AKB48 Request Hour 2015 Best 1035: 50-01

It's that time of the year again: AKB48 held their annual Request Hour!! Since 2015 is their 10th anniversary they went a bit hardcore and ranked all the 1035 AKB48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, SDN48, sub-groups and soloist groups (The last two were excluded the past few years).

Well, they didn't perform all the songs, but they made videos with the rankings and performed the top200 again like last year. I kind of missed everything this year and only listened to the top10 or something (from a live stream). But I have to say it was a very interesting Request Hour. A lot of my favourite songs didn't even make the top200 (Kamonegix, Darkness, Dear J, Kaze wa Fuiteiru, a looot of stage songs [I mean hallooo, Sasae?] 
In the top200 have been a lot of surprises, too and because of the 10th anniversary, a lot of graduated members vame back like Maeda Atsuko, Oshima Yuko, Katayama Haruka, Masuda Yuka. That shows how special this year is.

You can read the full list on many sites like stage48, but here are the top50 from today:



50: Haruiro no Tsubasa (Akita Kazue)

49: Dakishimechaikenai

48: Soredemo Suki da Yo (Rino Sashihara)

47: Kimi no Hitomi wa Planetarium

46: Dakishimeraretara (Kuramochi Asuka, Kojima Haruna, Nagao Mariya)

45: Love Shugyou

44: Koi Yori mo Dream (Dasu, Tsuma, Nita)

43: Himitsu no Diary

42: Idol no Oujya (HKT48)

41: Ima, Kimi wo Omou (HKT48)

40: Ai no Sonzai

39: Heart Gata Virus (Kojima Haruna, Kojima Mako, Kojima Natsuki)

38: Seifuku no Hane (Team 8)

37: Souzou no Shijin (NMB48)

36: Namaiki Lips (Yabuki Nako, Tanaka Miku)

35: Dazai Osamu wo Yonda Ka? (NMB48)

34: Itoshisa no Accel (Takahashi Minami)

33: Ue Kara Mariko (Marika Tani Center) (Ue Kara Marika)

32: Rashikunai (NMB48)

31: Heart no Dasshutsu Game

30: Hatsukoi wa Minoranai (Ojarumaru Sisters Song)

29: Yokaze no Shiwaza (Kashiwagi Yuki)

28: May (Yokoyama Yui)

27: Kazanbai (Kashiwagi Yuki)

26: Kimi no Koto Ga Suki Dakara

25: Choose me! (Kitahara Rie, Mukaichi Mion, Minegishi Minami, Sashihara Rino, Kuramochi Asuka, Nakagawa Haruka, Owada Nana )

24: Warukii (Watanabe Miyuki)

23: Nusumareta Kuchibiru

22: Dakishimetal Kedo (Yamamoto Sayaka)

21: Nakinagara Hohoende (Oshima Yuko)

20: Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu (No Name)

19: Natsu no Mae (HKT48 Team KIV)

18: Temodemo no Namida (Kashiwagi Yuki and Saeki Mika)

17: Escape (SKE48)

16: Watashi wa Watashi (Minegishi Minami)

15: Kareha no Station (Matsui Rena)

14: Eien Pressure

13: Watashi wa Blueberry Pie (HKT48)

12: Hikaeme I love you (HKT48)

11: 47 no Suteki na Machi e (Team 8)

10: Seijun Philosophy (Team 4)

9: Koko de Ippatsu (Suda Akari and Matsumura Kaori)

8: Ice no Kuchizuke (12th generation)

7: Kiseki wa ma ni Awanai (Miyazawa Sae, Matsui Jurina and Nakanishi Yuka)

6: Kokoro no Placard

5: Kibouteki Refrain

4: Koi Suru Fortune Cookie

3: Jane Doe (Takahashi Minami)

2: Tomodachi (Yamamoto Sayaka and Yamada Nana)

1: Suzuake Nanchara



There are a few things I want to talk about. First of all Akita Kazue's solo is at number 50!! I didn't expect her to come that high and seems like most SDN fans voted for her. I don't really know SDN that well, but it still makes me happy. :D

Well, there are a lot of solos in the list here but most songs were to be expected. It's cool that Yuko returned for Nakinagara Hohoende and it always makes me happy to see the Undergirls songs like Dakishimechaikenai, Kimi no Koto ga Suki dakara and Nusumareta Kuchibiru being so high.

