Akb48 36th single-labrador retriever[ラブラドール・レトリバー]

As every major concert proved,some big annoucement is always at the concert.For the march 29th,National Olympic tour it was no exception,of course.

AKB48 36TH SINGLE-LABRADOR RETRIEVER[ラブラドール・レトリバー] IS REVEAL!!

First initial thought was...

What kind of name was that??!!A dog??u did a song about a dog...

Ok,no discrimination here!!especially with the next surprising thing of the day(almost want to say for this month)

My oshimen-Watanabe Mayu is center!

Here u can look at the senbatsu lineup for the 36th single

• Team A: Iriyama Anna, Kawaei Rina, Kojima Haruna, Shimazaki Haruka, Takahashi Minami
• Team K: Kitahara Rie, Kojima Mako, Yokoyama Yui
• Team B: Owada Nana, Takahashi Juri, Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu
• Team 4: Okada Nana, Kato Rena, Kizaki Yuria, Nishino Miki, Minegishi Minami
• Team S: Kitagawa Ryoha, Matsui Jurina
• Team KII: Oba Mina, Furuhata Nao
• Team E: Kimoto Kanon, Suda Akari, Matsui Rena
• Team N: Yamamoto Sayaka
• Team M: Yagura Fuuko
• Team BII: Ichikawa Miori, Shibuya Nagisa, Yabushita Shu, Watanabe Miyuki
• Team H: Kodama Haruka, Tashima Meru, Sashihara Rino
• Team KIV: Ota Aika, Tomonaga Mio, Miyawaki Sakura

So the rumour about paruru taking the number tag of xxxvi was fake(for more informaton,read the internet and watch mae shika mukanee full music video)....(No!!!!-paruru fan)

Phew!Watanabe Mayu of course should be the next center of Akb48(cheers!!!-mayuyu fan)

As for me,i was of course happy for the lineup,but my guess??

I guess Sasshi(Sashihara Rino)would win this year senbatsu election,so in order to let fan of Akb48 know that them(the akb48 management) still rely on Mayuyu and not cast her aside or pity her,hence they put her as this single center.(I prefer they still need to rely on Mayuyu though,haha)

The song video preview is below!

For those who cannot see here is the link of the video on youtube under my account(my second youtube upload ever,haha)

Youtube block the video.Pls watch the video below,pardon me for the poor quality though

By the way...

Sorry,about not annoucing the 35th single debut and a bunch of other sister group single too(procastination again....)

AKB grand reformation 2014-senbatsu 16

This is the result for AKB grand reformation for the Senbatsu 16,(all the site are currently too full to access)
Senbatsu 16

Takahashi Minami-team A

kojima haruna-(team B to team A)back to original team

shimazaki huruka-(team B to team A)

Watanabe Miyuki-concurrent position (team N/akb Team B to Team N/ske team S

Yamamoto sayaka-cocurrent position (team N to Team N/team K(Akb team K)

Kashiwagi yuki-team B

Oshima yuko-graduate

Watanabe Mayu(team A to Team B)back to original team

Yokoyama Yui-(team A to Team K)

Matsui jurina-concurrent position(team K(Akb team K)/team S)

Matsui Rena-concurrent position(team E to team E/nogizaka 46)

Minegishi Minami(team 4)

Sashihara rino(Team H)

Okay firstly,let start with my oshimen from every sister group

My thought of Watanabe Mayu transfer from team A to B(back to original team):

You guys know what?this is probably one of the few thing that this reformation has done good to the team shuffle.
No matter how i look,i just feel that Mayuyu is best suited to be in Team B cause after all we just cannot cast aside our past that easily.Beside,the kashiwagi yuki and Watanabe Mayu(Mayuki combo) is one of the best in AKB48,i really wish that they would make the both of them to be the next double center,its like havin the combo just make team B so much more interesting!Sure getting back to a changed team B may take sometime to get used to but i mean performing with your best friend is sure one of the most exciting thing that would happen in one life!

