Hi everybody! I’m back with the latest news about our favorite Akihabara girls, along with a big and juicy rumor, that is nothing more than a rumor for now *shrugs*

1. The place where you can find all of AKB48’s lyrics romanized, most of them translated and colorcoded too, the awesome AKB48 Lyrics Paradise, has a new layout and an improved lyrics viewing system that allows you to view kanji, romanized & color coded lyrics and the translation in the same page! This is a great system because it makes it simpler to know all you want about the song in just one click! Please do visit, it’s a great site and the wonderful haruna_hamasaki has put a lot of work into this, so go and find out at last what our little idols are singing!

2. Sato Amina was added to Team A. Well, this isn’t news, actually, but they announced this after the post I made about the Research Students who joined teams A and K so I thought I’d inform, in case somebody missed the news

Doesn’t she look a lot like Country Musume’s Miuna? I call her A-miuna in my head because I’m a dork XD Well, we’ve already had the chance to see her in action in H1, and she is a very good performer. Great dancer, always full of energy! The only thing that bothers me a bit is her voice. She stays on pitch and has a good beat, but the tone of her voice is a bit… squeaky, to say the least. However, she is very good at using her voice to its best, kind of like Kasai Tomomi and her anime moe~ voice, and she still manages to sound great with it! Amina still has to work a bit more to get to that level, but she’s on a great path already! She fits in Team A perfectly, and I’m actually a convert. I adore this girl, she’s so likable!

3. TEAM K 4th STAGE!!!!!!: God! I almost died in happiness when this news came out! The title of the stage is “Saishuu Beru ga Naru” which translates to “The last Bell Rings” Well, it’s a bit of a weird title, and I actually think that it sounds like a ballad title… Still, it’s Team K, so everything they do absolutely kicks ass! It starts on march 31st, and trust me, I will be here fangirling about the previes, reviews and everything else once we get them so stay tuned! I wish for lots of Yuko, lots of Umeda Ayaka, lots of Saeyaka, Kasai, Erena, Naruru, Mocchi… Oh well, you get the point! Team K is my favorite Team so I’m absolutely thrilled to see that this is finally happening!!!

4. AKB48 1000th performance!!! Well, this weekend was the 1000th time that AKB48 performed in the theater, as regular theater attender Tatami Mats informed us at S48, and other than the regular performance of A4, which was incredibly crowded, and featured all of the Team A original members (that is to say that Team B’s Hirajima and Urano as well as graduated members Orii, Hoshino, Kayano and Watanabe attended) Also, after the A4 performance ended, the original Skirt, Hirari unit performed, and then all of the original units from A1!! Apparently the fans were very supportive, and even in the cafe were shouting the mixes and cheering for the girls. So congratulations to them, and here’s hoping for 1000 more great shows!

5. AKB48 Cellphone release of new single: There’s going to be a new single released in June by AKB48, called “Baby Baby Baby”. This release is going to be cell phone exclusive, for Docomo users. I hope that it turns out to be like H!P’s Lalala blablabla song that got released as a single afterwards… Girls to be included are the following:

Team A -
Itano Tomomi, Oshima Mai, , Kawasaki Nozomi, Kojima Haruna, Sato Yukari, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Nakanishi Rina, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami: Hey, why stop there? Why leave Awesome Hana (TM) outside? I mean, Team A is everyone and their dog’s favorite, but this is ridiculous. I’m sure that some of the girls who appear in every freaking single could use some free time now and then… This is a cellphone release for the love of God! Not even then can they refrain from selecting lots and lots of Team A members… Oh well, thank God that Nozomi and Yukarin made it, because I effing love them more everyday and their gravure PBs and DVDs aren’t going to sell themselves, you know! That’s the reason why they were selected for this single, I believe, but I couldn’t care less. Also, I can’t deny my happiness for the Maimainess included in this. I approve.

Team K -
Akimoto Sayaka, Umeda Ayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ohori Megumi, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Miyazawa Sae: Well, Saeyaka + Yuko + Erena + Kasai is a given in almost every AKB48 release, but what totally made my day was the inclusion of poor neglected Umeda Ayaka who is in my top five of AKB48 members. Her voice is amazing, and she dances like there’s no tomorrow… Well, I’ll leave that for her profile, but you see, she was sadly absent during BOTH Himawarigumi stages, which caused me to weep in sorrow, but now that she’s back I’m absolutely thrilled to see her as part of a single. (I don’t care that this is a crappy cellphone release either. She rocks. Period.) Another interesting addition is that of Ohori Megumi, who has been increasing in popularity levels ever since 0ji59fun started featuring her as a regular. That girl is hilarious because of how she turns every little innocent thing into something sex related. This is her first single appearance, so I’m glad she made it!

Team B -
Kashiwagi Yuki, Kikuchi Ayaka, Watanabe Mayu: Mayu and Ayaka come as no surprise (Ok, I won’t lie, I still can’t see what’s so great about Ayaka but whatever…) and one of Team B’s best singers (also famous because she was one of the finalists for MM 8th gen Audition) Kashiwagi Yuki will also be part of this release. I’m glad to see 3 Team B girls, but come on! They should’ve been more B and less A girls IMO…

And here’s the craptastic cover (But it’s all redeemed because Mai appears in it)

Mai looks lovely, as usual. Acchan is totally rocking the long hair! I don’t like Haruna’s plain straight hairstyle. Mariko looks HOT! And Mayu… she… doesn’t look right at all…

WHERE THE HELL IS TEAM K IN THIS FREAKING COVER!!!! Go die on a stick Akimoto. Team K owns.

I won’t make ANY comments whatsoever about the hideous outfits. I think I’ll wait for the PV. Maybe they were just for the press conference? *crosses fingers*

6. Is avex interested in signing AKB48?: This is a mere rumor, but one that worries me a lot. Supposedly, avex was even looking into giving them a new theater, which would be one of the floors of their Shibuya building. Of course, signing with a big big name like avex means possibly more recognition, but then I sadly remember all of Girl’s Box, and how they were painfully neglected until they either disbanded (I’m still not over SweetS…) or went into indefinite hiatus. And it makes me really worried! Also, working for a big company would limit the creative freedom that Akimoto has over the group, and this could potentially ruin the whole “edgy” image that I like so much about AKB… Also, what’s the point of a group named “AKB48″ if they are not in Akihabara anymore? The geek appeal would be lost, but I think that’s a double edged sword actually, considering how DEVOTED their fans are, and how they would be probably ditched by mainstream audiences, like so many girl groups these days…

Actually, I’d rather see them stay how they are. I read somewhere that Noro Kayo has said in 2 different radio interviews that she’s already going to release a CD with avex, but knowing Nontii, it might very well be a prank of some kind and not necessarily a true fact. If they do go into avex, then I seriously hope that they aren’t treated like all of avex’s girl groups have. That would be very unfair for this group of girls who have worked really hard to get where they are!

Ok, that is all! See you next time!