Sayaka Finishes Her 2nd Tokyo Marathon

Sayaka Akimoto managed to complete her 2nd Tokyo marathon in a row yesterday and in the process knocking off nearly 75 mins from her previous best time. In 2011 she completed the gruelling course in 6 hours 53 mins and 53 seconds. This time she did it in 5 hours 39 mins and 34 seconds. Sayaka’s goal was always to do the course in under 6 hours so good on her for doing that. Sayaka’s charity this year was one that was chosen by her mother ‘Charity to Connect Lives’ – it provides medical supplies to poor families.

Many congratulations to Sayaka and watch her cross the finishing line in the clip below.

Is Sayaka or Aki-P Gackt’s Favorite AKB48 Member?

Gackt has been answering questions from his fans on Twitter recently and one of them asked ‘Which is your favorite AKB48 member?’ He replied back that Akimoto was his favorite. This surprised many who thought it was funny. They did ask him to confirm whether he meant Sayaka Akimoto or Aki-P but he didn’t say anything back so now fans are wondering whether Gackt was just fooling around on Twitter. I don’t think it’s strange to see somebody like Gackt liking AKB48, after all he did like Morning Musume in the past so perhaps Sayaka is his favorite after all.

Sayaka Gets An Early Birthday Surprise

July 26th sees Team K captain Sayaka Akimoto celebrate her 23rd birthday so when the cast and crew of the drama “Meitantei Conan: Kudou Shinichi no Chousenjou” in which she’s currently filming surprised her with a birthday cake she was so astonished and happy by it she started crying!

I don’t think Sayaka expected the cast and crew to make a fuss about her since it was the last day of filming and it’s nearly a week before her actual birthday so this came as a genuine shock for her especially since the birthday cake that was handed to her had her own face on it and the anime version of her character. Sayaka it seems wants to take part in more dramas and do some narration in the future.

Tomochin Quashes Sayaka Rumours

Many Japanese fans have commented on last week’s AKBingo which had a Shojiki Shouji segment between Tomochin and Sayaka. The insensitive statements asked by Tomochin has prompted fans to think there’s some ill feelings between her and Team K’s captain Sayaka. News of this has reached Tomochin so to put the record straight she posted a very nice 2 shot of herself and Sayaka posing together in the hope that it’ll squash the rumours that they don’t like each other.

I think some fans don’t realise that AKBingo is scripted and whilst the statements might appear to be insensitive that’s the whole point of Shojiki Shouji – you take potshots at a fellow member in a fun and not a threatening way. Strange that nobody says anything about Takamina getting it left, right and centre in previous Shoujiki Shoji segments! I do think that many believe Tomochin is a bitchy person. It’s inevitable that in such a large group of girls some will maybe not like each other but they are professional after all and would never dare to show their contempt for a member on a TV programme. Besides Sayaka would totally kick Tomochin’s ass!!

 

Sayaka Reinstated As Team K Captain/New Unit

As you may all remember, Sayaka Akimoto resigned as Team K leader back in October due to a scandal in which a much older individual had stayed the night at her apartment even though the circumstances regarding the guy staying at her place was innocent according to her.

Today saw Sayaka taking part in the Tokyo Marathon. She barely finished the course before the 7 hour time limit of the race came up. She did the course in 6 hours and 50 mins. Aki-P was suitably impressed with her effort and reinstated her back to her old position as Team K leader. I’m sure all of those in Team K are delighted with this news and so am I. I don’t think anybody else could have taken over and do as good a job as Sayaka.

But that’s not the only news about Sayaka. She will be a part of a new 4-member unit called DiVA alongside her best friend Sae, Ayaka Umeda and Yuka Masuda. The foursome will release their debut single sometime this coming Spring.

Sayaka To Run The Tokyo Marathon

Team K’s Sayaka Akimoto is going to participate in this year’s Tokyo Marathon. She’s decided to run the race because of the scandal she had in October 2010 which made Sayaka relinquish her position as Team K leader (a position which is still yet to be filled). She wants a fresh new start in 2011 and to challenge hard tasks without running away from them. Sayaka is being trained by a woman who won a marathon in Greece in 2009. The race will be broadcasted live on Fuji TV at 9am on February 27th if you’re interested in watching it.

Good luck in the race Sayaka.

The Twin Towers Hold A Public Recording Of Their Radio Show

Yesterday saw Sayaka Akimoto and Sae Miyazawa hold a public recording of their weekly radio show “AKB48, Akimoto Sayaka・Miyazawa Sae no Ukkari Channel” at Aqua City in Odaiba. This was the first time for them to hold such a recording and many fans flocked to see both girls. Two more AKB48 members (Mocchi and Haachan) were present as guests on the show. Sayaka and Sae must have enjoyed themselves as they want more public recordings in the future. Sayaka felt it brings them closer to their fans.

The radio show will be broadcast at 9pm on Thursday December 16th and 23rd on the Bunka Housou (AM 1134) frequency.

Sayaka In Super Gore Girl – A Short Review

Tonight I managed to take a look at a movie that Sayaka participated in which was released in Japan in May 2009 – Super Gore Girl.

Super Gore Girl is set in the suburbs of a major city, where a certain group of students reign over their catholic girls school with an iron fist. Corpses of nuns are left to rot and hang in the school corridors! Despite the outward appearance of beauty and grace, students of the school are quite proud to be aggressive and violent in the fight against evil. Looking for a more quiet and peaceful experience than her new classmates, freshman Sachiko joins the silent bible reading club headed by senior Yukie (Sayaka Akimoto), but the school’s harsh, dictatorial leadership system soon gets in the way of their studies. When the oppressive student council suddenly passes down the order to suspend Yukie’s department indefinitely, the club decide to fight back with their secret stash of guns! After the student council are defeated, they call in for reinforcements – a group of male students dressed in army garb who have machine guns at their disposal to quell the rebellion.

Super Gore Girl is a very misleading title to be honest, it’s more of a super lame short movie. It only lasts for 43 mins. There’s hardly any gore in it except for a 5 minute spell. Sayaka is the only good thing about it to be honest. I don’t know if it’s just me but I’m sure her voice has been dubbed over with somebody else’s. It sounds different and softer than her usual tone. Sayaka is so cool in this movie – like a female version of Dirty Harry as she dodges bullets and takes aim like a real pro with a gun in her hand. The last 10 mins which feature her blasting away the male students with a massive high powered rifle is great to see.  The trailer for the movie more or less shows you the major action scenes for the movie which isn’t a lot.

I’d really only recommend this to hardcore AKB48 fans otherwise I just wouldn’t bother. I’m sure given the proper role, Sayaka would make a fantastic kick ass action star.