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…
AKB48, BLT magazine, kimono dress
December 29, 2010 3 Comments
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…
AKB48 in Singapore
December 5, 2010 Leave a Comment
Japanese pop group AKB48 are featured on recent issue of FLASH magazine, which covered their performance-trip in Singapore last month. 16 of the group’s 48 members held a concert at the Suntec Convention Centre on November 12 in conjunction with the Anime Festival Asia. And seems like the girls were afforded a bit of leisure time touring the island nation as well. Click image for full size pic…
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′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.