Akb48 2014 request hour best 200,Day 1 (200-176)

Konbanwa minna-san!!(Minna no mesei no,itadaki,mayuyu!-watanabe mayu catchphrase)

Just reach home after school and being excited for the 2014 request hour setlist too!

Here is the setlist for day 1 of Akb48 2014 request hour (song from 200-176)

200. Kimi ni Tsuite(Okada Nana, Kojima Mako, Nishino Miki, Katayama Haruka, Matsui Sakiko) /2013: #176/
199. Mikadzuki no senaka(NMB48) /2013: #167/
198. 12/31 (NMB48+Yokoyama Yui)
197. Yobisute Fantasy(AKB48 Team B) /2013: #93/
MC01. Kojima Mako, Okada Nana , Nishino Miki
195. Beginner(AKB48) /2013: #81/
195. Candy(Owada Nana, Mukaichi Mion, Komiyama Haruka)
194. Ponytail to Shushu (AKB48) /2013: #80/
193. Romance Kenjuu(AKB48 Team B)
192. Zakuro no Jitsuwa Yuutsu ga Nantsubu Tsumatte Iru? (SKE48 Akagumi)

191. Douki (Shimazaki Haruka, Kizaki Yuria)
190. RIVER (AKB48) /2013: #83/
189. Himawari (Nagao Mariya, Oshima Ryoka, Takahashi Juri, Tano Yuka)
MC03. Oya Shizuka, Matsui Jurina, Kitahara Rie
188. Saigo no Catharsis (NMB48 Shirogumi+ Jo Eriko)
MC04. Kotani Riho
187. Mosh&Dive (AKB48) 
MC05. Suda Akari, Matsui Sakiko
186. Hajimete no Hoshi (NMB48 Team N)
185. Kimi ga Omotteru Yori(Team Suprise)
184. Namida ni Shizumu Taiyou (Kashiwagi Yuki, Kuramochi Asuka, Kikuchi Ayaka)
183. Yossha HKT! (HKT48)
182. Jyuri-Jyuri Baby (SKE48 Team S)
181. Halation (SKE48 Selection  
179. Omatase Setlist (SKE48 Team KII)
179. Dakishimerareta (Kojima Haruna, Kuramochi Asuka, Shinozaki Ayana)
MC06. HKT48 (Sasshi, Chihiron, Haruppi, Sakura, Mio, Meru, Aanya, Rabutan)
177. Pareo wa Emerald (SKE48)
177. Theater no Megami (AKB Team B)
MC07. Oshima Yuko, Takahashi Minami, Yamamoto Sayaka, Sashihara Rino, Kashiwagi Yuki, Matsui Rena
176. Wimbledon he Tsuretette

One person from each prefecture in Japan will be chosen as a member through an audition to join Team 8. Applications will start on January 24, 2014.

So,what do you guy think about the ranking of the song from num 200-176??and team 8 annoucement?

Personally,i am a little bit dissapointed with the ranking of Akb48 single like Beginner,ponytail to shushu and River,seeing as it is being 200 song instead of the usual 100 song.Also,another dissapointment appearing early on the list is Theater no Megami from team B and of course not to forget Ske48 single,Pareo wa emerald(actually,this are the song that i only know from this list...).I am surprise that Mosh and Dive make it to the top 200 in the setlist(Dissapointing start of the song but nice chorus though and by the way,Mayuyu look very pretty in the Mv of mosh and dive(check it out for yourself!))

Talking about the B-side song of the 34th single(Mosh and dive),the song sung by Ske48,Nmb48 and also Hkt48 are all quite great,in my opinion i am expecting them to appear in this request hour setlist 200-1

Prediction of the singles

My favourite-Wink no Sankai:Hkt48(150-101)

 My least favourite-Escape:Ske48(150-101)

The FIRST EVER song i hear from NMB48,(seem to be quite popular by the way)-Kimi to deatte Boku wa kawatte(100-50)

That all folks!stay tune to ReviewRotation!

                                         

34th janken tournament,Round senbatsu 16-Finals

Hi ya,i am back to review the remaining round of the 34th janken tournament,after a long time of procastination.Certainly,what sadden me the most is the graduation announcement of Oshima Yuko,but before i came around to talk about my thought about her graduation announcement i will finish reviewing the 34th janken tournament.

