ROFLMAO said:
Sal.Paradise said:
ROFLMAO said:
I really don't know why western media even bothered reporting this, the lack of knowledge about the topic they're reporting on is appalling.
Minegishi is known for being very open/exaggerative with her feelings. She was to do this apology video with her normal hair but cut it herself in the dressing room before filming (explains the terribly patchy cut), she did it of her own free will (other people in the room with her tried to stop her and obviously, failed). Extremely saddened that she felt she had to go to these lengths to make amends though. I and the majority of her fans don't honestly care about a person doing something as normal as this. She'll still have my vote in the upcoming Senbatsu Elections (if she's not forced to 'graduate' before then). I'm glad to see that the other fans and band members are rallying around her, at least that should keep her from being pushed out.
I should probably just shut up now, nobody here has any idea what I'm talking about (^_^)'' |
How do you get to vote for the members in the elections? Do you have to be a member of an official fansite or something?
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Every year in May they release a single and each one comes with a voting ticket you can use to vote for a member (no limit on how many times you can do so). You can also vote by being a member of any of they or their sister groups' fan clubs/being subscribed to their Live on Demand/Smartphone app or website.
This site sort of shows what election results actually mean, not simply 'rotating based on popularity' as the article says, the elections are more there to allow fans the chance to participate in how the band is formed; http://stage48.net/wiki/index.php/AKB48_27th_Single_Senbatsu_Sousenkyo_%22Fan_ga_Erabu_64_Giseki%22
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Had no idea there was a ticket with certain singles. Pretty ingenious, as well as promoting fan involvement it encourages people to pick up legit physical copies.
@bolded .. and that's where the money comes from ;)
