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Sakiko Matsui
is a Japanese singer and pianist. She was a member of AKB48. Concurrently as a student specializing in piano at Tokyo College of Music, she has released a piano instrumental album ''Kokyū Suru Piano'' on October 3, 2012, which reached number 10 on Oricon's albums chart. __TOC__ Discography AKB48 Solo albums * ja:''Kokyū Suru Piano'' (2012) - Reached number 10 on Oricon. Sales: 10,263 Filmography * ''Bingo'' (2012) References External links AKB48 Official profile Pony Canyon Official profile Official Blog Sakiko Matsui (English page)on Google+ Google LLC () is an American Multinational corporation, multinational technology company focusing on Search Engine, search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, software, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, ar ... 1990 births Living people AKB48 members Japanese idols Japanese classical pianists Japanese women pianists Japanese women pop singers Pony Canyon artists Musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warabi, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 75,697 in 39,563 households and a population density of 15,000 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Warabi has the smallest area of any municipality in Japan, and highest population density outside of the special wards of Tokyo. Geography Warabi is located southeastern part of Saitama Prefecture, bordering Saitama City in the north, Toda in the west, and Kawaguchi in the east. The city area is in the Arakawa lowland and averages 4.8 meters above sea level. Land use mainly consists of residential areas. Surrounding municipalities * Saitama Prefecture ** Kawaguchi ** Toda ** Saitama Climate Warabi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Warabi is 14.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1482 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaze Wa Fuiteiru
, is the 23rd single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released on October 26, 2011. Release history and information The title of the upcoming October single by AKB48 was first announced to 20,000 fans present at the handshake event held to celebrate the launch of the group's 22nd single, "Flying Get", at the Nagoya Dome on September 4. The single was released in 5 versions: Type A Regular and Limited editions, Type B Regular and Limited editions, and a Theater Edition. It was written with lyric meant to ease the pain of the tsunami victims from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, as well as part of the large relief process to help out with restoration as the group has donated over 1.25 billion yen, and continue to hold monthly trip visit to tsunami areas to perform free concerts for the children and elderly in those areas. Track listing Type A Type B Theater Edition Members "Kaze wa Fuite Iru" Centers: Atsuko Maeda and Yuko Oshima * Team A: Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labrador Retriever (song)
is the 36th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on May 21, 2014 by King Records. This single was first performed at AKB48's concert in the National Olympic Stadium on March 29. It was the best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 1,786,825 copies. Synopsis The song tells the story of two young lovers who meet again at the beach resort where they had first met during the previous summer. They have arrived early this year, because they had not had enough time together the year before for their relationship to even progress to their first kiss—she asks if they should do that now. They had met when chasing the girl's childhood pet, a Labrador Retriever, as he played along the water's edge; this inspired her to give her new love the nickname "Labrador." The three of them chase across the beach as they had that first day, and she calls her love into her arms and asks (for the third time) if they should have their first kiss. This song pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mae Shika Mukanee
is the 35th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on February 26, 2014, by King Records. This single was first performed at AKB48's "AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014" concert. This is Yuko Oshima's last senbatsu participation in AKB48. The single reached number one on Oricon and Billboard's weekly charts, and placed third overall in Oricon's year-end chart with 1,153,906 copies. Promotion and release "Mae shika Mukanee", was first revealed to the public on January 24, 2014 at AKB48's "AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014 (Part 1)" concert at the Tokyo Dome City Hall. The title track's center performer is Yuko Oshima, and it is also her final senbatsu participation with AKB48. The members who participated in this song have participated in the group's previous song "Heart Electric". New participants include Mako Kojima and Akari Suda, and it is Kojima's first participation on an AKB48 title track. and Suda's first Senbatsu participation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Electric
is the 33rd single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on October 30, 2013. * The participating members for the title track were given English nicknames. The single reached number one on Oricon and Billboard's weekly charts. Promotion and release During AKB48's annual rock-paper-scissors tournament held at the Nippon Budokan area on September 18, 2013, AKB48 announced the lineup for "Heart Electric", and the release date of October 30. Haruna Kojima was announced last and come out with a red skirt in contrast to the blue skirts of the other members; this indicated that she was the center of the single. This marks Kojima's first time as a solo center. The group then performed the song and introduced themselves with English nicknames. The single was released in nine editions: four regular, four limited, and a theater edition. The limited editions contain a ticket for a handshake event and a randomly selected sticker of one of the 16 nicknamed girls. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koisuru Fortune Cookie