Round Senbatsu/top 16

• Matsui Jurina vs. Uno Mizuki
• Tano Yuka vs. Furuhata Nao
• Abe Maria vs. Kitahara Rie
• Tsuchiyasu Mizuki vs. Hirata Rina
• Kamieda Emika vs. Fujie Reina
• Kikuchi Ayaka vs. Sasaki Yukari
• Natori Wakana vs. Yumoto Ami
• Oba Mina vs. Oya Shizuka

Summary:Congratulation to those who have make it to the top 16 of the 34th janken tournament,splendid win by everyone in the top 16,in this lineup,i would only identified some familar name like Matsui Jurina,Kitahara Rie,Kikuchi Ayaka etc,put it simply,i only know about half of the member in the top 16 lineup,hence i am looking forward to this interesting senbatsu 16 mix up

From this point,it is a race to the finish to see who would get the most exposure out of this 34th single

Top 8

• Matsui Jurina vs. Tano Yuka
• Abe Maria vs. Hirata Rina
• Kamieda Emika vs. Kikuchi Ayaka
• Natori Wakana vs. Oba Mina

Semifinal

• Matsui Jurina vs. Hirata Rina
• Kamieda Emika vs. Oba Mina

Finals

• Matsui Jurina vs. Kamieda Emika

Summary:The winner of the 34th janken tournament is......Matsui Jurina!And there you have it folks,the center of the 34th janken tournament.Well,if you are looking at a sales point of view,it is good to have one of the regular senbatsu 16 to be the center of the 34th janken single as it would help to bring the sales of the janken single up as janken singles sales are normally low compare to their the normal and election singles,but however if you look from another point of view,it would seem a little waste as the point of the janken tournament is to let the non famous member to have more media exposure.Well....anyway luck play a very big part in the janken tournament,i suppose lady luck was truly on Matsui Jurina side for this janken tournament,once again congratulation to her.(p.s look at her big smile)

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/b2/42/48/b242481c4542eb3737525826c159ee81.jpg

With that i finally conclude my review of the 34th janken tournament after a long time(phew!)

      

                                        "Happy rotation time!"

Watarirouka hashiritai disband news

This morning,one of the first major news i have ever receive,since i join the AKB48 fandom is the Watarirouka Hashiritai  7 disbandment or (WH7,Warota) for short.


My most favourite costume(single:Valentine kiss) among all of their A side singles

To tell the truth,i am pretty depress for this disbandment news as this is my favourite sub-unit group from all the AKB48 fandom.I can still remember the day when i hear my first ever(and last,by which i mean the single) Watarirouka Hashiritai song(Shounen Yo Uso Tsuke).I was like Omg!!,How could the song be so energetic and yet sound so nice?From then on,this become the first Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 song in my playlist.Eventually,as i hear more and more and more of their singles ,i found that out that actually i like energetic song the most of all type of genre of song and i felt that Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 is able to give me that *Genki* energy i needed when i hear their song.Not long after hearing a few singles from Wh7,i start to find Watananbe Mayu more and more captivating and i had my first major oshimen change from Oshima Yuko to Watanabe Mayu.Ota Aika,who i could resist because of her signature dimple became my 4th oshimen,just after Kashiwagi Yuki

Among all of their single,i would rank this three as their best single
1.Hettapi Wink
2 Valentine Kiss
3.Gyu

At first,i didn"t like the wink-ku wink-ku,toward the end of the chorus of Hettapi Wink but i think Hettapi wink has a great pv,one of the best that i have seen,the winking of the members in the Pv is just so captivating or rather mesmerising.On the other hand,aValentine Kiss may lack a strong chorus but the pv and the music more then make up for it,making it my second favourite.As for my third favourite,gyu,i did not like it in the first place but as i hear more of it,their cuteness gone overboard and the cheesy chorus gets to me.In my opinion,all of their single are really good about 8/10 of them is in my favourite playlist,the only two single which i did not really like was kibou samyaku and Akkanbe Banshi

Anyway the news of Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 disbandment news link is here
http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/akb48/news/f-et-tp0-20131114-1217905.html

It is said that they will disband on 25/12/2013 which is on christmas day and they are going to release a best album of all of their song for sale,as for me,i am going to grab a copy as it is one of the major milestones in my Akb48 fandom journey.I am going to review their song once i have finish reviewing the janken tournament,33rd single "Heart eleki" and Kashiwagi Yuki"birthday wedding" watch out for them.Thank You,Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 for showing me songs can be this energetic,your songs will always be in my top 10 favourite Akb48 song i ever heard.

