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AKB48, 2022. Front to back, left to right: Team A, Team K, Team B, Team 4 & Team 8.

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Genre

Japanese Pop

Years Active

December 5, 2005 - present

Producer

Akimoto Yasushi

Label

EMI Records Japan/Universal Music Japan

Company

DH

Associated

SDN48, SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, NGT48, STU48, JKT48, BNK48, MNL48, AKB48 Team SH, SGO48, AKB48 Team TP, DEL48, CGM48, MUB48, KLP48

Color

Pink

Current

AKB48 Members

AKB48

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AKB48 (short for Akihabara48) 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. In addition, the group also has trainees called Kenkyuusei, and an international transference team, Team Kaigai. They hold the record for highest overall single sales for a female group on the Oricon charts and also hold the Guinness World Record for world's "largest pop group".

The group also has five sub-units: No Sleeves, established in 2008, Watarirouka Hashiritai 7, established in 2009, French Kiss, established in 2010, and Not yet and DiVA, both established in 2011. Many (former) members have debuted as soloists while part of AKB48: Kashiwagi Yuki (still active), Fujita Nana, Ohori Megumi, Itano Tomomi, Maeda Atsuko, Watanabe Mayu, Iwasa Misaki, Takahashi Minami, Matsui Sakiko, Kasai Tomomi and Kuramochi Asuka. Some former AKB48 members debuted as soloists after their graduation: Oshima Mai, Hoshino Michiru, Ono Erena, Hayano Kaoru, Oku Manami, Sato Amina, Masuda Yuka, Goto Moe and Chou Kurena.

History

In July 2005, renowned producer Akimoto Yasushi held an audition for a new theater based idol girl group. Of the 7,924 girls that applied, 45 passed the first round of auditions, detailed screening of the application documents. Finally, only 24 girls were chosen to be in the group. In November, the selected girls went through an extensive one month training program.

On December 1st, the AKB48 Theater had its grand opening. On December 8, 2005, the group held its first public show in the theater with only 20 girls, later known as Team A. The team consisted of:

Itano Tomomi‬, ‪Kawasaki Nozomi‬, Kojima Haruna‬, Komatani Hitomi‬, Maeda Atsuko‬, Masuyama Kayano‬, Minegishi Minami, Nakanishi Rina‬, Narita Risa‬, Ohe Tomomi‬, Oshima Mai‬, ‪Sato Yukari‬, Takahashi Minami‬, Tojima Hana‬, Usami Yuki, Orii Ayumi, Hoshino Michiru, Urano Kazumi‬, Watanabe Shiho‬, and ‪Hirajima Natsumi‬

A second audition was soon announced, and was held in cooperation with Japanese telecom company NTT DoCoMo. It was the first audition ever where the applicants had to send in their audition video with their mobile phones.

In January 2006, three months before Team K was formed, Akimoto allowed Shinoda Mariko to join the group as part of Team A without passing the second audition. Prior to joining the group, Shinoda was actually working as a waitress in a cafe in the same building and on the same floor as the the AKB48 theater. She could not attend the first audition for the group because she was working at the cafe. Fans petitioned for Shinoda to be able to join the group.

19 of the 11,892 applicants who participated in the second audition were chosen to join AKB48, but in the end only 17 girls joined the group to become Team K in April 2006. They were:

Akimoto Sayaka, Umeda Ayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ohori Megumi, Oku Manami, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Kobayashi Kana, Sato Natsuki, Noro Kayo, Hayano Kaoru, Masuda Yuka, Matsubara Natsumi, Miyazawa Sae, Imai Yu, Uemura Ayako, and Takada Ayana

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AKB48, Early 2006

AKB48 released its debut single Sakura no Hanabiratachi in February 2006. The single peaked at #10 on Oricon charts and sold 22,011 units in its first week, a surprisingly high rank for a group on an indies label.

In March of 2006, Usami Yuki of Team A became the first girl to graduate from the group.

On April 1, Team K started performing at the AKB48 theater.

On June 7 AKB48 released their second indies single, Skirt, Hirari, and performed on TV for the first time. Shortly after, on June 17th, Uemura Ayako of Team K graduated from the group.

In August 2006 AKB48 signed a major label contract with DefSTAR Records, a part of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Their first single under DefSTAR Records, Aitakatta, was released on October 25, 2006. It reached #12 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.

In October, another audition was announced, resulting in the arrival of 13 new members. The third team of AKB48, Team B, was created in December 2006. The selected girls were:

Inoue Naru, Oota Aika, Kashiwagi Yuki, Katayama Haruka, Kikuchi Ayaka, Saotome Miki, Tanabe Miku, Nakagawa Haruka, Nakaya Sayaka, Noguchi Reina, Matsuoka Yuki, Yonezawa Rumi, and Watanabe Mayu

On November 3rd and 4th, 2006, AKB48 performed their first concert AKB48 First Concert "Aitakatta ~Hashira wa Nai ze!~ at Nippon Seinenkan in Sendagaya, Shinjuku.

In December 2006, the first change was made to the three teams. Team A members Urano Kazumi, Watanabe Shiho, and Hirajima Natsumi were transferred to Team B.

On January 25, 2007 Team A member Orii Ayumi graduated from the group. Six days later, AKB48's fourth single (second under DefSTAR Records) Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru was released. It peaked at #7 on the Oricon charts. There has been speculation that the PV and lyrics of the song are an allusion to Enjo-kosai (援助交際?) - voluntary underage "compensated dating" - though this has

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AKB48, Late 2007

not been confirmed. Their next single, Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou, featured a theme of bullying and suicide in the lyrics and PV. To promote the two singles, AKB48 went on their second concert tour, AKB48 Haru no Chotto dake Zenkoku Tour ~Madamada daze AKB48!~ which began on March 10, 2007.

In June 2007, Team A member Hoshino Michiru and Team K members Imai Yu and Takada Ayana all graduated. The group's fifth single, BINGO!, was released on July 18th.

AKB48's next single Boku no Taiyou was released on August 8th. It peaked at #2 on the Oricon charts, the highest chart position which the group had achieved up to that point.

On October 2, Team A member Watanabe Shiho graduated from the group. The eight single of the group, Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?, was released on October 31st. It peaked at #6 on the Oricon charts. Another member of Team A, Masuyama Kayano, graduated on November 30.

On December 31, 2007, 43 members of AKB48 appeared on the 58th Annual Kohaku Uta Gassen, the prestigious end of the year music special. They performed with idols

Leah Dizon and Nakagawa Shoko.

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AKB48, Early 2008

On New Years Day 2008, AKB48 released their first studio album, Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007. The compilation album included all of the group's singles up until Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?. Team K member Ohori Megumi (who was transferred to SDN48 in 2009) became the first member to have a solo cover on one of AKB48's CD releases. She appeared exclusively on the cover of the Limited Edition of the album. The album reached #3 on the Oricon Weekly Album charts. On January 23rd, the group released their next single Romance, Irane.

On January 24, the first episode of their new variety show AKB48 1ji 59fun! started airing. The hosts were Takada Junji and comedy duo Bad Boys. The show's name signified that the show was airing at 01:59am. Only ten episodes later, the show was renamed to AKB48 0ji 59fun! and would air an hour earlier.

In February 2008, AKB48 re-released their first indies single, changing the title to Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008. This would turn out to be their last release under the DefSTAR Records label. A spring concert was initially announced. Fans who bought a copy of the single at the theater would be given a random poster featuring one of the members. If a fan collected all 44 types of the posters, they would be entered in a lottery to win tickets for their spring concert. The concert was later canceled because this violated a Japanese anti-monopoly law.

In August 2008, Team B member Kikuchi Ayaka was fired from the group after a scandal. But after fans requested that the management of AKB48 give her a second chance for her, she auditioned again. Kikuchi was admitted to the group as an kenkyuusei.

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AKB48, Late 2008

On October 2008, the group signed with KING RECORDS under the You, Be Cool! sublabel, and released their 10th single titled Oogoe Diamond featuring Matsui Jurina of the just newly formed SKE48 on the CD cover. In that same month, at the final performance of A4 Revival, original members Ohe Tomomi, Komatani Hitomi, Tojima Hana, Nakanishi Rina and Narita Risa announced their graduation simultaneously. Their graduation took place at AKB48's NHK Shuffle Concert on November 23, 2008.

On October 1, their variety show was renamed again and was now called AKBINGO!. It would become their longest running show of all time.

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AKB48, 2009

From August 22-23, 2009, AKB48 and SKE48 performed a concert at the famous Japanese stadium, the Nippon Budokan. At the end of the concert a new formation of AKB48 was announced, shuffling members from all teams. Each team was also assigned a captain; Takahashi Minami was to lead Team A, Akimoto Sayaka was to lead Team K, and Kashiwagi Yuki would become the leader of Team B. Four of the group's oldest members, Ohori Megumi, Noro Kayo, Urano Kazumi, and Sato Yukari were transferred into the newly announced mature group named SDN48 (Saturday Night 48).

In October 21, 2009, AKB48 released the single RIVER which became the first AKB48 single to reach #1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart. It became the second best selling female single of 2009.

In December 31, 2009, AKB48 performed RIVER-Surprise special remix at the 60th NHK Kouhaku uta gassen. 72 members (all of AKB48 including the Kenkyusei, and 3 SKE48 members) were in the performance.

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AKB48, 2010

"Majisuka Gakuen" (Majisuka Academy), a drama featuring several members of AKB48, SKE48 and SDN48 started airing from January 8th, 2010 on TV Tokyo.

On March 3, 2010, a full 5 months after they announced that all the teams were to be reshuffled, the first new formation of AKB48's Team K premiered with their new stage titled "RESET."

On August 2010, AKB48 expanded their official shops outside of Japan (namely Asia region) with it being in Hong Kong. They then expanded their locations with it being: Taiwan (April 2011), Singapore (May 2011) and Shanghai (July 2011).

On December 8, 2010, AKB48 celebrated its 5th anniversary in the theater with a special performance by all members, as well as returning graduates. All 9th generation kenkyuusei were also promoted.

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AKB48, Early 2011

On January 22, their first major documentary was released, titled DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 to be continued "10 Nengo, Shoujo Tachi wa Ima no Jibun ni Nani o Omou Nodarou?".

In March 2011, it was announced on their blog they have temporarily closed the AKB Theater due to the 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami. Many upcoming activities were also postponed, including their concerts at Yokohama Arena from March 25th to the 27th, and the release of their first studio album, Koko ni Ita Koto.

On June 6, 2011, AKB48 made public announcement during this evening’s Himawari H1 Revival Stage the formation of a brand new AKB48 team, bluntly titled Team 4. The Team will consists of the 10 previously promoted kenkyuusei.

On June 11th, 2011, It was announced at a handshake event that Eguchi Aimi, a girl who auditioned for NMB48, would be joining AKB48 as a trainee, she appeared immediately in Playboy Weekly and in advertisements. Producer Akimoto Yasushi stated that she will be “the heroine of the new age”. Eguchi was immediately met with skepticism from many fans and soon Team K member Kikuchi Ayaka leaked on her blog that Eguchi was made of parts of other members through photoshop. On June 20th, Weekly Playboy published an article about Eguchi, stating that she was made up of parts of Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Watanabe Mayu, Shinoda Mariko, Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko and 12th generation Kenkyuusei Sasaki Yukari. There was an official announcement on the June 20, 2011 regarding Aimi.

