Matsui Sakiko played “My Graduation” by SPEED in TEPPEN January 5th, 2013.
holly mother of skills….
Holy mother of skills indeed.
However, I feel as if she’s on the edge of something. The way she plays her piano shows a ferocity that is less palpable in her AKB48 performances. The thing about that ferocity, is that it makes her piano playing sound rather aggressive.
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Goosehouse did a cover of Gingham Check
A fitting cover to a song that has a heartful core. I think this is a splendid rebuke to those who think Gingham Check isn’t good.
That being said, I think they should have played it more up-tempo.
AKB48 UZA 後半 Perfomance @ Janken Taikai 2012
To my knowledge, this is possibly the first time AKB48 has done anything like this musically. It doesn’t sound like a typical idol song. And the dance interlude in this performance is arguably outside of idol territory (though it’s unmistakably pop). The black-dominated theme and some of the English lyrics aspire to a poetic edge.
That being said, if you take out the AKB48 tag from this song, it can feel middle of the road.
I’m holding out for the PV so I can discern the music a little better since the PA system (especially the live mixing) didn’t do a good job of delivering the sound IMO.
But with all that said, I’m actually happy with the direction AKS is taking with this single.
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After all the Sashi drama, I’m happy to see this senbatsu lineup in one whole photo.
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Will try to not miss this one for the world.
AKB48 General Election
Global bilingual streaming officially scheduled for June 6th!
- 5:20PM (JST) Full live streaming of the General Election
- 11:00PM (JST) Exclusive live streaming of the final winner’s election speech
Don’t miss our live coverage posts on the election day too!
The AKB48 G+ Management TeamI thought it was going to start at 7 PM D:
oAo; I thought it was 7pm too…
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In andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Sakiko’s playing is palpably rough. Rough in the sense that she doesn’t play delicately. Instead, it seems that she likes attack and intricacy.
While her rendition of revolutionary étude shows a more subdued style of play, her playing in most other pieces are -dare I say it- aggressive.
I believe that the way a person plays a musical instrument shows the depths of that person’s soul as well as that person’s personality.
From Sakiko’s performances, I feel much poignancy, aggression, loneliness, and above all, strength. There’s so much duality between her piano performances and her performances as a part of AKB48. That only goes to show the psychological gamut of Sakippe’s dear soul.
As music is the voice of the soul, Sakippe’s musical voice is a highly intricate, strong, and ultimately a beautiful one.
matsui sakiko piano compilation (10:43min!)
songs included in order:
♣ andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante
♣ revolutionary étude
♣ ponytail to shushu (intro)
♣ time goes by/every little thing
♣ anata to christmas eve (intro, no vocals)
♣ the little shepherd
♣ short sample of sakiko’s song featured in the NISSIN cup noodles’ “REAL” CMs
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This is exactly how the center of AKB48 should look.
The future is in good hands with Queen Yuko at the center.
Manatsu no Sounds Good Theater Photos - Oshima Yuko
1. Oshima Yuko - 15, 093
2. Kashiwagi Yuki - 12, 654
3. Watanabe Mayu - 11, 329
4. Sashihara Rino - 9,337
5. Takahashi Minami - 8,955
6. Shinoda Mariko - 8,619
7. Matsui Rena - 8,460
8. Matsui Jurina - 7,795
9. Itano Tomomi -6,595
10. Miyazawa Sae - 6,280
11. Kojima Haruna - 5,334
12. Yokoyama Yui - 4,301
13. Takajo Aki - 3,661
14. Umeda Ayaka - 3,484
15. Minegishi Minami - 3,396
16. Kitahara Rie - 3,302
17. Kasai Tomomi - 3,227
18. Yamamoto Sayaka - 3,218
19. Watanabe Miyuki - 2,976
20. Takayanagi Akane - 2,471
21. Sato Amina - 2,392
22. Shimazaki Haruka - 2,340
22. Furukawa Airi - 2,340
24. Hata Sawako - 2,312
25. Masuda Yuka - 2,182
26. Suda Akari - 2,149
27. Mukaida Manatsu - 1,948
28. Oya Masana - 1,919
29. Ogiso Shiori - 1,788
30. Muto Tomu - 1,757
31. Ogasawara Mayu - 1,746
32. Akimoto Sayaka - 1,743
33. Yagami Kumi - 1,671
34. Kuramochi Asuka - 1,653
35. Kizaki Yuria -1,624
36. Nakaya Sayaka - 1,348
37. Yakata Miki - 1,345
38. Nakagawa Haruka - 1,244
39. Matsumura Kaori - 1,194
40. Nakata Chisato - 1,188
41. Fujie Reina - 1,166
42. Yamada Nana - 1,136
43. Kobayashi Kana - 1,110
44. Kimoto Kanon -1,039
45. Iwasa Misaki - 1,023
46. Hiramatsu Kanako -998
47. Yamauchi Suzuran -988
48. Ishida Haruka - 985
49. Miyazaki Miho - 970
50. Oya Shizuka - 964
51. Katayama Haruka - 955
52. Oota Aika -912
53. Nagao Mariya - 818
54. Fukumoto Aina -816
55. Maeda Ami -810
56. Oba Mina - 786
57. Kinoshita Yukiko (-FLIPS TABLE AND SPITS OUT WATER-) -750
57. Matsubara Natsumi -750
59. Ichikawa Miori -702
60. Nonaka Misato - 701
61. Kikuchi Ayaka - 653
62. Eto Sayaka - 641
63. Nakanishi Yuka - 618
64. Tanabe Miku - 616
Mitsumune Kaoru nowhere to be seen. Ranran gets votes, but considerably lower than Paruru.. which makes sense. I feel bad for Oya Shizuka who drops way down. Also sad for Amina whose position also fell. And Kojiharu seems to be no longer a part of the Kami-7 in this election.
Good news for Yuihan, though. Her position looks good at 12th (which is up 7 spots). Interesting enough, Sae climbs up a spot. Good for her. Miichan stays at her 15th spot. That’s quite a good feat, considering the huge influx of contenders.
All in all, this is a highly interesting preliminary result.
I still hope Mitsumune Kaoru will chart, though.
In my opinion, the brightest set of eyes throughout the whole PV.
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Is she seriously wearing a Metallica “And Justice For All” shirt?
Hells-fuken-yeah!