34th janken tournament,round three

Hello,i am back,been wanting to continue writing the round 3 of the 34th janken tournament,but well...procastination is indeed a scary thing

Anyway,let continue the reviewing of the round 3 of the tournament(even though it is probably old news now...)

Firstly,Round 3 of the tournament is probably the worst round to lose as it just mean another win and you could be the in the senbatsu 16th as i like to call it

Credits:www.akbwrapup.com and stage48.net

Block A

• Matsui Jurina vs. Shimada Haruka
• Kojima Mako vs. Uno Mizuki

Summary:Block A of the tournament round 3  feature a little mix from AKB,SKE, and NMB,this round it seem that it is a tough luck for AKB member as both participant from the sister group manage to move on to the next round,making this the third consecutive win for Matsui Jurina for the day(Yay,to my 5th fav oshimen)

Block B

• Tomonaga Mio vs. Tano Yuka
• Okita Ayaka vs. Furuhata Nao

Summary:Wow,if i thought that last round was a mix,this round is even a better mix featuring member from HKT,NMB,AKB and also SKE,what a mix up for this group,anyway i am either fine with anyone of them winning this as i am looking forward to their performance in the 34th single

Block C

• Morikawa Ayaka vs. Abe Maria
• Kitahara Rie vs. Takahashi Minami

Summary:Finally,famous members that i know.Block C most epic matchup would probably be the matchup between Kitahara Rie and Takahashi Minami.  Unagi vs General Manager,eh?(i really like the Unagi costume,by the way)After missing out from the 32nd and 33rd single,high time she make her appearance again in the 34th single,congratulation Kitarie!(By the way anyone notice the expression of takamina in the photo?)

Block D

• Tsuchiyasu Mizuki vs. Watanabe Mayu
• Hirata Rina vs. Kojima Haruna

Summary:Block D has some interesting matchup,involving Watanabe Mayu(my oshimen) and Kojima Haruna,unfortunately both of them lose in this round.This should be the second single(if i am not wrong),that Kojiharu fail to participate but being to be the center of the 33rd single is already good enough(congrat,Kojiharu!)

As for Mayuyu...at least she has a break from the 34th single,haha

Block E

• Ichikawa Miori vs. Kamieda Emika
• Chikano Rina vs. Fujie Reina

Summary:Now for block E,presenting....Fresh lemon!!(Ichikawa miori) and Kamieda Emika,once again,Kamieda Ericka triumph over her opponent moving on to secure a place in the senbatsu 16(as i like to call it).On the other hand,I was okay with either Chikano Rina or Fujie Reina winning,both of them seem to be a very fun person and i look forward to Fujie Reina performance in the 34th senbastsu single

Block F

• Kikuchi Ayaka vs. Isohara Kyoka
• Sasaki Yukari vs. Shimazaki Haruka

Summary:I love Wataritouka Hashiritai 7 song(being my most favourite sub-group) and would regconise everyone in it(at this time of writing,Watarirouka Hashiritai has disband),Naturally,i support,Kikuchi Ayaka (Ayarin) as when everyone power in Watarirouka Hashiritai is combine together,it give out the vibes of *Genki*and cute energy,congratulation on securing a place in the senbatsu 16,Ayarin.I haven"t really regconise Shimazaki Haruka(Paruru) as one of the top member in Akb48 but i think she is trying to prove that she is not just someone that rely on luck to rise to the fame(as seen in 29th single janken tournament),nevertheless being in the top 16 member of Akb48 and of the new generation,i think we will definitely see more of her