Miichan and Rena are pretty close with their ranks (16th and 15th), but the highest solo song goes to Takamina with Jane Doe (at 3rd). Actually, this marks the highest solo song ever! It makes me really happy that Takamina's fans did this for her. *-* I honestly though a Team 8 song would win, but 47 no suteki na machi he at number 11 is still pretty good. Seeing Ice no Kuchizuke at number 8, is awesome for Yukarun and nice to see it being performed by the whole 12th gen. It makes me really, really happy that Kiseki wa ma ni awanai stays strong and only dropped one place. Sae fans are still there!!

                            

Sasshi with KFC beats both Kibouteki Refrain and KNP and shows that she's still standing strong. At number 2 is the beautiful song Tomodachi by Sayanee and Nana and I honestly believed this woul win. It didn't, but that's still a very nice rank.

    

Number 1 is... 鈴懸の木の道で「君の微笑みを夢に見る」と言ってしまったら僕たちの関係はどう変わってしまうのか、僕なりに何日か考えた上でのやや気恥ずかしい結論のようなもの

For those of you who can't read Japanese, this is the 2013 Janken song Suzukake Nanchara, centered by Jurina. As a Jurina oshi, this is a big surprise for me. I never expected it, but seems like last year wasn't enough.^^ I like Suzuke. I like the song, I love Jurina and the fact that there are so many unknown members in the line-up, so this makes me really happy.

It's also somehow nice to see an AKB song winning, even though the center isn't a whole AKB member. xD

But Request Hour wouldn't be Request Hour without a few announcements. This year there are two very big announcements.

First of is the senbatsu announcement for AKB48's 39th single, titled ''Green Flash''. It's mostly the main Kibouteki Refrain line-up, only Dasu is out for Mako. Milky still isn't in again, but I'm not that sad, because I do think she will have her comeback soon. Like this, there are more main AKB members, which is great for the 10th anniversary. oh, I didn't tell the most important part: Centers are Kojima Haruna and Kashiwagi Yuki! OMG, Yukirin!!! Finally, FINALLY. I was wishing for a Yukirin for a very long time now, and it finally is reality. Well, she shares it with Nyan2, which isn't the best turnout (nothing against Nyan, but she had Heart Ereki) but I'm still happy. We also already heard the short version of the song and I have to say it's a pretty interesting song. It doesn't sound like AKB and even has a little rap part (Done by Takamina and SayaRap). But actually, it is a more soft song and I like it.

Then we have the biggest announcement: A new group NGT48 will be created in Niigata!!

I think a new group is a nice move and everyone was already guessing it to be SPR48 (Sapporo). But I'm actually really shocked that it is Niigata. I know little about Niigata, which already shows, that it isn't as popular and big as some other cities. Of course, it's closer to Tokyo than Sapporo, but I'm still surprised about that move. Perhaps the is a nice sponsor over there or something. Well, I'm really, really interested how everything will turn out. This will be the first time that I witness the creation of a 48group, so I'm quite excited!! :D


There have been some little announcements, like the Majisuka stage play with Rena and Yui (which is pretty cool) and HKT & AKB tours.

So it was a really interesting Request Hour in my opinion. I'm just happy that we don't have a big shuffle announcement again. :D

AKB48 Unit Matsuri (January 27th)

So, after Request Hour ended there was also held a Unit Matsuri, were several sub-units and solo-singers performed. I think this is a really cool thing, so here is the setlist:

Kage-ana: Owada Nana

M00. Overture
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MC00. BAKARHYTHM, Sashihara Rino, Minegishi Minami
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M01. Smile Kamigakushi (Tentoumu Chu!)
M02. Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! (Owada N, Ota Y, Mukaichi M, Komiyama H, Yabuki N, Tanaka M)
M03. Matsumulove (Matsumura Kaori)
M04. After Rain
 ———
MC01. BAKARHYTHM
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M05. Tomo no Ura Boujou (Iwasa Misaki)
M06. Enkyori Poster (Iwatate S, Okada N, Yabushita S, Takahashi J, Murayama Y, Nishino M, Miyawaki S)
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MC02. Yokoyama Y, Yamamoto S, Furuhata N, Kodama H, Fujie R
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M07. 10 Krone to Pan (Yamamoto S, Yokoyama Y, Furuhata N, Kodama H, Fujie R)
M08. Wagamama na Nagareboshi (Shimazaki H, Kawaei R)
M09. Rappa Renshuuchuu (Watanabe Mayu)
 ———
MC03. Watanabe Miyuki, Suda A, Yamauchi S, Oota A
 ———
M10. Tainin Gougi no Sunset beach (Watanabe Miyuki, Suda A, Oota A, Yamauchi S)
M11. Okami to Pride (Iriyama A, Shiroma M)
M12. Birthday Wedding (Kashiwagi Yuki)
 ———
MC04. Sashihara R, Kizaki Y, Shimazaki H, Yagura F
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M13. Boyhunt no Hohou Oshiemasu (Sashihara R, Shimazaki H, Yagura F, Kizaki Y)
M14. Kirigirisu Jin (No3b)
M15. Romance Privacy (French Kiss)
M16. Stoic na bigaku (Watanabe M, Ichikawa M, Oba M, Yabushita S, Miyawaki S, Yabuki N)
M17. Soredemo Sukidayo (Sashihara Rino)
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MC05. Oshima Y, Minegishi M, Furukawa A, Takajo A, Nagao M
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M18. Ichi no san (Oshima Y, Nagao M, Minegishi M, Furukawa A, Takajo A)
M19. Itsumo soba ni (Kuramochi Asuka)
M20. Watashi Leaf (Matsui J, Iriyama A, Kawaei R, Owada N as Kato Rena's under)
M21. Jane Doe (Takahashi Minami)
M22. Tsugi no Pierce (Not yet)
 ———
MC06. Kojima H, Kashiwagi Y, Matsui R
M23. Shower no ato dakara (Kojima H, Kashiwagi H, Matsui R)
M24. JJ ni karitamono (Takahashi M, Umeda A, Takayanagi A, Yamada N, Kitahara R, Kuramochi A)
M25. Hatsukoi Dash (Watarirouka Hashiritai: Watanabe M, Oota A, Kikuchi A, Nakagawa H, Hirajima N, Iwasa M, Urano K)
M26. Kanpeki Guu~no ne (Watarirouka Hashiritai: Watanabe M, Oota A, Kikuchi A, Nakagawa H, Hirajima N, Iwasa M, Urano K)

 ———
MC07. Oshima Y, Kojima H, Minegishi M, Sashihara R 

 ———
M27. Heart Ereki (senbatsu - Kojima Mako as Jurina's under)
M28. Suzukake Nanchara (Janken senbatsu, sister groups girls not here except Jurina and Nao)
M29. Sayonara Crawl (All)

M30. Koisuru Fortune Cookie (All)
 ———
Announcement: Oshima Yuko's graduation ceremony will be held at the Kokuritsu (Olympic Stadium) (concerts scheduled March 29th-30th). She will attend handshake events after her graduation.
A "Thank you Yuko" festival will be held later in the year.
 ———
Encore
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EN01. Mae Shika Mukanee (Senbatsu)
EN02. Heavy Rotation (All)

NO DiVA!!! :(
They seemed to use this concert to promote the album songs.. Which is great, but still why don't they perform them on real concerts?? And how about a few Chocolove songs?? I love Chocolove and I really want to see some songs be performed again..
Well, something important happened: We were right and Yuko will graduate in the Olympic stadium. This better be amazing, but as far as I know Yuko, it will be.. ;)
I guess the solos sounded awesome and it's nice to see something like Enkyori Poster being performed (Juri *-*) but that's really it!

AKB48 Request Hour Day 4 (January 26th)

The last day of exciting songs for now.. After this the waiting will wait for the top100 songs, that will be performed at Saitama Super Arena on April 6th.
But first let's see the places 125-101!!