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AKB48, Late 2011

On July 3rd, AKB48 announced and confirmed that they will be having their ‘24th Single Senbatsu Janken (Rock, Paper, Scissors) Tournament‘ in September. This will be the second year in a row that they will be choosing their ’senbatsu’ members for their new single, which is due to be released in December. The event will take place on September 20th at the Nippon Bukoukan once again. Moreover, This event will be broadcasting in Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand.

On December 30, 2011, AKB48 won the 53rd Japan Record Award for their song Flying Get.

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AKB48, 2012

On January 27, 2012, it was revealed that Hirajima Natsumi and Yonezawa Rumi resigned from AKB48. This was the same day on which their 2nd major documentary, DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 Show must go on Shoujo-tachi wa Kizutsuki Nagara, Yume wo Miru was released.

On March 25, 2012, it was announced that Maeda Atsuko would be graduating from AKB48. This announcement was widely reported in the Japanese media, including the major Japanese newspapers. A rumor also ran around that a student from University of Tokyo had committed suicide because of this news, though this later proved false. This is one of the biggest surprises in AKB48 history.

On June 14, 2012, Team A member, Sashihara Rino, was transferred to HKT48. article: AKB48 Members

On August 24, 2012, AKB48 had another team shuffle since August 2009. It was also announced that "Team 4" which was formed in June of last year, will be discontinued, thus, they are back to 3 teams; Team A, K, and B, like it used to be. Each team was also assigned a new captain; with Shinoda Mariko leading Team A, Oshima Yuko leading Team K, and Umeda Ayaka (who was transferred from Team K) leading Team B. Takahashi Minami, the former Captain of Team A, was appointed as AKB48's General Manager. Several of the members were shuffled temporarily to AKB48's overseas sister groups. Takajo Aki and Nakagawa Haruka were transferred to JKT48. Miyazawa Sae and Suzuki Mariya were transferred to SNH48. Ota Aika was transferred permanently to HKT48. Kitahara Rie and Yokoyama Yui were appointed as dual members to participate in both AKB48 and SKE48/NMB48 activities respectively. These changes are in effect starting November 1st.

The AKB48 29th Single Senbatsu Janken Taikai was held on September 18, 2012 at Nippon Budokan. The top 16 members are featured in the group 29th single Eien Pressure.

On December 17, 2012, it was announced that Kasai Tomomi would be graduating from AKB48.

On December 30, 2012, AKB48 won the 54th Japan Record Award for second consecutive year, for their song Manatsu no Sounds Good!

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AKB48, Early 2013

On January 25, 2013, it was announced that AKB48 and their sister groups will be having a concert at Nippon Budokan.

On January 27, 2013, it was announced that AKB48 will be holding a concert at Nissan Stadium. They were the first female group to perform there.

On February 1, another 1st-generation AKB48 member Itano Tomomi made an announcement about her intention to "graduate" from the group sometime within the year 2013. The announcement was made during a stage greeting for their documentary film, DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 No flower without rain Shoujo Tachi wa Namida no Ato ni Nani wo Miru?, which was released to cinemas on that day.

On March 26, 2013, AKB48 will be holding their annual “Senbatsu General Election” at Nissan Stadium on June 8! This year’s election will be held during the “AKB48 Super Festival”. The “Super Festival” will be titled “AKB48 Super Festival ~Nissan Stadium, Chicchee! Chicchakunaishi!!~“, and it will consist of 2 parts. The first part will be a live concert which all AKB48 groups appear (will begin at 3:00 pm), and the second part will be the event for the results of the vote count (will begin at 5:30 pm).

On May 22nd, the 31st single Sayonara Crawl was released. It was the first time an A-side song had four center positions (Oshima Yuko, Itano Tomomi, Shimazaki Haruka and Watanabe Mayu). The single sold 1,762,873 copies in its first week and reported 1,955,162 copies at the end of 2013 – this makes Sayonara Crawl their best selling single of all time.

On June 8, 2013, at the 5th Senbatsu Election, Shinoda Mariko announced her graduation from AKB48.

On July 21, Shinoda Mariko graduated from AKB48.

On August 8, it was announced that a new event called "AKB48 Group Draft Meeting" will be held on November 10th at Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa. The event will be held to recruit new members by the draft. Just like the drafts in sports, the captains of 10 total teams in AKB48, SKE48 (*leaders for SKE48), NMB48, and HKT48, will appoint new members among the candidates who pass the "AKB48 Group Draft Candidate Audition" (to be held one of these days), after consultations with each group's theater managers.

On August 21, the group released its 32nd single, "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie", which reached number one on the Oricon daily chart. The single contains graduation songs for Shinoda Mariko and Itano Tomomi. The music video involved 3,800 extras, the most for any AKB48 and sister group-related video. Sister group JKT48 also released it's own version of "Koi Suru" on the same day.

On August 22, Akimoto Sayaka graduated from AKB48.

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AKB48, Late 2013

On August 24, AKB48 announced the reinstatement of Team 4, with Minegishi Minami as the captain, and the members promoted from the 13th and 14th generation trainees.

On August 25, Itano Tomomi graduated from AKB48.

On September 18, AKB48 held its annual rock-paper-scissors tournament to determine the lineup for its 34th single. The event was held at the Nippon Budokan. The winner was Matsui Jurina. This was the last time that the rock-paper-scissors tournament would define the line-up for an AKB48 single. Following the event, AKB48 announced the lineup for the group's 33rd single, "Heart Electric", and performed the song, which will be released in October.

On October 5, their music show AKB48 SHOW! started airing. It showed little skits, but for the most part, it showed performance videos. Some of these were recordings from concerts and stages, but also featured a variety of studio performances.

On November 6, it was reported that the title of 34th single would be "Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru" to Itteshimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dou Kawatteshimaunoka, Bokunari ni Nannichi ka Kangaeta Ue deno Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no youna Mono" (鈴懸の木の道で「君の微笑みを夢に見る」と言ってしまったら僕たちの関係はどう変わってしまうのか、僕なりに何日か考えた上でのやや気恥ずかしい結論のようなもの A sort of slightly embarrassing conclusion after several days of my deliberation about 'how will our relationship be changed if I tell you "I dream your smile" on the platanus road), composed by Tetsuro Oda.

On November 10, the first AKB48 Group Draft Meeting was held.

On December 31, Oshima Yuko announced her graduation from AKB48.

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AKB48, 2014

On January 22, 2014, AKB48 released their 4th studio album Tsugi no Ashiato.

In 2014, AKB48 will release their 35th overall single "Mae shika Mukanee" (前しか向かねえ?, "Not Fit to Go In Front").

On January 26, it has been announced that AKB48 groups will reshuffle for the third time since in 2012. The shuffle will take place at the "AKB48 Group Dai Sokaku Matsuri" (AKB48 Group Big Team Shuffle Festival) to be held at Zepp DiverCity TOKYO on February 24. The team shuffle was announced during the encore at the 4th day of the "AKB48 Request Hour Set List Best 200 2014" held at the Tokyo Dome City Hall on January 26. While the members on stage are still confused, AKB48 group's general director Takahashi Minami said, "We don't know what kind of team shuffle will occur but as different people go on to different teams, AKB48 will be come even bigger and better in 2014. Please look forward to February 24, Zepp DiverCity TOKYO. Thank you."

On February 24, AKB48 group's big team shuffle "AKB48 Group Dai Sokaku Matsuri" was held at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo. One of the biggest surprises was that AKB48's "official rival" group, Nogizaka46 member Ikoma Rina would join team B. Ikoma will continue her activities as a Nogizaka46 member, but will also be in team B as an "exchange student." It was also announed SKE48 Team E member Matsui Rena will also hold a concurrent position in Nogizaka46. Also announced was that they would launch a new "vice captain" system for the whole teams in 48 group in which each team would have both captain and vice captain ("leader" and "vice leader" for SKE48.) When all the announcement for the team shuffle was ended, Takahashi Minami who will continue serving as the whole 48 group's general director, spoke her mind, "I was taking it too lightly. I did not expect the members coming apart this much, and I am shocked. Both members and you fans need some time to think, so I would also like to have some time before comprehending this."

On May 7, AKB48 released their first smartphone app – AKB48 Official Music Game. It was a rhythm game, featuring songs from AKB48 as well as other Japanese sister groups.

On May 21, the 36th single Labrador Retriever was released and sold 1,462,156 copies on its first day, making it the highest first day sales of any AKB48 single until then.

On May 25, during a handshake event held at the Iwate Industry Culture & Convention Center in Takizawa City, members Kawaei Rina, Iriyama Anna and a staff member were attacked by a male person (24) with a handsaw. All three victims suffered light wounds and were taken to hospital; the event, as well as all other group activities on that day, were halted.

On June 2, the AKB48 theater resumed operation. Sister groups SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48 have not suspended their theater performances, but have introduced security measures such as metal detectors, forbidding the use of the theaters' front rows, suspending post-performance high five events, and increasing security guard presence.

Also in June, the 37th single General Election was held. For the first and only time, Watanabe Mayu won, with 159,854 votes. For her win, she was made the center in AKB48's 37th single Kokoro no Placard.

On July 4, AKB48's 4th big documentary, DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 The time has come, was released. The documentary featured footage from big members' graduations (Oshima Yuko, Itano Tomomi and Shinoda Mariko), the big Daisokaku Matsuri shuffle, the first Draft Kaigai, Sashihara Rino's 2013 Election win, Watanabe Mayu's 2014 election win, and the failed AKB48 National Olympic Stadium Concert.

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AKB48, Early 2015

On January 21, 2015, the group released its sixth studio album, Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!. On March 4, the group released the single "Green Flash". The group became the first group who sold their 20 consecutive singles in 1 million on the first week. On March 26, member Kawaei Rina announced her graduation from the group in order to continue her acting career on her own, stating that the previous incident and long period of rest brough her to reflect on her future without depending on the group.

On May 10, AKB48 was invited to the annual Japan Day festival in New York, their second performance in the city since 2009. A small away team consisting of members Rina Hirata, Ryoka Oshima, Haruna Kojima, Tomu Muto, Saho Iwatate and Rena Nozawa performed a total of five songs cheered by a crowd of 5000 attendants. On the same day, the second Draft Kaigai was held, where AKB48 members would choose girls to join AKB48 through auditions.

On May 20, the group released the single "Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai". It sold 1,472,375 copies on the first day and broke the previous record for first day sales set by Labrador Retriever.

June 6 saw the announcement of the seventh general election results. The event was broadcast live from Fukuoka Dome on Fuji TV, which reported an average viewer rating of 18.8% with a peak of 23.4%. A record 3.2 million votes were cast, with Rino Sashihara winning the poll for the second time with a record 194,049 votes.

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AKB48, Late 2015

On August 26, the group released the single "Halloween Night"

On November 18, the group released its 7th album, 0 to 1 no Aida. This album marks the 10th anniversary of Japanese group, founded in 2005.

The group's 42nd single Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby sold 813,044 copies on its first day of release. This brought their combined single sales to over 36,158,000 single albums sold, making them the artist with the highest number of single album sales in Japan, surpassing rock group B'z.

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AKB48, 2016

Before Takahashi Minami's graduation, she planned special stages to be performed at the AKB48 Theater. 8 special stages were performed between February 16 and February 28; Staff Stage, Okurairi Stage, Ichigochanzu Stage, Dance Senbatsu Stage, The Idol Stage, Chaos Stage, Saturday Night Stage and Itoshi no Nyan Nyan Otanjoubi Omedetou Stage.

