AKB48’s sister group, SKE48 will release their debut single titled “Tsuyokimono yo” on August 5th. The song will also be the ED theme for the anime series “Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen”. Team S will be performing the song and it’s being released not through King Records but Lantris. The record label deals with music from anime and video games. There’ll be a bonus DVD that comes with a feature called “AKB48 to SKE48 no Hatsu Taiketsu”.
We’ve been teased about it enough on AKBingo over the last couple of weeks but finally the full PV to AKB48’s new single Namida Surprise is out! I really do like this song – it’s such a happy genki tune and the PV is great. It focuses on Acchan having a secret birthday surprise by her friends at school. I wish they showed more Takamina but at least we get a lot of Matsui Jurina from SKE48 who I think is fantastic. She’s been like a breath of fresh air ever since she’s come onto the scene. I don’t understand why they don’t pull her from SKE48 and put her in Team A, after all she’s doing more with AKB48 than she is with SKE48.
Enjoy the PV
This is the PV for Yui Aragaki’s 4th single Utsushie which was released on May 27th in Japan. It hasn’t done as well as her previous 3 singles only peaking at no.9 in the Oricon charts and selling 15,946 copies to date. I think it’s another strong song from her. The PV isn’t particularly exciting but I like the way they focus on her beautiful face.
