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Who is the most popular AKB48 member?

Who is the most popular AKB48 member?

Rino Sashihara
AKB48 fans crown Rino Sashihara as most popular member for second consecutive year. NIIGATA – About 30,000 people from across Japan packed a baseball stadium in Niigata on Saturday for the annual counting of fan votes for the AKB48 family of all-female idol groups.

Who is the prettiest in AKB48?

The Most Beautiful AKB48 Members: Did Your Favorites Make this…

  • Iriyama Anna (入山杏奈) Her name and her looks seem to suggest mix ancestry, but she is 100% Japanese.
  • Kojima Haruna (小嶋陽菜)
  • Watanabe Mayu (渡辺 麻友)
  • Shimazaki Haruka (島崎遥香)
  • Itano Tomomi (板野友美)
  • Kashiwagi Yuki (柏木由紀)

Who is the leader of AKB48?

Mion Mukaichi
Mion Mukaichi is the current leader or “general manager” of AKB48 and all of its sister groups.

How many members does AKB48 have?

140 members
So AKB48 is a girl band with 140 members. Logistically, how on earth does that even work?

What does AKB48 stand for?

Akihabara
AKB is a short form for Akihabara. During the first phase of this project, the name “Akihabara 48” was decided. It is popularly thought that the number 48 means the number of members, but instead it refers to the name of the group’s President’s office; “office48”.

How much are AKB48 members paid?

Megapopular all-girl idol group AKB48 is recruiting part-time new members. The new recruits will be paid 1,000 yen an hour and participate in events such as live concerts, hand-shaking with fans, as well as appear in TV programs and commercials.

What is the biggest Jpop group?

AKB48
At 43 members, the group set a program record for the most people in one group onstage simultaneously. AKB48 made its first lineup change in December, transferring Kazumi Urano, Shiho Watanabe and Natsumi Hirajima from Team A to Team B as supporting members.

Who is the youngest member in AKB48?

Youngest members to join 48G

  • Fujimoto Sara (AKB-4) – 10 years, 2 months, 24 days.
  • Oku Manami (AKB-2) – 10 years, 4 months, 9 days.
  • Tanaka Natsumi (HKT-1) – 11 years, 2 months, 13 days.
  • Kamimura Ayuka (SKE-D2) – 11 years, 3 months, 14 days.
  • Asai Yuka (SKE-7) – 11 years, 4 months, 12 days.

Why is AKB48 called 48?

The “48” part of their name refers to the original number of members who debuted in AKB48. AKB48 is the original 48G unit that was produced by Yasushi Akimoto, affectionately called Akimoto-sensei by the 48G members or Aki-P by the fans, back in 2005. AKB48’s local theater is located in Akihabara, Tokyo.

Why is AKB48 48?

AKB is a short form for Akihabara. During the first phase of this project, the name “Akihabara 48” was decided. It is popularly thought that the number 48 means the number of members, but instead it refers to the name of the group’s President’s office; “office48”.

Does AKB48 have an age limit?

The group members’ ages range from their early teens to over 20, and they are selected from regular auditions.

How much is Arashi worth?

6 Arashi – $560 million since 2009.

Who are the most famous members of AKB48?

The older-sister character Shinoda Mariko ranked in at number 13th. While in AKB48, she was already active in drama and movies. She won the “AKB48’s 24th single senbatsu Janken event” and had her first center position. In the CM advertisement for UHA Mikatoku “puccho” where all AKB48 appeared, she won the center position also.

Who was the second generation follow up to AKB48?

Passed the “Second Generation Follow up AKB48 Member Audition,” as expected became an AKB48 member. Akimoto Sayaka ranked in at number 12. Her mother is from the Philippines, she’s also confident in her English. When AKB48 performed outside of Japan, when singing English version of the songs, she was always the main vocal.

Is the AKB really popular to the public?

A survey conducted by Sirabee compares members rankings and how well known they are to the general public. The survey was conducted on a site called Mind Sonar, and had a sample size of 416 people, peoples ages from their teens to their 50s, including both men and women.

Who was the last person to graduate from AKB48?

Owada Nana who graduated from AKB48 in 2017, ranked in at number 16th. During AKB48’s time, she was called as the “Super Rookie.” She was the center in the “Party is over” song that was included in AKB48’s 34th single.