Yuko Oshima

AKB48 kungfu fighting

August 2, 2011 2 Comments

Japanese pop group AKB48 is going for Chinese martial arts concept for their new single, Flying Get (フライングゲット), which is scheduled for August 24 release. The members are featured on a magazine with images from the PV filming set…

AKB48 Flying Get kungfu concept

Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: AKB48 Japanese Group, Atsuko Maeda, Cosplay, East Asia, Japan, Japanese Entertainment, Japanese Girls, Japanese Pop Culture, Japanese Pop Music, Yuko Oshima

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 Japanese Group, 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 Japanese Group, 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, 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 Japanese Group, 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 Japanese Group, 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

AKB48 on Bomb magazine

October 16, 2010 6 Comments

Popular Japanese girl group AKB48 on November issue of Bomb magazine…

AKB48 Atsuko Maeda Bomb magazine

Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: AKB48 Japanese Group, Asian Girls, Atsuko Maeda, Bomb Magazine, East Asia, Haruna Kojima, Japan, Japanese Entertainment, Japanese Fashion, Japanese Girls, Japanese Pop Culture, Jurina Matsui, Magazine Photos, Mariko Shinoda, Mayu Watanabe, Minami Takahashi, Rena Matsui, Sae Miyazawa, Tomomi Itano, Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Yuko Oshima