Kage-Ana: Okada Nana

~overture~
125. UZA - AKB48 (Shinoda > Iriyama, Itano > Tano)
124. Kono Sekai ga Yuki no Naka ni Umoreru Mae ni - NMB48 Team N
 ———
MC01. Matsui J, Matsui R, Minegeshi, Takahashi M, Yamamoto S,Watanabe Miyuki
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123. Plastic no Kuchibiru - Oshima Yuko
122. Seifuku no Bambi - Sashihara Rino, Kodama Haruka, Miyawaki Sakura
120. Kimi no C/W - Watanabe Mayu, Shimazaki Haruka, Takajo Aki
120. Iiwake Maybe - AKB48
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MC02. Sato Sumire, Kuramochi Asuka, Tano Yuka, Oshima Ryoka
 ———
118. Kizashi - SKE48 Team KII
118. Sayonara Crawl - AKB48
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MC03. Yokoyama Yui, Watanabe Mayu, Ichikawa Miori
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117. Sore wo seishun to yobu hi - SKE48
116. Sasae - Oshima Team K
115. Sunahama de Pistol - NMB48 (Center: Kotani Riho)
114. Nagiichi - NMB48 + Jo Eriko
113. Through the Night - SKE48
112. Hoshi no Mukougawa - Kojima Haruna, Nakata Chisato, Oota Aika, Iwasa Misaki
111. Glory days - Matsui Jurina, Nakanishi Yuuka, Saito Makiko
110. Usotsuki na Dachou - Ishida Anna, Goto Risako, Yamada Reika
108. Teppen Tottande! - NMB48
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Bonus. secret base ~kimi ga kureta mono~ - SONE (Minegishi Minami, Kitahara Rie, Sashihara Rino, Miyazaki Miho) (not ranked)
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108. Suitei Marmalade - Future Girls
107. Mou Hadashi ni Hanarenai - NMB48
106. Mushi no Ballad - Kojima Haruna
 ———
MC04. Kotani Riho, Ogasawara Mayu, Tashima Meru, Tomonaga Mio
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105. Gingham Check - AKB48
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MC05. Kojima Haruna, Oshima Yuko
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104. Kodoku na Runner - Yokoyama Team A
103. Nando mo Nerae! - NMB48 Team N (Ogasawara Mayu, Kinoshita Haruna, Kotani Riho, Hayashi Momoka, Kadowaki Kanako)
102. Kuchi Utsushi no Chocolate - Kashiwagi Yuki, Oota Aika, Katayama Haruka
 ———
MC06. Kashiwagi Yuki, Oota Aika, Katayama Haruka
 ———
101. Gomen ne, SUMMER - SKE48
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ENCORE
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EN01. Kanashiki Kinkyori Renai - Umeda Team B
EN02. Team Zaka - Minegishi Team 4 (5th album)
 ———
MC07. Team 4
 ———
EN03. Maeshika Mukanee (35th single) 

Announcement VTR!
AKB48 Group Gib Sokaku Matsuri
Zepp Diver City Tokyo 24th February 2014

EN04. Koisuru Fortune Cookie
EN05. Heavy Rotation

First off, what's UZA doing so low??? o.O Seems like I'm really in the minority of liking this song to death. xP Well, what I'm really happy about is that Tano Yuka is in this line-up. Yosh!! And she even is in Tomochin's position, isn't that great???
Yuko luckily got to sing Plastic no Kuchibiru in Mariko-sama's place. Honestly, Jurina would have also been fine, but I'm happy that Yuko was able to sing this song once in her carreer. Sadly, it dropped almost 100 places.. graduation..
But why is Sasae so low. I almost voted for it but hoped it would rank high. But it seems without Twintower fans (who probably always voted a lot for it) there aren't that many voters.. And they probably feared it wouldn't be performed by the original members.. which sadly happened. But if you think about only five people singing the songs, I think it's better that Oshima Team K got to sing the song, especially since that Team is also awesome.. Then we also find Through the Night here, which is so awesome for Deguchi & co. I still love the song and am happy that so many SKE fans like the song, too! :D (or the members.. or the theme..) There's also Glory Days, such an adorable song, but like I said about Jyuri and Darkness, Jurina's fans are probably just voting for Omoide and Suzukake!!
Sadly, Teppen Totande didn't rank in the top100. Damn, this song is so NMBish and it really marks their approach to the top.. So sad, soo sad..
What a revival of SONE??? WTF?? xxD OMG, that's sooo cool!! Like, really they are made up of the funniest members everrrr!! Myao and Miichan, Kitarie and Sasshi.. This can't get wrong. Just listen to this, it's so freaking funny. xD
But now onto a rather sad thing: Mushi no Ballad dropped 101 places. :o Well, with Sayaka's graduation there wasn't a need to vote for it anymore.. I guess. But still, it's such an amazing song! And I don't know what I should think about Nyan doing it.. I would be happier if Ume-chan or Mocchi did it, but yeah. Haruna is also a good singer, so it's alright.. :)
Lastly, Kodoku na runner ranked and was performed by Team A.. Well, I look forward to see Yuka in this, but why no SDN? :( Still, such an awesome song, and I guess Yuuwaku no Garter will rank in top100. ;)
Also with this it's clear, that the song I voted for is in Top100!! Yeay :D