is the 32nd music single, single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on August 21, 2013. The single contains graduation songs for Mariko Shinoda and Tomomi Itano. The song has been recorded by AKB48's international sister groups in their respective local languages, including the #JKT48 version, Indonesian version by JKT48, released on the same date as the original Japanese version; the #SNH48 version, Chinese Mandarin version by SNH48, released in 2013; the #BNK48 version, Thai version by BNK48, released in 2017; and the #MNL48 version, Filipino version by MNL48, released in 2018; and the Vietnamese version by SGO48, released in December 2019. 2013 general election The lineup for the title track and supporting B-sides was determined by the results from the AKB48's 2013 general election. Rino Sashihara of HKT48 received the most votes and became the center, or headlining position, for the single. This is Sashihara's first time as a center for an AKB48 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayonara Crawl
is the 31st single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48; it was released in Japan on May 22, 2013. As of the release day, the CD single "Sayonara Crawl" had been shipped in 2.3 million copies, besting the group's previous record of 2.0 million from "Manatsu no Sounds Good!". , over 1.9 million copies have been sold. On 21 March 2022, Thai version of "Sayonara Crawl" has been sung by the combination members of BNK48 and CGM48. Release The single was released in the form of several different editions: 3 generally distributed editions titled Type A, Type K, and Type B and Theater Edition to be sold at the AKB48 Theater. There are also limited editions of Types A, K, and B. All editions contained a voting card for the AKB48 2013 General Election to determine the lineup for the group's 32nd single. The release marks the first time the group has presented a “quadruple center” lineup for the title track. The centers are: Tomomi Itano, Yuko Oshima, Haruka Shimazaki and Mayu Wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Long! (AKB48 Song)
"So Long!" (stylized as "So long !" with a space before the exclamation mark) is the 30th major single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It is also AKB48's sixth cherry blossom-themed single, and its first single of 2013. This single was released in Japan on February 20 in four different versions. The 64-minute-long music video for the title track is directed by director Nobuhiko Obayashi. The Nippon Television network aired a 3-episode special television drama based on the title track from 11–13 February 2013. This is also the last single to feature long-time members Tomomi Kasai, Moeno Nitō, and Sayaka Nakaya. Composition As with many of AKB48's songs, the lyrics were written by Yasushi Akimoto. They begin: :''""'' which is romanized as: ''"So long! …hohoende! So long! ..jā matane, eda ni ikutsu ka no katai tsubomi, sakurazensen mada konainoni" and translated as: ''"So long! ..smiling! So long! ..yeah bye for now, in the branch some hard buds, before the cherry tree s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eien Pressure
is the 29th major single by the Japanese female idol group AKB48, released in Japan on December 5, 2012. Background The sixteen members that were featured in the title track were decided in the AKB48 rock-paper-scissors tournament held in September along with their position at Nippon Budokan. The overall winner of the tournament was Haruka Shimazaki, who sang the lead vocals for the song and took up the center position during its performances, and it is also her first solo center. The single was released in five versions: Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, Type-D, and Theater Edition. The third tracks of the DVDs that come with Types A, B, and C are music videos for the songs that placed, respectively, first, second, and third in the recently held Music Video Request, in which fans could vote for a song to get a music video. Its music video was directed by Eiki Takahashi (also director of Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō). It premiered on MTV Japan. This is also the first single where Kojima Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uza (song)
"Uza" (stylized in Japanese as "UZA", meaning "Annoying" and pronounced "oo-zah") is the 28th major single by the Japanese female idol group AKB48, released in Japan on October 31, 2012. Background The single was first announced on Yasushi Akimoto's Google+ and the title song premiered live on September 18, 2012, at the AKB48's rock-paper-scissors tournament at Nippon Budokan. This is also the first single without ace Maeda Atsuko, and this is also the first senbatsu participation of Sakura Miyawaki. Mayu Watanabe was originally one of the centers, along with Jurina Matsui, however due to heavy choreography involved in this song, Yuko Oshima, a more experienced dancer, later replaced Watanabe's center position. It was released in four versions: Type-A, Type-K, Type-B, and Theater Edition. The music video for the title song was directed by Joseph Kahn, the director of the music video for "Gingham Check". Track listing Type-A Type-K Type-B Theater Edition M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gingham Check
is the 27th major single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The members were chosen from their placements in the AKB48's 2012 general election. The single was released in Japan on August 29, 2012. It includes the graduation song for long-time headlining member Atsuko Maeda. 2012 general election On March 26, 2012, AKB48 announced it would be holding an election to determine the lineup for its 27th major single. The field of candidates consisted of 243 members from AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48, and the ballots were available in the group's 26th single, "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" The election results were announced on June 6 at Nippon Budokan and results were broadcast live on TV for the first time. Yuko Oshima came first, followed by Mayu Watanabe and Yuki Kashiwagi. This is the first single without Atsuko Maeda in the main lineup (excluding rock-paper-scissors singles) as she did not participate as a candidate in the election, and graduated from the group two days be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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