Fukuyama Sakura to leave SDN48

This hit me as kind of a surprise upon waking up this morning.  I've translated the entry from her blog below the cut.  Be forewarned, it is long, so if you're hoping to read it all, make sure you've got a little time (or that you read really fast XD).

Suppon no Onnatachi 9/22/2010

I finally got my hands on this!  Unfortunately, it's a YouTube version, so no screen shots for now.  As I understand it, a version has been uploaded to H!O, so I should hopefully be able to download it and edit this with some screen shots soon-ish.

Anyway, this week's episode was a bit more "behind the scenes" of the senbatsu announcement.  We get to hear some comments from both members that were selected, and those who didn't make the cut.

So, what now?

Well, as you'll notice, all the lyrics from the Yuuwaku no Garter stage have been translated.  Meanwhile, this week's Suppon no Onnatachi isn't up yet (still keeping my fingers crossed for that one) is now up on YouTube.  So, for the next few entries, I'll be summarizing the first two episodes of SDN48+10, as well as the latest episode of Suppon no Onnatachi.  But, given that most of those SDN48+10 were taken up by self-introductions, and I'm saving that information for my monthly member promotion post, it's not going to take long to get through these three videos.

And, ladies and gentlemen, this is where you come in.  Is there anything SDN48 related you'd like to see covered?  Keeping in mind it has to be something I can actually get my hands on.  It can be a TV show, a news article... you can even ask my opinion on (topic of your choice) re: SDN48.

Basically, this is me with a massive case of writer's block.  Give me ideassssssss~

Yuuwaku no Garter stage song translations part 14

OK, I won't lie: the first time I read the title to this song last year, I immediately thought of AKB Kagekidan's Infinity, and figured AkiP must be going through a vampire phase.  It's also strangely fitting as there are bats living outside my dorm and can hear their screeching every night. ¬¬

Anyway, with this song, it's the last of the lyrics for now. :(  So make sure you savor this one!  

Yuuwaku no Garter stage song translations part 13

We're almost at the end of the stage.  This song is "Touhikou".  It can mean to escape or elope, but given some of the dialogue, I went with the latter definition.  Speaking of the dialogue, while the official lyrics have it in Japanese, it's usually done by Chen Qu, who does it in Chinese.  However, from what I've read, if Kondo Sayaka does it, she does the dialogue in English, since she's fluent (something we'll get into another time).  Anyway, enjoy!

A programming note

This week's Suppon no Onnatachi won't be coming from it's regular source, meaning I can't do a summary on it until someone else uploads it.  I can still do a summary if I have a streaming (YouTube, Youku, etc) version, although I may skip screencaps in that case.

So, if anyone can find a version of it, streaming or not, please leave a comment here.  Thank you.

EDIT, 9/23/10: I've managed to find it on YouTube!

Yuuwaku no Garter stage song translations part 12

Tonight, we've got my second favorite SDN48 song, "Kodoku na Runner".  This was the first song of theirs that I heard, actually, so it holds a special place for me.  This is the other song that I think is very representative of SDN48.  It was also confusing to translate because in parts it is (I believe) referring to a "you", where as in others, they very clearly say "I".  Since that's the case, I will give you my apologies in advance if I've gotten mixed up in a few spots. XD