Released on March 9th, the 43rd single Kimi wa Melody featured graduated members Maeda Atsuko, Shinoda Mariko, Itano Tomomi and Oshima Yuko to honor the group's 10 year anniversary. Takahashi Minami was also still part of this single. Later that month, Takahashi Minami's graduation concert Shuku Takahashi Minami Graduation "148.5cm no Mita Yume" was held. The role of general manager was passed onto Yokoyama Yui.

In June, the 44th single Tsubasa wa Iranai was released with Mukaichi Mion as the center for the first time. The general election was held in the same month and saw Sashihara Rino win for the third time (second consecutive win), and yet another record of 243,011 votes. In June, the hosts for their variety show AKBINGO! (Bad Boys) graduated, and were eventually replaced by another comedy duo, Woman Rush Hour.

In August, AKB48 appeared for the first time at the Tokyo Idol Festival. SKE48, HKT48 and former AKB48 member Ono Erena had appeared in the past, but this marked the first time for the group AKB48. The members that performed were all part of Team 8.

In September, the 7th Rock-Paper-Scissor Tournament was held. This year, the winner would become the center of a new unit. The winner was Team B's Tanabe Miku and the unit was called Jankenmin. Their single, Sakasazaka, was released on December.

AKB48's New Gen Ace Shimazaki Haruka also announced her graduation, and became the center of her final and AKB48's 46th single High Tension before eventually graduating on December 31.

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AKB48, 2017

In January, Team 8 held various concerts, followed by solo concerts for the 13th Generation, 16th Generation and Mukaichi Mion. On January 25th, AKB48 released their 8th original album Thumbnail.

In February, Kojima Haruna's graduation concert Kojimatsuri ~Kojima Haruna Kanshasai~ was held. She centered AKB48's 47th single Shoot Sign (released in March).

In May, AKB48's 48th single Negaigoto no Mochigusare was released and sold 1,305,747 copies in its first week. Furthermore, the 7th Special Stage "Thumbnail" started on May 12. AKB48 received this stage as a gift for having the most members rank in Senbatsu in the General Election 2016.

The general election was held once again in June. The total vote count for Sashihara Rino broke another record with 246,376 votes and marked her fourth win (third consecutive). Watanabe Mayu announced her graduation at the election. The election single, #SukiNanda, was released in August and the music video prominently featured both Rino and Mayu.

On July 8, AKB48's 5th official documentary, DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 Sonzai suru Riyuu, was released.

In September, the Rock-Paper-Scissor event was held once again and the winner would receive a solo debut. Members could participate in groups or alone, and the winners were Aramaki Misaki and Unjo Hirona. They debuted as fairy w!nk with their first single Tenshi wa Doko ni Iru? on December 13 the same year.

In October, Watanabe Mayu's graduation concert Minna no Yume ga Kanaimasu you ni was held. On November 22, the 50th single 11gatsu no Anklet was released. It served as Watanabe Mayu's graduation single and also contained her graduation song. It was also the last time Minegishi Minami was chosen for senbatsu for a long time.

On October 4, AKB48 released Ano Koro ga Ippai〜AKB48 Music Video Shuu〜. This was a collection of all the music videos from their 32nd up to their 48th single.

On November 29, AKB48 performed at the Mnet Music Awards in Japan and joined Korean idols for a medley performance of Heavy Rotation, Koi Suru Fortune Cookie and PICK ME (Korean survival show "Produce 101" theme song). Yasushi Akimoto announced that AKB48 Group members would participate in the next season of Produce 101 to be broadcast next summer.

At the 12 Year Anniversary Stage, a team shuffle was announced. All the kennin positions for all other 48 Groups were removed, but all Team 8 members received a kennin position, meaning all Team 8 members were now also part of Team A, Team K, Team B or Team 4. The new team captains were Okabe Rin (Team A), Komiyama Haruka (Team K), Takahashi Juri (Team B) and Murayama Yuiri (Team 4). The role of co-captain was also removed.

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The year started with another Team 8 concert, as well as "Fresh All Stars Concert" (Zero Position to Mirai) and a 16th Generation solo concert. Okada Nana and Yokoyama Yui also held their first solo concerts. On January 21, the Japanese 48 Groups held the third Draft Kaigai, where members would pick girls from an audition. The chosen members would become Kenkyuusei bound to specific teams. On January 24, AKB48 released their 9th original album Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake wo Shitteiru.

On March 14, the 51st single Jabaja was released and featured Okada Nana in her first A-side center position.

On April 1, AKB48 held their first AKB48 Only concert since 2014. The old team formations performed songs together, and then the new team formations performed songs together to mark the shuffle that took place in December 2017.

On May 30, the 52nd single Teacher Teacher was released. On Day 1, it sold 1,591,164 copies and broke the record set by Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai. Over the next few weeks, it sold 1,812,868 copies, making it AKB48's second-best selling single of all time (first still being Sayonara Crawl with 1,995,800 reported sales).

In June, the tenth and last General Election was held. It was held in Nagoya, and also marked the ten year anniversary of SKE48. The winner was SKE48's Matsui Jurina with a personal record of 194,453 votes. Her winner single, Sentimental Train, was released on September 19. However, Jurina could not participate in the filming of the music video due to health reasons and a CGI sketch version of her was included in the original release of the video. On June 12, the new teams performed new stages for the first time. On June 15, the broadcast of Produce 48 (season 3 of Produce 101) started and over 40 AKB48 Group members participated in the show.

In September, the 9th and last Rock-Paper-Scissor tournament was held. Like in the previous year, the winner would receive a solo debut and members could participate alone or for a team. The winners were Tada Kyoka and Matsuda Yumi. They debuted as Fortune Cherry with their first single Himawari no Nai Sekai on December 19.

AKB48 Team 8 member Honda Hitomi as well as HKT48 members Miyawaki Sakura and Yabuki Nako were part of the 12 winners of Produce 48 and would go on a two-and-a-half-year hiatus to focus on IZ*ONE. As a send-off gift, Sakura was made the center of AKB48's 54th single NO WAY MAN. Hitomi and Nako were also front row members for the single, and a B-side of the single featured the Top 16 Produce 48 members (excluding Hitomi, Sakura and Nako).

At the 13 Anniversary Special Stage, Yokoyama Yui announced she would retire in her role as General Manager of AKB48 but would stay in the group. She appointed Mukaichi Mion as her successor. On Christmas Eve, AKB48 released their 6th major documentary, Legend of AKB48: New Chapter.

AKB48 2019

AKB48, 2019

In January, Yahagi Moeka, Murayama Yuiri and Okabe Rin received their first solo concerts. Moeka became the fastest member to ever receive a solo concert. AKB48 also performed at the AKB48 Group Asia Festival in Bangkok in January, alongside JKT48, BNK48, MNL48, AKB48 Team SH, AKB48 Team TP and SGO48.

Previous election winner Sashihara Rino announced her graduation and was made the center of the group's 55th single Jiwaru DAYS.

In March, the last episode of AKB48 SHOW! aired.

In April, Kojima Mako graduated from AKB48 at the AKB48 Group Spring Festival in Yokohama Stadium.

In September, the last episode of AKBINGO! aired. On September 18, AKB48 released their 56th single Sustainable. The center for this single was Yahagi Moeka, making her the member to achieve the quickest A-side center position ever (except for Maeda Atsuko).

From July 7 to December 10, AKB48 held their first AKB48 Zenkoku Tour since 2014. They also performed at the Tokyo Idol Festival 2019, the AKB48 Group Asia Festival in Shanghai and "AKB48 in Taipei ~Are You Ready?~".

At the 14th Anniversary Commemorative Stage, the remaining 1st Generation member Minegishi Minami announced she would graduated at AKB48's Spring Concert 2020.

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AKB48, 2020

In January, Kubo Satone, Yamauchi Mizuki and Oguri Yui received solo concerts. Okada Nana and Murayama Yuiri held a duet concert.

On February 4, Yahagi Moeka graduated from AKB48.

On March 24, AKB48's 57th single, Shitsuren, Arigatou, was released. It sold 1,414,077 copies and was the highest first-week seller of 2020 at this point. AKB48's Spring Concert was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore, graduations (such as Minegshi Minami's) were put on hold. AKB48 theater performances were also stopped around this time.

On June 6, AKB48 released its third charity single – Hanareteitemo. The song featured every active AKB48 member, as well as Matsui Jurina and some graduates: Takahashi Minami, Kojima Haruna, Oshima Yuko Maeda Atsuko, Shinoda Mariko, Itano Tomomi, Sashihara Rino and Yamamoto Sayaka. The goal was to feature the original Kami 7 members, as well as SKE48's, NMB48's and HKT48's aces. However, Watanabe Mayu had retired from the entertainment industry in June 1, 2020, and did therefore not participate.

In June, the theater started holding "Social Distance" Stages, in which a smaller number of members would perform on stage. In the beginning, there was no live audience, but viewers could stream the theater performances from home. Slowly but surely, members started holding graduation stages again. In September, a limited number of people was admitted back into the theater.

On September 18, most of AKB48's discography finally became available for streaming worldwide. Early releases (singles before Oogoe Diamond) as well as most early stage recordings were not available. The stage recordings did not become available in every region, but most.

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AKB48, 2021

On May 23, AKB48 has began a new era, where they held their Tandoku Concert shortly after Minegishi Minami graduated. On that same concert, it was also announced that AKB will release Ne mo Ha mo Rumor on September 29 and will have their new TV show aired on TV Tokyo, Nogizaka ni, Kosaremashita ~AKB48, Iroiro Atte Tereto Kara no Dai Gyakushu!~.

On July 6, AKB announced the title and Senbatsu for Ne mo Ha mo Rumor during the first episode of Nogizaka ni, Kosaremashita ~AKB48, Iroiro Atte Tereto Kara no Dai Gyakushu!~, and soon announced the center for the title song, which was revealed to be Okada Nana, making the song her second center after Jabaja, which was released in 2018. The full Senbatsu first performed the song live on the special program Ongaku no Hi 2021, with Oda Erina filling in for Kashiwagi Yuki who was recovering from her surgery.

Between August 9 and 17, several members tested positive for COVID-19.

On December 8 at AKB48 16th Anniversary, AKB48 announced the recruitment of their 17th Generation, on top of a Team Shuffle, the first one since 2019. The new teams will come into effect on February 6, 2022.

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AKB48, 2022

In January, AKB48 canceled their scheduled concerts on 5th and 6th because several members tested positive for COVID-19.

On February 23, AKB48 announced that they will release their 59th single, later revealed to be Moto Kare desu on May 18 on the program AKB48, Saikin Kiita? ~Issho ni Nanka Yatte Mimasen ka?~, with Honda Hitomi serving as the center, marking the song her first center. The full Senbatsu first performed the song on the music show CDTV Live! Live! on March 28.

On May 14, AKB48 revealed the members of 17th Generation through a livestream.

During the first day of the MX Matsuri concert! AKB48 60th Single "Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss" Hatsubai Kinen Concert in Budokan 2022 on October 7, it was announced that Team 8 would go on hiatus starting in April 2023, after the 'AKB48 Team 8 9th Anniversary' theater show. All Team 8 members will be actively part of their concurrent teams (Team A, Team K, Team B and Team 4).

On February 27, AKB48 announced the Senbatsu for their 61st single. The title was later announced as Doushitemo Kimi ga Suki da with Honda Hitomi as the center for the second time. The title song was performed for the first time on March 20 and was released on April 26.

On April 29 during AKB48 Spring Concert 2023 ~Sukida! To Sakebou~, AKB48’s general manager Mukaichi Mion announced that all AKB48 teams would be disbanded, and a new system would be put in place. Members would instead be placed in two classes: Promoted members and Kenkyuusei members. This was said to be part of the post-pandemic revival attempt as well as an attempt to simplify the structure of the group.

