[SINGLE] AKB48 36th Single ~Labrador Retriever~

[cakama]

Here is comes the 36th single senbatsu

Team A: Iriyama Anna, Kawaei Rina, Takahashi Juri, Takahashi Minami, Yokoyama Yui, Watanabe Mayu,
Team K : Kitahara Rie
Team B : Kashiwagi Yuki, Kato Rena, Shimazaki Haruka, Kojima Haruna, Owada Nana
Team 4 : Minegishi Minami, Okada Nana, Kojima Mako, Nishino Miki
SKE48: Oba Mina, Kizaki Yuria, Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena, Suda Akari, Kimoto Kanon, Furuhata Nao, Kitagawa Ryoka
NMB48: Ichikawa Miori, Yamamoto Sayaka, Watanabe Miruki, Yagura Fuuko, Yabushita Shu, Shibuya Nagisa
HKT48: Sashihara Rino, Tashima Meru, Tomonaga Mio, Miyawaki Sakura, Kodama Haruka, Ota Aika


How do you like the 36th single senbatsu, I'm still looking for confirmation of the WCenter.

This single will contain Oshima Yuko's graduation song. 

benstack ch3mist kanonno

[ch3mist]

^
Is it already confirmed or the rumoured senbatsu? 

Let's compare with SayoKuro


out // new joined compared to SayoKuro

A: Ayarin, Mariko //Juri
K: Abemaru, Tomochin, Yuko, Mariyagi //no new additions
B: Reinyan //Naanya
4: Miichan, NMM
SKE: Minarun, Dasu, Nao, Ryoha
NMB: Nana // Miorin, Shuu, Nagisa
HKT: Lovetan
Akicha, Saechan


AKB: -1
SKE: +4
NMB: +2
HKT: +1

Seems like they included all kennins otherwise there's no way Miorin would be chosen as summer single senbatsu girl or even as NMB representative over Namba no.3 Nana. 
I don't understand why they would choose Juri over Mariyagi who outshines her in any regard + would be at least a 2nd K representative. 

YuiParu wCenter 

Looking at all three grad songs (Mariko, Tomochin, Yuko) unbiasedly I probably like Yuko's the most.

~5:00

benstack

[cakama]

Mar 25, 2014 11:51:13 GMT ch3mist said:

^
Is it already confirmed or the rumoured senbatsu? 

Let's compare with SayoKuro


out // new joined compared to SayoKuro

A: Ayarin, Mariko //Juri
K: Abemaru, Tomochin, Yuko, Mariyagi //no new additions
B: Reinyan //Naanya
4: Miichan, NMM
SKE: Minarun, Dasu, Nao, Ryoha
NMB: Nana // Miorin, Shuu, Nagisa
HKT: Lovetan
Akicha, Saechan


AKB: -1
SKE: +4
NMB: +2
HKT: +1

Seems like they included all kennins otherwise there's no way Miorin would be chosen as summer single senbatsu girl or even as NMB representative over Namba no.3 Nana. 
I don't understand why they would choose Juri over Mariyagi who outshines her in any regard + would be at least a 2nd K representative. 

YuiParu wCenter 

Looking at all three grad songs (Mariko, Tomochin, Yuko) unbiasedly I probably like Yuko's the most.

~5:00

benstack

It should be the confirmed senbatsu cos the single is already up for preorder...

I believe those who are on the verge of graduation announcement are excluded from the single… 

Nana is due for graduation, so I reckon Mariyagi is as well….

[kanonno]

I can't believe Yuko's graduation came so soon. T-T Not ready.

[ch3mist]

cakama Apparently that senbatsu was legit

The song is called Labrador Retriever  (seriously tho lol)  and it's Mayu Center 


Last year many fans complained about SayoKuro being much worse than the old glory of summer songs like PonyShushu etc but compared to the 36th single I like SayoKuro a lot more. This song is kinda dull tbh. (and no that's not dependent on the center)


benstack

How do you guys like it?

