AKB48 2010 Visual Book 48 Questions 32/48ths translated!
#1
Posted 31 July 2010 - 03:18 PM
So, with that, this will be the index post (links may well open in a new window, depending on your browser settings).
1 - Iwasa Misaki
2 - Ota Aika
3 - Oya Shizuka
4 - Katayama Haruka
5 - Kuramochi Asuka
6 - Kojima Haruna
7 - Sashihara Rino
8 - Shinoda Mariko
9 - Takajo Aki
10 - Takahashi Minami
11 - Nakagawa Haruka
12 - Nakata Chisato
13 - Nakaya Sayaka
14 - Maeda Atsuko
15 - Maeda Ami
16 - Matsubara Natsumi
17 - Akimoto Sayaka
18 - Itano Tomomi
19 - Uchida Mayumi
20 - Umeda Ayaka
21 - Oshima Yuko
22 - Ono Erena
23 - Kikuchi Ayaka
24 - Tanabe Miku
25 - Nakatsuka Tomomi
26 - Nito Moeno
27 - Nonaka Misato
28 - Fujie Reina
29 - Matsui Sakiko
30 - Minegishi Minami
31 - Miyazawa Sae
32 - Yonezawa Rumi
33 - Ishida Haruka
34 - Oku Manami
35 - Kasai Tomomi
36 - Kashiwagi Yuki
37 - Kitahara Rie
38 - Kobayashi Kana
39 - Komori Mika
40 - Sato Amina
41 - Sato Sumire
42 - Sato Natsuki
43 - Suzuki Mariya
44 - Chikano Rina
45 - Hirajima Natsumi
46 - Masuda Yuka
47 - Miyazaki Miho
48 - Watanabe Mayu
Team A Character Questionnaire Part 1
Team A Character Questionnaire Part 2
Team A Character Questionnaire Part 3
Team K Character Questionnaire Part 1
Team K Character Questionnaire Part 2
Team K Character Questionnaire Part 3
EDIT: Got a good question in my PM Box:
The "Writer's Tweet" is something that's actually in the book, in each girl's section. I'm not sure who exactly wrote them, but it wasn't me, just to clear things up.
#2
Posted 31 July 2010 - 03:27 PM
A powerful girl who gives it her all when it comes to singing and dancing