The final concert dates for all AKB48 teams are as follows:

On July 28, the Senbatsu members for 62nd single was announced, with the title later revealed to be Idol Nanka Janakattara. Oguri Yui serves as the center for the second time. First performance of the title song happened on August 14 while the single will be officially released on September 27.

On August 30, Team A member Honda Hitomi announced her graduation from AKB48.

Musical style

The group's style is loosely characterized as "bubblegum pop and synchronized dancing" that appeals to pre-pubescent girls as well as older males who support the group's merchandise. Mari Yamaguchi of Associated Press wrote that the "performances can seem orchestrated. As the girls sing and dance in unison, fans follow a cheering formula" and likened the fan responses to a Kabuki audience. Monica Hesse of The Washington Post described the group's style: "It is as if Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and the entire cast of Twilight were placed into a saucepan and simmered on a low boil until nothing remained but the sweet, cloying essence of fame, and if that fame were then poured into pleated tartan skirts and given pigtails."Andrew Joyce and Kenneth Maxwell of The Wall Street Journal described the music as "sugar-sweet pop tunes and sometimes-suggestive lyrics". During the AKB48 performances, "members perform a revue of simply choreographed routines in front of a roughly 95% male audience. The music is typical Japanese pop: fast-paced numbers with high-pitched, singalong choruses."

Reception

The pop group has achieved enormous popularity in Japan, and has been characterized as a social phenomenon. In 2011, the group had record sales in Japan of over $200 million. According to Oricon, AKB48 had sold a total of 11,787,000 singles as of January 6, 2012, breaking the record of "the most singles sold in Japan by a female group". Twelve of its singles have topped the Oricon TOP10 Weekly Singles Chart. In 2010, "Beginner" and "Heavy Rotation" placed, respectively, first and second in the list of Japan's best selling singles for the year, while in 2011 and 2012 AKB48 occupied the top five positions on the Oricon Yearly Singles Chart. Japanese ambassador to the United States, Ichirō Fujisaki, on meeting the group on its visit to Washington, D.C., stated that “AKB” stood for Adorable, Kind and Beautiful.

AKB48 holds several Guinness World Records, including being recognized on December 1, 2010 as the "largest pop group", when it consisted of 48 members. It set the record for "Most Number of Same Product Television Endorsement within 24 Hours" on February 28, 2012, after 90 of its group members appeared in 90 different commercials that were aired in the Kanto, Kansai and Tokai regions of Japan.

On February 1, 2012, Japan Post issued a postage stamp in honor of the group.

Controversies

Over the years, AKB48 has received criticism for sexually suggestive lyrics, which some felt were unsuitable for its young members. When asked about it by CNN's Anna Coren, AKB48 founder Yasushi Akimoto, who also writes all of AKB48's song lyrics, said that his works were a way of "depicting reality" and were meant to provoke in listeners thought about difficult issues.

The band's risqué music videos have also been a focal point for controversy. Underwear shots, teenage members hugging, kissing, and taking a bath together were complained about. "Heavy Rotation" music video director Mika Ninagawa explained she wanted to appeal to both men and women by creating a creative and fun video, due to the group's rising popularity among girls.

In a TV commercial for the candy brand Puccho, which aired from March 15, 2012, featured AKB48 members in schoolgirl uniforms passing a candy from mouth to mouth. Although the girls held the candy between their teeth, some viewers were offended, and called it "encouraging homosexuality", apart from being simply "unhygienic" and a "bad example to children".

In the second week of January 2013, the group came under fire when an image that showed a boy's hands covering a topless Tomomi Kasai's breasts was intended to be published in Shukan Young Magazine. The image was subsequently pulled from the magazine and from Kasai's upcoming photobook, where it would have been the cover picture. The sale of the magazine was postponed from January 12 to January 21.

In February 2013, member Minami Minegishi appeared in a YouTube video with a shaved head to apologize after it was reported by a tabloid that she had spent a night with a man in violation of her contract. The act of shaving her hair was seen as extreme and drew criticism on how the situation was handled. Labor expert and writer for The Japan Times Hifumi Okunuki argued that a no-dating clause in a labor contract would be in violation of Japanese labor laws.

Philanthropy

A few days after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, AKB48's official blog reported that that a sum of more than 617 million yen had been donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society. On April 1, the group issued a digital charity single titled "Dareka no Tame ni (What Can I Do for Someone?)", all profit from which was donated to a 2011 earthquake and tsunami relief fund. AKB48's 23rd single "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" was also dedicated to the 2011 tsunami victims, its title song's lyrics having been written with the intention of cheering up the Japanese people who were affected by the March 11 disaster.

In February 2012, the group announced another donation to the Japanese Red Cross, of over 580 million yen. It was reported that to date AKB48 had raised a total of over 1.25 billion yen for the earthquake and tsunami relief.

Performances outside of Japan

AKB48 Team A became an honored guest at the Japan Expo in Paris between July 2 to 5, 2009, and featured an English version of "Ōgoe Diamond" for the first time. AKB48 had their United States debut concert at Webster Hall in New York on September 27, 2009.

On 23 October 2010, the band represented Japan and performed at the 7th Asia Song Festival, organized by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.

In November 2010, AKB48 performed in Russia for the first time. A 12-member team gave a concert on November 20 at the Japanese Pop Culture Festival which took place in Moscow. Also in November 2010, AKB48 performed in the Cool Japan Night in Singapore as part of the Anime Festival Asia X. This is followed by a 2nd performance also in Singapore at the Singapore Toy Games & Comics Convention.

In February 2012, AKB48 performed with JKT48 in Jakarta for the first time as part of "Jakarta Japan Pop Culture Festival 2012"

In April 2013, they performed at the Inaugural Tokyo Auto Salon Singapore.

Teams

AKB48 Members

Current
Draft Members
Former

Sister Groups

Japanese

Overseas

Former Sister Groups


Rival Groups

Soloists

  • Itano Tomomi (Former member)
  • Kasai Tomomi (Gachi Uma - Former member)
  • Maeda Atsuko (Former member)
  • Ohori Megumi (Former member)
  • Matsui Sakiko (Piano - Former member)
  • Iwasa Misaki (Enka - Former member))
  • Takahashi Minami(Former member)
  • Kuramochi Asuka (Gachi Uma 2 - Former member)
  • Watanabe Mayu (Former member)
  • Fujita Nana (Former member)
  • Sashihara Rino (Former member)



  • Units

    Outside AKB48
    Within AKB48

    Solo Single Units

  • WRD48
  • IxR (アイル)
  • HUETONE (ヒュートーン)
  • Honey Harmony (ハニーハーモニー)
  • TinTlip (ティントリップ)
  • Melisma (メリスマ)
  • Lacet (ラセ)
  • GRATS (グラッツ)
  • SENSUALITY (センシュアリティ)

  • Up-and-coming girls
  • Sashining Musume. (サシニング娘。)

  • Chocolove from AKB48
  • Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 (渡り廊下走り隊7)
  • French Kiss (フレンチ・キス)
  • NO NAME
  • DiVA

  • Terms

    Group Terms
    Event Terms

    Discography

    # Cover Title Release Date
    Indie Singles
    01 Sakura no Hanabiratachi Sakura no Hanabiratachi
    (桜の花びらたち)
    2006.02.01
    02 AKB48 Skirt Hirari Skirt, Hirari
    (スカート、ひらり)
    2006.06.07
    Major Singles
    01 Aitakatta limited Aitakatta
    (会いたかった)
    2006.10.25
    02 Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru limited Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru
    (制服が邪魔をする)
    2007.01.31
    03 592px-Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou limited Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou
    (軽蔑していた愛情)
    2007.04.18
    04 Bingolim BINGO! 2007.07.18
    05 Bokunotaiyoreg Boku no Taiyou
    (僕の太陽)
    2007.08.08
    06 YuuhiLimitedA Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka?
    (夕陽を見ているか?)
    2007.10.31
    07 Romance, Irane limited A Romance, Irane
    (ロマンス、イラネ)
    2008.01.23
    08 Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008 Limited A Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008
    (桜の花びらたち2008)
    2008.02.27
    09 Baby! Baby! Baby! Baby! Baby! Baby!
    (Digital Single)
    2008.06.13
    10 Oogoe Diamond regular Oogoe Diamond
    (大声ダイヤモンド)
    2008.10.22
    11 601px-10nen Zakura regular 10nen Zakura
    (10年桜)
    2009.03.04
    12 600px-Namida no surprise Namida Surprise!
    (涙サプライズ!)
    2009.06.24
    13 599px-Iiwake Maybe regular Iiwake Maybe
    (言い訳Maybe)
    2009.08.26
    14 600px-River reg RIVER 2009.10.21
    15 529px-Typea Sakura no Shiori
    (桜の栞)
    2010.02.17
    16 511px-PonytypeA Ponytail to Shushu
    (ポニーテールとシュシュ)
    2010.05.26
    17 700px-HeavyRotationA Heavy Rotation
    (ヘビーローテーション)
    2010.08.18
    18 600px-BeginnerA Beginner 2010.10.27
    19 600px-Chancenojunban-A Chance no Junban
    (チャンスの順番)
    2010.12.08
    20 SakuraLimiA Sakura no Ki ni Narou
    (桜の木になろう)
    2011.02.16
    21 Everyday Everyday, Kachuusha
    (Everyday、カチューシャ)
    2011.05.25
    22 AKB48 - Flying Get lim A Flying Get
    (フライングゲット)
    2011.08.24
    23 605px-news large AKB48 23rd shokaiA Kaze wa Fuiteiru
    (風は吹いている)
    2011.10.26
    24 704px-AKBMarikoA Ue Kara Mariko
    (上からマリコ)
    2011.12.07
    25 GM5limA GIVE ME FIVE! 2012.02.15
    26 20120418 akb48 manatsu limited A Manatsu no Sounds Good!
    (真夏のSounds Good!)
    2012.05.23
    27 GINGHAMCHECKLIMITEDA Gingham Check
    (ギンガムチェック)
    2012.08.29
    28 20121010 akb48 uza typea UZA 2012.10.31
    29 Akb48 Eien Pressure typea Eien Pressure
    (永遠プレッシャ)
    2012.12.05
    30 Solong So long! 2013.02.20
    31 AKB48 - Sayonara Crawl Type-A Lim Sayonara Crawl
    (さよならクロール)
    2013.05.22
    32 Tumblr mq92hyPfMo1s68qkuo1 1280 Koi Suru Fortune Cookie
    (恋するフォーチュンクッキー)
    2013.08.21
    33 Tumblr mu70iuaJLi1s2ve5uo1 1280 Heart Ereki
    (ハート・エレキ)
    2013.10.30
    34 AKB48 Suzukake Nanchara TypeA Suzukake Nanchara
    (鈴懸なんちゃら)
    2013.12.11
    35 Mae Shika Mukanee A Mae Shika Mukanee
    (前しか向かねえ)
    2014.02.26
    36 LRAL Labrador Retriever
    (ラブラドール・レトリバー)
    2014.05.21
    37 AKB48 Kokoro no Placard LimA Kokoro no Placard
    (心のプラカード)
    2014.08.27
    38 Kibouteki Refrain Limited A Kibouteki Refrain
    (希望的リフレイン)
    2014.11.28
    39 AKB48 - Green Flash Type A Lim Green Flash 2015.03.04
    40 600px-BokutachiTatakawanaiA Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai
    (僕たちは戦わない)
    2015.05.20
    41 HalloweenLimA Halloween Night
    (ハロウィーン・ナイト)
    2015.08.26
    42 AKB48 - Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby Type A Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby
    (唇に Be My Baby)
    2015.12.09
    43 AKB48 - Kimi wa Melody Type-A Lim Kimi wa Melody
    (君はメロディ)
    2016.03.09
    44 AKB48TsubasawaIranaiLimA Tsubasa wa Iranai
    (翼はいらない)
    2016.06.01
    45 LovetriplimA LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai
    (LOVE TRIP / しあわせを分けなさい)
    2016.08.31
    46 HighTensionLimA High Tension
    (ハイテンション)
    2016.11.16
    47 SSlimitedA Shoot Sign
    (シュートサイン)
    2017.03.15
    48 48SingleLimitedA Negaigoto no Mochigusare
    (願いごとの持ち腐れ)
    2017.05.31
    49 Limited SukiNanda A #SukiNanda
    (#好きなんだ)
    2017.08.30
    50 11-Gatsu LE A 11gatsu no Anklet
    (11月のアンクレット)
    2017.11.22
    51 JabajaLimiA Jabaja
    (ジャーバージャ)
    2018.03.14
    52 TeacherTeacherALim Teacher Teacher 2018.05.30
    53 AKB48SentimentalKanzenban Sentimental Train
    (センチメンタルトレイン)
    2018.09.19
    54 NoWayManLimA NO WAY MAN 2018.11.28
    55 JiwaruDaysLimA Jiwaru DAYS
    (ジワるDAYS)
    2019.03.13
    56 SustainableLimA Sustainable
    (サステナブル)
    2019.09.18
    57 ShitsurenArigatouLimA Shitsuren, Arigatou
    (失恋、ありがとう)
    2020.03.18
    58 NemoHamoRumorLimA Ne mo Ha mo Rumor
    (根も葉もRumor)
    2021.09.29
    59 AKB48MotoKareDesuLimA Moto Kare desu
    (元カレです)
    2022.05.18
    60 AKB48 60th LA Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss
    (久しぶりのリップグロス)
    2022.10.19
    61 AKB4861stLA Doushitemo Kimi ga Suki da
    (どうしようもなく君が好きだ)
    2023.04.26
    62 AKB4862ndLA Idol Nanka Janakattara
    (アイドルなんかじゃなかったら)
    2023.09.27
    63 AKB4863rdLA Colorcon Wink
    (カラコンウインク)
    2024.03.13

