Chino Shinobu
Kayano Shinobu (茅野しのぶ), also known as Chino Shinobu (same Kanji used), is the AKB48 Group General Manager and AKB48's main stylist, being in charge of all their costumes.
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- Name: Chino Shinobu (茅野しのぶ?)
- Birth Name: Kayano Shinobu (茅野しのぶ?)
- Birthdate: July 9, 1982 (age 42)
- Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
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- Google+: Chino Shinobu
- Known for her good relationship with the members
- In AKB48's Seibu Dome Concert, Chino and the staff made 900 costumes.
- In one year, they make 1,700 costumes.
- For the costumes for the Japan Record Awards, the staff put all the pieces by hand on that day.
- The costumes are designed according to the image of the members and song.
- In 2012, more than 4,500 costumes were made, more than any other year so far.
- There was one specific costume that she put her emotions and thoughts into, which was the white dress for Maeda Atsuko's graduation celebration that was held at Tokyo Dome.