Block G

• Natori Wakana vs. Matsumoto Rina
• Umeda Ayaka vs. Yumoto Ami

Summary:Team B leader(Umeda Ayaka)has finally made her appearance,in my opinion i think she is brilliant and she should be in the Senbatsu 16,alas,i hope that she will rise to fame eventually.As for the other member,i do not know much about them yet,but i am looking forward to their performance in the 34th single

Block H

• Oshima Ryoka vs. Oba Mina
• Koyanagi Arisa vs. Oya Shizuka

Summary:Not long ago,on the Akbshow,i saw Oba Mina (aka Minarun)in it and thought"what a character she had",from then on i begin to take notice of her more in Akb related show,i thought both her and Oya Shizuka are both the hardworking type even though they may not have the look like some member of Akb,their hard work certainly pay off as Oba Mina join Ske48 senbatsu not long after her transfer and Oya shizuka for not giving up despite remaining as a trainee for almost 2 years,congratulations to both of them in securely a place in the Senbatsu 16!

Round Three of tournament is finally review,stay tune to reviewrotation for the rest of the match review(actually,more like my comment on members)

P.s i know it is a drag,but bear with me after the review of 34th single janken senbatsu tournament,expect more interesting review from reviewrotiation!

34th single janken tournament,round two

Hi,i am back to review for the second round of the 34th single janken tournament,

First thing i got to get off my chest is....

Why does round two got so much more matchup compare to round one....?(so much more review...@##$#$)

But wait....more matchup,mean more kamis will appear,hooray!

Once again,credit for information from akbwrapup.com and stage48

So,on to the block A of the second round

• Matsui Jurina vs. Yagura Fuuko

For this round,Matsui jurina once again win her opponent using paper,(rumour...),anyway,good job in moving to the next round of the tournament,my erm...1...2...erm 5th favourite oshi!

• Shimada Haruka vs. Yokoyama Yui

Argh,i really wanted Yokoyama Yui to win this round! but,Paruru is just too good in janken tournament,proving why she is the center for 29th akb single"Eien pressure"

I been procrastinating to write for a very long time,but then the thought of reviewing kashiwagi Yuki second single"birthday wedding"kind of spur me on....with that say i gonna continue reviewing on the 34th janken tournament(still have the excitement after the 34th janken tournament,you see)

• Kojima Mako vs. Watanabe Miyuki

I just kind of started the Akb fandom(like around april),not long ago in the 32nd senbatsu election,i come across the two NMB ace(Yamamoto sayaka and watanabe miyuki),the first thing that come to my mind was....(wmatsui),the two ace of Nmb certainly look the part,i mean their position,after that i started to get more excited to see the different aces in the sister group to participate in more of Akb48 A side single,this matchup result however doesn really bother me though as i thought janken tournament should let those not-so-famous be given a chance to be in the senbatsu

• Uno Mizuki vs. Owada Nana

At this point,i was pretty stuck on what to say since my knowledge is pretty much limited to the senbatsu member and also i really wanted to do a review of "birthday wedding pretty badly,i think i will change my strategies here a little

Summary:For the block A of the round two tournament,there is sure some interesting matchup here,once again,Matsui Jurina show us her "strength" proving that is not just some 16 yr old kid eliminating Yagura Fuuka,(go,jurina!!)

Block B

• Ishida Haruka vs. Tomonaga Mio
• Tano Yuka vs. Murakami Ayaka
• Okita Ayaka vs. Kojima Natsuki
• Furuhata Nao vs. Morita Ayaka

Summary:for the matchup of block b,in honest opinion,i dun't know or rather i haven't learn more about Akb48 enough to know the all the member yet,but given the chance of them appearing in the janken tournament,it will be interesting to see what they can produce

Block C

• Nagao Mariya vs. Morikawa Ayaka
• Takahashi Juri vs. Abe Maria
• Kobayashi Marina vs. Kitahara Rie
• Fujita Nana vs. Takahashi Minami