    # Cover Title Release Date
    01 Baby! Baby! Baby! Baby! Baby! Baby! 2008.06.13
    02 Dareka-no-Tame-ni Dareka no Tame ni ~What Can I Do for Someone~
    (誰かのために ~What can I do for someone?~)
    2011.04.01
    03 Wreck-It-Ralph-Soundtrack Sugar Rush
    (シュガーラッシュ)
    2012.10.30
    04 Tenohira Tenohira ga Kataru Koto
    (掌が語ること)
    2013.03.08
    05 Hanareteitemo Hanareteitemo
    (離れていても)
    2020.06.21
    06 AKB48 Beat Carnival Digital Koibito Inai Senshuken / Chikai no ni Hanareteru
    (恋人いない選手権 / 近いのに離れてる)
    2021.11.03


    # Cover Title Release Date
    01 AKB48 - Koko ni Ita Koto lim Koko ni Ita Koto
    (ここにいたこと)
    2011.06.08
    02 1830mcover 1830m 2012.08.15
    03 AKB48 - Tsugin o Ashiato Type-A Limited Tsugi no Ashiato
    (次の足跡)
    2014.01.22
    04 AKB48 - Koko ga Rhodes Type A Reg Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!
    (ここがロドスだ、ここで跳べ!)
    2015.01.21
    05 ThumbnailTypeA Thumbnail
    (サムネイル)
    2017.01.25
    06 AKB486thStudioAlbum Type B Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake wo Shitteiru
    (僕たちは、あの日の夜明けを知っている)
    2018.01.24

    # Cover Title Release Date
    01 Cd 270 Team A 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo"
    (チームA 1st Stage「PARTYが始まるよ」)
    2007.03.07
    02 Cover231 Team A 2nd Stage "Aitakatta"
    (チームA 2nd Stage「会いたかった」)
    2007.03.07
    03 51l76bN9SwL SS500 Team A 3rd Stage "Dareka no Tame ni"
    (チームA 3rd Stage「誰かのために」)
    2007.03.07
    04 Team K 1st Stage Studio Record Team K 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo"
    (チームK 1st Stage「PARTYが始まるよ」)
    2007.03.07
    05 Team K 2nd Stage Studio Record Team K 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls"
    (チームK 2nd Stage「青春ガールズ」)
    2007.03.07
    06 Team K 3rd Stage Studio Record Team K 3rd Stage "Nounai Paradise"
    (チームK 3rd Stage「脳内パラダイス」)
    2007.03.07
    07 A5 RKJ OSR Team A 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jourei"
    (チームA 5th Stage 「恋愛禁止条例」)
    2009.08.11
    08 Team K 5th Stage Studio Record Team K 5th Stage "Saka Agari"
    (チームK 5th Stage「逆上がり」)
    2009.08.11
    09 B4 OR Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake"
    (チームB 4th Stage「アイドルの夜明け」)
    2009.08.11
    10 Team K 6th Stage Studio Record Team K 6th Stage "RESET"
    (チームK 6th Stage「RESET」)
    2010.08.07
    11 B5 Theater no Megami OSR Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami"
    (チームB 5th Stage「シアターの女神」)
    2010.08.07
    12 Team A 6th Stage Studio Record Team A 6th Stage "Mokugekisha"
    (チームA 6th Stage「目撃者」)
    2010.09.18
    AKB48 Studio Recordings Collection
    13 A1 Recording Collection Team A 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo"
    (チームA 1st Stage「PARTYが始まるよ」)
    2013.01.01
    14 A2 Recording Collection Team A 2nd Stage "Aitakatta"
    (チームA 2nd Stage「会いたかった」)
    2013.01.01
    15 A3 Recording Collection Team A 3rd Stage "Dareka no Tame ni"
    (チームA 3rd Stage「誰かのために」)
    2013.01.01
    16 Team A 4th stage ただいま恋愛中 Team A 4th Stage "Tadaima Renaichuu"
    (チームA 4th Stage「ただいま 恋愛中」)
    2013.01.01
    17 A5 RKJ SRC Team A 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jourei"
    (チームA 5th Stage 「恋愛禁止条例」)
    2013.01.01
    18 Team A 6th Stage Record Collection Team A 6th Stage "Mokugekisha"
    (チームA 6th Stage「目撃者」)
    2013.01.01
    19 Team K 1st Stage Record Collection Team K 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo"
    (チームK 1st Stage「PARTYが始まるよ」)
    2013.01.01
    20 Team K 2nd Stage Record Collection Team K 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls"
    (チームK 2nd Stage「青春ガールズ」)
    2013.01.01
    21 Team K 3rd Stage Record Collection Team K 3rd Stage "Nounai Paradise"
    (チームK 3rd Stage「脳内パラダイス」)
    2013.01.01
    22 Team K 4th Stage Record Collection Team K 4th Stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru"
    (チームK 4th Stage「最終ベルが鳴る」)
    2013.01.01
    23 Team K 5th Stage Record Collection Team K 5th Stage "Saka Agari"
    (チームK 5th Stage「逆上がり」)
    2013.01.01
    24 Team K 6th Stage Record Collection Team K 6th Stage "RESET"
    (チームK 6th Stage「RESET」)
    2013.01.01
    25 チームB Seishun Girls Team B 1st Stage "Seishun Girls"
    (チームB 1st Stage「青春ガールズ」)
    2013.01.01
    26 B2 Aitakatta Team B 2nd Stage "Aitakatta"
    (チームB 2nd Stage「会いたかった」)
    2013.01.01
    27 TeamB3rdStageStudioRecordingsCollection-0 Team B 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive"
    (チームB 3rd Stage「パジャマドライブ」)
    2013.01.01
    28 B4 SRC Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake"
    (チームB 4th Stage「アイドルの夜明け」)
    2013.01.01
    29 B5 Theater no Megami SRC Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami"
    (チームB 5th Stage「シアターの女神」)
    2013.01.01
    30 Himawarigumi 1st Stage Record Collection Himawarigumi 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou"
    (ひまわり組 1st Stage 「僕の太陽」)
    2013.01.01
    31 Himawarigumi 2nd Stage Record Collection Himawarigumi 2nd Stage "Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai"
    (ひまわり組 2nd Stage 「夢を死なせるわけにいかない」)
    2013.01.01
    32 Team 4 1st Stage Record Collection Team 4 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou"
    (チーム4 1st Stage 「僕の太陽」)
    2013.01.22

    # Cover Title Release Date
    01 SET LIST ~Greatest Songs 2006-2007~ limited SET LIST ~Greatest Songs 2006-2007~
    (SET LIST~グレイテストソングス 2006-2007~)
    2008.01.01
    02 KamikyokutachiCD Kamikyokutachi
    (神曲たち)
    2010.04.07
    03 SET LIST Greatest Songs Kanzenban SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban
    (SET LIST ~グレイテストソングス~完全盤)
    2010.07.14
    04 AKB48 - 0 to 1 no Aida (Regular No.1) 0 to 1 no Aida
    (0と1の間)
    2015.11.18
    Digital Albums
    05 AKB4815thAnnivSinglePLAYLIST1 AKB48 15th Anniversary Single PLAYLIST 2020.12.09


    # Cover Title Release Date
    01 Team A 1st Stage DVD Team A 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo"
    (チームA 1st Stage「PARTYが始まるよ」)
    2007.03.21
    02 Team A 2nd Stage DVD Team A 2nd Stage "Aitakatta"
    (チームA 2nd Stage「会いたかった」)
    2007.03.21
    03 Team A 3rd Stage Team A 3rd Stage "Dareka no Tame ni"
    (チームA 3rd Stage「誰かのために」)
    2007.03.21
    04 Team K 1st Stage DVD Team K 1st Stage "PARTY ga Hajimaru yo"
    (チームK 1st Stage「PARTYが始まるよ」)
    2007.03.21
    05 Team K 2nd Stage DVD Team K 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls"
    (チームK 2nd Stage「青春ガールズ」)
    2007.03.21
    06 Team K 3rd Stage DVD Team K 3rd Stage "Nounai Paradise"
    (チームK 3rd Stage「脳内パラダイス」)
    2007.11.28
    07 250px-A4 Team A 4th Stage "Tadaima Renaichuu"
    (チームA 4th Stage「ただいま 恋愛中」)
    2007.11.28
    08 チームB Seishun Girls DVD Team B 1st Stage "Seishun Girls"
    (チームB 1st Stage「青春ガールズ」)
    2008.03.26
    09 Himawarigumi 1st Stage DVD Himawarigumi 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou"
    (ひまわり組 1st Stage 「僕の太陽」)
    2008.04.23
    10 B2 Aitakatta Team B 2nd Stage "Aitakatta"
    (チームB 2nd Stage「会いたかった」)
    2008.09.26
    11 Himawarigumi 2nd Stage DVD Himawarigumi 2nd Stage "Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai"
    (ひまわり組 2nd Stage 「夢を死なせるわけにいかない」)
    2008.10.02
    12 B3 Pajama Drive Team B 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive"
    (チームB 3rd Stage「パジャマドライブ」)
    2009.04.03
    13 Team K 4th Stage DVD Team K 4th Stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru"
    (チームK 4th Stage「最終ベルが鳴る」)
    2009.09.11
    14 Team K 5th Stage DVD Team K 5th Stage "Saka Agari"
    (チームK 5th Stage「逆上がり」)
    2010.04.23
    15 B4 Stage DVD Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake"
    (チームB 4th Stage「アイドルの夜明け」)
    2010.06.12
    16 A5 RKJ DVD Team A 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jourei"
    (チームA 5th Stage 「恋愛禁止条例」)
    2010.06.19
    17 Team A 6th Stage DVD Team A 6th Stage "Mokugekisha"
    (チームA 6th Stage「目撃者」)
    2013.04.06
    18 Team K 6th Stage DVD Team K 6th Stage "RESET"
    (チームK 6th Stage「RESET」)
    2013.04.06
    19 B5 Theater No Megami DVD Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami"
    (チームB 5th Stage「シアターの女神」)
    2013.04.06
    20 Team 4 1st Stage DVD Team 4 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou"
    (チーム4 1st Stage 「僕の太陽」)
    2013.04.06
    21 Team 4 2nd Stage DVD Team 4 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara"
    (チーム4 2nd Stage 「手をつなぎながら」)
    2014.04.26
    22 Team A 7th Stage DVD Team A 7th Stage "M.T. ni Sasagu"
    (チームA 7th Stage 「M.T.に捧ぐ」)
    2017.02.28

