Japanese pop group AKB48 member Minami Minegishi has taken the extreme to apologise for her dating scandal by shaving her head. The 20-year-old was caught sleeping over at a man's place by the paparazzi, which is strictly forbidden by the group's management. As strange (and perhaps inhuman) as it sounds, the idol-no-dating rule is very common in East Asia, though … [Read more...] about AKB48 idol shaves head for dating scandal
AKB48-YJ7 Weekly Young Jump Magazine
AKB48-YJ7, a sub-unit of Japanese girl group AKB48, is featured in recent issue of Weekly Young Jump [Jp]. The unit consists of seven of the group's 48 members, i.e. Minami Minegishi, Rie Kitahara, Miori Ichikawa, Suzuran Yamauchi, Yui Yokoyama, Amina Sato and Aika Ota. … [Read more...] about AKB48-YJ7 Weekly Young Jump Magazine
Japanese pop idols’ high school graduation
Japan's WPB Magazine [Jp] has released a special pullout with its 2011-vol.11 issue, featuring dozen of female idols who are graduating from high/middle school this March, i.e. Rika Adachi, Anna Ishibashi, Nanami Sakuraba, Yuuna Suzuki, Minami Minegishi, Yui Yokoyama, Risako Ito, Chiho Fujii and Ami Maeda etc. … [Read more...] about Japanese pop idols’ high school graduation
No3b – Answer music video & pic
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. … [Read more...] about No3b – Answer music video & pic
AKB48 – Sakura no Ki ni Narou music video
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... … [Read more...] about AKB48 – Sakura no Ki ni Narou music video
AKB48, BLT Magazine, kimono dress
Japanese pop group AKB48 are featured on B.L.T [Jp] Magazine in traditional kimono... … [Read more...] about AKB48, BLT Magazine, kimono dress
AKB48’s Beginner sold over a million copies
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. … [Read more...] about AKB48’s Beginner sold over a million copies
AKB48 launches official Youtube channel
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)... AKB48 series - Previous: AKB49 manga | Next: Majisuka Rock 'n Roll … [Read more...] about AKB48 launches official Youtube channel