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48 Questions
What’s your nickname?
- Wasamin
What’s your catchphrase?
- 10th grade! 15 years old! I’m “Wasamin”, Iwasa Misaki!
What’s your charm point?
- My hands are chubby
Why did you want to be in show business?
- I admired Morning Musume
What’s your personality?
- I talk to people that I take to. I’m also spaced out a lot.
How old were you when you had your first love? How old was he?
- Kindergarten. So was he!
What are your hobbies?
- Singing. Manga & games.
And your special skills?
- Dance, Singing
Have you ever learned anything?
- Dancing, Singing, Caligraphy
What’s your favorite food?
Motsuni*, Carrots
What’s your favorite drink?
- Hot chocolate
Who is your favorite artist?
- Ayaka
What’s your favorite TV show?
- Mechaike, Music Station
What’s your favorite magazine?
- Seventeen, Popteen
What’s your favorite season?
- Fall?
What’s your favorite brand?
- Glad News
What’s your favorite town?
- Ones like Harajuku or Shibuya
What’s your favorite type of guy?
- Definitely someone funny!!
Who is a member that you’re close with?
- Komori Mika <3
What clubs are/were you in?
- Basketball (elementary), Table Tennis (7th grade)
What subject are you good at?
- Social studies was tolerable? And English?
What subject are you bad at?
- Math......
If you could compare yourself to an animal, what would you be?
- I’ve been called a hamster
What’s your ringtone?
- It’s on vibrate 24/7
What’s a site you check often?
- Togasaki’s Blog
What’s something you’re hooked on?
- Kingdom Hearts
What was your most expensive purchase?
- Buying in bulk at 109, from top to bottom.
What would you do if you had a week off?
- Take a vacation to Tokyo Disneyland with my friends!
What’s your favorite AKB single?
- Oogoe Diamond
What’s your favorite AKB stage song?
- End Roll
What’s your favorite outfit?
- RIVER’s outfits
What’s a memorable stage show or concert for you?
- February 28th, 2009, the day I made my debut as an understudy at a Team B show
What’s something good that’s come from being in AKB?
- I can sing and dance a lot!
What was the hardest thing about being in AKB?
- When I had lessons from morning to evening.
Who is your oshimen?
- Noro Kayo, Lovetan
Who is someone you respect?
- My parents
If you could make a law, what would it be?
- It’s OK to eat snacks, even in school!
Say something to AkiP!
- I’ll keep running through at full strength!
Say something to your team captain!
- Please continue to scold me.
Say something to the management!
- Let’s do shows at G-Rosso!
Say something to BLT!
- I’d love to do “U-17” again.......
Say something to the fans!
- I’m thankful to every single one of you!
Comment on the new teams!
- In any case, I’ll do my best by dashing forward headlong into it!
What’s your future dream?
- To be a solo singer!
What’s something that AKB has that other idols don’t?
- It really is everyday! We work hard at the theater.
What is the theater to you?
- The source of my energy
What are idols to you?
- People you look at and receive energy from
What’s AKB to you?
- A school where I learn really important things
Writer’s Tweet: CHECK IT CHARACTER
If you see a show, you’ll understand her real seriousness. She loves singing and dancing, and the moves on this girl who has an interest in AKB48 are perfect. You can really feel her 7~8 years of experience. Her singing, something she had already learned for 2 years prior to joining, had already been verified through the Kagekidan. ** Apparently she also writes lyrics as a hobby. She’s worried that, due to never having worn a skirt, her talent as an idol is near zero, but having girls with various characters is what AKB48 is.
Notes:
* Motsuni is the stewed internal organs of animals like cow, pig, chicken, horse, etc.
** Meaning “Infinity”.
#3
Posted 01 August 2010 - 05:11 AM
#4
Posted 01 August 2010 - 05:56 AM
#5
Posted 01 August 2010 - 06:05 AM
I'll just say I love you about as much as I love beef stroganoff right now, and for an unspecified period of time.
#6
Posted 01 August 2010 - 06:48 AM
my desire to swap saliva has since passed, so i'll just use words; bookended with banana gifs.
#8
Posted 01 August 2010 - 07:52 AM
taiyaki, on Jul 31 2010, 02:05 PM, said:
I'll just say I love you about as much as I love beef stroganoff right now, and for an unspecified period of time.
Mmmmmmm, beef stroganoff.
mizuyoukan, on Jul 31 2010, 02:48 PM, said:
my desire to swap saliva has since passed, so i'll just use words; bookended with banana gifs.
Eh... yeah, the bananas are probably the better way to go.
GenkiKoala, on Jul 31 2010, 03:04 PM, said:
Because I just wanna feel appreciated.
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Ota Aika
The Queen of the Tsundere* Kingdom who is loved by all


