AKB48 will release their 47th single Shoot Sign (シュートサイン) on March 15 .
The central member is Kojima Haruna. This is the last appearance of 1st generation member Kojiharu with the famous idol group, since Kojima Haruna graduated from AKB48 and held a last concert with AKB48 on last February 22. She also performs a solo song on this single.
The title song is used as the theme song of the drama Tofu Pro Wrestling in which plays Kojima and some AKB48 members .
The new album of AKB48 Thumbnail (サムネイル) will be released on January 25.
This is the 5th original album of the famous idol group from Tokyo.
It contains the latest singles released from AKB48: Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby, Kimi wa Melody, Tsubasa wa Iranai, Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakanasai and High Tension.
It is the last album of the AKB48 featuring Kojima Haruna, member of the 1st generation of the group of idols. She will be graduating at the end of February.
The 16th single by NMB48 entitled Boku no Igai Dareka (僕以外の誰か) was released on December 28.
The short versions of the MVs were unveiled.
A new idol group of the franchise AKB48 was formed: this is STU48.
The name of the STU48 refers to the town of Setouchi, located in Okayama Prefecture.
After the formation of the sister group NGT48 in 2015, the group of STU48 will be the 6th national sister group of AKB48, scheduled to debut in summer of 2017.
AKB48 will unveil its 48th single Love Trip on August 31.
The videoclips in full and short versions were posted on YouTube.
The single’s center is Sashihara Rino.
The new single of NMB48 entitled Boku wa Inai (僕はいない) is on sale since August 3.
This the 15th single of the idol group.
The short and dance versions of the MV were unveiled.
Yamamoto Sayaka announced her departure from AKB48 Team K.
This announcement was made by herself on May 26th at NM48 Theater in Osaka during a live performance.
Sayanee specified to continue her activities with her debut group NMB48 which she is a member of the 1st generation and the captain.
Watanabe Miyuki announced her graduation from NMB48.
Milky told that she was making way for the new generation. She thinks that the younger members are ready now. She hasn’t given details about her future activities.
The date of Watanabe Miyuki’s graduation hasn’t been determined yet.
The new single of AKB48 Kimi wa Melody (君はメロディー) will be on sale on March 9.
This is the 43rd single of the idol group. It celebrates for the second time the 10th anniversary of the group (after the recent release of a compilation album in last November).
For this occasion, some former members such as the popular Maeda Atsuko, Itano Tomomi, Shinoda Mariko and Oshima Yuko make a brilliant appearance on the covers of singles and the clip. Although they have not participated in the recording of the single in its entirety, they perform the title track.
