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[Ares13]

Ok .. the 28th 1st week is over . time to look forward to the 29th ..

and its less than a month away ..

I dunno .. looking at the slightly weaker sales of 28th .. i am worried that this wouldn't make 1 million sales ..

This single is not a full senbatsu single and also its just too close to the last AKB48 single ..
the wota may not have the cash for this ..

anyway ...

I would be looking forward to see if we get a Christmas song for this

and also the result of the PV votes ..

I think there is almost no chance of "Anti" getting in..
but that's what I voted anyway .. its just 1 vote ..don't think its going to do any help .. lol

[Tsurugi_Ken]

I don't think Shimazaki has the selling power, similar to Uchida when she won the first tournament. This was Shinoda's tournament to win again (would've been interesting to get "Sora Kara Mariko" or "Ten Kara Mariko"), and Yokoyama's opportunity for gold (I can imagine koto, taiko drums and shamisen along with an AKB twist, which would have probably been awesome) but both failed despite getting incredibly close.

This is the real challenge for Shimazaki. She's been promoted to hell and back as the new generation center, and if she can't even sell her own single enough to break through the million wall, AKB's consecutive million sale record will stop right then and there.

I myself am honestly not interested in buying this single, but only feel obligated to because Yokoyama got 3rd and will probably be featured a lot. I hope the song is as catchy or interesting like RIVER, Beginner, Kaze ga Fuiteiru or UZA so that it's worth keeping.

[Nao-kun]

for the most consecutive million sellers record they only need to get a million in total, not the first week, so even if first week sales would drop further it would still be possible to stay in the race.

But yep, its less than a lonth away and like no info about it and they are still busy pomoting UZA.

[chitan-chan]

yeahh!!! I can't wait this single! I can't wait Yuihan too on this single! I think from this 29th single,Paruru as center can change her image from Ponkotsu as well... :v

[Ares13]

Anyway ... I hope for a good and creative ideas on this ..

For the 1st janken single .. its just a basic let them get stuck in a studio low budget PV ..with them singing their turn base on the rank ..
and basically putting more shots on the senbatsu no matter the position later ..

For the 2nd Janken single .. its extremely different from the 1st .. its has a storyline ..
and I find it great that they play the 1st, 2nd, 3rd in main casting of the story ..
Just that old habit die hard .. still more focus on the senbatsu .. they made the person who got 4th kind of non existence cos she is a KKS .. but lucky that 2 of the top 3 is senbatsu level ..

For this one .. there is a good number of senbatsu .. the winner Paruru is a senbatsu including our new team B captain who is like a part senbatsu and a SKE48 untouchable senbatsu ..

As much as i hope for a good storyline with their involvement base on position of the janken result ..
I think it may well be a senbatsu show ..

I will think the distribution will be so ..

The senbatsu takes the lead ..
Shimazaki Haruka, Yokoyama Yui, Shinoda Mariko, Kashiwagi Yuki, Itano Tomomi

The second level of importance to backup the 1st level ..
Umeda Ayaka, Kimoto Kanon (SKE48)

some attention for them because of their higher position finish ..they can't be too obvious ..you know?
Nito Moeno, Uchida Mayumi

The old "team 4" or so call next gen .. got to push them abit ..furthermore they are top 8
Nakamura Mariko, Abe Maria, Takeuchi Miyu

The last the totally unimportant people .. they are low in the janken position ..
and they are not in the push plan anymore .. or not in the push plan at all ..
Matsubara Natsumi, Nakata Chisato, Ueno Kasumi (SKE48), Maeda Ami

well .. of course I wouldn't want to see that .. but I got to face reality .. >.<

[Krusha]

According to Shinseido, the title of the 29th single is 永遠プレッシャー / "Eien Pressure":

http://www.shinseido...ail?cmId=696533

[Ares13]

^ .. hmm .. run that through the translator .. it say Forever Pressure ..

interesting the title it seem ..

[Noriega]

More like "Eternal Pressure" but it still the same, in meaning lol

Looking at the balance of the name in Japansese, doesnt it kinda scream "Juuryoku Sympathy" to anyone?:

永遠プレッシャー <--Eien Pressure
重力シンパシー <-Juuryoku Sympathy

[dev-null]

Looking at the balance of the name in Japansese, doesnt it kinda scream "Juuryoku Sympathy" to anyone?:

永遠プレッシャー <--Juuryoku Sympathy
重力シンパシー <-Ein Pressure

Shouldn't that be the other way around?

