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AKB48 is officially the world’s biggest group

November 15, 2010 by Yein Jee

AKB48 producer Yasushi Akimoto Guinness RecordJapanese pop group AKB48 has been recognised by the Guinness World Records as the pop group with most number of members in the world.

The 48-members group was created by Yasushi Akimoto in 2005 and is now the most popular girl group in Japan, with hit songs like Beginner, Heavy Rotation and Ponytail to Shushu etc.

The record will be unofficially shared by a couple of their sister groups, i.e. SKE48 and SDN48, created by with similar concept following AKB48’s immense success.

AKB48 series – Previous: Beginner sold million – Next: AKB48 Young Magazine

Filed Under: Otaku & Wota Tagged With: AKB48 Japan, Asian pop culture, East Asia, Japan blog, Japanese pop culture, Japanese showbiz, World records, Yasushi Akimoto

AKB48 – Sakura no Hanabiratachi music videos and pictures

July 3, 2008 by Yein Jee

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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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Aika Ota, AKB48 Japan, Asian Music, Asian videos, Atsuko Maeda, Ayaka Kikuchi, Erena Ono, Haruna Kojima, Japan blog, Japanese Music, Japanese pop culture, Japanese showbiz, Mariko Shinoda, Mayu Watanabe, Minami Minegishi, Minami Takahashi, Natsumi Hirajima, Natsumi Matsubara, Sae Miyazawa, Sayaka Akimoto, Tomomi Itano, Tomomi Kasai, Yasushi Akimoto, Yukari Sato, Yuki Kashiwagi, Yuko Oshima

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