AKB48 Theater
AKB48 Theater (AKB48劇場), is where AKB48 was founded, and where they hold their Theater Performances almost everyday. The AKB48 Theater is in Akihabara, Tokyo, which is the city that AKB48 is named after.
Information
The AKB48 Theater is situated in the Don Quixote in Akihabara, with the theater on its 8th floor.
The Theater famously contains 2 pillars just before the stage, which on them have pieces of pink tape. These stripes of paint represent the number of years that AKB48 has been performing at the theater.
The AKB48 Theater is small and can therefore only fit a small amount of people. In order to go to a Theater Performance, fans have to enter a lottery to get tickets.
The theater formerly held the theater performances of SDN48, until their disbandment.
The current theater manager is Yuasa Hiroshi, and Kayano Shinobu is the General Theater Manager of ALL 48 Groups.
To celebrate Maeda Atsuko’s graduation from AKB48, a photo mosaic was created with 10,000 pictures sent by fans. The poster was displayed at AKB48 Theater between August 27 through September 3.
AKB48 Theater Anniversary coincides with AKB48's Anniversary.
Stages
AKB48
| # | Stage name | Date | Performances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koko Kara da (ここからだ) |
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 88 |
| 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 71 |
| 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 82 120 |
| 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 96 |
| 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 |
73 120 |
| 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 - 2023.08.29 | 138 |
Himawarigumi
| # | Stage name | Date | Performances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boku no Taiyou (僕の太陽) |
2007.07.01 - 2007.11.30 | 124 |
| 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 | 44 |
| 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 |
SDN48
| # | Stage name | Date | Performances |
| 1 | Yuuwaku no Garter (誘惑のガーター) |
2009.08.01 - 2012.03.28 | 338 |
Iwate Incident
In May 2014, AKB48 members Kawaei Rina and Iriyama Anna were attacked during a handshake event. The group closed its theater for a week, and canceled all planned shows. When the theater was reopened, AKB48 had made several changes to its security system. Metal detectors were established at the theater entrance. The number of security staff was also increased, and for the opening show 6 policemen were on lookout in the theater. A fence was established between the audience and the stage, forbidding the use of the front rows. This was a drastic change for AKB48, as the group had always put emphasis on being "close" to their fans.
During the first theater show since the attack, the members did not see off the fans with high fives as usual. It is unknown whether the high-fives will be introduced again. Furthermore, it was not possible to watch the show on the monitor in the theater lobby. Only people with a ticket to the specific show or those on the cancellation waiting list were allowed into the theater.
Trivia
- It is customary for the graduates to take off their own photo from the hall by the theater when they finally officially graduate.