Oh wait, let's not forget to talk about the announcement!! A shuffle? Like, a real big 48group shuffle?? :o Well, if that means that Sae-chan comes back to AKB48 (she mentioned she feels lonely nowadays and wants to see the members.. and she looks forward to it, so it's possible^^) I'm all for it. 
But I hate the whole ''This is to save Team K'' talking. Damn, if you don't push these amazing girls, how should they become popular?? And some of them are already popular. Yagi and Tomu even went higher in sousenkyou last year. Definetely higher than Kato Rena, who didn't rank at all.. or all the little 14th and 15th generations.. And there are still so many other amazing members like Mocchi, Kitarie, Myao, Abemari etc.. They already have a great bond, so please don't destroy that.. And also please don't tear the sister groups apart, HKT just had their shuffle.. -.-
But except for that I'm open-minded to this shuffle.. How about Yuka and Moe to Team K? And perhaps the three musketeers to the teams A, K and B.. And what about Team 4? :D This is already exciting and I can't wait for it!!!

AKB48 Request Hour 2014 Day 3 (January 25th)

We already reached Day three now, so let's look into the places 150 - 126 now!! :D

Kage-Ana : Kojima Mako

Miniskirt no Yousei - Draft members (Team A's Nishiyama, Team K's Goto and Team B's Yokoshima)
Party ga Hajimaru - All Draft members

~overture~
150. Oogoe Diamond - AKB48 (Jurina center)
149. Zannen Shoujo - Watanabe Mayu, Ishida Haruka, Uchida Mayumi 
 ———
MC01. Kashiwagi Yuki, Sashihara Rino, Minegishi Minami
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148. Scrap and Build - Oshima Team K
147. Pajama Drive - Watanabe Mayu, Owada Nana, Kojima Mako
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MC02. Watanabe Mayu, Owada Nana, Kojima Mako
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146. RESET - "Original" Team K
145. Koko ni Datte Tenshi wa Iru - NMB48 Team N
144. Kataomoi Finally - SKE48
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MC03. Yokoyama Yui, Kotani Riho
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143. Seigi no Mikata Janai Hero - Umeda Team B
142. Sougen no Kiseki - Oshima Team K
141. Kiss Made Countdown - Yokoyama Team A
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MC04. Kashiwagi Yuki, Sashihara Rino, Minegishi Minami
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140. Kamonegix - NMB48
139. Sasameyuki Regret - Oshima Team K
138. Sakura no Hanabiratachi - AKB48
137. Namekuji Heart - NMB48
135. Utsukushii Inazuma - SKE48
135. End Roll - Oshima Yuko, Umeda Ayaka, Mogi Shinobu, Murayama Yuiri
134. Omoide no Hotondo - Takahashi Minami & VTR Acchan (TDC 2012)
133. Kimi to deatte boku wa kawatta - NMB48
132. Tosokanasou de Todoku Mono - NMB48
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MC05. NMB48
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130. Enjou Rosen - Sashihara Rino, Takajo Aki
130. Only Today - Yokoyama Team A
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MC06. Oshima Yuko, Shimada Haruka
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129. Pioneer - Takahashi Team A
128. Choco no Dorei - SKE48
127. Aozora Café
126. Chiokaku Sunshine - Original Team 4
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ENCORE
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EN01. Boku wa Ganbaru (5th album song)
EN02. Chireba Ii no ni (5th album) - 15th geneation
EN03. Mae Shika Mukanee (35th single)
EN04. Koi Suru Fortune Cookie