    # Cover Title Release Date
    01 Nogashita Sakanatachi Single Video Collection Nogashita Sakanatachi ~Single Video Collection~
    (逃した魚たち 〜シングルビデオコレクション〜)
    2010.07.14
    02 AKB ga Ippai The Best Music Video AKB ga Ippai ~The Best Music Video~
    (AKBがいっぱい ~ザ・ベスト・ミュージックビデオ~)
    2011.06.24


    • [2011.09.07] Music Box Selection Aitakatta / Heavy Rotation



    AKB48 Events

  • [2015.12.12] Stage Fighter Selection Special Stage 2015
  • [2016.04.01] Team K 2nd Generation 10th Anniversary Celebration Special Stage
  • [2016.12.03] Stage Fighter Selection Special Stage 2016
  • [2017.03.26] 14th Generation Stage
  • [2017.04.08] Team B 3rd Generation 10th Anniversary Celebration Special Stage
  • [2017.05.26] 4th Generation 10th Anniversary​ Stage
  • [2017.12.02] Stage Fighter Selection Special Stage 2017
  • [2022.08.05] 3rd Generation 15th Anniversary Stage

  • AKB48 Natsu Matsuri 2014


  • [2011.12.20] AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2011
  • [2012.12.17] AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2012
  • [2013.12.17] AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013
  • [2014.12.16] AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2014
  • [2015.12.15] AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2015
  • [2016.12.15] AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2016
  • [2017.12.10] AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2017

  • [2012.01.20] Unit Matsuri 2012
  • [2013.01.23] Unit Matsuri 2013
  • [2014.01.27] Unit Matsuri 2014

  • [2009.07.02] Japan Expo Paris (Paris, France)
  • [2009.09.27] AKB48 in Webster Hall (New York, USA)
  • [2010.11.20] Japan Pop-Culture Festival 2010 Moscow (Moscow, Russia)
  • [2010.12.12] AKB48 in Singapore Meet The Fans Session (Singapore)
  • [2011.09.24] Shanghai Japan Week (Shanghai, China)
  • [2012.02.25] Jakarta Japan Pop Culture Festival 2012 (Jakarta, Indonesia)
  • [2012.03.27] Japan Pop Culture Concert 2012 in Washington D.C. Celebrating 100th anniversary of Cherry Blossom with AKB48 (Washington, USA)
  • [2015.02.20] AKB48 and JKT48 Concert Together 〜Holding hands together with the first sister〜 (Jakarta, Indonesia)
  • [2015.05.10] AKB48 in New York for Japan Day 2015 (New York, USA)
  • [2015.11.07-08] AKB48 Team 8 in Manila for Cool Japan Festival 2015 (Manila, Philippines)
  • [2018.07.07] AKB48 Team 8 in Los Angeles for Japan Kawaii Live at the Anime Expo 2018 (Los Angeles, USA)
  • [2018.09.09] Jak Japan Matsuri 2018 (Jakarta, Indonesia)
  • [2018.12.09] MAYA Music Festival 2018 (Bangkok, Thailand)
  • [2019.01.27] AKB48 Group Asia Festival 2019 in Bangkok (Bangkok, Thailand)
  • [2019.07.27] Japan Expo Malaysia 2019 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
  • [2019.08.24] AKB48 Group Asia Festival 2019 in Shanghai (Shanghai, China)
  • [2019.10.19] AKB48 in Taipei 2019 ~Are You Ready For It?~ (Taipei, Taiwan)
  • [2020.02.02] Japan Expo Thailand (Central World, Bangkok, Thailand)
  • [2023.02.04] AKB48 Group Circle Jam 2023 (Bangkok, Thailand)
  • [2024.03.03] Playlist Live Festival 2024 (Bandung, Indonesia)


  • Stages

    AKB48 Stages

    # Stage name Date Performances
    1 AKB48 Original Stage
    (Title TBA)
    2024.12.08 – TBA

    Team A

    # Stage name Date Performances
    1 PARTY ga Hajimaru yo
    (PARTYが始まるよ)
    2005.12.08 - 2006.03.31 98
    2 Aitakatta
    (会いたかった)
    2006.04.15 - 2006.08.11 70
    3 Dareka no Tame ni
    (誰かのために)
    2006.08.20 - 2007.01.25 83
    4 Tadaima Renaichuu
    (ただいま 恋愛中)
    2007.02.25 - 2007.06.26
    2008.04.20 - 2008.10.11
    31
    86
    5 Renai Kinshi Jourei
    (恋愛禁止条例)
    2008.10.19 - 2010.05.27
    2014.04.25 - 2015.08.23
    154
    70
    6 Mokugekisha
    (目撃者)
    2010.07.27 - 2012.10.29
    2018.06.12 - 2022.03.15
    101
    Waiting Waiting Stage
    2012.11.02 - 2014.04.21 42
    7 M.T ni Sasagu
    (M.Tに捧ぐ)
    2016.02.10 - 2018.05.16 60
    8 Juuryoku Sympathy
    (重力シンパシー)
    2022.05.11 - 2023.10.16 72

    Team K

    # Stage name Date Performances
    1 PARTY ga Hajimaru yo
    (PARTYが始まるよ)
    2006.04.01 - 2006.07.05
    2006.11.08 - 2006.12.14
    61
    9
    2 Seishun Girls
    (青春ガールズ)
    2006.07.08 - 2006.11.06 77
    3 Nounai Paradise
    (脳内パラダイス)
    2006.12.17 - 2007.06.22 64
    4 Saishuu Bell ga Naru
    (最終ベルが鳴る)
    2008.05.31 - 2009.04.04
    2014.02.20 - 2014.04.16
    2015.11.30 - 2018.05.15
    150
    11
    5 Saka Agari
    (逆上がり)
    2009.04.11 - 2010.02.21
    2022.04.25 - 2023.10.13
    90
    80
    6 RESET
    2010.03.12 - 2012.10.24
    2014.05.07 - 2015.08.26
    2018.07.06 - 2022.04.06
    205
    82
    Waiting Waiting Stage
    2012.11.01 - 2014.02.12 95

    Team B

    # Stage name Date Performances
    1 Seishun Girls
    (青春ガールズ)
    2007.04.08 - 2007.10.02 94
    2 Aitakatta
    (会いたかった)
    2007.10.07 - 2008.02.21 73
    3 Pajama Drive
    (パジャマドライブ)
    2008.03.01 - 2009.02.01
    2014.04.28 - 2015.08.27
    209
    80
    4 Idol no Yoake
    (アイドルの夜明け)
    2009.02.08 - 2010.04.16
    2022.04.29 - 2023.10.06
    166
    70
    5 Theater no Megami
    (シアターの女神)
    2012.11.03 - 2014.04.23
    2018.09.08 - 2022.03.19
    280
    Waiting Waiting Stage
    2012.11.03 - 2014.04.23 41
    6 Tadaima Renaichuu
    (ただいま 恋愛中)
    2015.12.26 - 2018.05.28 70

    Team 4

    # Stage name Date Performances
    1 Boku no Taiyou
    (僕の太陽)
    2011.10.10 - 2012.10.25 94
    2 Te wo Tsunaginagara
    (手をつなぎながら)
    2013.11.03 - 2014.04.15
    2018.06.06 - 2022.04.04
    73
    3 Idol no Yoake
    (アイドルの夜明け)
    2014.04.24 - 2015.08.24 106
    4 Yume wo Shinaseru
    Wake ni Ikanai

    (夢を死なせるわけにいかない)
    2015.12.03 - 2018.05.18 79
    5 Thumbnail
    (サムネイル)
    2022.04.19 - 2023.10.03 67

    Team 8

    # Stage name Date Performances
    1 PARTY ga Hajimaru yo
    (PARTYが始まるよ)
    2014.08.05 - 2015.08.16
    2015.12.05
    2018.02.17 - 2018.11.03
    2019.02.02
    109
    2
    21
    2
    2 Aitakatta
    (会いたかった)
    2015.09.05 - 2017.08.20
    2018.02.12 - 2018.11.04
    106
    24
    3 Kimi mo 8 (Eito) Nakou janai ka
    (君も8(エイト)で泣こうじゃないか)
    2017.09.02 - 2018.01.08 24
    4 Sono Shizuku wa, Mirai e
    to Tsunagaru Niji ni Naru.

    (その雫は、未来へと繋がる虹になる。)
    2018.11.22 - 2023.04.21

    Himawarigumi

    # Stage name Date Performances
    1 Boku no Taiyou
    (僕の太陽)
    2007.07.01 - 2007.11.30
    2016.07.16 - 2017.06.28
    2021.11.21 -
    124
    100
    TBA
    2 Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai
    (夢を死なせるわけにいかない)
    2007.12.08 - 2008.04.19
    2009.06.○○
    108

    Kenkyuusei

    # Stage name Date Performances
    1 Tadaima Renaichuu
    (ただいま恋愛中)
    2008.05.22 - 2008.10.07
    2022.09.04 -
    41
    TBA
    2 Idol no Yoake
    (アイドルの夜明け)
    2009.03.06 - 2010.04.12 121
    3 Renai Kinshi Jourei
    (恋愛禁止条例)
    2010.04.17 - 2010.06.18
    4 Theater no Megami
    (シアターの女神)
    2010.06.20 - 2011.04.03 151
    5 RESET 2012.03.29 - 2012.09.08 56
    6 Boku no Taiyou
    (僕の太陽)
    2012.10.26 - 2013.03.17 88
    7 Pajama Drive
    (パジャマドライブ)
    2013.03.20 - 2013.10.27
    2018.11.18 - 2019.12.27
    108
    121
    8 16th Generation Kenkyuusei
    (16期研究生)
    2017.02.11 - 2017.07.22 45
    9 Let's Go Kenkyuusei!
    (レッツゴー研究生!)
    2017.07.28 - 2018.07.07 88
    10 Soko ni Mirai wa Aru
    (そこに未来はある)
    2024.02.04 - TBA

