The AKB48 Tandoku Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016 (AKB48 単独リクエストアワー セットリストベスト100 2016) was held from January 16 to January 18, 2016 at Tokyo Dome City Hall. Fans made their voices heard by voting for their favorite AKB48 original songs.
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AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~, is AKB48's summer concert, along with Nissan Stadium. Instead of just one dome concert, AKB48 will be touring Japan's 5 Big Domes as a concert instead.
AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai "Shirokuro tsukeyou janai ka!", also known as AKB Fair at Nippon Budoukan, is AKB48's spring concert, including its sister groups SKE48, NMB48 and HKT48. On the final day of the event, all 4 groups joined hands and performed 2 concerts as the AKB48 Group.
AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai "Shirokuro tsukeyou janai ka!", also known as AKB Fair at Nippon Budoukan, is AKB48's spring concert, including its sister groups SKE48, NMB48 and HKT48. The last solo group performance was by AKB48.
Boku no Taiyou is AKB48's Himawarigumi 1st Stage (Himawarigumi 1).
Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai is AKB48's Himawarigumi (Team A, Team K) 2nd Stage (Himawarigumi 2).
The SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2012 was held from October 11 to October 12, 2012 at Zepp Nagoya. Fans voted for their favorite SKE48 singles/albums/stage songs. The DVD of the concert was released on March 9th, 2013.
The SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2013 was held from October 10 to October 11, 2013 at Aichi Arts Center.
Akimoto Sayaka, AKB48 1st generation member graduation held in Tokyo Dome
The AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 1035 2015 (AKB48 リクエストアワー セットリストベスト1035 2015) was held from January 21 to January 25, 2015 at Tokyo Dome City Hall. Fans made their voices heard by voting for their favorite AKB48/SKE48/NMB48/HKT48/SDN48/JKT48/SNH48 original songs, also including songs from solo and sub-units singles.
Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly. The "Coyotes" as they are affectionately called tantalize customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics, making Coyote Ugly the watering hole for guys on the prowl.
Street dancer Skyler comes out of the shadow of her trained dancer sister, Tosha, & joins a dance competition with the Honey dance studio; the prize is a college scholarship.
When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.
Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn't play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections.
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
A cursed dancer and a blind musician — both ostracized by society — become business partners and inseparable friends as their larger-than-life concerts propel them to stardom in 14th century Japan.
In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.
Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life.
A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands, but still aspires to her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. When Grace’s manager presents her with a choice that could alter the course of her career, Maggie and Grace come up with a plan that could change their lives forever.
Iroha's life gets knocked off its orbit when Kaguya, a carefree runaway from the Moon, moves in and convinces her to perform in a virtual world together.
A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.
Kat is an aspiring singer-songwriter who dreams of making it big. However, her dreams are stalled by her reality: a conniving and cruel stepfamily and a demoralizing job working as a singing elf at billionaire Terrence Wintergarden’s Santa Land.
Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs for the festival's rock concert—including a classic '80s song by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts called "Linda Linda".
Young Cole Carter dreams of hitting the big time as a Hollywood disc jockey, spending his days and nights hanging with buddies and working on the one track that will set the world on fire. Opportunity comes knocking when he meets James Reed, a charismatic DJ who takes the 23-year-old under his wing. Soon, his seemingly clear path to success gets complicated when he starts falling for his mentor's girlfriend, jeopardizing his new friendship and the future he seems destined to fulfill.
A farm girl is on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom. Her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love – but in order to save his soul, she must put the power of destiny and song to the ultimate test.
Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora.
After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.
Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.