So finally, FINALLY we get something from the Drafties after waiting like FOREVER!! I'm happy that Rena, Moe and Aeri even got to perform Miniskirt no Yousei, but it's even better that all of them performed Party ga hajimeru yo, AKB48's very first song!!
Speaking of old songs. Why is Sakura no hanibaratachi at 138??? o.O And wasn't Oogoe Diamond like 50 last year? :o
Also, some awesome Team K dropped.. Sougen no Kiseki and End Roll are such amazing songs.. ** Well, especially Sougen no Kiseki must be so sad without Sayaka.. :'( But I'm happy that Sasameyuki ranked and that it's even higher than Kiss made Countdown (arrrgh, why did that even rank??? -.-).. :D
Well, there are definetely some NMB48 and SKE48 songs here, but none of HKT48. o.O 
I'm really happy that so many N3rd songs are ranking, and I guess at least Zipper and Yume no Dead Body will rank in the top 100! But sadly Kamonegix is only at 140. love that song!
As for SKE48: My two favourite songs Kataomoi Finally and Utsukushii Inazuma are on the list today... But why the big drop for Katafai??? And why is Utsukushii Inazuma so low????? :( Well, I love the songs so yeah.. And Choco no Dorei also ranked, so when will we see Sansei Kawaii?? 
Then of course Omoide no Hotondo appeared again, with another Acchan VTR to accomplish Takamina..
And lastly, another thing I'm really happy about is that Aozora Café is at 127, as it's one of the best b-sides of 2013 in my opinion. And this is of course great for the KKS!!

Another interesting day, sadly with no announcement. But perhaps also luckily?? What can we expect from tomorrow? There will certainly be a very big announcement. A graduation?
We will see..

AKB48 Request Hour 2014 Day 2 (January 24th)

And here comes the second day of the AKB48 request hour, and it gets more exciting now with the places 175-151!!

Kage-ana: Yokoyama Yui

-overture-
175. Let's Go Kenkyuusei! - AKB 15th gen Kenkyuusei
174. Seventeen - AKB48 (Paruru & Takamina center)
173. OkiDoki - SKE48 
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MC01 Sashihara Rino, Kojima Haruna
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172. Ame no Pianist - Matsui Rena, Deguchi Aki, Oya Masana
171. Seifuku Ressistance - Tano Yuka, Aigasa Moe, Oshima Ryoka
170. Darkness - SKE48
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MC02 Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena, Oya Masana, Takayanagi Akane, Suda Akari, Kizaki Yuria
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169. Aun no Kiss - SKE Shirogumi
168. Oh My God! - NMB48 + Jo Eriko
167. HKT48 - HKT48
165. Te wo Tsunaginagara - SKE48
165. Boku no Yell - AKB48
164. Hazumisaki - SKE48
163. Sugar Rush - AKB48
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MC03 Ogasawara Mayu
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162. Namida no Sei Janai (Mariko graduation song) - AKB48
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MC04 Sasshi, Mio, Akiyoshi, Meru
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161. Party is over - AKB48 Yokoyama Team A
160. Yuuhi Wo Miteiru ka? - Owada, Iriyama, Kawaei, Takamina, Yokoyama, Watanabe, Kashiwagi, Tano, Kojima Mako, Shimazaki, Okada Nana, Kojima Haruna, Nishino, Minegishii
———
MC05 Watanabe Mayu, Kashiwagi Yuki
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159. Korogaru Ishi ni Nare - Oshima Team K
158. To Be Continued - Oshima Team K
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MC06 Okada Nana, Kojima Mako, Nishino Miki
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157. Saigo no Door (Itano graduation song) - AKB48
156. Kibou no Kairyuu - HKT48
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MC07 Yamamoto Sayaka, Kotani Riho, Watanabe Miyuki, Jo Eriko, Yamada Nana
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155. AKB Festival - Team Surprise
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MC08 Yokoyama Yui, Kawaei Rina, Shimazaki Haruka
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154. Yume no Kawa - AKB48
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MC09 Takamina, Miichan Nyan
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153. Tsuyosa to Yowasa no Aida de (Akimoto graduation song) - AKB48
152. Kitagawa Kenji - NMB48
151. Nakama no Uta - SKE48 Team S
 
