Comments on: AKB48 Singapore http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2011/05/14/akb48-singapore/ Anime, Games, J-Pop and Whatever Else Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:03:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 By: octoba.net http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2011/05/14/akb48-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-792849 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:03:35 +0000 http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/?p=1530#comment-792849 octoba.net…

AKB48 Singapore – Ramblings of DarkMirage…

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By: tabahiko http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2011/05/14/akb48-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-554911 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:23:29 +0000 http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/?p=1530#comment-554911 Hi, I performed dance”AKB48” at wedding party. I succeed everybody smiles.
AKB has something good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5McGB552Dc
Thank you.

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By: sunlite http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2011/05/14/akb48-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-498492 Sat, 21 May 2011 00:47:37 +0000 http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/?p=1530#comment-498492 OT: I got pointed to your site from anime suki. Nyoro~n subs hasn’t quit yet. http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=104338

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By: poro http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2011/05/14/akb48-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-494715 Sun, 15 May 2011 23:56:13 +0000 http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/?p=1530#comment-494715 K-PoP it’s everywhere… SOMEONE MAKE IT STOP PLEASE!!
I can’t take it anymore
RaNdOM azN people need to stop asking me to translate the songs for them!!

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By: DarkMirage http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2011/05/14/akb48-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-494409 Sun, 15 May 2011 12:01:38 +0000 http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/?p=1530#comment-494409 I won’t be there so early. School only starts in September after all. Maybe next year…

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By: Jaemin http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2011/05/14/akb48-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-494216 Sun, 15 May 2011 00:18:17 +0000 http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/?p=1530#comment-494216 I’ve been meaning to ask DM, are you planning on attending Anime Expo this year in California for once? Disappoint me now so that I don’t keep my hopes up for too long :(

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By: omo http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2011/05/14/akb48-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-494013 Sat, 14 May 2011 16:01:41 +0000 http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/?p=1530#comment-494013 If by ticket you mean a ticket to the show, yea. But if you are of a sufficiently high fan-IQ, they do offer special tickets for tourists at the Akihabara shows. More hassle, but not by a lot. Or rather, it’s something that casuals are not accessible to.

But Singapore is out of the way for westerners; access to Japan is much easier (and usually slightly less costly) for most, and really Australia/NZ is the only exception. The REAL big advantage of Singapore in that sense is it is English-speaking and (maybe) you can get tickets to the show on a whim.

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By: Soulshift http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2011/05/14/akb48-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-493967 Sat, 14 May 2011 14:28:13 +0000 http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/?p=1530#comment-493967 This is fascinating on several levels. AKB is not linked to any anime, manga or other pop-culture movement, and yet they seem to have enough of a fanbase in Singapore to warrant a semi-permanent presence. I would have thought that something like a Pokemon Center would be the first enterprise to claim that status.

Secondly, I’m pretty sure this is going to be a loss-leader type of affair. I find it hard to believe that they are going to be able to recoup their cost in any reasonable amount of time, given the high opportunity cost of bringing AKB members to Singapore, not to mention the airfares. This is perhaps, as you said, a strategic move to bring awareness of idol-pop to the south-east asian region.

Finally, it really makes me wonder if the stereotypically ‘cheap’ Singaporean fan will really pay to watch more than one AKB performance a year. I mean, let’s face it – AKB, while fascinating, does not provide a whole lot in terms of artistic / musical value during their performances. How much will the fans here pay for thinly disguised fan-service? Time will tell.

Frankly, I have a strong suspicion that local interest will dry up within a year or so. Maybe we’ll see the theater packed with regional tourists who find it cheaper to travel to Singapore than to Japan, or by curious westerners who don’t want to brave the ordeal of getting a ticket in Japan.

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By: Steelkokoro http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2011/05/14/akb48-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-493739 Sat, 14 May 2011 08:12:59 +0000 http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/?p=1530#comment-493739 I’ve always thought that AKB48 and its offshoots were somewhat sinister.

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