AKB48 Singapore
Last weekend marked the official opening of the AKB48 Singapore Theater and Shop. Girls from AKB48 (Akihabara48) and their management were down to present a sold out performance to bewildered fans,...
View ArticleBaskin Robbins Singapore
Yesterday, the largest ice cream global chain Baskin Robbins reopened its first outlet in Singapore. As promised when we announced the launch of Baskin Robbins Singapore, we were there among the first...
View Article2PM in Singapore
It’s been a while since we’ve covered anything related to Korea. But I bring some good news. K-Pop lovers rejoice! Popular Korean boyband 2PM is indeed in town and our news sources tell us that they...
View ArticleAKB48 General Election Guide Book 2011
With the 2011 AKB48 senbatsu elections beginning in just a few days time, we take a look at this year’s AKB48 General Election Guide Book. It follows a similar format to last year’s guide book, but now...
View ArticleMix
The “Mix” (ミックス) is the given name of the seemingly incoherent gibberish that is shouted at concerts for Japanese artists. It’s a fun and integral part of AKB48 performances too. Here’s a little guide...
View ArticleNMB48 Live Impressions
During the Supermerlion gang’s trip to Japan a couple months ago, I had this very rare opportunity to actually visit and watch NMB48’s first stage show at their Osaka based Namba theater. Now, after...
View ArticleMember Calls
Other than the Mix, the next most basic form of cheering during AKB48 concerts are the “member calls” (メンバーコール) shouted after one of them have just finished singing. This is a full list of AKB48 member...
View ArticleNMB48 Official YouTube Channel
Head’s up. Osaka based 48 member girl group NMB48 (Nanba48) launched their official YouTube channel seconds ago. You can find the NMB48 Official Channel here. It’s still pretty bare, with just a short...
View ArticleAKB48 Singapore 2nd Handshake Session
As reported previously, AKB48 have set up their first overseas theater in Singapore that started on 15th May 2011. Last Sunday, the girls were back in town to perform their second series of live...
View ArticleGo! Go! Curry
Go! Go! Curry is a Japanese born franchise chain serving curry rice. It’s a fairly common sight around Tokyo and since the opening of Ion Orchard in 2009, the chain has found it’s way onto Singapore’s...
View ArticleTochigi Lemon Milk
Back during our visit to Nikko, we stumbled across the prefecture’s unique snacks branded “Kanto Tochigi Lemon”. Judging from the combination, you’d think that perhaps Tochigi specialized producing...
View ArticleAKB48 Janken Senbatsu Report Book
While look through old posts on this slow Sunday afternoon, it came to my attention that we never did post up last year’s AKB48 Janken Results Report Book. This smaller book serves as an accompaniment...
View ArticleAKB48 Team 4 Announced
In the single most controversial piece of AKB48 news since the mass shuffle in 2009, AKB48 have just made public during this evening’s Himawari H1 Revival Stage the formation of a brand new AKB48 team,...
View ArticleAKB48 Cheer Guide: Singles
As part of an ongoing attempt to record down some concert knowledge in English, I’ll be providing a list of cheers for all AKB48 songs. To stay sane though, I’ll be splitting up the songs into...
View ArticleTop AKB48 Members 2011
The results for the AKB48 General Election 2011 are in! Here in photos are AKB48’s most popular members this year, as voted by the general public. (more…)
View ArticleLet’s Sweets
Let’s Sweets is a “Japanese buffet and sweets” place that opened late last year at Parco Bugis Junction. It is suspiciously run by the people who have brought you both Ajisen Ramen and Botejyu, so as...
View ArticleBaskin Robbins Novena
After a soft launch earlier last month at Clementi, Baskin Robbins officially launched their presence in Singapore with the opening of their Velocity Novena Square branch last weekend. The folks from...
View ArticleAKB48 Cheer Guide: B-Sides
As promised, here is part two of our AKB48 concert cheer guide. This part features sample cheers for all of the coupling songs from AKB48 singles. Due to the nature of the songs these “B-sides” often...
View ArticleHELLO ~Paradise Kiss~
More informed YUI fans would have already known that her newest single would be another movie tie-in. But just for the rest who might want a little more information, I’ll cover here YUI’s newly...
View ArticleSDN48 in Singapore
Earlier this month, Japan’s “mature” version of the 48 member group, SDN48 (SaturdayNight48) visited Singapore for their first ever overseas performance. 12 members, consisting of some of the groups...
View Article