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48 Questions
What’s your nickname?
- Lovetan & Ai-chan
What’s your catchphrase?
- Sometimes I’m hot, sometimes I’m cold. I’m the Queen of the Tsundere Kingdom
What’s your charm point?
- The mole on my mouth
Why did you want to be in show business?
- Because I admired AKB
What’s your personality?
- Cheery (Noisy)
How old were you when you had your first love? How old was he?
- First grade. He was a boy in my class.
What are your hobbies?
- Watching Anime
And your special skills?
- Baton twirling
Have you ever learned anything?
- Never
What’s your favorite food?
- Peaches & strawberries
What’s your favorite drink?
- Yasai Seikatsu (Purple)**
Who is your favorite artist?
- EXILE
What’s your favorite TV show?
- AKB's shows, like "Shukan AKB", and anime
What’s your favorite magazine?
- Animage
What’s your favorite season?
- Spring
What’s your favorite brand?
- LIZ LISA
What’s your favorite town?
- The countryside
What’s your favorite type of guy?
- Someone nice
Who is a member that you’re close with?
- Mayuyu
What clubs are/were you in?
- Koto***
What subject are you good at?
- Home Ec
What subject are you bad at?
- Math
If you could compare yourself to an animal, what would you be?
- A dog!
What’s your ringtone?
- "JUSTICE of LIGHT" (an anime song)
What’s a site you check often?
- The Watarirouka blog
What’s something you’re hooked on?
- Baths
What was your most expensive purchase?
- Clothes
What would you do if you had a week off?
- Watch anime, sleep, watch anime, sleep, and repeat
What’s your favorite AKB single?
- Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru
What’s your favorite AKB stage song?
- Nageki no Figure
What’s your favorite outfit?
- Tenshi no Shippo
What’s a memorable stage show or concert for you?
- Budoukan
What’s something good that’s come from being in AKB?
- Being able to meet a lot of people
What was the hardest thing about being in AKB?
- Lessons
Who is your oshimen?
- Miichan
Who is someone you respect?
- My older brother
If you could make a law, what would it be?
- Everything in stores would be free!
Say something to AkiP!
- Thank you for always writing such wonderful lyrics
Say something to your team captain!
- You're always perfect, Takamina, so I feel at ease. I love you! <3
Say something to the management!
- Thank you for your hard work. Sometimes you want to take the day off, huh?
Say something to BLT!
- Someday, I want to be on the cover
Say something to the fans!
- I'm happy you all support me, while I love anime as much as I do.
Please support me from now on, too!
Comment on the new teams!
- I want to continue to show myself even through Team A.
What’s your future dream?
- An actress or voice actress
What’s something that AKB has that other idols don’t?
- The good of having many adults around
What is the theater to you?
- Somewhere I feel at home
What are idols to you?
- Cute on the outside, funny on the inside
What’s AKB to you?
- The place where I was able to polish myself and find my dream
Writer’s Tweet: CHECK IT CHARACTER
It’s almost as if this girl was born to be an idol. She wears any outfit perfectly, and she makes any hairstyle her own. As you know, the character she presents is one of being a tsundere, and she’s actually like this. (LOL) She’s still got enough of her childishness left to set up pranks, but she also carries that with a cool, adult face. As she experiences more, I think she’ll carry a power that burns brighter and brighter.
Notes:
* Tsundere, for those not familiar, is like “hot and cold” where you can be totally bitchy but then really sweet.
** Yasai Seikatsu is a specific brand of veggie juice
*** a long Japanese zither with thirteen strings
#9
Posted 01 August 2010 - 09:33 AM
**queues up in the make-out line**
#10
Posted 01 August 2010 - 09:39 AM
Translated Wasamin said:
- Kingdom Hearts
Seriously, I love this girl.
Hana you are a god!! I bow to your awesomeness
I do the banana dance too
This post has been edited by JustForKicks: 01 August 2010 - 09:39 AM
#11
Posted 01 August 2010 - 09:41 AM
#12
Posted 01 August 2010 - 09:44 AM
#14
Posted 01 August 2010 - 10:03 AM
i like that a lot of the questions are suited for quick, impulse answers; makes it more candid and funny :D
#15
Posted 01 August 2010 - 10:19 AM
Ahh they keep the cruel ideal boyfriend questions. Waiting for poor Onigiri's answer. Hope it's not "douchebag".
#17
Posted 01 August 2010 - 10:50 AM
I'll give you a big CHU in Pigg.
Thanks a lot!!
#20
Posted 01 August 2010 - 04:03 PM
I think I like Aika a lot more now she won me over. ahhh too many favorites now
#21
Posted 01 August 2010 - 04:17 PM
#22
Posted 01 August 2010 - 05:46 PM
I would marry you if it wasn't illegal xD
love-tan likes seifuku
#23
Posted 01 August 2010 - 11:42 PM
#24
Posted 02 August 2010 - 03:21 AM
it's so nice to read Lovetan Q&A translation :blush:
#25
Posted 02 August 2010 - 07:48 AM
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- Everything in stores would be free!
Oh Lovetan....you make me giggle.
#26
Posted 02 August 2010 - 10:56 AM
And YAY! Shiichan's next =D
#27
Posted 02 August 2010 - 01:47 PM
Mr Waffle, on Jul 31 2010, 06:27 PM, said:
Nope, I don't mind. I don't do it myself cause I feel generally odd doing that, almost like I'm spamming or something. XD
I'm not going to get to it for a while (I'm trying to go in order), but a HUGE thanks goes out to z(wholebunchanumbers) @ S48 (and here, technically) for scanning the Mayu pages from the Team B book. I'm not saying this because I want you guys to do that (please don't feel obligated to ruin your books!), but that seriously makes it so much easier on me (don't have to hold open the book & type at the same time) and is very much appreciated.
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Oya Shizuka
The team's mood maker who gives life to smiles


