AKB48 group profile
AKB48 is one of Japan’s most popular pop groups. The girl group made their debut in 2005 as theatre based performers before making their breakthrough as best selling artists, with hit songs like Sakura no Ki ni Narou, Beginner, and Heavy Rotation etc. They are still performing on regular basis at the theatre despite their mainstream success.
AKB stand for Tokyo’s Akihabara township where their theatre is located. The group consists of 48 members and are divided into three teams – team A, K and B. Minami Takahashi...