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Photos of Japanese idols Yuki Kashiwagi and Mayu Watanabe, members of popular girl group AKB48, in high school uniforms. The pics are not new, presumably taken during the release of Namida Surprise in 2009. Two cuties…
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Japanese pop group AKB48 have launched their official Youtube channel. Most of their major singles since 2008 (after switching to King Records) have been uploaded, and the company will continue to update the channel contents.
Sharing one of their previous songs, Iiwake Maybe (言い訳Maybe)…
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Japanese MV of Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション) by pop group AKB48, a controversial one with plenty of skin. Not a bad song though…
The single unsurprisingly tops the Oricon sales chart; and pending on official confirmation, has broken their previous record of Ponytail to Shushu.
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Dance version PV for Seishun no Flag (青春のフラッグ, lit. Flag of Youth), the fifth single by Watarirouka Hashiritai, a sub-unit of popular Japanese girl group AKB48.
Watarirouka Hashiritai is arguably AKB48’s most successful sub-unit. All their singles (and an album) have managed to reach the top 10 on Oricon weekly chart, including their previous single AkKanbe Bashi which peaked at #1.
The five members of Watarirouka Hashiritai are Mayu Watanabe, Aika Oota, Natsumi Hirajima, Haruka Nakagawa and Ayaka Kikuchi.
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Japanese pop group AKB48 members – i.e. Atsuko Maeda, Jurina Matsui, Mayu Watanabe, Tomomi Itano and Haruna Kojima – in April 2010 issue of UTB [Jp].
Japanese music video – a short movie to be precise – for Sakura no Hanabiratachi (桜の花びらたち, lit. Petals of Cherry Tree) by girl group AKB48, a 2008 remake of their debut single from 2006. The song expresses the nostalgia of high school graduation which usually happens around cherry blossom season in Japan.
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Singapore has imposed the circuit breaker measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 since early April. They announced an extension (until June 1) and some new rules a … [Read More...] about Singapore queued for last bubble tea before tightened lockdown
A cute photo series amidst the Covid-19 lockdown in Malaysia. Armed forces are present to assist the police to enforce the Movement Control Order (MCO) across the … [Read More...] about An Officer and a Gentle Cat
