This article was published on Shukan Bunshun’s (週刊文春) website on 2014/03/12 18:00. NMB48 -widely known as AKB group’s “Kansai Branch”- member, who also acts as the center, Watanabe Miyuki /
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Who is Chikano Rina?
75AKB48 Daisokaku Matsuri (Grand Reformation Festival) had its highlights with the three aces from SKE48, NMB48 & HKT48 converging in one team, the full transfer of members between the sister
Official 48G Member transfer & concurrency list after the 02/24 Grand Reformation Festival
33Few days have passed since one of the biggest days in the history of the 48 groups, and what a day it was. We’re sure there are still some of
AKB48’s upcoming Grand Reformation Festival, who goes where? Chime in with your predictions!
137As we all know, during Day 4 of Request Hour 2014 it was announced that there will be a Grand Reformation Festival ( Dai Sokaku Matsuri ) that will happen
AKB48 Arcade Shoot-em-up “Sailor Zombie” gameplay preview is open to public!
7The hints of a shoot-em-up arcade game featuring AKB48 have been dropped by Bandai Namco Games for a while now, they’ve even got an official micro site to feature the
AKB48 Oshima Yuko’s graduation stage, setlist for Unit Matsuri 2014 & Team 8’s audition CM
10So, following the 4-days that’s full of surprise announcements, here we have the annual Unit Matsuri where all unit songs are performed, some by their original performers, and some by
Grand Reformation Festival in February & Request Hour 2014 Day 4 rankings
19The last day of AKB48’s 4 day festival! And what a day it is! The announcement of the Grand Reformation Festival ( Dai Sokaku Matsuri ) that can potentially change
AKB48 35th Single Senbatsu “Mae Shika Mukanee” members & Request Hour 2014 Day 2 rankings
16And so the 2nd day of the continuous 4 day festival begins! (≧ω≦)ｂ A delightful surprise that Sugar Rush made its way into the Top 200 – also that all
Announcement: New AKB48 Team 8 formed & Request Hour 2014 Day 1 rankings
1423rd of January 2014 marked the long awaited AKB48 Request Hour that will go on for 4 days until Sunday the 26th. Below are the songs that ranked on the
SKE48 Satou Seira and Mukaida Manatsu announced their graduation
13At the end of SKE48’s Team S stage today (17th January 2014), Satou Seira and Mukaida Manatsu announced their graduation. This is the excerpt of their Graduation Announcement as translated
HKT48 Team Shuffle – Oota Aika is the new Team KIV Captain
21On the first day of their Kyushu Tour, there was a surprise announcement about the new Team KIV which will be captained by Oota Aika. * promoted from Kenkyuusei .
Iwata Karen’s prank scared the heck out of her senpais ( and other members! )
7New project! 「 Let’s prank call other members, LOL! 」 I watched R no Housouku… and I thought that I’ll try this! Look forward to the results! ( ^ω^ )
Oshima Yuko announced her graduation from AKB48
23So… I personally don’t think that any of us can say that we didn’t see this coming. Yuko had a great year in 2012/2013 with a lot of national TV
Looking back at 48G member graduations in 2013
47“Chotto matte!!!” We’ve seen far too many graduations this year, which don’t necessarily mean a bad thing, but is probably the worst thing that can happen to a fan if
3rd AKB48 Kouhaku Uta-Gassen team member lineups announced! (12/15 update!)
24So, the member list for each team ( Red and White ) for the upcoming AKB48 Kouhaku Uta-Gassen that will be happening next week Tuesday, the 17th of December have
[TV Recap] Ariyoshi AKB Kyowakoku · Kojiharu: instead of poo, rabbit comes out!
7First of all, on behalf of the AKB48WrapUp Staff I’d like to apologize for the inactivity for the past few months or so. We’ve been so busy with our own
AKB48 Members’ Popularity based on Social Media Reach
20Am not sure if you guys are aware but I’m a bit of a social media enthusiast, so it’s just a matter of time before I do something ridiculous like