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AKB48 Group ( Japanese: AKB48グループ, Hepburn: AKB48 gurūpu), or AKB48 sister groups, shortened to 48 Group or 48g, refers to the sister groups of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48.
AKB48 (pronounced A.K.B. Forty-Eight) is a Japanese idol musical girl group named after the Akihabara area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48 has sold more records than any other female musical act in Japanese history. [2]
Jan 19, 2012 · AKB48 (short for Ak iha b ara48) is a Japanese all-female idol group based in Akihabara, Tokyo, where they have their own theater in Don Quijote. The group, established in 2005, is produced by Akimoto Yasushi and signed under EMI Records Japan/Universal Music Japan, originally from DefSTAR RECORDS/Sony Music Japan and You! Be Cool!/King Records.
AKB48 Group (AKB48グループ AKB48 Group?) is the general term used to address AKB48 and its sister groups as a collective. As of January 2024, AKB48 Group has thirteen groups under its name, with 6 based in Japan and 7 based in other countries across Asia.
It is popularly thought that the number 48 means the number of members, but instead it refers to the name of the group's President's office; "office48". The office is located in Chiba Prefecture, and in Japanese pronunciation, "Chiba" and "48" sound similar.
Aug 12, 2014 · AKB48 is no ordinary pop group – they are “idols you can meet”. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal in 2011, the pop group’s creator, Yasushi Akimoto, explained that “AKB48 girls are ‘unfinished.’. In other words, they’re still not very good at singing or dancing.”.
Jun 7, 2013 · AKB48 (pronounced A.K.B. Forty-Eight) is a Japanese idol musical girl group named after the Akihabara area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48 has sold more records than any other female musical act in Japanese history.
