Nonaka Misato announced her graduation from AKB48.
Nonaka Misato is a member of AKB48 Team B. She refused her transfer to Team K after the AKB48 Group Dai Sokaku Matsuri and decided to leave the idol group.
She made the announcement herself on February 28 during the show AKB48 no Anta, Dare? (AKB48のあんた、誰？) on NOTTV.
AKB48 Group Dai Sokaku Matsuri (AKB48グループ大組閣祭り～時代は変わる。だけど、僕らは前しか向かねえ！～) was held on February 24, 2014 at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo.
This event was the 3rd big shuffle of the 48 Family groups. Several transfers between the units and concurrent positions have been announced : Ikoma Riona (Nogizaka46 / AKB48), Matsui Rena (SKE48 / Nogizaka46), Miyazawa Sae (SNH48 / SKE48), Kashiwagi Yuki (AKB48 / NMB48), Chikano Rina (JKT48)…
Check out the new line-ups of AKB48, SKE48, NMB48 and HKT48 after this team shuffle.
The 3rd AKB48 Kouhaku Taikou Uta Gassen 2013 (第３回 ＡＫＢ４８紅白対抗歌合戦) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 9.
The DVD and the Blu-ray include the 32 songs performed during the live, and bonus footage (making-of, comments by the members od the idol units…).
134 members from AKB48, SKE48, NMB48 and HKT48 participated in this annual singing battle.
A video of the 3rd AKB48 Kouhaku Taikou Uta Gassen 2013 has been released.
Maeda Atsuko‘s new solo single Seventh Chord (セブンスコード) will be released on March 5.
The theme is Russia. The CD artwork is inspired by the Russian avant-garde of the 1910s.
Seventh Chord is the theme song for the movie of the same name starring former AKB48 member Maeda Atsuko.
The MV has been released.
The new TV CM for AKB48 Stage Fighter (AKB48ステージファイター) has been released. In this CM, the challenge of the members of AKB48 is to make the longest jump.
AKB48 Stage Fighter is a video game made in collaboration with Gree. The aim is to help our “oshimen” to become the center girl in order to save the world. It is a card battle game.
The special cards representing Kuramochi Asuka, Oshima Yuko, Takahashi Juri, Matsui Jurina, Izuta Rina, and Shimazaki Haruka have been unveiled.
Kasai Tomomi 1st Photobook (河西智美 ファースト写真集) will be released in March.
The shooting was done in Hawaii. This photobook includes pictures of the former member of AKB48 doing various activities such as shopping, strolling on the street, barbecue, and surfing for the first time.
AKB48 Kaigai Ryoko Nikki 3 ~Hawaii wa Hawaii~ (AKB48海外旅行日記３～ハワイはハワイ～) will be released on March 29.
35 popular members from AKB48, SKE48 and NMB48 participated in this trip in Hawaii.
The photobook is a kind of diary about the trip of the idols in Hawaii in late 2013. It includes pictures of the girls in swimsuit in beautiful landscapes and ot the beach.
Check out some photos and the trailer for AKB48 Kaigai Ryoko Nikki 3 ~Hawaii wa Hawaii~.
Former AKB48 member Maeda Atsuko will be starring in the movie Eight Ranger 2 (エイトレンジャー2).
Maeda Atsuko is going to play as Saigo Jun who is a reporter for a weekly magazine. She follows sentai superheroes, performed by the members of the band Kanjani8 (関ジャニ∞), in their activities.
Eight Ranger 2 will be released this summer.
Kashiwagi Yuki 3rd Solo Live Nete mo Samete mo Yukirin World ~Motto Muchuu ni Sasechauzo~ (柏木由紀 3rd ソロライブ 寝ても覚めてもゆきりんワールド 〜もっと夢中にさせちゃうぞっ〜) will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 19.
The concert was held on November 7, 2013 at Yokohama Arena.
Kashiwagi Yuki performed her solo songs and other ones from AKB48 and French Kiss.
Oshima Yuko is starring in TV CM for Gaitame Online (外為オンライン).
The CM songs are Tsugi no Pierce (次のピアス) from Not Yet’s latest single Hiri Hiri no Hana (ヒリヒリの花), which is on sale since September 25, and Sekai no Kaze wo Bokura wa Ukete (世界の風を僕らは受けて).
The “Business”, “Holiday”, “Paris” and “New York” versions of the TV CM for Gaitame Online (外為オンライン) have been released.