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AKB48-YJ7 Weekly Young Jump Magazine

May 5, 2011 by Yein Jee

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.

AKB48 YJ7 Japanese Weekly Young Jump Magazine

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Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: Aika Ota, AKB48 Japan, Amina Sato, Asian women, East Asia, Japan blog, Japanese showbiz, Japanese women, Magazine photos, Minami Minegishi, Miori Ichikawa, Rie Kitahara, Suzuran Yamauchi, Weekly Young Jump, Yui Yokoyama

AKB48 – Sakura no Ki ni Narou music video

February 25, 2011 by Yein Jee

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…

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Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: AKB48 Japan, Asian Music, Asian pop culture, Atsuko Maeda, East Asia, Haruna Kojima, Japan blog, Japanese Music, Japanese pop culture, Japanese showbiz, 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’s Beginner sold over a million copies

November 12, 2010 by Yein Jee

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

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Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: AKB48 Japan, Aki Takajo, Asian Music, Asian pop culture, Atsuko Maeda, East Asia, Haruna Kojima, Japan blog, Japanese Music, Japanese pop culture, Japanese showbiz, 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 launches official Youtube channel

September 14, 2010 by Yein Jee

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

Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: Aika Ota, AKB48 Japan, Amina Sato, Asian Music, Asian pop culture, Asuka Kuramochi, Atsuko Maeda, East Asia, Erena Ono, Haruna Kojima, Japan blog, Japanese Music, Japanese pop culture, Japanese showbiz, Kazumi Urano, King Records, Mariko Shinoda, Mayu Watanabe, Minami Minegishi, Minami Takahashi, Rie Kitahara, Sae Miyazawa, Sayaka Akimoto, Social Media, Tomomi Itano, Tomomi Kasai, Yukari Sato, Yuki Kashiwagi, Yuko Oshima

AKB48 – Heavy Rotation music video

August 17, 2010 by Yein Jee

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.

AKB48 series – Previous: Seishun no Flag | Next: Mezamasi Gohan commercial

Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: AKB48 Japan, Aki Takajo, Amina Sato, Asian Music, Asian pop culture, Atsuko Maeda, East Asia, Erena Ono, Haruka Nakagawa, Haruna Kojima, Japan blog, Japanese Music, Japanese pop culture, Jurina Matsui, Mariko Shinoda, Mayu Watanabe, Miho Miyazaki, Minami Minegishi, Minami Takahashi, Rena Matsui, Rie Kitahara, Rino Sashihara, Sae Miyazawa, Sayaka Akimoto, Tomomi Itano, Tomomi Kasai, Yuki Kashiwagi, Yuko Oshima

AKB48 – Go! Fight! Japan!

June 12, 2010 by Yein Jee

Japanese pop group AKB48 are featured in a special pullout in BLT Magazine [Jp] with a FIFA World Cup theme. The blue T & white pants are the iconic uniform for the Japanese national football team which is one of the four Asian reps in South Africa.

The featured AKB48 members are Atsuko Maeda, Aki Takajo, Mariko Shinoda, Haruna Kojima, Yuki Kashiwagi, Tomomi Kasai, Sae Miyazawa, Rie Kitahara, Minami Takahashi, Minami Minegishi and Tomomi Itano. Couldn’t find solo pics for the last two though.

AKB48 Japanese World Cup girls BLT Magazine

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: AKB48 Japan, Aki Takajo, Asian women, Atsuko Maeda, BLT Magazine, Haruna Kojima, Japan blog, Japanese pop culture, Japanese showbiz, Japanese women, Mariko Shinoda, Minami Takahashi, Rie Kitahara, Sae Miyazawa, Tomomi Kasai, World Cup, Yuki Kashiwagi

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