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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]
- 2005–present
- See List of AKB48 members
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. Based on the same concept "idols you can meet", it currently consists of five sister groups in locations across Japan and seven (DEL, SGO, MUB excluded ...
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.
Jan 15, 2018 · From unconventional career trajectories to unbelievable controversies, this 100+ member collective has changed the shape of pop music in Japan beyond even its creators’ wildest imaginations. Here’s a guide to everything you need to know about AKB48.
- Lucy Dayman
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.”.
AKB48 Group (AKB48グループ ?) 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.
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.