[Noriega]

^
Thats what I get for being on my phone during class



Info on the c/w tracks:

• "Eien Pressure" will feature new songs from SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48. http://www.oricon.co...c/2018552/full/
• Titles: SKE48 "Tsuyogari Tokei(強がり時計)" (Type A), NMB48 "HA!" (Type B ), HKT48 "Hatsukoi Butterfly(初恋バタフライ)" (Type C)
• Yuihan (for NMB), Kitarie (for SKE), and Lovetan (HKT) are included in the respective c/w songs
• The main c/w track is another xmas song: titled "Totteoki Christmas(とっておきクリスマス)
• The 3 songs that will get a MV are: "Team B Oshi", "First Rabbit", & "Sakura no Hanabiratachi(Maeda Atsuko ver.)" http://www.oricon.co...c/2018553/full/
• There is supposedly a "type D" ver, but that could just be the Theater ver.

Jackets:

Type A

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1. Eien Pressure(永遠プレッシャー)
2. Totteoki Christmas(とっておきクリスマス)
3. Tsuyogari Tokei(強がり時計) by SKE48 [Kitahara Rie included]

Type B

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1. Eien Pressure(永遠プレッシャー)
2. Totteoki Christmas(とっておきクリスマス)
3. HA! by NMB48 [Yokoyama Yui included]


Type C

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1. Eien Pressure(永遠プレッシャー)
2. Totteoki Christmas(とっておきクリスマス)
3. Hatsukoi Butterfly(初恋バタフライ) by HKT48 [Ota Aika included]

[Krusha]

This single is shaping up quite nicely from the looks of it

[hitoyou]

Eien Pressure is customized for Paruru this time or the original janken song? The other song will, of course, be a christmas song so this should be a quite fast paced song.

Totteoki Christmas preview:

Can't touch Noel no Yoru from last year but quite nice.


This is most likely what we can expect from NMB:
http://encra48.doorb...s/19500528.html
It seems to rock pretty hard, fullfill my expectations please

And the pictures of HKT filming a PV wasn't from their debut but for this release.

Anyone knowns more about SKE and what they have been up to?

The three voted PV... is kind of boring selections. Team B Oshi will be a blast though
But the song will be with old Team B, right.

[Krusha]

I honestly do expect it to be B5 lineup, anything else would be really weird, considering what fans voted for in this regards.

As for First Rabbit, it was sort of expected actually, the song is nice, but it's not epic in my eyes or anything. However it was much loved by more casual fans, and it was in the Documentary, so it got a lot of publicity that way.

[Nao-kun]

^
Yep, Team B Oshi will be the old Team B.

[Noriega]

I forgot to mention that the cover booklet can be folded into a paper house (lol)



And, here is the Theater ver. cover (Type D is not the Theater ver. afterall)

[dev-null]

Now the whole sister groups invade the singles? WTH is going on? I might get type B though (especially if there will be a PV for the NMB song), but still.

[Halcyon]

I was only gonna get Type A because Maria and my SKE beebs but then someone decided to throw in SKE, NMB and HKT for the coupling songs and I just have to order all versions now. I wonder what this single will be like, especially the B-sides. o wo

[Blu-Cherri]

Why is Ota Aika listed as an 'included' thing considering she's a complete transfer like Sasshii, not a plays for both teams like the other 2 mentioned?

[Krusha]

Blu-Cherri,

From Oricon:

本作はType-A～Dの4形態発売され、カップリングには選抜常連メンバーによる「とっておきクリスマス」（4種共通）のほか、SKE48「強がり時計」（Type-A）、NMB48「HA！」（同B）、CDデビュー前のHKT48「初恋バタフライ」（同C）といった姉妹グループの新曲を初収録。SKE兼任の北原里英、NMB兼任の横山由依、HKT移籍の多田愛佳もそれぞれのグループの新曲に参加する。

[Ares13]

Wow ... 4 versions ..all with DVD ..

I guess they know this single may have weak sales ...
So they are throwing everything in the book for this ..

not only the increase in the number of versions ..

looking at the covers so far ..
They focus on the top 8 .. but they just can't help but to include popular senbatsu members that is in the bottom 8...

The inclusion of SKE48, NMB48 and HKT48 ... to me its more than just music and PV alone for getting sales...

because they are in the single .. they do qualify to be included for the promotion ..
meaning that .. i should be expecting handshake tickets to include them ..
and most importantly the theater photos to include them too ..

In all .. the bonus of buying this single will be similar to a senbatsu election single without the voting ...

guess .. I think its safe .. this one will make a million on 1st week ..

but its not so safe for me .. as now I got to budget more money to buy 4 versions ..
and I may need more cash for my collection of photos for this single .. >.< .. lol

ps.

I thought First Rabbit already got a MV .. Its in the documentary DVD with Takamina sticking the new strips on the wall of the theater signifying another year ? .. hmm..
On the DVD menu ..it clearly states "First Rabbit music video"


and they going to get back Acchan to film a MV for Sakura no Hanabiratachi(Maeda Atsuko ver.)? or they are just going to do a collection of old video of hers .. this I really wonder ...lol