Summary:Finally,someone that i actually know appear!!ah yes,who doesn't know about Takahashi Minami(general manger of Akb48),i been wanting to say this for a long time.....her hairstyle has certainly change a lot,from her trademark ponytail,she change it to the current blonde(or is it,gold?)short hair,in my opinion this look good on her,Also on to one of my top ten favourite akb member-kitahara rie,somehow i dun know something kind of draw me to her(not her unagi look though.....or maybe her voice?)either way,congratulation to both of them advancing to the next round

Block D

• Tsuchiyasu Mizuki vs. Takeuchi Miyu
• Watanabe Mayu vs. Kashiwagi Yuki
• Nakata Chisato vs. Hirata Rina
• Nozawa Rena vs. Kojima Haruna

Summary:After looking at this matchup,i immediately found my most favourite match up in this whole jankan tournament(Watanabe Mayu v.s Kashiwagi Yuki),Yes my most and 3rd favourite oshi squaring against of each other,not to mention both of them are really good friend with one another,making this matchup more epic!

Yukirin look very stunning in her kimono,while mayu look... er....handsome..er...beautiful in her doctor danso,Once again,mayuyu beat yukirin(even in the 32nd senbatsu election),Ganbatte mayuyu!,Dun't be sad Yukirin,i will support your 2nd single "birthday wedding"


Anyway,as for the matchup of kojiharu,i thought,if she did get into the top 16th member,she will be one dam lucky girl as she has been announce as the center for"heart electric"jsut before the start of the janken tournament

Block E

• Ichikawa Miori vs. Kawaei Rina

For block E,i know quite a few people from their variety show (Akbingo),perhaps this round the best matchup would be between Ichikawa miori(aka,fresh lemon) and kawaei Rina(senbatsu of 33rd single member,i remember seeing kawaei Rina in mechaike Akb48 not long ago and since she appear in the 33rd single senbatsu lineup,she certainly has caught my attention,both of them were insanely cute in their own way,but Fresh lemon prevail to move on the next round

• Kamieda Emika vs. Nakamata Shiori (Default win)

Another thing,i notice for this round was the default win given to Kamieda Ericka,I thought akb48 has so many member surely one would be available to come and take part for the janken tournament??Anyway,it is a good thing for Kamieda ericka,seemingly that she finish in the second place of this 34th janken tournament.(you dun't get a default win everyday)

• Izuta Rina vs. Chikano Rina

The next matchup present a fight between the two Rina,I saw both of their appearance in their variety show....let's just say i am okay with either of them win for this matchup,haha

• Sato Amina vs. Fujie Reina

N now for the next match up between Sato amina and Fujie reina(hey,i know both of them).To be honest,if the kamis all left Akb48,Sato amina would definitely be my next oshimen change(sound like i am not very loyal,forgive me,mayuyu!!),Between the both of them i was rooting for Amina to win,(i just like her voice!)Not so disapointed about the result though as this is the janken tournament where the purpose is too hear the not so famous member singing in the single

Block F

• Miyawaki Sakura vs. Kikuchi Ayaka
• Omori Miyu vs. Isohara Kyoka
• Uchiyama Mikoto vs. Sasaki Yukari
• Shimazaki Haruka vs. Tanabe Miku

Summary:I do not know much about the member that appear in this matchup but i would certainly hope paruru would stop winning the janken round after round(or maybe her luck is really good)after all being the winner of 29th single janken tournament might have put the pressure on her to win this one

Block H

• Shiroma Miru vs. Oshima Ryoka
• Oba Mina vs. Kuramochi Asuka
• Ichino Narumi vs. Koyanagi Arisa
• Suzuki Shihori vs. Oya Shizuka

Summary:Again,not much of the member i know is in this matchup other than Kuramochi Asuka because of the sub group French Kiss,French kiss was probably the last Sub group,i hear before moving on to the solo single of the 48members,so her voice is kinda fresh in my mind still(i dun even know y m i commenting this on the janken tournament post,lol)Blame it to my poor knowledge of the 48 members

With that Round two of the 34th janken tournament review is done,will be working on the round 3 of the janken tournament review soon,until then stay tune to  the round 3 review of the tournament