariko's graduation wrenched my heart so much that i have no more sadness left for sayaka and tomochin. but i'm pretty confident that all three graduates on these last 5 dome tours would make it far beyond what they are with akb -- i specially hope so for akimoto sayaka.

I love this Band especially Sato Amina ( we have the same name   )

I've been so busy, I feel like I haven't been on SH forever!

10th gen member Nakamata Shiori announced her graduation at her seitanse (birthday celebration at the theatre). Her last performance will be on September 15th. She's only been in AKB for about 3 and a half years. 
I wonder if it has anything to do with attending Waseda University (one of the top Universities in Japan) and having to balance that with AKB. Anyway, she said she is going to pursue her dreams, so I hope she works hard to reach her goals and best of luck to her. 

Source: me watching AKB48 Team A's Live on Demand

has anyone seen sayanee's electric guitar stint?! links please. all i see are teasers. what a girl.

@Miss J:
here you go. It's Sayanee playing "Manatsu no Sounds Good" with YouTube user Hidenori

nakamata shiori on graduating:

thanks for that! sayanee really looked cool

NMB48 - Kamonegix
At first I wasn't so sure about the song, but after 2 or 3 listens, it was stuck in my head and it's a really cool song, and a different style for NMB. 
These are some of the coolest cover jackets that I have seen!
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Yukirin's 2nd single - Birthday Wedding
Limited Edition type A, B, C
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Regular Edition Type A, B, C
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so how's everyone's reaction about the janken tournament?

I'm happy about it though.. too bad my kami oshi lost to Mayu. Hahaha! XD

I'm also really happy for Jurina, I like her but I'm also sad because Mayu was against Yuki.

@tony: yeah, I'm sure Jurina would be a great center LOOL every time I watch MaYuki's match it's just simply makes me smile.. and well I think Yuki lost because Mayu's like flirting on her.. which made her not concentrating. HAHAHA! and oh by the way~ nice signature, Tony! you're the man~ nyahaha! v^^ 

@dark: at 1st I was sad when Mayu and Yuki are against each other.. but everytime I just replay everything.. it feels like okay in the end though XD

@ceej - I'm happy for Jurina. I'm also glad that Hirari and Tano-chan got into the Janken Senbatsu. 

@topic -
I liked takamina's OJS48 uniform and Kojiharu with Funasshi. 
Yuko's entrance was pretty epic too. She really got the crowd going. 
and Honoka looked extremely tall in her Lady Gaga costume. Also Shimada's Giant costume, Shiorin with her Kyary Pamyu Pamyu costume, Sakiko with her Momoiro Clover Z costume, and Tano-chan with her Michael Jackson costume, and Jurichan's chicken costume were cool. lol

I laughed when Ricchan couldn't get on the stage because of Hasute and Wasute getting in the way. 

Also, I really liked the Kojiharu center song - Heart Ereki. I wonder what's up with the names though. Maybe it'll be their names in the PV or something. 
By the way, since Team 4 is back, there will be 4 types of CDs (A, K, B, and 4) - There will be limited editions for all of them and regular editions as well, so 8 CDs in all + Theatre edition. 

Also, Sato Sumire has been doing model work for the men's fashion brand VANQUISH, which started up a smaller female brand - Vanquish Venus. Anyway, Suuchan, Vanquish, and the band In 197666 did a collaboration video and here it is. It's a pretty cool song in my opinion. 

In 197666 - "Listen to me" (will be released on October 9th if anyone was interested)

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So I finally understand how the draft is working. They're are getting people outside of AKB to audition and then they will be drafted into different 48 groups as KKS.
anyway, one of the girls who auditioned looks like she could be Jurina's twin!

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her name is Yokoshima Aeri.

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Heart Ereki (Heart Electric) cover art

Type A
1. Heart Ereki
2. Kaisoku to duoutai shiryoku (Undergirls)
3. Kisumade Count down (Team A )
Type K
1. Heart Ereki
2. Kaisoku to duoutai shiryoku (Undergirls)
3. Sasameyuki regret (Team K)
Type B
1. Heart Ereki
2. Kimi dake ni Chu ! Chu ! Chu ! (Tentomu Chu !)
3. Tiny T-shirt (Team B)
Type 4 
1. Heart Ereki
2. Kaisoku to duoutai shiryoku Undergirls
3. Seijun Philosophy (Team 4)

Anyone getting SKE48's 13th single Sansei Kawaii? 

@Yumi - Yup, I'm getting Type A of Sansei Kawaii.

@topic - Ono Erena made a tumblr (she said she made one on her official twitter). Here's the link to it:
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