AKB48 in NYC (Part 3)

By: Brian Mah

After the introductions the group broke up in the separate units. Each set up varied between each group. There was the tropical wearing group singing “Cherry Boy.” They all danced together during the catchy dance song.

Various veteran members, lead by Sayaka Akimoto, wore leather short-skirts and other heavy metal accessories during the performance of the song "Blue rose." The mature sultry dancing and hard-core singing had a positive reaction with their followers. Incidentally, NYC is still a place where hard rock musicians like Blondie and Pat Benitar are still respected.

In contrast to the leather clad team K was a team dressing in animal clothes and dancing to the song, "Ame no Doubutsuen," much to the delight of their supporters. The next set had some other members dressing up as robotic ballerinas. No doubt the mixing of robots and idols has long been a staple in many anime series, such as Macross Plus' Sharon Apple to the newest virtual idol, Miku Hatsune.

The group then re-organized wearing black and white dresses. They asked all of the audience members to get out the red scarf they got before the event. When the group sang some of their most popular songs, such as Sakura Hanabi Okachi, they waved together with the group. At the end the group said, “We wish to come to NYC again,” which drew a huge response from the audience. The group left the stage. The crowd began to chant.