Kyary pamyu pamyu's first full album

Kyary pamyu pmayu's first full album "Pamyu Pamyu Revolution" has topped the iTunes' electronic charts in United States.


This reaction represents the height of her popularity.

AKB48 dressed as a man

The commercial message of suit company in which core members of AKB48 ,Yuko Oshima, Minami Takahashi, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Minegishi, Aki Takagi, Yui Yokoyama, appeared was published May 9.

I like Mariko Shinoda the most.I think it looks good on her.

Atsuko Maeda says she will leave AKB48

Atsuko Maeda, one of the most popular members of the all-female idol group AKB48, said she will leave the group.

She has been an actual leader of AKB48 since the group started.

She made a significant contribution to AKB48.

Atsuko Maeda (前田 敦子 Maeda Atsuko^?, born July 10, 1991 in Ichikawa, Chiba) is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She is in Team A and one of the most prominent members in the group, being voted number one in the 2009 and 2011 Senbatsu Elections. In the 2010 Senbatsu Election, however, she lost to fellow member Yuko Oshima, who was the lead for their 17th Single: Heavy Rotation. She is part of the "Senbatsu" group which consists of AKB48 members that are featured in their most recent singles. On Sunday 25th March, 2012, she announced her retirement or 'graduation' from the group.^[1]

Contents   [hide]  1 AKB48 2 As a solo singer 3 Acting career 4 AKB48 senbatsu elections 5 Solo discography 5.1 Singles 6 Appearances 6.1 Single 6.2 Stage Units 6.3 Movies 6.4 TV drama 6.5 TV Shows 6.6 Radio Shows 6.7 Photobook 6.8 DVD 7 References 8 External links

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AKB48 released "Aitakatta" on the major label Defstar Records. Before this release, two singles were released as independent records. For this song, 20 members were selected from the 36 members of Team A & Team K. Maeda was one of these selected members, and she performed a leading role in the promotional video of this song. She has appeared at the front of every single ever since.

The group's 12th single, "Namida Surprise!", included voting tickets for the 2009 AKB48 Senbatsu Election, where fans can vote for who will be featured in the next single. Maeda won with 4630 votes, becoming AKB48's most popular member and frontgirl for their 13th single, "Iiwake Maybe".^[2] However, in 2010, another election was held and Maeda lost to Yuko Oshima, who had 31,448 votes, whereas Maeda had 30,851 votes, so Yuko became the frontgirl for "Heavy Rotation".^[3]

Later that year a different type of election was held (AKB48 Janken Senbatsu Tournament) where any member in the group could be front girl. The members were selected by using the rock-paper-scissors method and Mayumi Uchida received the top spot of AKB48's single "Chance no Junban" which marked the first time a relatively unknown member has been at the front of a single.^[4] Maeda and Yuko were back at the front spots for the next single, "Beginner".

In 2011, a third AKB48 senbatsu election was held. During the early results, Yuko Oshima was leading with first place. However in the final results Maeda won first place with 139,892 votes whereas Yuko Oshima had 122,843 votes beating her with 17049 votes.^[5]

On 25th March 2012, during an AKB48 Concert at the Saitama Super Arena, Maeda announced that she will be graduating from AKB48 soon.^[6]

[edit]As a solo singer

On April 23, 2011, it was announced by Maeda herself at AKB48's handshake event in Nagoya Dome that she would make her solo debut with her debut single "Flower", one of the insert songs for Moshidora, a movie in which Maeda plays the leading role, released on June 22, 2011.^[7][8] She is the second AKB48 member to release a solo single afterTomomi Itano with the single "Dear J".

[edit]Acting career

In 2007, Maeda played the sub-leading role in the movie "Ashita no Watashi no Tsukurikata" (「あしたの私のつくり方」^?), which was her first performance as an actress. She started shooting this film August 20, 2006 and finished it in late September. After that, she landed various TV drama roles, including lead roles in the dramas "Majisuka Gakuen" and "Q-10."

Maeda, along with fellow AKB member Minegishi Minami, starred in Moshidora, a film released on June 4, 2011, marking her first lead role as a movie actress. Moshidora is a movie about how a weak high school baseball team's caretaker named Minami Kawashima that Maeda plays leads the team to the National High School Baseball Championship by learning strategies from Peter Drucker's business book Management.

In 2011, she played Mizuki Ashiya in Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, a remake of the popular 2007 drama series.

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Nogizaka46

Nogizaka46 is an official rival of AKB48.

In my opinion, Nogizaka46 is more ladylike than AKB48.

Nogizaka46 (乃木坂46^?) is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto, and it is billed as the "official rival" of the group AKB48.^[1]

Nogizaka46 was named after the place where the SME Nogizaka Building, which houses Sony Music Japan’s office, is located in.^[1] Their producer Yasushi Akimoto also said that the number "46" was chosen as a direct challenge to AKB48.^[1]

History

[edit]2011

The formation of Nogizaka46 was first announced on 29 June 2011, when it became the first group to be labelled as the "official rival" to the group AKB48.^[1] This is unlike other groups related to AKB48, like NMB48 and SKE48, because these groups are created as AKB48's sister groups.^[1] Even their name "Nogizaka46" also carries the meaning that "even with fewer members than AKB48, we won’t lose". ^[1]

