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AKB48 are an all-female Japanese theater troupe/musical unit created by the famous producer Akimoto Yasushi. "AKB" is short for Akihabara, a Tokyo district where the group gives daily performances in its own theater, and 48 is supposed to point out the number of members in this populous teen squad, although it's more of an approximation. Yasushi established AKB48 in 2005 by holding an audition attended by 8,000 participants, who were filtered down to 20 girls; the winners debuted on-stage in 2005 as AKB48's Team A. In 2006, Yasushi teamed up with a telecom firm to produce the world's first ever audition based on mobile-phone-mailed submissions, which attracted close to 12,000 hopefuls, 18 of whom became Team K. The third unit -- naturally, Team B -- followed later the same year; the producers briefly toyed with the idea of reorganizing AKB48 into two bunches, Baragumi and Yurigumi, but ultimately dropped it. The band debuted with the single "Sakura No Hanabiratachi" (2006), which sold 46,000 copies -- a decent result for an indie label release -- and by the third single, "Aitakatta" (2006), they were picked up by DefSTAR Records, a sublabel of Sony Music. They then proceeded to confirm that there's nothing like a little scandal to make headway in showbiz: the single "Seifuku Ga Jama Wo Suru" (2007) rose to number seven -- the band's chart record -- propelled by rumors that it referenced a specific Japanese type of voluntary underage prostitution, an eyebrow-raising topic for a bunch of teen girls. AKB48 played it down, confirming that they were into social critique with their next single, "Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou" (2007), which dealt with bullying.
All in all, 2007 was a busy year for AKB48: they delivered a barrage of big releases, simultaneously cranking out six full-length albums (three by Team A and three by Team K) and a stack of seven stage DVDs (again, by those two teams only); besides, several girls starred in the movie Densen Uta, and the whole group starred in the mega-popular new year TV show Kohaku Uta Gassen. The third branch of AKB48 released its own DVD in 2008, when the group also compiled the Set List: Greatest Songs 2006-2007 CD, which sold 27,000 copies. Inevitably with a cast of this size, the lineup adjusted constantly, with several girls "graduating" in 2007-2008, and one, Kikuchi Ayaka, kicked out for the sin of getting caught on camera in the company of a boy. Unperturbed by personnel shifts, AKB48 continued to perform and record, releasing three singles in 2008 and following those in 2009 with Oogoe Diamond, which sold 65,000 copies, and Namida Surprise!, their first gold release (134,000 units sold). They confirmed their rising popularity by scheduling two gigs at the Budokan with their "sister band," SKE48, the same year.
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There are 66 people that belong to this group:
There are 53 people that used to belong to this group:
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AKB48 (read "A.K.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese girl group. As of April 2013, the group has 86 members. The girls range in age from early teens to mid-20s. Produced by Yasushi Akimoto, it is one of th... more 492 people belong to this category.
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This is a tag for the people who used to belong to AKB48.52 people belong to this group.
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Aika Ota, 30
1994-12-08 :: 205 days |
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Aimi Eguchi, 30
1995-02-11 :: 270 days |
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Amina Sato, 34
1990-10-16 :: 152 days |
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Anna Mori, 31
1994-03-21 :: 308 days |
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Atsuko Maeda, 33
1991-07-10 :: 54 days |
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Ayaka Kikuchi, 31
1993-06-30 :: 44 days |
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Erena Ono, 31
1993-11-26 :: 193 days |
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Erena Saeed-Yokota, 28
1997-04-15 :: 333 days |
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Hana Tojima, 36
1988-07-11 :: 55 days |
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Haruka Katayama, 35
1990-05-10 :: 358 days |
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Haruka Kohara, 37
1988-04-12 :: 330 days |
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Haruka Nakagawa, 33
1992-02-10 :: 269 days |
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Haruna Hasegawa, 27
1997-07-01 :: 45 days |
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Hitomi Komatani, 36
1988-12-16 :: 213 days |
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Kaoru Hayano, 32
1992-12-12 :: 209 days |
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Kaoru Mitsumune, 32
1993-04-26 :: 344 days |
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Kayo Noro, 41
1983-10-28 :: 164 days |
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Kazumi Urano, 39
1985-10-23 :: 159 days |
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Mai Oshima, 37
1987-09-11 :: 117 days |
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Maika Amemiya, 27
1997-06-29 :: 43 days |
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Manami Oku, 29
1995-11-22 :: 189 days |
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Mariko Shinoda, 39
1986-03-11 :: 298 days |
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Megumi Ohori, 41
1983-08-25 :: 100 days |
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Michiru Hoshino, 39
1985-11-19 :: 186 days |
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Mika Komori, 30
1994-07-19 :: 63 days |
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Mika Saeki, 35
1989-10-29 :: 165 days |
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Misato Nonaka, 34
1991-04-20 :: 338 days |
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Moeno Nito, 32
1992-07-22 :: 66 days |
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Natsuki Sato, 34
1990-07-01 :: 45 days |
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Natsumi Hirajima, 32
1992-05-28 :: 11 days |
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Natsumi Matsubara, 34
1990-06-19 :: 33 days |
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Nene Watanabe, 27
1998-01-30 :: 258 days |
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Nozomi Kawasaki, 37
1987-08-23 :: 98 days |
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Rika Suzuki, 28
1997-01-10 :: 238 days |
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Rina Nakanishi, 36
1988-06-26 :: 40 days |
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Rino Sashihara, 32
1992-11-21 :: 188 days |
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Risa Narita, 34
1991-03-01 :: 288 days |
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Rumi Yonezawa, 33
1991-06-06 :: 20 days |
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Sakura Moriyama, 27
1998-04-14 :: 332 days |
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Sayaka Akimoto, 36
1988-07-26 :: 70 days |
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Sayaka Nakaya, 33
1991-10-15 :: 151 days |
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Shiori Kita, 26
1998-12-01 :: 198 days |
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Shiori Nakamata, 32
1992-07-25 :: 69 days |
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Tomomi Itano, 33
1991-07-03 :: 47 days |
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Tomomi Kasai, 33
1991-11-16 :: 183 days |
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Tomomi Nakatsuka, 31
1993-06-18 :: 32 days |
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Tomomi Ohe, 35
1989-06-15 :: 29 days |
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Yuka Masuda, 33
1991-08-03 :: 78 days |
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Yukari Sato, 36
1988-11-22 :: 189 days |
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Yuki Matsuoka, 37
1987-10-07 :: 143 days |
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Yuko Oshima, 36
1988-10-17 :: 153 days |
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Yuriko Sano, 33
1992-01-22 :: 250 days |
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