[ch3mist]

Labrador Retriever HS sales round 2:

AKB
Kashiwagi Yuki 20/20
Watanabe Mayu 20/20
Takahashi Minami 16/20
Kojima Haruna 15/20
Kojima Mako 9/20
Shimazaki Haruka 5/20
Okada Nana 5/20
Mukaichi Mion 3/12
Kuramochi Asuka 2/20
Yokoyama Yui 1/20

SKE
Matsui Rena 20/20

Matsui Jurina 20/20

Suda Akari 20/20
Miyazawa Sae 19/20
Kizaki Yuria 7/20
Kimoto Kanon 2/20

NMB
Yamamoto Sayaka 18/18
Watanabe Miyuki 18/18
Yagura Fuuko 2/18
Yamada Nana 2/18
Shiroma Miru 2/18

HKT
Sashihara Rino 16/20
Miyawaki Sakura 13/20
Tomonaga Mio 1/20

cakama benstack

Saechan going strong for her first HS since the shuffle. 

Miion already selling 3 slots, more than Naanya, more than Yui/Mocchi so far (which will change I know but still). All thanks to Yuko giving her the HebiRota center at RH14. 
Nice to see Mirurun as NMB's no.5 


Sayanee selling faster than anyone else, 48G's new HS queen since Yuko's out. 

[cakama]

Apr 12, 2014 16:31:34 GMT ch3mist said:

Labrador Retriever HS sales round 2:

AKB
Kojima Mako 9/20

Saechan going strong for her first HS since the shuffle. 

Miion already selling 3 slots, more than Naanya, more than Yui/Mocchi so far (which will change I know but still). All thanks to Yuko giving her the HebiRota center at RH14. 
Nice to see Mirurun as NMB's no.5 


Sayanee selling faster than anyone else, 48G's new HS queen since Yuko's out. 

Did Sayanee outsell WMatsui in the 1st round?

Nice to see KojiMako improving on her status….

But overall its a disappointing HS sales, its been so for the last few singles 

[ch3mist]

Apr 13, 2014 16:29:03 GMT cakama said:

Did Sayanee outsell WMatsui in the 1st round?

Yeah she did 

1st round:

Yamamoto Sayaka 14/18(1)
Matsui Rena 9/20(3)
Kashiwagi Yuki 5/20(1)
Watanabe Mayu 5/20
Watanabe Miyuki 3/18
Matsui Jurina  0/20 (1)

[cakama]

AKB48 36th Single「Labrador Retriever」PV


AKB48 tag: benstack ch3mist kanonno

[cakama]

AKB48 36th Single「Labrador Retriever」single covers


[Limited Type A]


[Limited Type K]


[Limited Type B]


[Limited Type 4]


[Regular Type A]


[Regular Type K]


[Regular Type B]


[Regular Type 4]


Which would you purchase? benstack ch3mist kanonno

[ch3mist]

Apr 23, 2014 16:16:17 GMT cakama said:

Which would you purchase?

From those I'd say LE Type B but overall the Theater ver. cover is the most appealing ot me, Tentoumu Chu! front row  (+Sakura) 




The swimsuits look pretty good this time, much better than the flower suits last year. But SayoKuro was a better song to me. 

[benstack]

Apr 23, 2014 16:16:17 GMT cakama said:

AKB48 36th Single「Labrador Retriever」single covers


[Limited Type A]


[Regular Type A]


[Regular Type 4]

Those - Ltd Type A, Reg Type A, and Type 4. Those ones seemed like they were shot+edited the best... And then, of course, can't go wrong with a 3 out of 5 oshimen proportion 

[cakama]

Apr 23, 2014 20:16:02 GMT ch3mist said:

From those I'd say LE Type B but overall the Theater ver. cover is the most appealing ot me, Tentoumu Chu! front row  (+Sakura) 


The swimsuits look pretty good this time, much better than the flower suits last year. But SayoKuro was a better song to me. 

It would be anything with Yui on it for me….. 

I thought you would go for your kami-oshi's Type A instead… 

Same sentiment, the election voting single's title track is getting worse every year now. Mostly because AKS knows we are suckers who will buy in bulk even if its a cranky song with no flavor….