    Unit Stages

    # Stage name Date Performances
    1 IxR ni Aeru ☆
    (xRに会える☆)
    2020.07.25 – 2022.02.27 8

    Special Stages

    # Stage name Date Performances
    1 Eve wa Adam no Abarabone
    (イブはアダムの肋骨)
    2015.09.13 – 2017.03.07 31
    2 Seishun wa Mada Owaranai
    (青春はまだ終わらない)
    2015.09.18 – 2017.03.17 48
    3 Dounaru?! Dousuru?! AKB48
    (どうなる?!どうする?!AKB48)
    2015.10.16 – 2017.03.05
    4 Boku ga Koko ni Iru Riyuu
    (僕がここにいる理由)
    2015.11.08 – 2016.12.27
    5 Koukando Bakuage
    (好感度爆上げ)
    2016.11.21 – 2017.04.13
    6 Minerva yo, Kaze wo Okose
    (ミネルヴァよ、風を起こせ)
    2017.02.28 – 2018.12.20
    7 Thumbnail
    (サムネイル)
    2017.05.12 – TBA
    8 Kamikyoku Shibari
    (神曲縛り)
    2017.07.20 – 2018.12.25
    9 Sekai wa Yume ni Michite Iru
    (世界は夢に満ちている)
    2017.08.16 – 2018.12.18
    10 Yabai yo! Tsuite koren no ka?!
    (ヤバイよ!ついて来れんのか?!)
    2018.04.17 – TBA
    11 Idol Shuugyouchuu♡
    (アイドル修業中♡)
    2018.05.04 – 2018.11.17 79
    12 Boku no Natsu ga Hajimaru
    (僕の夏が始まる)
    2019.06.30 – TBA
    13 Nankai Datte Koi wo Suru
    (何回だって恋をする)
    2021.09.06 – 2022.12.16 87
    14 Kyou wa Dare ni Koi wo Suru?
    (今日は誰に恋をする?)
    2024.02.22 – TBA

    Filmography

  • [Nippon TV] (2008-10-01 to 2019-09-24 and 2021-03-30) AKBINGO!
  • [Enta!371](2007.10 - 2009.9) AKB48+10
  • [Family Gekijo] AKB48 Nemousu Terebi (AKB48 ネ申テレビ)
  • [Nippon TV] (2008-04-07 to 2008-09-29) AKB 0ji 59fun (AKB0時59分)
  • [NHK] (2008.11.8-2009.3.31 to present) Suiensa すイエんサー
  • [TV Tokyo] (2009.7.10 to present ) ShuukanAKB 週刊AKB
  • [Enta!371] (2009.11.18. to present ) AKB1/48
  • [TV Tokyo] (2021.07.06 to present) Nogizaka ni, Kosa remashita ~AKB48, Iroiro Atte Tereto Kara no Dai Gyakushu!~

  • [2010] Majisuka Gakuen (マジすか学園)
  • [2011] Sakura Kara no Tegami~AKB48 Sorezore no Sotsugyou Monogatari~ (桜からの手紙~それぞれの卒業物語~)
  • [2011] Majisuka Gakuen 2 (マジスカ学園2)
  • [2012] Majisuka Gakuen 3 (マジスカ学園3)
  • [2015] Majisuka Gakuen 4 (マジスカ学園4)
  • [2016] Crow's Blood
  • [2018.07.25 - 2018.09.26] Majimuri Gakuen
  • [2020] Go-to Pa-de Wakaremashou (Shimizu Maria, Oda Erina)
  • [2023] Girls Drive (ガールズドライブ)

  • DUMP SHOW!
  • AKB48 Kagekidan "∞・Infinity"
  • AKB49 ~Renai Kinshi Jourei~ The Musical

  • [bayfm] ON8
  • [CBC Radio] AKB48 Konya wa Kaeranai... (AKB48 今夜は帰らない…)
  • [Star Radio] AKB48 no Zenryoku de Kikanakya Dame Jyan!! (AKB48の全力で聴かなきゃダメじゃん!!)
  • [Bunka Hoso] AKB48 Asu Made Mou Chotto. (AKB48 明日までもうちょっと。)
  • [Bunka Hoso] Sakurazuka Yakkun no Sukeban Rengo Kinkyu Shukai (桜塚やっくんのスケバン連合緊急集会)
  • [TOKYO FM] COUNTDOWN JAPAN
  • [TOKYO FM] AKB48 no Yonpachi After (AKB48のよんぱちアフター)

  • Cokyo Koukoku Kikyo (公共広告機構) / Mittsu no R de Chikyu wo Sukue! REDUCE RESUME RECYCLE (3つのRで地球を救え! REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE)
  • Recrute (リクルート) / Hana Saku・Project (ハナサク・プロジェクト)
  • Tokyo City「TOKYO exercises」
  • Yomiuri Newpaper 『読売新聞×AKB48』
  • Recochoku 「レコチョクの部屋 AKB編」
  • AOKI『AOKI×AKB48』

  • Appearance

  • [2010.12.23] AKB1/48 "Idol to Koishitara..." (Playstation Portable)
  • [2011.10.06] AKB1/48 "Idol to Guam de Koishitara..." (Playstation Portable)
  • [2011.10.25] AKB48 Stage Fighter (Smartphone App)
  • [2012.08.10] AKB48 Trading Card Game & Collection (AR Card Game)
  • [2012.10.05] AKB48+Me (Nintendo 3DS)
  • [2012.12.20] AKB1/149 Renai Sousenkyo (Playstation Portable, Playstation Vita, Playstation 3)
  • [2013.01.30] AKB48 no Yabou (Smartphone App, PC)
  • [2013.12.21] Sailor Zombie AKB48 Arcade Edition (Arcade)
  • [2014.05.07] AKB48 Official Music Game (Smartphone App)
  • [2017.04.17] AiKaBu (Smartphone App)
  • [2017.10.27] AKB48 Stage Fighter 2 Battle Festival (Smartphone App)
  • [2018.04.10] AKB48 Dice Caravan (Smartphone App)
  • [2018.07.02] Arcana no Himitsu (Smartphone App)
  • [2018.08.16] AKB48 Beat Carnival (Smartphone App)
  • [TBA (Worldwide)] AKB48 Stage Fighter 3 (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC)

  • Awards

    The most important awards received by the group

    Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result
    2009 11th Mnet Asian Music Awards Asia Recommended Award (Japan) Won
    2010 Billboard Japan Music Awards Top Pop Artists Won
    2011 Billboard Japan Music Awards Artist of the Year Won
    Top Pop Artists Won
    Hot 100 of the Year "Everyday, Katyusha" Won
    Hot 100 Single Sales of the Year "Everyday, Katyusha" Won
    53rd Japan Record Awards Grand Prix "Flying Get" Won
    2012 Billboard Japan Music Awards Artist of the Year Won
    Top Pop Artists Won
    Hot 100 of the Year "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" Won
    Hot 100 Single Sales of the Year "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" Won
    14th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Asian Artist Japan "UZA" Won
    54th Japan Record Awards Grand Prix "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" Won
    2013 Billboard Japan Music Awards Artist of the Year Won
    Top Pop Artists Won
    Hot 100 of the Year Won
    Hot 100 Single Sales of the Year Won
    55th Japan Record Awards Gold Award "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" Won
    Grand Prix Nominated

    Records attained

    The group and its songs have attained the following records:

    • Guinness World Record for Largest Pop Group - In November 2010, Guinness named AKB48 as the largest pop group.
    • Guinness World Record for Most Number of Pop Singers Featured in a Video Game - In December 2012, AKB48's dating simulation game AKB1/149 Ren'ai Sōsenkyo featured 149 members of the group.
    • Guinness World Record for broadcasting the Most Number of Same Product Television Endorsement within 24 Hours - In February 2012, AKB48 broadcast 90 solo member’s CMs for Asahi’s ‘Wonda Coffee Morning Shot’ and defeated the previous Guinness World Record for broadcasting 60 commercials in 24 hours.
    • Oricon – Most consecutive number one singles by a female group in Japan
    • Oricon – Most number one singles by a female group in Japan, beating the previous record set by Pink Lady.
    • Oricon - Most singles sold by a female artist in Japan - In May 2013 after the release of the group's 31st single "Sayonara Crawl", the combined sales figures of all AKB48’s singles have reached 21.852 million since the group’s debut in 2006, exceeding the previous best record of 21.416 million held by J-pop icon Ayumi Hamasaki.
    • Oricon - Highest sales of female group single in Japan - In June 2013, the 31st single of the group, "Sayonara Crawl"'s cumulative sales number reached 1,872,000 copies, exceeding the previous best record for a female group's single sales (1,845,000 copies) which SPEED had kept for over 15 years with their 1997 single "White Love". The total cumulative sales of "Sayonara Crawl" marked at 1,955,800.
    • Oricon - Highest number of consecutive million-selling single sold in Japan - In October 2013, the group's 33rd single "Heart Ereki" sold 1,021,000 copies on the first day of release, becoming the 14th consecutive million-selling single of the group and beat the previous record of 13 by B'z.
    • Oricon - Most million-selling singles sold in Japan - In December 2013, the group's 34th single "Suzukake Nanchara" sold 1,033,000 copies during the first week, scoring their 16th million-selling single and surpassed the record of 15 which B'z had kept for 13 years and 9 months.
    • Oricon - 30 million sales in 8 years and 10 months since their debut is the fastest record in history (Broke B'z as it took 14 years and 7 months to reach the number).
    • Oricon - Consecutive and total number of million-selling singles
    • Oricon - First female artist to have a total of 30 million sales for singles.