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48 Questions
What’s your nickname?
- Shiichan
What’s your catchphrase?
- I won't say, "I can't do it".
What’s your charm point?
- I suppose people tell me my skin is nice.
Why did you want to be in show business?
- I don't think there was a reason.
What’s your personality?
- A loner who doesn't like feeling lonely.
How old were you when you had your first love? How old was he?
- 16 years old. Kobayashi-senpai, who was 1 year older. <3
What are your hobbies?
- Cutting down my gas & electric bills.
And your special skills?
- My inhuman ability to heal, and I can do a headstand on the spot.
Have you ever learned anything?
- The electronic organ, and swimming.
What’s your favorite food?
- Ice, dried cuttlefish, strawberry crepes, sweet green peppers and other various things.
What’s your favorite drink?
- Barley tea.
Who is your favorite artist?
- Yuzu & Pornograffiti.
What’s your favorite TV show?
- Tokudane.
What’s your favorite magazine?
- Popteen or Owarai Poporo.
What’s your favorite season?
- Spring & summer.
What’s your favorite brand?
- Ones like HbG, Tommy Girl, ValenTine’s, and High, I guess. But I’m not very informed, so I’m looking for one that fits me.
What’s your favorite town?
- OO-city in my home town of Fukuoka, where the sea and the mountains are. <3 (LOL)
What’s your favorite type of guy?
- A stupid mischievous boy. But someone manly, who other guys like, and someone who likes me.
Who is a member that you’re close with?
- The girls from out of the area, I guess? (Kitahara, Sashihara, Komori, Yokoyama)
What clubs are/were you in?
- The diving club. The ocean is awesome!
What subject are you good at?
- Health & PE*.
What subject are you bad at?
- Math & English.
If you could compare yourself to an animal, what would you be?
- Not. Tell.ing. <3
What’s your ringtone?
- Calls -> “Anpanman no March”, Mail -> “Baikinman”. I don’t have to change them to fit with the times this way, so it’s easier on me.
What’s a site you check often?
- Togasaki's Blog.
What’s something you’re hooked on?
- Making sweets & cutting down my gas & electric bills.
What was your most expensive purchase?
- I don't remember, but I've probably never spent more than 10,000 yen.
What would you do if you had a week off?
- Diving in Okinawa! A 6-day, 5-night Okinawa vacation!
What’s your favorite AKB single?
- Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?, and Keibetsu wo Shiteita Aijou.
What’s your favorite AKB stage song?
- Cinderella wa Damasarenai, Shinkirou & Kikyou.
What’s your favorite outfit?
- The opening outfits from Tadaima Renaichuu.
What’s a memorable stage show or concert for you?
- The Tadaima Renaichuu stage & the kenkyuusei stages.
What’s something good that’s come from being in AKB?
- People say I've started to think more like an adult.
What was the hardest thing about being in AKB?
- When girls who had come in after me kept getting promoted and I was left behind.
Who is your oshimen?
- Kobayashi Kana.
Who is someone you respect?
- Oshima Yuko, Akimoto Sayaka, Noro Kayo and Takahashi Minami.
If you could make a law, what would it be?
- Midsummer and midwinter are paid holidays.
Say something to AkiP!
- I'd like to exchange email addresses.
Say something to your team captain!
- You're the first person I ever met who was so wonderful. Please be good to me from now on.
Say something to the management!
- Thank you for supporting AKB48.
Say something to BLT!
- You're the first magazine I read after coming to Tokyo.
Say something to the fans!
- Thank you for believing in me even though I don't know when I'll disappear. Please be good to me from now on.
Comment on the new teams!
- I want to stand out in every way!
What’s your future dream?
- To be a variety idol!
What’s something that AKB has that other idols don’t?
- I don't know much about other idols besides AKB48.
What is the theater to you?
- Somewhere like a soccer court. Somewhere where I can grow. Somewhere where I can appeal myself to everyone.
What are idols to you?
- People who have playing the piano as a hobby and who don’t have to go to the bathroom.
What’s AKB to you?
- A bet. I looked up the definition. “Something take the plunge to do being prepared that you might lose something important if you fail”.
Writer’s Tweet: CHECK IT CHARACTER
The deepest impression I have of her is her “Spirit’s Scream” from last year’s election.♪
She already had 2 years of experience as a kenkyuusei, and her “I’m not running away from the reality anymore” rhyming was too perfect, and I was moved. Just for that hard experience, she got thunderous applause at last year’s Budoukan concert when it was announced that she would become a full member. As for her, she has a strong sense of comedy, and it’s said that during her audition when she was asked what she would like to do at the theater if she passed, she answered “Comic dialogue”. She’s definitely doing something about that. (LOL)
Notes:
* PE, Physical Education, Gym, etc, etc.
#30
Posted 02 August 2010 - 02:09 PM
thanks for the traslations Hana
#31
Posted 02 August 2010 - 04:28 PM
#32
Posted 02 August 2010 - 09:32 PM
:O
So shiichan's into diving? This is pretty awesome news! =D
she's no good at english v.v so I'll have to work hard to write a good letter in japanese to her. I swear all my top girls in groups fail at english.
Thank you so much for this translation, it should help me be able to write a better letter to her! =D ^_^
#33
Posted 03 August 2010 - 12:25 AM
Thanks Hana. Much Love.
#34
Posted 03 August 2010 - 12:36 AM
#35
Posted 03 August 2010 - 02:16 PM
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Katayama Haruka
An enticingly beautiful girl whose Japanese air heals you


