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AKB48 and its sister groups boost their record sales by a variety of marketing strategies. The main track for each single is recorded by a team of "All Stars" (選抜, senbatsu, selection) consisting of popular members from AKB48's teams and, in earlier years, its sister groups, with one of the girls selected as the center performer or Center ...
Okada joined AKB48 in 2012, and since 2016 has been part of the group's main lineup, performing in all the title tracks of their singles, including twice as lead singer. From 2017 to 2022, she was concurrently a member of AKB48's fifth Japan-based sister group STU48, based in Setouchi region, and served as captain since its founding until 2020 ...
She applied for candidacy in the 2018 general election of AKB48, a polling event to find the 100 most popular 48 Group members to join the 53rd single of AKB48. It was the first time that the event was participated by overseas members of the 48 Group. [17]
The members who receive the most votes will get to participate in the recording of AKB48's next single, [5] and are heavily promoted. [7] The highest voted member earns the right to be the center performer during the group's live performances. [4] [6] Narumi Kuranoo is the current leader or "general manager" of AKB48 and all of its sister ...
Rino Sashihara (指原 莉乃, Sashihara Rino, born November 21, 1992) is a Japanese tarento, singer, producer and actress.She is best known as a former member of idol groups HKT48, AKB48 and STU48, and was the theater manager for HKT48 and STU48.
Atsuko Maeda (前田 敦子, Maeda Atsuko, born July 10, 1991) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the idol girl group AKB48, and was one of the most prominent members in the group at the time, regarded as the group's "absolute ace", "immovable center", and the "Face of AKB."
It revealed the participating members from across the AKB48 Group based in Japan that will feature in the single's main song, leading to a total of 23 members. [1] The top 20 Japanese contestants from Produce 48 were also featured in the single's main song, marking members Hitomi Honda and Miu Shitao's first time performing in an A-side single.
On July 19, AKB48 released the Staff Version of the music video, which shows 365 members of the AKB48 staff and its sister groups performing some of the dance moves. The video was shot in seven days. [2] [14] The staff video was listed as the most watched YouTube video in Japan for the 2013 year with over 8 million views. [15]