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    AKB48
    Members
    Regular Members Kashiwagi Yuki | Iwatate Saho | Murayama Yuiri | Komiyama Haruka | Taniguchi Megu | Fukuoka Seina | Mukaichi Mion (Captain) | Okabe Rin | Oguri Yui | Oda Erina | Gyoten Yurina | Kuranoo Narumi | Sakagawa Hiyuka | Shitao Miu | Takahashi Ayane | Tokunaga Remi | Nagano Serika | Hashimoto Haruna | Chiba Erii | Kurosu Haruka | Sato Minami | Suzuki Kurumi | Taguchi Manaka | Nagatomo Ayami | Muto Orin | Yamauchi Mizuki | Yamane Suzuha | Omori Maho | Ota Yuki | Kohama Kokone | Sato Airi | Hashimoto Eriko | Hatakeyama Nozomi | Hirata Yuki | Hotei Moka | Masai Mayuu | Mizushima Miyuu | Yamazaki Sora
    Kenkyuusei 18th Generation: Akiyama Yuna | Arai Sae | Kudo Kasumi | Kubo Hinano | Sako Yumemi | Narita Kohina | Yagi Azuki | Yamaguchi Yui
    19th Generation: Ito Momoka | Okumoto Kairi | Kawamura Yui | Shiratori Sari | Hanada Mei
    Former Members
    Regular Members Yamabe Ayu | Yumoto Ami | Okada Rina | Yamada Kyoka | Yoshihashi Yuzuka | Saito Haruna | Mogi Shinobu | Otake Hitomi | Honda Hitomi | Asai Nanami | Shinozaki Ayana | Onishi Momoka | Ma Chia-Ling | Sasaki Yukari | Shimoguchi Hinana
    Team A Usami Yuki | Orii Ayumi | Hoshino Michiru | Masuyama Kayano | Oe Tomomi | Komatani Hitomi | Tojima Hana | Nakanishi Rina | Narita Risa | Kawasaki Nozomi | Oshima Mai | Maeda Atsuko | Sato Natsuki | Nito Moeno | Kasai Tomomi | Nakatsuka Tomomi | Shinoda Mariko | Nakamata Shiori | Kikuchi Ayaka | Katayama Haruka | Morikawa Ayaka | Kawaei Rina | Matsui Sakiko | Takahashi Minami | Iwata Karen | Hirata Rina | Maeda Ami | Ogasawara Mayu | Shimazaki Haruka | Owada Nana | Nakamura Mariko | Kojima Haruna | Kojima Natsuki | Goto Moe | Maeda Ayaka | Honda Sora | Yokoyama Yui | Kato Rena | Iriyama Anna | Furukawa Nazuna | Nishikawa Rei | Miyazaki Miho | Okada Nana | Shimizu Maria | Takahashi Sayaka | Nakanishi Chiyori | Michieda Saki
    Team K Uemura Ayako | Takada Ayana | Imai Yu | Hayano Kaoru | Naruse Risa | Ono Erena | Yonezawa Rumi | Masuda Yuka | Nakaya Sayaka | Matsubara Natsumi | Itano Tomomi | Akimoto Sayaka | Oshima Yuko | Sato Amina | Suzuki Shihori | Nishiyama Rena | Takajo Aki | Nagao Mariya | Ishida Haruka | Aigasa Moe | Nakata Chisato | Suzuki Mariya | Shimada Haruka | Tano Yuka | Fujita Nana | Nozawa Rena | Kojima Mako | Yahagi Moeka | Minegishi Minami | Yasuda Kana | Muto Tomu | Kobayashi Ran | Hattori Yuna | Ichikawa Manami | Okuhara Hinako | Uemi Sorano
    Team B Watanabe Shiho | Inoue Naru | Noguchi Reina | Matsuoka Yuki | Oku Manami | Hirajima Natsumi | Komori Mika | Nonaka Misato | Hashimoto Hikari | Kuramochi Asuka | Uchida Mayumi | Uchiyama Natsuki | Kobayashi Kana | Iwasa Misaki | Umeta Ayano | Yokoshima Aeri | Oshima Ryoka | Tanabe Miku | Kizaki Yuria | Watanabe Mayu | Takahashi Juri | Takeuchi Miyu | Hiwatashi Yui | Oya Shizuka | Takita Kayoko | Kubo Satone | Inagaki Kaori | Nagano Megumi | Fujizono Rei | Hidaritomo Ayaka | Sakaguchi Nagisa | Ishiwata Sena | Kitazawa Saki
    Team 4 Mori Anna | Takashima Yurina | Kobayashi Marina | Tsuchiyasu Mizuki | Maeda Mitsuki | Natori Wakana | Nishino Miki | Okada Ayaka | Iino Miyabi | Okawa Rio | Taya Misaki | Kawamoto Saya | Tatsuya Makiho | Homma Mai | Kuramoto Miyuu | Utada Hatsuka | Kawahara Misaki | Omori Miyuu | Yoshikawa Nanase | Takaoka Kaoru | Tada Kyoka | Sato Kiara | Yoshida Karen
    Team 8 Okubora Chinatsu | Moriwaki Yui | Fujimura Natsuki | Iwasaki Moeka | Yamamoto Ai | Kita Reina | Kondo Moeri | Yoshino Miyu | Fukuchi Rena | Tani Yuri | Hamamatsu Riona | Abe Mei | Mogi Kasumi | Hirose Natsuki | Hayasaka Tsumugi | Shimoaoki Karin | Yaguchi Moka | Cho Kurena | Noda Hinano | Yokomichi Yuri | Hitomi Kotone | Nakano Ikumi | Tanikawa Hijiri | Sato Shiori | Yamada Nanami | Ito Kirara | Sato Nanami | Terada Misaki | Ota Nao | Yamamoto Ruka | Nunoya Riru | Inoue Miyuu | Shiobara Karin | Rissen Airi | Hasegawa Momoka | Sato Akari | Matsumura Miku | Kamachi Yukina | Miyazato Rira | Suzuki Yuka | Harumoto Yuki | Yokoyama Yui | Okumoto Hinano | Fukutome Mitsuho | Mitomo Mashiro | Hama Sayuna | Hirano Hikaru
    Kenkyuusei Iinuma Yurina | Kaneko Satomi | Kozuka Rina | Yoshioka Saki | Watanabe Marie | Deguchi Aki | Yamada Mizuki | Nishizawa Sara | Katano Yurie | Ishiguro Remi | Arima Yuka | Suzuki Nae | Tomita Mayu | Hatayama Arisa | Saotome Miki | Uriya Akane | Katono Mizuho | Komatsu Mizuki | Hayashi Ayano | Nishikawa Nanami | Asai Madoka | Ishii Ayaka | Ishibe Aya | Kaku Grace | Komizu Nanami | Sakamoto Rio | Sugiyama Miku | Tomite Ami | Miki Nikoru | Muranaka Satomi | Ito Ayaka | Imai Yurie | Ishiguro Atsuki | Kinumoto Momoko | Takamatsu Eri | Fujimoto Sara | Ueki Asaka | Iwasaki Hitomi | Sano Yuriko | Toyoda Saki | Okazaki Chinami | Kawakami Marina | Kanazawa Yuuki | Ushikubo Sara | Yamaguchi Nau | Suzuki Rika | Amemiya Maika | Kita Shiori | Hasegawa Haruna | Moriyama Sakura | Watanabe Nene | Saeed Yokota Erena | Mitsumune Kaoru | Eguchi Aimi | Noguchi Nanami | Takahashi Kira | Nomura Nao | Harasawa Otohi | Kamiyama Riho | Shoji Nagisa | Umemoto Izumi | Harima Nanami | Katsumata Saori | Sato Shiori | Suenaga Yuzuki | Hasegawa Niina
    Discography
    Indie Singles 1. Sakura no Hanabiratachi | 2. Skirt, Hirari
    Major Singles 1. Aitakatta | 2. Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru | 3. Keibetsu Shiteita Aijou | 4. Bingo! | 5. Boku no Taiyou | 6. Yuuhi wo Miteiru ka? | 7. Romance, Irane | 8. Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008 | 9. Baby! Baby! Baby! | 10. Oogoe Diamond | 11. 10nen Zakura | 12. Namida Surprise! | 13. Iiwake Maybe | 14. RIVER | 15. Sakura no Shiori | 16. Ponytail to Shushu | 17. Heavy Rotation | 18. Beginner | 19. Chance no Junban | 20. Sakura no Ki ni Narou | 21. Everyday, Katyusha | 22. Flying Get | 23. Kaze wa Fuiteiru | 24. Ue Kara Mariko | 25. GIVE ME FIVE! | 26. Manatsu no Sounds Good! | 27. Gingham Check | 28. UZA | 29. Eien Pressure | 30. So long! | 31. Sayonara Crawl | 32. Koi Suru Fortune Cookie | 33. Heart Ereki | 34. Suzukake Nanchara | 35. Mae Shika Mukanee | 36. Labrador Retriever | 37. Kokoro no Placard | 38. Kibouteki Refrain | 39. Green Flash | 40. Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai | 41. Halloween Night | 42. Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby | 43. Kimi wa Melody | 44. Tsubasa wa Iranai | 45. LOVE TRIP/Shiawase wo Wakenasai | 46. High Tension | 47. Shoot Sign | 48.Negaigoto no Mochigusare | 49. #SukiNanda | 50. 11-gatsu no Anklet | 51. Jabaja | 52. Teacher Teacher | 53. Sentimental Train | 54. NO WAY MAN | 55. Jiwaru DAYS | 56. Sustainable | 57. Shitsuren, Arigatou | 58. Ne mo Ha mo Rumor | 59. Moto Kare desu | 60. Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss | 61. Doushitemo Kimi ga Suki da | 62. Idol Nanka Janakattara | 63. Colorcon Wink
    Studio Albums 1. Koko ni Ita Koto | 2. 1830m | 3. Tsugi no Ashiato | 4. Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! | 5. Thumbnail | 6. Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake wo Shitteiru
    Best Albums 1. SET LIST ~Greatest Songs 2006-2007~ | 2. Kamikyokutachi | 3. SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban | 4. Zero to Ichi no Aida
    Stage Albums
    Team A 1st Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" | 2nd Stage "Aitakatta" | 3rd Stage "Dareka no Tame ni" | 4th Stage "Tadaima Renaichuu" | 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jourei" | 6th Stage "Mokugekisha" | 7th Stage "M.T. ni Sasagu"
    Team K 1st Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" | 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls" | 3rd Stage "Nounai Paradise" | 4th Stage "Saishuu Bell ga Naru" | 5th Stage "Saka Agari" | 6th Stage "RESET"
    Team B 1st Stage "Seishun Girls" | 2nd Stage "Aitakatta" | 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive" | 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake" | 5th Stage "Theater no Megami"
    Himawari-gumi 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou" | 2nd Stage "Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai"
    Team 4 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyou" | 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsunaginagara"
    Concerts
    DVDs 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42
    Filmography
    Movies Densen Uta | DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 to be continued | DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 Show must go on | DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 No flower without rain | DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 The Time Has Come
    Dramas Majisuka Gakuen | Majisuka Gakuen 2 | Sakura Kara no Tegami | Majisuka Gakuen 3 | So Long! | Sailor Zombie | Majisuka Gakuen 4 | Majisuka Gakuen 5 | Cabasuka Gakuen | Crow's Blood | Tofu Pro Wrestling
    Anime AKB0048
    Events
    Sousenkyo 1st Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 13th Single "Kamisama ni Chikatte Gachi Desu"
    2nd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 17th Single "Kaasan ni Chikatte, Gachi Desu"
    3rd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 22nd Single "Kotoshi mo Gachi Desu"
    4th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 27th Single "Fan ga Erabu 64 Giseki"
    5th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 32nd Single "Yume wa Hitori ja Mirarenai"
    6th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 37th Single "Yume no Genzaichi ~Rival wa Doko da~"
    7th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 41st Single
    8th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 45th Single
    9th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 49th Single
    10th Senbatsu Sousenkyo / Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 53rd Single
    Janken Taikai 1st Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 19th Single
    2nd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 24th Single
    3rd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 29th Single
    4th Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 34th Single
    5th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut + 38th Single
    6th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut
    7th Janken Taikai - Unit Formation + Debut
    8th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut
    Group Draft Meeting AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2013
    AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2015
    Units & Other Groups
    Soloists Matsui Sakiko (Piano) | Iwasa Misaki (Enka) | Watanabe Mayu | Kashiwagi Yuki | Takahashi Minami | Itano Tomomi | Sashihara Rino | Kuramochi Asuka (Gachi Uma 2) | Kasai Tomomi (Gachi Uma - Former member) | Maeda Atsuko (Former member) | Oshima Mai (Former member) | Hoshino Michiru (Former member) | Oku Manami (Former member) | Ohori Megumi (Former member) | Ono Erena (Former member) | Hayano Kaoru (Former member)
    Units No Sleeves | Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 | French Kiss | Not yet | DiVA
    One-Shot Units NO NAME | YM7 | YJ7 | Ojarumaru Sisters | Team KISHIN from AKB48 | Sukeban Girls | Team Dragon from AKB48 | Honegumi from AKB48 | ICE from AKB48 | Crayon Friends from AKB48 | AKBIdoling!!! | Queen & Elizabeth | Natto Angels | Natto Angels Z | Okashina Sisters | Team Z | BABY GAMBA | Mini Skirt | Porrima from AKB48 | Team Surprise | Team BS
    Sister Groups SKE48 | SDN48 (Disbanded) | NMB48 | HKT48 | JKT48 | TPE48 | SNH48
    Rival Group Nogizaka46
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