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48 Questions
What’s your nickname?
- Haachan
What’s your catchphrase?
- Write "Enticing girl" (艶女; Enjo) and read it as "Ade-jo". Do you, you… or you, call me an enticing girl?
What’s your charm point?
- My eyebrows and my old-fashioned air
Why did you want to be in show business?
- When I was in elementary school, I loved Goto Maki, so that was the reason.
What’s your personality?
- I think I'm pretty frank.
How old were you when you had your first love? How old was he?
- I still haven't. Really!!
What are your hobbies?
- Decorating, nail art, and making ribbons.
And your special skills?
- Kendama* & the moonwalk.
Have you ever learned anything?
- Classic ballet, modern ballet and Kumon.**
What’s your favorite food?
- Rice, fruit & miso cabbage.
What’s your favorite drink?
- Hot chocolate, and my mom's special lemon water.
Who is your favorite artist?
- HY.
What’s your favorite TV show?
- Shabekuri 007.
What’s your favorite magazine?
- ViVi.
What’s your favorite season?
- Spring.
What’s your favorite brand?
- Dazzlin.
What’s your favorite town?
- Disneyland and Disney Sea.
What’s your favorite type of guy?
- Someone who talks well.
Who is a member that you’re close with?
- Kashiwagi Yuki.
What clubs are/were you in?
- Choir.
What subject are you good at?
- Music.
What subject are you bad at?
- Math.
If you could compare yourself to an animal, what would you be?
- If I'm eating cabbage a lot, then I get called a rabbit. But that's not right. (LOL)
What’s your ringtone?
- It's always on silent/vibrate.
What’s a site you check often?
- The member's blogs.
What’s something you’re hooked on?
- Decorating things.
What was your most expensive purchase?
- My MiniDisc player.
What would you do if you had a week off?
- I'd decorate things and make ribbons all day long.
What’s your favorite AKB single?
- Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru.
What’s your favorite AKB stage song?
- Junjou Shugi.
What’s your favorite outfit?
- Tenshi no Shippo (Lovetan is cute).
What’s a memorable stage show or concert for you?
- B3rd and the Budoukan.
What’s something good that’s come from being in AKB?
- Meeting many different people.
What was the hardest thing about being in AKB?
- Hmm, nothing I think.
Who is your oshimen?
- Lovetan.
Who is someone you respect?
- My parents.
If you could make a law, what would it be?
- Every Wednesday is Ladies Day everywhere.
Say something to AkiP!
- Please support me!!
Say something to your team captain!
- I'll follow you always!!
Say something to the management!
- Let me be on TV more, please!!
Say something to BLT!
- Use me any time!!
I'm always ready. (LOL)
Say something to the fans!
- Please support me this year too.
Comment on the new teams!
- I'll start the Katayama revolution!!
What’s your future dream?
- Being a multi-talent (but right now I want to sing).
What’s something that AKB has that other idols don’t?
- We perform everyday at the AKB48 Theater.
What is the theater to you?
- Somewhere I can't be without.
What are idols to you?
- Healing.
What’s AKB to you?
- A wonderful group where we stimulate each other wonderfully as we move towards our dreams.
Writer’s Tweet: CHECK IT CHARACTER
Old Team B had a lot of childlike characters, so she was the type to watch over everyone. And she was loved by everyone. She is normally a quiet character, she doesn't make a racket, and you can certainly feel her Showa***-ness. However, once she steps on the stage, her specialty, high-speed turns, enthralls everyone. Girls with special moves are strong. Even if you don't look over all of her, seeing how she'll transform in her good new position in Team A will be something to watch for.
Notes:
* It's the thing Sado plays with in Majisuka. If you're not familiar, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendama
** See: http://en.wikipedia....ki/Kumon_method
*** See: http://en.wikipedia....ki/Shōwa_period
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Next time: Mocchi, and a special surprise!
#37
Posted 03 August 2010 - 02:38 PM
haha her oshimen is Lovetan :3
thanks Hana!
#40
Posted 03 August 2010 - 08:54 PM
#41
Posted 03 August 2010 - 10:35 PM




