Takahashi Minami Real Life Web Article Translation January 25, 2011

An article about Takamina, entitled The Leader Who Supports AKB48 “Takamina”, has recently been posted on Real Life Web. Special thanks goes out to htmfan for sharing the article with me / requesting it to be translated – thank you so much! <3 As always I cannot guarantee for my translation to be 100% spot [...]

It’s Takahashi Minami☆ The 2nd day!!!! (2011-01-22) January 22, 2011

Today was the 2nd day of AX The 2nd day we announced ranks #75~#51 75: Sougen no Kiseki 74: Yasai Sisters 73: 3seconds 72: Gyu 71: Aozora Kataomoi 70: Kokoro no Hashi no Sofa 69: Namida no Seesaw Game 68: Tenshi no Shippo 67: Arashi no Yoru ni wa 66: Seventeen 65: Honest Man 64: [...]

Takamina Blog Translations return! January 22, 2011

So you all may recall that roughly two months into my translating Takamina’s blog entries, Takamina went on an insane blogging spree (and she’s still in). Unfortunately that was also right around the time when I had midterms and my semester at college was getting more and more hectic by the week, so I wasn’t [...]

AKB48 20th Single “Sakura no Ki ni Narou” Covers & Tracklist January 18, 2011

The covers have finally been revealed for AKB48′s newest single, Sakura no Ki ni Narou! Check them out below, along with the tracklists: Type-A CD Tracklist 1. Sakura no Ki ni Narou (桜の木になろう) 2. Guuzen no Juujiro (偶然の十字路) (Undergirls) 3. Kiss Made 100 Mile (キスまで100マイル) (MINT) 4. Sakura no Ki ni Narou off vocal ver. [...]

No Sleeves’ 6th Single “Answer” Preview January 15, 2011

It was revealed a little while ago that No Sleeves’ 6th single, “Answer,” was going to be the ending theme for the anime Beelzebub. The anime began airing on January 9th, and with it we were given a sneak peak of “Answer”! Check it out below: We don’t have much too work off of – [...]

No Sleeves featured in January 21st Issue of FRIDAY January 11, 2011

So I went to my local Kinokuniya the other day and found a pleasant surprise – No Sleeves are featured on the cover and inside of the latest issue of FRIDAY! I don’t usually like to buy FRIDAY because it’s a tabloid magazine and tends to feature… mature pictures in it, but I was so [...]

No Sleeves appointed as MCs for TBS show “Kyun Kyun” January 11, 2011

Announced on December 27th, No Sleeves have been appointed to be the main MCs for TBS’s Kyun Kyun ~Dakara Moteru! Koi no Kyun-teku 2010~.  Scheduled for broadcast on December 27th, the No Sleeves members - Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna, and Minegishi Minami – will try to be “cool women” by learning little techniques to grab men’s hearts. [...]

Takamina and 15 other AKB48 members selected as new “image” of H.I.S. CM December 26, 2010

It was recently revealed in a December 20th Mainichi.jp article that Takamina and 15 other AKB48 members have been selected to be the new “image” of H.I.S new CM. For those of you who are unfamiliar with H.I.S, H.I.S is a travel business group that features a wordwide network of travel agencies, hotels, and other [...]

No Sleeves featured in Special Oricon Interview December 26, 2010

Just like how Takamina was featured in a very lengthy, insightful, picture filled interview back when her 1st photobook was released, No Sleeves was recently featured in a Special Oricon Interview as well! It features interviews with the group as a whole, asks the members individual questions, and also include a lovely photo gallery. Check [...]

Merry Christmas! December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas everybody!  I hope everyone has a great day today ^^ As a present to all of you, here’s a mini Christmas Takamina picspam! Merry ***ing Christmas indeed!