Haruna Kojima

No3b – Answer music video & pic

February 28, 2011 1 Comment

Japanese music video of Answer, the sixth single by no3b, a subunit of popular girl group AKB48. The single will be released on March 2…

No3b is a stylised term for No Sleeves. The members of the subunit are Minami Takahashi, Haruna Kojima and Minami Minegishi.

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AKB48 – Sakura no Ki ni Narou music video

February 25, 2011 1 Comment

Japanese pop group AKB48 has released their 20th single, Sakura no Ki ni Narō (桜の木になろう, lit. becoming a cherry tree), on February 16. Its first day sales of 655,344 copies is a new Oricon chart record, and the single sold over 900,000 copies on its debut week. Check out the music video and album jackets…

Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: AKB48 Japan, Asian Pop Culture, Asian Pop Music, Atsuko Maeda, East Asia, Haruna Kojima, Japan, Japanese Entertainment, Japanese Pop Culture, Japanese Pop Music, Japanese School Girls, Jurina Matsui, Mariko Shinoda, Mayu Watanabe, Minami Minegishi, Minami Takahashi, Rena Matsui, Rie Kitahara, Rino Sashihara, Sae Miyazawa, Tomomi Itano, Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Yuko Oshima

AKB48, BLT magazine, kimono dress

December 29, 2010 3 Comments

Japanese pop group AKB48 are featured on B.L.T [Jp] magazine in traditional kimono…

AKB48 members in kimono on BLT magazine

Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: AKB48 Japan, Aki Takajo, Asian Fashion, Asian Pop Culture, Atsuko Maeda, BLT Magazine, East Asia, Haruna Kojima, Japanese Fashion, Japanese Girls, Japanese Pop Culture, Japanese Traditions, Kimono Japanese Dress, Magazine Photos, Mariko Shinoda, Mayu Watanabe, Minami Minegishi, Minami Takahashi, Sae Miyazawa, Tomomi Itano, Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Yuko Oshima

AKB48 – Chance no Junban music video & pics

December 12, 2010 1 Comment

Japanese music video for Chance no Junban (チャンスの順番, lit. turn of chance), title track of pop group AKB48′s 19th single which was released on December 8…

Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: AKB48 Japan, Aki Takajo, Ami Maeda, Asian Pop Culture, Asian Pop Music, Asuka Kuramochi, Atsuko Maeda, East Asia, Haruka Ishida, Haruka Nakagawa, Haruna Kojima, Japan, Japanese Entertainment, Japanese Pop Culture, Japanese Pop Music, Kana Kobayashi, Mayumi Uchida, Miku Tanabe, Natsuki Sato, Rina Chikano, Sakiko Matsui, Sumire Sato, Tomomi Kasai, Tomomi Nakatsuka

AKB48, Young magazine, mandarin dress

November 18, 2010 4 Comments

Popular Japanese girl group AKB48 are featured on recent issue of Young Magazine in mandarin dresses (Chinese qipao) with some modern twists…

AKB48 on Young magazine in mandarin dress

Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: AKB48 Japan, Asian Fashion, Asian Girls, Atsuko Maeda, Chinese Fashion, East Asia, Haruna Kojima, Japan, Japanese Fashion, Japanese Girls, Japanese Pop Culture, Magazine Photos, Minami Takahashi, Tomomi Itano, Tomomi Kasai, Young Magazine, Yuko Oshima

AKB48′s Beginner sold over a million copies

November 12, 2010 5 Comments

Japanese pop group AKB48′s latest single, Beginner, has sold over a million copies since its release in late October – a feat which was last achieved in Japan by tenor Akikawa Masafumi’s Sen no Kaze ni Natte in 2007.

AKB48 Beginner Japanese single album

Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: AKB48 Japan, Aki Takajo, Asian Pop Culture, Asian Pop Music, Atsuko Maeda, East Asia, Haruna Kojima, Japan, Japanese Entertainment, Japanese Pop Culture, Japanese Pop Music, Jurina Matsui, Mariko Shinoda, Mayu Watanabe, Minami Minegishi, Minami Takahashi, Rena Matsui, Rie Kitahara, Rino Sashihara, Sae Miyazawa, Tomomi Itano, Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Yuko Oshima