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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 :: 148 days |
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Aimi Eguchi, 30
1995-02-11 :: 213 days |
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Amina Sato, 34
1990-10-16 :: 95 days |
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Anna Mori, 31
1994-03-21 :: 251 days |
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Atsuko Maeda, 34
1991-07-10 :: 362 days |
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Ayaka Kikuchi, 32
1993-06-30 :: 352 days |
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Erena Ono, 31
1993-11-26 :: 136 days |
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Erena Saeed-Yokota, 28
1997-04-15 :: 276 days |
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Hana Tojima, 37
1988-07-11 :: 363 days |
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Haruka Katayama, 35
1990-05-10 :: 301 days |
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Haruka Kohara, 37
1988-04-12 :: 273 days |
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Haruka Nakagawa, 33
1992-02-10 :: 212 days |
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Haruna Hasegawa, 28
1997-07-01 :: 353 days |
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Hitomi Komatani, 36
1988-12-16 :: 156 days |
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Kaoru Hayano, 32
1992-12-12 :: 152 days |
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Kaoru Mitsumune, 32
1993-04-26 :: 287 days |
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Kayo Noro, 41
1983-10-28 :: 107 days |
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Kazumi Urano, 39
1985-10-23 :: 102 days |
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Mai Oshima, 37
1987-09-11 :: 60 days |
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Maika Amemiya, 28
1997-06-29 :: 351 days |
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Manami Oku, 29
1995-11-22 :: 132 days |
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Mariko Shinoda, 39
1986-03-11 :: 241 days |
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Megumi Ohori, 41
1983-08-25 :: 43 days |
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Michiru Hoshino, 39
1985-11-19 :: 129 days |
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Mika Komori, 30
1994-07-19 :: 6 days |
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Mika Saeki, 35
1989-10-29 :: 108 days |
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Misato Nonaka, 34
1991-04-20 :: 281 days |
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Moeno Nito, 32
1992-07-22 :: 9 days |
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Natsuki Sato, 35
1990-07-01 :: 353 days |
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Natsumi Hirajima, 33
1992-05-28 :: 319 days |
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Natsumi Matsubara, 35
1990-06-19 :: 341 days |
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Nene Watanabe, 27
1998-01-30 :: 201 days |
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Nozomi Kawasaki, 37
1987-08-23 :: 41 days |
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Rika Suzuki, 28
1997-01-10 :: 181 days |
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Rina Nakanishi, 37
1988-06-26 :: 348 days |
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Rino Sashihara, 32
1992-11-21 :: 131 days |
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Risa Narita, 34
1991-03-01 :: 231 days |
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Rumi Yonezawa, 34
1991-06-06 :: 328 days |
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Sakura Moriyama, 27
1998-04-14 :: 275 days |
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Sayaka Akimoto, 36
1988-07-26 :: 13 days |
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Sayaka Nakaya, 33
1991-10-15 :: 94 days |
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Shiori Kita, 26
1998-12-01 :: 141 days |
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Shiori Nakamata, 32
1992-07-25 :: 12 days |
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Tomomi Itano, 34
1991-07-03 :: 355 days |
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Tomomi Kasai, 33
1991-11-16 :: 126 days |
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Tomomi Nakatsuka, 32
1993-06-18 :: 340 days |
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Tomomi Ohe, 36
1989-06-15 :: 337 days |
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Yuka Masuda, 33
1991-08-03 :: 21 days |
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Yukari Sato, 36
1988-11-22 :: 132 days |
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Yuki Matsuoka, 37
1987-10-07 :: 86 days |
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Yuko Oshima, 36
1988-10-17 :: 96 days |
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Yuriko Sano, 33
1992-01-22 :: 193 days |
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