I haven't dive into STAGE recently, is HRP offering to help purchase theater edition's voting tickets this year?

[cakama]

Apr 23, 2014 22:27:51 GMT benstack said:

Those - Ltd Type A, Reg Type A, and Type 4. Those ones seemed like they were shot+edited the best... And then, of course, can't go wrong with a 3 out of 5 oshimen proportion 

Well does the 3 include Miss Shimazaki-san?

Well over the past year, she is the member with the biggest changes.

[benstack]

Apr 24, 2014 4:01:52 GMT cakama said:

Apr 23, 2014 22:27:51 GMT benstack said:

Well does the 3 include Miss Shimazaki-san?

Well over the past year, she is the member with the biggest changes.

nai desu~!


Takamina, Mayu, and Yuria, bro. Shimazaki totally screws the art in that Reg Type A (everybody else is smiling yo)


but ur right about changes, even I notice it. ch3mist-san still big on Paruru?

[cakama]

Apr 24, 2014 10:08:47 GMT benstack said:

nai desu~!

Takamina, Mayu, and Yuria, bro. Shimazaki totally screws the art in that Reg Type A (everybody else is smiling yo)


but ur right about changes, even I notice it. ch3mist-san still big on Paruru?

Well its going to be weirder if Shimazaki-san is smiling…. she's not exactly the poster gal for smile CM… 

Parurun have seem to be more haggard nowadays…. but then that seems to make her stand out more, justifying her Kami7 status…. 

I wouldn't be surprised if ch3mist swapped Sakuratan into his kami-oshi position 

[benstack]

Apr 24, 2014 14:39:54 GMT cakama said:

Apr 24, 2014 10:08:47 GMT benstack said:

Well its going to be weirder if Shimazaki-san is smiling…. she's not exactly the poster gal for smile CM… 

lol (boo)veeery true...

[ch3mist]

Apr 24, 2014 14:39:54 GMT cakama said:

I wouldn't be surprised if ch3mist swapped Sakuratan into his kami-oshi position 

I actually thought about that for a long time but I give it some more time. 

But still Sakura is only going up so in a way it may be just a matter of time. 

It's nice to have my no.1 and no.2 in my fav team performing my fav stage (A5) since today. 

They're even in the same unit song, unfortunately I'd have preferred to see Sakura in Tsundere! or Kuroi Tenshi over HGV which she alrdy performed a couple times in HL.

[cakama]

Apr 25, 2014 18:33:09 GMT ch3mist said:

I actually thought about that for a long time but I give it some more time. 

But still Sakura is only going up so in a way it may be just a matter of time. 

It's nice to have my no.1 and no.2 in my fav team performing my fav stage (A5) since today. 

They're even in the same unit song, unfortunately I'd have preferred to see Sakura in Tsundere! or Kuroi Tenshi over HGV which she alrdy performed a couple times in HL.

Yes since the graduation of Marichan…. your oshimen avg age is declining rapidly…. its not surprise that Parurun will get too old to be in your list now… 

One of the few reason why Takahashi Team A version 2 is out of sight and mind…. 

[ch3mist]

Apr 26, 2014 16:22:35 GMT cakama said:

Yes since the graduation of Marichan…. your oshimen avg age is declining rapidly…. its not surprise that Parurun will get too old to be in your list now… 

One of the few reason why Takahashi Team A version 2 is out of sight and mind…. 

Hehe well that's actually true the avg age of my list has gone done quite a lot I guess. We mustn't do another age contest of our rankings this time I'll lose for sure. (Remember when I had the oldest avg age of our lists) 
Sakura vs Paruru is no matter of age though I don't like Paru any less it's just Sakura is still skyrocketing up my list continously. Maybe she'll be able to even dethrone the old #0 position of my list. 


You should watch the new team A stage it's star power is limitless. Although I've been more impressed with the shonichi of team 4 (excluding Renacchi). 
Team S was kinda meh, S stages always feel like a Jurina festival and nothing else. Audience is too Jurina biased. It's quite irksome..AKB fans welcomed Yuria well while the new team S members got mediocre chants.