AKB48 is coming to town! AKB48 Team 8 that is. The Toyota-sponsored team in the 48 Group that seems to have its own management, practices, and hardcore fans. They will make an appearance on November 7 and 8 at the “Cool Japan Festival” in Trinoma.
For those scratching their heads, “Cool Japan Festival” is sponsored by Hallo Hallo, the Japanese-run online shopping mall that’s going to build their own mall with MNL48’s theater in it. Yep, you read that right, MNL48. Akimoto’s pretty serious about forming a sister group in a country whose only exposure to Japanese music is from anime and One OK Rock (and L’arc en Ciel before that).
But I’m getting off track. Team 8’s schedule is 12:30 PM to 1PM and 6:30 PM to 7pm on November 7 (Saturday), and 1-1PM and 5:30 to 6PM on November 8 (Sunday). Why the schedule is like that, I have no idea (not being an AKB48 fan didn’t help). But it’s FREE so those of you who may want to see bona-fide J-pop idols (from the current Alpha J-Idol group, no less) might want to check it out.
Official Event Website
Toyota Team 8’s Official Website
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