AKB48

What is AKB48?

I don’t think that all of you don’t know AKB48.

AKB48 (short for Akihabara48) is a Japanese Idol Group produced by Akimoto Yasushi. The group has their own theater, located on the eighth floor of the Don Quijote store in Akihabara, Tokyo. The 1st generation members were announced on October, 2005, debuting in December 8, 2005. The debut single of the group, Sakura no Hanabiratachi, was released on February 1, 2006. They are currently signed under King Records, originally from DefSTAR RECORDS/Sony Music Japan.

AKB48 has sister groups and rival group, and all are produced by Akimoto Yasushi.

Sister groups are:

• SKE48
• NMB48
• HKT48
• JKT48
• SNH48
• SDN48 (Disbanded in 2012)
• NGT48

While rival group is: Nogizaka46

Now I’m going to mention the members of AKB48. Just going to put the original members (1st to 3rd generation) and the current team and members.

1st Generation (Original Team A)

Announced October 2005

Members (21): Itano Tomomi · Usami Yuki · Urano Kazumi · Ohe Tomomi · Oshima Mai · Orii Ayumi · Kawasaki Nozomi · Kojima Haruna · Komatani Hitomi · Sato Yukari · Takahashi Minami · Tojima Hana · Nakanishi Rina · Narita Risa · Hirajima Natsumi · Hoshino Michiru · Maeda Atsuko · Masuyama Kayano · Minegishi Minami · Watanabe Shiho · Shinoda Mariko (joined the group on 2006/1/22)

• Now in Team A (2): Kojima Haruna
• Now in Team 4 (1): Minegishi Minami
• Announced Graduation (1): Takahashi Minami
• Now Graduated (18): Usami Yuki, Orii Ayumi, Hoshino Michiru, Watanabe Shiho, Masuyama Kayano, Ohe Tomomi, Komatani Hitomi, Tojima Hana, Nakanishi Rina, Narita Risa,Kawasaki Nozomi, Oshima Mai, Urano Kazumi, Sato Yukari, Hirajima Natsumi, Maeda Atsuko, Shinoda Mariko, Itano Tomomi

2nd Generation (Original Team K)

Announced February 2006

Members (17): Akimoto Sayaka · Imai Yuu · Uemura Ayako · Umeda Ayaka · Oshima Yuko · Ohori Megumi · Oku Manami · Ono Erena · Kasai Tomomi · Kobayashi Kana · Sato Natsuki · Takada Ayana · Noro Kayo · Hayano Kaoru · Masuda Yuka · Matsubara Natsumi · Miyazawa Sae

• Now in Team K (1): Kobayashi Kana
• Now in NMB48 (1): Umeda Ayaka
• Now in SNH48/SKE48 (1): Miyazawa Sae
• Now Graduated (13): Uemura Ayako, Imai Yuu, Takada Ayana, Hayano Kaoru, Ohori Megumi, Noro Kayo, Ono Erena, Oku Manami, Sato Natsuki, Masuda Yuka, Kasai Tomomi,Matsubara Natsumi, Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko

3rd Generation (Original Team B)

Announced December 2006

Members (13): Inoue Naru · Ota Aika · Kashiwagi Yuki · Katayama Haruka · Kikuchi Ayaka · Saotome Miki · Tanabe Miku · Nakagawa Haruka · Nakaya Sayaka · Noguchi Reina ·Matsuoka Yuki · Yonezawa Rumi · Watanabe Mayu

• Now in Team B (3): Kashiwagi Yuki, Tanabe Miku, Watanabe Mayu
• Now in HKT48 (1): Ota Aika
• Now in JKT48 (1): Nakagawa Haruka
• Now Graduated (6): Inoue Naru, Noguchi Reina, Matsuoka Yuki, Yonezawa Rumi, Nakaya Sayaka, Katayama Haruka
• Former Kenkyuusei (1): Saotome Miki
• Candidates (5): Iso Reina, Otsuka Aki, Sakata Ryo, Fujishima Mariachika, Hori Mina
• Kikuchi Ayaka, originally a 3rd generation member, left the group but then returned in the 7th generation

That’s all that I can tell 🙂

Credits goes to Akimoto Yasushi as the producer, staffs, and of course beloved AKB48 members.
Info from:  http://stage48.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Image from:  http://jm511.deviantart.com/gallery/43672187/48-Clan

Ijou, Kiruu deshita

"Suki naraba, suki da to iou
Gomakasazu sunao ni narou
Suki naraba suki da to iou
Mune no uchi sarakedasou yo"
-Aitakatta

Who's my favorite you ask?
Oshima Yuko da yo!
Even though she has graduated, still, I love her ❤
[OshimaOshi]