The final auditions for the group was held over the weekend of 20-21 August, where 56 finalist competed for the 36 available places.^[2] Overall, 38,934 people applied to join their auditions.^[2] The list of the 36 selected members was announced on 22 August.^[2] In a surprise announcement, it was also announced that another 16 girls would be joining the group as a provisional “senbatsu” member.^[2]

Nogizaka46 have their own variety show on television, and this show started to air on October 2, 2011. ^[2][3] This variety show is entitled Nogizakatte, Doko? (乃木坂って、どこ? Lit: Where is Nogizaka?^?), and will be aired on the main television stations in the TX network, mainly TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TVQ Kyushu Hoso. ^[3]

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Momoiro Clover Z

Momoiro Clover Z is a Japanese female idol group.
Although AKB48 is a most famous idol group in Japan, Momoiro Clover Z is a powerful competitor of AKB48.


I heartily recommend Momoiro clover Z.
I like Momoclo because their live performance is always unconventional and they always do their best.

Momoiro Clover Z (ももいろクローバーZ Momoiro Kurōbā Zetto^?, Pink Clover Z, originally Momoiro Clover) is a Japanese female idol group of 5 selected members from Stardust Promotion Agency's section 3 (3B Junior unit). They are also referred to asMomoclo (ももクロ), Shūmatsu Heroine (週末ヒロイン, lit. "Weekend Heroine"). In early 2010, Momoiro Clover was signed to the major label Universal Records. In the second half of the year they signed to King Records.

Members

• Reni Takagi (高城れに) represent color purple
• Kanako Momota (百田夏菜子) represent color red, leader
• Momoka Ariyasu (有安杏果) represent color green
• Shiori Tamai (玉井詩織) represent color yellow
• Ayaka Sasaki (佐々木彩夏) represent color pink

Momota Kanako was appointed the new leader of the group after Tagaki Reni stepped down because of leadership issues.

[edit]History

The group was formed on 17 May, 2008 during Stardust Agency's audition event for 3-B Jr.

In 2011, sub-leader Akari Hayami (Blue) stated that she had decided to step down from the group.^[1] She retired from the group on 10 April. The group changed its name to Momoiro Clover Z after her departure to reflect the lineup change. The group mentions her absence in the song Z Legend -Endless Revolution-. The "announcer" shouts out "Blue!" with no response.

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AKB48

AKB48 is a  Japanese female idol group.They are the most famous idol group in Japan.
AKB means Akihabara which is  a major shopping area for electronic, computer, anime, and otaku goods, including new and used items.
Akihabara is also known as holy ground of otaku.

AKB48 has their own theater in Akihabara.It called AKB48 theater.
AKB48 do their concert at AKB48 theater every day.

Akihabara is AKB48's home town, so many otaku become a loyal supporter of AKB48.

AKB48 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto.

The pop group has achieved enormous popularity in Japan.^[1] It is also one of the highest-earning musical acts in the world, with 2011 record sales of over $200 million in Japan alone.^[2] Its twelve latest consecutive singles topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. In 2010, "Beginner" and "Heavy Rotation" placed, respectively, 1st and 2nd in the list of Japan's best selling singles for the year,^[3] while in 2011 AKB48 occupied the whole top 5 of the Oricon Yearly Singles Chart.^[4] The band has sold over ten million records.^[5] More precisely, with 11,787,000 CD single sales by January 6, 2012 according to Oricon, AKB48 holds the record for most singles sold in Japan by a female group.^[6]

AKB48 is named after Akihabara (Akiba for short), the area in Tokyo where the group's own theater is located. Tne idea of AKB48's producer Yasushi Akimoto was to create a girl group that, unlike a regular pop group, that gives occasional concerts and that is mostly seen on TV, would have its own theater and perform there on a daily basis; the fans would always be able to go and see the girls live. Presently, AKB48 still performs at the theater every day,^[7] although, due to great demand, tickets are now distributed only via a lottery

AKB48 holds the Guinness World Record for being the world's "largest pop group".^[8][9] Currently, it consists of four subgroups: Team A, Team K, Team B, and Team 4 with 16 members each, summing up to a total of 64 girls.^[10] There is also a number of aspiring members, who are called "kenkyūsei" ("trainees").^[11] The member lineup often changes; when girls get older, they "graduate" from the group, while new members are cast through regularly held auditions.^[1] Having several teams not only allows the group to reduce the load on its members, since a daily concert at the theater is given by only one team, but also gives AKB48 opportunity to perform in several places and even countries simultaneously.

Yasushi Akimoto is also expanding his theater-based idol group concept to other cities and, since recently, countries. He has formed SKE48 (based at a theater in the Sakae area of Nagoya), SDN48 (intended to have a more mature image), NMB48,^[11]HKT48, JKT48 (based in Jakarta, Indonesia). Another of his recent creations, Nogizaka46, was announced as an official rival for AKB48.

Given the large number of members in the group, AKB48 uses various selection methods to determine the member lineup who will participate in the recording of a single. Each year, one single's member lineup is determined by fans who vote for their favorite members in so-called "general elections", and one is decided in a rock-paper-scissors tournament. The members of the sister groups are also eligible. The popularity of AKB48 is so huge that in the last election the number of votes cast exceeded 1 million and the single "Everyday, Katyusha", that contained a voting card for the election, set a new Japanese all-time record for weekly sales of a CD single.^[12]