ENCORE 

35th senbatsu announcement
Center: Oshima Yuko
AKB48 35th single Title: ''Mae Shika Mukanee''
Takahashi Minami, Yokoyama Yui, Watanabe Mayu, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kojima Haruna, Shimazaki Haruka, Matsui Rena, Watanabe Miyuki, Yamamoto Sayaka, Sashihara Rino, Suda Akari, Kawaei Rina, Matsui Jurina, Kojima Mako, Minegishi Minami

EN01. Maeshika mukanee (AKB48 35th Single)
EN02. Heavy Rotation (All)
EN03. Koisuru Fortune Cookie (All)

Wow, the songs at 172-170 just look so damn awesome!! *-*
Ame no Pianist is such a wonderful song and Rena totally owns it (love her deep voice here). And then Seifuku Ressistance with the Tomomi clone Moe and our two dorky kids Yuka and Ryouka.. *-* Seems like they really chose the best dancers of the new generations!! xD, Darkness should have ranked SO much higher in my opinion!! The songs is so awesome.. is that another sign for the Omoide Ijou boost?? Or did many Jurina fans even vote for Suzukake nanchara?? xD
I'm pretty happy to see the beautiful Hazumisaki here and wow, there were many SKE48 songs.. o.O
Sugar Rush got also ranked, which is great and I REALLY can't wait to see the performance of that song. But what's with the awesome Team K songs Korogaru Ishi ni nare and To be continued to be  ranked so low??? No love for Team K again.. -.- But well, perhaps they all voted for Sayaka's graduation song Tsuyosa to Yowasa no Aida de with all the 2nd gens. And guess what.. It ranked higher than Mariko's, Tomochin's and even Acchan's graduation song!!!! :o Wow, I am so happy for Sayaka, especially since the song is so beautiful itself. :)
To finish, there weren't that many NMB48 and especially not that many HKT48 songs, but it's great that the song HKT48 got ranked at least!! xD

About the announcement, FINALLY we know some details about the 35th single. I expected it to be a Yuko center, and that's really cool, isn't it? Also, it sounds like a fun and upbeat Team K song, so it definetely fits her image perfectly. I have to listen to it a few more times, but it sounds okay and at least more interesting than So long! xD
About the senbatsu, it isn't such a surprise, with the biggest change being Annin out of senbatsu.. About time for Mako to join senbatsu, I mean she was in it for the album. xD Akarin just fits into it and has the popularity, too, even though the charm of Love-tan was nice, too!
But I will talk about all of that when the single and PV are released.. ;)

So we had some nice songs and news, which is pretty cool.. Still, I wish we had a live stream and I'm looking forward to the rest!! :)

AKB48 Request Hour 2014 Day 1 (January 23rd)

The AKB48 Request Hour started and of course I'm going to talk about it!!!! So let's start right off with the places 200-176:

Kage-ana: Kawaei Rina

200. Kimi ni Tsuite (AKB48 18th Single) - Okada Nana, Kojima Mako, Nishino Miki, Katayama Haruka, Matsui Sakiko
199. Mikazuki no Senaka (NMB48 1st Album) - NMB48 1st Generation
198. 12/31 (NMB48 1st Album) - NMB48+ Ichikawa Miori, Yokoyama Yui
197. Yobisute Fantasy (AKB48 24th Single) - Kashiwagi Team B

— MC1 — 
Okada Nana, Kojima Mako, Nishino Miki

195. Beginner (AKB48 18th Single)
195. Candy (B5th) - Owada Nana, Mukaichi Mion, Komiyama Haru
194. Ponytail to Shushu (AKB48 16th Single)
193. Romance Kenjuu (AKB48 31st Single) - Umeda Team B
192. Zakuro no Jitsuwa Yuutsu ga Nantsubu Tsumatte Iru? (SKE48 13th Single) - SKE48 Akagumi

— MC2 —
Nakamura Mariko

191. Douki (AKB48 5th Album) - Shimazaki Haruka, Kizaki Yuria
190. River (AKB48 14th Single)
189. Himawari (H1st) - Nagao Mariya, Oshima Ryoka, Takahashi Juri, Tano Yuka

