Idol pop phenomenon AKB48 hit the news in two very different ways over the past few months. The first was a vicious and unexpected attack on group members Kawaei Rina and Iriyama Anna at a May 25 meet ...

Top Japanese girl band AKB48 have released a single created using AI, after it proved more popular with fans than a rival song written by famed J-pop producer Yasushi Akimoto. As part of a songwriting ...

3 May– After announcing her departure from AKB48 last year, Yuki Kashiwagi finally held her last performance as part of her graduation from the group and took to social media to bid her farewell. On 1 ...

The “general election” of the popular idol group AKB48 has become a major event on the calendar every year, not only among fans but average Japanese as well. Surprisingly few people know, however, ...

AKB48, with more than 40 members, are one of the most successful bands in Japanese pop One of Japan's biggest girl groups, AKB48, have released a single that was partially generated by artificial ...

Group AKB48 created a digital composite from the features of six women. June 25, 2011— -- It's no secret that Aimi Eguchi is beautiful and talented. But human? Not exactly. She made headlines in ...

Kato Rena, former AKB48 idol, actress, and model, has announced her marriage to her non-celebrity boyfriend. She shared the news on social media, expressing her happiness and describing her husband as ...

AKB48's "Sustainable" debuts at No. 1 on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Sept. 16 to 22, marking this year's best first-week sales for a single with 1,628,184 copies sold. By Billboard Japan ...

The common snarky comment about Japanese idol singers is that their musical talents aren’t nearly strong enough to justify their fanbases, but it is true that the most successful idols have a media ...

Yuki Kashiwagi, from the popular all-girl singing group AKB48, appeared in a recent video that became instantaneously infamous for being uncomfortably erotic. How anyone can be surprised by the groups ...

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It’s a weekday evening in Tokyo and high-octane J-pop bounces off the walls of a crowded club. On stage, 18 teenage girls wearing pink pyjamas and fixed smiles rattle through a series of synchronised ...