AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014 (AKB48リクエストアワー セットリストベスト200 2014) will be released on DVD on April 30 and on Blu-ray on June 4.
These editions include only the songs ranking from 200th to 101st. They performed during the first 4 days of AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 200 2014.
The event was held on January 23-26 at Tokyo Dome.
Iriyama Anna (AKB48) will be starring in the movie Aooni (青鬼).
It is a horror movie. The story is based on a popular game in Japan.
Aooni will be released in theaters on July 5.
AKB48‘s 36th single Labrador Retriever (ラブラドール・レトリバー) will be released on May 21.
The list of the 36 Senbatsu members for Labrador Retriever has been revealed. The center is Watanabe Mayu.
The short version of the MV, the covers and the tracklist of each edition have been unveiled.
AKB48‘s Watanabe Mayu will be the narrator in Pokemon‘s upcoming short movie Pikachu, What’s this Key for? (ピカチュウ、これなんのカギ？).
The short movie will be screened at the same time as Pokemon XY The Movie : Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (ポケモン・ザ・ムービーＸＹ「破壊の繭とディアンシー」).
It was announced on April 17 that Tsukamoto Mariko won the Otona AKB48 audition.
Otona AKB48 (大人AKB48) is a project made in collaboration between the idol group and Glico.
Katayama Haruka announced her graduation from AKB48.
Katayama Haruka is a member of AKB48 Team B. She will continue to participate in various activities with the idol group until September 23.
The date of her graduation live performance and ceremony hasn’t been determined yet.
Kikuchi Ayaka announced her graduation from AKB48.
Kikuchi Ayaka is a member of AKB48 Team A. She will leave the idol group from Akihabara after her graduation ceremony and a last live performance on April 21 at their theater.
SKE48‘s Matsui Rena debuted with Nogizaka46 on April 13 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba.
For her first appearance with Nogizaka 46, Matsui Rena performed the song Kizuitara Kataomoi (気づいたら片想い) with the other members of the idol group.
Nogizaka46‘s Ikoma Rina made her debut with AKB48 Team B on April 12 at Seibu Dome in Saitama.
Ikoma Rina was introduced to the fans by Team B captain Kuramochi Asuka.
AKB48 members Watanabe Mayu, Yokoyama Yui and Iwata Karen formed a new idol unit called Milk Planet (ミルクプラネット).
The members of Milk Planet will play in the drama Sailor Zombie (セーラーゾンビ).