2 - Ota Aika




3 - Oya Shizuka




4 - Katayama Haruka




5 - Kuramochi Asuka




6 - Kojima Haruna
7 - Sashihara Rino
8 - Shinoda Mariko
9 - Takajo Aki
10 - Takahashi Minami
11 - Nakagawa Haruka
12 - Nakata Chisato
13 - Nakaya Sayaka
14 - Maeda Atsuko
15 - Maeda Ami
16 - Matsubara Natsumi
17 - Akimoto Sayaka
18 - Itano Tomomi
19 - Uchida Mayumi
20 - Umeda Ayaka
21 - Oshima Yuko
22 - Ono Erena
23 - Kikuchi Ayaka
24 - Tanabe Miku
25 - Nakatsuka Tomomi
26 - Nito Moeno
27 - Nonaka Misato
28 - Fujie Reina
29 - Matsui Sakiko
30 - Minegishi Minami
31 - Miyazawa Sae
32 - Yonezawa Rumi
33 - Ishida Haruka
34 - Oku Manami
35 - Kasai Tomomi
36 - Kashiwagi Yuki
37 - Kitahara Rie
38 - Kobayashi Kana
39 - Komori Mika
40 - Sato Amina
41 - Sato Sumire
42 - Sato Natsuki
43 - Suzuki Mariya
44 - Chikano Rina
45 - Hirajima Natsumi
46 - Masuda Yuka
47 - Miyazaki Miho
48 - Watanabe Mayu



#42
Posted 03 August 2010 - 10:44 PM
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- A wonderful group where we stimulate each other wonderfully
#43
Posted 03 August 2010 - 11:16 PM
Haachan said:
- Let me be on TV more, please!!
YES. PLEASE.
Hana, you rock.
#44
Posted 03 August 2010 - 11:33 PM
#45
Posted 04 August 2010 - 12:31 AM
Shiichan just confirmed what I thought.
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- 3D anime characters who can't shit.

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