How to vote in 2015 AKB48’s 41st Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo

Watanabe Mayu: The safest and most trustworthy choice

Did Takamina Die In MV of Junen Zakura?

Sashihara Rino says her heart aches reading Miyawaki Sakura’s 1st photobook ‘Sakura’

AKB48 Tano Yuka flashes her rock solid abs during ANN broadcast

Fresh from the theatres! 

Will you help this Sakura bloom in Hakata this year?

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Miyawaki Sakura, popularly known as Sakuratan, joined HKT48 in 2011 as Kenkyuusei. She was promoted to Team H in 2012 and thus hold concurrent position in AKB48 Team A due

JKT48 10th Single Sousenkyo 2nd Preliminary Results Announced

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With only a week apart from the 1st announcement of the preliminary results, there have been drastic changes to the rankings on the 2nd preliminary results with the big names

Why you should vote for Kitahara Rie!

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When Kitahara Rie first joined AKB48, she was immediately one of the members that would get pushed very often, she was even considered to be one of AKB’s future aces

AKB48WrapUp’s “Vote for My Oshi!” Campaign

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Won’t you vote for me? Fufufu (o^ ^o) Vote for My Oshi! Campaign Now that we’re in the period leading to the Sousenkyo, if you’re a member of a fanbase

JKT48 10th Single Sousenkyo 1st Preliminary Results & voting details, information about 9th single and more news

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In accordance to their sister group, JKT48 also will hold their 2nd Senbatsu Sousenkyo to elect members who will perform 10th single. Here all the details taken from the JKT48

Can you make it through these adorable Kojimako GIFs without oshihenning?

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After a fairly stressful week in the 48G fandom with Matsui Rena out of Sousenkyo, Kawaei Rina graduating and the whole Surprise Shuffle shebang, here at WrapUp we thought we’d

Covers for HKT48’s 5th Single “12 Byo” made public

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All 4 (A, B, C, Theatre) types of 12 byo (12秒) Regular edition CD jacket covers were made public earlier this week. The actual release date is set on the

AKB48 40th Single “Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai” Senbatsu Members announced, Shimazaki Haruka as center – Iriyama Anna declined senbatsu position

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Senbatsu members for AKB48’s 40th Single, “Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai” ( 僕たちは戦わない ) was announced today during AKB48’s Solo Concert at Saitama Super Arena – Shimazaki Haruka is chosen to be

AKB48 Members Surprise Spring Shuffle at Saitama Super Arena (03/26), Kawaei Rina’s Graduation Announcement

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Member reactions to Kawaei Rina’s graduation announcement from AKB48 Furuhata Nao – AKB48 concurrency ends Yagura Fuuko – AKB48 concurrency ends Kotani Riho – AKB48 concurrency ends Yamada Nana –

SKE48 Matsui Rena will not be participating in AKB48 41st Single Sousenkyo ( & Blog translation )

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Just one simple, unexpected tweet from SKE48 / Nogizaka46’s Matsui Rena earlier today is enough to shock the whole 48 fandom. 皆さんにお知らせがあります。 今年のAKB48の選抜総選挙に立候補しません。 自分なりに皆さんとたくさんの喜びを共有できるよう、これからも頑張っていきますので応援よろしくお願いします。 — 松井玲奈 (@renampme) March 24, 2015 Tweet translation

AKB48 41st Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo – Information & Dates

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48G fans, it’s that time of the year again! We hope your wallets / bank accounts / credit cards / secret stashes are ready for the 40th Single ( title

JKT48 Team T Formed!!!

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Yep you heard that right (And I was there too to heard this). Last night on JKT48 Trainee Event Part 2 another surprise announcement made by JKT48 Operational Team as

JKT48 3rd Anniversary Concert Report! AKB48 x JKT48 joint concert to be held in February 2015!

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Hey guys we meet again. This time I’ll write about JKT48 3rd anniversary concert which was held in two days (27th – 28th December 2014). Around 4000 fans flocked on

14 year-old member of J-pop Band HKT48 gives priceless reaction when a fan proposes to her on 755

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“Akiyoshi-chan, Marry Me!” “I must say it’s a little too sudden. I don’t know what kind of person you are. Besides, we have a rule to follow – the rule says no relationship is permitted. I’m here in this group because I want to bring smile to fans, and to make my dream come true. Hence, I can’t break the love-ban rule.”

Quiz: Hidden Meanings hiding in J-pop Song Titles

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Do you know hidden/original meanings of these J-pop song titles? 1 NMB48 – Kitagawa Kenji Name of the President of AKB48 Name of the Executive Producer of AKB48 Name of

JKT48 Wrapup : School Festival, 8th Single Revealed, 1st Sub Unit Formed and more news

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On the 8th of November 2014 (Saturday), JKT48 held their 1st ever Pensi (School Festival). The concept itself came from school festival in Japan where every class set up their

AKB48 Group’s Leader Takahashi Minami annnounced her Graduation, intends to leave the Group by Dec 8, 2015

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Tonight during AKB48 9th anniversary show, the group’s leader Takahashi Minami announced her graduation. pic.twitter.com/AFWvpVlTFM — AKB48WrapUp (@AKB48WrapUp) December 8, 2014 During her graduation announcement, Takahashi named 9th gen, Team