— MC3 —
Oya Shizuka, Matsui Jurina, Kitahara Rie

188. Saigo no Catharsis (NMB48 4th Single) - NMB48 Shirogumi + Jo Eriko

— MC4 —
Kotani Riho

187. Mosh&Dive (AKB48 34th Single)

— MC5 —
Suda Akari, Matsui Sakiko

186. Hajimete no Hoshi (N3rd) - Yamamoto Sayaka, Ichikawa Miori, Ogasawara Mayu, Jonishi Kei, Watanabe Miyuki, Shiroma Miru, Yoshida Akari
185. Kimi ga Omotteru Yori (Team Surprise)
184. Namida ni Shizumu Taiyou (Team Surprise) - Kashiwagi Yuki, Kuramochi Asuka, Kikuchi Ayaka
183. Yossha HKT! (HKT48 Himawarigumi Stage)
182. Jyuri-Jyuri Baby (SKE48 12th Single) - SKE48 Team S
181. Halation (SKE48 9th Single) - SKE48 Selection 8
180. Omatase Setlist (KII3rd) - SKE48 Team KII
179. Dakishimerareta (K5th) - Kuramochi Asuka, Kojima Haruna, Shinozaki Ayana

— MC6 —
HKT48

178.  Pareo wa Emerald (SKE48 6th Single)
177. Theatre no Megami (B5th) - Kashiwagi Team B
176. Wimbledon he Tsuretette (S2nd) - Kizaki Yuria, Suda Akari, Kinoshita Yukiko
— ENCORE —

EN01. Kakushin ga moteru mono (AKB48 5th Album) - Yokoyama Team A
EN02. Kyouhansha (AKB48 5th Album) - Oshima Team K

Announcement: 
VTR - AKB48 will form a Team 8 and application starts tomorrow, can apply from anywhere in Japan
(sponsored by Toyota)
1 person from each prefecture in Japan will be chosen as a member through the audition to join Team 8

EN03. Koisuru Fortune Cookie 

First off again we see lots and lots and lots of different MC's here. xD I'm so angry that we can't see it live, because some of them are certainly really good (Ripopo probably rocked her MC).
But into the songs:
I'm surprised at the drop of some awesome top songs like Beginner, Ponytail to Shushu and River. What's up, are fans tired of these songs?? Especially these three are some of my favourite songs and I'm sad about it. Oh well, let's hope there are awesome unknown songs in the next days then.. ;)
I'm at least pretty happy that Zakuro no Jitsuwa Yuutsu ga Nantsubu Tsumatte Iru? ranked even though it deserves a higher position. And so does Jyuri Jyuri Baby. Jurina fans, what's up?? Did they power vote Omoide Ijou even more then ever?? We will see soon..
12/31 is such a beautiful song and even though Sayanee's version rocked everything, it's also awesome that the song got ranked! (Kouhaku is another event I could (should) review.. Aisssh) Saigo no Carthasis is one of my personal NMB favourites, so I'm really happy it got ranked (and that Jo is a part of it). Also, great to see N3rd appearing here.. ;) (also something to review.. Anyways...)
I'm also quite interested in the 15th gen Candy. Since all of the original members are gone (Aminaaaa -.-) this is of course a good opportunity to push young members without hurting the fans.. xD Speaking of young members: Damn that Himawari line-up makes me really happy, not only for the Yuka-awesomeness! The annoying kids and Mariya, that's awesome!  Then we will also finally see a live version of Douki!! Muahaha, in your face Paruru. I'm all for this song, since it's so not-AKBish and shows us Paru's fresh (and not that great but nontheless fresh) vocals.Dakishimerareta is also always a highlight for me, and I guess Nyan fits good into this. But honestly, I personally would like to see a Mocchi center someday... 
Lastly, an all time favourite, one of the best underrated AKB48 songs ever had a live-performance for the first (?) time: Namida ni Shizumu Taiyou. Well, this COULD be great.. If not for graduations and transfers.. -.- At least Yuki is still there, but the lack of Mariko and Sae will be bad. The three would have rocked this performance live, but nooo.. -.- Well, but we have Mocchi here, so this kind of saves it a bit.. xD

About the announcement.. Well, let's just say I'm not that interested in it. Idols that come to meet you?? Team8?? And if that means even more members, no thank you.. But AKB48 x Toyota sounds cooool.. :D



That's it for Day 1. Exciting isn't it?? Day 2 already passed, too so expect this to be up soon^^

PS: Did Jurina just do a variation of her old ''River'' hairytyle..? :3

Okay, it's not THAT similar, but it somehow reminded me of it xP

But I like it and it looks cool!