AKB48 members Owada Nana, Kawaei Rina and Takahashi Juri will be starring in the drama Sailor Zombie (セーラーゾンビ).
The 3 girls play the roles of high school students fighting against zombies while continuing their studies.
AKB48 Kenkyuusei member Mukaichi Mion will also make an appearance in the drama as a cute zombie.
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) was held on January 23-26 at Tokyo Dome City Hall, and on April 6 at Saitama Super Arena.
Minegishi Team 4’s Seijun Philosophy (清純フィロソフィー) was ranked 1st. Suzukake Nanchara (鈴懸なんちゃら) and Koi Suru Fortune Cookie (恋するフォーチュンクッキー) reached the 2nd and 3rd position.
Check out the full results.
The list of the members of AKB48 Team 8 has been unveiled.
There is a total of 47 members, one for each Japanese Prefecture. The girls are aged between 12 and 19.
Former Morning Musume member Ichii Sayaka revealed that she had applied for the Otona AKB48 Audition.
Otona AKB48 (大人AKB48) is a project made in collaboration between the idol group and Glico.
Not Yet‘s new album Already will be released on April 23.
Already is the 1st album from AKB48’s sub-unit Not Yet. It includes the idol group’s latest singles and new songs.
The trailer, the MV for Sekai no Kaze wo Bokura wa Ukete (世界の風を僕らは受けて) and the covers have been unveiled.
Oshima Yuko‘s graduation ceremony was initially scheduled on March 30 during the 2nd day of AKB48 Group Haru Con (AKB48単独&グループ 春コン) at National Olympic Stadium. However, the event had to be cancelled due to stormy weather.
It was announced that a new graduation concert will be held on June 8 at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo.
AKB48 Team 4 2nd Stage “Te wo Tsunaginagara” (手をつなぎながら) will be released on DVD on April 26.
AKB48 Team 4 2nd Stage is performed at their theater in Akihabara since November 3, 2013.
Iriyama Anna (AKB48) was appointed as a model in a marketing campaign for Japan Consumer Credit Association (一般社団法人日本クレジット協会).
This advertisement is entitled Credit Card Education Campaign (クレジットカード啓発キャンペーン). It will run from April 1 to June 30.
Deguchi Aki announced her graduation from SKE48.
The announcement was made by herself on March 13 at the end of Team S 4th Stage “Reset” at SKE48 Theater.
Deguchi Aki celebrated her 26th birthday today. She thanked the fans for their support, and she explained that she wanted to pursue her career as a singer.
Sashihara Rino (